The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-11-08

TO consider what line he should take TO.
wards the besieged city, whether to 60
straight. along the road under FIRE or to
make circumbendibus across the 6elds
under the shelter Of the trees, Sars6sld.
Arshley and Davidson went fast 70 the
front, and SO Gid James aud your humble
correspondents. close in their wake. james
and myself had no, passed far on the road
when we were joined by one OF The legation,
a very good humored and humor gen.
lleman. mnch given to laughter. But
his ardent mind when under pressure,
being more bent on the honors Of dip.o-
macy than the glories Of the war, its hor-
rofs had no charm for him. Blight would
have defed him. A shot was fred from
the foru--"There goes a smasher for
three or four military heroes. at the small:
est computation. Military glory is fine
thing, but does not belong 10 my depart
ment, May we not pay too high a price
for it, Mr.. Smith? Hal hal ha!' The di.
plOmast in eoptinuauce--"They say none
bnt the brave deserve the fair. and 80 sol.
dierS who Of course, are all brave. get an
undue preference by the ladies' over the
civil portion Of the community: but, bar
ring libel, in my humble opinion, were a
diplomalisl allowed 10 carry handsome
epaulettes on his shoulders, the fair wouli
} appreciate bis merits more than those oi
the brave man, soldiers or not, without
those ornaments" The shot and shell
were firing about US IN all directions. Her
Majesty's counsel. impatient Of iuaction
and 10 be in the fray, proposed to leave
for another station. To this the diploma
lists strongly objected. l confess | agreed
with the latter, my opinion that discretion
J il the better part Of valor. Strengthening
with experience. However, James star
ted, notwithstanding, and l placed my
self by his side, the diplomalist little
behind. We soon separated however, the
lawyers arriving at the road before the
other and myself The great guns were
, sweeping all before them at this time
James had, however, got into a smal
) carriage, with another person trying t.
. go forWard--IsupPose. intending to take
J the place himself 1 attempted to join
the party but the fit was Too tight, and as
fell back,a grape shot went right through
the foot. board between the two, and just
in the place where l should have Teen
seated had been admi,ted--a nearer
shave than that Of Sir Roger de Coverley.
Il The bureaucrat and myself now thought
1t high time TO look out for ourselves, and
to 6nd shelter where we could. Though
there was a haystack not hundred yards
of, under which We could have found al
most immediate repose, never did diplo.
mats make such a dangerous circuit to
get out of danger proving beyond dispute
how great a blunder is panic. Shot after
shot came rolling along. "This won't
do. at ALL said my companion. What
won't do?" Pressing busiues demands
my attention at the legation. and I'm of
to Naples by the rail-" All the party
was now separated. and | returned y
myself TO the highway, the firing down
the road from the fort continuing very
sharp, and the wounded being carried
into Santa Maria in grea, numbers. All
at once there was cry that the Neapoli.
tan cavalry we're coming and we all ran
for il, some ,ed coasts iucluded--a regu.
lar panic. l met all English officer com
ing up at the head Of about fifty of the
most ragged fellows, l ever beheld
"Coms along with me- said my friend
let us drive those panic hangers back.
What can do?" Ireplied, 1 have left
my revolver behind, and have only this
big stick Never mind, take my revol-
yer; have a sword. l accepted the re-
volver, but fortunately most probably for
my lite or limbs whether for my glory
or not depone not--my friend started
off at such rattling pace at the head oI
his men that was soon distancsd. ]
shouted after him and he came back.
returned him the lethel instrument and
: thanked him for the loan. and his opin.
ion ofmy zeal and courage. In about 20
minutes be came back, having lost ten oi
his men--sO much for the discretion and
short wind Of your humble servant. OuI
hero returned with d whole skin. but
think he had made up his mind, if neces
sary, tJ die glOriously, "Cheerfully,'
; replied, 'aud should fall. don't you say
that you saw me going backwardj an
but an amateur" ~
The natural consequence was the loss
; of many officers, including one general
aud 300 soldiers killed and wouudod.-
This mistake was made too late for Carl
bald to remedy whilst looking on during
the latter part Of the fight Such was hi'
modification he hardly spoke word ex
cspt to say, 1T is almost time to fall back.
But 10 return 10 ous personal narrative
: Mons Of the party had set eyes on the
Queens counsel since the foot board affair
so Capt. Davidson. myselfand Billing, his
, servant, set out in search of him, We
} louked over the ground where we had last
seen bim--nowhere 10 be found. W.
then went to the hospstal, to which h'
: might have been carried. Not there, Ell
ther. At last, it being quite dark. WI
concluded thar he might have left tor Ma
, pleA, AID started for that place! We haG
!, not gone three miles before we were pull
ed up at an advance post Of the Garibaldi
ans, when We were informed that we had
} mistaken our way, and were 90 the high
road TO Capua. Had ne arrived there
: with the aid Of our red coats and otheI
unitilstakable Garibaldiau insignia, We
should most probably have been subjected
to summary and inglorious death, and al
5 the pains had taken to the contrary dur
] ing the conflict would Of course have beer
, lost. We returned forthwith to SAINT
, AA;o orJ oh,o;nad n noaa from Qar Ehav