The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-07-05
Grlett Storm,
A STORY OF THE WAR,
.r!'InfllH BROTHERS
' a. OR.
TIE LITTLE FEREBRANDS.

As soon as il was announced that the
Russians had crossed the Danube and
entered the Dobrudscha. in Bulgaria.
terror and CONSERVATION spread through
the towns and villages along the coast,
and the inhabitants prepared for flight
When the news reached Admiral Dun.
das, he despatched a small squadron
consisting of Her Majesry's steam'frigate
FTebrand, snd few others, 10 cruise
along the coast. The order was to "Sink,
burn, or destroy everything Russian
this crossing the Danube being con-
Sidered declaration Of war. When the
Firebrand reached Kuslendji the officers
landed, and found The afT'righted inhabil-
ants about to desert their homes One
of the officers has described the scene TO
US as most curious and affecting. Each
family having secured as much Of its
property as the hurry and confusion per-
miued, "they were drawn up" he tells
US, lin a long wavy line; and most
strange and melancholy was the specta,
Gle they presented. Animals Of every
kind and vehicles of every description,
we're put into requistion. There was
The aga, or Turkish governor, a yenera.
bio old man. with snowy beard and flow.
ing robes, heading; the cavacade in an
almost European looking phaeton; imme.
Iiately after him, pair OF beautiful
lromedaries bending beneath their heavy
oads,.. and surveying the scene around
with their large, clear, intelligent eyes
the very pictures Of patience; then came
arabas drawn by oxen and filled with
little children; men on horseback, mules
with pannierS, camels, asses, cats, and
dogs, in strange confusion. Among the
objects not the least remarkable, and
evidently the most cared Tor, were seve
raj beautiful Persian Greyhounds, led
carefully by the hand, and clothed in
handsome body.clolhes. They are in
form as graceful as our own, and with
long beautiful tails; and are very valu.
BILE and difficult TO procure. More varied
than the animal creation were the strange
specimens of humanity which accompa
MED them-black, brown, and white
Turks, Jews, and the christians. The
beauties Of the harem-for once careless
oftie Giaours' eyes-and rendered more
beautiful by the contrast with their hide
Gus, thick.IipPed Indian attendants wh'
we're holding in their arms lovely GFeeE
children, with coin studded hair. In The
train were daughters Of Israel, some o
beauty as peculiar as il was remarkable
The men. equally various, were all wei
armed.
ANY one acquainted with Indian war
fare. would feel at once assured that M
such scene could be without the omni
present Bashi Bazouk, the personiticatior
of tie ancient Harpy. lie always aP
peurs 10 the unfortunate bird OF evi
omen; alike 10 him is friend or foe; anC
he is the dread of both, Tor he is cruel
cowardIy, and sangunary. Armed t'
the teeth in the most fantastic manner
and with the oldest weapons he range'
about without home, reveIIing IN all lhf
more horrid scenes of uncivilzed war
These irregular troops may be consider
ed more as bandui than anything elsei
instead Of being hailed as the protectors
OF such places as are left in their charge
they are abhorred as thieves and aSsas'
sins. Their system Of warfare is mere
murder and rapine. When their com
mander was expostuIared with for having
suffered them to parade the heads of
Russians they had killed on the point oI
their lances, he replied with perfect sang
froid, that was the custom Of the corps
and that the Russians might do the same
BY any Bashi.Bazouks they might hap
pen 10 take. Among the chiefs Of iha
! iawlasa hand. Kara Gazel. an old Kur