Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-11-05

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fierce cavalry, crushing and trampling y
them down by thousands. But the obs
stinate. Russians disdained to fy,7 and
rallied again. so that il was no longer
cavalry charging on infantry, but squad.
.rons of horses galloping through the
broken host. that gathering into knots.
still disputed with unparalleled bravery
the ensanguined field. 1t was drring
this strange fight that Murat vas seen
to perform one ofthose desperate deeds
fos, which Ae was 10 renowned. Excit-
ed TO the highest pitch Of passion by the
obstacles that I'D posed him,. he seemed /
endowed with tenfoh strength. and
looked more like a superhuman being
treading down helpless mortals, than an
ordinary man. Amid the roar Of artil-
lery and rattle Of musketry, and falling
OF sabre.strokes like Lightning about
him, that lofty white plume never once
went down, while ever and anon it was
seen glancing through the battle. the
star OF hope to Napoleon. and showing
that his right arm was still uplified
and striking for an empire. Heraged
like an unloosed lion amid the foe; and
his eye, always terrible in battle, burn~
ed with increased lusture, while his
clear and steady voice, heard above the
tumult ofthe strife, was worth thou
sand trumpe,s to cheer on his followers.
Al length, seeing knot Of Russian sol.
diers that had kept up devouring FIRE
upon his men, he wheeled his horse and
drove in full gallop upon their !eyeled
muskets. A few Of his guard that nev-
er allowed the white plume to leave
their sight, charged after. Without
waiting 10 count his force, he seized the
bride in his teeth, and with pistol in
one hand and his drawn sword in the
other, he burst in a headlong gallop up.
on them, land scattered them as ifa hur>
ricane had swept by. os.
Though the cavalry were at length
compelled TO retire, the Russians had
received check that alone saved the
day. Previously, without bringing up
their reserve, they were steadily ad.
vancing over the field, but now they
were glad to cease the combat aud
wait for further renlorcements under
Lesboeg, before they renewed the bats
, tie. We need not speak Of the pro.
gress of the contest during the day.
Prodiges of valor were performed on
all sides, and men slain by tens OF thou.
sands, till night at length closed the
awful scene, aud the Russians began to
retire from the field. ,. j..
Such was the battle oil Eylau fought
in the midst ofa piercing snow storm.
Murat was thunderbolt on that day,
and the deeds that were wrought by
him will ever furnish themes for the po.
ct and the painter. But let the snthu-
siast 60 over the scene on the NOR.
ming after the battle, and he would find
a cure for his love Of glory. FJy t,Ds
thousand men piled across each other
in the short space Of six miles, while
the snow giving back the stain oil blood.
made the field look like one great
slaughter.house. The frosts Of a vim
ter morning were all unheeded in the
burning fever of ghasty wounds. and
the air was loaded with cries for help
and groans, and blasphemies. and curs-
| ings. Six thousand horses lay amid
the slain, some stiff and cold in death.
S others rendering the scene still more
: awful by their shrill cries Of pain. The
: cold heavens looked down upon this
= fallen multitude, while the pale face ol
E the thousands that were already stiff
!. in death, looked still more appalling in
their vast winding sheet Of snow. Foe>
' men had fallen across each other AZ
: they fought, and lay like brothers clasp
D ed 10 the last embrace; while dismem-
/ bered limbs and uncmbowelled corpses
!. were scattered as thick 40 autumn
3 leaves over the field. Every form oi
wound, and every modification Of VIC
, were here visible. No modern wal
d heretofore exhibited such carnage, and
: where Mura,'s cavalry had charged
: there the slain lay ,hickest.
4 AnecdOte of Com. DeCatlr.