The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-17
A Iatisr IAN HERO.
Kew xeuns Hiseef Died Tor Itssss and
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t6hissae Times.
Tha new volume Of Kinalaki's history
Of the war In the Crimaa contains In the
preface some remarks on the year 1853
and the year lBTg, suggested by what -
Hpw going Oh III the East, with the felz
lewing bit OF truthful Romance, show.
lag how sentiment once. mere mingled
with political action and q ehivalfie de-
vetioh set Gre to the souls OF an itnasin-
',The ye,tsu DOL. Nsehelai Kireef Was
d noble whose birth and possessions
connected him with the districts Affect
ed BY Meseew's fiery aspirations. and,
being by nature a man OF enthusiastic
disposition. with d. romantic example
before him iii the life OF his father, he
had accustomed himself 10 the Idea OF
aalf.aaerifise. Upon the outbreak OF
Prince Milah's iiisurreetien he went of
to Bervia, with the design oil acting
simply Under the banner OF the
tied Gross, and had already ems
tered upon his humane task when he
found himself called upon by Gen.
Tehafnayetf to accept the. command %
what we may call brigade-a force o.
some 5000 ihfan ~. consisting OF vo!un.
teets and militiaheh,, suppoftea, u
HHBIllHk bT HfG EhAEt tst1I WEhRa1U srsAg ESS
nal at,iy had 10 take bis brigade Into
action, but TO use Ii az The means OF as
sailing an intfenchea position at
Rphewita, Young kifeeh very well
understood that the irregular force
entruated TO him was far from
being one that could be command
cd Ii, tho hour of battle by taking a
iopk with tleld.glass and uttering D
few verbs TO an aidesdeaeatnp, 30 he
to carry forward hia men by
the simple and primitive. eapedient OF
personally advancing iii front OF them,
lie was man OF great stature, with eS.
traofdinafy beauty OF features, ana,
whether owing TO the midsummer heat.
or from any wild mattyfalike Of dare.
devil impulse, he chose as ne hal
done from the FIRST, TO be clothed
altogether In white. While .ad.
vanrina Ia front of his troops against
the Turkish battery he was struck, first
by d shot passing through his loft arm.
they presently by another, one which
Atf,iek him in the neck, and then again
by yet another one. which shattered
hfs right hand and forced him TO drop
his awerd but despite all those wounds
he was still continuing bic reaolute aa.
vance. when q fourth shot passed
through his lungs and brought
him ut length to the gfouha,
vet did not prevent him
from uttering, although. with great
effort. the cry Of 'Fefwafdl Forward !
A iifth shot. however, fired low, passed
through the fallen chiefs. heart aud
uuenehed his gallant Hptfit.. The bri.
gade he had commanded fell back, and
his body-vainly asked fol. coon after.
ward by Cen. Observation-Disclosures
In the hands OF the Turks
These are the facts, told With that
charm OF style which IL Kinglake's own.
but out of them grew With singular
fapiaity d kind Of legend IN which Isl.
reeff's exploit was ti1agniflsd into the
slaughter Of heeatonbs Of Turks,
and the ators was everywhere told
and believed, and everywhere, set
Che Russians 10 volunteering ID. aid OF
Sefvia. Hence the numbers OF Rus
Sian recruits who poured In. and hence
Il came about that the Gar, without
having made war, found himself enduf..
ing, as it were, the shame OF defeat
when the aervians we're beaten and
hence, finally, the famous altimatuth
TO Turkey,