New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16
Moral Yaauc of Courage.

AT the starrning Of Morne Fortnnee, in the West
ILsies Lieut w. was the lrst 10 ascend the breach
and plant the British colors on the captured re
doubt. His behavior excited general admiration
md he was Recommended for immedi promotion
The next morning, however, he waited on his com
mandlnE oiicers and requested leave to return to
IRELAND, bis natiye country, and to resign his com
smissi1n h favor Of d younger brother. The Colo
Hel surprised at this extraordinary request asked
him what was bis motive for making such q singu
sas pr0p osal, The Young man frankly told him
lat when tie troops we're moving forward for the
attack, aud the enemy fire had opened upon them
biz felt d STRONG inclination to fall out and be
believed that nothing but the rapidity Of the 3D.
nom dsgracng himself Ii short time Ills brain
was on FIRE be knew not where he was and he
found bimsek on the summit of the breach with the
coiors 10 biz hand but be knew not how. He felt
THAT the profession of arms was not his vocation;
and, fearing that Al SEINE fatHre time be might not
i have sufficient courage ID overcome bis fear, he
Mas desiroRs to leave the service with honor while
ltseenns the universal testimony Of soldiers that
whatsoever may he their fears previous to engage
nent, they are al dissipated All soon as the fight
eonlnences, Every man then becomes hero
" bB beating uf the drums, The shouting Of the men,
the roaring Of The cannon, and especially tho sight
Df blood, drown the reasoning faculties, and induce
stolid Indifference to and in others
an irrepressible animal bravery, similar to that at
tributed IN scripture to the horse 4 The horse
rlsheth into battle he goeth on to meet the armed
zaens be mocketh at fear, and is not aifrighted
neither turneth his back from the sword, Hesaith
among the trunpets, Ha, ha and he smelleth
The battle afar off, the thunder Of the captain and
= the shouting. y
a highland soldier who served in the Peninsula
war, ID referring to his first battle, says # The
\ thought 81 death never crossed my mind. After
the firing commenced, a still sensation stole over
~ my whole frame, firm, determined torp0r, bor-
dering on insenaibiiity The annals of our late
wars ii the Crimea and India afford numerous illus
irations Of the bravery alluded to above. An officer
writing to his friends ut home, after one Of the
sanguinary battles ID the Grimea, says, 4 never
- my life experienced such sublime sensation az
The moment of the charge. Some fellows talk of it
Z ~ deinoniau. Ieannot depict my feelings when l
returned. all my uniform my hands, my very face
were bespattered with blooa. II was that Of the
full Of that exaltation which it is impossible 10
describe
Another specimen Y When the Light Brigade
was preparing for action At the battle 81 Balakava,
butcher, who had Just been Strengthening cattle,
and whose arms aud face were besmeared with
n blood, made his appearance ID the Held He
mounted . powerful charger, ana rode up to hiz
= troop. The prospect OF a bloody fray was too
atxong to be resisted. He seized two sabres, and
having selected the sharpest took out a short
pipe, lighted Il, and placed il in his mouth, and
rode with The six hundred into the valley of the
shadow Of death. The man was seen amongst the
Russian batteries, sahering the gnnners right and
left staying with bis own hand at least six Of the
enemy, cutting his way In the retreat through the
g Russian ], cavalry he rode back. atl
ont having received single scratch. q sss
ss According % accounts given of the Turcos, who
we're employed BY the French IN the late italian
Nax, they Seem 70 De the perfection Of good sol
Y dIers Z Fighting 70 them is 9 pastime human
\ No. plnything. Wherever they tread they leave
ne footprints af death lii their track. The Turce
8 ffeaacnfly an orphan, reared BY chance In one q
It tl1e Asican cities. and not unlike the idle gamni
of Paris On seeing aregiment Of Tnrnos some day
he ealists, and makes good soldier. Before the
enemy be becomes = model Of bravery They