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winding road to Cracow, with colors waving
aud arms cleaning
Onward the living masses move,
Majestic awful grand
A halt was made within cannon shot OF
the city, as if in doubt where to attack, and
as far as the eye could reach, extended the
dark columns of well trained Russians, Of
Finus and fiery Cossacks.
Just as the cathedral clock was striking
twelve, the first cannon of tho Russians was
heard echoing along the dark walls of the
city. 1t was succeeded by thousand voices
and a continued rush.-'Dios garde,' echoed
from the distant mountains. Every Russian
was in motion. The Cossacks dashed over
the plain with tremendous yell. The ar
tilery, from commanding cminencc, bel
ched forth its thunder continually upon the
walls and towers. Nothing seemed sufficient
to withstand the fiery attack.-Now might
be heard the crash of towers-the jarrIng OF
the cemontcd walls, or amid the general
roar of battle, the agonizing shricks of some
expiring female, who had ventured out a
spectator of the scene. All wifhoM were
confusion, attack and death; but withm was
presented IA different scene. All were order
and discipline. Every Pole, with stern,
determined countenance, remained unmoved
at his post. In sullen wrath they seemed de-
tcrmined to resist till death. Sondenbcrg
as if proud in the thought of dying for hi:
country, strobe like an Achilles before hi'
valiant grcnaders. The fire of battle still
blazcd in his eye. He raised his sword and
was about dashing out of the city with hi
trustv warriors, when an i'll tated bullet pier
ccd his heart. lie died without struggle
cvincing to the lasta bold, undaun,ed spirit
an IIcrculean soul. A universal wall arose
throughout the ranks of the grenadiers
'.Sondenbcrg gdrde, garoic, gdric, wa
heard from every lip, and SO great was thci
attachment to him, that scarcely could thu
roar of the Russian cannon, the danger o
their situation, or the extreme importance o
their assistance, move them from the spot
Although, however Ilapsbcrg, the second il
command, succeeded in kinding anew tllci
martial spirit, and FASTENED to execute the un
finished order of his predecessor. In fc,
moments the grenadicrs were without th
city. 1t was lIapsberg's design to cut aroun'
little hill and attack the Russians in til
rear. He had nearly gained the hill, on tn
> east side of which arose dark forest, who
a tremendous crash was heard in the dircc
ton of the main BODY of the Russians liaps
berg supposing The cause, quick aslishtning
wheeled his troops into the city, and hasten
edto the scene. The Russians had entered
A thousand Poles lay bleeding upon til
ground. IIapsberg scknencd at the sight
, h,t tl,,r, ~ tipn far ,nr,liyinu Man
, companies had gathered around the breacl
con,cndmg arm in arm with the cxultng Rus
slams. On each countcnancc sat the stcr
i, resolve. Tho young Ilapsbcrg caught til
flame, his grcnadicrs were not behind. Wit
the enthusiasm of their leadcar, they rushc
! to the contrst-nothing stands before then
The Russians fall before them, like gra'
before the scy!hc of the mower. But alas
, for lIapsberg and his trus,y grcnadicrs The
disappear before the countless numbers
their enemies, and now thousands and thou
sands, like successive pillows, pour into ii
city.
kaskaskia, who had been battling Il
Cossacks and Firms from another part of ii
. walls, now gathered all his forces around tn
flood of Russians, the loud volcys of mu
kerry answered each other in succcssi'
:, Iuunu>. 'hnSh, hHSH, was an .one,n
II thunder of thousand voices, and glcamil
II sabrcs, rocking with the blood of victim
! claslcd with each other in horrid din
y kaskaskla in the midst, did deadly exec
= ton. Ten hairy Cossacks lay gasping
= his feet. In an instant, another shared Il
S same fate. But alas for kaskaskia
} rude Finn aimed deadly blow. lie fall
g and with him falls the hope of Poland
!, 'And Freedom shriekcd, when kaskask
: fell The remaining Poles, seeing tho
l. commander fall, retrcated--and the da
n columns of Russians poured into the CT
e like an increasing mountain torrent.
: The sun was ust sinking behind the mou
n' tans when the lament was heard througho
c the city. 'lTarsaw hastallen, and tic Ii
> erty Of Poland is qucnched .torccer' Su
r lamentations, however, was but short,
s. more serious evils awaited them. The Rr
te SLAMS by this time had passed through t
IN city, Staying or taking prisoners all they m
rs Every Pole that remained were Russi
"a prisoners, and as the darkness of the nis
"a closed in, shutting from human view the C;
ng mage of the day, were incarccratcd, unar
ce ed and bound, within the cold, dark, dal
"a walls of their own prisons.
cS Thus ended the last day of Poland's ho
ye of liberty. Warsaw cmphatically had fallt
ne and, with it, thousands of its Draw
nd warriors. The rich, the gay, the beauti
$ and lovely alike strcwcd the CORY field
ry Alas Warsaw, for thee Well might
cl Bard cxclaim, while contemplating thy d
OF olation-
lie 'Oh! blooies, picture in the Book Of Time,
Sarmatla fell, unwept without crime
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