Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-19

lu6 CuuTCll Us pdSSeu n.y. All LHe SedIS, Tdll-
ings, &C., had been remosed-mattresses of hav
had been spread upon the floor, and were com
pletely filled with wounded men, in every. stage
of suffering and of peril, lying side by side
The surgeons were dressing their wounds; Sis
ters of Charity and other women were giving
them wine and otherwise mnisteriDg to their
on large proportion of them relieved forever
from their pain. Ifanything can be more hor-
rible than soldiers lite it certainly is soldiers
death.
Six or eight times while Istood upon the street
watching the wounded, there came along squads
of prisoners taken at various stages of the ac-
tion. Sometimes there would he only three or
four, then twenty, fifty or q hundred, and in one
company over 400 They walked closely togeth
er six or eight deep--the officers being generally
in the middle-and were guarded by single
file of troops walking on each side. AS gen.
eral thing they were not bad looking men,
Very many OF them were very young-not over
16 certainly-and only now and then you would
see particularly brutal and stupid countenance.
There was nothing like anger aud shame on
their faces; they seemed generally wholly indif
ferent to their position, but looked about with a
good deal Of curiosity npon the crowd which sur
though now and then they would talk and laugh
with each other as they passed along. The oft
GERS were, with scarcely any exception, hand
some, manly and Intelligent fellows. All were
without arms. The uniform Of the men was
very coarse brown stuff, made OF flax, very plain,
aud with scaT Tce any attempt at ornament. To-
wards Dight carts began to come in laden with
wounded Austrians, hundreds of whom passed
along while stood there, and were taken di-
reclly to the hospitals, where they received pre-
cisely the same treatment as the French. Most
OF tiem seemed to be very badly hurt Among
the number, both of the wounded and the pris-
oners, were many Hungsrians.
The town tonight, as might be expected, Is
simply camp. The streets which are narrow
are crammed with artillery and provision wag-
ons trying, almost in vain, to make their way
through the town. bivouac fires light up the
orchards and fields all around the village; two
streams of troops pour out on the two roads
leading to the field of battle, extending as far
as the eye Can reach sutters, fruit pedlars, and
small dealers of every kind circulate among the
soldiers VINO crowd the streets; an Immense
train of Piedmontese artillery are brought to
stand in the street while trying to make their
way through the town to their place of encamp.
ment aud thousands of French infantry, des
pairing OF reaching their tents, have seated them.
selves upon the marrow sidewalks, and with the
house. walls for back and their hayersacks for
pillows. they have addressed themselves in that
position to the labor OF obtaining nights rest
1t is a striking scene most certainly, and the
most wonderful part of it is the perfect order and
good behaUior Of the troops. | have not seen
during the whole day single instance OF dis
order, or of even rudeness in word or deed from
any soldier Not Que have seen in the slight
est degree intoxicated; not one have | seen
shouting or singing; not rough or rude remark
have seen or heard addressed to any one; nor
have tailed, in a single instance, whenever
nave applied to soldier for Information or
addressed him on any subject whatever, to re-
ceive courteous reply and the most polite en-
deavor to aid my wishes. Nor have heard
single cheer over the victory, or single syla
BILE of exultaton over the prisoners as they come
in. The most respectful silence has in every
case been preserved.
Expressions of sympathy with the wounded
were constant, and prompt attention, so far as
possible, was always given to their wants.
Private property in the town so lar as can see
has been treated with perfect respect. In Sc
lecting fields for the camp those which will be
injured by it lea-t seem uniformly to be chosen.
sausagee, &C., freely exposed are open-and
have repeatedly seen soldiers bargaining for
supplies at their windows. But have heard
of no instance and seen no indication OF the
slightest interference with private property
Yet there is no great rigor of discipline enforced
for the soldiers seem to be quite at their ease
and wander about town very much al their own
discretion. But they look upon war as bus
iness--as something to be done, like everything
else, with us little fuss and excitement a. pos
sible. So they look upon battle, and the OPP
erations attending 1.-THE care OF the wounded,
the reception OF prisoners, &c.-as merely part
of the regular roulne-just like cleaning their
muskets, or boiling their soup over their bivouac
fires.
| shall send this to Brescia in the morning,
and hope it may reach Liverpool in time for the
steamer of the 2nd OF July. ID. j. Il.
ANTICIPATING EVILS. Enjoy the present,
whatsoever it may be, and be not solcltous
for the future; for if you take your foot from
the present standing, and thrust it forward to-
wards to.morrow's events, you are in restless
condition. 1t is like refusing to quench your
present thirst by fearing you shall want drink
the next day. If it be well to-day, 1t is mad
ness to make the present miserable by fearing II
may be i'll to.morrow-when You are full OF to-
days dinner, to fear that you shall want the
next days supper; for it may be you shall not,
and then to what purpose was this days a1illc-
top2 But if to omorrow you shall want, your
sorrow will come time enough, though you 40
not hasten it; let your trouble tarry TILL us day
come But If it chance to be Ill to-day, DO not
increase it by the cares of tomorrow. ENJOY
the blessings of this day, if God send them, and
the evils of it bear patiently and sweetly; Tor
this day is only ours-we are dead to yesterday
and we are not born to the morrow. he there
fore, that enjoys as much as is possible; and II
only that days trouble leans upon him. It Is sin
Cular and finite. Sufficient to the day (said
Christi is the evil thereof" sufficient, but moi
intoerabe. But if we look abroad, and bring
into one days thoughts the evil of many, GER
tain and uncertain, what will be and what will
never be. our load will be as intolerable as it 10
reasonable-Jeremy Taylor.
! THE ONLY SON OF HIS MoTnER.-A cores
pondent of the New York Evening Post, writing
from the seat of war, says
One sees on all sides the blue trowsers and
white itckets of the Austrans, who fell here in
great numbers la one place | saw eight Zou-
aves living close to each other, in small ravine
near The railroad. Around the eight dead
Frenchnen | counted the bodies of two hundred
and three Austrians. This will give you some
idea OF the dreadful slaughter that was made OF
them. The bayonet is the arm they dread most.
While under cover or firing at distance they
stand well the attack but the moment they see
that the French troops are about TO attack them
with the bayonet, they at once retreat. This &C
counts for the immense number of them that are
killed. Alas, tits sad thing to see the sacks
and other equipments of the dead piled up
Letters and many little tokens OF affection are
taken in charge by some of the officers appoint.
ed to that duty; bat still when so many are kill
| ad nnnu thi,.ns mnsi he necessarily nyernnked