New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-29

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The Zouaves and the Turcos-L.etter fron.
M. Kossuth.
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I'm 'ue laufopeau eoFlespondence on NJ NeN
f0fk Times we extract the following:
The Pafyis relates the manner In vhich IA K;.r
Victor Emanuel, wss named corporal a h0norss,
title the reader win understa NH Il ~ TSira Zcns.
after the battle Of PaIestfo. fhe ZuaysS Ia ~
deep trench was dog 81 au eu,irence- md vhsa -
bodies had been deuoeted and ~ ts,rsh Hiisd ~,
oil present vent on their knees. and afSey ~ -
psayer retired. h;ddne adfen e thrir - hs.s,s"
ID rms. "Comrsdesn snci.med IA ss,rss ~
i funefAl oY.tjon Nav ID receive vns r -
your tuEa to-dsy a.. m,o,.n~ 4 nssv 4. ~. ~ r
After this stoft and tooe6;ur ceysmcuv. f.1
Zooayes, alsst loo n nrr.Ssr e.,.cssS n Z -
house and wese ENJOYING thrmssysss viti tn si.rs
ant provisions ~ slvnys Ino- - =
themselves indeysadent 81 tsssr orsir.rv r.st,s. -
The Kings great hsveTy durirr The E,ttIs pafussijs
came up for discuasoa md ysrsous os,es verr -,
| posed for properly flormine M Msssstv ~ ~
high appreciation Of 81 vaio, a. ~ ~ ,,a
tion vas made thatS be should be made cnrnor.I =
| the Third Regiment OF Zooavsss Th;s Ess rr..S
mously agreed 10, and then s "s, y.
with great formality The oasss ss-n,
up solemnly proclaimed ia Iond nc. q ~ ~
name Of the Third Zouaves, victor Rmsnue King Il
regiment w The next day menoranan - - " ss. ~.
proceedings was dravnup. signed bv hi ~ Zons.ss
and sent to the King who acceptad the titIe y Es
compliment. n
The courage displayed by Victor Emanuel - Z.
deed well caicuated 10 excite The enthussan of ek
soldiers as the Zouaves: seeing thai tev conM -
restrain him at Palestro they adopted he Dlsn 81
running before him. Thns IL re,.on 40 X 49,. =
measure protected from harm. y 80
The Zouayes am "A hind and NM n ts.fr
prisoners as they are upeouaIed anal admirshie Il,
their fighting qualities. An enemy who no longer
ressts Is for the Zouave an object ~ nrrtecaior IN
commiseration and ene can coueeiye n ,n ,ohier
quality In soldier than this n tsie. n,ds r. bnd.
ing up and relieving the wounds he has iust msds.
ed; bis horse carried hin cose 70 tha Frs,ch whs.r
with difficulty be was ciinrirU b, hia s.dde ~,
ave stopped bis horse ~ .isfted lin, = n. s.d
when the Austrian repaid this act Of kindueN s.
blowing his brains ont The ofcer sss car,,.d Z
prisoner 70 the French hospital where csst care IN
be taken to cure him. in order that be nav be nsssed
before court martial and in his turn shot
One Of the circumstance 10 which fhe Zouave n
indebted for his remarkable fighting Qualities Il te
severe education through which he naases n he
racks. The gymnastics imposed upon him are some.
thing Formidable He IL rnai1a fr nm hn ~ ~. ~
the ton Of his sneed he inmns climhs ,rs 1e =, hs
hands and feet and is taught t. d. All tbs d.v eftsr
day with musket and fixed bavonet II ti,e hana AZ
is taught also to fence with bis bayouet and We e
is thus fencing he actually leaps upon Ris enemy and
stamps him to the ground. They do not care mucS
about firing preferrine the havonet ana their rsn;d
charges a story is told ia the naners vh;ch iIins
trates this fact Just before one q the last cobsts
they were distributing The Cartridge to the drenf
companies, When II came the tn1n Of the Zouevss
they showed all the nrnerv Of vnano % sirl e. wh,s
one offers present They shrugged their sbooider1
sided away. said thew dind:t care ahont thsr .nd
they had 10 force them To accent Than tha ti ~.
cartoucbe delicatelv between The end n te;: nrs,s
and said careIessiy: Pardon Sergeant mi oniv
take one! What need. in fact have thev af ~.
touches? They 90 almost an ranidlv A fhe;r halls
and thew have their havnnets hes;ao = 1858 s'.''s
The Turcos have excited as much curiosity as ths
Zouaves. Their commander saws that with The bavo-
net in face of battery Of artillery they are sps-
AZ: Il
they do not stand well when threatened with cavaIrv
It is the habit of these sayaees in their native
try to cut off the heads of their prisoners and fe
wounded on the field OF hattie. rhev havs haar an
taught by their French Commanders that this vii
not be permitted under the Frence aap. AZ Maoent.
they were among the first in the action and their
mode of attack is Represented as something necnaYiv
wild and savage They attacked with loud cries.
uttering all the oaths in the Mohammedan lanonaOe,
When they took prisoners they danced and veljed
around them, putting them down On the pronni- 1
blasphemed outrageonsy over their heads, pronounc
ing in Arab all sorts Of curses against their amS and
conntry-all Of which must have astonished not q
little tie stoical GeImans The French, cpmnan nda,s
seem to be well satisfied, however, with this first
the same as the Zouayes ouly Il is entreiy creen 8
and very picturesque Like the Zonayes theve ,sear
boards, with shaved foreheads. -
When the people in certain districts saw the repi.
ment of Tnrcos arrive thev barrca ded fhny,ooIas
their honses nttering faarfn1 cras Th s e -
snbseonentv when inierroaated nu tho snact M
tod thar thot ttavo ,,rn.s
in the French army 1referring ~ the TnrcosS LIZ
lived onlu mon he meat of Tr;s,;sns ~; wno
che n,ansiano es Gbr;stan; thsv sad WIZ iC.a =.
NAV find it astonishing that the snstr;ons so.,lS
resort to snch means n} nt;m;dat;on II Il; . ~ i
astonshinr that the rcos shnnl hono hsn aUs g ~
nized at first seht bv these alarr,ad ,aoa
promised cannihals. '-eN fsot'' % '.'s
A DAY M HnMIn1 ALTON An vrvvu. m ,ha az,
inst great religious soiemnitv with and na
h;e nra vers tnn naca a. Visrra r., aa
Ia imn,ora Heaven r. hless ths n,i u.inE ss
victory. All the members Of The MINERAL fsm;I, ml..
ond ~ Mn;ssrs ,ora ,,rssem VI T M amll,
auu tue oihlsteIs, were present. Ine mass was read
py sno opU 1nnoo' - leEar1 " tne iatter clr-
ouAstauee tne 1aris correspondent OF the GLOBE
says:
Much remark is made on the highly offensive dis
play OF Monseigueur de Luca, Nuncio at Vienna,
where by telegraph we learn that on Saturday, 4th
June, that representative OF professedly neutral
power, TOOK the most prominent part in church
ceremony, the drift OF which was not to implore
Heaven for peace, but for distinct triumph OF ono
beilgerent over ms Antagonists. Antonell himself,
however, begns 10 nave ms mlsgiyngs as TO the nt-
mate results 1or II s stated 10 Belgian paper that
at bis last interview with Sir Moses Montefore he
held out hint that political changes might yet in
uence the fate OF the yonng lsraelite in captivity;
there is ttle doubt but that the retreat from Nor
tara gives the signal OF corresponding relaxation
III m Ine nold @ OF the poy so-cailed.
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