Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-09

three hundred thousand baSon rlhiorrt
N has hSht u was GLORIOUS 'pcc,aeI,
ths'so two mighty atmrcs standing ~ the
early sunlight and The green hcids, when
the ar fairly 'rarkled WITH the faihlng
s,cei that rose Ike forest over Their heads ,
No,hing could exceed The surprise Of the F.
Ausrishs when they saw The French lie /
gions across the river and ready Tor battle |
Ihsi bright scene was to sec the tate ol w
rope settled for the next four years and tha, |
glorious summers sun as Il rolled over he
heavens was to look down on ono Of the
mos, terrific baules the world ever saw
We do no, des gn TO describe the move.
mmc Of the two armies, nor the varied
sucress during the day Bouaparle al the
outset bad his columns--oouvcrging TO
| ponI--tcsilng nj one end on tho Danube
and radialng Of into The fed like the
/ spstcs ola wheel The Au.lfisns. on the
eo,rary, stood IN vas scmiclrclc. as #
abeu, to close and swallow up the enemy
! Macdonald's division was among the first
brought into the engagement aud b,svelv
held It's ground during the day When
night closed the scene OF strife the Aus,fl.
ans had gained on the French They ucv
euhcle.s SOUNDED a retreat, while the el
hausted army Of Napoleon lay down on
the field Of blood to sleep Early IN til.
morning, the Auslfnns taking advantage
Of Their success the day before. commenced
the attack and the thunder Of their guns 1t
daylight brought Napoleon into me saddle
/ ht field was agylr AiI,c VIII ne cl9Yg
ing squadrons, and covered with the smoke
Of baulc From dcyligh, 'lI nearly noon
had the confllc, RACED without a momonts
cessation
n Every where cSccp, against tho Austtl.
ans left the French were defeated From
The slccpl,s Of Vienna che multtudr gazed
on the progress Of the doubtful fight, III
they heard the cheers OF their coun,rymen
above the roar Of battle driving the fylng
emmy before Them when they shouted IN
JOY aud believed IN" victory gained. But
Napoleon callop'd up and restoring order
IN the disor1cpd lines ordered DlyouN to
make circuit and ascending The plateau
+ Of Wrgram carry Ncuslcdel
While wrrng the rcsul, Of TIL, move.
, mcnt on III, sutc,eS OF which drpcn1ed all
his future opo 'aiIons. the French lnos IN
der Napulcon's immediate charge were ex.
posed tn most terrific fire from the enc
, mys artillery, which tora them into frag.
, mcnts Unable to advance and too distant
e to return tho FIRE they were compelled 10
. stand ms idle spectators and see the cannon
+ sho, plough through them Whole bltlal-
$ ions, driven frantic by thu. inaclion~ln the
S mlds, Of such deadly fire, broke and fled.
. Blu, every thing depended on the infantry
E holding firmly their position tlI the effect
z Of Davou.'s assault, was seen yet nothing
D.. but Napoleon's heroic bravery kept them
S steady Mounted on his milk white chnrg
. or, Euphrales given him by the King Of
e Persia, no rode slowly backward and for
s ward before the lines, while the cannon
5 balls whiNled and rauied like hail stones
Q about hm-casllng ever and anon an anx
i ious look towards the spo, where Davous
v was expected 10 appear with his ffy thou
4 sand brave followers. For a tnhole hOui
# he thus rode IN front Of his men, and though
: they expected every moment to see hun
n shattered by cannon ball, he moved IN
" scnthcd amid tie storm. At length Da
Is vous, wa. seen charging like hre over tn
plateau OF Wngram, and finally appca
y with his cannon on the farther side OF Ncu
e slcdel In moment the plateau was GOV
If cred with smoke as he opened his csnno
70 on the exposed ranks Of the enemy.
Vi smile lighted up Napoleon's. countennnco
r and the brow that h d been knlt like lror
NJ during the terrific strife OF the two hour
A. before, as word was constantly brought hr
NJ OF his successive losses aud the steady Pre-
n gross OF the Northumberland up aud h
" ordered Macdonald with eight baiIllous, /
2 march straight on the encmy's centre an
70 pierce il THIS formed the CRISIS OF the ba
Is tie. and no sooner did the Archduke Sc
cs the movement OF this terrible column
Ia eight battallons composed AZ sixteen thor
~ saui mcn, upon h.s ccnu,. tam hp hn,.
81 the hour Of Eutopc's destiny aud his oW
Of army had come lie Immediately double
he his line, ut the threatened point. and bro
I'd up the reserve cavalry. while two hundf'
he cannon were wheeled around tho spot o
H. which such drsunics hung nud opened
n rrrlfc hrr on me approaching column
81 Macdonald immediately ordered a hundrr
m cannon TO pfecrde him, AMI answer III
* Au~tans batteries, that swept every lnc
n oi ground Ike a storm o. siret The cal
- nanics mounted lhcif horses and starIn
h. on rapid uot with ihcir hundred ploor
10 approached to within half cannon she
IN and opened q j slruc,ive Ere on the enemy
al, .ank With THIS battery al rs head brlci
~ ny forth IRE like some huge rn,usirr, M
..r mighty column At aiily advanced n
nd Ao,tnans 81. bsrk AID elosd ~ on enc
IA, other. KNOWN that the final struggle h.
,r come Al tlI5 cusis Of the battle uo'hr
h, could exceed ne Ilo,imry aud terror Of Il
h. scene
~l The whole interest Of ne armies W
rs concentrated here where the lnees'ln, ar
I'd rap.d roll Of cannon aid how d~sprra.c "
nj u,, conflict Still MlcdonaH slowly a
ok vsnced. though hs numbers were dtmlnis