Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-03-25
b. GEO. II. BEAMAN


AID the lrenali'rs CO b.ih ,.ics could a..
fnos, touch each other N the close ct,couu.
TT The Kuss8sn Troops cam, rcufing
iack t. sustain the rear guard. While the
French Al,alc,i With RAPID stop slofg The
ruai T. All ,hcir o~nparion' With mad
long courage on tie ct. sl1c. and stead,
h'mucss On The other the strucslc grew
hotter every N mcii Ncihcr would ,lcld
AMI Mor,icr std !, VI sG,i hour. amid a.,
~asiir- ~, nm: ull ., le~r'h - h,.--r
~ 81 l. .,- ,l,,
-. i,sA Ia huity up bis tr.or'- rall j,c,i ha
& Dirnsticn Squirting fufiousi, alou. ID,
dehlc h. cane up to bupon,s i,sion--a
little bcyond IL, farther cu,rancc-and ur ged
hin 10 rcdouhlc Li- speed Then. putting
spurs To iss horse. he again bAsi.hcd back
to the scene Il sI,f.. Bu, VIM, we h,
astoulshmen, IN emerging from the d.6le
T. behold q Russian army ISSUING FROM the
hills, and marching straight for its entrance.
po.,orof. with mr who'd division, had shade
. circuItous march during the combat. and
cutting N Morticrs retreat vas about g.
take possession IT the d.illc A. the mar
shal left the mann road to escape beng Ia
ken prisoner tinscli. aud wound along the
hill ,ide. aud saw the dense massc. pouri
siie I'll, mt tina, harrow pass. hls heart ior
moment stopped beating, tor his wa doom
aud ia. - "a brave try'ls. seemed t. be-
alcd Crushed h. .wocn iao armr :, th,rc
VA, no !.oIe toI him. unless bupon, came g.
III, relief The morning that had dawned
80 brilliantly up lin. b.. ,.ud,.is } e
come black A. midnight, But there was but,
one course LETT fer him. unless hc intended
T. surrender, and that was To- march back.
aud cnd'a,or t, cu. his way throu, the
de'lc g. his ann
p Il ,Ne sinsle DIVISION pressed in front
hy the whole Russian army, and cut N in
rear. slowl, rc,uing towards tia, silent
gorge battling back the hoe, tia, pres od
a'i,r him. and sent their destructive storm
Of grape sho. through his torn ranks Nor
tier formed his men into solid column. and
without drum or trumpet To- cheer them
on. moved with firm st,p into the dark
entrance. resolved to cut his way through or
die in the effort Bu, sight. dread enough
10 apail the yer, s,nut,s, heart, met Ia, gaze
a. he looked along the Danube. As far a.
the eye could SO. there Was nothing but
dense latialipns of the enemy IN order Of
battle Without shrinking. however, the
steady column moved with fixed bayonets
into the living mass \ IDEALLY fire received
them aud the carnage at once became
dreadful With III, cannon laundering On
their rear, and burying their fer, lead, in
their ranks-swrpt IN front hy inccssaut
discharges Of muskctry--tramplcd under
!oo, hy the cavalry, and crushed between
two armies. the cs ape Of the brave division
seemed hopeless Indeed, the work Of an
initiation bad begun with fearful rapid,v.
Mor'icr. after the mos, desperate fighting,
had pierced but a lt,c wa, into the pass
aud hope grew fainter every moment. as he
surve, "A his thin aud Wasting rarks. when
a." : ''' ~ - rex
,renitN shot tlIiil os Juy through his heart
NJ cannon shot ever before carried such
hope TO his bosom. for he knew tha, Dupon,
was charging along tia, dchlc to his res
cue
The Russians iinlncdlatel, faced TIL, new
foe als,. and then commenced the cnmplica
ted strife Of four armies. fighting in the foru
of one long protractcd column-Morticl
hcmmcl IN between two Russian armies. ahc
Noctorof between two French ones liu
Mortier was the first one to 20 down in TIL
unequal strife. Combating all the morn
Ing against overwhelming numbers, an,
struggling all the afternoon IN deep rasin,
crushed /, wcon two armies. lis noble III
vision bad sunk away I'll nothing bu, H.
mu,ilatcd fragments remained and now. a
twilight docl,ncd over the Danube. IT, la,
hour seemed s.nkiug Bat ;orcoVing tina
tn" hr, 4 pupoi aWsoacnc! steadily ;car
cr he che red on his men TO another, AM
sill another effort
I'1le- -. lls, Of the s,ar. ,ha, now an
. then tvinklcd through the volumes Of smok
that curtalned the armies and b, the blaz
Of the artillery the work nf death wo.t on
while an oil castle in viii h Richard C.eu
, Dc Lion once IA imprisoned, stood On III
-" y 20 a'd lo"k,' s'cr.ly down on IA
=, strife Al along that gorge was Que inco,
/, SAINT ,hundencal Of artillery. to which ID
blaze Of muske,ry was the hght.ing
fash.
= Amid 1.-The carnage tina, wasted around hir
. Wor'cr row"rcI Ike y pillar o' f-c hc'or
4, hi, men. a. they closely stepped behind hin
4, Nearly three .ourihs Il hi whole dNisio
b had fallen in this Thcrmopylr, and noihin
bat the skeleton was left standing lookin
, s.. II hurricane had RAISED through !, -
. Sull 4c would n yic,i bat rnn,ln- hi' M
g us Al. words aud example, cleared a pat
. rrurh ,hc enemy WITH III, sword WI,
/, h., maJc.,ir form nsinc above the thron
4 thsi tossed like a wreck on strong curreu
j.. ah,u, hun he vas visible 10 all bis r.en =
Sometime. w. would be seen completely 81
q vc,opsi hl the Russian grenadiers, Nhil
d Ia, dripping sabre swept IA rapid circle
II round IN, head duuklng the lie 81 som
: r.or wretch with cory blow AZ ~ move
A steadily on IN the lane h. made .or Inn III
, I'arrtf INC sword rut and laynuet tlrusf l..