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MAY6 1870.
The Satherland ?Ifghlan
The 93rd was raised -in the first year of
"the present -century in Sutheilitrall r• Major=
General William Wemyss el We yss, On
bell'alf of the Ducal louse of Sut &Lind ;
anal in. recognition of (that service, ithe regi-
ment was pained the ,Sutherl and Highland-
ers. The corps was composed of 40 men,
and immediately alter its embodime tit was
despatched to the Channel Islands, Iwhere it
remained for two years, returning p Scot-
land in 1862.: Three year after ards it.
form.ed part of the expedition under the
command of MajoisGeneral Sit Da-vid Baird
to the (Jape of Good Hope for the rOuction
of the Dutch colony there, The en.y. event
of iMportance in this campaign was the ac-
tion with the Dutch under Lieute ant Ge-
neral Janssens at the Blue Monntain , where
a magnifieent charge,of the Highla id Bri-
gade, composed of the 71st, '72nd, ai d 93rd
Highlanders, turned_the tide of oat le in fa-
vottr of the British invaders For he next
nine years the regiment was quart red at
the Cape, and it is said that, "being anx-
ious to enjoy the advantages of reli_ ious in-
struction agreeably to the the • te ets of
their national Church., the men of t e 93rd
Regiment formed themselves into a congre-
gation, appointed .elders of their own num-
ber, engaged and paid a stipend (c llected
from the soldiers) to a clergyman '-at the
Church of Scotland,'and had divine service
performed agreeably to the ritual of the
Established Church:" In 1814, afte • enjoy-
ing only a month's leisure at hoine, the 93d
were despatched to New Orleans, as part of
the expedition under the command o Major
General the Hon. SirEdward Pack nhaan,
sent out to reduce that city, and the bore a
distinguished part in the disastrous nd un-
successful attack on the A nierican t eiiches
at the mouth- a- the Mississippi. "Weak-
ened by a less of upwards Of 1500 killed
and woundedt—ztearly a third of whi li lets
sustained by the 93rd, proof of the valour
of the corps in this fiery trial—the troops
were re-embarlted, and bade adieu to the
scene of so teriible a disaster:" The Suther-
land Highlanders were, after the year -1815,
destined for a long period t� be employed
in the Peaceful duties Of H. garrisoniegiment,
both at home and in the many depen encies
tf the British Crown; but throughen these
many years of inaction they always ore a
distinguiSbed character for high. dis ipline
and good (conduct. But a time ft s ap-
proaching when the vigor and ,hardi eod of
Her Majesty's troops would reeeke a sore
-trial. In i85-3, the civilised worl was
startled into- admiring amazement y the
daring invailon of the. Crimea ;by th com-
bined armies of Britain and France. i 'The
93rd formed past of the first anny Whi ft sail-
ed .from the Shores of Britain to invad Grim
Tartary, and the historian already noted
says that on leaving Plymouth en r ute to
embark for the seat of war, whilst -other roops
in tlike cireumtanees manifested a f ailess
indifference, striving to kill the thou( lits of
long farewells, by -marching to the tt ne of
"Cheer,. boys, cheer," in keeping witl their
past history,. the Sutherland Highl nders
unostentatiously preferred to chant a yam
of praise to -the God of battles." La mdin.g
in the Crimea, in September 1851, the 93rd,;
conjoined, with the 42nd and 76th Regi-
ments, formed thesHighland Brigad un-
der the command of ir Colin Cara hell.
Itis a matter of national ',history that from
the first moment the Highlanders pl nted
a foot on Kalamita Batntill the fall f Se-
bastopool, sno regiment in the army bel aved
better than they did, orsbore aluore c
istrn-
gw.shed share in the great/struggle: The
93rd in the Caimea,",says Kinglake,. was
never_ quite like other regiments, for it
chanced that it had received into its ranks
a large proportion of those. men of eager
spirit who had petitioned to be exchanged
from regiments left .at home to regirhents
.engaged in the war. The exceeding fire.,and
vehemence and the ever ready 'energies of
the battalion made it an instrument of great
might, if only it could be duly held in, but
gave it a tendency to be headlong in its da -
sire to hurl itself upon the enemy." With-
in a week of the landing of the allied tijoops
in the °Hines., they -were brought fa e to
face with the highly disciplieed hatta ions
of Russia on the heights of Alma, an in.
•
that memorable battle the warlike ve em-
-ence and courage of the Highlanders on
good service. The Highland Brigade un-
der thecommandof Sir Colin Campb
who, before the action began; with falt ring
voice hut kindled features said, " Now, men
an army will watch, us ; make me proud, of
the Highland Brigade,"—advanced to the
attack of the Sousdal columns in sil nce.
The 93rd engaged and overthrew the left
Sousdal column, while the 42d and 7tli
were equally victorious ; and at that mo-
ment of glory the "hill sides were made to
resound with that joyous assuring cry w)-ileh.
is the natural utterance pf a northern .peo-
-ple so long as it is warlike and free," The
battle of Balaklava was the next great event
of the war, and although it is chiefly remem-
bered as the -greatest and most cavalry en-
gagement of :modern warfare, the p3rd
Highlanders bore an honourable part in it.
After the defeat of the Turks at Canrobert
Hill, the only infantry troops left in the
Valley of Balaklaya were the '93rd and a
hundrecl. invalids and a few detached .por-
tions of other k-•egiments. The Russian cavs -
ah -y adviancect up the north valley, and 'be-
fore the celebrated charge of fin Heavy
Brigade,four squadrons were sent in the
direction of Sir Colin Campbell's line which
was hidden by a rising hillock. Despite
the immense odds against him, the command-
er of the High1anders1 had great confid nee
id his mens and riding down the linel he
said, "Remember there is no retreat from
here," men! You must die where lVou
stand! The men cheerily answered his ap-
peal, saying, Ay, ay, Sir Galin, we'll do
that. The four Russian quadrons camelon,,
•
- THE 11 RON:: EXPQSITOR.f,'
and 4i suddenly they saw the Slender line of
the Highlanders springing up to the top of
tIte hillock. Not unnaturally, the Russian
horsenien imagined that they were falling
into some ambush; and, on the other hand,
the men of the 93ral, with a wild impetuesi•
ty which was characteristic of the battalion,
showed a mind to /lush forward, as though
undertakingto charge and exterminate ca-
vailry.-in the open plain, but in a moment
Sir Colin was.heard crying fiercely, 93rd,
damn that eagerness,' and the angry
voice of the old soldier quickly steadied the
line."
The Russian squadrons had come within
long musketry range. The Highlanders
and the men along side them deliveied their
fire, and although they emptied no saddles,
the -wounded seine -horses and men. The
horsemen thus met abandoned their alvance.
upon Campbell's front; and afterwards re-
treated. It was after this event that the
charges of the Heavy and Light Brigades
took Place, with the result so well known.
The 93rd were valoursly engaged at Inker-
mann, and in the seige of Sebastopol, adding
in maty ways to their glory. Peace was
procliimed in 1856, and he 93rd received
with the greatest enthusia in ; but they were.
destined not long to rest on the laurels thek
had won on the shores of the Black Sea.
The outbreak of the munity in India call-
ed for the assistance of fresh troops from
England, in otder to save 'the brightest
jewel hi the English crown.' . The Suther-
land Highlanders were ameng the troops
despatched to the East, and throughout the
whole of the campaign they distinguished
themselves by their bravery and resolution.
The Times of India, which -complains bit:
telly that the gallant 93rd should have been
&Mowed to leave'ilnclia without being bidden
farewell either by the Viceroy Or the Coni
mander-in-Chief, thus briefly records the
services of the- regiment -throughout the mu
tiny In an order, dated 10th December
1857, we find the thanks of the Right Hon-
ourable the Governor General in Council
conveyed to Brigadier the Honourable Ad-
d.= Hope 93rd Highlanders, for conspic-
uously gallant conduct' on a variety of oc-
casions .A.gain, on the 18th November
1857, a despatch was written from Luckno w
by Sir Cohn Campbell, informing the Gov-
erner General of certain operations before
that city, now generally known as the Re-
lief of Lucknow. In that despatch will be
found the following wordss—
After a time a large body of the eneniy
who were holding ground to the left of our
advance, were driven in by parties of the
52 and 93rd. The Highlanders pursued
their advantage, and seized the barracks,
and immediately converted it into a mili-
tau- post.- The attack on the Seaunclra
Bagh, had now- been proceeding about an
hour and a half, when_ it was cletensiined
to take the place by stortn through a small
opening which had been made. This was
done in the most brilliant manner by: the
temainder of the Highlanders, and the 53rcl
and 4th Punjab Infantry. 16 • There
never was a bolder feat of arms " The
Shad, Nujeef is a domed mosque, with a
garden, of which the most had bee4 made
by the enemy. The wall of the enclosure
of the mosque was loop holed with great care.
The entrance telt, had been covered by a
regular work in masoniy, and the top of the
building was crowned with a parapet.
From this and from the defence in the gar-
-den an unceasing fire of musketry was kept
up from the commencement of the attack.
The position was defended with great reso-
lution against a cannonade of three hours.
It as then stormed in the boldest manner
by tlhe -93rd Highlanders uhder Brigadier
Hob, supported by a .battalion ,of detach-
ments under Major Barnston, who was, I
regret to say, severely wounrled, Captain
Peel leading up hi .4 heavy guns with extra-
ordinary gallantry, to batted the massive
walls. The withering fire of the Highland-
ri effectually covered the Naval Brigade
rom great loss.
Again, in an order to the troops under
is command, dated La Martiniere, Luck -
0 NV, 23rd November 1857,' Sir Colin
11
says :—
' Hastily assembled, fatigued by foiced
marches, but animated by a common feeling
of determination to accomplish the duty be-
fore them., all ranks of this force have com-
pensated for their small number,, in the ex-
cution of a most difficult duty, by unceas-
ing exertions.
From the morning of the 16th till last
night, the whole force has been one outly-
ing piquet, never out of fire, and covered
an immense extent of ground, to permit the'
garrison to retire scatheless and in safety,
-
covered by the whole of the relieving fmce.
That ground was won by fighting as hard
as it ever fell to the lot of the Commander;
in -Chief to witness, it being necessary to
bring up the same men over and over again
to fresh attacks, and it is with the greatest
gratification that His Excellency „ declares
he never saw men behave better.
The storming of the Sectutdar 13agh and
the Shad Nujed has never been surpassed
in daring, and the success of it was most
brilliant and complete.'
.4e*.
Indians in the par West.
Edna Dean Proctor, in the New York
Independent, gives the following descitiption
of a 10 to of Indians in the far west:
We soon learned why so many Indians
were to be seen in the streets. As tribe of
the Tites, journeying to their new reserva-
tion in San -Luis Park, were encamped on
the plain near the city. The next after-
noon we drove out to see them, and found
them occupying a sloping bank above the
river, their tents, made of cotton cloth and
much browned by smoke, pitched from
twenty to a hundred feet apart and their
horses and colts picketed about or feeding
in companies on the outer prairie. While
we were there, a party came in that had
lagged 'behind. The men lazily sauntered
off 'with the horses, leaving the women to
pitch the tents and arrange all- the various
bundles of :3 kins and provisions, Which they
had dropped in a confused pile from the
backs of their ponies. The shirts; leggins,
and moccasions ot the men were of deer-
skin, elaoorately canamented with colored
glass beads; and nearly all of -them had
scarlet blankets, over their shouldeis. Their
faces werea blaze with vermilion. They
wore nothing on their heads, but their hair
was long, and often braided in front and
adorned with beads or strips of bright cloth.
Most of them had guns, and several were
sheeting at a mark, and seemed very proud
of their skill. One old thief, who was at
Washington in 1862, wore round his neck,
suspended by several chains, a large silver
medal :given him by President Lincoln,
which he contemplated with great satisfac-
tion: The women also were clothed in
skint—one garment, reaching half way be-
low the knee, and cut into a tine, deep
fringe on tile bottom. Round the waist
was ag,ircite, ornamented with beads or brass
buttons; and sometimes the whole dress
and the moccasins were covered with beads
put on in figures. The sleeves reached only
to the elbows On their wiists they had
bracelets of brass wire; with huge rings in
their ears, and heavy strings of beads around
then necks Their hair was short and
without decoration. Their blankets were
folded ,mantlewise, and &splayed a showy
pattern of .bead -work whom they were fas-
tened at the throat. As I looked admir-
ingly at one of these, worn by a young girl,
her cempanion, perhaps sixteen years of
age, ran into the tent, and, bringing out her
own blanket, broidered with a similar de-
vice, threw it overher shoulders,and walked
to and fro, with all the airs of a fashionable
lady, to tip admired in her turn. Some of
these women were very pretty, and the lit-
tle plump,. brown children, playing abont
half naked or -lying in the rude -cradles, were
quite as attractive in form and feature as
the same number of white boys and girls
would hate been. Groups of women, seated
upon old mattine•hspread on the ground, were
busy rubbing and pulling the deer -skins, to
give them the reqUisite softness. Near by,
laid out to dry and covered with flies, were
str;ps and bits ot venison, from which,
every now and then, a woman would take
a, piece and chew it as a sweet morsel while
au her work. At the entrance to one tenb.
two bright eyed girls mixed. flour and water
into dough; and then, with much talk and
laughter, patted it in their small brown
hands, making little cakes which they baked
over a fire on the ground, and passed, when
done, to the waititag faniily. Several large
eagles were tied by one tent, among which
a boy divided a newly killed hare; wolfish
looking dogs were roaming about; three or
four white cats looked quite at home in the
crowd; and there were many goats, whinh
the childten had much fun in catching and
holding for the women to milk. They had
no buffalo robes, for the Utes are at feud
with the Indians of the Prains and Ware
not go down there to hunt. Both men and
women looked good natured and in much
better condition than the Shosones whom
we saw in -Utah; but there was no chief
among them with the dignity and real pre-
sence of NV ashakie.
The tribe Were only to stay here foi a few
days, until their skins were sold and their
supplies -6o11ected, and then take the trail
again for their new hunting-grOunds. But
even in that remote corner of Colorado they
will not remain long undisturbed. Keeper
eyes than theirs will covet the sunny do-
main of San Luis Park, and the Red Man
will be„driven forth to make room for his
rival.
As we turned away, -the setting sun cast
a crimson glow over the.eneampment and
its dusky faces, and the wind from the
mountains sighed across the plain like a re-
quiern from the strange rade fast sinking into
the night of oblivion.
The Grand Trunk Railway.
(From the St. Marys Argus.)
The Sarnia and London. bridges crossing
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are being renewed as to the timbers' plank,
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