Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-12-16

day, when | have, lnueed, Oeen terribly
convinced of the reality of such horrors.
Some of the dead to day had their heads
as completely cloven as if the operation
was performed by surgeon with a saw.
Nearly all The Russians were so killed.
Our fellows had been principally slain
with lance thrusts saw one body with
thirteen such wounds through the chest
and stomach. Another man had six, all
of which were mere flesh wounds, and
not dangerous. The same man, (in the
l7lh Lancers,) extraordinary and incredi-
5le as il may appear, had two horses Kill
led under him, one or two sabre and bullet
wounds in his cap, his sword bent double
in its sheath by Mimic bullet, five bullets
in his saddle, one in his lance staff, and
sword cuts innumcrabe,
"A Novel E9ploSiOn.-On the Gath (lhe
eighth day ofthe siege we had another
explosion on our right attack. The story
has an air Of Munchausen about it, and if
the facts were not well known, | should
have some scrupIes in telling il. An eight
inch gun had just been loaded with live
shell, and the match was applied to fire it
off. At that moment one of the enemy's
shells entered the gun, and the two shells
exploding, burst the gun. Every man in
the battery was more or less hurt. Soma
were killed.
Rife Practice a@lder D;GcuAiss.-A
man of the Rifles was seen TO pick of
eight mon in succession from Russian
battery. The skjrmishers, in fact, found
their work so exciting aud agreeable TO
their feelings, that on being relieved they
Expressed much regret. Towards dark g,
party Of ten men, belonging, it is be-
lieved, TO the 33d, found themselves with
out single cartridge left. Returning
home they encountered dozen Russian
skirmishers, who had likewise expended
all their ammunition. The two parties
looked at one another with great astonish-
ment, both expecting voIley. Atiengh
an impatient 33d man took mp large
stone, and flung it into the midst Of the
Russians. The example was followed on
both sides, aAd the original spectacle of a
stone match now offered itself. The
English al length became tired Of the ex-
ercse, and charged the Russians with the
Ibayonet, with which the latter, with very
good judgment, declined to be tickled, and
consequently retired,
+ a Night Iisu TO the TrencheS.--A
night visit to the trenches is always I'M
prcssivc. Fhe silence in the batteries,
f broken alone by the spade and pick ofthe
sappers smoothing the earth disturbed by
the enemv's balls; the massive guns lrow-
ming from their embrasures the stuPen-
dous strength of the parapets and traver-
| ses the calm slumbers of the covering
party, enveloped in their blankets; ard
The rumbling approach of ammunition wa
gons--one and all strike the Imagination
f of the spectator An occasional shell from
the Russians enlivens the proceedings,
the track of the projeclile being traced by
the burning fuse from the muzzle OF the
! TO the point Of explosion.
Sharp Uork.--Now it was that ter
= ribIe bal interesting conflict took place be-
! tween the tallest man Of the 2nd battalion
of RiAes and hinge Russian riheman.
e Ilaanap, AN Irishman, noted at the Cape
5 for his rashness, rushed forward and fir
\ ed. The shot was returned, and a second
. sho! attempted by his opponent, but for
= tunalely cap could not be found. See
\ ing this, Hannah rushed up, and with his
C fist knocked the Russian over low wall,
: and leaped after him. Fhe two now
grappled, and dreadful struggle followed,
{ N which, at last, our soldier was worsted;
r and short sword was i'll the air 10 give
D him his death bIow--nay, more, its point
5 was through the trousers, and about to
: penetrate the thigh and bowels--but, ere
! the thrust was given, shot from Han
| mans comrade and friend, Ferguson, pier
r eed the heart of the sturdy Russian, and
| he fell lfeless by the side Of his intended
, victim.
.4dmiraI Hamslin ander Fre.--A let
, ter in the Gazette du Midi, gives the fol-
lowing account of the effects of the shell
which burst on the poop of the French
ship Vile de Paris:--'.'Fhis shell blew up
nearly the whole of the poop, on which
were standing at the time Admiral Hame-
lin and four of his aides-de-camp. The
Admiral was thrown some feet up in the
air, but without being hurt. After having
glanced al bis aides-de-camp,one OF whom
was cut in two, another had his two legs
carried away below the knee, and third
was slightly wounded, he merely exclaim-
ed, Poor fellows - and resumed the
command with as much GOODNESS as be-
ore."
Uhat Francs IIreurs are, ant 'ohdt
iMey DOL must tell You what the
France tireurs are. There are two COM