Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-29
MILITARY TENDERNESS.

The author of "fweve Years of Military Adventure,
after de:cFbng one of the baes ia Inda in which be
was engaged, Says
the roops composing the stofming party, p.rteu-
ary the Europesns behaved With great bravery the
occasion. But while sly his truth lge5 me TO de-
clare that their moderation victory Was not equal
t. their yalOr Ia achieving Il. | patty OF Ihe
Scotch Brigade bring ous some Of the enemy whom
they hal found enc d IN house. saying tnat they
would give the rscAis chance. Tnen akJg them out
by oae, like bsske; Of tarss they called 70 them
in Hind. 70 Ius a1d when they got the de
tAnee OF about thsy yards, tn iegeed and brought
th IN down. L. Was rh diIlcuty that they could be
pc sulded to We up ne uel diversion. Whether it
is osing to the aIIack they drank TO sJme other
cause, know no b csr.4aIy he Eirop al soldiers
10 Inot become way DlOod-.h rs,y 81 Zero :iou'.
On this occasion almost fell VIC in myself TO this
disposition; 10: being Tactod b, goat nose in ore
the h0use went IN and found several OF SOL
ders pluade ing AMI il.-using the Inhabitants. 90
,nsIa.ng With them on thsse brutal conduct aLd
their breath OF orders TOR all pundcIog was pos tvey
fJrbiiden) was old get abou: NY bGsEss., for
mldd4ng yOurg rascal, or they would Iu' their bayo-
ne.s into me; tnat Sayng entered he place by storm
the dew himself should not hinder them from having
their right Of pluDder; which sllGtati'u Was accom-
panied by tuch evident determination 10 put their
threats into execution, thAt was glad to make my
escape IN whole ssn.
hoFr:d seen, VIII CD wi messed al this time, made
such lively impression my yountnfu mind, tsaE tho
very recollection Of it, NJ ibis diiaCce Of time,
makes my blood run ID. When ,lo fort was com
pe!ey in possession, and al Alag had ceased,
was in company with another Cfilcs sIrollng among
some bu dings which from their eriOr der appeared
to have belong to the Kdledlr, Or ,cme farctonsry
OF note 10 The garrison whea some creams proceeding
fcom one of the houses clught our ears.
We entered, and to our astOnishnent, saw large
room full Of women, many OF them dead out some sull
IN the agonies OF dissolution Every tender, every
manly feeling Of the heart shocked at such sghi.
l. could no. soldiers tina; had done such deed
Mol the con could not be hlFbortd an instant
No human motive sl0ne could have urged such an act
And 80 il proved for qleaoning the survivors, We
learned that the RsjOot composing the garrison, woo
had hsir fIailcJ with h:m ldiog s hopes Of slviog
t. p4c. 10 be In vain, lad collected their wives and
d lighters, and having bu ciered them in the manner
aboSe tescrbsd sailed for h. earthly hops left bat
tat Of selling their Ives too dGay Although COM
pietfly in opposi to CHRISTIAN principles we cantot
blams the deed; hogrd aud b4rba as it was still il
rad something it OF noble cter. Il 10 con-
ioasnce with their religious principles, aid it to
save their wises and daughters from pollution The
who pe7perated this deed of horror the same
who afterwards prec plated themselves With such
hemence our Elropeans, and TO- one of them would
accept quirter.