Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-28
Won wonId see a peculiarly brutal and STUPID

you would see peculiarly brutal and stupid
countenance. There was nothing like an
ger or shame on their faces; they seemed gen
orally wholly indiferentto to their position, but
looking about with good deal of curiosity
upon the crowd which surrounded them
They were geneally silent, though now and
then they would talk and laugh with each
otheras they passed along. The officers were,
with scarcely an exception, handsome, man.
| ly, and intelligent fellows. All were with.
out arms. The uniform of the men were
very coarse brown stuff made of fax, very
plain, and with scarcely3any attempt at or.
nament. Towards night, carts began to come
in laden with wounded Austrians, hundreds
of whom passed along while I stood there,
and were taken directly to the hospitals,
where they received precisely the same treat.
ment as the French. Mott of them seemed
to be very badly hurt. Among the number,
both of the wounded and prisoners, were
many Huugarians.
ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE TROOPS.
The town tonight, as might be expected,
is simply aicamp. The streets, which are
narrow, are crammed with artillery and pro-
vision wagons, trying, almost in vain, tc
make their way through the town; bivouac
fires lightup the orchards and fields all around
the village; two streams of troops pour out
on the two roads leading to the field of bat
tie, extending as far as the eye can reach
suffers, fruit pedlers, ani small dealers of ev.
cry kind circulate among the soldiers who
crowd the streets; an immense train of Pied
montese artillery are brought to stand in
the street while trying to make their way
through the town to their place Of encanp
ment; and thousands of French infantry.
despairing of reaching their tents have seat
ed themselves upon the narrow sidewalks.
with the house for a back, and theil
haversacks for pillows, they have addressed
themselves in that position to the labor Of
obtaining nights rest. 1t is a striking
scene, most certainly, and the most wonder
full part of it is the perfect order apd good
behavior of the troops. have not seen
during the whole day, single instance o.
disorder, or of even rudenessin word or deed
from any soldier. Not one have I seen il
the slightest degree intoxicated-not one
have seen shouting or singing rough
or rude remark have I seen or heard ad
dressed to any one; nor have failed in I
single instance, whenever have applied tt
soldier for information, or addressed hin
on any subject whatever, to receive courte
Gus reply, and the most polite endeavor t.
aid my wishes.
Nor have I heard a single cheer over th'
victory, nor single syllable of exultatiol
over the prisoners as they come in. Th'
most respectful silence has in every cas-
been preserved. Expressions of sympath.
with the wounded were constant, and promp
attention, as far as possible, was always Civ
en- to their wants. Private property in th'
town, as far as I can see, has been treated
with perfect respect. In selecting fields TO
the camp, those which will be injured by i
least, seem uniformly to be chosen. Baker
shops, and groceries with cheese, bacon sau
sages, &C., freely exposed, are open; and
have repeatedly seen soldiers bargaining TO
supplies at their windows. But have heart
of no instance and seen no indication of thu
slightest interference with private property
Yet there is no great rigor of discipline en-
forced-for the soldiers seem to be quite a
their ease, and wander about town very mucl
at their own discretion. But they look upor
war as business-as something to be done
like everything else, with as little fuss anc
excitement as possible. Sc they look upor
a battle, and the operations attending it
the care of the wounded, the reception o
prisoners, &c.-as merely part of the regu
lar routine-just like cleaning their mus
kets, or boiling their soup over their bivoua'
fires