The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-11

an attack on Peschiera, in order to open an
entrance into tho weil-known quadrangle
The important point at the present time Is to
form an estimate OF the strength of this large
entrenched camp tho last asylum of Austrian
power. Accurate information, drawn from
authentic sources, proves that the quare has
its weak points. Peschiera, one OF its bases,
and which will probably be the first to be
reached by tha French troops, must speedily
/ fall. AS soon as that place is in the hands of
the allies, their army will possess one of the
keys OF the square and command the course OF
the Mincio. 1t may then advance towards We.
roma or Mantua. II IS therefore, p7obable that
II the Austrian army does not a second time
/ tempt the fortune of arms in advance OF the
| Mincio, decisive battle will be fought i'll the
very centre of the square. Without knowing
! the plans OF the commander In chief and with
| out being even skillful strategist, we may
/ suppose that the Austrians will be attacked
/ on several points at once. A naval expedition,
possessing immense means of destruction, is
/ on its way to Venice; one hundred and twenty
! iat-bottomed boats, sheathed with iron and
armed with rifled cannon, are ii is said, to as
cend the Adige and the Po. If Venice falls, as
! it Is very probable it will, the fleet may land q
/ corps darnIee to march on the Adige and take
| the AustriIns in the rear, while the grand army
attacks them in front. There are also in Tus-
/ cany French troops, which will, at an appoint
! ed day, appear on given point. Let us, there
| fore, wait for events. The present nanpuvre
! of the Austrians is the same as was adopted by
/ Radetzky in lsiS but with this difference, that
General Schick will row have French army
| in front OF him.
| THE LATE ACCIDENT on THE SoUTHERN
| MICHIGAN NRAILRoAD-Horri6is Seeaes.--W. j.
Hawks Esq, of Charlestown, Va, furnishes
j the Free Press with thrilling account of the
| late horrible accident on the Southern Mi
chigan railroad. Mr.. Hawks, after stating
that he was q passenger, and that he was
! swept forty yards down the stream from
J irot tod IN
On reaching the shore I stumbled over a
man-turntd and found him aliye-I asked
/ him his name lie replied "Walworth" L
| could not raise him, and went to the cars Tor
| assistance passing ten twelve dead bodies
on the beach. Arriving at the wreck found
| some one had procured iight-returned and
! found Walworth dead. lie was large, line
! looking old gentleman. l afterwards assisted
J his son in his last moments.
| The first thing thatarrested my attention on
| entering the car that had left was that was
| standing on q pile of dead bodies. One man
| thought alive and gazing into my face l
| turned the lamp around and the glazed eye OF
! death told me that all was over. a lady had
! her arm clasped around his neck, with fright
ful wound IN her head, her feet caught and
! crushed in the wheels OF the car. AT their fset
| lay beautiful boy, with his head severed from
! his body rs close as ii could have been done by
| the guillotine. Some We're Just in the pangs
| of death. Others, caught and crushed by the
! falling limbers begged me 10 kill them and
| put them out of their misery. There was u
| lady. going to meet her husband, with her
daughter six years old and babe 1T the breast t.
| The mother and little girl We're killed. The
/ mother had CldSped the babe IN Such a manner
/ that il unhurt.
! The ground was streWed with heads, arms,
! legs and dead bodies l saw several with their
| backs broken and their lower limbs paralyZed,
| writhng in the sand. Some OF them would
! clutch me as | passed with grasp from which
| it was almost impossible to free myself. Sew
| eruI beautiful boys and girls were taken from
| the water and laid upon the bank. They We're
| drowned, but looked beautiful in death
Others Were crushed between the wheels, with
their faces and hands upturned IN suppll-
eating manner. l passed woman who
begged me to find her children" She was cry
ing 'oh my dear family oh my six chill
dreni" Both of her legs We're crushed OFT be-
low the knee She lived ten or fifteen minutes.
l afterwards assisted in taking two of her
children from the wreck, dead. Two more
fine bows Of hers We're found--one with his leg
cut off; the other had lost an arm, and both
We're living when L lett
After assisting some time at the wreck, 1 led
an old man TO the farm house, who had n
frightful wound in his foot. Twelve or four
teen of the wounded had been carried thither
on a litter made OF carpets. About daylight
four physicians had arrived from "South
Bend - and "Mishawakie" " and We're doing
all in their power 10 alleviate the suffering OF
the wounded. Stepping over man, that was
stretched on the floor, he caught me by the
hand. and cried out Friend, kill me give me
misery" His lungs Were broken, and he said
she felt he should burst" and wanted me to
"run my knife into him" He was Il fine
looking young man, about twenty-five years
of age. l asked the Doctor 10 relieve him.
He told me he was past recovery. l AZ last
prevailed upon him TO pierce his breast
He pierced 1t III four places, and told me
10 press the wind ont. 1t soon relieved him.
The wind, i'll escaping, made n noise like
a whistle. He held me by the hand-would
not let me GO" said his poor old father
lived in Adrian, Michigan. and had been to
Kansas for him and that they were both now
ON their way home-Said his name was Wal
WORTH L then recognized the resemblance
between him and the old gentleman that died
on the beach. did not tell him his father was
dead He said he hoped his father was spared;
but if dead, that he had gone TO Heavenj that
he was chris tian; that he wished he had llNed
as his father had done. He asked me to pray
for him. / told him he must pray tor hlmseli.
He prayed for several moments in most sub
lime and affecting manner asked me 10 make
a memorandum Tor him to TINS effect: y" rue
to William Waiworth, Adrian, Michlgani leii
him that died calling on God for mercy; tell
him not to live as have lived, but whilst IN
health prepare for death; tell him how, on the
borders of the grave, l regrelted my past lie!
lie then told me the name OF the lady ne was
going home to marry. He requested me 10
write TO her, and he gave her ali Als properly
l called Il witness 10 certify To tnis, MS iast
will and testament. He was completely ex-
hausted The doctor gave him dose of NOR
uhine TO alleviate has pain. left HIM, 10 visit
the wreck.
PosT-OFFiCE AFFAIRS--NIR IRGiSIA--Es
Observation-Disclosures Monroe county,
William Scott postmas ter--on the route Mea-
dow Bluff to Red sulphur Springs. Forest
Hill, Monroe county, VIM. G. RobIrts post
| MASTER near Red Sulphur Springs.
! Observation-Disclosures at NOrtoAsville, Albe-
marie county, and Woodson, Cumberland
county. The site of Carriers Bridge Office Al
bemarle county, is changed to the Family
! Mills, u. G. Tmberlake postmaster, IN the
| place of VIM, Fox, resigned
Appointments-Iiiram Martin postmaster
| at Glover Dale, Botetourt county, vice Mi
chael Levy, no bond. a. w. Williams post
! master at Lovely Mount Montgomery county,
| vice Charles +. Barnes declined. G. A. Rails
| postmaster at Irisburg, Henry county, vice ).
| G. Shelton. j. L. Griffith postmaster at Duf-
| fields, Jefferson county, vice j. H. L. Hunter,
| resigned. Robert j. Simpson postmaster at
Dige's Mill, Fairfax county, vice James r.
! Buckley. G w. Crump postmaster at ROCKY
| Gap, Tazewell county, vice John w. Tracey.
| William j. Martin postmaster AT Boothsviiie,
! Marion county, vice Elias Martin resigned
Benjamin McCurdy,postmaster ster at Centre, Mo-
| nongahela county. vice A Lemasters, resigned
! J ohm B. Gilly postmaster at Berge IS Gap, wise
| county, vice Peter NJ. Jones, resigned. VIM
| H. Morgan postmaster ut Pigeon Kun, Camp
! bell county, vice James l.. Morgan, resigned
| NAVAL MISUNDERSTANDING from the
| Brazil Squadron have been received. On The
! 10th OF June, the l.. 5. brigs-of-war Dolphin
! Perry and Bainbridge were in the River Platte
! having concentrated there for the purpose OF
protecting the persons and properties OF Amer
| lean citizens, should the hostillties threatened
! in those latitudes break ont The officers and
! crews of the Perry and Bainbridge were anx-
iously expecting orders to proceed home. The
Swedish steam man-Of-war Erust stmerk, had
arrived at Rio Janeiro. The British frigltt
| Madagascar was also in Rio, but the rest OF the
English ships, the flag ship Cumberland, the
steamers Oberon and Harriet, were anchored a