Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-09
Prom ~, " Y. Ams,,ess R,.,,u.
MACDONALUS CHARGE AT
WAGRAM

NAGhAM
But v ~ at Warram tbs, we look Ir
Nset 7'f's Trc"'ef' ID We never ihink
Of 10 I ictflbic battle UHhou, lorlinrs ofthc
proioundos, wonder Al his desperate ehatrc
that 'hcn and there saved Napoleon and iht
empire The baui, ~ Aspcm had proved
dpas'rou' to the French The utmost #
ioHs q Napoleon could not wtine victory
rom the hands OF lho Auprsns Ma.senn
had stood under tree while he 6ouyb.
were crushing with cannon balls over head
md fought a. never even h. Tough, before
Tho brave lannes had been manglod by
common shot, and died while the victorious
guns Of the enemy were slhl playing over
has heroic, DO, flying column, and the frsg
ments Of the magnificent army, that had IN
The morning moved from the banks Of the
DANUBE m oil the confidence Of victory. At
righ,lall were crowded and pa -kcd in the
lulle island Of l,obau
RcIccting the counscls Of bis officers
Bonapauo resolved TO make a stand here
and wat Tor rrinlorcemens to come up 49,
No where docs hrseHhauslless genius show
htcIi as IN this critical period OF his life 49,
lie revived the dropping spirits Of his sol.
dicrs by presents from b.. own hands, he
vl'tcd Ia person the SICK IN the hospitals.
while the mos, gigantic PLANS ut the same
Time strung his vast energies to their utmost
tension. From the latter part Of Nav to
| the first Of July, he had remained coopcd
| W IN his liule island. hui not Inactive Nc
BOD Done every thing ina, could be done n
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different armies to hasten to his relief At
two o'clock m the afternoon OF the ~ Of
/ July, the fc'nforcemcnts began to pour in
and never WINS there such an exhibition Of
/ the skill and promp'nrS' wIh which orders
! tod been ISSUED and carried out Al two
o'clock ~ the afternoon the different mr.
mics hrst began to come IN and before the
ncMnlgh, they had all arrived First with
music and streaming banners appeared the
columns OF B"rnadou" Fastening from the
banks Of the Elbe, carrying ioy to the des.
p.uiHg hearts OF Napolron's army they
had hardly reached the field before the
s,rrIng note. Of tho bugle and the roll Of
drums IN another quarter. announced the
approach Of Vandnmmc from the provinces
OF the Rhine Wrede came next from the
banks Of the Lech with his strong Bavarl.
ans, while the morning sun shone on Mac.
donhlds victorious troops rushing down
from llIyria and TIE A pine SUBMITS, to
save Napoleon and the empire As the
bold Scotchman refined his stced up beside
Napoleon, and pointed back to his advanc
ing columns, he liule thought that two day.
alter, the fate Of Europe was to turn on HI.
sing lie will Scarcely were bis troops AZ
ranged in their proper place before the
brave Narmot appeared with glisiening
bayoue,s and waving plu,nes from the Dor
ders OF Dalmutla Like an eAhausles.
stream, the magnificent columns kept pour
ing into that llule isle, while to crown II,
whole Eugene came up with his veterans
from the plans OF Hungary. In two DAYS
they had oil assembled and on the evening
Of the 4,h Of July, Napoleon glanced with
cxultant eye over a hundred and eight,
thousand warriors, crowded and pack
. into n small space Of two miles and hal
IN length. Congratulations were exchang
cd by soldiers who last saw each other O,
some glorious battle field, and universal o
T and hope spread through the dense column
, tina, almost touched each other
Bridges had been constructed to fin
across the channel and during the cvcnin
d Of the 9th, were brought out from thei
; places OF concealment, and dragged to tn
bank In ten minutes one was across an
:, fastened at both ends In n lulc longe
time two others we're thrown over, an
made firm on the opposite shore Boni
G pluo was there walking back wards IN
b forwards in the mud, cheering on the mer
? and nccelerallng the work which was dri,
en with such wonderful rnpid,y. that by
o'clock IN the morning, six bridges wet
finished and filled with marching column
e Bonapare had constructed two bridg,
d lower down the river, as II he ru'culrd
cross there ia order o. distract the "a, m
from the real point Of danger On ,hcs
u the Ausrians kept up an ,ncesslni FIRE
m artillery, which was answered b. n
]. French from the island vI'h n hundf,
,r Commons Lighting up tn darkness al q
night with their mcesSnm blaze The VI
~ age Of EGzcrIoH ,as-,ri on fire and bun
y 81 wuh lrruhe hrr-rn,ss for q temp,
: atosc 10 Il m harmony With the scene ~
, blcW the bAm's INTO rn-nid fury Dnf
4 clouds sweep the midnight hcav,ns a.
gathering fora contest among themselves
- the afulirTy Of heaven was h-nrd above n
- roar ol cannon, and the bright hrhmin
OF. ilal ever and anon rent the gloom bin,
~ with the incesnnt flashes below. wh,
blazing bombs lraSersed the sky IN eve.
u dir,ction, wore iheu fiery NJ, work ov
y the heavens, making the night Wild AZ
he awful like tho las day Of time. In d
=, midst OF this scene Of horror. Napoleon :
, manned unmovrd, hced''.s alike Of q
Storm Of the clemens and the storm of
er artillery and lhongh the winds shrek
s around him and the dark Danube rolled
-h turbulent food al his f-o, hn eye waub
- only the movements OF hs RAPID colun
y over the bridges, while bis sharp Qua
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