Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-12


dead. Upon giving that information the
officer was removed, taken great care Of and
finally recovered He was one of the heroic
Napiers
After the action of Fuentes donor the vii
lage was between two armieS. Men from
each We're scattered over it, somewhat mixed
IN search OF chairs, or utensils, or conven
fences, to take out to their respective biv-
ouacs. To prevent confusion, or perhaps
quarrels, they drew line of demarkalion
along one street. which neither party was to
pass and this gmicable arrangement was re.
spected by both
AT the lines OF Lisbon, as they were called
but, in tact, some twelve or fifteen miles in
| advance of that city-the two armies lay in
! front OF one another quescent for some
months their advanced posts in some part so
near that friendly communications frequently
| took place between them. The British had
the fne city of Lisbon in their rear, where
every sort OF comfort could be obtained The
! French had no such resources within reach.
| 1t happened, on more than one occasion. that
| the French officers at our outpost would ask
! of ours to obtain for them some little luxury
from Lisbon-a box of cigars, coffee, stationa.
airy, or other object which request was al
ways readily complied with.
Perhaps one OF the most interesting anec.
dotes OF the cOurtesies OF war is that beautiful
trait of the French Dragon who met FELTON,
Harvey OF the fourteenth light dragons in
cavalry skirmish Harvey had lost an arm
and, as they approached each other, instinc-
uVeiy raised the stump toendeavOr to save his
head from the comlug blow; but the French
man perceiving the disabled condition of his
opponent, instead OF cutting at him, dropped
MS sword 10 the salute, and galloped past
an exchange OF prisoners was sometimes
ulaue oy agreement between tile two generals.
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own countries, Tie transmission OF prisoners
was embarrassing, and might well be spared
Where each was content with an exchange
SOMETIMES an olhcer. VINO was tavorite one,
"'u'U i"i' mo tle Iahas OF the olher, ana
leqaes' I" nave "l"' oack LOT announcer OF equal
la"N' 10 DC haihed oy the opposite party,
"0oIu always be acceded TO- AT times,
wheh an oiilcer was taken, his baggage, lit
te money, &c, would be sent INTO the enc
my outpos's Tor INN by flag OF truce.
IN Que occasion an dudc1e TO the army, Of
no oenneu RANK, was taken, and when ques
uohed by the enemy as to his position i'll the
army win feielenc to more general ex.
Gn"hSe tlah usual, put so high value on
i!l''seh 'ilaV Lofd Wellington would not con
urn IL ana te suffered "a continued imprison-
iiiei'' IN consequence.
oeFSial private gentlemen came out of the
",Hy turing snort periods OF excitement, as
pressure eAcursoh'sts such as MrEdwiu James,
""o WAS snort tIlne ago with Garihaldl.
C que Of Ilein was made prisoner in some al
la'r ana ing questioned as 10 his position
do ne pore no UNIFORM, declared himself to be
an amateur Inc french general turned up
ms eyes' auu salu tlat he had heard of anna.
,e"ts III painting, amateurs in music, &C., but
ne never heard before OF an amateur in war!
Tue D'illsl ilau greatly the advantage of
t"e rlCnCh III Inc position Of prisoners 50
many ., il'eil lound means to escape by con.
nt'"nce Vi tne natives. The feeling of the
0pa"lSii NATION was so absolute and universal
against t'ie French, aud So chivalrousy hon.
oraole' mat there was not an instance. dnring
ihan, having been betrayed by them, or NJ
obtaining every possible assistance from them;
that Is, when IN state OF absolute dependence
on their aid; for when an English army
marched into town, in all tn If force and
glory, none could show higher tone and bear
ing OF independence, or greater de ermina-
ton TO resist oppression and insult, than the
Spaniards.
In their routes through the country if the
prisoner could by any cOnIrivance get from
under the eye OF his escort and among the
inhabitants, he was invariably concealed and
harbored till an opportunity offered OF forward.
ing him to the army during which time all his
wants were scrupulously attended TO.
At the first slormng of San Sebastian,
which was unsuccessful, an officer, Il very
Young man, was very forward on the beach,
wounded, and taken prisoner Among the
first of the enemy who came IN TO him was Il
French greuadier who, in admiration of his
gallantry, which he had witnessed. ran up and
kissed him A day or two after that town was
taken. the garrison hayinr retired 10 lie cas-.
Tie. and VERIFYING being still in confusion one
of our officers pressed on to the buildings at
the foot OF the steep hill, to ascertain and fix
the limits occupied by the French He walked
into the omen doors of a church which was
backed against the hill. and so cautiously up
the centre aisle, when he heard a voice from
the arched ceiling calling on! ,-"Retirez vouz
retrez vouz!" Looking up he could see no.
thing, but became at once aware that the enc.
my had access to the ceiling from the HILL
while they had abandoned the floor and there
were probably musket or two directed ON to
the floor from some holes. from whence, of
course, he might have benn shot but for this
courteous conduct. He of course took the
hint, made boy, and retired.
The Duke OF Wellington rode ont one day,
attended by some officers and cavalry escort,
from the front OF Bayonne to reconnoitre the
river Adour, when it was proposed to force
passage across it. lie had to pass round
portion of the fortress at a mile or two lIom
il, and in going through a village a number
OF French soldiers, straggIers from the garri-
son, and unarmed rushed out OF the public
houses INTO the street, in confusion. We could
have swept them all away into our lines, but
scorned to take such useless advantage; so,
after few polite cursory remarks and ques.