New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-05

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help thinkin' on her when you chawed me aii
up into little bits Of Virginia pigtail ana pn'
my singing pipes out Of tune entirely. I'd gifi
a hundred dollar old Kentuck bank note to haV We
that 'ere saddle put on the back Of some Other
old boss! By the Iiowers Of seventy wild cats,
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ing green persimr mons with his mouth full OF
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cracker, by goliy." L
Scenes and Incidents Of the Siege in the Crimea,
The English papers are filled with accounts Of
feats of arms in the Grimes from which We Sc
iect some Of the most tvtriking
oAvALR;Y z COMBAT.
Our eyes were however turned o ur own cavalry
We BrgadierGenerei 'csriet ride tong IN
is massive squsdrons n ne Russisns esaensg III ee.ps
dex-their light blue jsc kets ehroide red wtsn sis
lace were advancing on t. heir left, easy gaiop
towards the brow Of the hill forest Of aiteee
aoons moved up quickly 70 ID pport them hey reached
the summit The instant th. came IN sgntE aae ,s
tod us ali that in another mon would the shock
Of battle beneath very eyes. Lord Hsglt N; su @
stan sna ssso @ a5d Sro1s md oaes q French
fantry the height ver spectators OF fne seens
though they were looking TIE stage o I tne In ovn
and not word wss said The Russians advanced doHn
the Hill at alow canter which they changed % & aso
double tbs length Of Pit was three times as oeep
Behind them similar line equally strong ana sonl-
pact They evidently des pissed their
enemy bat their time l-hs trumpsts rang ot
again through the valley, and the rays and @
wont right at the cent Of the nssan cayaJ !;
space between them was only fe v hunareo ystos =
enough to let the orses gatner Hsy No; III
had the quite space uciea for the full play q me-
sword The Russian line brings forward eaoh VIZ
az our cavalry advance and th eaten Snnihiats them
thsy pass Turning lii tie to thdr left 50 a. 70
the Russians right the Gr sys rush with enesf
that thrills heaftthe wild shout tN
kisners rises through the all at the instant a.
lightning flashes through elo "a Grays and Ennis
kieners pierced through the dark Of russians
The shock but for momen There was aiash o
steel and light play Of sword blades in ths air. ant ~
Gays and the red coas disc in the midst OF she
shaken and qniverng columns. In another monehp We
them emerging and dasbins with diminished mum
advancing against them to retrieve the
1 fortune Of the charge. 1t terrible moment Sod
help them they lost y the exclamation OF mere
than one man and the thonghi of many With unabat
ed fire the noble hearts dashes st their enemyt Wss
tight OF heroes The first line Of Russsns. which had
utterly by ha rge and had nsd on at
one flank and towards the center, we're coming psck to
swallow up our handful Of me q By sheer steel "a ana
desperate way right through the eneys squsdren and
already gray horses and red coats had right st
the rear Of When with irresistible force
like one bolt from bow the 1st Royals 4th Dragon
Guards the 9TH Dragon Guards rushed at the rem
nants of the line Of the enemy went through it 81
though made OF pasteboard and hing on ths
body of RUSSIANS they st i'll dsordereo bJ
the terrible assault OF the Grays and their companions
nut them to ute, rou The Russian aorse less thar
five minutes after it met our dragons was flying WITH al
its speed before force certainly no half its strength
cheer burst every lip in the enthusissm, ofcer
and took of their caps and sh euted with deight
and thus keeping up the scenic character Of their posi-
| ton they clapped their hands again aud again
\ Lord Raglan at dispatched Lieutenant Cufzon
Adedeeamp to convey his conara tuations 70 9 Briga
liant old ocsrs face be.med with easure when he re-
eeiyed the message. beg to thank his Lordsnip very
Tss Ths vss y 9 da
killed wounded in both affairs 9Th second will be de
tailed subsequently, Major Clarke w's slighty wounaaa
and had narrow escape from sabs cut at the back o.
his head Colonel Grim this retired after the
charge, having been wounded at the back Of tht
head Psudergest woundedin in the foot Thert
were not more than four or men killed outright and
material loss WAS from the cannon playing on
heavy dragons afterwards when covering the rerea
| of our light cavalry.
HIGHLANDERs REPuLs1NG A CHARGE.
AS the Russian cavalry the left of their line crow
the hill, the valley they perceive the Highlander
drawn up ut the distance Of some half mile calmly Walt
ing their approach They halt and squadron after squad
ron flies up from the rear till they have body OF som
1500 men along the ridge-lanears and Dragons an
another in reserve. The cavalry who have been pu
suing the Turks the light coming up to the rdg
beneath us. which eonceals our cavalry from view IN
heavy brigade in advance is drawn up in two column
The first column consists Of the Scots drays aud Of the
old T. 5 ns nS
- the LIST Royal Dragoons The light cavalry brigade
their left in two divisions also The silence is oppre
sye between the bursts can hear the cham
d ing of bits the cin Of sabres in the valley belo
- The Russians on their left drew breath for momsI
II and then grand line dashed at the Highlander
The ground dies beneath their horses feet gatharil
speed every srde they dash towards that thin
streak topped with line of steel The Turksfre avo
at 500 wards and run AS the Russians within
yards down goes that line of steel in 'front.' and out
he rolling voIey of Minnie musketry The distance Is 7
n great The Russians not checked but still sweep o
wards with the whole force OF horse and man. and thru
smoke here and there knocked over BY the shot
our batteries above With breathless suspense eve
he one wais bursting of the the line of Gae
,rt they within 100 yards another dead
yoey flashes from lereled rife and carries desth
terror into the Russians They wheel about open n
j. right and left and fly back faster than they can
not Bravo Highlanders, well done ~ shouted the exeit
va SPECTATORS But events thieken. The Highlandsrs
49, their splendid front soon forgotten Men scarce
gu have to think of this fact that the esd ney
ug altered their formation to receive that tide OF horseme
aNon said Sir Colin Campbell, II did not think 1t Wor
while to them four deep " The ordinary Britt
two deep, was quite sufhclent TO fepei tne asteek
Il 70 Muscoyte chevaliers.
ths FRANGs-TiBEURs ARE AND WHAT THEY L
rvun II tell you what the Francssireurs Th'
ynpanies Of them, each composed OF l60 n
sas nss Sss sessp u q s Of
Oh ssen Zig holes, and place themselves in th
renchmens Then they hrs at the Russian .s1
ss, non sir smSEaa,Sss with ss sord q q dos
door WINCH gum s through l. Tbs Russian.
to poi at then Ills whiss they q. times seizad
sustai asd saoh ssr guns visitors @ Nsysrsh,
dsapsr raising d,sssisess re- ssne ui.hing . the
OF gT6pS snoL AT cesuoe " rrsc&uSe knafe
the lat Ger have sue Vi say htst - ~ The town vi
line Of their bstters rear, the p sh;ch batteries
several others in the req plain, trsr That FIR
!, faces being nc, poVe h ~ ent from tho
been raised in lines sc1sos, II, ne Martimpere
tireurs have done good Ttb, informing him
that in the evening of the. M, that srtil
ef The general stas received s,s ssstsin -.sd ;!
! | men were so scarce that the gun Cad to be SCI
infantry Express no surprise at he tord uncsrta
from the 9Th to the 18th the Russ ian enemen did
cease to point their guns at at target xhils
did not deign to answer them u by musket sh
They consequent y attained such recisio that the
which masked bstteri, then balls enter
embrasares if by the hand. One ball W,
into the outh of cannon but waa tot large ne
etrats tn third it. howe, stuck fast m
considered curious that the gu carried to
2 generals tent to be shown to him.
CLOSE oUARTEHkt-
We had some pretty smart cutting nd slashng here
had hardly got when two Russians forward A,
one fred suspect the other Id time to loa
and had fir ed two inches to the left ny fghti,
would bedn ended. They both separated and mao
on but kept my eye on the gentlema that fired an
up with him In minute and had ry sword raised
cut him down, " hen he threw his musket down and W.
on his knees With his hands olasped IL in PRAYER
was an old man xnd could STRIFE, but made him
s prisoner and brought him in We took an immen
quantity of vauable baggage gold lace, watches az
jewelry.
I FIGHTING WITHOUT THINKING.
The artillery, the rafting of muskary and II
whistling of all kinds of shot about cars made
fsht not think and did fight for now this no