Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-08-19
MACDONlLD-s CHARGE AT WirRAH.

successful charges of which The annals oil
/ war make mention.
But il is at Wagram that we are TO look
Tor Macdonald's greatest deed. We never
think of that terrific battle without feel.
ings of the profoundest wonder at his des-
perate charge, that then and there saved
| Napoleon and the empire. Il he baiIle OF
Aspern had proved disastrous to the French.
The utmost efforts Of Napoleon could not
wing victory from the hands Of the Aus
TRANS. Massena had stood under tree
while the boughs were crashing with can
non balls over head, and fought as never
even he fought before. The brave Lannes
had been mangled by a cannon shot, and
died while the victorious guns Of the enc
my we're still playing on his heroic, but
flying column, and the fragments OF the
magnificent army that had in the morning
moved from the banks of The Danube in all
the confidence of victory, at nightfall were
crowded and packed in the little island of
Lobau. Rejecting the council Of his Off
GERS. Bonaparte resolved 10 make stand
here and wait for his reinforcement TO
come up. No where does his exhausless
genius show itself. as m this critical pc
riod Of his life. . He fsyiveJ the droopn
spirits Of his soldiers BY pres MS from his
own hands, he.visited in person the sex IN
the hospitals, while the most gigantic plans
at the same time strung his vast energies to
their utmost tension. From the latter part
of May to the FIRST of July, he had remain
ed cooped up in this little island bu. not
inactive. fle had done every thing that
could be done on the spot, while others hat
been sent TO the different armies to hasten
/ to his relief. A,lwo O'Clock in the after
noon Of the second of July. the reinforce
ments begun 10 pour in, and never was
there such an exhibition OF skill and promp-
litude with which orders had been issued
and carried out. AT two o'cloc! in the at
ternoon the d fferent armies from all quar-
tiers first begun TO come in, and before the
night they had all arrived.
First with hldsc and streaming banners
appeared Inc columns Of Bernadotte, hast.
ening iromthe banks ot the Elbe, carrying
Joy 10 !he responding hearts OF Napoleon's
army. They had hardly reachedthe field
before the stirring notes of the bngle, and
the roll of drums III another quarter, al
nounced the approach of Vandamme from
the provinces of The Rhine. Wrede came
next from the banks of the Lech with his
lstrong Bavarians, while the morning sun
shone on Macdonald's victorious troops,
r,.sis,s; sis,oii fIoss, yfia and the Aspiue
SUNNI 20 save Bsnaparte and the EN-
pffe. AS the bold Sco,chmau refined his
steed up beside Napoleon, and pointed back
10 his advancing columns, he little though;
that two DAYS after The fate of Earope was
to turn on his ngle will. Scarcely were
his troops arranged in theirappoinled place
before the brave Marmoni appeared with
glistening bay onets and waving piumes from
The borders of Dalmati. Like an exhaust
less stream the magnificent columns kept
pouring into that little isle,while, to crown
the whole, Eugene came with his veterans
from the plain, of Hung In two days
they had all assembled, and on the evening
of The 4th of July, Napoleon glanced with
exultant eye over hundred and eighty
thousand warriors crowded and packed irto
the small space OF Two miles ana half III
breadth, and u mile and half in length
Congratulations were exchanged by SOL
diers who lastsaw each other on some gio
rious battle field, and UNIVERSAL JOY anc
hope spread through the dense column:
that almost touched each other
Bridges had been constructed to fling a
cross the channel. and during the h,were
! brought out of their places Of conccalmen
and dragged TO the bank. In ten minu G!
one was acioss and fastened al both ends
In litlo longer time two others were
thrown over and made firm onthe oppoSit,
shore. Bonapar,e was there, waikiht
backwards and forwards in the mud cheer
, ing on the men, and acceleraIlng the worl
which was driven with such wonderful RI
pIdi,y.that by three O'Clock in the morning
, six bridges were finished and filled viii
1.-The marching columns. Bonaparte hs'
: constructed two bridges lower down tn
! river, as il he intended 10 cross there, i
: order 10 distract the enemy from the rea
point OF danger. On these the Austrian
I kept up an incessant fire of artillery hici
I was answered by the French from the isl
f and with hundred cannon, lighting u
the darkness of the night with their inees
san, blaze The village of EnZendorf wa
set on FIRE, and burned wish terrific fierce
aess. for tempest arose as ii in harmon,
with the scene, and blew the flames int
,en-roId fury. Dark clouds swep, the mid
night heavens as if gathering for a contes
a-iong themselves the artillery of HEAVIER
was he lrd ebove the roar of cannon, an,
> the bright lighlnimgs that ever and ano
! rent The gloom. blent in with the incessan
ia hes below, while blazing bombs iray
f.iersing the sky in every direction, WOW
Their hery network over the heavens, ma
{ king the night wild and awful as the las
: day OF Time.
In The midst Of Ills scene Of terror, Ma
J. poleon remained unmoyed, needless alik
{. of The storm Of The elements and the storn
OF the artilIery; and though the wind SHREK
! cd around him, and the dark Danu5, ro.
> > ed lis turbid food his feel, his eye watch
! led only the movements Of his rapid CO
!; nmus over the bridges, while his shar
:, suick voice gave reloubled energy toeser
: effort.
The Lme-ihe scene-the mighty resu
NJ siake-ali harmonized with his SER
e ana tempes,aous nature His perception
y became quicker-his viii firmer. and b
) confidence &c success stronger. By 81
O'Clock in the morning, a hundred and ifi
81 thousand infantry and thirty thousand ca
e. alrv stood in battle array on the shores
n The Danube, from whence month tefo'
II a. IL !.