The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-04-03


side. But Murat's eye seemed It
burn with fourfold lustre; and, will
a shout those who surrounded hin
never forgot to their latest dav
wheeled his exhausted steed OF
the foe, and at the head of a bod,
of his own cavalry, trampied every
thing down that opposed his pro.
igress. Speaking Of this, terrible
fight, Murat said that in the hotties
of it, he thought of Christ, and hi.
TRANSPORTATION on the same spo
nearly two thousand years before
and 1t gave him ten-lold courac,
and strength, Covered with wounds
he was promoted in rank, on tn,
spot. This single fact throws 8
flood Of light on Murals character
and shows what visions of glory of.
ten rose before him in battle, giving
to his whole movement and aspect, .
greatness and dignity that could not
OC dSSNlucu.
None could appreciate this chival.
rous bearing Of Murat more than
the wild CoSsacks. In the memoir
able Russian campaigne, he was
called from his throne at Naples ia
take command of the cavalry, and
performed prodigies Of valor in that
disastrous war. When the steeplcs
and towers of Moscow at length
rose on the sight, Nun at looked al
his soil and battlc-worn garments
declared them unbecoming so great
an occasion as the triumphal en-
trance into the Russian capitol, and
retired and dressed himself in hi,
most magnificent costume, and thus
appareled rode at the head of hi,
squadrons into the deserted city
The Cossacks had never seen mar
that would compare with Murat il
the splendor of his garb, the beauty
OF his Craftsmanship, and more than
all, in his incredible daring in battle
Those wild children of the desert
would often stop, amazed, and in ST.
lent admiration as they saw him
dash, single-handed, into the thick
est OF their ranks, and scatter a score
OF their most renowned warriors
nom his path, as if he were q bolt
from heaven. His eGectupon these
children of nature, and the prodigie.
he wrought among them seem to be.
long to the age Of romance ratheI
than to practical times. They ne,
yer saw him on his magniiiccn
steed, sweeping to the charge, hi.
tall white plume streaming behinc
him without sending up a shout o
admiration before they closed in
conflict.
In approaching Moscow, lTurat
with a few troops, had left Giat5
somewhat in advance of the CRANE
army, and finding himself constantly
annoyed by the hordes of Cossack,
that lowered around HIM, now
wheeling away in the distance, anc
now dashing up TO his columns
compelling them to delay, lost al
patience, and obcying one of thos,
chiva!ric impulses that so Otter
hurled him into the most despe-
rate straits, put spur to his horse
and gal!oping all alone up TO TIA,
aStoniSncd SquodronS, halted right
IN front Of thcm and cried out in 9
tone of command, Clear the way
reptiles. "-Awed by MS manner an,
voice, they Immediately dispersed
During the armisticc while the Rus.
SLAMS were cvacuating Moscow
these sons of the wilderness flock.
ed by thousands around him. 4,
they saw him refining his high spir.
tied steed towards them they sem
up a shout of applause, and rushed
forward to gaze on one they haC
seen carrying such terror through
their ranks. They called him thcit
"illtman'-the highest honor the,
could confer on hLm-and kept N
an incessant jareon as they examin
ed him and his richly comparisons,
horse They would now point t,
his stced--now to his costume. anc
then to his white plume-while the,
fairly recoiled before his picrcin!
glance. Murat was so much pleas
ed at the homage of these simple
hearted warriors, that he distribute,
among them the money he had, al
he could borrow from the officer
about him, and finally his watch
and then the watches of his friends
lie had made many presents to then
before; for often in battle he woul
select out the most distinguish,
Cossack warrior, and plunging di
rcctly In the midst of the enemy, en-
gage him singlchanded, and tax
him prisoner, and afterwards dismis
E him with a gold chain about his nee
or some rich ornament attached t
his person.