The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28

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but the Austrians gradually slackened |
their fire, and several times took up
new positions, while the Sardinians
poured a rapid auduniuteuupted show
er Of balls upon them, suspending only |
/ for few minutes alta time, and then
renewing it again with rodoubled fury /
The wind had now gone down The
/ air was STILL and the sound Of muskctry
/ and cannon was distinctly heard. The
| former was continuous, sharp and inccs-
SAINT. sounding like the constant and IT.
regular pattering ofhail upon roof, and
while it lasted, was grand and terrible.
Over the Sandman Park arose a
dense white cloud of smoke, directly up |
ward, its sides perfectly upright, and /
well defined, spreading outward both |
ways at the top like an enormous sheat
Of wheat. The sun was setting i'm the
west and as his light gradually depart
ed, the vivid flashes at each discharge
Of the cannon cleaned through the
smoke, like sharp lighting through the
breast Of an enormous cloud. Some
times only single fash would be seen
then two or three at once, and some
times six would break forth in an instant
in succession It was beginning to be
dark when I descended the hill, and
all the way down, still heard the roar
Of cannon and Gathering of guns, but
the Austrians we're clearly falling back,
and could scarcely have failed TO sus-
q tain total rout. It is possible they
i may be In condition to make one more
struggle in the morning; but judging
, from my observations, it is not proba-
a bic. They have sustained an over
4 whelming defeat and it seems not un-
q likely that the Emperor may now be in
duced by the representations of the neu
4 trail powers to accept the peace which
r Napoleon will be likely to tender him.
n just before nightnT, a tremendous
Il cannonading was distinctly visible in
s the direction of Mantua. and it was sup
s posed by one or two French officers
C that Prince Napoleon was assaultng that
e fortress, as part of the general plan Of
e the operations, while the Emperor was
f engaging the enemy in the open field;
h but 1 see no reason to suppose this TO
e be true, as Prince Napoleon could scarce
e ly have reached Mantua by this time,
2 as he was in Florence only week ago.
I am afraid to venture on any con-
:. lecture as to the number killed and
st wounded in this battle, but from the
Ie nature of the case, it must be enor-
le nous. I an confident that not less
" than ten thousand wounded have been
l. brought to this village alone during the
ID day, to say nothing Of those left on the
- field
ne The first intimation of an engage
le ment having taken place, was from meet
st ing three or four carts drawn by
I'd oxen, and filled with the wounded. A.
III we had heard of no battle, we supposed
these wounds had been received il
IL some skirmish Soon after we met
". one-horso carriage in which was laid a
til full length an officer Of rank, who's
ch face wore so CHASTITY a look as to max
nd it evident he was dying.
I'M On reaching Mont Echiaro, and STOP
Is. ping to rest the horses, we were tol
n, that a great battle was going on in th
d. plain before Castiglione and going
on the summit of some old fOrtifcatiOn
re which once defended the town, we cOul
nc see with our glasses the smoke of I'll
ur engagement. We lost no time in pusl
te- ing forward, although we were told tht
no we could not reach Castiglione, becaui
the roads were so completely occupiC
lev with artillery in reserve. We went Of
,ut however, aud, passing the French cam
he Of the previous night, came to a poll
he at about a mile from the town wher
as park Of artillery wagons were dedlir
as from their camp into the road. Watc
lev ing our chance, we drove between ty
lp- wagons and entered the town und
me the cover Of a cloud Of dust.
.H- The main street was crowded wi
cir carts, horses, oxen, soldiers, suffers al
on persons and animals Of every desert
lch ton. We pushed on directly past {
int house marked as the headquarters
&C. the Emperor, and we're in the camp.
be We had gone but a short distance VIII
lge we came where the great procession
ave the wounded were turning across a str'
om to q church. which had been taken
o a a hospital To was the most dreadt
ba- sight ever saw Every conceival
ows kind of wounds are here exhibited.
title who were able were obliged TO wall
'th- The wagons and animals being roquii
lta for those who could not otherwise
arm moved Some walked along their IA
pue completely covered with blood, fir
oes. cuts on the head. Many had their ar
splt shattered, hundreds had hands tied
the and some most CHASTITY wounds on I'll
49, faces, some had tied their wounds, 9th
lav. stripped away the clothing, which ol
her ed and made them worse. saw
3out man walking with firm step and rcsol
can. air, naked 30 his waist, aud having D
lous let wound on his eide, an ugly g
1tb- along his cheek, and q deep bayor
,inr thrust received from behind, in
ana shoulder. Most ofthoso who were wa
ana ing wore serious looks, oonversing
q all Httle with one another though {
,sted walked two and two, aud few of Il
dino carried upon their oountenanoe any q
siderable expression Of pain, Six
ouds eight times while ] stood upon the b
an watching wounded, there came al
.ona- squads of prisoners taken at var
remel stages of the action
bor- Sometimes there would bu only q
asst. or four, then 90, so or 100, and no
Tho company over 400 They walked 81