The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-30

ton ol the battle Of Solferino which was laid
before American renders, Hon. II, j. Ray
mond remained two Or three days on the
battlefield and in the neghborhood. gather
Ing up the incidents Of the great eonhiot,-
lbc5e he has transmitted TO the New York
Times, The following are some extracts,
beginning with this graphic
Wow or The naide.
"Standing At Casdglione. and looking
down The Mauluu road Gen. Mel with his
division uhe f,h,) held the extreme right
wing MaNahon, With the Sd, vas In the
centre and Paraguay d'llilliers. with the 2d
on the len. Mel was 20 make the attack
upon the Austrian leh, IN the open plain,
and force Il back, McMahon vas 10 hold
the Austrian centre In check while this was
being done ard then support the attack after
it should be accomplished, paraguay dIIil.
I icrs was TO do the same. The French line
formed a radius some Dix miles long, which
vas 10 swing round upon paraguay d'HillierA
7 division uS pivot gradually eneireilng The
Austrans and driving them back upon the
hills, from which they we're then TO be forced
AZ the point Of the bayonct. Victor Emmnnu.
els force formed The extreme lcft Of the allied
, army and was TO move up against the Aus.
trians from the othcr side Of the hills, ard
especially to out OF their retreat in that di-
rcction,
when reached Co,,iylionc--vbich did
q, stated in nv former letter, by coming in
nth the artillery wagons Of Gen. Cnnrabert's
dti'ion, which had been held in reserve,
rushed Immediately to the Highest hill about
mills from the yillagc--and Shcu reached
'hc summit the Austrian len wing had been
pushed aefaas tAa-Fa-a, aHa MeAi.hons ,li-
vision was dosing in for the grand assault
upon the centre. The Ausltlans kept up a
rapid aud heavy eannonadc which was replied
TO With st,ll greater heat 10y the French, who
we're pushing their batteries further and fur
tifrr nm ''fr-rr circumference NJ
on which they we're moving, New batteries,
from time 90 time, opencd their fires from,
hons infantry Upi1tHyrfI ~ tife tttnt-rss
scene was terrible, but magnificent beyopd
description. The smoke and the distance
prevented uyfrom seeing any Of the details.
We could distinguished no individuals, nor
men falling as their ranks were swept by tho
cannon balls. But il looked rs II the cnor.
nous thunder clouds Of heaven had descend
ed to the earth and were pouring their
ghtnings into each others breasts.
We did not stop to think Of the issue, nor
Of our own position, in case the French should
be defeated. The excitement and spendor
Of the spectacle ovcrpovered all other
thoughts and it was only 10y an effort OF tho
will that We could picture 10 ourselves the
murderous slaughter Of human beings which
those swelling volumes Of smoke concealed
from view. Solrcrino was finally carried az
about oclock-nflcr two most desperate
and unsuccessful charges, in both Of which
the French were rcpulsed and some Of their
regiments especially the Turcos and Zou-
avcs-terribly cut to pieces. The third at
tempt was crowned with victory--the Aus
,rians were driven from the ground but re-
| tired without disorder, mainly in the diree-
ton of Cavrana, Volta ard the Mincio. Gen.
McNlahonS division followed them with MUIR
dcrous discharges of artillery and swept them
dotu hy hundreds at n blow. The battle on
this IGe was substantially over by o'clock,
when the heavy storm, accompanied with
thunder, wind and rain, broke upon the fleld'
The French were not in condition to push
the pursuit very far, and did not renew tho
engagement after the stotm."
The Army ofthc w6uRded.
"The army seems not 10 be provided with
any means OF tetftotng the wounded, but 70
lies entirely upon the coHveyances they can
procure from the surrounding pcasantry.-
tESerything for miles around had been called
into rcquisiton. For the most part they
consisted Of the rude, heavy ox-certs of the
farmers made to carry stone or other poude.
rous atticles oter the fields. Each Of them
had fat platform six or eight feet wide and
twelve or fifteen long. Some hay " "a shfcad
upon this, and upon that the wounacd sol
diers were placed "A thickly as they could be
2 laid-withoUt shelter of any Kind or pillows
for their neals or BLANKETS for their limbs,
except such Ns they might happen to have
NJ On them. The weather has been excessive
ly warm--the storm on the day OF the baltic
being the last rain that has fallen-and ,oA,
terduy and to-day the sky has been peTfeetly
clear, and the air heated with the warmust
= rays Of an Italian sun. Tho roads are per
. fectly hard and very dusty, and it was utterly
impossible for well persohi 70 travel' along
r them with any eorsjort without protection Of
q some Kind nom the heat. You can Judge
then of the intense suffering which thcso
a tsabsands Of maimad an nptnated creatures
must have sHdured during that fearful jour,
pey Of tss or Eleep miles, performed AZ tho