The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
FINN Head;ey's Napoleon and his
Marshals."
The BsTTLE OF IIGE1TEE

French Napoleon was moving GOWN 'ue
riobt flank Of the Danube, whHe M9ruef' ID
IN. head of twenrv thousand men. was 10
keep nearly parallel on the leit shore M"Ia
xith the advance guard. was pressing Wild
hi. accustomed aUdacIty towards vienna
In The mean time. the Russian allies hnohs
thew could not nave the capitol crossed over
tho Danube 10 the left shore, 10 escape the
nursuif of Napoleon. and effect Junction with
reinforcemen's that were coming up. Bof-
tier was aware Of this. and pressed eagerly
forward to intercept Their March towards
Moravia.
As vou pass from Dirnsien 10 Stem, the
only road lies by ;he Danube. and between
:, and a range OF rocky hills, forming deep
and narrow deile. Mortier was al the place,
Fastening the march of hrs columns; and ca
ger 10 advance, pushed forward with only The
single division Of Gazan, leaving orders for
the army 10 follow close IN the rear. Passing
through this dehe, be approached Stem al
daybreak, and bound The rear guard Of The
Russian army and posted On the heights il
front Of The town. sustained by pow erlul bat
,erpes, v hich swept the road along Which he
WIS marching. Notw outstanding the InterI-
oriiv Of he numbers and The nurder"us fire
he should be forced TO encounter, he resoiv-
ed Immediately 10 attack tie euemys posi-
ion.
As the broad day ht OF November morn
ing spread over The Danube, lie opened his
fire OF them, and rushed 10 the assault. IN
: s.p-i lime the action became de>perate,and
,b- -ccnad.=rs on both sides could almost
,or. 10 each other IN The close encuuuter.-
ne Russian troops came pouring back 10
sustain the rear guard, Whiie The French sd-
,anced Tin rapid step along the road 10 AID
their companions. Wuh headlOng courage
o. The one side. aud steady frmncss on he
n-her. the struggle grew bnfieT every moment
Neither would WELD; and Moriier STOOD hour
alter hour amid The wasting Storm; tll al
length be jesan 10 grow ANXIOUS lJr The
I,sue and al eleven O'Clock he lei
his troops. and ealiuped back to Drin-
,,-in. Squirting fuuously along lie defle,
he came up 10 Daponi's d.visiou-a little be
Nond the f-rIher enir7nce-aDd urged him @
rejouble hrs speed. Then, pHiiins spurs T.
ms horse lie ssan has ensd back 10 The scene |
Of strife Bu: " hal Was bis establishment On E
merging from ih- d-fic. To behold Russian 4
army issuing from the LiiS, and marching
t'raic hl for is entrance DOCforof. with his
~ hole division had made cIrCuIiOus ri:..c ell
during the combat; ana eating of MOrrei's
retreat. was about 10 take POSSESSION Ui tie
drti1e As the marshal leii The mall road 10
escap1 heius taken prisoner himself and
wound aon. the bill sides, and SAW the dense
ma>ses pouring silently into that narrow pass
ms heart for mcmeni stopped beating; for
his own donm and that al his brave troops. I
seemed IN he sealed. Crushed between tWu
armies, there was no hope ioi hiui. unless /
Dupont came 20 his relief The morning I
thai bad dauned 30 brilliantly upon him, had
suddenly hcco-,- hi-~t midniohi Rnf .
there was bu: one course left Tor hni unless /
he inirnded 10 surrend"r; and thai was Ia
march back aud enleavor 10 rni his wav
lhrou Oh the dcfle ie LIS army.
Behol1 The single division, pressed in from,
r, the whole Russian army, and rni of IN
The rear. slow y retiring towards that silent
gorge battling back the host that pressed al /
Ter him and sent their destructive storm Of
grape through his torn ranks. Morier form :
ea his men MO a SOLID column, and without 4
drum Or trumpet 10 cheer them on, moved .
wiki finn step ito the daiA entrance, re
solved IN CIT his way ihrone or die in the ef-
tot. BIZ, sight dread enough 10 ap7al the
sioulesi heart. met his 4aze as be looked IA
long the narrow strip or road b-tw cen the I
l.
see, there was nothing but dense battalions OF
the e5eny IN order OF bat L.. WITHOUT
shrinking, ,wever, the steady column NOV
ed with fixed bayoGaiS in'o The living mass
A deadly fie received them. and The carnage
A. once BECAME dreadful With The cannon
numbering or their roar. ard turying their
hery leads in their ranAs-swep, in trout nv /
lncessant discharges OF mnskeiry- irampiec /
sst, 49, tn. -. IL 4
tween TO armies. The escape Of the brave d.
VISION seemed utterly hopeless, Indeed tie
work 0i annIhilation mad begun NTH frishlful
rSPiany. Moriier, alter The most desperate
fighting, has pierced but lii,le wav INTO the /
pass, and hope grew fainter every momept
as be surveyed his Thin aud WASTING ranks
v ben The thunder o: cannon At ne c,rIber
extremity shot thrill OF JOY lhrovpb bis
,esrt. No cannon shot ever b-fole c.--,;ed
such hope 10 his bosom. for he knew ,bs,
Dupont was charging along that dehle 10 bis
rescue.
The Russians Immediately faced this new
foe also, an ! the commenced he complicated
strife of four armies. fighting in the form Of
one long protracied coIumn-Morier hem
med IN between two Russian armies. and
pociorod between two French ones. Bal
:
unequal strife. Combating all The morning
against overW helming numbers, and struggling
all the afternoon in deep rayine. ciusbed
between TWO armies. his noble division had
sunk away I'LL nothing but The mu1ilaied fras
rnents remained; and bow as twilight deem
ened ever the Danube, its last hour seemed
smiling. BurperceiFing Thar the FIRE Of d.
Ponl approached steadily nearer, lie cheered
% ms men 10 another, and siiA another ef-
fort.
Under the high; OF the stars that now and
h4A iWinkis4 through the volumes OF smoke
inai curlalued The armies. and BY the blaze
O me artillery, The work Of death went on
rhile an Old Castle, in which Richard Ceur
% LION once lay imprisoned. sIoOd on the
ms ABOVE and looked sternly down on the
sIi.s' All along thai gorge was one inces-
- thunder peal Of artillery, TO which The
El@1e OF lie IrnFke:ry was the Eehininrs
Amid the curnage that wasted araund him.
= or-i-T lowered like piIIa- of ire before his
NIL : 'aey riuso'y stepped behind him