Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-08

tempted to enter the haunts Of guilty pleasure.
could see, as have seen, the anguish OF a n
ther, ssSkIng the recovery OF o guilty son:
and witness the writings Of mothers heart.
while she Is lmploring the sympathy and =
ISSUANCE OF stranger, for the sslvation of
bun whom she has nursed at her hosom. and
tor whose salvation she would gladly give up
her own hie' O, would that the DESTROYER OF
daughters virtue could sae, as have seen.
neither seeking Tor hsr lost her pros iitu.
ted child Wosld aas he could feel. but fer
oas hour. the desolaton OF that mothers so.li
lie maJ now he needless OF the misery he bss
oceaslonsd-oi The ruin he has accomplished.
Bat, AZ he shall ever regain his lost coasei nee.
De u here or hereafter 10 viii hnd within
himself a hell, thu agsnes OF which, had ha
but understood them. hs wonla not have in
CURED. even Tor ten thousand lives Of uneAeck
ed proahgNcy
Picture ia Defsd.--On passing Vitfor;a
the scene became quits new and infinitely
more smssng, as the French had made no
provision Tor retreat, and Sa Fhomss Graz
han having seized upon the great road to
France, the only one left was that leading bv
fampouHa, and II was not open long, for
their fugitive srns aud their uayrads OF fol-
lowers, with bsg-sgs, gsns, carriages. sc.
beng all precIpitated upon il at the same tune.
II got clicked up about mile beyond ,hs,
town, IN a nloss glorious state of eosfusi,n:
and the drivers iindln. that one pair OF legs
was worth tro pair oil wheels, abandoned il
all to the vietors. Many Of their followers
who had light carriages endesvored TO make
their escape through the fields, but 10
emily served 10 prolong their misery. | shall
never forget the first thai We overlook. ii was
IN the midst Of q stuhtla field for some time
betwees no and tho French .kirmshers, the
driver doing all he could 10 srge the horses
along; bat our balls began to whistle so plsn-
tituliy about his ears he at length dismoan
IN despair, and getting on his knees under the
carriage. began praying His place ON tha
box was quickly filed by as many OF our fell
lows ascoula STICK on it. while others were
ssranlbling IN the doors Ola each side and not
few sa the roof handling the baskets there
50 rosghig as b. occasion load complaints
from those wltAn.
RODS up to the carriage 10 see that tho
people ,nA.dc were act improperly treated, but
the Only one shcrs was equity old gentlemen.
who, frsm the nature of his cargo, must Ell
Their have robbed his own house Or that If =
very good fellow, for the carriage was literal
ly laden witt wine and provisions. Never
did victors make more legal or useful cap
tare; for it was now six in the morning, and
II had evidently been the old genllsmau's
fN'f' ~ w anu Uui aFeANy UiHGQ, whereas ~
wssoHF misfortune, rather than our fault. thae
we had not tasted any thing since three o.
clock 10 the morning; so that. when one or
our men knocked the neck off bottle, and
handed II TO me 10 take drink, | nodded tn
the old fellows health, and drank ii of With
ost tbs least scrupis Of consciancs! Ii was
excellent ciaret and. ii he still lives to tell the
story. behave he viii rot give us the credit
OF saving belonged to 81 civil departments
as hls appeared We did not cease the pur-
suit until dark, ard then about two miles be-
yond Vittoria be victory was complete
They carried off only one howiixsr out of their
numerous artillery, which, with baggage.
stores. provisions. money. and every thing
that constitutes the materials of an army, fell
inta our hands. II is much to be larnested.
on those occasions, that the people who csn-
tribute unost 10 tina victory should profit the
least by IT, Not that I am an adyoe ate for
plunder tho contrary, would much "a.
ihsr that our lighting for pure lore. bat
as every thing Of value falls into the lands OF
ths followers and scoandrels who sknlk rom
the ranks for the double purpose of plunder-
ing and saving their dastsrdly carcassrs, what
regret IS that the man who deserts his posi-
should thereby have an opportunity OF enrich-
Tag himself with impunity, while the tvus
man gets nsshing. Bdt tho evil, believe, 10
erssmedisbls. Sir James Kemp, who com.
mandsd our brigade, in passing one OF the
captured wagons la the evening, saw a sell
disr loading himself with mosay, and Was a.
bout TO have him conveyed 10 the camp as n
prisoner, when ahs fs.sw begged hard to b
released, and to retain what he had got. tell.
ing this General rat all The boxes in the wa
gems were filed with gold Sir James, with
his usual libeyality, Immediately adopted thu
idea Of securing il "a a reward to his brigade
for their sallaatry; ard getting fatis 10 par
bis tent, and ordered an officer ana SOMA
men fretn oseh regin,sRt to parade there.
next morning, to receive their proper isns Of
it; bot whsR they opened ths bo1es they
found thsm filed with hammers, nails, IN.
horse shoes --kiScAID's ADVENTURES IN Ta
RIFLE BRIGADE.