Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-29

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to be found, however, 10 the Republican
party.
A Gssas Pa.ic.. u aymosA Caught In II.
On Mr.. Raymond's return to Csstig'
lone from view OF the battle field, he
sat down upon the piazza Of cafe on
the principal street with Mr.. Forsyth
Of Troy, to lay some plan as to future
movements. Having had very little
rest the night before, both soon fell
asleep. OF the panic which soon fol-
lowed, Mr.. X. gives the following
graphic account:
We were speedily aroused by an
evident and unusual commotion, and
looking up, we saw men running down
street with uncommon agility, their
numbers and speed increased-Zou-
ayes and other soldiers were rnnning
as fast as the rest. stepped into the
street and asked three or four soldiers
in succession what was the matter,
each gave the same reply, sic ne sdis
pas" but never stopped running in the
least. Presently one shouted as loudly
as his spent breath would permit,
"They are killing the wounded" |
asked who ! he replied, "les Autrieh
lens" This was certainly rather start
ling information, and as it was backed
up by general flight Of the whole
mobile population, we began to think
it was time for us to be moving also.
We accordingly started off at a
round pace, but were compelled to
stop now and then and draw up close
to the wall to prevent being run over
by the advancing crowd. French
mounted officers came tearing down
the street, squirting their horses into a
dead run over the pavement.
Shutters were closed, doors, and
Sandman flags pulled in with alacrity,
Everybody who had a cart and horse.
mounted it and started-I saw lou.
ave, who had been limping through
the street not a moment before, seize
a horse which stood at the entrance OF
a stable yard, without saddle, bride, or
even halter, leap on his back, and
holding by the name, kick and halloo
him into keen gallop down the
street. Everybody was running for
dear life. We went with the crowd
until we cleared the town and reached
the high road to Tomato.
A French officer, whom | recog-
nized as one / had seen in command
Of the guard of the wounded, came
dashing along in grand gallop.
called to him as he rushed past, "Are
the Austriss there 2" "On Dit" was
the only reply. Following close to
his heels, came one Of the large wag-
ons belonging to the Imperial suite,
and in it young man to whom ! had
seen the surgeons Of the Imperial
household very deferential the day be-
fore. Next came an open chaise with
two civilians, one of whom was flashing
the horses and the other fighting of
the soldiers, who we're trying their best
to climb up behind.
BY this time, We had stopped rum
ming and fallen into lcisurely walk,
when those in the chase, who were
touchingly sympathetic, consolingly
shouted to US that we were certainly
lost, as the Austrian dragons were
slashing their way right and left, d.
rectly in our rear. This decided us to
quit running altogether, as it was quite
hopeless to run awy from pursuing
cavalry.
This relaxation of our pace, and the
recovery Of our wind induced cooler
view Of the whole affair, and we were
already beginning to see its farcical
character, when our cowardly coach
man came putting and blowing behind
us, his face swelling with fear and red
with heat. He raised his eyes, and
clasped his hands in pity IS ihe passed
US, and soon turned of the road and
buried his stalwarth form in a field Of
wheat. This quite reconciled US to
the desperate state of things, and
laughing at his sorrows, we entirely
forgot our own.
Reasoning, moreover, ~ we walked
we supposed it most possible that q
corps Of Austrian horse might have
dashed in from Peschiera 10 rescue the
prisoners, of whom theirs we're six
thousand in Castiglione, but anything
beyond this seemed quite impossible.
The whole body Of fugitives upon our
road was out Of sight, but long cloud
Of cust on the road to Montechiaro
allowed that in that direction the panic
Wa undated.
A We had agreed to meet Makalofl
on his return from Brscia 1t Monte
chiaro. We struck into the cross road,
leading through the farms and country
diatriets, and after . couple Of hours
Of briak walking reached that place.
We found Il 10 The very height Of III
tcvsr, and y VA With : geod deal O
dimeultv that ~ prevailed On ~
landlord It the Inn 70 open bic door,
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