The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-10
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1855.


a knoll, in the vain hope Of getting a
glimpse OF the battle which was raging /,
below them. Here General S'rangways |
was mortully wounded. AMI | am told he !
met bis death the following way: \ shell
came right in among the staff; II cHplo-
dcd ia Captain Som"rsel's horse, ripping
han open, portion Of the Shell tore OH
the leather overhalls Of Captain Soner-
sets trousers; il t1en struck down Clp-
tain Gordon 1logse ani killed hun at
once, AMI thea blew away General
Slran. Ways leg, 50 that it hung by a
Shire OF flesh aad bt OF cloth from tAr
skin. The poor old general never moved
a muscle oi his lace. lie SAID merely IN
a gentle voice, "Wt'i any one be kind
enough TO lrt me of my horse Z" He
was taken AMI laid on the ground, whiie
his life blood ebbed fast, and at last he
was carried to the rear; bat the gallant
! old man had not sufficient strength to un-
dergo an operation, and ere two hours he
had sunk to rest, leaving behind him u
memory which will ever be held dear by
every officer and man Of the army.
The fight about the battery to which |
have alluded in a former part Of my let
ter was most sanguinary. 1t was found
that there was no banquette 10 stand up.
on, and that the men inside could not fire
upon the enemy. The Tussians advan-
cct mass after mass Of infantry. As fast
As one column was broken and rcpalsed
another took It's place. For three long
dours about $500 British infantry con-
tended agalns, at least four times their
number. NJ wonder that at times they
were compelled to retire. But they came
to the charge again. The admiral tevo-
ton ol the officers, who knew they were
special objects OF attack, can cever be too
highly Praised; nor can the courage and
steadIness OF the lew man who were lei
to faAo. them II this sangunarv assault
on tie enemy be sufficiently admired
: At one tune the russians succeeded II
, getting up close TO the guns OF Capt
Woaehouses and Of Capt. Turner's bat
D trrcs in the gloom OF the morning. un
, certain whether they Were friends or ioe
our artlliervmea hesitatei to fire. TIL,
r Russlans charged them cuddenly. bor
= all resi- stance down before them, drov
away or bayaaattel the gunuers, an
: succeeded in sptklng some OF the gus
n their columns gained the hill, and Tor
u + few instants the tute oil the day ttembie
g in the balance; bat Adams Bngais
: Penuelather's Brigade aea the Light O
Y vision, made another desperate charge
i wutle Dic.tsen's guns swept their Co
+, utnns, and the Guards, with undlmalsh
: ed valor aae steadlness, though VITA
I. sadly decreased front, pushed on agal
y To meet tier bltter enemies. The rol
d ins oil musheuy, the crash oil steel, tt
|. pounljag ot the guns, were deaIenln
J. aud the Russians "a they charged up II
L. heights yelled like demons. They ii
tn ranced, halted, advanced again, receive
"A and returned il close and deadly fire b
A. the MIME Is the king ot weapons, lakt
u. mann proved it. TIE regiments OF Il
ii ita hlvisioa, and the marines, afm'
nd with ,he old and much belauded Bfo4
nj Bess, could do nothing with thea thln Ia
to Of fire against the MASSIVE unt1aies
~ the Naseogite inlautry, ent the volle
nj of the Ailaie cleft them like tie hsAd
| the destroying angel, and t4ey tell II
T. leaves IN autumn before them, Ao-
,st ten O'Clock body OF French infant
lie appeared OF our right, joyful slgQt
~ our struggling regiments, The IoaaF
.er came on u, the pas lie charge. |
St French artillery had already begun
Ok play with deadly effect Oh the right vi
h.. nj Ina RnxsIans. Three battaliloas