rf st 4- 9 s at l rarstv chrowicle o pe1ry w- hie cffltemed picture nec reqe nec pofrulo sed utroquk saturday august 1 1829 ar- f y sraci i saw thee last cowper tart dumedt7une tamest eyes wigeofthe9idl fy fafawetiuitafas gf w drooping he f rs fffltk morfc me weary fine or untrue tone of other days fimglance of love like thine me thus wien sudden glee ir my gutcfc fcear along r that struggle to be free bursts of skylark song isjk in ratu too soon are felt thetoounds they cannot flee if in childufa tears to melt ftmjnz my soul on thee pjtfiui that oer my childhood shone whence is thy power of change us ever shadowing back my own therayid and tlie strange senceore hey charm dthest earnest eyes i i know the mystery well imvown troubling bosom lies the spirit of the pell 1 memory conscience love tis tornr oh change no longer thou or ever be the blessing wont on thy pure thoughtful brow ustoricol sketch of the services of tht79th regiment or cameron highlanders continued lord wellington deemed il advisa- le io retire to the strongly fortified leights of torres vedras where he ar rived on they th october and masse- aa having reconnoitred that position vent into quarters at santarem which e left in march 1811 he was then closer pressed by the allied army sriafiteoblgedto tnkcto- ar the spanish frontiers on the iih march the enemy hud abandon- his strong position of mnanda de orvo and posted himself on the banks the ceira havingone corps advanc- i in front of foy daronce lord wellington immediately made arrange- ients to drive in the advanced guard ad ihe movements he adopted succeed- i m forcing the enemy to abandon his long position with considerable loss d this skirmish of foy daronce the qih behaved with great gallantry and ad 2 rank and file killed and 7 lank nd file wounded on the 2d may he whole french army crossed the igueda at cuidad kodrigo and ad- anced towards the allied army then ilockading almeida lord welhng- on did not oppose their march but anged the allied army on the rivers ouas cusasand azava as the ene- ny advanced the light division of the jritish hoops and the cavalry fell back ipon fuemes dhonore where three nnerdivisions were stationed on the iftemoon of the 3d may the enemy at tacked with a large force the village wihch was defended in a gallant man ner by the light infantry battalions ol general nightingales division under lf col williams of the 60th though these troops maintained their portion yet the repeated efforts made by the enemy to obtain possession of the village induced lord vv eilington to reinforce the troops then in possession among the reintbrcenients was the 79th regi ment under lieut col p cameron the 7ist under col cadogan charged the enemy and drove him from the part of the village of which they had obtain ed u momentary possession the com mand devolved on lt col p came ron of the 79th when col williams received a severe wound and the con test continued till night leaving the british troops in possession of the whole on the 6th all the french corps with the cavalry made a vigorous attempt to cross the duas casus and to gain pos session of fuentes dhonore after a variety of partial actions and move ments directed with great judgment by lord wellington and executed whh courage by the troops the assailants were toward night repulsed on all sides the enemys principal effort through out the day was again directed against fuentes dhonore and notwithstanding the whnle sixth corps of the french my were employed to attack the village they could not obtain more than a tem- i porary possession of it it was defend ed language life ed by the 79th and other light infantry regiments under the command of lt cof cameron- on one occasion the 79th and 71st charged the enemy and drove them through the village the loss which the 79th sustained during these attacks upon fuentes dhonore was 1 field officer 1 captain 1 serjeant 50 rank and file killed and i field offi cer 3 captains s subalterns 6 serjeants and 13s rank and file wounded the 79th had to mourn the loss of lt col philips cameron the eldest son of col cameron a young officerof talents and professional promise when this gal lant officer fell at the head of his native highlanders they raised a dreadful shriek of grief and rage they then charged with irresistible fury the finest body of french grenadiers ever seen horn a part rrf buonapartes selected guard 1 he officer who led the french a man remarkable for stature and sym metry was killed on the spot and the frenchman who had stepped out of his rank to take aim at colonel cameron was also bayonnetted pierced with a thousand wounds and almost torn to pieces by the furious highlanders sir walter scott in his vision of don roderick alludes to this circumstance in the following lines 14 and what avails thee that for camer on slain willi from his plaided ranks the yell was given vengeance and grief gave mountain rage the rein 11 and at the bloody spear point headlong driven thy despots giaut guards fled like the rack of heaven the total loss of the british and allies wa5 about 1700 killed and wounded and that of thefrench much more con siderable as 400 were left dead in the village of fuentes dhonore for their excellent conduct during the defence of this position this kegiment have been graciously permitted io bear the name 4 fuentes dhonore inscribed on their colours and appointments massena in consequence of his de feat at fuentes dhonore evacuated al meida and retreated to tormcs lord wellington marched from his strong po sitions in aleiuejo towards the spanish iro tier and placed his troops which were suffering from sickness in canion- ments in the healthiest quarters of the neighbourhood of the agueda from this he removed in the beginning of ja nuary lb12 to the investment of cuidad kodrigo which stronghold on the 20th was stormed by the british troops and and finally cap lu red the 79th had been ordered io join in the arduous task of storming this important frontier town bu on account of their weak state from sckness and death were recalled and as a part of the first division under sir t graham and general stockfords brigade they weie instrumental in cov ering the siege of badajoz lord wel lington had invested thai town on the kith march on both sides of the guadi- anaand sir t graham with his body of troops crossed that river and by his movements obliged the enemy to retire towards cordova after the full of ba- dajoz by storm on the 6th april a vari ety of minor enterprises took place be- foie the allied army advanced against the french under marmont the forts and batteries of salamanca were silenc ed and taken possession of after a se vere siorming onthe22d an exten sion of the enemys line to the left made in older to embrace a post on a hill oc cupied by the allies enabled lord v el- ing ton to strengthen his right and at tack the enemys left this attack succeeded as also one on the from in which they were successively driven from height to height th stand made by a part of the french army which drove back a division of the allies sus pended the fate of the battle but success was shortly after restored in this quar ter the enemys right reinlorced by fugitives from the left continued to re sist till it was dark when they at length fled and the discomfiture of the french army was complete the victors con- tinned to pursue the enemy long after this termination of the battle of sala manca the most considerable and glori ous that was fought during the war in spain the 79th were stationed on the extreme left of the british line in re serve and were not much engaged and their loss in consequence was inconsi derable only 4 men killed and wound ed in the pursuit oftho enemy the 79th were employed and continued to follow for a considerable time their services during the contest were dceni- ed worthy of having the name sj manca inscribed upon their colours in addition to their other honorary distinc tions the enemy lost considerably about 7000 prisoners were taken and the allied army sustained a loss of 5200 killed wounded and missing the army of marmont retired upon burgos pursued by the victorious bri tish troops and joseph buonaparte by his desertion of madrid and retreat to segovia with his army left that city un protected on the 30th june the al lies entered madrid and the 79th and other troops were garrisoned in the es- curial lord wellington did not long remain in the spanish capital but pro ceeded in the pursuit of the enemy to wards burgos upon the heights and hills in the neighbourhood of which the french had intrenched themselves lord wellington determined to storm their works several attempts were made and part of the work destroyed ko alaj was intended to force the enemys cen tre and establish the allied aimy on the rear of the right it was made in co lumns of divisions each led by a gener al officer having its own reserve sir r mill directing the movements of the right and marshall bereslord that oi the left the 79th were towards the left in general clintons division the operations began at daylight and their varietyand the resistance experienced caused it to be night ere the aimy hud effected the purpose of gaining the tear of the enemys right in this engage ment commonly culled the passage of the nivelle the fine lne fomea by this regiment when asceudmg the liu to meet the enemy excited the re marks of general hill who was pleased with the steady advance of the regi ment the 79ih were but partially engaged and lost only 1 rank and file killed and 1 subaltern and 5 rank and file wounded they have been per the casiilian crown are dead our i at present coins nothing but blades of scimi tars and heads of lances the defiance rouched in this proud re nted by the footsteps of jqfiuel usurers asimposible- he adds tocontsa e says fray antonio agapida the pious indignation of this mu but still i himself wiihiu the limits of how the moor determined to strike the fc looking dou with ineffable m 7t in which the 79th regime- were often muted to bear the word 4t nivelle on gaged mil mi ource ftf m hi eiirgew un pcim that wen taken several instances are mentioned of the individual gallantry of some of ihe men of the 79b lord wellington fearing that his aimy and that of general hill might he rendered incapable of communication retreated from bulges and established himself once moe within the portuguese fron tier htt was there joined by the army of general hill in the attacks upon burgos tiie 79th lost 2 field officers 1 serjeant and 17 rank and file idled r captain 3 subaltern s5 seijcxnls drum mer and 6 rank and file wounded and for their gallantry and exertions re ceived the commendations of general pack the british did not move from the winter quarters till the middle of may 1313 and on the 26th of that month arrived at salamanca and after driving the frenchmen before them came in sight of vittoria on the 20ih june iri the honours of the engagement of vitto ria the next day where joseph buona parte was defeated the 79th did not participate as they then formed part of the 6th division under general paken- ham detained at medina dei pomar co vering tfte march of the maganes and stores after the battle the 6th divi sion weie sent to salvalcrra in order to aid the interception of general clause who wished to unite himself o the main body of io ircncli army now on illett retreat to o the 25 h july generals byng and sir lowry cole were attai l roneosvalles and sir rowland ni in the valley of bust an and mainlined their position hut retired to protect blockade of pampehina on the 2fc the 6th division ol which the 79th isinied a pan joined the army and was aj immediately attacked by the eneni oon as taken its position a tn valley of the lanx resting right on oricain and its left on the hef ine of the valley the attach w by a very superi or force bv- w repulsed with great lss the batik became geneial along the their colours and appointments in addi tion to lornier honorary devices the next morning the enemy were pursued acioss the nivelle and reined io entrenchments near liayorme lord weunon determined upon crossing the nive hui heavy rains prevented his moving his troops irom their canton ments before the bth december a seiies ot movements then occurred du ring several days connected with the passage of the river which tbe 79th tely and cere- nonious gravity being master of all points m etiquette as he passed through the court of lions and paused to regard is celebrated fountain he fell into n discourse with the moorish courtiers nu certaiu mysteries of the christian faith i he igumems advanced by those infidels awakened s must christian kllignt and discreet ambassador dc restrained himself within th hfty gravity sword and looking uou with inert hie worn upon the weak casuists around him the quick aod subtle arabian witlings re doubled their light attacks upon this state ly spaniard aud thought they had com pletely foiled him in the contest but the sttrii juau de vera had an argument in re serve for which they were but little prepar ed for ou one ot them of the race ol un- abencctrages dariog to question with a sneer the immaculate conception of ihe blessed virgin the catholic knight could no longer restrain his ire liaising his voice of a sudden he told the iufidel he li ed and raising hht arm at the same time territories rewarded hy zeal he had ess covorp- ea virgin was not onl vvl phuded hy that mostcalliohc ofmvcrr l bargained lin great favor aud re all pious cavaliers aod he was highly honored and king ferdiuand aod ihe shown in vindication of the siuli tion o the blessed virgin amous prelates reverend chapter hi the defiance thus hurled nr the oasti- hau wvertigns by the fiery hnorihllt ine would at once have heeu answered hy the thunder of their artillery but they were embroiled at that time i a war with fortllgal and i contests with their ouq factious nobles the truce therefore rsa c for manvvears between the nations w a suflered iri couhuut i i wary ferdinand reserviug ihe refusal to pay tribute as a fair ground for war when ever tbe favourable moment to wage it should arrive in the course of three years the war he srnau urn oa he head w his heahl tjstalh the most part quelled ed sword in au instant the court of lions glisten ed with the ilash of arms and its fountains would have been dyed with blood had not ciossed near ustaritz on the 10 h jmuleyabeu hassan overheard the tnmnlc the enemy moved out of their entrench- j ami lorbadc all appeal io arms prououue- ed cam with the whole army and made a desperate attack upon sh kow tli ol ihe ambassador sacred while withiu liis territories theabeocer- inguiu person land 11 ips position and upon the ad rad up the rcnumbraurc ot the valued possof br sohn hopes eoips l hottr of vengeance should a- i i i i i i rive and tne ambassador prayed our bless- air n bono whuh they weie gallantly n- udy l0 raut llin iiy pulsed by the alled hoops the em- provjug her immaeula heights o cupied by other divisions every reg 0 which charged with the bayou an ti of the bat tle of lhepy w a repulse of the enemy wr- greal sluughien for their courage s j excelkul conduct during this engaj the 79th have been permuted t widfvrknees upon the ii co rnd pponntnis several n engagements took place on succec the liriusiuroops displaying hyr usual gallantry engag ing the eiemy under every disadvan tage successfully mmed in flanks every position attacked in iiont with the bayonet a d he middle of august the frencf arniy were driven from spain io their o country noiwnthstandmg pioclamar 0 their intentions to re trieve the disgrace of vittoria and othei previous reverses to drive the allies back from t sight of the valley ot france an ultimately to reconquer the kingdoms 0 spain and portugal in addition n 0 honours already con- fened on he regiment they have been permitted 0 account of tiieir general service in the peninsular war to have inscribed on their colours the word peninsula as a mar my continued these partial attacks t morning of the 12th- with constant fat luie when they withdrew with their whole force into the entrenchments and passed a large force to baoniitt with which on the 13th they made a most iormduble attack on sir howlaiid hill in this they were again repulsed beaten on all points and obliged ioretii upon their own entrenchments towan bayonne in this engagement of w- nive the 79th was particularly distu guished from their cool and well diiec ed fiie which was moro destructive ij ihe enemy than in any other instanc yx kuttl tlw rg luese cumpa an r ihe number killed by their lire on his occasion in a small space was one ol i ho most remarkable circumstances ol the war their own loss amounted o 5 rank and file killed l subaltern 2 sci jeanis and 24 rank and file wound ed for their conduct in this vfrv eventful engagement the 79th have been permitted to bear u nive iheir colours and appointments to be continued a chronicle of the conquest of granada chapter ii how the cotholic sovereigns sent to demand arreras of tribute of the moor t how the aloor replied is the year 1478 a spanish courtier of powerful frame and hang ty demeanor arrived at the gates of granada as ambas sador from the catholic nonarchs to de- maud the arrcar of tribute his name was don juan de vera a zealous and devout knight lull of ardor for the faith and loy alty lor the crown he was gallantly mounted arined at all points aud follow ed by a moderate but wellappoiuted reti nue the moorish inhabitants looked jealous ly i an opportunity of proving ner immaculate couceptiou ou the head of this lurbaned iufidel notwithstanding this occurrence don juaude vera whs treated with great dis tinction by ftluley aben hassan but noihiug coold make lmi unbend fiom his stern aotl stately reserve before his departure a scimitar was sent to him hy the king the blade of the tiuest damascus steel the hilt of agate enriched witu precious stouts and the guard of gold de vera drew it and smiled grimly as ho noticed the admirable temper ot ttic blade his majesty hits were for the castiliim sovereigns now toroed their thongcis to hat from the time of the union of their crowns had been tbe great object of their ambition the conquest of granada and the complete extirpation of the moslem ptwer from spain feidinand whose pi- oits ieai was quickened by motives of tem poral policy looked with a craving eye at the rich territory ol the moor studdet with innumerable low us and cities he deter mined to carry on the war with cautious and persevering patience iakin town af ter town aod fortress after fortress and gradually plucking away all ihe supports before he attempted the moorish capital i will pick out the seeds one by oue of this pomegranate said tbe wary feroi- nand muleyahen hassan was aware of the hostile intentions of the catholic monarch but felt confident in his rueans of rtming them lie had amassed great weald du- riii a trauquil reign he hadstrenpit tntd the defences of liis kingdom and had on pn couched beuuuib lv they could light skihully oii hii in t uoujuao de era and ins compauions 1 above all were dexterous lorsentu trjie- duriug their brief sojourn at orainda titer heavily armed ami fully appointed or learned the force and situation of the moor lightly mounted lu geneto viihsmply with the eyes of practised warriors they hiuco and target thty were patieri of saw that he was well prepared for hoslili- foiigue hunger thirst aod nakvducss ties ills walls aod towers were of vast prompt for war at ihe first summons of strength iu complete repair and mounted their king and tenacious in defence of with lemhards and other heavy ordnance t towus and possessions his magazines were well stored withall thlls a n for mnl the munitions of war he had a ni i ab hiwinlmrrlmdtb beurchand host 0 foelsoldlew together with squad- o bnu to be ihe one of cavalry ready to scour the country fi jg b nw mhh and carry ou eitherdelcusive or predatory warfare the christian warriors noted these things w ithout dismay their hearts rather glowed with emulation at the thoughts of encountering so worthy a foe as they slowly pranced through the streets of grauada ou their departure tbey look- i ed rouud with eagerness on its stately pa- 1 existed between them theie wasswftuiar clause pertiiitting either party to make sudden inroads and assaults upontovns and fortresses provided they wire cone furtively and by stratagem without dis play of haocers or sound of trumpet or regular encampment and that thev did not last above three days f 11 s gave laces and sumptuous mosques on its al- riseio frequet enterprises of a hardy and cayceria or bazar crowded with silks and avculurnu9 characlcr in whicl cas aod strong holds were taken by surprise cloth of silver and gold with jew els au precious stones and other rich merchan ts at this small but proud array of spanish chivalry as it paraded wlb tiatstateliuess rawail ftntw hv soanish cavaliers k of their con duct in tl protection of iho independ ence of spain on the 7th october lord wellington entered france by crossing iho tiidussoa and from the se verity of she weather among the pyre nees had determined to carry the war into that country the enemy alter its late engagement occupied strong positions near the villages of st jean de luz arre and afehoe which were well fortified hetivyramj prevented lord wellington making his attack be fore the 10th november the attack dise the luxuries of every dime and they longed for the time when alt this wealth should be the spoil of the soldiers of the faith ahd when each tramp of their steeds might he fetlock deep iu the blood and caronge of the luiiduls don juan de vera and his little band pursued their way slowly through the coun try to the christian frontier- every town was strongly fortified the vega was studded with tiweis of refuge for the pea santry every pass of the mountain had i8 castle of defence every loity height its watchtower as tlw christian cavaliers passed under the walls oftho fortresses lances aud scimitars hashed from their bat- tieuientsf aud theturhaned sentinels seem ed to dart from their dark eyes glaucesof hatred and defiance it was evident that a war with this kingdom must be one of doughty i e ii and valiant enterprise j a war of posts where every step must be gained by toil and bloodshed aud maintained with the utmost difficulty- the warrior spirit of toe cavaliers kiudled at the thoughts aud they were impellent for hostilities uot says antonio agapida from any thirst for rapine aud revenge but from that pure and holy indignation which every spjuuh knight entertained at beholding this beautiful dominion ofjiis ancestors de- mjinbhy coinpend lib 40 c 29 coude histde les arabes 04 c 34 the curate of los pajacios also re cords this anecdote hut mentions u as hap pening on a subsequent occasion whin uou juan de vera was sent to possessed ouly hy spanish c through the renowned gate of llvira they were struck with the seru and lofty demeanor of don juau de vera and his sinewy frame hich showed him formed foi hardy deeds of arms and they suppos ed he bad come iu search of distinction by defying the n ooruh knight in open tour ney or iu the famous lilt with reeds for which tbey were so renowned for it was still the custom of the knights off either na tion to mingle in these courteous and chi valrous contests during the intervals oi war- when they learnt however that he was come to demand the tribute so abhor rent to tbe ears of the fiery monarch tney observed that it well required a warrior ot bis apparent nerve to execute such au em bassy muley aben hassan received tbe cava lier in state seated on a magnificent di an and surrounded by the officers of his court in tbe hall of ambassadors oue of the most sumptuous apartments of the alhamhra when he vera had delivered bis message a haughty and biitersmile curleuthfl hpof forceriam christian captives there a p- hc fince monarch tell your sove- pears every reason however to cousde that the kings ofgraa- i fray aotouio agapida most correct iu the strong and carried sword in himd a longtime had elapsed however without any outrage of the kind on the part of the moors aud the christian towns on the frontiers had nil in consequence fallen into a state of the most negligent security muley aben hassan cast bis eyes round to select his object of attack when inlor- matiouwas brought dim that the fortress of zfllipra was hut feebly cnrnsouti aid scantily supplied and that its acade was careless of his cbmge 1 his irponant post was on the frontier hetwciu ikonda aud medina sidonim and crest ol a rocky n ouuiaii castle perched above it npoi that it was s birds or drill s built ou the will a sll4 ug a i lif so i uu id t he above ihe flight of of ehuds the streets aud negotiate uiauyof the houses o mere excavations wrought out of tne living rock the town had but one gate opening to the west aud defended by towers iud bul warks the ouly ascent to this trajged fortress was by roads cut io the rock and so rugged as in many places to resemble broken stairs such was the situation of ihe mountain fortress of zahora wl if 0 seemed to set all attack at defiance inso much that it hd become so pitveihal throughout spain thai a woman of forbid ding and inaccessible vim e is called a zaharena but the wrongest fortress and atrnest virtue have iak pointsi mure unremitting let warrior and dame tbe fate of zahari vigilance take to guard them warning from reigns s aid he si da who used to pay tribute inuioue to period to which be refers it jranadais the spanish term foryome grana fe f urita anales de aragep i c 41 mariana hist do kspaua 1 5 c 1