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Obituary.
the battle of Moodkee had been fought . In the battle of Ferozesliaii , on the 21 st and 22 nd of December , the 1 st Europeans earned their full meed of praise : the painful endurance of three hours' inactivity in the field , when ordered to lie down on the hot sand to avoid the showers of round and grape momentarily thinning their ranks , oppressed with a burning thirst , under a tropical sun , became a more deadly trial than any of the more active horrors of the time ; and yetstrange to say
, , our Brother and many others forgot , at intervals in sleep , all that was passing , calmly dreaming of far distant scenes . When called to action it was soon evident how well those could fight who could so well endure . A private letter says— " It was at this time that the Europeans showed their true British courage . In the front of seventy heavy cannon pouring out their deadly volleys , did these brave fellows advance , capture the guns , and stop the progress of the enemy , who appeared
thunderstruck and fell back . " After the batteries were carried , Brother Shuttleworth , desirous of preventing useless slaughter , or to use his own expression , " unwilling to distinguish himself by cutting down the noble fellows who stood to their guns when basely deserted by their comrades , " exerted the little influence in his power to stop the carnage , though he was still in the midst of danger from the constant explosion of mines in all directions
, which destroyed many of his men . The same night his regiment distinguished themselves greatly , being roused from their slumbers with the Queen ' s 80 th Regiment of Infantry , by the Governor-General , they proceeded to attack and silence some heavy guns that continued to harrass their position during the night , and which they gallantly
accomplished . At the close of this protracted engagement , on the following day , after thirty hours' severe fighting , the death of Captain Box ob " tained Brother Shuttleworth bis Company . Being sent a few evenings subsequently , without a guide , through a difficult and strange country , with a small party to reinforce an advanced post , the darkness of the night only preserved them from being captured by the enemy , whose sentinels challenged them—so nearly had they approached the Sikh camp ; his letters describing these events were the last that reached his
family . He fell nobly and gallantly at the close of the action at Sobraon , on the 10 th of February , while leading and cheering on his men even after receiving a grape shot in his breast ; aware that the wound was mortal the last effort of his failing strength was to send his sash , a fatal token , to his friend Captain Fanshawe , when , surrendering his spirit to the Great Architect of the Universe , he expired in the moment of victory , in the 29 th year of his age , deeply regretted by the officers and men of his regiment , and by a large circle of attached friends . He was the fourth son of G . E . Shuttleworth , Esq ., of Tottenham-green , and Brother to Mark H . Shuttleworth , P . M . of the Oak
Lodge , and IT . of the Royal Union Chapter , and to G . E . Shuttleworth , jun ., P . G . Steward , and Scribe E . of the Prince of AVales' Chapter , W . M . of the Salisbury Lodge , and P . M . of the Grand Masters Lodge and Lodge of Good Report . April — " BRO . ISAAC WALTON , _ et . 59 . —It is said , of a broken heart . This awful , and probably figurative expression , is nevertheless the most natural one to record as the occasional cause of death , where the patient has previously suffered from long endurance of deep mental agony . Among women , disappointment of a serious nature where the heart has built up hopes of happiness— " the word of promise offered to the ear
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
the battle of Moodkee had been fought . In the battle of Ferozesliaii , on the 21 st and 22 nd of December , the 1 st Europeans earned their full meed of praise : the painful endurance of three hours' inactivity in the field , when ordered to lie down on the hot sand to avoid the showers of round and grape momentarily thinning their ranks , oppressed with a burning thirst , under a tropical sun , became a more deadly trial than any of the more active horrors of the time ; and yetstrange to say
, , our Brother and many others forgot , at intervals in sleep , all that was passing , calmly dreaming of far distant scenes . When called to action it was soon evident how well those could fight who could so well endure . A private letter says— " It was at this time that the Europeans showed their true British courage . In the front of seventy heavy cannon pouring out their deadly volleys , did these brave fellows advance , capture the guns , and stop the progress of the enemy , who appeared
thunderstruck and fell back . " After the batteries were carried , Brother Shuttleworth , desirous of preventing useless slaughter , or to use his own expression , " unwilling to distinguish himself by cutting down the noble fellows who stood to their guns when basely deserted by their comrades , " exerted the little influence in his power to stop the carnage , though he was still in the midst of danger from the constant explosion of mines in all directions
, which destroyed many of his men . The same night his regiment distinguished themselves greatly , being roused from their slumbers with the Queen ' s 80 th Regiment of Infantry , by the Governor-General , they proceeded to attack and silence some heavy guns that continued to harrass their position during the night , and which they gallantly
accomplished . At the close of this protracted engagement , on the following day , after thirty hours' severe fighting , the death of Captain Box ob " tained Brother Shuttleworth bis Company . Being sent a few evenings subsequently , without a guide , through a difficult and strange country , with a small party to reinforce an advanced post , the darkness of the night only preserved them from being captured by the enemy , whose sentinels challenged them—so nearly had they approached the Sikh camp ; his letters describing these events were the last that reached his
family . He fell nobly and gallantly at the close of the action at Sobraon , on the 10 th of February , while leading and cheering on his men even after receiving a grape shot in his breast ; aware that the wound was mortal the last effort of his failing strength was to send his sash , a fatal token , to his friend Captain Fanshawe , when , surrendering his spirit to the Great Architect of the Universe , he expired in the moment of victory , in the 29 th year of his age , deeply regretted by the officers and men of his regiment , and by a large circle of attached friends . He was the fourth son of G . E . Shuttleworth , Esq ., of Tottenham-green , and Brother to Mark H . Shuttleworth , P . M . of the Oak
Lodge , and IT . of the Royal Union Chapter , and to G . E . Shuttleworth , jun ., P . G . Steward , and Scribe E . of the Prince of AVales' Chapter , W . M . of the Salisbury Lodge , and P . M . of the Grand Masters Lodge and Lodge of Good Report . April — " BRO . ISAAC WALTON , _ et . 59 . —It is said , of a broken heart . This awful , and probably figurative expression , is nevertheless the most natural one to record as the occasional cause of death , where the patient has previously suffered from long endurance of deep mental agony . Among women , disappointment of a serious nature where the heart has built up hopes of happiness— " the word of promise offered to the ear