Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-07-19
From Gleigs Veterans.
A SCENE IN SPAIN DURING THE

WAR p - - ~ y
IL was late one nIYht when party, OF which
was one, weary colu' ana iamlshing, reached the
place "here we were directed 70 nan uil the NOR,
row Almost all tue army haa preceded us, and
the ways'deS were Strewed win us wrecks, Tor
men, women cniloreI' horses ana ouliocks hao
uIoppeu uSWu rom sheei exhaustion, some 10 ole
ohers 10 lhu what resi- 'hey lnlght IN utter man
erence OF tne consequences that were 10 follow OF
Whlch tne leasl distressing would De capture by the
enemy, Moreoye' ine lace OF the country bore
marks OIL Tue moran Whlfluwinu Which had passed
over IT, ~, "a rev cvlagSs were mere anu mere,
WIN viliaSe OF ha'lle' at remote intervals not
one oi Wnich ndu escaped 'he Jury OF the ma
!, 4er, anu OIL whicn seVerai were IN runs wen
L" we WeIs az our Sfouhu ABOUT TWO hours De
- uaih. Ky SNOW was laiilhg las!, anu the
~ Ana Prev cola ana Keen SO ihat any KIND otshel
VIZ, y, ~ ~ 's'.'a sslia eaI Agy were
So,J ~. 80 9;' LII Was ~ e''a AZ
ti..o' lo m,,,on Mi.nou' "s''i"s .or o''
laU"n oIi We .i,'e'eu II was "o' ~ us
eA' J sneli iunl Iue walls s'9ou upright
anu 'e tIoi nau no' ytI oceh removed put such
Soee ., "E MISERY as .ne inferior pre-
LnoIJ ~ ia
- - o 49, - ~, .
go nv uool I"u zee" 'o'h
;ou, Nc n,srS' "lio s',ouioe'ls ashes 1l nuge
,o J'"'T Tb U, ,uu uses 70 Wmon sney Iau Geen
,uineu mere We'e TWO OF tnreo lamps burning,
ny .he lSu' oi "hich we discovered an ola man
ana womoA seated on the ground ana youth ~
ing ueau oetWee, .hell' ne was SUI oleedlhg
from me !orehcau, tnrough winch a ball had pass,
ca, ana ms parents, lot so afterwards understood
mem 10 De- were gazing upon MN IN silent agony
Ihcy never moved Wneh we ruSheu IN they uio
not even seek 10 carry 'helr ueau out oil the way
ana the woman at ieast, conthueu 10 regard nm
WIN stare 'ha' alterea not l ne old man, on
tne other hahu' looked up, ana the scowl, inc
herce ana angry glance ne cast round MN, shall
not forget 10 my uyng gay; Oniortunaiely sew
eral OIL our people hau drunk JUST as much llquol
as 10 niauueh' WNhou' aoSoiuteiy supplying o.
ienuellng mem harmless ana one OF then swear
ny az e, Tue oiu man. maze demand LOT otead
ne opan'a1u returned no answer oui polhied tC
the ueau oouy. gu Old, exclaimed TIT
, uIunAen SaVaSe' no you thihk we can eat thal
give US oread~oread, or well burn the nous
apout your ears !! AS ne said inns ne struck tn
olc man win tne pulI OF MS musket put the oloV
missed the marx ieil on me cheek OF the corps
with crushing crushing sound which caused my flesh t
creep WIN via yell the ola man sprang to M
leeI ne seemed 10 grasp IN ms BOSOM ior some
l,'hlng Whlch either was not theie or ne haa N
pIuufnce Dol % produce tahd rushlng oat oil aoor'
ana 10. make ms appearance an that night iner
w Z q pfesenll9ee1 81 Cyl 20 my mlnd winch
w sli,s MI rs
IW oS MS irTceiu' Iceng OPERATED upon US a. a.
IVA w. SPohe n'luy 10 .lie o.u wopn' removed IN
utuu oocy 10 one coL;iG L o. 'ie room anu sPreaa
pe J ' y. sIung wien we ,ouu .,iere ovst nun
anu ,lT, ,y's uoM" 10 To-
81. oT'n iu.geI anu ",'sIo ~ sieTP Pun we u
,ue az ' ,h L pn mu: 'ney caieJ .ne parau
sIJ'"u Mr'n t.le ipu' iot 8punS unIeI arms ar
+ seu. ne man wno nuu ac'eu 50 oru'aily wa
. loaiu yalu or Two rom 'iie o"a8euoor, pierce
Wll1 Two or lnree wounds ~ 'ne Dreast, ana gun
;, leau ana lhouge we coulu not tell Whether
II u ST"o 'iicio " ms Wv" "o'oiu' vi oeeh l,''e