Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

from the tiled roof Of Argos closed his by
crushing his head with of the tiles giving the world
example which it has been too much like Pyrrhus TO
use to profit.
Were disposed might CLEAN such proofs OF our
theory from every but passing the foies OF ages
may close by adducng few striking examples our
times when if opinion could be trusted, the
world had become wiser than either Greeks Romans.
Charles Duke Of Burgundy, Charles XI of Sweden, and
Napoleon Bonapate three which will remain pro.
minen in history until the contamination Of all things, and
each of them has left lessons teach if could be taught
human the egegious folly of using power merely be-
il possessed and the still egegous madness
reducing brave enemies to the necessity of rousng latent
energy The process nationally Of expanding may be
compared to electric cloud, sweeping the earth and
dealing destruction and its dissolution by explosion.
Behold Charles Of Burgundy Charles the Bold, we
have mistransated his historical title, Charles the Rash In
imagination let him. reposng his superb couch
and falling into soft slumbe when being OF unearthly
men rises and stands before him. Awe struck his fixed gaze
the stranger who LENGTH which went to the
heart spoke thus Charles of Burgundy turn thine eye
and behold the silver Neuchate thy right yon range Of
towering mountains on thy left Thou amidst thy sPlen
did court Dazzling grandeur is around thee soldiers and
menias hundred thousand in thy train This day
thine appetite has been saaed with richest and choicest
vands Thine heart swes in pride of greatness and hrstet
for blood but blood eth to Heaven and vengeance
awaits thee The spirits of the men OF Ganson murdered
eacheouy murdered have entered the bosom OF their cou
tymen, and of vengeance cometh up the Lake Fate
thine eye towards Neufchatel who those
men who are nrnss-... Not to thee they bow
- and their into the hands of the God of
Battles. See they come they thicken amid the morning
mist Turn thy eye towards Mount Jur behold that pass
few hours more and thou naughty Of blood, will be
flying for thy life through that pass thine army scattered
thy baves troops spread these fields and thy treasures
rich garments and stately horses will be the prey the proper
of those gray whose Heavens instruments
for thy chassement The jewels of thy will be their
sPop'
The habinger of fate disappears the prince
rouses from his heavy Sleep exclamng What dream !"
Drums trumpes the of artillery and the clamor of the
vast camp dspates the fearful Visions and mounted
his wahorse, Charles rushes victory The morning
dull and misty, the Sd Of March, l476, day forever
orabe given Of the lessons
given by indignant feemen to the invaders Of their soil and
foul murderers of their brethren
Charles of Burgundy led his thrice numerous host
but hedges of and shouts of Remember murdered
brethren of Granson the air. The phalanx
of the Swiss composed of men exaspeaed to fury bore away
chat before tempest the Burgundians horse and foot
Vanly, says able historian, did Charles, the head
of his horsemen throw himself the of fugves
The whole host fell asunder and, instead of reeang to the
fortified camp, where they might have rallied took flight
towards Granson into the woods and fields, some
the Anon the mountains, and others again in
boats the lake The unfortunate prince, with only
five companions directed his flight through the pass
of the Jura"
Did this bitter lesson teach Charles of Burgundy No.
named his rage and thirst of blood and the blind fate
which leads death, they know why, enabled him
in few months to Switzerland with still
army Abandoned by the warning voice. fate forced him
and again the gray Swiss stood ready and for the first
time in their history long extended lines in place of close
order " God Nth against The ,corld" shouted Hans Of
Hallwy, he waved his flaming sword his head:
Forward think of your wives and children. Youths think
Of your loved ones" Remember Briet remember Gran
" the terrific response and bae-cry from twenty
thousand
body guard Duke English allies stood firm
for few moments but rapidly broken by the irresistible
of the Swiss and fifteen thousand slain lay bleed
ing the field or suocated in the Lake of Moat.
Again Charles Of Burgundy fugitive his army fallen
dispersed, his treasures artillery and equPage in the
hands Of his still despised enemy. Was this
taught We shall see.
The defeats Of Granson and Mora followed close upon
each other but far from relaxing, Charles made every
exeron, and the head of army sufficient, had
prudence guided his counse, repair his losses. His do
mnlons comprised resource OF men, money! and arms
But evil genius, in the person of reacherous Italian,
Campo Basso, followed the footsteps Of the devoted prince
In the days Of nsoence power and ambition, Rene, Duke
Of Lorraine, had been driven from Nancy, his capital and
also from his domnons by the Duke of Burgundy In his
distress the exed Duke joined his remaining fortunes to the
Swiss and after the battle of Mora by their aid returned
into his country and reganed Nancy, which Charles, in
Of beseged and to close of
blood, crime and infauaon Attacked in his camp and
AFTER what he always do him justice displayed in battle
courage he again utterly defeated and MORALLY wounded
There very consistent account in history Of the
manner in which the Duke Of Burgundy down but
of the general fact Of his defeat and DEATH and Of the
sequences, there is doubt. The relations Of Southern,
Central, and Western Europe permanently changed.
The battle of Nancy the close Of l476 reduced Burgun
dy to the condition of inestate Mary the daugh
ter only child and heess of the great possessions of her
father became stake for between France and
tra The latter gained the prize, and she be Arch
duchess Of Austria and wife Of the Emperor Maxmian
and Burgundy became blended in the wide domnons of
husband
On the other side also human nature TO ITSELF
and the victorious SWISS the inoxcaion Of three splendid
victories, gave example little il any less striking than that
Of the fallen Duke. The fame Of the nation
allied pitch In military reputation they had held high rank
previously but after the Bugundan the Swiss stood at
the head Of Europe But the blows which broke Bur
gundian power crushed Swiss virtue The who fought
Granson Morat and Nancy the postety Of those
who fought Morgaren, Laupen, and sempach Changed
however the from the pure and virtues Of