Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-20
VOL. XII, NO. I.--WHOLE NO. 2O4O.

his interference, and made a step forward but the
loud ringing Of musket was heard, Ivan threw up
his arms, turned on his heel convuIsiyelv and fe,i
to the ground corpse. The bullet had pierced
his heart.
A gigantic soldier stepped forward from the
ranks, lifted the body and bore it to tho window
where Soowiva stood he threw it at her feet and
said, Nightingale, this belongs to you"
White as marble Solowiva gazed upon the corpse
of her lover, bent toward it, wiped the boody fore
head with her handkerchief, gave forth one terri
Bile cry and fell leless by its side.
Meantime General left had been bound to
a gun carriage, dragged through the ranks and
scourged with rods, the torture of which was but
the beginning Of his punishment. He had scarce
ly reached the extremity of the line when a voice
exclaimed "To the oyens"
The unhappy general, though half dead with ago
ny, heard these words, and knew their borrid mean
| ing. A hundred voices repeated "To the ovens J"
| a mortal paleness overspread his features his
courage gave way he grouned and begged for uer-
| cy But the hurrahs Of the battalion drowned his
voice, ana Sergeant Guedenofi, approaching him
once more, replied
" ] too begged for mercy when my brother fell
dying under the blows on ordered"
We will not pursue the hideous details of the
scene that followed, only adding that General l.
EFF and the superior officers of the battalipn
shut up in the ovens which the vengeful soldier
took care TO heat slowly, were literally baked a
live.
This crime presented frightfu originality and
it was deemed meet that its expiration should be
likewise. The tidings were borne to the Emperor
and eight days atterward several battalions of ar
tlllery marched through the streets of the ancient
Russian capital; they had been preceded by ina.
ior general who had won for himself in the Polisl
campaign the title of the Warsaw eXecutioner.-
One of his aids appeared at the barracks of tht
mutineers and ordered them to parade the mex
morning, in fatigue dress and without their wea
pons, in the small square at the Western end o
the city. They replied by their idvarlablc kardrh
good put their long grey coats and their rount
caps, and oiled their mustaches as for an ordinary
field day; then pale silent and with white lips, bu
keeping perfect order in their ranks they traverset
the city between triple files Of Cossacks, follow
ed by the terrified aud mourniul gaze Of the inhab
itans. On their arrival in the square they postc
themselves in solid column, noselessy and with
out confusion.
The drums beat the bells of the Churche
pealed forth a solemn clang--and batteries of can
non planted in the avenues that led rnto that square
opened upon them a deadly fire of grape shot
Each discharge was succeeded by shout, by
multltudinous groan, with which were mingled tn
wild songs of those who prided themselves on dy
ing like men who knew no fear. Three hours tn
fire was kept up; and when at lis close the eXecu
TONERS of this awful sentence traversCd the plac
through lake of blood, they found but five who
the grape shot had not reached among these VIZ
the sergeant Guedenoif. They all persisted undt
the murderous blows of the knout. rhe sergeai
maintained his frnness and compos1re to the ent
stretched on the fatal plank he seemed uncohsclor
of the lash that tore his bleeding flesh, and address
ling the eYccutIoner, coolly asked if his atotte
number of blows would soon be completed. " The
are finished now" said the execuoner. So muc
the better replied Guedenof, for am very hun
gry"