The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-26
HE LATE WAR!
Tho following items sent by the letter writ
ters, are interesting:

WIS, are
zouAyEs AND TuRcos
GENOA, July IA very interesting camp Of
100 Turcos and 400 or SUI Zouaves have iist
arrived as reinforcements, all old soldiers and
apparently picked men. The latter one is glad
| to examine from their very name and dress
their Crirnean medals, which were pretty com.
mon (tsetaal. de Saarsfage,, sHumane Society's
| medal, > say the iinpudent French, j. and, above
all, from their easy, unstarehed ways, even on
parade grounding arms anyhow one after the
other, and staring all about them in utter de-
lance of "eyes 'front.' But the Turcos are
the most wonderful specimens of humanity L
ever saw, and could have watched their wild,
vehement gestures and shiningeyes, and bone
less bodies through half the day They are
chiefly backs. tall, fierce looking men, occa-
slonaily handsome, always with beautifully
White teeth, who walk about with cat-like
step, as II the ground were too hot for them
the very imiersonation of muscular strength
a painter would find many a subject in their
original grouping and picturesque costume /;
one set SO uatted Malay fa shion on their hams
round the heap Of wood and circle of tin cans
forming their simple kitchen, gesticuiating
ana pouring out q torrent OF cultural sounds,
evidently advice to the head cook, who sat
graNeiy in the same position, his face scared
and scanned with veins and wrinkles, his head
shaved all round-as is often the custom
among them, leaving plot six inches in di-
ameter at the top, where the rough black wool
stood right up, clear away from the bare skull
taking no notice of them or their exclama-
tions, but inserting dirty finger in ITO the meat
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another wound himself into his broad red
SASH with the help of comrade, a High
lander puts on his plaid; two more were sit
ting down, with their arms around each others
necks, laughing and chatting and kissing like
sisters, while another amused himself by bait
ing the sentry on duty, who at last, though an
officer was present, lost his temper and charged
him along the tent with his bayonet! While
l was there the Zouaves-svere all turned out
in line to hear the amount of pay due TO
them the captain III command carefully eX-
planning to each man, in the presence of the
sergeant, who would receive the total amount
for his mess, the total originally due. the sum
10 be deducted for the purchases made in
Genoa, and the remainder to be paid to them
i'll discharge of all claims to the end of June,
so that no one could imagine that he
cheated They seemed to understan perfect
ly, and one calculated aloud, and quite cor
rectly, what his daily pay was, clear of all eX-
penseS.
CONDUCT OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AT SOL
FEgINO.
A letter from Verona of the Goth of June, in
the London Globe, says of the battle of Solfe-
rIno: Il cannot find words to laud the bravery
of Francis Joseph. He exposed himself SO
much that he was frequently entreated by Of
ficers and men TO withdraw himself from ac-
tual danger. Where peril was imminent.
where the cannon's smoke was thckest, where
the heaps of slain Were highest--there his Ma
jesty was certain to be found. lie escaped
death several times in a most miraculous man.
ner. Many were shot down by his side. His
TWO brothers were with him, and emulated
worthily his great yalor.''
We find, on the other hand, in the Valleggio
July 81 correspondence of the Paris Pays,
quite Il different account of the conduct of the
Austrian Emperor at the battle of Solferino.
1t is the narrative of q Hungarian officer, from
which we translate the following:
On the 2lth, during great part of the bat
tie, Emperor Francis Joseph remained on the
ruined steeple of Cavriana; thence he was able
TO see all the line, and give his orders. When
he saw Solferino in the power of the French
and his soldiers rctreating he went to Volta to
stop the first fugtiyes and order them back
against the enemy for that purpose he had
dismounted from his horse, and placed him.
self IN the midst of the road with pistol in
hand; he was incessantly swearing and ex-
claiming, Forward! forward - The first
fngitives stopped moment and uncovered
their heads when percelving their Emperor;
they seemed 10 hesitate for moment, but the
disorder became so great and the fugitves SO
numerous. that the voice of the Emperor pro-
duced no more effect on The soldiers, who pass
ed near him even without saluting.
Then Francis Joseph became furious he
threw of his cap swearing and sending his
soldiers TO the devil; but carried by the tor
rent, he wanted to take his carriage to fly
The road was, however, so encountered that he
could not advance fast enough, and unwilling
to fall into the hands of the French, he mount
ed his horse again. pale as corpse, and his cap
over his eyes; he killed with his pistols two
drivers who were barring the passage, and
passed Volta at Il tremendous gallop, with his
staff, on his way to recross the Mincio.
NAPOLEONs WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
The Emperors miraculous escape, with the
loss OF his epaulette has been explained. The
shot which shattered General Auger's arm
carried of his epaulette. The General, being
brought to the rear for amputatlon, cncoun
tered the Emperor, who had a kind and cheer
ing word TOR every body during the fight
Seeing the Generals foriorn plight, he unbut-
toned oie of his own epaulettes and placed it
on General Auger's shoulder, thereby creating
him Il general of division on the spot. Such
* a pytrHOr(InlrV
cident. The Emperor, on being seen riding
about with only one of his wings was SUP
posed to have been deprived of the other by a
cannon ball, but had such been the case, the
windage alone would have seriously injured
him
THE GERMAN HATRED OF FRANCE.
The following extract from letter dated
from the banks of the Rhine, gives a curious
illustration Of the irrtated feeling against
France which prevails in Germany:
There is not much company here at the
baths, none having come here this year from
France, as there is much irritation against
the French on account of the war. gentle
man W 40 was sailing on the Rhine with us
the other day, gave a franc piece to the por
ter who carried his baggage by his side, but rs
soon as the fellow saw the effigy of Napoleon
on the coin, he threw it in the gentlemans
face. Some ladies from Belgium were also in
suited. They represented that they We're not
French but the reply was, it was all the
same for they spoke French
At Mayence, the dogged aversion for some
time mutually exhibited by the Prussian and
Austrian officers i'll that Joint federal garrison
has spread among the troops and as there are
l5OoO OF each crown, the collision may be for
mldable. Already, in a brew-house. side arms
have been at work and blood she'd the Mu-
nlcipal Guards being unable to quell the riot
ing. The white uniform reproach the blue
with deserving the German cause; the blue
taunt the white 'uns with being licked by the
red trousers.
THE HUMOR OF WAR.
The first regiment of Zouayes, quartered for
a few days at Castenedolo, covered the walls
of that little town with placards to this effect:
"HANDSoME REwARD.-Lost, between the
town of Meiegnano and the river Mincio,
little corps d. arD,ee, composed of about 100000
men. When last seen it had on a white coat
1t may be distinguished by its good legs, un-
certain eye and carefully waXed moustache.-
1t answers to the name of Austrian army.
81 handsome reward will be paid to any
person who can give any news concerning it To
the first regiment OF Zouayes.
"CAsTENEDoLo, June -, 1885,"
young French soldier writes to!his mother
from Castiglione:
Dear Mother, am yet living, and lively !;
but / am not quite complete. The surgeon oi
the regiment has cut o II one of my legs. have
been used to having the leg by me, and the part
ing was cruel. Do not weep, dear mother, but
rejoice, rather for l will rejoin you, now, not
to leave you again. / will always be, now,
part of your little card party, thanks 10 She
wooden leg.''
THE PANIC IN CAsTIGLIoNE
The correspondent of the New York Times
writing about the panic created at Castiglione
after the battle of Solferina, by the rumor
that the Austrians were returning, says:
We were speedily reused by an evident and
unusual commotiOn--and looking up, we saw
men running down the street with uncommon
agility Their numbers and their speed IN
creased. Zouayes and other soldiers We're run
ming as fast as the rest. l stepped INTO tne
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