New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-27

re foIlovius IifeEke sketch of the b0n1arfmsnt OF
Venice will he read with interest both tribute 70
r,,Is bravery and IN illustration of the horrors OF
war:
~ ,b ro-ninr OF 1harsiay the 2ith Nay a. the hnE-
81 Ss~n the Austrians having completed IN secolf
.,-IlJ oreued a terrific caunOnsde and bomb rdn 50t
o- an their batferels upon the hrst parallel AMI II
~ - .son5~mounting cannon ~ mortars Is howit-
g., ana nine 90 pound Pai1hais q Which the fortress and
ia oufvork Immediately responded with more taan loJ
80 Ird.ec a perfect semicrcle Of ire poured Ip)a
srrfsd NsI.hers from the battery II Boa Fcscarins
zen 10 that II CampaliO with IL huge 2ipolnd-rsa err
cult of four or hye miles; lac uproaf-ihe rTear a
caused by the ncessan and a-t simui aneoas discharge
of .rtb an amount of heavy ordnance tren ndJas
1be oudet thunder of he it mas been -aid ,ud Tor
oudness but have unfayOFaby compared with hi' h1ater
a earth The in The 70 Tres wis exciting Inc
deafnc thunder the gunshe dense clou i Of sm1ke
the hi. ,tern word OF command-the paudis for we'd
aimed stos-he maledicoDs OF The wounded-the rush
g. b,ther and fbher II bearing IntOn- project
lies ater-the slower movenv nts Of the Am0af1a-a with
hiershe cool advance Of workmen 10 examine IN ages
anu make indispensable rePars-"hl above ali the up
roar and tunut rose necessarily the wild cries Yird
TIoLo Tfro Vens-t0 such were few of the more
styiting traits Of that terrible scene.
A. cor ence the whole city reused from sleep By
the oeaess and deafening and her tower aud oof.
were soon crowded anxious gazers on tue ctac.e
vLo continued 10 gaze throughout the day. II night,
hu il became too tor cannon 70 BE- levoled VITA
curs,y The moriars and howIzer- began 10 play and
bombs greneoes fuses hailed Piess tempest tue
frtress until dawn. Then commenced I'll canlonlds
on either side uIiOus ser although re than
So proiectles had been thrown the previous day And
All thai day and all the following night the work OF death
spd d rnoiti keuf Cn-s.ll oL-wihJut II ats
ueuse and with The dawn OF the oh eighteen II The
Austrian batteries bechng forth their p)nde:ous
masses Il iron merciless, a. though they had not
already been at their dreadful wOk during more han 10
corse uiiye hours and es though they were not duaed
still TO prof., n that deaofl work for 20 hours more
But bom6ardment like this unefu licd, perm Ips. in
The annals Of recent siege if except that Of the citadel
OF Anlw erp 1882 deserving OF description de-
tailed foT the minuter inciden Of which, such are -
be found in no official report, indebted . Gao
ebfuLeI and Olhers VINO we're personally present 80
the later of, q We nioi med ha had been II
dersood that before the enemy proceeded 70 The
M 1T Of bis thi paIaiela work almost impossible .
sccomplil-le would pour all the force and Jury Of the
laert Of his second parallel on the fJr Wlen there
fire, olO,k the morning OF the 9th of Nay, he
WIS himself reused by the shout of his lieutenant" Up -
M aui, as well al his company, who hal become
50 accustomed 20 the thunder OF artillery that they sam
Lored ounuy on whenit roaring into theIr very
though someNh hat bewderti by the hord lin, he
Vts YET by nOmeans lmazed
Here was 10 need If r,rcR now and the whole com
ptny II eedy dressed and equipped glad 70 hu r. firth
hon spot which the blls had already begun 10 d,s
ctId. Emerging from the barrack, the uP.0ar becIne
de0eIng but, above even the deep thunder VI the
GUS the Kissing # f4soes, the hud,ng Of bIls, tho
howl Of bombs, and the cracking Of rJc9es and greh
AIDES the Wild shri shfieks of the omoard AMI Nea
Ioliian culioLeers-" ItrG Italia! as with bodies
Taxed 10 tie Woit and swarlly with smoke aud sweat,
they toleo ike giants at h-ir eadili work Aud
tls e o. bite the death aud strucon ueal all round
At Lyle MY four FOUNDER IN Lunctie No T. served
b, men Of tue bu dtre Mcru fhree artloTss slam
at u sine le gun within single hour-capJain, corporal
and vice colpora and all VI Tie by the dhgurlng ald
fearful mutilaton Of bursting bombs yet, aiier the
otter legp,d boldly oTwa ard 10 MI The place IT his fallen
Pc ID, while The fourth, simple cannoneer mount
"a to the spot dom, while three OF his officers
wrlng in awful agUnies at h feel and while nc spot
WGs YET smoking and slippery with their gore The gal
lGut h1or COzen now nefpoed and sr)ye to dissuade
the yong man nom using Tor shjt ilne gun upon
which some piece seemed leveled surely Bat was
in vain and hat fatal spot the of three vic
tim STOOD and tO d. ahed during all the three com
I'll hrdda .fa frrrfft nd
ding and had sped to destroy elsewhere The cry Of
ga tqJuLQH-a first exceed ngy frequent and the
duty those engaged IN ing The wounded 10 the in
of the fort for examination and for light dressing
heir injuries prior to trans 0rtaton TO the hospitals OF
Vince, exceedingly periiOns Repeatedly those be
longing 10 this service themselves down while
beam of those already wounded and yet the hazardous
transit Fl, the external works the whole of
The ltress and thence to the waters edge, route
weIt by the twenty four pound ordnance fCanpato on
tie route to Venice, was unremtngy performed At
some OF the pieces the fell volunteers fOm
the infantry especially from the Sic Legion eapede1yer
" take their iat e. ana soon became as expert
IN the uauaeem of the mortal engines, If veteran
ariillests. One gun was loaded pointed discharged,
vdbted, and completely served By single man of haf
day all If his comrades having been slam Many ar
ost- stood their posts for thee DAYS sustained only
On bsc uits and water One Venetian who had lost both
leg by single shot capped his hands as he tel aud
shouted. Eira Incsia! opaiclens OF the lndera
Moro bearing dead comrade On bier from bIstJn,
one IS Gs wound when the third alone and unadei IRE
end ON his shoulders through the fearful cross IRE t.
lis Lrded in the city. An nhrin old patcian OF ia
clint louse of Correr cavalry officer IND ipoleon,
overcome with sOictude at Venice for the fate OF only
son with the Bandiera Moro Mayhera, az the close Of
lie td day en tr,ted the grde hostile shot ad ia
reached The fortress and, at last oveJOyd o1nd his
son l., giimed with powder and sweat lntrepdy 0uny
AT his piece In BastOn No and CIsped him 10 his heart
At that instant bomb struck the old doa and the
sen strN ing eItOd and protect him. the mel cid sle
exploded aud tore both INTO atoms ent"ned in each
others arms The brave old Pep accu,t)med daily
10 visit the fort with his Partisan valet The dore, and has
recorded several similar instances Of val,r and horror
Words can hardly express his admiration of the DC
youth of the Bandiera Moro. Had la'so VISITED d,
chers saws the old Baron lie could have lily found
The originals Of his heroes Tie galiali Rosarou ne
named the "Argsnte Of the Lagune.' Wi paniOnahle
vanity he informs Us that whenever 10 his freq lent viz
lis he reached halghere, the enemys fire. Il n at Tor
moment slack recommenced with redoubled fury the
tall white plume his not his own tai n-lre beng
visible above the broken down bltemenis, eseu in the
plans of Mestre!
That the Italians are nO' therefore that race Of pei
troors some would have think once more sound
aptv monstTaiedat Mai. herawere demOnstrs0n al all
demanded while their enthusiasm for their ca ise was
eyirc,d by their be!ecry. well az by Their intrepid
conduct and their remark able attachment 90 ~ symbol
tl tricolor flag Oycr basion, lllette n1d battery
hoai,l hs emil lem of icriy cheer the weary and q
enCou aye the ainng ard when a. was oten TIE i'et
during that terrible te pest al three days, the aefe Dan
ner a. utieed wildly 70 ghe blast wa at Length borne
AWAY with stan ground instantly was u seized
by some active form aud hen both lag and form lost for
moment 10 the eye in tie mingled dust AID smoke OF
battle again il stre Ined brightly on ts rampant N
n lrt tze On enc occasion. the banner Of Llnette -
HAVING been cut down by hostile bell Major R1sarol,
a. ,f of the post spraIg fOrw replace IT, when he
found hins superseded before he could reach the ex
postd and peIous mound BY the intrepid rivalry Of
Common cauuorotr.
length ceased but the deadly bombs grenldes and
stts succt edd; and amid All ss heGy ral, Il was ne
etsary 10 rpnh Ii magazines Of the luneites and ba