Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-03-15
NAPOLEON AT MOSCOW.

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NAPOLEON AT MOSCOW.
Ii was OIL the l4th of September 1912, at two
in the afternoon, TINT the Frpnrh Army discover.
ed the holy city from the heights Of Mount Saliva
,ion As had been the fifteen years before
at the aspect Of the Pyramids, six hundred and
twenty thousand men immediately clapped their
lands, shouting "Moscow Moscow ~ After n
long navigation in that of Steppes, land WIS al
length deserted. On behoIding The city with the
golden cupolns, all was forgotten, even the terri |
BILE and bloody battle OF La Moskowa, which had
saddened the army as much rs it it had been
defeat. After touching with one hand the Indian
Ocean, France thought she about to extend
the other to the Polar seas. Nothing had arrested
her progress, neither tho desert of sands nor the
desert of SNOW. She was really the Queen OF the
world, she who had had herself successfully
crowned in every capital.
The shouts of the whole army, which broke up
its ranks in eager imIa,ience, brought up Napoe-
an himself. Ills first feeling was an inexpressi
hle Joy, that heightened his brow. As all the rest,
he exclaimed "MUscow Moscow. = standing q.
rect in his siirrups; but the shadow of cloud
was Immediately seen TO pass over his forehead as
lie resumed his saddle aud uttered the words, Js
eidit Temps"
The army halted; for Napoleon, keeping his
eyes eagerly fixed upon the town, expected that
from one OF s gates some deintaton OF long
"eareoe" non'e'n'" "''.' sou"S gus VIM oousne
wo"lu co'''e 'ot'", "Iu'"s we NeSs w .le Nv.
remained Silent and solitary, as if the city were
asleep; no smoke arose from the chlmneys-
i'arse ,i'sn's VI crows noVere" rou''" ."e N,e"'
M ana u"S"'eo upon so''ie uol'', We so'u VI
WY" "''"l'l'ea'e, 10 ce,,o"''' o'"o" s'eo'
vi we "'is' sue W nloS0o" We 'no"in. w.
gate opposite I the one in front of us. 1t was
once more that unseZable enemy, who had slip
ptu .hro"S" ""' nu'"s 'o'" ''o N'e"te" " VIC
MUS 'owu' an" WIZ WIZ P'""S'"S '''o '''e Gust
~ al '''n' "'o'ne"' Us u INC 'e"e,, i"y' TaSo-
,'Ne' na oi' nv NV ou' s ~ "'"s1' 1'b"1 Da
narnais ana consciously eA'eiiueo 10 'he r'eht
neyo',u ''ie ony, "''".. Ni"'u W"oSe
Napo'eon wa'che" WI" increasing nhA'e'y, reuch
Ell .s eA're'',;y .; we s'''"'"S WITHOUT "'y "oP
utauoh pfeseh,''lS nse'' -,
ne Hiorsi'us '''1u s".'o'eu "oou ''"', ue.,,'S
'ne" a"H'e'y iI1'" i,'s a.N'ey' ~" I, oo"o
"'us t''cn oio""e' ''o"s a' H. .n,',
sen ,i'u' ms 'nou Ln o ",Los. ,,, 40
Ta''ehce ph',tnce' snn' nc ',ose peopI u,o
80 N"'"so '"' ,n1s P''"'!'' Wv wv W." ""'"
now 10 su'rehue'' ,.., ,,o
!" NV "'e'"'"I' ~ ' le 80 Wv
Guy NaPoeo"' "o '1"sel ",''o !" ,eN's. '''a
.ehce, sen Oou' Sa',o "'ei ",n Hon ss"" ="
opPeu OIL c"'ereu 'ne ot.S, az" J''neu a.
me moment "heli o'i1 VI NJ
was uecarS l" t"e iN''s VI ~ lpo '''. ,'.o
sian General would sci l're 10 use Guy MS rear
GUAR" were NOT "''oWo" '''''e e''"s" ~ ,o'''o
"oursa''" sh'opPeu "'IN u''' oo''ose" '''o 'o's
10 Napoleon, """Se reiy "''' Lc' i'e'h ~
want an .i"sco", "o'h 'nc ''r''cS' P"'"ce W "e
h'mblest nut ,
Gonrgaud Wel PACK WIN me answer 10 mural
whom ne 1"dhd AMIDST parry OF CoSsacNS' VINO
were gazing WIN as''h'5hine"t I" u'e Suintooery
oil MS rich Pg'"H"Se, apa me p.un'es "ecNns NE
cap mural in'orn''d mem 81 ."e ur"''s''cc' s"S.
''S watch 10 'e'r eoHgr' ms ni"ae.a 70 H,,o.'u,
ana, when nc ia" h".'ns .i'H'e :" sNi, "o''""
od The watches ann fnss o' ''e 'i''es "e-c'"r
Henhwh'e 'ne h'sS'"h "''ny' s"e'e'en ny pm
'e'"a' coh'eh'o"' 'o'''''"e' w o' '"
COW. IN ..
N"po'eoh s.oPPfu u. 'ie gnu sun e"Pe ',.
mat some OF us 'hnap,''ts wo",u co"'e o'' u
me e"cha"'e4 'o""' w "''"s oon'i "Pp.a..u
n'''' e'e't 'e'u'ni"s >, ", hn .o,,,,t 20,
WORDS Mosco" Is ueSs''eu' 800. =. no Io' ~ Nv
nc"eVe 'he"' ne 'ooNeu ~. NV; ~ ,i",,
u'e so''""e VI 'ne NO ~ 49, :, -.
ne was at Ins gates I '''e cry VI 'o'''o' wa
roilPe'a or NecroPons' ,,:,. .,,., ~
Never'neess, ne sun l,a''eieu n,.,'S'. u'"'' I'M
brenh,s' ne would ma either '''e army at IN
eapna', or ;ne senators lhaenah''" ~" amu"'n
ms arrWa, III 'ner curu'S cha,rs 40 lnero". W.
escaping from MOSCOW VINO had nor such r'gn
ne orhefea the cry 10 he surrouhleu o" ohe s,u
ny fr'n'e Eugene, aud lie Other ny rohatowsNi
The two armies spread along he a crescent, m
enveloped MOSCOW lie then ordered Inc LUX
OF Dal'Izic ana the Young Guard to push on, an
penetrate TO Tie heart OF The capital. Al lehS!i
niler deiaylhe MS own entry rs long MS he count
as u ne would sun DOUBT what ms own eyes DC
held, ne determined on passing Inc Dorogo"'s'o
gate; summoned 10 blin hls Secretary ihierpre
TER VINO was acq"a'nie' WIN MOSCOW orueie
INN TO keep close 10 man, ana whist auvancll'