The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-10

80 '-"~StoNA " NSililN iilSlly QudiS
Coz which an army always containsmore
or sets) 20 abfent themielves at 70 ,nlea-
ionable conjunSture from their tyfpec-
tive corps. Hunger, Thrift, and "a
tigue, had ifhperiouilJ forced great
numiTcr OF officers 70 withdraw alfo; and
every one knows what effect tire alb
fence of officers occations. The tirailleurs
alto had, for the moIt>part, lott the dire
ction OF their corps: in short, what re-
maiaed Of rhe army, occupied in vigo-
riouly defending che defile already men
toned, knew nothing of what pafcd be :
hind Them. But letus return to the iangai-
nary pi6ture,
In this awful moment, when the dead
and the dying covered almoit the whole
field, the conlui ieemed TO brave death,
ard to be neat it; for the bulleeswere ieen
more thah once 30 drive up the ground
between his horie s legs. In the midi of
warriors, who fell ON every iide of him,
he was norcd TO be giving his orderswith
his accufomed fang tfoia; he iav the
approaching tempeft without teltiying
any fear of it. Ali tho{e who perceived
him, forgetting the pcrils which the, had
to encounter, exclaimed, 81 allOt TIE
efys2 poN'qaoi ne Jerstire I'll pas fig
nifying their ,inwillingnelS that he lould
10 endanger his perlon, It's faid, too,
thar Berthier aldreGed h;n1ro the anne
efett. had the curioiity TO liiten aten-
lively to his voice, and to examine the
traits ofhis colintenance. The mott -o,i-
rageods man, the mar loving glory IS he
does, might very we'll be moved, With
out any implitaion of crime. BIZ no;
the Bucnaparte of Arcola and Abukir
Uncovered no change in fhoit monenss
OF doubtful fortune.
Any ono who, in thofe eircumhan,e 70
terrible 70 the French army, might Ia re
faid, that in two hours from thar lime
We H1ould gam the battle; take 10000
Prlioncrs, many General officers, five
itand of colors, forty pieces of artillery;
nave eleven ttrong places delivered into
Cur hands by the eren1y, in fact; all the
iineit part OF Italy: that in two DAYS
that enemy would, IN a hurniliatipg con-
dition, file off through our ranks chat
al armiitice would 1uipead the fcouree
OF war ) and, perhaps, finally bring
about peace and fafety to our country !:
fuch FLY hopes and predictions, {uch 4
man, | repeat, would have appeared, by
as Ii only delirous to in1ulr oar defpe-
rate condition. How then, were flch
wonders brought about But we will fol-
low Eile courle of orr narrative.
The enemy, nor being able TO force
the deiile upon which the greatei} part
OF coz fighting troops had doubled, be.
gan 60 re-eij2blilh a mott formidable
inc Of ARTILLERY, under protection of
whieh they threw saeir infantry INFO the
vineyards, ard into the woods. he
eaya-TT5 drawn AZ i'll che rear, only wair-t
cd the nontnr Of oar being drawn out,
to sall upon our di(peifed raTks and hew
them TO pieces. had this lat ft.i,for4
tune happened 10 us, all had been lolf
irrStrieVably; the Gcnlul mutt have been
taken or killed. we would all have pre-
terrcd TO lie rather than fu.vlye MIN.
Bns victory was rot far difant. PaitIt-
ttd to BuonaParte, 01e came 1t length to
abide With us, and to be our Guide. Al
ready had the dlViilouS Of Nfonnicy and
Geialx began to thew thetnf6Ives. Not-A
withdrawing forced march Of ten lea
cues they arrived on full gallop they
toTgo5 1hcir wants, and only thirhed to
ayenge then fallen comrades. The
crowd Of wounded and runaways night
well cnodghhay danped their courage;
bus, with eyes fixed ON Dcfaix they, on
" thought Of agaring MS dangers and
flying to glory; Alas they were far