The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-10
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their baggage, fell into the hands Of the. con.
querors. Those who escaped fed 10 confused.
ly as mob scattered by cavalry. Victorious
Siesia. In that quarter everything seemed to
be lost. Breslau had fallen; and Charles OF
Lorraine, with a mighty power, held the whole
province. ~ ..ae-s.s& 4, III,
On the fifth of December, exactly one mos.h
after the battle of Rosbach, Frederic. with lorty
thousand men, and Prince Charles, at the bead
Of no, less than sixty thousand. met at Leuthsp.
hard by Breslau. The king, who was. in gen.
eral perhaps too much inclined 10 consider he
common soldier as a mere machine, resorted
on this great day, to means resembling those
which Bonaparte afterwards employed With
such signal success for the purpose Of stimuli.
ting military enthusiasm. The priscipal Off.
cers were convoked. Frederic addressed them
with great force and pslhos; and directed Them
10 speak to their men as he had spoken 10 them.
When the armies were set in battle array, tho
Prussian troops were in a state Of fierce excite.
ment hut their excitement showed itself afer
the fashion Of a grave people. The coinmns
advanced 10 the attack chanting, to ibe sound
of drums and flies, the rude hymns Of the od
Saxon HerhboIds. They had never fought 90
well; nor had the genius Of theit chief syer
been so conspicuous. .That battle" said sNa-
poIeon, /" was masterpiece. OF itself il; il
sufficient to entitle Frederic to q place iatbe
first rank among generals" The victory ,wss
complete. Twenty seven thousand, Austrians
were killed, wounded, or laken; fifty. staadrof
colors. hundred guns, four thousand, yageas,
fell into the hands Of the Prussisns, Breshu
opened its gates; Silesia was reconqnered
Charles of Lorraine retired TO hide his shame
and sorrow at Brussels; and Frederic allowed
his troops 10 take some repose 10 winter guar.
ters, after campaign to the yicisitudes of
which it would be difficult 10 find any parallel
in ancient or modern history. ~ =; 5 ers
The kings fame filled all the world. Hs
had. during the last year, maintained eontess,
on terms of advantage, against tbree powers,
the weakest Of which had more than three
times his resources. He had toug6t four great
pitched battles against superior forces. Three
Of these battles he had gained; and the defeat
of Koliu, repaired as it had BEEN; rather raissd
than lowered bis military renowr.. - Tbe Yicln-
ry of Leu,hen is, this day, the Proudesr ensbe
roll of Prussian fame. Leipsic, indeed, and
Waterloo, produced consequences more impes-
tant to mankind But The glory of Eeipsic
must be shared by the Prusians win fhe Anslsi.
ans and Russians; and at Waterloo the British
infantry bore the burden and heat Of the day.
-pssi4 tisaRi si8tfs4
WHAT IS TRADE WoRrH.-We-s often
hear the remark. /" l am Il poor mann--..if
we're rich | would do so and so. ',sx Let The
utterers Of these sentiments think how rich
they are if they have trades. Let tus.makesthe
calculation for them. They will readily gtsnt
that man is swell off who has g. 0,00Gin
cash. He can get for this sum, If il is outiat
interest, and loaned to responsible men $500
per year. Cannot many mechanics realize
$500 by industry, IN attending 10 their mechani.
cal calling, and if SO they have as largea capi.
tal, as their swell off" neighbor with bis
$40 900. ..,. 5s..7;,st -tiirsss, .ysssa
Then, trade which yields salary of; 5000,
is worth $4,000. Many mechsnieals employ
ments do not yield that amount---bui still safh.
Glen, to make trade valuable ~ . s;Fgs.s
Parents and guardians who place their chill.
dren al trades, in fact, will them. ekensihey
become of age, the interest Of from five to Zen
thousand dollars annually. This, should .ibe
regarded as "good start 10 the yworId,'n and
enough. with industry. economy, and prudence,
to lay the foundation Of future conpetence,ass
In this way. every person can easily calculate
The value OF trade in dollars and cents. sl
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LIFE IN CALIfoRIA.-A Lawless Population.
"A letter from California, published in the
Washington Globe, after describing the gold
regions, thus speaks Of the morals Of the popu.
ation: .i..f4, z4,ztsssa
The discovery ofthis gold has brought, and
is daily bringing. into the country most mot
ley and, to say the least, most suspicious pop
uation. The proAigale, the idle, ,llhe gambler
he runaway sailor and soldier, The bankrvptsin
fortune and character. and the desperate adyen.
ure, from almost every nation under heaven.
say nothing of the dsbanded regiment ofNew
York volunteers,) constitute, at present. perhaps,
ajoriiy ofthe population Of California. or,
more correctly, of,he gold region. In the
ace after gold, religion and morality are scout.
ID al; education ia not dreamed Of; farms are
neglected, and crops are deserted and left to
ot upon the ground dissipation profanity are
almost universal; there are no laws for the gov.
,rnance of the country; and ifthere were, there
$ no power in the country that could. enforce
hem; robberies and murders ara cotnmitted.
nd their perpetrators 60 unpunished. Every
nan engaged in hunting gold, and every one
Who visits the gold region, goes armed To the
ceth. Scenes Of violence occur; there is,no
ecurity for life or property: and thus things
must remain until a regularly organized terri.
orial government is organized a, Washington
'ver California, and a strong military(caeairy)
orce sent out TO sustain it. y.
EVACUATION TO TBxAs.-The Alexandria
Red River) Republican ofthe 9Th s'ys: "Ehs
maralion to Texas is very great at this time,
md if it continues as at presenttin short time
ur sister State will soon be swelled immense.