I
TIIE OREGON AUG US.
1 BV D, W, CBAIO.
TBKM A too) will ot furnuhid at
Tkreo Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, in
aiance, to tingle tubtcribertThret Dolluri
sack to elubi of ten at one ojicein advance
When the money is not paid in advance, Four
Dalian will be charged if paid within fix
montht, and Five dollars at the end of the year.
fgT Tito Dollars for itx monthtNo tubecrip-
: thai received for a Uee period.
fjf No paper diieontinutd until all orrtaraget
art paid, unless at tne option of the publisher,
Tta. Flther.
rOM TIIC GERMAN OF OOITIII.Rr THEODOal MAKTIN.
. Th water rush'd and bubbled by,
An angler near it lay,
And watched liii quill with tranquil eye
Upon Ilia current piny.
And m ho sit in watleful drctm -lit
tool the flood unclose,
;. And from the middle of the itream
A river maiden rune.
She sang to him with witching wile,
- . ' My brood why wilt thou inure
With human craft nnd human guile,
To die in ecorching air t
: i Ah I didet thou kuow how Imppy we,
Who dwell hi witera clear,
Thou wouldst come duwn at once U me,
. . And reat forever hero.
'The iun and Udyc-nioon they live
TLeir Ireuea in the main ;
And breathing freshness from the ware,
Como doubly bright again.
j The deep blue iky, no uioijl and clear,
JIatli it for thee no lure ?
' Doee thine own face not woo thee duwn
, Unto our water pure?'
. The writer rush'd and bubbled by,
It lapp'd liia naked feet ;
He thrilled aa though he felt the touch
Of mniden kisses sweet.
She apoke to him, she sung to him
Resistless woi her atrain
Half-drawn, he aank beneath the ware,
, ,, And ne'er waa acen again.
' Dials oa Packing Annies.
' Portland, Ah;?. 3, 1859,
Mr. Editor: Having received numerous
letters of lute from parties who propose slilp-
pintr fruit the coming season, in reference, to
to packing the same, &c, we beg leave
throush your pnper to odor a few hints
on the sullied in unswer to these inquiries,
anil for the benefit of others who think of
shipping. '
"VVIuit is worth doing at all, is worth do
ing well." This nduge wilt apply with par
ticular forco in connection with the subject
of which we propose treating. We are
aware, however, that heretofore niuny por
tions have acted in utter contradiction of
the same nnd have seemed to think it use
less to take anything like prtius in putting
up their fruit lor market, packing nil kinds
and qualities indiscriminately together in a
lot of old and rusty boxes, of till shapes and
sizes, and when in the course of two or three
weeks, they receive account sales from their
commission merchant in San Francisco and
find by comparing the sumo with tho re
turns of a more careful and painstaking ship
per that their sales have ranged li-om 10 to
50 per cent, less per pound, they immediate'
y think there is shenunegiu somewhere, and
lose no opportunity to givo their commis
sion merchant and the whole fraternity fits,
generally; not dreaming that it is the sure
and certain result of their own folly nnd
neglect.
First in regard to boxes: Never send
off apples in dry-goods boxes, or largo un
gainly cases made out of inch auh a-lmlf
lumber, as is frequently done. Even should
the fruit be of the best quality, we cannot
convince buyers that such is the case, ex
cept each box is thoroughly inspected,
and it is seldom they will take time to do
this. Outside appearances go a long ways,
and from them it is ensy to determine wheth
er the shipper understands his business or
not. lluve the cases made of clear sea
soned lumber, of uniform size, witli one cud
planed for marking. The bottom, top, and
aides should be from 1-2 to 5-8 and the ends
one inch thick. A caso 20 inches long, and
10 deep, answers u very good purpose, al
though there are other sizes equally good.
Many are apt to fall into tho error of
liolding their fruit too long and seem to think
an apple is not fit to ship until it is "dead
ripe" and in good eating condition. ..Never
was a greater mistake, particularly as regard
summer ami full fruit, for when it is shipped
in this condition by the time it reaches Sun
Francisco (after having passed through the
usual routine of rough handling nnd sea
sweating) what is not absolutely rotten, is
very likely worthless and in tolerable condi
tion for the cider press, llie Innt siiouiu
by uo means be allowed to get mellow be
fore packing, neither should it uo packet!
beroro it is ripe, or it will wither ami sunv-
el up. In packing, sort out all tho small,
knotty, and gnarly apples, and pack each
kind by itself.
' ' If any one flatters himself that he cau C1I
tho bottom or center of the case with Ulteri
or fruit, and by placing a few first class ap
ples on ton. can palm them all oil as such,
he is most grandly mistaken. This game
' has been played out, and won't win.
' Line the boxes with paper, and pack the
fruit as tight as possible, so that it will not
; shake about in handling, and bruise. If
' thero is a space left on top in packing, coV'
- er the fruit with a sheet of brown paper,
and fill up with as much clean cut straw as
can be crowded in under the lid. This is a
very important matter, for the apples are
: bandied so roughly on the steamers, that
; almost every apple in the case will get bad-
ly bruised when packed loosely so that they
can snake about, ana when once bruised.
after having gone through the usual sea-
' sweating, they almost immediately decay,
, We ' have spoken before of having one
nd planed, for marking thereon the weight,
variety, and shipping mark. Those who
are unacenstomed to shipping, almost inva
riably mark on the top. lhis renders it
i-ery inconvenient, and makes extra work
; for the shipping house and all who have to
baadje the fruit, both here and in San
Franckco, as it is no small item to handle
' over several hundred cases to take an iu-
voice of the weights and kinds separately;
' whereas, if marked on one end and piled
up in tiers with the marks out, the whole
aa be see at a glance, and the weights,
Ac.', checked off without any trouble.
The gross weight, weight of box or tare,
' and sett weight, should be plainly marked
opon the end of each case, in this manner:
12 2052; underneath, variety or kind
. of fruit in the case, and below that the
shipping mark. For the latter, the name
or initials of the shipper put on with a neat
stencil is sufficient, without adding the con
signee's name or tho name of the place to
which they are shipped. Too great care
cannot ba used in the matter of weights,
aid all attempts at "gouging" are worse
-A Weekly New-spaf), devoted to the Interest of the Laboring Classes," and advocating tho side of Truth in every issue
Vol. V.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, AUGUST 27, 1 850.
than useless. Instances have been known
where somo not over-scrupulous individuals
hove marked their boxes from two to five
lbs. less than tho actual weight, which, had
u nor, uceu discovered, would have been
silling box lumber at pretty snug rates
wuen appies were selling at rrom 20 to 30c.
per lb. The proper way is to weigh the
uoxes correctly and sllow at least one
pound on the cross weitrht for shrinkage.
The shrinkage on a case of fruit, from the
time it is packed until it reaches Sun Fran
cisco, is never less than one or two lbs..
and it is much better to make a suitable al
lowance on that account and have the
weight como out right and give satisfaction,
than to have a muss and be compelled to
submit to a reclamation.
If a certain brand onco acquires the rep
utation of being always in order and just
what it is represented to be, it will always
ue cngeriy songnt alter and command the
highest figure iu the market, but if there
are any attempts made to cheat in weight.
or by filling tho bottom or center of the
boxes with Rinull seedling or sweet apples,
or by marking seedling apples with the
names of grafted fruit, every box will be
subjected to the closest scrutiny, and it will
be only with tho greatest dillicultv thut
sales can be made after all the desirable
brands have been disposed of. If uoor nn-
ples must be shipped, let them be packed
separately, marked " seedling," or " cook
ing," shipped under a separate brand, and
sold on their merits; for it is suiircmc foil v
to attempt to palm off a lot of worthless
trnsh, now-a-days, for a merchantable ar
ticle. .
If the fruit is packed in tho interior, a
statement of the number of pounds and
boxes of each kind, with tho total footing
up, should bo forwarded with tho fruit to
tho Portland branch or agent of the house
selling the same, and, after ascertaininc
that it is correct, they will forward an in
voice copy to the consignees in San Fran
cisco. Jill.!., KNAI'P & Co..
Per M. S. Durrtll.
ADVKKT1S1NQ KATK8. "
On aquara (U Hue or less, brevirr niraiurtVm
. . i j Insertion, ' ; ft 3 40
" " . two insertions,' ' 4,00
Each subsequent insertion, 1,00
Reasonable deduction tu those who adverti. by
the year.
JOB PRINTING.
Tiis rkoraiKTiia or Tim ARGl'S i Hmt
to Inform the public that ha haa juirt rnwlw 4
largo tock of dOH TYPE and elher m-w print
hiif miiloriiil, and will be iu I tie ecdy receipt c
addition suited to nil the ri(iihrnirn: of ihi lr.
enlily. llANDIill.lX. I'OSTKHS. Hi.AXKfl.
No. 20. CAK,)S' ('"lt;l Alw PASIPIIUiT-WORK
mm uuirr Kiiiua, none 10 orarr, on tliort nolle. '
TUB BATTLE OP HUI.VI.I11XO. overwhelming; defeat, and it aerma tome not un
ity fur the beat account of th'a (reat bailie la
that written on the ajmt ly Mr. II. J. Raymond,
of tho N. Y. Timea, on the Diht of III conlliot :
from tii a attls-nei.d or olcmixo.
Catioi.io.nk, Italy, Friday night,
June VI, IhW
I came from B'oicia early thia morninir, and
likely that th Emperor may now be injured by
Ilia renreeiillii'iie of th neutral I'owera. to la-
eept th peace which Kajwleon will b very likely
to tender him.
Juit before nieht-fall t treiueiidou cannonading
waa distinctly via.ble In th direction of Mantua. I
...I ll -.I II ! 1 !
uuu ii u u puu ur unu or two rreucil uiik-er -..,i,.i .1.- ... .. i i ,i
i v i,i. .i... . street watching tho wounded, there camo
ring the action. Two surgeons from the the eighth battery of the Tenth regiment of
i.iiH.nvi it iuiiiiit cic up'iwhit hit wuuiui. ui iiiKTv. who at once csiawiiiiicu a naiierv
and though pule from loss of blood, she was of rilled ennunn iinoii a small eminence iu
conversing ciietritiiy ana even gutly with the plum, and hreil four rounds of shells.
iNfin. conlu innitr tort v bulls, a distance of morn
rsix or eight times while I stood upon the than 2,000 yards. Tho effect produced
seemed like the work of enchuntiucut. The
a a part of th funeral plan of the day'a operation, ulrtMff (quads of prisoners taken at various cnptiun saw iii the first pluco that wide gaps
ii. sometimes there nan uceu miiuo in tuc enemy s ranks; then
or four then twentv. all of a sudden that this terrible uws of
nnd in one company cavalry was disncrsins in cvt rv direction.
her walked closely utterly disordered, and without liepilinir nr-
1.-7 '....I .i .- -j -. .. . . ,. . .. ... .vi j - ,-- a
" i'toi "". '" am.eriHni 01 iu ,nve tliu Kiveu j.,u i very (neinl ontllne of logeuier six or I'lgbt ueep tne olliccrs be- (leu or rallying at tho word of command;
fc w ww I nun uiii Sim vi- in im tttmtit hit 1 1 im it rin .!.. .. i.UB... I lliir rrnrwiffil if lit tin li ll it nm ....'..... l , 1 ,.r l
aon aa yet. for it ha. la.ted all day. nod ei.ended ' I ...Z j" rTl "Z! ""I .r , " .v, T " " J "'vuamiu ui iu uinun cu.airy,
over, circuit of not that fifteen mil... Th. 0i"r. iiZh.7ZrZSWT'!iM wngic tuc oi troops walking iii.ou whoso aid every reliance had been
nM of Ih. cannnnade, and even of ihe mn.keiry, ; e,rn the .necilio t.rt which lndi.idul 1. look in th. i 0,1 .eacU. S.ilk. AS U K(',,i'!'ul llmS crc placed,
arriVfil iuat in lima In witntwa llm liml half nl wli..t
7 1 ' I' l l V ' r 7 , w"' bniMrnrwatriiinpiiifUitffneiiiYiB Ilia wa ui ino ncuo
Zt.tt9 T'- b? - ' T f ."! would be only three
.. .,, " r . . . . , inn i. irue, a rrince AaiKiieon could tearce y filtr nr n lnnnli-n.1
1 ou wi cet the odioui I iinnmirv nf umilihv u.. ......1..1 m. i.'.n. 1 ""Ji wt IlllllUrPlI,
. ... v,s f.-uviiii 4111 mutt uy mi. urn, 0. u. wa in e 1 , ...
teleirraph before thia letter renchea vou. and wi l n,... ..i . ...i, ' over four hundred. T
bloody field.
J lie tmllle
moreover, i. at ill iu my cur, and none of tlnno n-1 im.ii,.Ni. Al 11,1.1 1 1..... f..i . not nnd looking men.
1 . . . . . -.- !. tW IUI IIIUtTMUEIII '
g.gco 111 it, except tne woumicd, Have returne.I to, ,t,er,, 0r refer vou for it to the official report.
Hive u any distinct and connected report. Dut; ,ich w heraih'nll not . for il ire. nr four ilnv.
than )50,UU0 men have been eniragcd in aft.r tli.v ... nhiiJi..l 1., p,..
it; and of there not leu than DO.OtiO dead or die- I 01,. ri,l ..... .:... ...
abled lie, on thia bright, tairy nicht. uix.n the th niin.Ur ..r k;il..l il.i 1. .1.1. k.,.i. .
but from the nature of the caw h muM be enonimui.
I am 0nnS1l.nl lliMt'nnt Im. fl... L.....J
, , , , , , - - 1 - " .vrm ...ni, , r. ...vhimu
oeioea me iii.rnins, noi inr troni .unriw. wounded hate been brought into Ilia villa ire alone
J list back of Ciunglione rue. a h.ph rane of hill, during Ihe day-to .ay nothing of dime that were
which projeeU a 1111I0, or thereabout, into th. plain, t.f, ,,e field or taken to oilier place. Th. firet
and then break. ofl toward, the left into, wide ex- intimation we received of an engaKement having
pant, of .mailer lull, nnd o into the roll.ng aur- tnken plaee, wa. from meetinir three or four carta.
racewlnch mukei nt ;Krtion of Ih. plain. I ha drawn by oxen, and filled with wouiided-before I
Aiuiriaran.il tnken pojuion Ux.n tne imi.-piaiii- , reaclieU Montechiaro, on the roiid fiom
ing cannon upon those neireat lo Cn.liglione which Brccia.
they could approaoh, aa the French nri.iy wa. in A, ,"e , j of n0 blUli lur,,y mvplmfi
full forco in and around that little villag-and , that time wound had been received in aome .kir-
iinu ..ni.onea wieir inimenne array an over me ur- nn.h. Soon after, we met a one-hone carriage.
rounJuig pUm. A nearly a we can now learu, j hich wa. laid at full length an officer of rank
..v .....v.w. t 11 .u ivimivu
not let. man '.'.'j,iiiiu troop, and com
iu pereou. ui evident purpoaa
tand here, and risk the fortune.
the liaivir.il of tho duv.
Very many of them
were thus rendered useless, and It
was directly after this catastrophe, if I am'
wero very young not over sixteen cerium- rightly informed, that tho Kmperor Francia
ly and only now and then you would see Joseph abandoned the cniiin. with tears of,
a particularly brutal and stupid counto- vexation and despair in Lis eycs.C'o
nance. Thero wns nothing like nnireror London Ttlesravh. " '
shnnio on their faces, they seemed generally , '
wholly indifferent to their position, but Tim 1 'iki.d or Moxtkhki.i.o. A corrcs-
looked about with 0 good deal of curiosity pondent of tho Uoston Traveler, who vis-i
upon the crowd which surrounded them, itcd the field of Moutcbcllo a few duvs af
iod collected hen j whoe face wore i ghnntly a look n. to make it Kwtrcelv any nttemiit ut
commanded .hern j evident h. wu. dying Ou reaching Monteehi.ro, 't.J?,,7 " I ' ,? . ,
, wa. to make. j .(op,,i,,g f.,. moment to real our horW. we Jrt bfgnn to
1 of the war upon j v.. told that great b.itt!e wa. theu going on in 'l wounded Austrian, Inn
Ihey wero generully silent, though now
nud then they would talk and laugh with
each other ns they passed nlomr.
Theofllecrs were, with scarcely nn excep
tion, handsome, manly, uud intelligent fel
lows. All were without arms. The tini
form of tho men wus a very coarso brown
slim, mniie or flux, very plain, nud witl
ornament. To-
como in luden
. 1.. a . n
irreal Little wa. then mjimr on in " " "ucu iiMl llllls, IlllllliretlSOl WllOin
I the plain before Castiglione j nndgoiug at once to passed nlong while I stood there, and were
K H lln'Ann nMimnllu m nAalil.i.l ilia ulinlUnifn iiikI ! .1 . . a 1 - . j . "...
, ',UM"7',"; lmnm"l"Ol aumeow rortiliealion which once
comm.need U10 attack iu won a It w.k hghl this j defended th. town, w. could ee with oor glnne.
morning by placing cannon upon tho lull, .till , ikuainok.vf th. engagement. Wo lust no time
nearer 10 Cnatiglion thim tho. held by the Am- in pushing forward, although wo were told that we
iriun., and opening fire upon them ou the height, could not reach Cnttiglione beeau.e the roade were
beyond. Uo took Ins own .land upon Ihe highest coinuleulv n. r,n,H hv .riilLru I..I.I i .......
of theae a teep, eliurp-backed ridge, which com- We went on, however, contiiiuiiiir to meet curriaeea
Sax Jose, Cal., Aug. U.
En. Argi's: After the 'toils, troubles,
nud tribuhitious' iuuident to traveling, by
steamer and stage, on land aud sea, through
mud, dust, fire, and water, mosquitoes, bees,
bed-bugs, and numerous other little condi
ments nnd Minimis ' that cheer tho lonely
way of tho traveler,' I And myself well and
fully nlive in the city of Sun Jose, which in
describing I would mark down as the hand
somest collection of scenery, gardens,
drives, farms, and everything pleasiug to
the eye of an admirer of naturo and art
that the lavish huud of either could bestow.
It is indescribable, that is, it is above the
expression and minutia) of description so
far indeed that I acknowledge it to bo em
inently ' ahead' of anything that my fancy
had ever conceived, but bearing somo re
semblance to the earthly Paradise I have
sometimes lad the pleasure to dream of.
Upon tho evening of our arrival hero, we
called upon Mtij. II., who owns the hand
somest place iu San Jose. The trees and
limits are of all climates and of every im
ginablo variety.
To go back where I should have started,
we had a very pleasant trip down a
smooth sea, and no sea-sickness at all -rul
ing the trip in four days and a hnlf from
the Columbia bur, going around by Victo
ria, and arriving at San Francisco on the
10th nt 10 o'clock p. m. Took a cab that!
nnUn a magnificent view of the entire circuit of
the pluin, and from thut point direeled the entire
movements of his army during the early portion of
th. duy. The French very soon drove tho enemy
out of the post they held nearest I. the town, and
fulldwetl them into tho small villages of the plain
below. The first of these wa t-olferino, where
Ihey had a ahurp and protracted engagement.
The Austrian deputed every inch of the g'ouml,
and fought here, ns they did throughout the day,
ith the utmost desperation. 1 hey were three
tor the battle, savs:
"Of all this tumult, all this fire, thera
now remains uo truce, Hero and thero,.
only, the wheut is trampled dowu in largo
spots; you may follow, amid tho crushed
stulks, the passage of tho artillery; vino
arbors are broken and scattered; the trunk'
of a young treo Is cut in two.. i i
A gaiter, a collar, a morsel of a shako,.
may bo seen lying in the gras; this lump
of earth iu the furrow bus a reddish tint,
which excites surprise; you look nearer,1
and find it is soaked with blood. There,
among tho vino branches, dripping with
and cart laden with wounded, and. paning Ihe
French camps of th. previous night, came 10 a
point, nt about half a mile from th. town, w h.r. u
park of artillery wagou wa. defiling frum their
camp into the road.
Watchiniv aorilinnr v. drAv. !n lt.lw3.11 I tun
of the 11 guns, and so entered the town undercover
of Ihe enormous cloud of dust which they raised.
The main street wu densely crowded with cart,
carriages, horses, donkeys, oxen, soldiers, sullen,
nna person ana minimi, of every description
riwiMunvcii out 01 tne town, ueiore tney wriuin Wc pushed our way, without hindrance, directly
wu,. a no uc.ie ui inu viiinjjc, muicv.cc, limit pastille
part against the French, upon whom they fired
from the:r window, nnd the Trench were crun
polled, in self-defenco, to burn the town. When
they found it impossible to hold their ground any
longer, they fell back, slowly aud steadily, uutil
they reached the village of Volta, which, a you
will see by the map, lies directly southeust from
Cnstigliouc, and is only about a mile from tho river
Mincio, from which, however, it is separated by a
range of hills. I'pon these hills, in the rear of the
town, nud overlooking it completely on th south
and southeast tiJca, the Austr.aus hud planted
very formidable butteries; and when I arrived up
on the field and went at once to the height where
the Kmperor had stood at Ihe opening of the en
gagement, but which he had left uu hour before to
follow hia victorious troop., these batteriea were
blazing away upon the Freuch who wero stationed
on the plain below.
1 wns too fur oft" to observe with any accuracy
the successive steps of the octiou, but I could dis
tinctly see the troop (tutioucd upon the broad
plain, and moving up iu masses towards the front,
where the artillery was posted, as their services
Were required, but a. soon ns they reached this
point they were speedily enveloped in the smoke
nf the cannon, and disappeared from observation.
Dm the general result was soon made evident by
tliB slackening of tho Austrian fire, and by the
fulling back of their smoke, and a corrcBpoiidinc
advance on the part of that which rose from the
Flench artillery. The cannonading at that point
lasted lor over un Hour ; but in precisely what di
rection the Austrians Mreuted it was not possible,
Irom the portion 1 occuped, to see. 1 was nil old
to change il, inuraoviT, because, although I might
easily have gono more directly and Closely upori
the field, I could not huvo fuuud any emiueiice
upon the pluin from which I could have had so
sweeping and complete a view. Part of the Aus
trian force probably crossed Ihe .uincio river, which
flows southward from tho lower cud of Lake Guar-
da, and empties into Ihe Po.
lint the battle continued to rage all over tho ro
'tilkesycr up fur nutllill' (Philanthropic g'on northwest of a lino onnecling the towns of
vusiiiiuinr, auiicruio, uuu vull. 411 one putm
vehicle I) aud put up at the American E.v
change, tho home of wayfaring Oregonians
and the houso of immaculate landlord, ex
tinguishing ' waitahs,' and sumptuous en
tertainment generally. Awoke next itioru
iug amid the regular old San Francisco
' buzz,' and learned that the Mail Line
steamship was to start on the 20th, said
line hoping that we would not fail to em
brace the opportunity of depositing $75
and securing passago Atlantic-ward. More
anon. SicnEST Elect.
G. II. Ahdott. This gentleman, who is
the acting Indian Agent for southern Ore
gon, has just returned from his journey
north. He informs US that most likely he from which Ihe storm had expelled me, the cannon
after another n shurp cannonading would ntisu and
continue for half or three-quarters of an hour
nnd lifter each successive engagement of thia kind
the result became sppar.nt iu tho retreat of the
Austrian, nnd the advance of tho French forces.
During nil the early part of the day the sky had
been clear nnd the weather hot. But clouds began
to gather at about noon, and, at five o'clock, while
Ihe cannonade wa at ila height, a tremendous
thunderstorm rolled up from the northwest j the
wind came tirst, sweeping from tho parched streets
an enormous cloud of dust, and was soon followed
by heavy fall of ruin, accompanied by vivid
lightning nnd rapid explosious of rattiing thunder.
The storm lusted fur about an hour, and the can
nonading, so far as we could distinguish, w as sus
pended. Then the rain ceased, the cloud blew
away, the sun slmno out again, and the uir was
cooled and perfectly delightful.
Though the cannon may have ceased for a time
to take part in it, the fiht had meantime gone on,
and when I aga'n resumed my post of observation,
will remain at this nlace during the nresent di"8 commenced quite at the extreme left of Ihi
fio.,1 ... ,! ! rlm.i. entire field and on Ihe very border of the lake,
fiscal year, and not proceed to Klamath
Lake to establish an Agency. As Con
gress has failed to make the necessary ap
propriations there are not funds on hand at
present to meet the expenses of establishing
a post. Jacksonville Sentinel.
The Ixdias Mcrderees. We are in-
formcd that it is the intention of Superin
tendent Geary to instruct Mr. Abbott, the
Indian Agent, to make a formal demand of
the Klamath Lake Indians for the murder
ers of the Ledford party, and if they refuse
to deliver them up, to call in the aid of the
military. This is as it should be. Senme.
Jewish Officers ix the Frexch Army.
The Jewish Chronicle says: "The names
and ranks of one hundred and forty Jew
ish officers, now serving in the French army
in Italy, have been pnblisncd. This is an
northeast from Co-sligliune aud west of Peschiera.
The l'ietiiii'inte;. troops, under the King, who
command them in peron, had been posted there,
and received the Aus'rians a. they came around.
From about seven o'clock until after night-fnl! an
incessant and most terrible combat wa kept up.
Th. batteriea of th. two armies wero app.inintly
about half a mile apart and at the outset they
were both served with nearly equal and chV'tiie
vigor. But (be Austrian gradually slackened
their fire and several times took up new positions
while the Sardinian poured a rapid and uninter
rupted shower of ball upon them suspending only
for few minute t a time, and tlieu renewing it
again wii h redoubled fury.
The wind had now gone down, the air wa still,
and th. sound of musketry, a well a of tb. can
nun, was distinctly heard. The former ws con
tinuous, aharp, and ineenant, sounding like th
constant nd irregular pattering of hail upon roof,
while the latter wn occasionally suspended, but
while it Pared wns overwhelmingly -grand and ter
rible. Over tb Sardinian p.irk row dens, while
cloud of .moke, dirrctly upwards, it. .ides perfeetlT
upright and well defined, and .pleading oulward
. kj.ll. wr.w. .1 ll.. Inn liU. ..n...... -1. C S
esirawuiuary nuiuuer, aim yei me caia-1 wheat. J he sun w.s making a gloriou. e.lting in
part the house marked a. " Qnartier licneral.." or
Headquarters of the hmperor, und wero thus within
the camp. 'e had cone but a short distance
when we came to wlurc the great procession of the
woun.ied was turning down a cross street ton
church which had bien tuken fur a hospital. It
was certainly the most dreadful sight I ever snw.
livery cunceivuule kind of wound which can be iu
Hided up;. n men was here exhibited.
All who wero able to do so were obliged
to walk tho wagons and animals nt com
mand being all required for those who could
not otherwise uo removed, bonio wulked
nlong, their faces completely covered with
blood from saber cuts upon their heads.
Many had their arms shattered; hundreds
had their lmnds tied up; and somo carried
most ghnstly wounds upon their faces; sonic
had tied up their wounds, and others had
stripped away the clothing which chafed
and nmde them worse. I saw one man
walking along with a firm step and resolute
air, naked to the waist, and huving a bullet
wound upon his side, an ugly gush along
his cheek, and a deep bayonet-thrust, re
ceived from behind, on his shoulder. Most
of those who wero walking wore a serious
look conversing but little with one unoth-
er, though they walked two nnd two and
lew ol them carried upon their faces any
considerable expression of pain.
Those who were moro severely injured
rode upon donkeys or in carts, and a few
were carried upon mattresses on men's
slioulders But these were mostly oflicersj
nnd nearly nil I saw carried in that way
were so badly wounded that their recovery
is scarcely possible. One hud both his legs
crushed by a cannon bull. Another had
received a ball in his thigh, and Was evi
dently suffering tho most intense agony.
Most of those whose wounds were in their
legs were seated in chairs swung across a
donkey one being upon each side. Seve
ral who were thus carried, and wero sup
ported by soldiers walking by their side,
wero apparently unconscious, and seemed
to be dying. Then would come carts, large
nnd small, carrying three, five, and sonic
of them ten or fifteen each. A steady
stream of these ghastly victims of the bat
tle of the day poured through the town. I
stood in the crowd by the side of them ns
the sad procession pussed along, and watch
ed it at this point for over an hour. It was
not interrupted for a moment except now
and then by a crowd of prisoners nnd it
continued thus from about ten in the morn
ing, when it began to flow, until I left the
street, long after dark.
Every church, every large hall,' every
private house in tho town, has been taken
for the service of tho wounded. Those
whose injuries nre slight, after having been
dressed, puss at once into the ranks, and
mingle at once with their comrades. I
looked into the church as I passed by.
All the seats, railings, 4c, had been re
moved; mnttcsses of hoy had been spread
upon the floor, nnd were completely filled
witlr wounded men, iu every stage of suffer
ing nnd peril, lying side by side. The sur
geons were dressing their wounds; Sisters
of Charity and other women were giving
thera wine, and otherwise ministering to
their comfort; but morning, I nm sure, will
down nKn a large proportion of them re
lieved forever from their pain. If anything
can be more horrible than a soldier's life, it
certainly is a soldier's death.
When we drove into town, we were
warned by a French gentleman, who had
arrived a little before ui, that unless we
placed our carriage in the stable or grounds
taken directly to tho hospitals, where they
received precisely the sumo trentinent as the
I' rotioh Aliwl nf fhi.m CAitnin.1 in I... ......
Iinrllo linrr A i..n.w, llm I.... I...H. 'l UV, IlllllCS n IrilglllOIlt Ot IUI AUStrillll VCSt.
llm woiiiiili'il n,l tu .,r;Bn,a with brick-colored spots upon it, thickening'
11 ' ' ' the elolli A ilonrl luirui lion in i-ni'iinr .,
" o nil
. ... .,,,
Xul III front of tho ceiueterr, two pits,.
slightly raised, have received tho bodies of
tho Atistnuiis killed in this asylum where'
they liau concentrated their resistance.
1 hen, here ami there, in various corners, a.
few mounds of browit curth reveal to yon.
the spot where sleeps a soldier. A gout, a
sneep, Pleat near ny. Laughing young
Hungarians.
The towu to-night, as might be expected,
is simply a camp. Tho streets which arc
narrow arccruinnied with artillery aud pro
vision wagons trying, utmost in vain, to
make their way through the town; bivouac
nres light up the orchards nnd fields ull
around the village; two streams of troops
pour out ou me two roads leading to the
ueiu oi oattio, extending as far ns the eye
can reach; sailers, fruit peddlers nnd small . ni ",e." "V? w,t." imny
dealers of every kind circulate among the '"ut'KCU u? i ; !
soiuiers who crowd tho streets; on immense xMM.TuM0 lmmcs to mell-s facc,'
tram on leumoiiteso artillery aro uroinrht ..,., i. ,i;..;,t.,i ii r i... ,t.... i
. ,. w , i u"j uu ut t iui it iniw itiii Liiir-.ii.ri, tiiun 1
Willie trvill'' to make r J..:.. .u. -r .i: ' . ...!.:
their way through the town to their nlace 1, . T 1"
or encampment; and thousands of Ireiiel. j,,1,,, 'aml Jsliatioi,,B tribulation.-:
nfiintty, despairing of reaching their tents, Jlo imvriomi, courage, presence of
have sealed themselves upon the narrow ,.i ,fi.i ' i " -.., .-!
1 , ., ,, . iiihiii, hiiu uvim.io.nn n mull. vu UI il'
sidewalks and with tho house-walls for a w cmmill r dMt rcvcl Mmcy,l
back and their haversacks for pillows they and sellishness. 19, imbecility of mi.id.
have addressed themselves in that position and ,m,,cision of trailer. Of Uk,,
to the laborer obtaining ai nght's rest. dassc,H thcro nro millH,rou3 Kuk.s: the
Jt is a striking sceno most certainly, and n u - h... ...... m;. i ..'
.1 . iri .... . ' . jimiliii Viinv.i lino ly inv I'liu, inu Ihumilll lj
the most wonderful pin t of It is the perfect ,t. ;i; t i, .',.;,.. ..; ... .
order and SooJMamorof thetroor. I I'hn Grecian turn is most roimilriH
have not seen during the whole day a single 011S m llict Be(.Cs of lifc-in tho studV.:
instnnco of disorder, or or even rudeness, iu
word or deed, from nny soldier. 'ot one
have I seen iu tho slightest degree intoxi
cated; uot one havo I seen shouting or
singing; not a rough or rudo remark have
I seen or heard addressed to any one; nor vokcs our smile,
have 1 fulled, in a single instance, whenever
Tho Itoiumi, iu tho spirit-stirring scenes o(
life iu War. Jlen ot science often, of un
agination always, Imvo tho Grecian nose,'
During soldiers generally have the Roman. '
Every one knows what a png is, for it pro!
l nave applied to a soldier for information. Mir. ianv.
oraddressed him on any subject whatever, The death of the wife or Hon. Edward
to receive a courteous reply and the mot Everett is announced. This lady was of
polito endeavor to uid my wishes. Nor one or tho most respectable families of New
have 1 heard a single cheer over the victo- England, highly cduculod nnd accomplished.
lc-neis incomplete, and a supplementary "h'-". " : gradually departed. xUV "".""T" u .e or grout, is
. , . ' ,' . 11 "cmCT,la rJ TmdB.ahe.of each dacharireof the cannon gleam-1 f SO"10 Pf'1 Citizen, it would certainly
uni, is jiuuiiacu. "lii'iira jjruuiouuii m mrongn Ihe smoke lik. sharp lightning through Oe SClzea lor ine SCH
depends entirely opon individoal merit, we , th breil"t of ,B normou, .Sometimes only as Lis had been. A
.. . , , J.t,"nS e flash would b. Men, then two or three at .,1- m, fnr. uPM
consider this number of OfScerS as a most once, aud sometime, half a dozen would break forth 1 , 7 ' Otaro0"1
honorable testimony to Jewish bravery, 10 'nrtvn ue.ion
be seized for the services of tho wounded
As it was all we could
as well as a means of
locomotion, we were unwilling thus to lose
- . il I in trn nrr in ripiF.t. i...,. . i. r
, ... . .,:ru k-,.. It w. o-irnning lo n. aara when I tamed to . e -o ....b uw, mciciun-
skill and morality, especially when it is borne iatni the ,;d t lh, w,y , ( to malie Mch an amn(reiocntt we foiinJ
in mind that the whole Jewish population th. roar of the canooo nnd the clattering of the j hftcl been taken for ft ho$pit4lI And imoiij?
of France does not exceed one hundred V'vT 1 ,T Us inmates was a mrandcre woman of
thousand souls. Tne soldier, are foud ! d in the style of our
-.uv ...... nuv uu ICMIICU U1SJJ m 4M.T
hand while following Ler occopatioo and
carrying water and wine to the aolditn dn-
io aH regiment, from tte aoardstothei.,kti",Jmk; aon ""W1 iB
1 I nVaTiilfir. baL iBdinniV fnwn mv (SuiI m h
baggage train."
momMig, bat, jndgiog from my .wacbMrvaira,
1 ewain'y is aot probob... Tby hir. sorauied I
ry, or a single syllable or exultation over
tho prisoners as they come in, The most
respectful silence has in every case been pre-
servcu.
Expressions or sympathy with the wound
ed were constant, and prompt attention, so
fur as possible, was tilwnys given to their
wunts. Private property in the town, so
lur as 1 can sec, has been treated with ner-
feet respect. In selecting Ileitis for tlie
enlup, those which will bo injured by it least
seem unilornily to bo chosen, linkers'
shops and groceries, with cheese, bacon,
sausages, Ac., freely exposed, nre open, uud
I have repeatedly seen soldiers bargaining
lor supplies at their windows. I5ut I huvc
heard of no instance nnd seen no indication
of the slightest interference with private
property, let thero is no croat riiror of
uiscipimc eniorced lor the soldiers seem to
be quite nt their case, and wunder about
town very much ut their own discretion
Hut they look upon war as a business as
something to bo done, like cvervthiuir else.
with ns little fuss and excitement as possi
ble, no iney iook upon a liuttlo nnd the
operations attending it tho care of the
wounded, the reception of prisoners. Ac.
as merely part or the regular routine, jut
like denning their muskets, or boiling their
soup over their oivounc nres.
Uut it is three o'clock in tho morning,
and you will excuse nie from a general dis
quisition upon the character and hubits of
the French soldiery. I slept upon a bench
lust night, and, if the fleas permit, have
hope of a little better nccommodution for
the few hours that remain of to-night. I
have written this letter, however, in order
thut you may receive ns early a report as
possible of tho great battle and victory
which will mako the 2fth of June a dny
long to be remembered in the history of the
world.
I shall send this to Erescia in tho morn
ing, and hope it may reach Liverpool iu
time for the steamer of the 2d of July.
but unfortunately addicted to habits of in
toxicution, which rendered her an olject of
pity nnd n source of sorrow to all her own
and her husband's friends. Her passion,
for tho bowl was such thut, although con
stantly watched, sho would resort to the
most extraordinary devices lo obtain liquor
with which to satisfy the cravings of her
appetite. . .
The Kalionul Intelligencer figures tho
cost of keeping Cuba, if we get it, nt tweu
ty-uino millions per uiiuuin, in addition to
the eighty or a hundred millions already
Spent.
The Louisville papers noto tho death'
of Victor F. Ward, aged twenty years.
He was the boy who wus whipped by But
ler, the school teacher, which whipping was
the first act in tho Matt Ward Tragedy in
Louisville. '
Tho North China Herald, of April 21.'
thinks there is considerable doubt whether or
not the proposed embassy from. lupitn to tho
United States will take place. The couiicr
vative party, who aro opposed to all ilino
vations, life determined to prevent this In
fraction of tho law which prohibits Japan
ese from leaving their country. " 1
An imperial ukase, just published il)
St. Petersburg, makes somo important
n meliorations iu the position or tho Jews irt
Iiussin. They include the admission of
Jews into tho high trading guilds, as well
us into the Kusaiuu colleges, ic.
The l'ritish Government has again
evinced its friendship for Liberia, by rcjilac-
inir the small nnval vessel formerly present
ed to the young Republic with the Quail (a
much lurger and superior sailing vessel,) in
complete order. Tho latter Wont to sea
from Plymouth: on tno I oin oi aiay, ior
Monrovia, where she is very mucn required.
Tho taxable property of New York,
as assessed for tho present ycur, reaches
the enormous sum or $(!, V2.s,i 22, or
which real estutc takes S.'ttH.M.yilO, and
personal, $18,330,730; uon-residnnt, $Ur
O.W,4o2. l lie total incrcu.u ui er lata year
is $20,101,182.
A Hungarian, writing from Pestb to
the London Times, says that the idea of a
successful revolution in Hungary is an illrf
moii. Hungary, he thinks, cannot be made
independent of Austria extent with tho
consent of the great European Powers.
'or does he believe that independence U
desired by the mass of tho people of Hun
gary, who simply ask that Francis Joseph
not as Emperor of Austria, but u King of
r I II . .1 - '
Hungary, sunn re-mre to lueu. mcir aucicni
rights and privileges.
The Rin.En Cixxov t the Uatti.e or
Soi.febi.no. Tho artillery may be said to
have done its work, for the Erst time during
the campaign, on that occasion. Until
then it had now and then been brought out,
but at last it has played the principal part.
The power of the rifled cannon is henceforth
established. I will cite but one fart in sup
port of this assertion. General flesvnux
saw in the distance about thirty squadrons
of cavalry, consisting of Italians and dra
goons, forming into masses, and preparing
to thunder down npon the squares of Ile
naud'a division. The danger was imminent
and grave, for the French troops had their
flanks compromised, and were in front of
n Austrian battery, which worried them
wun grape, uenerai jjetfaux pointed out Man ! nx. diseoictnt t. hiimalf
the dmgr to Capfaia Fisf, cooraandtr of tbaa r oesaeoaed by oht.