Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-07-22
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING, JULY %, 1859

they were obliged to march. I have
heard no estimate of the number of the
dead
We saw about three thousand Austrian
prisoners brought in. How many were
taken during the day could not be ascer-
tanned. saw one crowd of 600, anoth-
err of $50, and many smaller squads.
The Austrian wounded were piled into
the carts sometimes Unfortunately with
the French. The largest gang l saw
were brought in by the Turcos. They
were obliged to stop on account of the
erowding at the point where / stood, and
| thus had an occasion to take good
look at them. A considerable portion of
these were Lomhards, fact which a
large and savage-looking Turco of the
escort evidently did not know, for he ex-
planned to us in ridiculing them, that
they fired but once and then laid down
their guns. Poor fellows, they were no
doubt glad to remain on their own soil,
even as prisoners, and one only wonders
at the blind egotism of the Austrian
rulers in placing reliance upon men who
have no love for them, and who are COM
PEELED to fight against their brethren and
their own fresides. The Hungarians
also were in considerable numbers, and
some Of these were large and magnificent
physical men. But they were not quick
enough nor powerful enough for our Tur-
cos and Zouaves, who, while rendering
justice to the goodwill and obstinacy
with which they fought, merely talked
of their inferiority as a matter of course
and Of their own success as equally a
sure thing.
The Austrian uniform, while convent
ent to the weaaer, is most ungainly and
unsoldier.liko in appearance, consisting
of dust-colorod coat, dirty green panta-
looms, aad a cap almost invisible from its
size and color The officers we saw were
exceedingly handsome, gentlemanly look
ing men, and were distinguished more
particularly from the men by bright
golden star on the front of dark green
cap. The officers walked in the middle
of the gangs of prisoners, and although
they remained silent, they did not look
downcast or Inundated. The men chat
ted with such of their escort as could
talk German or Italian.
In and about Castiglione there were
$1,000 soldiers in charge of the cnor-
nous train of the army, while in the rear
Of the town there remained reserve of
20, 900 men, to support the army in case
of disaster. Add to this 10, 600 or Is,
600 wounded men ia C4stiglionc, and
several hundred thousand men scattered
over the plain in conflict, and dead on
the ground, aud yea have q scene en-
compassed in a space of eight miles dia-
meter, such perhaps as this land of great
battle scenes never saw before. From
the high peaked bluff from which we
watched the last hours of the battle, all
this scene could be taken in and compre-
hended at one glance. 1t was great
battle, and surely ought to decide, once
for all, the vast superiority of French
over Austrian arms.
The Emperor's headquarters were re-
moved from the village Of Castiglionc to
Volta, the most distant Of the captured
villages, at o'clock in the afternoon
The crossing of the Mincio will no doubt
take place tomorrow, for Volta is within
mile Or two of this river, and the En-
peror will not now be likely to give the
enemy any rest. MALAKoFF.