Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-21

| The Battle OF Pharsalia.
| Ponpey had ordered his fist Inc to stand
still to receive Cn AIS charge. They would
thus b, ftesti while tic caeny wsuid reach
them exha1s.el-a mistake on PJmpey'a part.
as Gao ;ar thought. "f1r a E.e ard aacrity," ie
observes, 'is kndlad 10 all men when they meet
| 10 battle, and wis, gonerll should rather CO.
courage than rsr,esj their terVoT." The signal
| vas given. Cnng's ttoot rank advanced Iu1.
ning. Seeing the P5mpc:luS did no5 move,
they halted, recovered breath then rushed or,
hIug their darts. aud o!ts.d sword 10 hand.
A1 onco Pompcy's horse Eore dJ9n, ouiil snk.
ing CG;sr's right WlOc, with the aIcIer5 bu
hind aad btt9ccn them rsioicg showers of
arrows. Caesars cavalry gsya way before the
shock, cud tha outer SqIadsOos cans WheeIluG
round TO the rasr, exp:c!:0S that there |9uc
b, no one to euooulter them. Tbs fJu7th iinc,
The pick and h1war OF tha legloos, ros, SUD
deuly 10 tbeic way. Sn!pri.cd aod shaken ty
the tiorcaness OF the attack oa then, the Pou,
psians turDed, they bok., they gsl;oped
wildly eff. Tne best c47sry 10 those Ronan
battles were never 4 match for ln!aatry wbrn
in close fcrnati9r, and PJ~Deys b:!Iiabt
squadrops wtra carpet koisaG5 from tho
or tried to rally they m,io otf Tor tho
nearest hills. Tna trcleIs wero cut to pieces;
and the chosen corps. having finished - easily
the scrViC5 for which they had been told Oft.
threw themselves on the now exposed ilaak OF
P1mpey's lef1 w!rg lt was Composed, as has
been said, OF the Ie;iars which had olc, tcen
Coe ,ar's. which had fought u1i2r hin at the
Vlugeanno and at AI2si,. Tney il liked, pir.
maps the change ct Inss:c!s and were in no
humor to stand the charge OF their CID conraGes
oomiog on with tn, iauir .u,h Of vc5orY.
Cn ar oflcrci uo ha third lag. which bad not
yet been o0Sag,d; s.d ct oGc, On all sides POM
pey'J great aruy gave way aud Id.
PJmpey himself, the shadow oil his OIL nsue,
loog harrsssed cut OF sell rcsp!ct by hls seoa-
torial directors, a clumauder oUly 10 appear
auce had LETT the field 10 the beginning OF tho
aolioo. He had l)st hear. on the defeat OF tho
cavalry. and had retired 10 his tent 10 Walt tho
issue Cl the day. The stream Of lugl!lves pour
lrg ia told him too sur3Iy what the Issue bad
betu. El3 sprang upou his h0fSo aad rode otf
10 DESPAIR. His legiopg we're rusEiOg back Ia
confusioD. Cr1r, swift always az the right
moment. gave the eucmy GO leisure to reicru,
aud fell ct ouci uGon the clDp. l.; vas noon
aud the morning had been sulirI, but heat and
gcarrcss were ftrGottcn 20 tho cnthusla-m or
triumph which all then believed mug. con-
clude The war. A few compa5icd OF Ihra:laos,
Who had bacn left Oh guard, mpGc bTlei re.
sistsDcc, but they Ter. s 100 b,ruc d0|D. Ihe
beaten army, which a !ew hours bgi9re were
sharing, 10 im agios;ian, the lands and Cflj.s OF
| their conquerofs, fl d out through the opposite
gates, throwing awsY their arojs, il'ngIog doRu
their stlGdards. aaj racjcG, CEiesr5. Gud mcn,
| for the r1cGy ills. which, at mile dstaec',
promised ,tcm shelter.
The camp itself was q sioglar plc:u7c.
| Houses O.: turf hal bcen built for tho luxurious
nstriscaos, with ivy trained over tic cGtraoces
| 10 shade th.i7 aeoate taoea from tao summer
SUE; couchea had b,ea l,d out for them to re-
pose ou after their czpcc cd victory; tables were
| .p:osd with plat" ani WOES and the dslotlest
| preparation: Of R)pan o)okcfg. C;c;i: COM
| ueuted % the snano With mourGtul IroDy
And thosc rco," be said, ACCUSED my pa.
| ticot, suff .rug army, which had not even cou-
mon oe,essities OF d,ssodt :uejs and p7ctl aaoG
| Two tu.dred ONLY Of Cnnr's men hai fallen.
| The officers had suffered mo't. The gallant
! Crss,ious, who had Dobly fulfilled bis promise,
| had been killed, among many others, 10 open
ipg way fer his comrad i. Tao pdmpslaos,
after the first shock, had been CT: doTa unro'
sis,iog. Fifteen Thousand Of them lay scatter
ed dead abou. tho grould. Tnere We'o few
| wounded io these battles Ine short s"orl Oh
the Rnnans seldom lcf' i's work uo:ln:a1co.-
| Fiomle's "Cc;Gr; u Sketch