New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-25

..:,, -. burned the hrt. carriages VNe,e
~, 800 wards from tie Enemy
IT, oe;,,r. hep. us bsoA, because lie we're not
IN Of rs 10 pi,eh-fork them. b"Aies, j: was The
.., orudep.; thu. tasilsde g's murderous for white
.rifo,n., IN: i, did u y".y hitl- harm Every ons
= On, eopes bas peetsatsd into hese ieep masses
rhs Austrian ba whist.ed n our ea-', bG: respected
rs personally
M, the only one. Wen, l an not ss'aped OF mysen'
mad NV how :, Inc first balls, bat Henry w.,
,5av saw. did as much s; The beginnng OF ever!
battle.
Resides, !. is physical eFec. sd has nothing 20
10 with the VIII.
Rut when this tribute ia paid, do you know how
~ 5;scb.,g- rlectrizes you /: Is Ike whipping
he Irss of raoe-horse.
tn hall. whistle in your es7s, knock up dust
,bout you Kill one, wound another; you hardly give
.l.-, The slightest attention. You are griny; the
,rsl Of powder enters your throat and rses 10 your
brsiu. Your eye ia bcod-shot your look is hzef'
,,;r.ned unon the enemy; all the p.ssions ara com
bned N this terrible passion which The sight OF blood
and the noise of battle rouses in the soldier.
pr, "a | was telling you, our company had not
.uch 70 suffer from this large; practice. My Sub
bsp,erapt NJ. R, WAS wounded jist "a he was
oppipr owe, his third Austrian with the ride Of my
sergesnt.nrsor who WA knocked stiff by two oais'
one in the bead AMI one in the neck.
Our artillery, meantime, was doing wonders; their
balls showed Us dsyligh: through the ranks Of the
enemy, who were, however, answering IN Sood fooh'
terms.
All this finished where, perhaps, i should have
commenced; Col. Du Mesnil falls from his horse,
a IL ~
and throw ourselves OF the Croas.
They receive Us firmly, which Increases the general
rage Lieut.. +. shouts, "Club 'em, my boys
and we handle our muskets. Disorder spreads IN
the raj ks Of the enemy; We use our oAyonrts now
and them and escort them back TO MonteO'ho'
There It va. very different thing; they hid IN the
5ouses shot through the windows, and We had TO get
1pon one another's shoulders TO get al them.
saw Cen Beuret, intrepid everywhere at once,
bravi the bullets saber in hand de went through
the streets giving his orders, aehye and yet call.
have him e,iIl before ny eyes. A. the corner Of a
house surrounded by fourteen chasssurs captain
had lust been shot; be falls; Gen. Beuret leaps 70
him. Hc il raised up, but be falls again. . lie Is
dead" Gays the General. Gen. Forey was al
vsncng, rumpe;eI at each eide, behind him stan
1ficer.
Our poor general netI- aP hoHNoi ""N'
exchange a few words. d" All goes well" say they;
they go ten steps five fugitive Tyrolese flying before
them; suddenly they turn; We are close upon them;
they shoot Gen. Beuret drops the reins, iaers, and
held up by his soldiers, breathes bis last
We throw ourselves upon these ryrolesc, and cut
them TO pie ces; the Sth becomes eIasperated gives
quarter longer and the enemy begin 70 beat re-
:reat They sacrifice 300 who Protect their flight
h.,bt I. hai
hey have improvsed in the cemet4ry.
was not st this attack, which was the most MUIR
ierous of the day. they sent in pursuit Of the agi
,ives whom We drove 20 Castegglo.
o, five had had cavalry
They tell me that the Ssrdinians behaved admira-
bly, believe it, for their dead covered the ground
riddled with wounds, and mu.iated by the Austrian
bayonets.
was fortunate enough TO get a boy OF IL, SUB
ieutenaHf, who was lighting hike tiger, in my hands.
One of my just going 10 stuff his sides when
threw up his musk.t with the butt end Of mine, and
took the boy by the collar to him hom other IN
conyeniences.
Surrender yonrgster " saidI.
lie handed me his sword
He "a younger sOn Of very good family hight
haired slender and insoent: saved his life and he
lid not even tbauk me; hadn't scratch thank God
except that lost my old silver watch in the ARRAY,
and that have replaced by an Austrian commandment
gold chronoIneter hayn hair which does not come
20 roll-call.
The prisoners which we have made so far L have
counted eighty already all haggard, ragged, and
| ugly enough 10 scare one. Ysu ought to see how
| glad they were TO fall into bands.
! We came back to Monticello to sleep that same
| nght. slept in barn, Ike prince What trou-
bes most IS tba, my rhe, uly pantaloons and my
pipe are spoiled
The Emperor came 70 visit the battle field and the
wounded lie embraced Gen. Forey and Col. Cam
bres with illusion thanking them in the Of the
| army for this victory.
That is al I know about tall / have seen.
Il is very little and you better informed than l.
but promised you TO write, and could 10 no less.
I stop here; my two note sheets are full.
You may think THE rose-colored paper rather CO.
lueitisb 4 was given me by my lieutenant 70 whom
lend the papers you send me- and who always keeps
writing materials in bis portfolio.
So you owe him this letter, which VII start in g mo-
gent for the general quarters
=. ST. have just learned tha. am 20 change my
corporals pantaloons for those Of sergeant
nsjor Perhaps this piece of news will give you
pleasure. give j; TO you in all the fullnsss of my
Joy; pardon this liberty
am your mo-, devoted XX....