Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-11

brave soldiers, and urging them into their
houses-proud Of the honor Of sheltering
one of The defenders Of the city. Allow
ing only one day to intervene, Massena
on the 9th of April sailed forth on the
west side Of the city, in order to cut the
Austrian army in two, and effect Juno
ton with Suchet Word had been sent TO
the latter general Of the premeditated at
tack, with orders 10 rush on the Austrian
forces on the opposite side, and cut his
way through. MasSena took ten thousand
men with him, leaving the remainder TO
protect the city. Gazan's division ha put
under Soult, with orders to keep along the
ridge of the Apprentices, while he, at the
head of Gardanne's division, kept along
the sea.coast below, the junction TO take
place at Sasselo. Ten thousand French
were on the march TO meet forty thousand
Austrians, under MeIas. Soult, reaching
Aqua Santa, made brilliant charge on a
superior body Of Austrians. which threat
ened TO cut off the retreat 10 Genoa. Bat
this fierce battle prevented him from be-
ing at Sassello when Masseaa expected
him, which would have proved the ruin o.
almost any other man than Massena.-
Marching unmolested along the beautiful
riviera or sea-coast the first dav, he came
the second day upon the enemy. His
force was divided into two columns, one of
which he led in person. Surprising Sout
TO be at Sasseilo, and wishing to establish
Il communication with him. be lad pushed
on with only twelve hundred men, relying
on hi right columa. now Tar in the fear.
and cOnl', 70 sustain hm
In this position, nearly ten thousand
Anstrians moved down upon him, and en-.
deavored to enclose and crush him. Then
commenced one of those daspera'e strug.
aes for which Massena was so rema. ka-
Bile Win IFS 1900 men. he kept the
whole 10000 at Day, while he slowly re.
treated in search of his lost roluna.-
Charge after char G of The oeerwhalmn.
LEG for OF the Aus:raus was made on
| his little iauG; but 10 he'd ,tam b. his
presea' to lie ok, with firinaess tIat
perfectly surprised the enemy. Nov it
would be perfectly. eaveloped and lost in
the cloud Of the enemy that cnrtajned il
IN, Isl the TiicTlIc-rt truid Uss1u z.s
| from the thick masses o. initQtry, Il I'd
appear unb~oken with Us indonitahl5 c.iei
at lta head. Unable TO find the column,
which had tagged TAR boniaf, o. accou
of the tardy dislsiba:ion of provisions, h.
scaled, with his little baad, prccipirrs.
plunged into ravines, and east himself
among bands Of hostile peasantIy, fighting
! all the while Ike lion. Having at leugtt
found it, he rallied his t7oops, anG determi.
ned TO scale the APpenines, and react
Snull, also. Bat his tnen VIZ, c worn OUT
with the desperate fighting OF the dav, anc
could not he rallied soon enHugh 10 make
the attempt successful. So. sending Of
all that were ready 10 march, as a rein
IlorcemeEt to Souit, VINO was Struggling in
the mountains against the most desperate
odds, he fell back along the sea coast tt
protect the entrance to the city. Hi
company now being dwindied to a mere
1 handful, II seemed IS if every charge 6
the mighty force that rushed on it mus
sweep it away. But still Massena, a hos
/ IN himself, lowered unhurt at IFS head. A
/ length, however, his overthrow seemed in
eviiable. A sudden charge OF Austria
hussars had surprised one Of the battalion.
aud it was just laying down it arms, who
7 Massena, seeing the danger, rallied wit
! incredible rapidity thirty hGrseuen abou
him, and fell like thpnderboIt on the en-
r tire company. Stunned and driven back
, they lost their advantage, and the batalio
t was saved, At length Soult, after provin
3 himself fliy tunes hero, joined HIM; an
S together, cutting their way through tn
\ enemy, they re-entered Genoa with fou
: thousand prisoners more than hat tn
, captive. When the Genoese sow him re
: turn with his handful Of men, preceded b
). such a column of prisoners, their admire
a tion and wonder knew no noInds, ar
]. Massena's power at once became suprem
But now he was fairly shu! in. His a
!. nv of $4,000 had become reduced 10 abo
O 10000 fighting men. These, and owe
! 5000 prisoners and the population, We
10 be ted from the scanty provisions whiC
II the city contained. In the midst Of II
I'll darkness .hat now hung over his prospect
!. Massena walked with CAIN and resoiu
) demea nor, looking the suffering that awai
t, ed him and his army full in the tace, vii
n out one thought OF surrendering.
|. length, one morning about fortnight q
e ter this last sally, a general cannonadir
$, was heard all around the city, even fro
d the gun-boats on the sea, telling of son
h decisive movement of the enemy. A g
e neral assault was making on Fort Dl
m mond, which, if ialen, would shut up Ma
of sena in the inner wall of the city. II
&c plateau ia front of the fort was carried
g lhem. and he fort itself summoned to 81