Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-27


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-. m the Battle Field Of Sslferine.
r,S-a,,sspondence Of the London Telegraph
v...sa, June 2s-The artillery may be
q "a have done its work for the FIRST time
saI 80 the present campaign. The power of
dul r;3e cannon is henceforth established. rro1
In Ssn Desyaux saw in the distance about 30
n.Jrons of csvslry, consisting of Italian
" dragons, forming into masses and pre-
~sTing 70 thunder down upon the squares Of
Ssn,ed' : division. The danger was imminent
and grave, for the. French troops had their
senks compromised, and were in front of an
-,-sps- Gen eDesyaux pointing out the danger
:, Cant. Fist, commander Of the eighth battery
.f the 10th regiment of artillery, who at once
a.,sblished a battery Of riie-csnnon upon a
mall eminence in the plain, and fired four
rounds of she'll containing forty balls a dis
tsnce Of more than s.600 yards ---7
The effect produced seemed like the work of
euchantment. The captain saw in the first
nlsce that wide gaps had been made in the en-
smy's ranks, then all of sudden that the ter
ribie mass of cavalry was dispersing in every
direction. utterly disordered, and without
needing orders Of rallying at the word Of COM
msnd Twenty thousand of the Austrisn cav
airy. upon whose aid every reliance had been
plaeed' we're thus rendered useless, and it was
directly after this catastrophe, IL am rightly
informed, that the Emperor Francis Joseph
abandoned the camp, with tears Of vexation
snd despair in bis eyes. go p .s'i- stl
The plsin of GuidizIoIo is really horrible TO
look upon Even 80 late rs yesterday the dead
were not all buried. They were to be seen in
groups of twenty and thirty, huddied together
= ali all hsA IL ol>I A.
Chasscurs d'Afrique had passed. All still
maintained the attitude in which death had
struck them down. ,E i.. tff}..- Z
Here was one with uplifted arm TO ward of
the blow which had split open his skull. and
splashed his brains far and near Gloss by
was another, with his hand upon his breast
shiTered and rent by the grape. Anothsr
seemed to be smiling, as if in meckery of the
grim warriors approach. Some were lying
upon their backs, with faces turned towards
heaven, and prayers still seeming to linger
upon their lips. -.-'.' 80
Further on, there was Hungarian. who had
thrust his clothes into a ghastly wound near
his heart. At his left was Tyrolese, with the
unused cartridge between his teeth. To the
right Groat had his head cut of by bali.
and the head was by his side, with its horrible
eyes glaring and leering, as it seemed at the
body. -rf1 .-s b. Il So
Two young lads, of certainly not more than
sixteen, were lying In each others arms. Death
had surprised them in that attitude; or, per
haps, they had clung together in last EN-.
brace, and had fallen thus never to rise again
| pom the body OF Bohemian officer we noticed
a dog, waiting apparently, for his master, 10
get up; We had not the heart to call off the
faithful animal BY word or gesture, for we
felt sure God would reward the devotion of
this dumb creature, 70 touchingly shown amidst
the carnage which man had waged against his
fellow man. ..- a.. = =
On every side it was the same. Death. in his
most horrible and CHASTITY form, glared at us.
no matter where We gazed. Enough. however,
on this sad theme -
Gymnastie Drill of the French Array
The distribution Of the prizes mt the military
gymnastie school at Joinyiiie le Pont has re-
Vsaied at the same time to the public the exist.
enesSf such an establishment, and the end and
aim fOr which lt has been created The solem.
nity was witnessed by the Minister Of War and
al the highest officers Of the French army. The
candidates for distinction are sl officers or sub.
sIiernS, having already served. and the object
u 'ne competition is the diploma of Monitor
OF rather the degree of "Baeheior of AGILITY
"hieh Is conferred upon the most dexterous in
manly sports. with the view of securing the an
pointment Of gymnsstic master in one or other
p the regiments of the French army. The in
'tituflon OF Joinville confines itself entirely to
'ae INSTRUCTION of gymnastics and other bodily
exercises, whether imparting strength, skill, or
grace, according to the system here adopted.
v we are surprised that every soldier In the
Teneh army is not An admirable Crichton.
ne perfection Of the Zouaves no longer aston
sues ana We cannot wonder at the clumsy in
er,ority of the British soldier from whom such
Instruction as is impaired at JoinviHe is wholly
nI'nheld, and who consequently knows only
now to present himself before the enemy. and
nsngs back with awkward bashfulnew when
nsnered 1T suddenly into the eompsny Of frisnds
mere we have grown-up, bronzed and beard ed
men warriors who have stOrmed the heights Of
ina and rushed on Malakoff, competfne to-
eeIner Tor an ''acces essit'' in fencing, boxing.
,lng'e stick, and even dancing! Music, like
Nise, rs not neglected; and If the French soldier
- n Wis II, he may become not only q Turenns,
Desaix, or Pichegru, bat a Tamberiik, q
OTSrch, Tsc or sims Reeves all at the same time.
Inc spectacle at JOinyille WAS q most aston
Snlhg one, not by any means entitled TO con
pg, only TO wonder, 30 unlike was ii to the
p pIlush idea OF British education. The men
iaGea upon wires, ran along ropes, rebound
lng IKE elastic balls from one rope to another
LLuhnlng up ladders Of enormous height. then
ooundlng to the earth with the agility of sauir-
.;n But the crowning and most exciting por-
.lou ., the whole was the mock attack Of the
b.a ruo9o,, at which the men placed outside the
aa Sln"n iosse arrive with the battle axe and gun
- sung acruss the shoulder. The trumpet sound,
ine assault, and in two minutes time the re-
houoi is entered and volley fired from the
.ior, ,r.Hn In spite Of the great height of the
s, Tp; ana the resistance opposed from within
;rai new system Of training should be exam
, anS !" 1t may teach the secret Of the self-en.
,,U which has enabled the Zouaves to
SUP The reputation Of the whole French
e " hsllity, presence of mind, promptitude
:. nanI and eye, are more cultivated than
ienh'n or discipline.-Lsffey from Paris.
NED BuyrLlSE.-Georss Dav.oo !, ~. l.,
iers from the Woods, thus spe.ks of N.d In p, -
line, IN his sylvan ret,a.,- VI Neo Dun'-