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fi HriSyondenre of the New York Times.
The Batik-Field of Solferiao.
C*>Ti«MoNK t Italy, June 24, P. M.» 1859.
I came front Brescia early this morn*
ing, and at rived just in lime to witness
the last half of what i have very little
doubt will turn out to have been the
greatest battle the modern world has
seen. You will get the official summary
of its results by telegraph before this
letter retches vott„ati«l will be prepared,
therefore, for, this statement of its mag
nitude.* 1 cannot describe it with any
precision as yet—for it has lasted all day,
and extended over a circuit of not less
than fifteen miles; the noise of the can
nonade, ami even of the musketry,
moreover, is s' ill in my ears, and none
of those engaged in it. except the
wounded, Lave returned to give ns any
distinct and connected repoit. But not
less than 4/50,000 men have been en
gaged in it ; and of tIt«»<** m«t less that,
30.000—dead or disabled—lie, on ibis
bright, Mary night, upon <he bloody
field.
The battle commenced a little before.
5 o’clock in the morning—not far from
stir use. .lost 1> •< U of C’astiglionc rises
a high range of hills—"I :el projects a
mil, or thereabouts into the plain and
then bleaks «11’ tow aids the left into a
w ide expanse of »mallcr hills, and s<>
into the rolling smtace which makes
that portion ol ti.e plain. The Aus
trians had taken position upon these
bills—planting cannon up >n those
ticaiest to Cgstighnuo which they could
approach, as the French army was in
full force in and around that little vil
lage,—and had stationed their immense
array all over the. surrounding plain
As nenily as «« can now learn the
Emperor Finncis .Joseph had collected
here not le-s than C'?. r iX00 troops, am!
commanded there in person. Hi:',
evident purpose was to make a stand
hero and ri.-k the fotunes of the wav
upon the hazards of the dnv. Napoleon
promptly accepted the challenge, and
commenced tin* attack as soon as it was
light this lieu nine, ) y placing cannon J
upoi the hills still nearer to Castiglione I
than those held hv the Austri ins, and I
opening fire upon them on the heights!
1 evoiid. lie too]; his awn stand upon |
the highest of tlr-so— a steep, sharp- I
hacked ridge, which commands a mag
nificent view i.f iiio entire circuit oi the
plain, and from that point diiected the
entire movement? of his nt-nty during
the early potion of the. dr.v. The
French very soon d.o\e ibc enemy out
of the posts they held nearest to the
town, and followed them into the small
villages of the plain bed w. The fist
of these was tn.’lci'no, where they bail
a sharp and protracted engagr nient.
1 i:e Austrians di‘] n!ed every inch r>f
the pronn 1. and fought here, as they
did throughout the dnv, with the ut
most desperation. They were three
limes driven nut of the town before
they would stay out. The people of
the village, moreover, took part against
tin* French, upon w-liern they fired from
the windows, and the French were com
pelled, in self-di fence, to I urn ihe town
When they h um! it impossible to bold
their ground anv b tiger, they fell back
-bnvly ami st, ndilv .until they reached
the village of Yolto, which, as you will
*eo I v the map, lies directly southeast
fu m Castiglione, and i: only about a j
mile firm the. liver Mitu-io, frern vvldcb.
however, it is separated by a range of
bills. Upon these hills, in the roar of|
the town, and ovcrlo .king it completely I
oil the south and southeast sides, the
\uslrians lnd planted very formidable
batteries; and when I nriivcd upon the
field and went at once to the height
where the Fniperor had stood at the
opening of the engagement, but which
lie had L ft an hour before to follow his
victorious troops - , these batteries were
blazing away upon the Finish who
were stationed on the plain below. I
was too far off to observe with any ac
curacy tbe successive steps of the ac
tion, but I conk! distinctly see the troops
ststioned upon the broad plain, and
moving up in mtfses towards the fiont
whore tlm n 'illerv vvr.s posted, ns their
sei views we;e required. But as soon ns
they reached ihis point they were speed
ily enveloped in the. smoko of the. can
non. and dis'.ipper.ied ftoin observation.
But the. general result was soon made
evident by the slackening of tbe-Atis-
ttian live, and bv tbe falling back of
their smoke and a corresponding ad
vance on the pint of ibat vvldcb rose
from the French r.itillory. The can
nnanding at that point lasted for over an
hour; b t in precisely v.hat directiot
the Austrians n treated, it was not possi
ble, from the pas'll m I occupied, to see.
I was afraid to change it, moreover, be
cause although 1 rnipht casiiv have gone
more directly at.d closely upon the field,
1 could not have found any eminence
upon the plain from which I could have
bad so svvei ping and complete a view.
I'art of the Austrian force, probably
crossed the Mincio river, vvliicli flows!
soutlivrard ftotn the lower end of Fake
Gnnrda, and empties into the l’o.
But tbe battle continued to rage all
over the region northwest of a line con
necting tbe towns of Castiglione, Sol-
fetitio and Y<.lta. At ore point after
another* a sharp cannonading would
itriso and continue f<>r half or three
quarters of an hour—and after each suc
cessive engagement of this kind, the re
sult became nppmrnt in the retreat of
tiro Austiians and the advance of the
French forces. During all the early
part i.f the day the sky had been clear
min the, weather hot. But clouds be
gan to gather at about noon, nml at 5
o’clock, while the cannonade, was at its
height, a tremendous thunder stem:
rolled up from the northwest ; the, wind
came first, sweeping from tbe parched
streets an enormous cloud of dust, and
was soon followed by n heavy fall of
rain, accompanied by vivid lightning and
rapid explosions of rattling thunder,
Tim ftfortn lasted for about an hour, and
the cannonading so far as vve could dis
tinguish, was suspended. Then the
rain ceased, fhc clouds blew away, the
t un shone out again, and the air was
cooled,and perfectly delightful. Though
the cannon may have ceased for a time
to take part in it. the fight had mean
time gone on—and when I again re
sumed tny post of observation, from
which the storm had expelled me, the
cannonading commenced quite on tbe
extreme left of the ei tire field and on
the very borders of tbe lake, northest
from Castiglione and west of l’tescliiera.
The Piedmontese troops, uuder the King
who commands them in person, had
been posted there and received the
Austrians as they.came around. From
about 7 o’clock .until after night-fall an
incessant and most terrible combat was
here kept up. The batteries of the
two armiesWere apparently about half
a mile apart—and at the outset they
were both served with nearly equal and
effective vigor. But the Austrians
gradually slackened their fire and
several times took up new positions—
while the Sardinians poured a rapid and
uninterrupted shower of balls npon
them—suspending only for a few
minutes at a time, ami then renewing it
again with redoubled fury.
The wind had now gone down, the
air was still, and the sound of musketry,
as well as of the cannon, was distinctly
beard. The former was continuous,
shatn and incessant, sounding like the
constant and irregular pattering of hail
upon a roof, while the latter was oc
casionally suspended, but while it lasted
was nve rwheltningly grand and terrible.
Over the Sardinian | ark rose a dense
white clou 1 of smoke, directly upwards,
its sides perfectly upright and well de
fined. and spreading outward both ways
at the top like an enormous sheaf of
wheat. The sun was making a glorious
sotting in the west, and as lr.s light
gradually departed, the vivid flashes
at each discharge of the cannon glentneil
through the smoke like sharp lightning
through the btenst of an enormous
cloud. Sometimes only a single flash
would he seen, then two or three at once,
and sometimes half a dozen would break
forth in instant succession. It was be
ginning to be dark when l turned to do
sernd the hill, and all the way down I
still heard the roar of the cannon and
the clattering of the guns of the in
fantry. But the Austrians were clearly
falling hack, and could scarcely have
failed to sustain a total route. It is
nos ibie they may be in condition to
who were thus carried, and were sup
ported by soldiers walking by their
side, were apparently unconscious, and .
seemed to bo dying. -Then would comey*
carts, large and small, carrying three,
five, and some of them ten or fifteen
each. A steady stream of these ghast
ly ’Hktims of the battle of the day pour
ed through the town. I stood in the
crowd by the side of them as the sad
procession passed along, and watched it
at this point for over an hour. It was
not interrupted for a moment, except
now and then by a crowd of prisoners,
and it continued thn&from about ten in
tbe morning, when it began to flow, un
til 1 left tbe street, long after dark.
Fvery church, every iarge hall, every
private house in the town, lias been ta
ken for the service of the wounded.—
Those whose injuries are slight, after
having them dressed, passat once into
tbe ranks and ntirg’e with their com
rades. I looked into the church as I past
ed by. All the seats, railings, &e., had
been removed; mattresses of* bay bad
been spread npon the floor, and were
completely filled with wounded inen in
every- stage of suffering and of peril,
lying side by side. The surgeons were
dressing their wounds; sisters of charity
and other women were giving them vine,
and otherwise ministering to their com
fort ; but morning, I atn sure, will dawn
upon a large portion of them relieved
forever fr tin their pain. If anything can
be more horrilde than a soldier’s life, it
certainly is a soldier’s death.
£»ix or ei lit times while I stood npon
the street watching tho wounded there
came along Ejuads of prisoners taken
at various stages of the action, Some*
; times there would he only tluee or four,
then twenty, fifty, or a lined.cd, and in
otic company over 400. They walked
closely together, six or eight deep—the
office.s being generally in iiio middle—
and were guarded by a single, tile of
JAS. A. SI.KDCE
nml
TV. m CH INE, )
’!
Editors.
TMitSiiay, Jttly 21, 1859.
FOR ROVRRXOR.
IION. JOSEPH E. BROWN,
OF CHEROUFi!.
The Athens and Anderson, S. C., Stage
Line.
Messrs, D. B. Langston & Co. the enter
prising and accommddating contractors fof
this line, have stocked it with new and com
fortable coaches, the finest set of horses we
have ever seen upon a Stage line, and have
employed skillful and gentlemanly drivers.
Having taken a ride over a portion of the
line, we know whereof ye affirm. This
route runs via Madison Springs and Hart
well. Persons visiting tho Springs, or de
siring to go to Hartwell, Anderson, or any l
portion of S. C. above Anderson, will find
this route not only the cheapest hut the
most comfortable. Through passengers
stop one night at Madison Springs, going
and coming, where they will find mine heat
TvNElt prepared to render them comfortable.
Citizens of Athens visiting the Springs w.ll
find it cheaper to take passage on the stage
than by private conveyance.
FOR CONORESS,
HON. JAMES JACKSON,
OF- CLARKE.
Sixth
make one more struggle in the morning,
lint judging from my own observation,
it ceitairdy is not probable. They have I troops walking 0:1 e oil side. A* a gen
sustained an overwhelming defeat, and
it seems to me not unlikely that tlit-
Emperor may- now be induced, by the | youtt
representations of tlm neutral Powers, I
to accept the pence which Napoleon will [
be very likely to tender him.
j [Tlm correspondent adds tl at be :
I f.-e!s warranted in saying that tbe j
- French must h tve
I ,7c com bat. He
al thing they were not bad looking
men. Very many of t 1- eui weie very
not over sixteen certainly.
LATER FROM EI ROPE.
Arrival of fhe Steamer IVeser
New York, July I(i.—-Tbe slentn-
. ..hip Wescr from Hu man has arrived,
eliad OIK) men «'•'« t with telegraphic dates from Liverpool
, , M - v * la **" jO-OOO Loudon to the 4th of July,
wounded men come irom the field, on | ,, . ,
carts*, wagons, mules, and litters.J He CCBBfrCial \CH-i.
forth r adds ; I Liverpool, .1 illy 4, A. M — I’be sa-
If I did not already know the result j of cotton at Liverp .ol on Saturday
of the battle, I would be ready to sup- J i '-“- - I l!ist * wereG.OOf) hilei. and the
Loin tl.c rum toons number of [market clos-d qui-t but stca ly*.
soldiers at this moment pas.sing | lifts ftiul 1 ro visions were re
o« »Lrxt itic French »• my Iimt ! pm led dull.
r.illv destiovc-1. I .-.in unite i London .l/o/iry HJarKct.—Consol:
[>ose
wounde
«'•*
been lit
sure, no matter what the French official
report may say, that my preceding es
timation of the number of wounded is
| small.
\* e saw about tbiee. tbon'.and At:
j itiati prisoners brought i:■. How many
were tukt u timing the day* could not
i he ascertained. 1 saw one crowd of
GOO, another of 4 ’>0. and many smaller
squad*. The Austrians wounded wety
oiled into tin* carts* sometimes indiscriin
inale’y with the Frew b.
The most lionibl. wounds to look at
[ •: c;e quoted at 93 j.
tpiieral Xpvvs.'
' '1 lie fiemia.i Diet had ag:eed to place
' a cot| * of obserinti m on the Rhine.
* D -tui bar.ccs !;ad ccciued at .11 es-
| siti.a.
\ senna, July o—Tbe Pieuinotitcst*
| liave sttiroiimied Pesehiera.
I Mn.an, July 1.—Gen. Garibaldi
j with .<000 men has lieen maucciivring
: to close tbe valley eti the Adige and
i isolate \ ei '-na from the Ty roi.
j Prince \\ indise' grata was
v.o e tin se of tlie. f*mv Two 7. naves o", ;i t Hmlin tl„. 3d of Julv
the first regiment had the whole iiiidetmission from \'icu;a.
jaw cariie.l away, and yet iliesc brave! ’j French
fellows walked bebind the carts of their | J cl- scd at G3
comrades nmre dangerously wounded j Atld’LCinri bv (he BoiT.-Sia.
than mmycs. o>»mii l.aa their *
closed from blows with the butts of the i Ihe Loiussia left t'ouihnniptoii
muskets, others bad their cheeks or the evening of July 4:b. .She brings
Democratic Convention in the
Congressional District.
The proceedings of this body will he
found in another column. It will be seen
that the proceedings were entirely harmoni-
ious, and each delegate seemed to ho actu
ated by a dt'Site to promote the usefulness
ind preserve the organization of the Demo
cratic party in ail they did. They deserve
die thanks of the country for this patriotic
eours*.
All the ooiinties composing 'lie District
were represented, except three, viz: Hart.
Habersham anil Towns. The county meet
ing in Dart instructed their deh gates to
cast the vote of the county fur Judge Jack-
son. and they would have done so, had they
<ie*u in the cor.vehtion. The cour.ties’of
Habersham and Towns appointed no dele
gates to the convention. But we doubt
not that the Democracy of these couniits
will a« q i-'sc to the action of the convention,
and that all will hereafter he harmony in the
District, as it was lit-fore the little episode
two years ago.
Judge Jackson was nominated by acclam
ation. No resolution:. however strongly
worded, could h ive expressed in as forcible
language the confidence of the party in tiie
ability, patriotism and integrity of cur rep
resentative. than this action of die conven
tion; and uo i,fire stinging rebuke could
have been ado imsteri d to those who have
so unscrupulously and bitterly assailed him.
1 lie convention also endorsed the action
ol llie Slate convention in its n.tminalfon
"■ il ’ti. Jos. Ik Brown, and the resolution
upon Federal politics.
Bov. Br. wu's majority in this Distric*. ,
"id he at least I. ur t lo ustiml, and Judge I
Jackson s the same—if ha has an opponent, j
Wanted—All Iceberg
Oh ! for a lodgft In some vast wilderness—
some boundless contiguity of shade, or a
seat upon an iceherg, where we could dis
pense with that indispensible ornament to
all Chinese picture?—a fan. The thermom
eter has been ranging at 91 in thi shade, for
the last few days, and everything is in a
stew, ft is too hoi to write editorial, or do
anything dse hilt read Dr. Kane’d Arctic
Explorations.
K^The Kditors of the Empire State will
accept our thanks for an advance copy of
R. M. Smith of Clark, George Bill-
yer of Walton, Robert White of Jack-
son, D. W. Spence of Gwinnett, Hardy
Strickland of Forsyth, J. M. Patton’of
Lumpkin, R. Sanford of Dawson, X). G.
Candler of Banks. O. IJ. Thompson of
Hall, Thomas Morris of Franklin, R.
H. Bulloch of Madison. Gaitics Stowers
of Ilart, E. S; Barclay of Habersham,
H. T. Moseley of Rabun, S. J. Smith
of Towns. S. S. Iforsliaw of Union and
Jdmes West of White.
On rflotiori of Mr. White of Jackson,
George Hillyer Esq., was requested to
address the Convention to which be res
ponded in an able and eloquent address.
On motion of Mr. Candler tiie Presi
dent was requested to furnish ihe Sec
retaries with a copy of bis address upon I Mural government,
taking the chair, for publication. sent to jn lhp y (li c,<„.
On motion of Mr. Caftdler tbe pro- and if the Black republicans f |, a * S a " ( ‘ ( l" i 'l,
ceedliigs of this convention were, ordered 9| on of tiie government, ti, e J
to be published in the Southern Bin- l,,n,,,,r •»"■*■*<■— ■ ' ‘" u " c;,n -
ner, and that al! Democratic paperd in
the District bo requested to copy.
On motion of Mr. Smith of Clkvk, the
convention adjourned tine die.
S’.-,’’i 1 ,i -
codo, as it is called, of a *
as such a case operates 0 rt err,1 °rj e , , re
opr disadvantage, by creaii ^ a, " ) So|li &C '
distractions at home,divisj*^ •«*
enemies additional capi, a . ^ 5t'vin tf ln and
»s the leaders of the DlJlfc Meh «• We**
live only by fanatical ^
ment. PracUcally, they c '^ y excite!
slavery nor for the slaves—aU for
!* P. ower < and to obtain this desire
heauate to resort lo any me,, »“» not
ba,e and selfish. It were indeed '
us thus to give them an addiGona "! *® »*
of a '4"a<«on, and consequentlv ! eU ' , "'‘nt
creating these issues on mere lhf,° We h
Mr. B. would deplore the electior r rac |'°n«.
Republican Pr. aident—this, i n |,i° f “
would be a suiiicient cause for .i,„ o P ,f, *on 4
dissolve her connection political!.. V*''."' '<*
‘ He would
Senator Iverson’s late speech at Griffin. -
Let us never forget that a hTe of pr-.fanity
is tiie fearful prelude to an eternity of blas
phemy.—litv. E. \V. Speer.
Proceedings of t!ic i'onvciifiois of Ihe
Democratic Party of the €fh Con-
grcssior.al District at LaiitcsviHe.
Gai\K‘-vii.le, July* 13, J S;>0.
Tho. Delegates to the Convention of j enance flushed with
ANDREW YOUNG, Pres’t.
J. II. Banks, 1 „ .
J. E. Rbdwink. S &ec ry3 ’
[COM Ml! MEAT fc.0.)
Opposition Electing - it Civiuarti—It
Officers ahd its Orators.
Tn the town of Lswrcnccville, on the
first Tuesday in July, inst, persuaut
to notice, a few Know Nothings—the
“la.st wag” of that beautiful party—as
sembled themselves together in the
name of (he ‘•Opposition”; and ils spir
it was with them. A portion nf the
“unterrified,” largely outnumbering
thfim, stood round about eager to see
their lertdets, 1 heir recruits, if any, and
learn their plan of conducting the com-
ing campaign.
.Major Winn, calling the house to or
der, moved Dr. Russell into the chair.
Ho ascended to the high seat, his connt-
‘ Li ashing honor,
the Cth Congressional District convened j amid tha profound awe of tho asst m-
tliis day in the Court House at Gair.es
ville. When on motion of Mr. Hillyer
ot Walton, the Hon, Robert White c.f
the county of Jackson, was called Li
the chair l'or the purpose of orgatiiza-
blngc.
The Secretaries chosott, the chair an
nounced bis readiness for business. J.
N. Glenn, Esq., briefly* explained the
object of the meeting ; but his exploit- , (,i,.k to its "rave,
linger hope for r, ]w n\y j n ‘X'" ,. C;,n
But in ihe meantime, let us f .i f j!" gn —
charge all of 011 , duties and 0 hj / (ils *
SiT country’, 08 la
v^hen the ur**al Question w nmm,.. .
lo
we may he prepared in heart and"in‘ U - #i
to meet u . Let us not choose a
ot the L niun as a thing t0 |, e des.rej "’ "'
labored tor by ourselv.s, but let us I
pared to accept it asm, allcrnafve, pre ’
Northern Sen* meat Improvn,.
Ort-lir r n " COircs I>'-'‘<lc'it of the x e „
VJll.ans Crescent. v . *• ,. u
Yo.kot. the 4tl, id St „ . l °"‘
I expected that my bein-one ,c ,
'villainous slave-drivers' of the Q
would Le of considerable i„», ^ M,l ‘
lo me on this trip, bat am
tliat I was disappointed, °
ment, in regard to the
slave question, lias
change of late fer the better, and 1
proving daily . This is owh
fact that our people have not
North a? nv.icli opiate yeats as in f,' lmc ,
times—have spent their money nunc
among themselves, and patronized h 0Ul( .
me: chants nfid home « atei ing places in
preference to going Noith ; and n 0 ; V)
tlmSe who eie the losers by ti<is state
say
sent/-
°f the
quite a
is im-
to thi
SMC
of things arc beginning to discover the
lion, and J. If. Banks and E. Red-laiioti appearing unsatisfactory,
wine requested to act as t’ccietari.s.
At the suggestion of tliA Fresident
tho list of the counties composing the
Winn read the address of the
Executive Committee.
Now organized, one Samuel James
Gth Congressional District was called, I Afticus, Esquire, of one shirt notoriety,
and the following gentlemen answered
Las delegates
reason, are now ’taking a back track,
and, L believe it this continues live
years moic, B ack Republicanism y.,j
. . „ ivc, “unwept, unlu>i WC( t
Maj"*' j and unsung” by our Yankee Inordt rs
for, witli-all their faults, they* arc
disposed to kick up a fuss and
when it don'tjh>'j.
1 saw Niagara Falls, and here, too, 1
K. N
expected
on ,*i special
des are aavaucinc.
otliing later from tho consent.
Theie had been a Tc Drum at
■hurcli of Notic Dame, in Iris.
the
thanksgiving were onset veil
Churches in France for the
all the
victory* ob-
i inn.
mouth hanging in leimbraux front sword
cuts, otliers the cheeks swollen to enor
mous (Hint nsions from balls that had
pietce.l their faces throngli and through
The women who hail icniaiiied in the ( ...
town of Castiglione shed tears apparent- j ,ni L f, d hv the French at Solfeii
Iv at the litter hopelessness of rendering i *, preparations on the greatest
assistance to such a number of brave ami j scale were Ltmg continued in Franco,
sntt’ering men. Yet every lmiise was ! ^ ‘ussin litis given pos t ve^ assurances
thrown open, and every hand was ready ' ‘.'JL *‘ i,! •event measures in regard to
to aid in alleviating their pains. j tnnitaty preparations Ac., weto not
For the mi st pait they aslud but for | uill ‘ « v ‘*; w to •'• Lostili-
wine or water, f v the loss of blood cte j [“’s* •""• «;>vs France may rest peil'ect-
ates tliiist, and tiie latigues r,f tbeil
C ol- S j. Smith, of Towns.
We utiilersi.iiii! that Dr. Andrew Ycexo,
ol Union, l’ri si iri.t of tin- l air* convention
•:l G.iir.esvi'.le, s..i 1 in bis o' ice. tint ho was
authorized to anii«im<*r> that !. S.VITH
would not. under any cireifnstancea, he a
candidate for congress in this District. We
make this statement with |»!easu*r, for tiie
reason l!:a* s i:;. p <d t!o: Ocp.isi ion have
b-en ticklii'.g their fancies with the idea that
Col. Smith Cnul.l be induced to run against
t'an regular of t'm pony. NVi*
have always thought Col. Smith too goer a
From Banks—D. (». Candler, T. T. Hit
man and M. Sanders
From Chiik—11. S. Sheafs, I*’. \Y
ams at.d R. M. Smith.
From Daws «n—ri. Sanfoid.
From Forsyth— Id. W. Lewis and II.
C. Kellogg.
From Franklin—S. Knox and J. \V
I’ayre.
From Gwinnett—B. A. Biakov
McAfee. II. Allen, N. Green’
F. J nil an,
From Hall—G. G. Thompson', AY.
Smith, J. Gray and J. Marlin.
From Jackson—J. Bell, A. M. Rey-
nol Is. A. 15. Hitman and K. White.
From Lumpkin—!. Head and J. M.
Hatton,
From Madison—J. Morgan and lv. E.
Hitchcock.
Fiom Kabila—W. C. Frice and I. M
Heave: t.
T. G.i
moved tbo appoint ment of the usual j found every body, from HieMdcnts ,.?
committee r— carried ; but right woe- railtoads to hoot-blacks, bewail'm*' th>
begone d.d the. mover loo!; when tlie
chairman, full of (he spirit attending
Ad- ! them—opposed to Hat lianientary usage jj, avc not made a dollar for so long that
|—declined, not to appoint him the chair- 'don’t know how it looks; those be-gy
absence of southerners. •• AY Ly, sir,"
says an Irish potter ot the hotel to tnc. -l
1, Onh/,
!.. A
mil F
F.
but even to put httn on tiie | ly Yankees and Canadians never sta '
at atl. Whereupon, cousin j mote than a filthy copper; divil t.A-*
?*•’«*' vo'tfry of Escnlapius, f|, e nagers, say I.’ : IL* told the trim
had befallen ; r>s thousando tuay bear witne.-s. and.ss
bad the re- a reward tor the compliment he p.i.i
| I">»t to he nisi.e by the committee, in [tny southern compatriots, I searched
, his pocket—and fearing sotne mischci* ; my pockets and gave him a quarter.
| might c u:e of it, moved that he be add j 'jle.o, in New York, aUlitonism hi
ed; which woiked yidmii a bly, one ot \ never 1 ecu n controlling influence, hut
i the original Members, R. D. Harks, be- jits effects have been felt and learcd.—
i infT 'non romntibnJ | J )C ntetchants arc using a powetful in-
committee
Tnndy, a
seeing the. caiomity that
his kinsman—knowing he
the c
and i Democrat to aflow himself to he nun
rt b
the 1
must have been great front the le
ol the. battle and the extent ot
ground to fight over. M my of the s d- !
diets were naked lo the waist — their j
coats having been torn to | iec.es in the
bayonet and hand-to-hand fights, and
their shirts torn up to sfaunch the blood.
All weie covered with dust and had
their cloth.es more or lets torn, both
office is and men, and presented, even
in the absence, of blood-stained clothes,
the most pitiable r.ppcnimice. But a 1
who were not suffering iiad stamped upon
their countenances that quiet, determin
ed look which soldiers acquire in battle,
and which is called in the French army
tlie “professional air.”
THE W'Of!XDEI)—TERIIH31.E SCENES.
The writei of the foregoing account
ol the battle next describes the wound
ed as they weie brought to Castiglione.
lie estimates the number brought to that
I city alot.o at 10 COO, and says :
It was certainly the most dreadful
sight 1 ever saw. Every conceivable
kind of wound which can Le inflicted
upon men w as here exhibited All w ho
were ride to do so were obliged to walk
— the animals mid wagons at command
being all required for those who could
not otherwise he moved. Some walked
along, their faces completely covered
with blood from snhro cuts upon their
heads. Many had their arms shattered
—hundreds had their heads tied up —
and some carried most ghastly wounds
upon their faces. Some had tied tip
their wounds, and others had stripped
away the clothing which chafed and
made them worse*. 1 saw one man
walking along with a firm step and res
olute air—naked to his waist, and hav
ing a bullet wound upon bis side, and
:.n ugly gusli along liis check, and a
deep bayonet (Inust, received irom be
hind in tbo shoulder. Most of those
Wr ho w ere walking wore a serious look
—conversing but little with one anoth
er, though they walked two and two
and a few of them carried upon their
faces any considerable
pain.
Those who wore more severely injur
ed rode upon donkeys or in carts, and
a few were carried upon niatresjes on
men’s shoulders. But these were most
ly officors, and nearly all I saw carried
in that way were so badly wounded that
their recovery is scarcely possible. One
had both his legs crushed by a cannon
hall. Another had received a ball in
bis thigh, and was evidently suffering
the most intense agony. Many of those
whose wounds were in their legs were
seated in chairs swung across a donkey
—one being upon each side. Several
ly tranquil on that score.
Go ifidence has been somewhat
red in Commercial circa
queues ol these assurances
L unsold were limited ;.t 9!5a9JL
c IllSl!
tor.l
<>f liy the Opposition, anrl nro gratified that
our estimate ol him lias hern sustained !>y this
aonoc.ncnn'.rnt.
The Crops in Hart.
We regret,ol to fuel ,,-ir friends in II. rt
land portnns of Madison sadly in need of
j rain. I he com and cotton arc an tilling hut
promising. In some sections of Hart they
have had no r.riu in abort five weeks.
lo (’lark tin* seasons have been very good,
hut at this time rain is inucli needed.
f ATL” Fit0.il ILIHOPE.
ARRIVAL OF THB SI'KAMKB INDIAN.
MiuLson Springs.
Wo sp out nvo days at this popul :r water
ing pi icc, 1 tst week. The proprietors du
ring the last winter had every building upon
Farther Point, July 17.—The steamship [ the place thoroughly renovated at.d repaired.
Indian uas hoarded off lure today. .Stie '
up to
brings Liverpool dal, s to July Gill
lonua?rcial.
Liverpool Cotton Market.—Tho sales
•it Co’i.m lor the past three days were l‘l,-
(JU0 bales, ot which speculators and ex
porters took 2,t!()0 hales. Middling Orleans
ti;. Middling Uplands G;.
Cfijc.-al .News.
There had been no battles fought
tlm sailing cl’ ihe Indian.
The seige ol l’eschicra is stiil ptogress-
ing.
I lie French army is ilireatening Verona.
•\u.c riean seen riles are slow of sale hut
qtiolaliucs are unaltered.
Latest.— London, Wednesday, July G.h.
Consols are quoted ai 93 a 93j lor money.
Latest. —Livveupo, !.— noon.—Tliete was
an improved demand in the cotton market
to-day, and the market was firm.
The latest de.-p.“cites from the sent of war
say that Napoleon’s headquarters is only
about four leagues from Pesehiera, ar.d that
cannon is heard night and day in that
direction.
Ihe Austrian advance post is but a short
distance from Yilhifrauca, which is occupied
hy the corps of Marshal Ntel.
It is much doubled whether the Austrians
will venture to accept battle in the present
demoralized condition of their army.
'J’t'HtN, July 4th.—It is rumored that 10,-
OOU French troops had disembarked at
Lo isino and Piccolo in the Adriatic.
1’lte main building has been re-p.iintfd
side and out, and the cabins neatly white
washed. They have excellent cooks, and
the tilde is* supplied with the best. '.Ye
were especially pleased with tlm bread. We
have never tasud better, North or South.
In addition to all this, the proprietors have
secured the services of the Palmetto Band,
of Charleston, lor the season, for the enter
tainment of their guests. The members of
this hand are all accomplished musicians, as
ail who have heard them will testify.
The medicinal properties of the water are
s i well known it is useless for us to men
tion it. Numbers of invalids have been res
ored to health by re naming there but a few
ks. The pleasure-seeker could not find
a pleasanter place. With such places as
Madison Springs, why will our people con
tinue to lavish their money upon the free-
dlers and abolitionist* of the North?
Messrs. Scott & Tvner deserve success,
*nd should receive the patronage of the
Sotulurn people.
The Iverson Diuucr.
We learn from the At hint a Intelligen
cer and Macon State Press, that the
Iverson dinner, which came r,fl’ at Grif
fin on Friday last, passed oft'very agree
ably aud satisfactorily. The Senator
made a speech before dinner ; and after
wards Messrs. A. M. Speer, and O. A.
Locbrnne, addressed tlie people. The
expression of | ** umbl ’ r of persons present is estimated
* I tiy one qt onr cotemporarics at from
three to five thousand ; and tbo dinuer
•5se.ll is represented aw being very good
Senator Iverson s speech, vve under
stand, is to be published.
BSr Hon. Roma Choate died at Halifax,
on Wednesday. He had be**n in failing
health for some time and had undertaken a
voyage to'Europe, but was compelled lo stop
al Halifax. Mr. Choate, was one of the
most eminent orators and lawyurs in tlm
country, and his death will be heard of with
sorrow by many of bis former associates at
the bar and in Congress, as well as by the
people of Boston, where the best part ot his
life has been spent.
Dart County.
The adjourned term efthe Superior Court
of this county was held last week—Hon.
I'lioxtas \V. Thomas presiding. Tho w eath
er was in such a melting mood, and the
Court room so warm, wo spent hut liulo
time in tho Court house. There was- much
business upon the duckets. Court will not
adjourn until thi« week. Two men name. I
Crittenden and Gully were convicted of
forgery, and sentenced lo the Penitentiary ,•
which makes lour convictions for MilU-dge-
ville from that county thisyear—two having
been sentenced in March. We advise ail
rogues and rascals lo keep out of tho North
ern circuit and especially out of Hart county.
Fifth foBgt essioual District
The Democratic convention of this Dis
trict passed the first of the following resolu
tions by a vote of4G to 10; and tiie second
with but jt few dissenters:
litiolved, That we have an abiding con
fidence in the patriotism, wisdom and integ
rity of tho administration ot James Buchan
an, -and that we hereby unhesitatingly en
dorse the same.
lieaoleed. That we approve of the nomina
lion of the Hon. Joseph E. Brown, and that
we wilt give to him our cordial support.
F’rom Uninn—S. S. Mmshaw
liulit'g and A. Young.
F’rom Walt on—G. Hillyer. A. Tanner,
It. II. Mitchell. O. ifil), A. B Arnold
and II. G. Nowell.
From Vi’hite—I. liowctiand J. M.De.tn.
(Jn motion of B. S. cheats, a commit
tee of one from each county was ap
pointed to report permanent officers fur
this Convention, to-wit :
B S. Sheat.s, T. T. l'iiman, R. San
ford, E. W. Lewis, S. Knox, B MI .Lev,
G. G. Thompson, J. Bel), I. Head.
Morgan. W. C Fiiec, .S. ,S. Morshaw.
Carter Hill and 1. Bowen, who alter
retiring a few moments returned and
made the following report :
We, the commit lie. recommend as
permanent officers for tIris convention,
the lion. Andrew Young, from the coun
ty of l nion as Hiesidetit. and J. it.
Banks and J. E. Kcdwiuc of the county
of Hall as Secretaries.
B. S. SHF'ATS, Chairman
Which report was unanimously adop
ted.
On motion of Mr. Adams of Clark, a
committee of three was appointed hy
the Fresident. consisting of Messrs. Ad
urns. Hitman and Thompson, to conduct
the Hon. Andrew Young to the chair.
The Fresident upon taking the. chair,
delivered an appropriate address.
On motion of Mv. Knox, a committee
of one from each county was appointed
by tbe President lo report business for
the action of the convention, consisting
of Mr Knox of Franklin, Candler of
Banks, Adams of Clark, Sanford of
Dawson, Kellogg of Forsyth, McAfee
of Gwinnett, Thompson of Hail, White
of Jackson. Patton of Lumpkin, Hitch
cock of Madison, Bcaverf of Rabun,
Horshaw of Union, Hillyer of Walton
anrl Bowen of White.
While the committee was absent, on
motion ol Mr. Gray, Mr. Slieats of Clark
addressed the convention in his usual
forcible and I appy stylo. The com
mittee returned and ntadS the following
repoit, »o wit :
llesolred, 1st. That this convention
cordially approve of, and endorse the
action of the late Democratic State con
vention at Milledgeville. in the resolu
tions adopted, and in the nomination of
Gov. Brown for re-election.
llesolred, 2d. That we liave ttndi-
mitiisked confidence in tho integrity,
patriotism and ability of the lion. Jas.
Jackson onr late Representative in Con
gress, and that ho be nominated for re-
election by acclamation.
S. KNOX.''Chairman.
Which report, on motion of D. G.
Candler, was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Pitman of Jackson,
a committee of three was appointed to
notify Judge Jackson of his nomination,
and request Ins acceptance, consisting
of Messrs. Pitman. Gray and Smith.
Mr. Smith of Clark offered the fol
lowing resolution :
llesolred. That tho President of this
convention appoint a committee of one
irom each county, to be styled the Dem
ocratic Executive. Committee for the
Gth Congressional District, who shall be
vested with such powers as are usual
with committees of that character, any
five of whom shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, which
resolution was adopted, and tho follow
ing appointed as that committee :
1 hey retired, and alter a short absence
j returned with said report—minus a res-
| idution denouncing Joe. Blown, which
j they prudently struck out. It was adopt
| ed, and the speechiiica‘i»n commenced.
I J. N. Glenn, FMq was moved to address
i the meeting, hut k.'tii 'near the shore.’
(luence agaiuts it, and l am sure when
ever tlm question comes faitly up upon
its merits, the South will find that s io
has no strongei (it 111 s t \ et at 1 < n e.
From the New York D uly News, J.i’y Hi
Important IKcixioa of Ur. Btic!i.uia;i'x
Cabinet on lbs Adopted Ciltecu Qia-
tl on.
Washington, July 14, is.*,!>
Tiie Conslituti.m, this morning, rnnti-.itt:
the copy ot a dispatch from tlm .Nt.iu-De-
p.iitmciit, recently scat **lo our Minister at
Berlin,” on the subject ot' n itur.iliz ition.—
lerleat of the i,e.form tnco was acted ' j ' , 1 ' h ” C ,se is lh ,l 1,1 ,l citizen ot
- - 1 . I lie
Maj.it Y\ inn called fur, made a few te-
mm ks, full of‘Opposition.’ He liken
ed the 1) ■mocratic patty to a Ilydrit-
licadeil monster stalking through the
land, leaving tutu in its path; a> d call
eel upon all hoi.eat (?) men to unite with
him, to hnil that *c.nirnpt parly from
power.’ \\ hen iu*. coi,eluded, the mas-
i 1 lie aforesaid Aittcjs, respotisite to
j loud and r.lt n j ta’cd calls, rose; ‘and
j in his rising scented a pillar af state.’—
j His long flaxen hair streaming ill the
breeze, h:s eyes fl.ishit g (ire, and his
countenance animated—shining even
thro’those huge w hiskeis—ho looked
like Ajax defying the vengeance of the
gods. All was breathless silence: the
insect nf which Bro. \\ htlwonh spoke,
United .States, who is a native ot llau-
! over, and who, when lie left ins native rout.-
( iry. was neither io actual service in the llan-
I overkill army, nor had been drafted tu serve
! in it, but wtio lias vet upon bis return 1"
J Hanover been deprived of his liberty, stal
f eo.applied to perform military service.'
j I tor 1'resid'* it and Cabinet concur in tin*
■ vitws expressed, taking the ground that the
| moment a lureiguer becomes naturalised,
j ids allegiance to iris r.arive country is sev-
: i-red. He is t,o more responsible for any-
might liave been heard swiming to at- i thing lie may say or do, after assuming his
tain the abode of its choice. He borins I ne "' character, tluu if ho had been b.<rn in
to speak, and the meeting grows anthu-
siastics. Ills remaiks were in keeping
with those of others whom he followed.
Gould you have seen and hcatd him
the United Stales. Should be return lo his
I native country lie returns as an \menc.in
j citizen, and in no oilier character. In order
I to entitle Ins original Government lo pun
ish him for an oti'.-nce, this must hive been
■vjinuiilted while be w ts a subject amt owed
I allegiance to that Government. The offense
j must I: tve been complete before bis expa-
[ illation. L must have been uf such a char-
1 af ter that he might have been tried and pur,-
, ... , , , tshed fur it at the moment of his departure,
net were demolished ; and *the only | o lir \j., - ■
declaiming so lustily against the Dem
ocracy, you would have thought he had
been despoiled of all Iris rights, and was
‘COXTliNl»l\G run TllK LAST SPAltK OK
honor.’ The Fresident and bis cabi-
party the troubles of tbe times has left
for honest men,’ received a stunning
blow.
lie continued for nearly half an hour,
working himself to so high a pitch, that
even his imaginative cousin is bewilder
ed ; the oi«|ehair ovcrjoweied ; Muek-
levany groans—and the rest cheer.—
Taring advantage of this state of things,
‘Atticus,’ exhausted, takes hii seat,
having, magnanimously, bubble-like,
bursted.
Such, Mr. Editor, is a report, as faith
ful as it is rediculoits, of the ‘Opposi
tion meeting’ in Gwinnett. Should
they make another demonstration, you
may lieur from me again.
" DEMIJOHN.
Ihm. W. W. Boyce, of South Carolina,
Agaiust lutmcutlon.
I Wc copy from the Chester (S. C.) Stand-
J nrd, some* remarks made by lion. : V. YY.
Boyce at the celebration oil the 4;h inst., at
Chester. We agree fully with him. Where
there is any question of practical importance,
let the South throw tlit* weight of hci united
action for it. But when abstractions or is
sues actually injurious are urged, then let
us not be driven into advocacy of them by
Black Republican taunts. They wish pow
er, and would ho delighted if the South
would urge some measure which would
furnish them with political capital. This
Mr. Boyce, very sensibly, is opposed to
giving them. •
In response, to the unanimous wish of the
large crowd of citizens who had gathered at
Chester, from tiie different sections ot the
district, had came forward, says the Stand
ard, in the afternoon and delivered a speech
ol an hour’s length, in Ins happiest and best
style. We have neither the time nor the
space now lo give anything like a synopsis
of this (speech, which was so well delivered
and so well ret eived hv all present.
Mr. Boyce’s opinions on the great politic
al questions which are now before the coun
try are well known and understood, and he
did not, on this occasion, differ at all from
his positions as formerly expressed and de
li ’«*red. He recommends ‘moderation,’ as
the wisest, safest and best policy tor the
South, but he does not, as some would most
unjustly insinuate, advise anything like
‘submission. He earnestly deprecates the
jaising here of abstract and fruitless issues
i.tster is instructed to demand the re
lease ol the naturalised citizen in question.
Richmond, July lo.—The duel between
(). Jennings W ise ami Patrick Henry Aylett
took place to-day in North Carolina. Mr.
Aylett fired first. Mr. Wise fired in the air.
Mr. Aylett then w ithdrew' the challenge and
asked lor a reconciliation, which Mr. Wise
refused. The di’Tt -uUy grew out of tin* late
controversy between the Enfjui'er and I'.xnm*
iior on the subject uf intervention and non-
iutervcniiuti.
Activity of .Napoleon.—A private letier
front ilie seat of war.says that since the active
work began Napoleon knocks up two burses
every day. being in the saddle from lour
o’clock in the morning; and same of his
grooms have just icached Paris for a now
supply from the impdria) stud. Dis imle-
l.uig.ilile inspection of all matters involving
supply, commissariat and reiiiforceincats,
was the theme of the whole army.
The Sickles Reconciliation.—V. c tal*
the following from the N. Y. Trib'‘nt of lh*
12th inst.:
We arc creditably informed from various
sources that the Hon. Daniel K. Sickles •“*
become entirely reconciled "i 1 * 1 his wi < i
and is now living with her ia marital re; ••■*
iious as before the death of h' 6 11
Barton Key. We arc also assured tha a
taking this remarkable step, M r * f * '
alienated bin:self from most if not all oDUos
personal and political friends who > v0 ‘ J
adhered to him during his recent tmpf
ment and trial.
Nkws Fuit titk Ladies.—A Nc"
York correspondent oi the Charles on
Courier says: . ...
••’I’here is a new fashion tn this ci y
for ladies. It is to cut their hair very
close behind, leaving a few ^ c ' c ®
each siae of the temples in front,
took a stroll in Broadway yesterday,
and met many lovely faces thus or
meuted. i hey certainly looked prejV
and comfortable. Whether tins fashion
will become general, and where it co
from, 1 cauuot venture to say.
Xtovxo I, ABIES’ Jlissc* «»d Bov
JL Summer Hats,a now KENNEY.
May 19th, 1853*