And Mercy, more than Victory, resplendent shine!
Thus caution'd, thus admonish'd, let us go;

And may the King of Kings, great Sov'reign of the
Universe, turn the fierce hearts of those

Who whet with tenfold rage the deadly steel,
To seek, and find, the smiles of heavenly Peace!
But if to His Omniscience it seem good,

To let the dæmon War still prowl about,

And I, in some dread conflict should be stretch'd
In Death's cold arms, upon th' ensanguin'd plain;
Then let me hope, through Him who died a guilty
World to save, my erring zeal to bleed in
Freedom's and my Country's cause may be forgiv❜n.
Firm in my grasp, e'en then, I trust, thou wilt be
Found; and, oh! when sever'd from my nerveless hold,
May some kind pitying hand beside me place
My good old friend, and let us rust together!

LIEUTENANT LOWE,

Of the 12th Regiment of Foot, wounded during the Siege of
Gibraltar.

LIEUTENANT Lowe, of the 12th regiment, a superintendant of the working parties, lost his leg, on the 9th of May, 1781, by a shot on the slope of the hill, under the castle. He saw the shot before the fatal effect, but was fascinated to the spot. This sudden arrest of the faculties is not uncommon: several instances occurred to my own observation, where men totally free have had their senses so engaged by a shell in its descent, that though sensible of their danger, even so far as to cry out for assistance, they have been immediately fixed to the place. But what is most remarkable, these men have so instantaneously recovered themselves, on its fall to the ground, as to remove to a place of safety before the shell burst. "Drinkwater's History of the Siege of Gibraltar."

GENERAL WOLFE,

Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Foot, Killed at Quebec, 1759.

(FROM YOUNG'S HISTORY OF THE WARS.)

THE loss of the English did not exceed 500, but on the death of their commander they sustained a loss much more considerable. A retentive memory, a deep judgement, a comprehension amazingly quick and clear, a constitutional courage not only uniform but daring, perhaps sometimes even to excess, all conspired to form an accomplished hero. He possessed a strength, steadiness and activity of mind, which no difficulties could obstruct, or danger deter, and which enabled him when very young to signalize himself in his profession, even so early as the battle of La Feldt, when scarce twenty years of age; he exerted himself in so masterly a manner at this very critical juncture, that it drew the highest encomiums from the great officer then at the head of an army. Even after the peace, he spent great part of his time in forming the military character. He introduced such regularity and exactness of discipline into his corps (then Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th) that as long as the six British battalions on the Plain of Minden are recorded in the annals of Europe, so long will that regiment stand among the foremost in the glory of that day. He was early in the most secret consultations for the attack of Rochefort, where he afterwards offered to make good a landing. His conduct at Louisburg I have already given an accourt of, and at Quebec. Having completed his character and answered the expectations of his country, he fell at the head of his conquering troops; and like the great Gustavus, expired in the arms of Victory. There were a few circumstances attending his death, that deserve to be remembered. He first received a wound in his hand, but that he might not discourage his troops, he wrapped it up in his handkerchief and encouraged his his men to advance; soon after, he received another ball in his belly, this also he dissembled, and exerted himself as before, when he received a third in his breast under which he at last sunk, and

suffered himself, unwillingly, to be carried behind the ranks. As he was struggling under three such wounds, he begged one who attended him to support him to view the field, but finding that the approach of death had dimmed his eye-sight, he desired an officer near him to give him an account of what he saw; he was answered, that the enemy seemed broken. Repeating his question soon after, with much anxiety, he was told, that the enemy was totally defeated and that they fled in all parts. "Then," said he, “I am satisfied," and immediately expired.

.

The following circumstance deserves to be recorded, as it shews a firmness of sentiment and justness of thinking in the lower class of people, that is rarely met with even among persons of education. The mother of General Wolfe, was an object marked out for pity by great and peculiar distress; the public wound pierced her mind with a particular affliction, who had experienced the dutiful son, the amiable domestic character, whilst the world admired the accomplished officer. Within a few months she had lost her husband; she now lost the son, her only child. The populace of the village where she lived, unanimously agreed, to admit no illuminations or firings, or any signs of rejoicings whatever, near her house, least they should seem by an ill-timed triumph, to insult over her distress. There was a justness in this, and whoever knows the people, knows that they made no small sacrifice on this occasion.

(Vide Page 303.)

MILITARY MADNESS.

WHEN George the Second proposed giving the command of the expedition against Quebec to General Wolfe, great objections were raised by the ministry; and the Duke of Newcastle, in particular, begged His Majesty to consider that the man was actually mad. "Mad is he?" said the King, "well, if he be, I wish his madness was epidemic, and that every officer in my army was seized with it."

ADVENTURE

Of a Deserter from the late 24th Light Dragoons, stationed in the East Indies, as related in a letter from an officer at Loodeannah.

THIS deserter absconded, when we first marched into the Seik country. He travelled a long time, till at last fortune brought him into the presence of a Begum, somewhere near Cabul, who immediately fancied, and, it is said, married him. It is supposed that he had made out a fictitious story, for the purpose of deceiving the poor lady; for, some time after he had so completely succeeded in gaining her favour, he requested he might have a messenger of proper rank, to send with letters, to apprize his friends of his good fortune. The messenger was instantly named; and he made up some large packets, which, he pretended, were filled with very interesting matter, while they were, in truth, nothing more than scratches of the pen, for the fellow could not write a syllable. This messenger arrived here, and, I believe, delivered one of the letters to Colonel Ochterlony. He had others, which he had been instructed to deliver to various Captains and Colonels at different stations. The man, however, was now undeceived; and was not a little enraged, at having himself had so much trouble, and at the Begum's having been so much imposed upon.

REGARD TO THE SABBATH,

By a Private of the 79th Regiment.

WHILST this regiment was stationed at Plymouth in 1820, a private was insulted with the most brutal expression that can be used: he raised his arm to strike the assaillant, but recollecting himself, said, “ you may thank the day that has saved you from a thrashing," and meekly retired from reiterated abuse.

TO THE

SOLDIER'S COMPANION,

OR

Martial Recorder,

VOL. I.

Absolution granted by the Pope to his guard of honour
Abstinence of a Serjeant in the 29th regiment
Ackland, Lady, heroic resolution of

Adam, Phineas, extraordinary case of

Address, Laconic, by the Marquis of Montrose.

387

41

Of the Inhabitants of Moose Island, to Captain
Gibbons, 98th regiment

352

Of the Inhabitants of Montreuil in France, to the
18th Hussars

360

Of the Inhabitants of the Town of Aire in France,
to the 92d regiment

170

Adventure of the Earl of S

476

Of Major O'Neil...

88

494

Of a Private of the 24th Dragoons

Advertisement from a Captain in a Militia Regiment

189

For the apprehension of a Deserter in 1689. 206
For the apprehension of a Deserter, in 1705.. 309
For Recruits for the 32d regiment of American

Infantry.

Albuera, battle of, Descriptive letter from a Private in the 3d

412

André, Major, Account of his execution in America

420