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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1855.
Colt tn the Caucasus. or the Wonderful
Pistols

SOAt Lne Caucasus. or the w OndeFfuk
Pistols.
In Daghestan, young Lesghian chief. be-
ing severely wounded during one of the fre-
quent razzias of the Russians took refuge in
ruined salki,* in order to apply bandage
to his wounds. While thus employed lie was
discovered by a party of Is dismounted dra-
goons, who Immediately gave chase On his
taking flight, being fleet of foot, for short
time he outran them, during which time such
of item as had their carbines loaded, fired at
him Intellectually. Having crossed one of the
flexible bridges, common in that country, and
which was over rapid torrent at the foot of
mountain, the fugitive, finding himself una
| BILE to proceed much farther, and having time
to put his arms in order, stood at bay under a
projecting rock. With yels of delight and
uplifted sabres the Russians approached the
bridge. The foremost nearing him, cried
Yield, dog - Not while l have twelve lives
at my girdle,' cried the uudaunted mountain
| Ger. The Russians i'll the rear laughed loud
! ly at the boast but he in advance fell dead,
| pierced through and through by bullet,
nearly at the feet of the Lesghian The sec
ond soldier stumbled over his dead comrade
and, as he rose, received a shot which caused
him 10 fall severely wounded. The next, see
ing the same weapon which had twice been
discharged, still pointed, rushed on but to
the surprise Of the Russians, third shot was
fired at him; untouched, however, he was
about to cut down the Lesghan, when a
fourth discharge scattered his brains on the
rocky parapet, and his lfeess body tumbled
into the torrent beneath. Three of the Rus
slams had now fallen. What devil of pistol
is this, that speaks so often /? cried the surviv-
ors to each. The Lesghian still stood firm,
merely folding his pellise of sheep skin round
his lett aim, ready to receive a blow, pree
caution not unneeded, since now two Rus
slams, abreast, were on the point of assailing
him. Certain of their prey, these advanced
more cautiously than Their predecessors. This
time two deliberate shots brought them down
right and left; each fell pierced near the re-
glon of the heart The remaining soldiers
were amazed. The Lesghan faint with the
loss OF blood and feeling his strenth fast eb-
bling, now drew forth another pistol a move
ment unobserved by the enemy,-and rapidly
fired three shots at the group of Russians,
some fifty yards distant at tile other end of
the bridge. Owing to his sight being now
dim, only one shot took effect, wounding one
OF the dragons i'll the shoulder. Let us hy,'
cried they, lit is the Evil Spirit of the noun.
tains,-he would kill our whole army Ac-
cordlngly they precipitately fed, Just as the
Lesghian sank down exhausted at the foot of
the rock. At distance they ventured to look
back. 1t hath vanished in the mist cried
the superstitious Muscovites.
The Lesghian chief was succored by some
oil his own people, and ere long recovered
from his hurt, as did the wounded Russian.
AT his bridal feast, some four months after,
the pistols which were pair of Colts Re-
volvers, and were gift from an American
traveller, Captain K, to the youthful hero
of Caucasus, were handed round amid the
general benediction of the party. The bride
Is said even to have kissed them saying, sAh!
my Dehement We're all the brave Circassiaus
armed like thee there would not be so many
fearful maidens and bereaved widows III Dag
heson.
The Russian prisoner, soon reconclel by
kind treatment, to his position, has had the
cruel horse HART removed from his heel, and
has often cleansed and loaded these identical
specimens of the fatal weapons, destined to
effect such a revolution i'll the warfare of the
world.
The story Of the DEVILS pistol was long told
among the simple Russian soldlery when con-
verslng on their weary march, as the wind
ing column assembled some interminable noun
tain. or when the grateful Somovar (kettle)
gave promise of tea at the close of their DAVIS
journey Now, the partial introduction of
the arm among the officers, has in some de-
gree dissipated the telling effect of the story,
but many still deyoutly believe that the young
Lesghian chief was no other than the Prince
OF Darkness himself out on sporting expe-
dition for the purpose of bagging Russian SOL
ders.
*The saki the habation of the eastern Caucasus
is constructed of unhewn stone cemented with clay in
stead of mortar.
tuft OF horse harris commonly inserted by the Cir
cassans in the heels Of their prisoners in order create
such lamenees as to prevent their escape.