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Az ACTUAL SCENE AFTER BATTLE
The battle OF Soldin. between the Rus
sisDs and the king Of Prussia. Was warmly
eoatesisd--and aler il was over, acler-
gyman went upon the ground and after.
/ wards wrote the following account Of what
/ he saw "At ons o'clock the cannopad.
ing ceased, and / wspi out on fool to Sol;
din. 10 learn 10 whose favor the battle had
tnrned.; Towards evening. seven hun
bred Russian fagiiives came 10 Soldin.--
Il vas a piliful sight; some holding up
heir hands. cursing and swearing. others
praying epd praising the kiRg Of Prussia,
without bats OF clothes, some on foot.
others t1oa on horse. with their heads
and arms lied up; some dragging slong
Z BY the stirTups. aud others BY the tails Of
she horses. When the battle was decid .
ed. and victory shouledfor the Prus,ian
army. | ven:ufed 10 the place where The
sannonsding had been. Afer walking
some N6y q cossack's horse came running
fuIlspeed towards me-. | mounted him;
and 90 my way Tor seven miles and bali
on this side Of the field OF battle, ! found
the dead aud wounded lying on! tbs
ground. and sadly cut 10 piece. The.
further I advanced the more these poor
creatures lay heaped one upon SMOTHER.
Tia. scene shall never forget. The
cossseks, IS soon 81 they saw me, cried ont,
.rsaser! dear sir. water Z vsierp Gs.
eious hesrensl what sight men. wo-
men and ehildfea, Russians aud PrGssisas.
earrisRss and horses, oxen, chssls and
baggage. AL lying one upon another 10
the height Of man-seven villages all
around me 10 flames. and the1inhabilsnis
either mastered OF. thrown i0tolhe Ere.
The poor wounded soldiers were still fr
ing At one another 10 The greatest sxssps.
ration. The field OF battle was q plain.
two and a hslf miles long, entirely covered
With dead and wounded. There wasnoi
Soom. 10 set my foot without trssding 90
ssma Of them. Several brooks we're 80
Oiled up with Russians. that they ley
hsapeh one upon another - high as tan
or twelve feet, and appeared ike BILLS 10
The even ground. soald hardly recover
myself from the fright oesa,ioned BY the
grea, and miserable cutlery Of the wound,
Cd. A noble Prassian officer, who bad
lost both his legs. cried out 10 me- Sir
zoe are priest. and preach mercy: pray
shov me some compassion, and dtsPs.eA
ne 4 once"