Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-03-19

tatos. This man has quite little army of
grenadiers under his pay and imprisons or exc
cutes at his pleasure.
1t was from the musical band of Esterhazy,
that the immortal composer Haydn emerged. A
piece of music, which he composed in celebra-
ton of the birthday of the Prince, first drew
him from obscurity. As the band were per-
forming the beautiful piece, the Prince, struck
with its richness, interrupted them, demanding
the author. Young Haydn, diminutiye in statue
with muatto complexion, and mserably clad
was dragged before him, trembling with cmbar-
rassmcnt. What that backamoor !" said
Eserhazy; well, blackcy, from hcnccforth you
shall be il my scrviye. What is your name 2"
" Joseph Haydn" was the reply But you
are already in my band How is it that never
heard of you before ?" The modesty of Haydn
closed his lips. CO. said Esterhazy, and
get some clothes suited to your rank. Don't
let me see you any more in such guise. You
look miscrably, sir Get some new clothes a
fine wig with flowing curls, lace collar ana
red heels TO your shoes. But mind, let your
heels be hoh, that the elevation OF your person
NAV barnonze with that Of your music. Go !;
nv attendants will supply you with all you want"
The next day the poor musician was traves-
tied into gentleman; but SO grotesque did he
appear in his unwonted garb, that at the first
sight Of him everybody burst into laugh
Soon, however, Europe resounded with the fame
of this wonderful composer and The name of
Haydn will lie remembered when the house Of
llserhazy shall have persisted forever; so much
more enduring are the creations of genius, than
those Of wealth or rank.
The conquest of Austria, by Napoleon, con.
stitutes one of the most wonderful chapters in
the history of Europe. There are no events,
either in ancient or modern warfare, more re-
Epete with sublime and awful interest, than those
which occurred when this great conqueror, head
ing his victorious legions, came laundering down
the valley of the Danube, driving before him the
two hundred and seventy thousand Austrian
troops, and marking his dreadful path with des-
oation and blood and fame Horrid war, in
all its horrd annals, can hardly exhibit any scenes
more awluIIy sublime. Humanity sckens at
the recital of the conflict where proud selfcon-
fdencc on the one hand, and desperation on the
other, inspired the battle.
Napoleon arrived in person tefore the walls
of Vienna, Immediately planted his batteries,
and in less than ten hours three thousand fam
ing proiectes were thrown into the city. Vi
emma contains about two hundred and fifty
thousand inhabitants, enclosed in very narrow
space, and is one of the most densey populated
cities in the world. There is an average of for
ty inhabitants to each house. One house is oc-
cupied by four hundred tenants, and yields an
annual rental of thirty thousand dollars. Such
was the city before which Napoleon planted his
terrible batteries, and upon which, for ten hours
he rained down shower of bomb shells at the
rate of five a minute 1t is not easy to imagine
and it is impossible to describe the terrors Of
this night. Amid the rush and the uproar OF
contcnding armies, there was the incessant ex-
pIosion of artillery keeping up one continuous
roar, louder than heavens heaviest thunders,-
| The midnight sky was streakel with the fiery
glaze of bomb shells, falling upon every part OF
the city, breaking through the roofs of the houses,
exploding at the fresdc, where terrified mothers
and children were gathered togcthered, and even
in the very cradle of the infant, and hurying
mangled families in the ruins of their own dwell
ings. CONGREGATIONS were bursting forth in
every quarter Dismay and death were every
where. The shouts of the combatants, the
shrieks of the terrified the groans of the dying
the mangIcd corpses strewed over the streets anC
through the dwellings, the explosions of artillery
the glare of bombs and red-hot balls, and the
wasting conllagrations conspred to create ;
scene which has had but few parallels, even il
this warning world.
The young Princes Maria Louisa, the subse
quent bride of Napoleon, was at that time sick
in the imperial palace and incapable of being
removal to a place of safety. The palace wa:
directly opposite the French batteries "ltwas,
says Alison, by the thunders of artillery, ant
the flaming light of bombs across the sky
that Napoeon's first addresses to the Archduch
ess Maria Louisa were made" Such were the
characteristic billet dou1 with which the con
queror Of Europe wooed his bride Napoleon
being informed of the dangerous situation of the
noble captive, ordered the direction Of the pie
ces to be changed. Thus, while destruction
and death were rained down upon every othel
part of the city, the future Empress of France
rcposed upon her sick bed, secure and unharm
ed Napoleon soon siIenced all opposition, ant
taking possession, with his victorious troops, o
the riddIed and blazing city, sought repose from
his own fatigue in the magnificent chambers Of
the Austrian king. The king of Austria and
his spouse had found safety by flight into the
wilds of Hungary.
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