Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-06

iu'o ""'"hS theui, ana now nnd then ono OF
them would shout Hiya PHdtta, which of
course would elicit cheers from the surround
ing crowd. There were about 5000 of them
IN MI, nnd as soon MS they had passed, tile
tram OF the wounded again came on.
In the afternoon we.again rode out upon
the field of battle. Taking the Mantua road
winch leads directly across the plain we
drove through the middle of the fields upon
which tho first aud ferccSt of the combat had
been waged. For over four miles in length.
and ut least two i'll Width, the ficlds--aitcr.
nately mulberry orchards, cornGclds and
heIus OF wheat, were strcwn with the dead
and with the relics and remnants of the hor-
ria contest. More than half the dead had
already been buried, as the intense heat had
compelled the peasants, in SclEdefcnce 10 lose
no time in performing this Office. But still,
here and there. over the fields very ucar the
road, dead bodies were lying, and they grew
thicker and thicker aswc went back towards
and among tho low bushes at the back Of the
field, where the carly part of the bloody
struggle had been waged This was lust the
point which tho battle had reached, when
we had our first view of it from the heights
OF Castiglonc. 1t was Just thero4hat the
french infantry were masscd, and exposed,
lmihovablc Tor the momont, to the terrible
cannonaho of the Austrian battery, which
poured its inccssant storm of ball and shot
upon them, until Il deadly charge of the bay
onct drove them back towards the hills,
which they held until the last. The bodies
of Austrians and French were mixed thickly
togothcr-as each in turn had occupied the
ground. They lay Just as they had fallen
some upon their backs, some ON their faces,
nearly ali at full length, and very few with
any indlcations of muscular o0HtUrti0us. Or
OF special pnin. One Austrian, quite by him
sell, lay Hat upon his buck with both hands
raised as il in supplication--a cannon ball
Lad utterly crushed into Shapecss mass of
flesh both his legs, just above the ankle. An
other lay i'll the same position with the whole
OF his face completely shot away Not one
whom | observed had his Int on-rall were
hnrcheadcu. and many were without their
coats. MnSkcts some broken, but most of
them quite unirinrcd, lay scattered all over
the field. Cartridges unused, in immense
quantities, were strcwn about balls of all
kinds could bc picked up everywhere, though
many had sunk into the earth: ramrods,
bayoncts, printing tubes, and all the little
utensils of war lay around; bits of torn
clothing, gloves, belts, pocket combs, such
as soldiers carry, and great quantities of
letters were strewn about in every direction:
and ut least n hundred head Horses could be
seen from any point where you might choose
to stand--some torn almost asundcr by can
non bulls some pierced in the side by grape
shot, and others with their legs completely
shot away. "A surface of level ground, cmi-
braclng according to the best estimate !
could make, not less than sir Mgudyc miles,
was denscly covered with these ghastly relies
of the fight. | could not spcnd much time
In trnvorsing tllc field, for the bodies. owing
to the intense heat, were in an advanced
| stage Of decomposition and tho stencil was
overpowcring. Butns went along picked
pnn 1n1l nI \
hope may, in due time, c,rcach the Times Office
aud serve rs memorials of the day. 1t would
have been easy to collect cart-!oads OF both
OF the mulberry trees in the orchards
which form n considerable portion of the
field, probably more than hulf escaped with
out being touched at all. Some were cut
down entirely by large cannon balls and
others showed scars of shot upon their torn
bark. saw one tree about six inches in di-
amrtcr, IN which a twelve-pound shot had
| completely imhcdded itsef-the wood of the
tree having closcI over the ball, leaving only
a small pnrt of its surface visible, aud leud
ing one to wonder how so large ball could
possibly have found admission through so
small hole.
At ono point, to the side of the road, ten or
twelve peasants were burying the dead. They
gathered them from the field upon hand bar
rows, from which they were rolled into the
hollow places ON tho roadside, from which
gravel had been taken to repair the track :;
and after five or SIX or as many as the space
would hold, hud been tunbled In, foot or
two of dirt was shovclled over them. No at
tempt wns made to remove any of their cloth
| ing, or to lay them side by side or in any
particular position. They were tumbled in
ust as 1t happened-and were covered up
Just rs they chanccd to fall In many cases
they were laid longtlIwisc, in single flc, and
then covered ovcr--a second row being next
put in-thon a third, II fourth. &c. In this
way over 200 had been buried in single
place. 1t will take q long time to dispose of
all the dead, and the carcasscs of the horses.
also; and if this excessively hot weather
continues. the health Of the vicinity cannot
fail to suffer
We made u hasty visit to-day to the head
quarters of the Picdmontese army ut Dcscn-
Zano, pleasant little town on the shores of
Lake Guarda. Their wounded were still ar
riving, and could not help noticing the su
pcrior accommodations provided for them.
They were brought IN ambulanccs, but some
what like an omnibus, with springs, cushions,
mattresses and pillows, and an awning to
protect them from the sun, Not one solitary
vehicle of the kind have / seen in connection
with the French army. Their wounded seem
to be left to such casual comfort MS can be
bought of the Surrounding ncasantry-; and
nothing can excuse the barbarous cruelty
which attended the removal of the tens of
thousands who were taken from the bloody
field of Solferino. cannot believe that this
ls usual with the French army, but the nc
coSslty which arose must certainly have been
foresccn, and should have been provided t,r.
IMPORTANT FAcTs.--Never be influ-
cnccd by external appearances in forming