Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-11
About the War and the Peace.

We have gathered: an interesting col
umD of incidents &c, touching the War
and Peaee in Italy, from the correspond
ence of The London and New York jour
mails. - ~ W
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND his aEkERALs.
He is young man, without military ex-
perience and Of only theoretic military
knowledge, and ambitious to a degree
which makes him absurdly jealous Of the
generals by whom he is surrounded, whose
advice he constantly rejects, and whose
well-laid plans be constantly counteracts at
the, critical moment. Before he joined his
army be kept up incessant telegraphic COM
munication with headquarters from Wen
ma, and did not hesitate, even at that dis
tance, to overule his ablest generals in the
field. Gen. Fyulai has been disgracsd for
the loss of Magenta, and private accounts
represent him as gloomy, melancholy, and
apparently overwhelmed by the ruin of his
professional character: yethe has friends
who say that if the time ever comes when
he can place the responsibility where it be-
longs, he will stand acquitted. Three dis
tinguished Generals Clam Gallas, Prince
Lchtenstein and Zadewitz-are said to
have thrown up their commands, since
Solferino:--this could only have happen
ed under the pressure of some very grave
and imperative necessity. On the field at
Solferino, Francis Joseph is said to have
addressed an angry reproof to one of his
oldest generals-who instantly broke his
sword across his knee and threw it at his
feet;-the Emperor burst into tears aud
held ont both his hands, begging pardon
for the offence he had given. Ali these
things, withsmany others of the same kind
that might be mentioned, indicate state
of complete sdemoralization IN the higher
ranks of the Austrian army and moth
ing can lie more fatal than such state of
things to the vigorous and successful pros
ecutien of a war. = s ss l---~-l
CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH TROOPS.
/ Though have been constantly, now for
several days, in and about the camp, and
have met soldiers every wherein the
streets, on the high roads, in the fields,
at cafes, and in private houses have not
yet seen or heard of .a,soltary instance of
rude conduct, or even of rude language, on
their part. / do not believe that any fire
company, or body of New York Volun-
teers, ever went out for single day on a
target excursion, without exhibiting more
s'rowdyism" than the whole French army
has shown during the whole Of The Italian
campaign. This is owing patty, I pre-
sumo, to the natural politenesss of the
French character.-for it is part of q
Frenchman's nature never to encroach up
on the private rights or to wound the feel
ings Of others. Much of it is due also to
the discipline of the army,-to its separate
and isolated mode Of existence. The sol
dier is taught to look to tie camp for eve
rything be needs the world outside
he has nothing whatever to do. He has
no claims upon il, and he has never learned
to make demands, or to ask favors, from it.
BURIAL OF THE OFFICERS.
Quite number Of officers Of both ar
mics remained on the field unburied on the
third day after the battle. One of them
-an Austrian-had evidently lived some
time after falling-for he had taken porte
n,oanai;s cut OF his pocket, and taken from
it. his visiting card, which he placed upon
his breast, that he might be identified
when his body should be found, As a
general thing, the officers were buried in
separate graves, instead of being thrown,
like the common soldiers, into common
trench. The body Of Prince Windisgratz
which was found on the field, was sent in
to the Austrian camp, at the special re-
quest Of the Emperor
AMERICANS IN THE CAMPAIGN.
It may not be undressing to your
readers to hear that an American, Capt.
jerome Bonaparte, Of the First Chasseurs-
ed Antique, particularly distinguished him
self during the Italian campaigne.- had
the pleasure of seeing the Captain at No
vara and Milan during my stay at the al
lied head quarters, and CLEANED many in
teresting items from him concerning the
fine cavalry regiment he belongs to. l am
told that at Solferino Capt. Bonaparte
was conspicuous ia his dashing attacks up
on the masses of Austrian infantry. I no,
tice from the official returns that his regi-
ment lost great many men as well as Of
fcers, during the many charges they made.
| am happy to, add, however, that the
Captain escaped unhurt, although he was
ever foremost among the brave men under
his command. . I can assure you took |
great pleasure and pride in informing his
fellow officers whom | met in Milan, that
Capt. Bonaparte was genuine Yankee,
and one that we claimed as fair repre-
sentative of Brother Jonathan. While |
speaking Of Americans, must not omit
mentioning the gallant conduct Of Major |
Philip Kearny, who went through the cam
paign as an amateur He accompanied his
friend, Gen. Morris, and during the battle
of. Solferino, remained the whole day ex-
posed to the deadly firing of the Austrian
musketry and artillery. The Major had |
the good luck to escape with nothing more
serious than sun stroke. He speaks in
the most enthusiastic terms ofthe extraor-
binary bravery of the French troops, and |
while recounting their taking Of the town
Of Solferino, he says that it. was an almost
inconceivable feat of arms, as, owing TO the
nature of the ground and the natural de-
fences of the place, ten thousand troops |
ought to have lepulsed the attack of ten
times their number; but French elan and
enthusiasm was not to be resisted, and the,
Major speaks Of the great deeds of Softer
ipo with undisguised admiration. The
Major came near falling INTO the hands of