Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

Letter from i Dragoon Captain.
You have, presume, deyoured all the accounts
(which have been sent home to our glorious charge
10, such charged Never think Of the gallon and
trot which you have often witnessed in the Phoax
Park when you desire to form notion of genuine
blood hot, al-mad charge such as that have come
out Of with few lance prods, minus some gold lace
helmet chain, and Brown Bill's (the chargers)
right ear From the moment we dashed al the enc.
nv, whose position and forth you doubtless know
as much about as | can tell you, | knew nothing, but
that was impeled by some irresistible force onward
and by some invisible and imperceptble influence
crush every obstacle which stumbled before my good
sword, and, brave old charger. never in my life
perienced such sublime sensation as in the moment
of the charge Some fellows talk of its being demo
mac know this, that it was such as made me a
match for any two ordinary men, and gave me such
an amount of glorious Indifference to life |
thought it impossible to be master of. 1t would do
your Celtic heart good to hear the most magnificent
cheer with which we dashed into what P w, calls
"the gully scrimage.' Forward-dash bang
clank, and therewe were in the midst of such smoke,
cheer and CHATTER never before stunned mortals
! ear twas glorious Down. one by one, aye, two
by two, fell the thick skulled and ever numerous
Cossacks and other lads IF the tribe of old Nick
Down, too, alas, fell many hero with warm Celtic
heart and more than one fell screaming loud for vic
| tory. could not pause. 1t was all push, wheel,
phrensy, strike and down, down, Gown they vent
| Twice was unhorsed and more than once had TO
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down over the hill and running up my very sleeve.
| J cannot depict my feelings when We returned.
sat down completely exhausted and unable to eat,
though deadly hungry. All my uniform, my hands,
my very face were besmattered with blood It was
that of the enemy! Grand idea But my feelings
they full of that exultation which ii is i'm
possible 10 describe. At least twelve Russians were
sent wholly out of ''the way OF the war; by my good
steel alone, at least as many more put on the pas
sage that peaceful exit by the excellent weap
G. N1at III nf1a
on have almost grown soldier philosopher, and
most probably will one of these days, if the bullets
which are flying about so abundantly give me time
to brush up
BURIAL OF BRITISH OFFICERS.
! Shortly before the hour of sunset this afternoon
QOth,) when the SUM- which had been bright AL the
morning, had reti ed behind thick canopy of gray
threatening clouds; just cold, cheerless breeze
was spring ing up and came, as if complainingly
through the long lines of tents, and when veil oil
mist and smoke, every minute becoming obscure
was drawn over the town below there advanced SLOW
II and silently up the side of the hill troop of Roy
al Horse Artillery, with solitary gun-carriage. Or
the gun-carrage rested rough plank coffin, enclo
sing the mortal part of good old soldier, Gen Fol
Sranways. There neither knell band, NJ
decoration, attempt to cloak over the rough work
of death The dull, distant boom of cannon. CUR
replied to gun in the contendng batteries. was the
only music which accompanied the warrior to his las
resting place The troops of whole division under
arms gazed at the sad procession it slowly passeC
their front in solemn silence. They, too. had os
their leader On the crest of this Russian HILL in he
centre of this low walled detached point of earth lies
the corpse of another British soldier we'll known to
fame, Sir George Cahcart. Yet little while anC
by his side will be placed his brothein-ams of yes
terday; and then, amid prayers and tears, both will
be consigned to the common earth. The retiring
groups. among whom some Of England's braves
and noblest sons, as they passed away with bowed
heads and srickened hearts, hope and believe tina
while the ashes these warriors here their glory
will live in many heart far away; and while they
think sadly on those whom death has struck down
they know that there still remains others who will
endeavor to achieve the glorious task entrusted IL
them by their country.