The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-15


bines, bu, besides superiority Of nuns
bers they had the additional advantage
Of being perfectly well acquainted with
the ground, so that we were soon sur
rounded and completely overpowered.
received eight wounds, some of them
in all probability from our own people.
aud my horse being mortally wounded
fell in such way as to keep me fastened
to The ground, which was covered with
blood. The flash Of pistols was the on~
ly light which disclosed this scene of
horrors but saw enough 10 perceive
our dragons defending themselves with
the courage Of despair, and the Turks
who were intoxicated with opium ma
king dreadful havoc among them. At
length not an Austrian remained stand
ing, aud the Turks. having taken qui>
Ell possession Of their horses, aud pill
laged the dead and dying; were pros
cecding to cut of the heads and to put
them in bags which had been brought
fos that purpose. Meanwhile my sit
ualion, as may lie supposed, was by no
meaus an enyiable one, we almost all OF
us in Zeckler's regiment knew come
thing of the Turkish language, and ]
could hear them encouraging each oth-
or to finish before any assistance could
arrive, and not to leave single ducat
Oh the Geld adding that there ought to
be 200 (lhey had as it appears received
correct in formaiion). AS they were
passing aud repassiug before me, and
now and then discharging Their pistols,
a random ball struck my horse which
occasioncd in him a convulsive motion
that enabled me to get dlsengaged, aud
immediately the idea Of concealing my
self among the reeds in the marsh pre-
sented itself as the most practicable
means Of escape. | had it several
times attempted without success, buI
the firing had now nearly subsided, and
the ubscuriiy Of the night contributed
to inspire me with hope. The marsl
was only so steps off, but there was the
danger Of getting begged. manage1
however, to jump over men aud horses
and overthrow more than one Turk wht
with outslretched arms endeavored Il
seize me, or who made a cut at me Will
hi. sabre, and my good fortune aid
ed, in some measure, by more than u
sual agility, at last brought me TO tn
spot which seemed the only asylum
Though up to the knees in mud, ha
proceeded about 90 steps among tn
reeds when exhausted by fatigue, ieI
il mpo-sble to go any further. coul
still plainly distinguish voices, an
heard some one excIaim in the Turks
language. an inhdel has made his e:
cape, he must be found: other voice
replied, lie cannot have escaped, II
. impossible. he cannot be in the mArsi
know nut whether the search after III
/, was continued, but | heard nothin
more. E.. The blood | had lost had reI
: dered n, so weak that tainted, and Il
sun was high before ] had recovert
the use pi my senses. The first thu
which pr iented itself TO my imagin
l ton was The prediction of the eOth
August, and thought with horror
tie scent had been witness to in Il
night AS the summer evenings a
cool in that country, | had put on a p
lisse which had in some measure pro,e
ted me, and ! found that none ul II
wounds we're dangerous. 10 the Il
: roar aud confusion Of the night h
, succeeded the most profound sllenc
> interrupted only from time to time
the groans of dying horses and | HI
- every reason to suppose that the lufl
, satisfied with their booty, had retired
~, their camp. began TO more then Ire
.. my hiding place, but ii was an hour
tore could disengage myself from
d
bog into which | had sunk up to I
waist. Although a campaign agall
the Turks renders one in great mel
- ure lnsensible TO the worst appearan'
" of war, felt something like lear, alC
as | was, aud a secret horror as my e
~ glanced over the deld Of battle;
how shall express my dismay al iC
inc myself seized bv the arm, and
the sight of an Arnaut, at least SIX
l.. high. brandishing his drawn sabre q
- my head lie had probably returned
-, see if there VAS nothing more worth
..s king upol the field, and must have
!, served me as was crawling out OF
II marsh. Never was hope more cru
yn disappointed Addressing myself
>, hmn in the Turkish language, take
watch, my money, my uniform, sal
90 but spare my life; your head also,
49, piled he, is my property, lie then
ceeded to unbuckle the strap of
to hussar cap, aud lo unite my cravat
.oI was entirely without arms, aud inc
!. bile of defence, and / saw that the