The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-05

AntNfAEt MFFr aNA ANsNNN s00Mes MNMr
NpPoleoA rsanid mu.tE bot lllls mOrs
l.,an half thst nunbsE. NsPalson iosm-
a lhIee liness one N 1eyBnre II Maiea-
70 q Psdfe nuana: one - Marriage; and
ons hthand Ills lille hsnlls,. Whlrh in.
deed ennsi.Es ol srafrFly EnaEs lhaa hall
dsEsa houses. Tie GrEl line was under
GaldOnns. lie second unll~E fIsi0E, and
ne IhiTd eammsndsd b. NsPaisOR in
psRsn. II = krOsd plain. nth hsIhirg
n EMS rrspl he rhaIgs # easalsy for
milss. Decides sesllsnng trees and huls
~ IN he exception Of . marrow. hui dseP
slream. with = miIy b"il0n, hat passes
t.,esIly IN Irani af Malsngs. Hire Vic
IoG slnad. The Austrian heavy infshuy
larMtd m The apsn field. and came down
on Gsriaune. dnEing him back on Vac.
Iar, posted On The other side Of The raElne.
The liraiisHTs Of both armies acre ran
gsd on opposite sides 81 THIS stream. aud
sheTe. with the muzzles Of their peers
almost touching, stood and fired into each
nIhsIs faces and b0s0ms lur slrO hours.
II did not seem possible, - Stood by
that sueam, so narrow that | could al.
0Osl leap seEoss IL, that tao armies could
stand fOI ihs. length Of lime 90 elnse 10
each other and steadily IRE al each other.
They were but : few rods apart. and Ihe
cannon and muskeIry together. swept
down whole ranks &c living men. Al
length the indomtable Victor was compel
led 10 Ie'irs before such . sapenor force.
and fell back on Llnnts, Nho was aiyan-
cling 10 meet him. TIE tao formed a
second line Of defence, but The furious
chsrge Of The Auslrians drose then back,
while General Elsniz having marched
around, snsekei him on tie right hsnk.
and began 10 pour squadron after squad
ron Of his splendid cavalry on the re-
treating columns Of tie I.annes. But
tic sern hero imms disiely formed his
troops "ea eeheiOn." and retired without
confusion. But the reirea. became gen.
ersl, and had the Austrian commander.
Mel.s. pushed the battle here. nothing
shUr, Of a miracle could have saved DO.
napsrts from utter ruin. But he thought
the battle already won, end thai il was
now only pursuit. and retired 10 The
rear. weary and exhausted; aud no won.
der. he was eighly-lour years OF age.
Bot al tina, moment, Desaix appeared on
the field bringing up the reserve. DesaIx
rode up TO Boaspsr.e aud said. al think
this mus, be put down % a baiils lost. -
81 think il is battle won," replied Ma,
poleon. " push on. and | " i'll rally The line
behind YOU" Riding along the army
be bad jus. stayed IN its rapid retreat,
he said, 3" S"ldiers, we have retired far
enough-let US now advance--you know
it is my custom 10 sleep on The Geld Of
battle" At that momtn, Dessix led on
a fresh column Of 5000 grensdiers, bul
al The frs. fire he fell dead, shot through
the heart. "Alas! il j. no. permitted me
TO weep" said Napoleon. "Onl Ant
they did on. sweeping line after line, IL
the whole ormy was routed, end the bat
tie became slaughter. The Austrian
cavalry fell back on their own infantry
trampling them to death, while the French
horse charged like fire over The broken
columns. The routed army al length
reached the Bormids, and were preciplta'
ted down lis steep banks, till its stream
IVES choked with the bodies "f men ant
bOrses rolled by thousands into its purple
flood.
| Bonuparte's star was still 10 the ascen
dsni.
How changed was The scene as look
ed upon il. The herdsman was watch
ing his herd on The quiet plain, and the
careless husbandGan driving his plough
/ through The earth, once heaped with the
dead. The Bormida looked as il il nev,
or had received slain army in its bosom,
nor its bright waters been discolorsd with
the blood Of men.