THE CELT IN SERVIA.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 274, 9 March 1877, Page 2

THE CELT IN SERVIA.

A remarkable gentleman, who, a few years ago, was very well known in rqili? tary circles in Dublin, is now making his mark with the Servian forces. The career of this beau Sab r cur is certainly a remarkable one. He first appeared on the scene in India, shortly before the mutiny. During that sanguinary struggle he faced death a hundred times, but lie came out with only a severe scalp wound. On one occasion a Sepoy whom lie ran through the body nearly had the best of it. but, being foiled, the Sepoy in hiss rage spat irj the soldier's face. After the mutiny, he went to America, whei-e he joined the Southern Army, and became a major of cavalry. He served to the end of that war, being again wounded. He then turned his steps to South America, where he formed a foreign legion, and saw some

service. In the streets of Buenos Ayres he had to fight for his life, with his sword killing two of his assailants. He ioingfi the Cuban insurgents, was takers pri'sanei?, condemned to be shot, but escaped. For his services in the Cretain insurrection he was decorated. He fought in Mexicr, After that we next hear of him in Egypt re-organising the Khedive's forces. H ) next appeared in the midst of the fray in France, and when the Germans at length put all further resistance out of the question, our hero returned to Dublin in 1872, where he was quiet for some time, getting into only one scrape on the banks of the

Spain nest claimed tm att«nt«>n, iri.-'vit desiring ta join the Carttsts, b,lt '. d»ic difficult*; arose, and he ait ' 1 - vil '• MijSiifii,. whertv in .Sfow-atrteefc, r " cl » n 7 reeootre, which ended j> 1 ' f ' Coming t» London, we \ nut tmfcrettuently in the ..I !. (~e t -ttf.ree6» but the moment <u i» «t»e ®»»* he disappeared. «f 0 ««li hardly say that this little sketch, L„-t m far M men-wry serve*, refer* to SfSllwrt MW, who now commands about t«?0«> Russo-Serv.ans.