The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23

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selves that the Austrian army Is suffering
from the want Of regular supplies OF food.
noticed that az they passed along the
square they cast furtive glsnces at the crowd
that pressed around them, and that they
shruok away from those that we're near, a.
though they feared that they would be as.
saul,ed. In fact, the PiedmOntese did glare
at them with no kindly expression; but the
French officers, noticing the expression OF
fear evinced by the poor devils, spoke to
them, reassuring them, and promising that
no harm or injury should be done them.
| was much struck with this conduct OF the
French soldiers on this occasion. As the
Austrian officers passed through the streets
they sslated them with oil the Difference and
apparent respect that they show to their
own officers. This was an action that was
spontaneous, was the result of no order, and
proceeded iroms feeling Of good heartedness
and Of sympathy for misfortune =
Still noticed several that were
dangerously hurt. One in particular had
three serious wounds; the one most so was 4
deep cut on the forehead. On it was laid a
piece OF cloth that had been wet and placed
there TO cool his head. A young French
officer who was passing noticed the poor fel
lows sufierings, and taking of the small bit
Of dirty cloth, he took from bis pocket bis
handkerchief, and dipping it in some cool
water, he laid it upon the fevered brow Of
the prisoner. The relief was great the
man opened his eyes, took bold OF the Off
GERS hand and pressed it to his lips. The
young man passed on FASTENED TO have
q look at one 50 kind hearted, and saw that
he was decorated with a variety Of crosses
and medals, that proved that he was brave
rs we'll as generous. The treatment extend
ed to these wounded Austrians is 50 kind
that they seem really astonished at it. Many
of them say that their officers had assured
them that the French would treat them
with the utmost barbarity, while, on the
contrary. they are attended to with all the
care and attention that the French soldiers
meet with ; no distinction is made between
the wounded.
AUSTRIAN Brutality
At Casteggo, u village near Montebello,
through which the Ausirians passed the
day they made the attack on the division
Of General Forey, they found some of the
families still in the place who had not heard
of the approach Of the Austrians in time to
escape. In the house Of one Of these fami.
lies they found all old gun, which had been
used by the head OF the family IN his quality
OF National Guard. They executed the
whole Of the nine persons that formed the
family for this reason. Among those put
to death there were two children under sev
en- years OF age and three women. The
atrocious barbArity OF the act needs no com
ment have been assured OF the fact by
one OF the villagers, who was hidden in "a
pit--a sort OF place tor keeping farming
utensils dug in the side of IA hill. From
bis hiding place he saw the execution. and,
when telling me Of it, his eyes glared and
his whole frame shook with horror and
emotion This man was still in the pit
when the Aus,rians were forced TO retreat,
and as they passed through the village he
counted loo wagons filled with their wound
ed He says the Austrians were incensed
to find that the Plcdmontese had destroyed
all the provisions they were forced TO leave
behind them 10 the village, and that they
had knocked in the heads OF all the wine
casks.
VISIT To THE BATTLE FIELD.
One remarkable thing is, that he Aus
triads did not make single prisoner at
MoDtebeilo. When the French officers
called the roll after tie battle all the men
that were present to answer were found
either dead or wounded one was miss
ing. The Austrians did not succeed in
making a single prisoner The day after the
engagement visited the battle field. Alas
it is u sad thing to do all the glory and
pomp OF war fades into insigniticance before
the utter misery and desolaton of battle
field the day after the action. At the time
| arrived the bodies of the dead had been
collected and were lying in rows near the
cemetery; the faces of the men were covered
over, and near them stood those OF their
comrades whose duty it was to bury them
in heap. piled apart from the rest, | recog-
n'sed. from the uniforms, the bodies of the
officers who had died bravely facing the
enemy. II you have never witnessed such a
sight, | advise you never To do so as long as
you may avoid it ones retiectians are not
gay death. IN all its most revolving aspect,
iacts you, forcing upon your mind the suf
fsring that must ensue when the loss Of the
men YOU see stretched liieless before you
becomes known u their families How
many poor mother, though, |, is waiting
in agony II hope aud fear tor the list Of the
killed and wounded. to know whether her
darling son is among them. How great
her despair when she ascertains tina, the
hops OF her old age her son, who only a
short time since parted from her in all the
buoyancy OF hope and health, has fallen, aud
that bis body lies lar from her-tba, a
mothers tears may not even TALL upon his
grave
GARIBALDi'S FRoCLAsArtoN.
The address OF the Italian ieader to the
Lombards IN entering their country, has
provoked considerable remark in the French
papers. In the frs. place, it makes no al