True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-04

manly form and stsiWaH ain that bad sc
often carried death mo tne ranks of the
enemy atiength gave way, aud the gloomy
Marshal lay aud painted IL utter exhaus.
lion. But the ni2ht of tempest had been
succeeded by day of tempest, and when
night again enveloped the city, Il was one
hroad flame, waving TO and fro in The blast.
The wind hand increased to perfect hur
ricane, shifted from quarter, TO quarter as
If on purpose to swell the sea Of fire and
extinguiSh their last hope. The FIRE was
| approaching the Kremlin, and already the
roar of flame, and crash of falling houses
and the cracking of burning timbers, were
borne to the startled Emperor. He arose
and walking to and fro, stopping convul-
slvely, and gazing on the terrific scene.
Murat, Eugene and Berthier rushed into
his presence, and on their knees besought
him to fee; but he still chung to that
naughty palace, as if it were his empire.
But at length the shout, 1.-THE KremIin
is on FIRE = was heard above the roar of
the conhagration, and reluctantly consent
ed TO leave. He descended into the street
with his staff, but the flames blockaded
every passage. AT length they discovered
a Posern gate leading to the Moska, and
entered it. but they had entered still farther
into danger AS Napoleon cast his eyes
around the open space, grdIed and arched
with fire, smoke and cnders, be saw one
single street yet open, bat all on fire. Into
II he rushed, and amid the crash of falling
houses, and raging of the fames-over
burning ruins, through clouds of rolling
smoke, and between walls of fire, he press
cd on; and at length, half Sufocated, emer-
ged in safety from the blazing city, and
took up his quarters in the imperial palace
of Petrowsky, nearly three miles distant.
Morter, relieved from his anxiety for the
Emperor, redonbIed his efforts 10 arrest
the conhagratl0n. His men cheerfuly
rushed into every danger. Breathing no.
thing but smoke and ashes-canopied by
flame, aud smoke and cinders--surround.
ed be walls of fire that rocked to and fro,
and fell with a crash amid the blazing
ruins, carrying down with them red hot
roofs of iron--he struggled against an enc
my that no boldness could awe, or courage
overcome. These brave troops had heard
the tramp of thousands of cavalry sweep
ing to battle without fear; but now thov
stood nj tfii-terrur ~hvfurc the -r1arrt1 rf n
under whose burning foot
steps was heard the incesSant crash of
a'iHg houses, and pa!gces and churches
The continuous roar of the raging hurrl
cane, mingled WIT that o. the flames, was
more terribs than the thunder Of artillery:
md before this new foe, III the midst of
his battle of the Fl, ments. the awe-Struck
irmy stood powerleSs aud allrighted.
When night again descended on the
,ity, il presented spectacle the like of
ghich was never seen before, and which
1affl-s ail description The streets were
streets D ire aud TIE eutire BODY of the
NV p mass 81 ar led by hurricane That
VhIfied the hiaziHe tragmrnts in con
slant streaW through 'He air lncesSant |
'xpl Slon> from the houing 40 stores Of !
oil, aud tat, and spirits, shook the very
OF tine clty AID sent vast vol.
lines of smoke tdriousy towards the sky. |
Huge sheets Of canvass on fire came float.
ny like messengers of death through the
lanes, the towers and domes of the
churches and palaces glowing with red
lot heat over the wild sea below, then
offering a moment on their basis, were
hurled by the tempest in the common
un. Thousands of wreIches before nm.
cen, were driven by the heat from the
ellarS and novels, and streamed in an in
essant throng through the streets Child.
EN- were seen carrying their parents, the
lrong the weak; while thousands were
Isggering under loads of plumber they
ley snatched from the flames. This, too,
'ould frequently take fire ia the falling
lower, aud the miserable creatures would
e compelled 20 drop il and flee for their
yes. Oh, il was scene Of woe and fear
aud indiscridable A mighty
nd close packed city OF houses and
hurches aud palaces, wrapped from limit
limit in flames, which Is fed by whirling
urricane, is sight this world will sell
en- see.
But this was all within tho city. To
'apoleon without, the spectacle was still
lore sublime and terrific. When the
ames had overcome all obstacles. aud had
raped everything in their red mantle,
Ial great city looked like sea Of rolling
re swept by a tempest that drove il iiosr
ast pillows. Huge demes and towen
sparks like blazing fire brands.
'v disappearing 10 their maddening flow,