Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-09-11

' ire. The day Is won-the Empire is save,
anu the whole Austrian army is in ful
l retreat.
Such was the battle Of Wagram, an,
such the charge of Macdonald. | know
e OF nothing equal to it, except New
charge at Waterloo, and that was no
equal because il failed,
On riding over the victorious field, Bon
sparte came where Macdonald stood
amid his troops. As his eye fell on the
calm and collected hero, he stopped, and
holding ont his hand, said shake hands,
Mcdonald no more hatred between us
we must henceiorth be frieEds, and. as
pledge of sincerity, | will send your
mafshaFs staffwhich you have so glorious.
iy earned" The irankncss and Kindness
OF Napoleon effected what all lIs neglect
and GOODNESS had failed to do-suJJucd him.
Grasping his hand and with voice filled
| with emotion, which the wildes. uproar
of battle could never agitate, he replied.
"Ah, sire, with Us it is henceforih for life
and death :" Noble man kindness could
overcome him ia q moment. IL is no
wonder that Bonaparte felt. at last, that
he had not known Macdonalds true
worth.
SINGULAR MEETING OF BROTHERS AT
TER SEVEN YEARS ABsENCE-BQTH
WoUNDED.--A correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, writing from Camp, near
Manassas July p, relates the following
affecting incident, of the meeting of two
brothers after a separation Of seven years ::
'l together with several other gentle
men from Montgomery, a day or two ago,
witnessed on OF the most singular, at the
same time, mos. atit citing incidents, which
will probably occur during this most un.
holy and unnatural war, it it should last
for twenty years. We were struggling
over the battle field, examining the
ground upon which we had such bloody
conflict, and won such glorious victory
two days before. We came unexpectedly
into the Centrevile road, and seeing a
house on the left with the usual signs lie.
tokenlng an hospital, one Of the party be-
ing a physician expressed a wish to 90
down and see the wounded Upon in.
quiry we learned that the stable below
contained thirteen wounded Yankees we
forthwith proceeded to the stable contains
ing them, and on entering re found a
Washington Artillery man seated by the
side Of a wounded soldier, evidently aG-
ministering to him great care and atten-
ton. | introduced myself to him, and
asked if he aided in working the battery
which fought with the First Virginia bri-
gade. lie told me he did not-he had
fought in battery lower down, and :hen
remarked "that it vas very hard to fight
as he had fought, and turn an fin his
own brother against him." at the same
time pointing to the wounded soldier, from
whose side he had Just risen.
81 asked if it was possible that was his
brother? Yes sir, he is my brother Henry
The sane mother bore us, the same moth-
er nursed US. We meet tor the first time
for seven years belong to the Washing
ton Artillery from New Orleans he to tie
First Minnesota infantry. By the merest
chonce ! learned he was here, wounded,
and | sought him out 20 nurse and attend
him Thus they met-one from the far
North, the other from the extreme South
Oh a bloody field in Virginia, in a mis-
cradle stable far away from their mother,
home and friends both wounded-the
infantry man by musket ball in the
right shoulder. the artillery man 10y the
wheel Of caisson over his left hand
Thus they met after an absence of seven
years. Their names are Frederick Hub
bard, Washington ARTILLERY, and Henry
Hubbard, First Minnesota Infantry. We
met q surgeon Of one Of the AlaIama rcgi,
ments, and related the case to him, and
requested for the sake Of the artillerymnn,
tha! his brother might be cared for. lie
Immediately examined and dressed his
wounds. and sent off in haste for an am-
bulance to take the won nded Yankee to
his own regimental hospital"