The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-05-21
A Glance at. the Past.

| BATTLES IN EUROPE.-AS matter ofinter-
est, at present. we give the following result
OF desperate battles fought in Europe since
1872:
On the heights. four miles from Salaman.
ca III Spain, the English and Spauiard< under
| Wellington, totally delrate, the French under
Alalmont on the 22nd July, 1872. The allies
lost 5000 men and the French 1000.
At the battle of SmolenSki in Russia, in
1872 the French loss was II 900, and that of
the Russians 900.
AT Borodino, on the It'll, September, was
fought desperate battle between the Rus
SANS and French. The French lost in killed
wounded and prisoners, $4,000 and the
Russians about the same number. The sur
vIvors o!the French army, from the Russian
campaign, were not more than IS, 900 out Of
an army Of 500 600 men.
AT Luizen in Russian Saxony, on the %
May, 1873, the allied Russian and Prussian
forces were defeated by the French under
Napoleon, the French losing $1,000 and the
allies Is 900 men.
AT Dautzcn. in Saxony. on the olst and
I'D May, 1913, battle took place between
tAe allies and the French in which the French
loss was put down at IS 900, and that of the
allies $1,000.
AT Dresden in Saxony, on the 26h and
9th August, 1915 the allies were defeated
by the French. The loss of the allies was
about $4,000 in killed, wounded and prison.
ers, and that If the French about IL 600.
At Leirsic, in Saxonv, in October, 1873
desperate battle was fought, which lasted
three days, and the French were totally
defeated by the allies. Napoleon lost two
marshals, twenty generals and GO 900 men.
The allies lost $50 officers and 10, GOO men.
At Vitoria, in Spain, OH the 2lst of June,
1913. the English and French fought a battle,
IN which the French lost 1000 and the
English 5l90men
AT Toulouse, in France. Wellington defea-
ted the French under Soult on the 10th
April, 1914. The Freuch loss was 400;
allied army's loss $50 men,
AT Lignv in France, battle occurred be-
tween the Prussians and French on the 10Th
June, 1915, two days before the battle of
Waterloo, in which the Prussians lost Is 900
men, and the French 800.
In the indecsivc battle at Quatre Bras, in
Belgium on the 10th of June. the dav before
that of Waterloo. the allies lost 5000 men,
and the. French ia
At Waterloo, the total loss the allies was
lG 636 men. Napoleon was about 10000.
Neither the AusT ians nor the Prussans
can derive much encouragement from history
to engage in a war with France. The French
troops have only been matched in these wars
by the English, the Spaniards and the Rus.
sians-scaicr|y by the last named.
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Moons IN SOUTH CAR)LINA.-It may not be
generally known that some Of the best families
of S. c.. are Moors by descent. The blood of
the African soon washed out, but that of the
Indian and the Moor after half score of gen.
crauons, shows itself almost as ever. The
crisp, curling black hair. dark, sad eyes, long
silkcn laShcs, and swarthy complexion, come
mp generation after generation. Many of our
old lluguenot families, down TO the present
day show Strong traces Of their Moorish des.
cent.
When the Moors were driven out from
Spain npon the conquest Of Granada. thous-
ands Of them took refuge in the South of
France, carrying with them the art of cult
waiting the vine and of growing silk. Re-
membcring their bitter prosecutions in Spain
they never could become Catholics. though
forced Try Their position, to renounre Mahomc.
danlSm and become Christians. T ley be-
came eventually Professionals, and when the
revocation of Edct of Nantes took place.
witdlawing liberation from the Protestant
religion, they were again driven to seek new
homes, and in large numbers cmigratcd to
South Carolina. Clarendon g. CO. Banner.
SUT LOvEGOOD AND THE LOCOMOTIVE
HIsTLE.-The first locomotive Sut ever saw
was standing with steam up and nearly
| ready to go, making no noise save suppress
sed humming from the safety. Sut had
in his skecry cautious way clambcred on
the top of the tender, TO find out what sort
of ii bcastcs it was, when the engineer slyly
gave the whistle lever long pull sha-y-y
SUIT lit twenty feet distant on pile of cord
wood, and after running until he got straight
cncd up, ne turned round all eyes and 81 id,
What in the thunder did you do to it, Mis-
tel :! just at this moment negro came
trundlmg a truck with a cooking stove. a
joint of pipe on the fue.hole, pots and pans
hanging all around. Sut took look first at
| the stove and then at the locomotive: light
broke out over his perplexity, and he shout
ed to the engineer. Oh yes, understand
hit all now; the tarnal old beast was list
nickering for her colt
| - 800 s--
A LADY or THE OLDEN TINE. Mrs
Troupe, the accomplished wife of captain
OF the British navy, gives lively account OF
a cal she with two other ladies made upon
Mrs. Washington, who like her husband s
mother, was distinguished for her manage.
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