The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-08


slain. On the bank OF fake Thrasynene,
10000 Romans was slaughtered. and 700, :
600 on the fatal drv of Gamma. In the
battles of Munda, Zama. Magnesia, Pyd-
Ia end Fharsalia. 40. 900 Fel. Tigra-
mes lost, in one battle against Luculus,
100 600 of his subjects. Of the ,l00,-
OO0 Jews who perished in their struggle
against Rome, a vast proportion were
slain in the siege Of theis beloved city.
AT NaiSsus 30 900. and at Adrinople Co.
600 persisted. When 4Elus delivered
+ the world from Tie terror of Atilla, 81,
600 are said To have covered the field OF
Chalons. How terrific mrst have been
! The bloodshed of That seven days battle,
wherein Spain was lost by the Goths,
and won by the Mussulmans. How ter
rifle that resistance of Charles Martel, at
Polctiers, from which, after a century of
victories The Saracen hosts at length with
drew. At the battles of Fontenai Merse-
burg and Sinamcas. full $50. 0e0 perish
ed. Probably 80 600 fell at The taking
of Jerusalem by the crusaders; rnd &c, 600
Saraccns were Slain at Ascalon. At
Hastings 40 900 fell; at Crecy and Agin-
court 30 600 Frenchmen perished; and
IA Halidon Hill and Durham 90, 600 Scots
{ Marignano, Towton, Ravenna saw their
| 10000 dead. At Neerwinden, B!en
helm Families. Almanac and Malplay-
quet, there were 60, 900 slain. At Pull
town 5000 Swedes fell; 1900 on both
sides at Fontenoy; 10000 "a: Colin; 80
600 Cunnersdorf; $4,000 at Austerli tz;
l65, 900 on the feld of friedland, Jena.
Eglau. Aspern, Borodino. Talavera, and
Luizen. Probably 10000 perished at
Leipsic. so, 600 at Waterloo, and as many
in the British battle on the Sutledge
When the Saracens Grst took Jerusalem,
900 Christians pershed; 65. 900 Mus
sulmans IN the war between Ali and the
Caliph OF Damascus: 80, 600 natives al
the siege of Mexico BY Cortes. In rath-
er more than sixty chief battles almost
| three millions of men are numbered as
the victims. But the whole carnage of
C9sar5 Wars has been estimated at two
millions; and as many lives must have
been shortened by the ambition Of Napo-
leon. The forces engaged in sea- fights have
been smaller than those in action on
shore; yet, sometimes the slaughter has
been awful, considering all things. In
the celebrated battle of Lepanto, DO, 900
perishd, 5000 died at Actium: 5000 at
NavarIno, and fu.' 200 at Aboukir
These are only few of the most me-
morable battles; yet, even in these, how
many victims have been sacrificed TO the
glory OF heroes, and to the wounded hon.
or of nations! And when we look back
upon the worlds history, the aggregate
number of the slain in these battles is
but grain Of sand upon the mountain.
compared with those who have actually
fallen in the ranks Of war.
NATURE OF TT E SfoTs on I'VE SuN.-On
the solar envelope, of whose fluid nature
there can be no doubt, says Herschel, we
clearly perceive. by our telescopes, an
intermix !ure, (without blending, or mu-
tual dilu.ioh.) OF two distinct su distances,
or state or matter; the one luminous, the
other not SO, and the phenomena of the
spots and pores tend directly to the con-
clusion that the non-luminous portions
are gaseuhs, however they may leave the
nature of the luminous doubtful they
suggest the idea Of radiaut matter foa,.
ing in a non-radiant medium showing a
tendency to separate itself by subsistence,
after the manner of snow in air.
The Watch Dog.-It is very interest
ing to observe the knowledge and faith
fulness that is often manifested by infe-
rior creatures. 8n Interesting anecdote
was told in my hearing. few days since
concerning watch dog. The boys in
the family where he was raised were very
persevering in their efforts to learn him
many curious things. He had learned to
carry the change about which they had
given him for the purpose of buying his
dinner, until he obtained ii: and If the
boys before mentioned pretended to sleep
he would suffer no one to touch them.
A neighbor lived close BY the owner
of the watch dog, and his children often
played with and made much Of him. On
one occasion he went to the neighbor's
as usual, where he had frequently been
fed, and In little time the youngest
child, being tired of play, fell asleep on
the floor. The mother, wishing to place
1t in more comfortable position, at
tempted to do SO, bu, To-! the dog had
taken the responsibility of guard, and by
his resolute manner, and surly growl,
gave timely intimation Of his resolve to
take care of his charge. He watched the
child until it awoke, and then. as if
aware that his stay had been protracted,
he gracefully bounded out of an open
window and trot.ed homeward.
| AT Milan, o., two men. Hill and Tay-
lor. traded wives. Taylor received two
children 10 boot