Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-12

Masseno sustained to the las, the great.
ucss Of hI. cbaracief tie yield T. cred
LIS .olI,rts No, he would sooner have
Us tat our very boots = The mcut had all
been consumed, aud they were subsis,ng
on hofs, DC Sd aud, the later having also
LIltd them The most unc lean OF animals
were obliged TO serve them Tor surcn,nce
The miserable bread com posed OF oats and
bans h,d also Been dcvoutod From the
23i ut Mav---3d OF PrIuLl- Alasseua,
collecting The slatch llnseed and cacao,
found Ia the n.agaz.ncs OF Genoa, had II
made into bread which the soidirts could
wrh difficulty swallow, and which few a
mon. them succeeded in diecs,ng. The
hospitals were encountered with sufferers
the people beng reduced 10 vegetable soup,
as ,hcif only support, experienced all the
to ilncnts Of famine The streets were GOV.
cred with miserable beings expiring Of in.
anltion women, s,tcnuatcd with hunger.
were sven exposing 10 the public charity
lhclr Infants, whom they could no longer
nourish Another spectacle filed both The
city aud army with dismay. This was the
number OF prisoners whom Mnsscnn had
taken and for HON he had no food lie
was unrn.rug 10 set Them tree upon their
parole, having seen number, Of those 10
whom the privilege had been granted, reap
pear III the ranks oflhe enemy. He had
therefore, proposed TO Grneral On, and Of
forwards 10 Admiral Keith, that ihcy
their daily subsistence, passing h's word OF
honor that no part Of the same should be
abs,rncted loI the gnrflson
Tho word ofsrch a man nigh, surely
b. rch,d upon But so deep wa, the spirit
Of anlmosiy, that was decided TO impose U.
pom MasscnJ the charge Of feeding the pr,
uners, howcvr cruel the prlvalions 10
which snch resolution might lead The
general on the 'nemy's side had, therefore,
the barb.rtv to condemn his soldiers 10 the
horrible sutirrings Of hunger, in order to
augment the famine IN Genoo, by having
some thousands Of mouths open 10 feed
Mosscna supplied these prisoners with the
same vegetable soup which he gave TO the
inhabitants. 1t was INADEQUATE To the
wants of men of robust constitution, aud
habnunlcd to the abundance Of the rich
PLAINS oi Italy. They were also upon the
eve offcvolt 10 drive ihem flom The ihot
Of which Nasscna caused them TO be shut
up IN the huIks OF some old vessels, whlcl
Mere placed IN the middle OF the port, nnC
Z upon witch park Of artillery, constantly
T. pointed, stood rcndv to below forth dc
|. suucton The irighliul howlincs Of ,hes'
J miserable beings deeply affected the who'll
= population, already so immersed in the!
own suhtrug.
Day by day the number OF our soldiers
j diminished. They were seen expiring II
) the streets, and so great was the weakness
OF the mcn that they were permitted Il
mount guard seated discouraged an
q dishcaucncd the Gcnocse no longer per
] formed the service Of the national guard
| frariu Of compromising ihemselvcSShouI
= the AusrrIuns bring back lhe/T sarchica
l party From time 10 tlmS,> Obscure rumo
e were nhoa, ,ha,,he d-<pnlr Of the inhnb
d taU,s was pbou, 10 break 'orh Md to pr,
u vent such ali explosion, bsuallons with loa
e Died cannon, occupied the principal square
- OF lhe city
p The lmperlurbnble attitude Of Masscn
= had us H. CT upon the people Of the army
ID The respect winch lhis hcfois officer IL
IS spifcd, eating n. he did wnh the soldier
Their disgusting bread, living with lhrr
n under the FIRE Of enemy aud sustaining vi,
. mistaken iifmness, The weight Of dot
u and the cares Of responsibility, added I
(, their hIslcal calamilirs, the rcspcc, whic
T. he inspired | say, acted Us n powerful II
X srainl upon oil Ia the midst Of d, solni,
- Genoa be cXcneu .hc astlE!Cncy ola gran
10 and lofty mind
re Meanwhile feeling OF hope sill su
Z poncd the besieged SeveraI Of The Gcr
n. erals aijsde.cnmp had, bv courageous on
ct p~rscverIng effort, crossed the lines m
bou ;ht in news Coils. Relic, Frauche
! chr and Ohigooi had sdvrnlured success
ID July aud had learned, u, one time, IN
u, he FRS; Consul had &c, forth AID was q
p his way. and vi another, he was crossing Il
- hirs One OF the three, Frsnc hcschI, ha
l ich him descending be ST Bernard b
III since the 2sh OF Nav, Ia farther accoun
II. Of him ild been received Passed m IL
so safe OF doub, ard uncertainty, ten or iwcl'
ne DAYS seemed like 80 many ages and il "
as asked IN a desponJIng tone how 1t cou
&C happen lha, Ia lea days, General Bon
p1rtr could have crossed the spice WIKI
ni spara'es tho Alps iron the Appenn,
'd Knowing HIM 10 be the man he Is, "a
NC they, be IS by this lime, csher conquer
~ or conquered II he came not, II Is "a
~ that he hAs fallen IN this daring enlerpri!
Had he entered Italy, would already ha
10 bad the Austrian General IN h. gasp.
So would ha.e dragged hlm from The walls
Grnoa
.r' 0hon pretended that Bonaparte res
Us Odd The army Liguria in the light Of
~ orps 10 b. sirrite' w n grand nr-ra,io