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Al we DdtbC u DofO0bUSs We - tuE
French call il. Of the Moskws, the
most sanguinsry in modesa times, the
brasest of the brave surpassed himself,
and nobly earned the prineely title
with which his imperial master re-
wsrsled him on the field. But the
most valuable service he ever re ndered
France WAS IN the deplorablc retreat
from Moscow. His station was in the
rear--the post Of danger and Of honor
and he wac nv chief. if not lex.
cep,ing Napoleon HIMSELF the only,
hope OF IN troops. ln the story Of the
flight, Tor such it was. every thing is
so wonderful that posterity would dis
believe the details &c one contemporary
Voice lid been raised against them.
That with handful ofworn out follow
ers. destitcse Of every necessary, he
should repei the assaults and arrest the
progress of untired. we'll provided, aud
countless legions ; that. while his he
roic little baud was daily diminished
by hunger. cold. and Isssitude. he
should yet bid defiance ~ the whole
Russian host; in . word. that Ney's
desperate vaIor should have secured
the escape Of any remnant of the grand
army. must ever command the aston-
ishmcnt Of the world. At one time.
after leaving krasnoi. the whole Rus
sian army lay between him and Napo-
leon !; bot though he had only three
thousand men, he resolved tn cut his
way through the intervening legions.
When summoned by Miloradovitch to
capitulate, : A marshal of France never
surrenders,' was his only reply, as he
fesriessly led his devoted COMPANIONS
sKslnst tho destructive batteries Of the
Lnsmihe. lie then made circuit nj
midnight 10 the banks Of the Dneiper,
which he crossed on blocks of ice, in
spite Of all opposition, and. finally,
with fifteen hundred men. joined the
emperor. Well might Napoleon be
unable to lind language sufficient to
express his admiration Of the hero
"What "A man. what n soldier what
a vigorous chief = While he still fear
Ell that the mar shall had fallen into the
hands OF the Russians, he declared that
he would willingly give three millions
Of francs for his ransom. His jov NAV
we'll be conceived. when Ney returned
and received his embrace. The latter
had soon afterwards the nearly undivi-
ded honour Of saving the wreck of this
once mighty host at the passage of the
Bcrezina. The story Of Waterloo
need not he repc ated here. We shall
only observe that on no occasion did
the bravest of the brave exhibit more
impetuous though hopeless valor. Five
horses were shot under him: his gar
nents were pierced with balls; his
whole person was disfgured with blood
and mud. yet he would have continued
the contest ON foot while life remained.
had he not been forced from the field
by the dense and resistless columns of
the fugi,ives. 4Hurray's Family LID.
CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR MALT.
Ii Is not from a desire To withhold
any useful kne@Jcdge. that have thus
long deferred fulfilling the promise
some time since made, TO furnish you
with q cheap method Of brewing beer
at a much cheaper rate than Is usually
done. The article use Is we'll known
90 most people by the name Of nsngel-
wurZel. and Is. IN many respects, we'll
worth every persons attention. IL is
very easy tO cultivate. and | will give
some further account Of IL previous to
the season for sowing. The process
for brewing IS. Ia take as many of the
roots as you choose To brew. wash them
well. slice them across, and ill any
sized boiler with them so cut; add as
much water as the boiler will hold.
aud. II possib e. lay weight Of some
sort on the roots 20 keep them under
the water; after boiling them for about
an hour and half. they may be taken
out. we'll broken. and pressed, as the
strongest part Of the liquor remains in
the roots. After they are we'll press.
ed. put the liquor that comes from
them. and the water they Iere boiled
ia, together. and reduce, by boiling, to
any strength you please then put in
what quantity of hops is thought ne.
CESAR. and boil for one hour. Cool
the liquor as quickly a. possible, and
po, sufficient quantity Of yeast 20
work -, az ale - generally done.
After saying 80 much. il may be
Thought by some supcrfiUous TO add
more; but rs this IL intended chiefly
for those who have not been much in
the habit IT brewing. will beg leave
10 give the process by which I have
lately brewed. took $50 lbs Of fhe
roots, being the quantity my boiler
would hold, boiled. bruised, aud press
ed. as above, adding one pound of hops.
which infused all night in some hot
hqaor; and BY saeoharometer have
made. such as ~ Recommended by
Dir. Sadd'ngian, ~ vol. TX. page sol.
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