Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-08-09
A NIGHT IN SEBASTOPOL.

5 the newspapers furnish, relating to I'll
fearful transactions of the armies
: the Crimea, we occasionally meet wit
n n passages of the intensest tragic init
rest. The following sketch of g.
e Night in Sebastopol," which we find
: a British journal, furnishes so graph
e a picture of one phase of camp Et
viz: exciting adyenture-that "
copy it: !.
: "Rennie, viii YOU come and have
; stroll with me tonight" asked
young officer of the 3Oth Regiment
: of his servant, who was busying him
tself about something-I believe clean
ing a pair of reyolvers-at the ten
door.
with all my heart, MASTER said he
F"though it were into Sebastopol itself!'
.Not just that length, hope said
the officer. 'Sae that the reyolFers
are in trim, and | viii be. back in a
quarter Of an hour. You may also
provide two Russian great-coats."
Charles Severn THAT was the Off
Icers name-went to the top Of the
bill at the back of the camp, and took
asarvey with his glass. He returned
in a quarter Of an hour for his supper
miserable one, though it
Was as good as the generality of Off
cer's suppers, both of his own degree
and above it-for his servant, Rennie,
looked after many odds and ends, so
necessary to comfort at their landing.
Looking out at the tent door, Severn
found it was nearly dark, and asked
his servant if everything was ready?
"Yes, sir" he answered: "you have
your pistols yourself, and here is the
great-coat." s- -c
Taking the great-coats under their
arms, they sailed forth On their dam
gerous expedition. They soon passed
the outermost trenches and pickets
being challenged, for Severn
and his servant were well known, and
the Russian line of pickets, |
where they put on the great-coats
which had been provided. They had
not proceeded a hundred yards fur
bher when Rennie disappeared.
@Wharet the deuce are you, Rennie?'
whispered the officer. ;ff7
'1ve tumbled into a Russians
grave, )" said a voice at his feet; "help
ne out.
Severn bent down and gave him a
land OFT of a pit built for Russian
ifleman, who had been killed in it. Il
"Histl what's that?" CALCULATED Sew
m, motioning silence.
They both listened. !,
"It's Sorie of Russian infantry?"
aid Rennie.
To throw of the cumbrous Russian /,
,reat-eoat, to run, as if a bullet were t
fer them, to the camp Of the Zou- !
yes, which was nearest, explain the :
natter to the sentry, and start for ,
heir own quarters, was the work of a !
ew minutes. At their back, in the {
french lines, they heard the sound Of I
and the roll of drums, sum- l
loning the soldiers to arms; at their !
ide they saw the flash and heard the /
eport Of Russian muskets, which in |
used fresh vigor into their already
reary limbs. At last, without any
Founds, but with the breath all shaken ]
ut Of their body, they regained their I
egimenb which, they found already 2
nder arms, waiting commands. Rem t
ie shouldered his .Minie,' and took 7
is place beside Severn an aid-de- lp
amp came to say that they were to
orm a line in front, of the tents to S
uard them. Their progress, .hoWey-
T, was distracted by a column Of
sCharge!!" was the word, I
nd charge they did, pressed the Rus
ans back at the point of the bayonet,
ID made taem a present of = some s.
ad, which, however, they declined,
.vipg got too much steel to reqnire a
/
" Lead. Though having lost nearly
If their force, the Russians were Il
i'll double the nunlberof the British,
ID retired IN pretty good order, ear n,
ing with them some PRISONERS,
nong whom RemTie noticed Severn. f
e pressed forward, either to. rescue.
m or to share his captivity. lie
ID almost effected his project, when
sshands were caught and forcibiy ia
Id behind his back by one strong L
nssian, while another took hrs rifle x
d revolvers from him, and he was W
it beside the rest of the prisoners. X
: At last they reached IL