Year: 1860

The following il letter from venerable but restless
friend Who accompanied by Mr. Edwin James and other
Engishmen went to see the fighting in Italy Although,


however, he is fond Of that sight that he has long had
knack of turning up in camps and in all quarters OF the


globe to Il dissatisfaction and embarrassment OF the
psasons there in authority the reader will reeoguze from


what written below that friend is not at all blood
thirsty percn but rather exces admiration by exhibit
ing amid Of strife and slaughter, most paelhc
and retiring disposition O1 the 9h it seemed general


y understood that battle would take place. almost I'M
medatey, close Cspua We therefore started at two
o'clock (roughly speaking, the same party) arrived at
Santa Maria about six A n aud found all troops moving
towards Capua-rather sorry looking must say hall OF
them boys. But little fellows Of ten, eleven, twelve
years. fight like small demons stride the guns and hre
them OF with much cooness as old artillery men, we
got to the first picket large archway at the extremity Of
the town. barricaded by the trunks OF trees aud bushes


here the Of the road leading directly
to Capua about three miles of As the Neapotans were
occasionally firing down this road for each gen
tleman, more especially for the amateur TO make his
estimate OF the worthwhile and the value OF militia
~ glory practically speaking; in short TO consider what


line he should take towards the beseged city, whether to
20 straight along the road under fire, 70 make cir
cumbendibus the fields under the shelter OF the
trees Sarseld Ashley and Davidson went fast to the
'front.' aud did James and your humble correspondent
close in their wake. James and myself had not adyane
ed far the road, when were joined by one OF the
lega,iOu-a very gool-humored and humor Gus gentle
uan, much given to laughter. But his ardent mind,
when under pressKe bong more bent on diplomacy than


the goTics Of way its horrors had no charm for him
Bright would have deifed bin. shot was fired from


the tort There goes masher for three or four militia
~ oes, at the smallest computation. Military glory


il iue thing but Goes not belong 10 may department.
Nay pay too high pIice for it. Mr. Snlthy Ha!
ha ha Tue dipOmatist in contnuance-"They say
none bus the brave deserve the fair, aud soldiers,
Who OF course, all brave get undue preference
By he ladies' over the civil portion Of the communi-
~; but barring ib; in my humble cpnion, were dipo
maiist ellOwed to cary handsome epaaettes on
their shoulders, the fair would appreciate his merits
more than those Of the brave man. soldier or not, with
out those ornaments" The shot and shell firing
about In all directions. Her NGjesiys counsel impa-
tent of nacOn and be in the fray proposed 10 leave
for nearer station To this the dpomatist strongly OBJ
jected. | confess agreed with the latter my opinion
that discretion is the better part Of vaor strengthening
with experience However James started notwIthstand.
ing and placed myself by his side the dpomatist lit
tie behind We separated however, the lawyer ar
irving the road before the other aud self The great
guns sweeping all before them at this time James
had however got into small carriage with another per-
son. trying to go forward suppose intending TO take
the place himself intended to jiu the party, but the
ft too tight and fell back grape-shot went right
thro gh the lOoboard between the two aud just in the
place where should have been seated had been ad-
mted-a shave than that Of Sir Roger te Cover
lev. The bureaucrat and myself now thought it high
time to look out for ourselves and to ni shelter where
We could. Though there a hays;ack not Kindred
Yards Off under which could have found almost i'm
mediate repose did diplomat make such danger
circuit to get out Of danger-pgoyng beyond dis
pute how great blunderer is panic Shot after shot
came rolling along " This won't DO at all" said
my companion what won't dog Pressing business
demands my attention at the legation, aud I'm Of TO Ma
Piles by the rail" All the party was now separated and
| returned by myself to the highway, the firing down
the road from the fort continuing very sharp aud the
wounded being carried into Santa Maria in great num-
bers. All at once there was cry that the Ncapo.
tan cavalry coming, and all ran for Il, some
Ted.eOlts included--a regular panic. met an English
officer coming up at the head of about Gy Of the most
ragged fellows ever beheld. Come along with me.
said my friend "le us dive those panc-mOngers back"
"Wbat can do" replied 81 have leftmy revolver be.
hind aud have only this big stick" Neycr mind take
nv revolver: Ihsve a sword" accepted the revolver,
but fortunately, most probably, for my life or limbs
whether for my glory not depOre not-my friend
started of at such ratiug pace the head OF his
that as socn dstanced. shouted after him, and he
came back returned him the lethal instrument thank
ing him for the oan and lis opinion Of my zeal and
courage. In about ten minutes he came back, havrg
los ten Of his much for the discretion and short
wind of yonr humble servant Our hero returned with
whole skin but think he had made up his mind il ne
cessary to die glOriousy. "Cheeriuy" replied 'and
should fall don't you say that you me going back
ward; am but an amateur"


The natural consequence was the loss of many ofl-
GERS including one general and 500 soldiers killed aud





remedy whilst looking during the latter part OF the
fight Such was his modification that he hardly spoke
word except to say 81. is almost time TO fall back
But to turn to narrative None Of the party had
eyes the Queens counsel since the fooboard az
fair, so Captain Davidson MYSELF and Billing, his
want, set out in search Of him. We looked the
ground where we had last seen him nowhere to be
found. We then went to the hospital to which he might
have been carried Not there, either At last it being
quite dark we concluded tha; he might have LEFT for Ma
ples and started for that place. We bad not gone
three miles before pulled up at an advanced
post Of the Gribaldans when informed that we
had mistaken our way, ard were on the high road 10
Clpua Had arrived there, what with the aid Of our
red coats and other unmstakab,o Garihaldian insignia,
should most probably have been subjected to a sum-
mary and iugOrous DEATH and a the pains had taken
the contrary during the conflict would of have
been lost We returned forthwith Santa Maria, and
oh aimed pass from Gen. Eber for the Casera read
On our arrival at Naples found her A9estys counsel
fast asleep in bed.