Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-05-31

HE HoRRoRs OF AUSTRIAN WARFARR.-"The
horrors committed by the hordes Of savages I'M
der the command of Gen. Gyulai are only to be
equalled 10 the accounts of the invasion by At
tia. at IL In the morning, or whereabouts,
numerous band OF Austrians, In dirty and torn
attire, entered the city Of Tortona, and took up
their position in the castle. Other bodies fol-
lowed, so that the town was soon overrun with
these beings more like wild beasts than men,
Two superior officers called upon the municipal
functonaries to demand food and forage to the
amount of 30, 900 rations, but their conduct was
not unbecoming; on the contrary, they seemed
tolerably polite, and even the behavior of the
soldiers at first gave no cause to suspect that
they secretly meditsted plundering the town.
Whatever our first hopes may have been, they
were not destined to last long, for very shortly
company of Houlans issued from the castle, and
dividing, spread through the town. An alarm
spreading through the population, each shop
keeper fastened to secure bis goods; but before
they lad even time TO shut their shops and
stores, bands of eight and ten soldiers presented
themselves at different points in the city, some
Selling upon all the goods they could arrive at,
Others preventing the trsdesinen from closing
their doors by main force. At the same time
the sergeants and corporals entered the shops,
and by threats forced the owners to bring out
all the best things they bad for the soldiers to
carry of. eaj =
The first goods plundered were those of Mad
anne Scott, modiste, and Of merchant named
Gallarati; after these came those of the silver
smiths, then some provision stores and taverns.
The general bakehouse was plundered also, and
several hundred sacks of the -four and wheat
besides a sum of money, were carried off; the
stables were all robbed and in every street you
saw Croat with an OK or q horse which he
was leading off to the encampment, with cool
impotence which persuaded one that they never
had followed any other trade than thieving.-
Meanwhile, certain number of them wendell
their way to the suburb of st. Bernardno, and
entered the farm Of Signor Stasssno, who gave
them as much food aud drink ae they wished
for. In fact, the libations were SO copious and
frequent that at night they all returned In state
OF intoxicatlon, bowling like demons, inter.
spersiDg theirhowls with the epithet of 'porca
Piemontesa' Gas welcome to any inhabitsnt
they might meeD firing their muskets into the
windows of the houses, and occasioning general
belief that the town wo1ld be inevitably set on
fire. The citizens had no arms to resist, even
bad they been so disposed, and now have no
food, and the place Is cleared out completely
LILO DiouOp was hsseSSeu IL oU,VVU ITtucS, eouo
say $4,000, for his share of the war contingent.
In the suburbs of the town the same horrors
took place every house was sacked and plum
dered by these ferocicus brutes, who are styled
the defenders of public order, sustainers of our
and our religion Now that this
band of savages has satisfied its appetite, 1t 10
leaving US. An order Of recall has arrived
from headquarters, and they are going IF.
We hear that at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ViguZziO
and Prossecurone, the same outrages were
and by the threat of firing the town
these bandits extorted whatever they wanted
rom the poor terrified trades-people.- Corres-
'ondent Of London Post.