Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-27

carried out At two o'clock IN TIE after
noon, the different armies from a. ear
tiers first began 70 cone ID, All before the
next night they lad all arrived FIRST
with music ard streaming banner appear
ed the columns of Beruadotfe. fastening
from the banks OF the Eibe. earn Tag 10Y
to the despoadinv hearts Of Napoleou's ar
my They had hardly reached tie 6eil
before the stirriag notes of kuslss, and tie
roll OF drums la another ouarter. aB-aunc-
ed the approach Of Fan1G,nme fEum tie
provinces on the RhiCe. Wre}e cane
next from the BANKS of the Lsek. Win bis
strong Bayarians, while the uoruiag sun
shone on Ma donaId's vicslrs1us treaPs,
rushing down from lllvria and tie Alpiae
SUBMITS, to save Bouaparte and the I'm
pIre. AS the bold Scofchman reine6 his
sieed up beside Napoleoo. and pointed
back to his advancing columns, he little
thought that two days after the fate OF Ea-
rope was to turn On LIS single VIII
Scarcely were his troops arranged z tasir
appointed place, before the brave Mar
mont appeared with gliS,eniag bayones
and waving Plumes, trOn the borters 81
Dalmatia. Like an exhaustleSs stream.
the magnificent columns Kept psurIag irsl
that little Isle, while . cr0Tn the wlale
Eugene came up with his veterans lrC@
the plains Of Hungary. II tw0 GAYS taay
had ali assembled, and On The evening 81
the 18th Of july, Napoleon glanced wi.h
exultant eve over a Kindred and sl-atv
thousand warriors, crowded and parksd
into the small space Of two niles ant q
half in length. CoBgratuiat wcre ex-
changed By soliiers wh0 last saw eazh
other on some glorious battle fed, and
universal JOY and hope spread thr0' he cease
columns that almost touched each other.
Bridges had been Constructed % f5ag
across the channel, and during the even
/ ing Of the fifth, were bruught ous frum
their places Of c0ncealmenf, aa3 drazge6
to the bank. In ten mfzEtes Cae was n
cross and fastened AZ both ends In L.
| tie longer time tw0 others we're thrown
over, and made firm on the opposite shore.
Banaparte was there. waking tsckvarl
and forwarjs In tie mud, cheering On tho
men, and accelerating the wOrk which was
| driven with such wonderful rarlt ~. thai
/ by three O'cloc K IN the merasoE, SIX brIds-
es were flashed and SLED u Ilh tle march
| inc columns. Baalp1ste had construed
two bridges lower Gown the riger, as Il be-
intended TO cross there IN order % dis-raci
the enemy from the real point e tsnger
Ga these the AS,rians kept up an incesaz
/ FIRE of artillery, whish vas answered b. IL
/ French from the Island vita a hludrel
cannon, lighting up the darkness of e.
night with their iucessant blaze- Tks 81
I lage of EnzcrdOyf was set On IRE. An.
burned with terrific fiercsness. fer 2 ten
Il pest arose as # in harmony with the scene
aud blew the fumes into tenfs.d fury
Dark clouds swept the midnight heavens
as If gathering for n contest anC1- them
selveS--the artillery OF heaTen vas hear
above the roar Of cannon, and the briga
lightning that ever and anon rent IN
gloom blent IN with iacesant faslss bei0N
while blazing bombs traversiag the 81,
/ in every direction, wOye their 6ery ne
work over the heavens, making the niSh
wild and awful as the last dav of tine =
] In the midst OF this scene Of terror, Va
lpOleo6 remained unm0ved, needless ak
of the storm Of the elmelts and the StorE
of the artillery; and though the via
shrieked around him. and the dark Danab
!, rolled It's turbulent food Al his feet, his ey
: watched only the movements Of his rapi
I columns over the bridges, While bis saar
5 quick voice gave redoubled energy :
! every effort.
rTrbo ss,,e H. S~ers-fhs ~,srhf. -
. suit at stake-all haFmo0IZed win b
! stern and JempeStuous nature Ills pc:
f cepiionS became quicker-his MI hrmel
r and his confidence of success stroG-er.-
, By six o'clock in the morning, haadre
/ and fifty thousand infantry and rhirf
: thous cavalry stood in Battle array On u
: shores Of the Danuhe. from whence
; month before the AaStzians I'D driven d
\ army in alright The clouds hed vaais>
E ed with the night. and when the glarsoa
1 sun arose over the hill tops, rs beau
: glanced over a countless array OF helmet
: and nearly three hundred thousand bay.
d nets gliltered in bis sight. II vas :.
rious spectacle; those Two mighty arms
J. standing in the early sunlight AMID n
!, green fields while the air fairly sparkle
= with the flashing steel that re Ike 5
v rest over their heads. Nothing could e.
}. coed the surprise Of the Austriaas, whe
! they saw the Freach legtOns aeross q
e river, and ready tor battle That brig
). scene was to see the fate Of Earope =
e tied tor the next four years, and that =
sal rious summers sun, as 4 rolled ever q
10 heavens, was 70 look down en enc Of 1
ID most terrific battles the woFid ever saw.
! We do net design 10 describe the NOV
,e ments of the two armies. nor the yart
-. | s,oce-S d..rirer the day Ran.narta Al Il