Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-03
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I thrill OF Joy through his heart. No can
j non shot ever before carried such hope 4
his bosom, for he knew that Dupont was
charging along that defle to his rescue.
!, The Russians Immediately faced thil
| new foe also, and then commsnced iii
complicated strife Of four armies, fghsine
in the form Of one long protraeted column
Mortier hemmed in betw two Russian
ones. But Mortier was the first one to "a
!" this unequal strife. Combating
"'S. =, - -st overwhelming
numbers, and. struggling all the a4ssrnas.,.
fin deep rayine, crushed between two
armies, his noble division had sunk away
till nothing but the mutilated fragments
remained; and new, as twilight deepened
over the Danube, its last hour seemed
sinking. But perceiving that the FIRE Of
Dupont approached steadily nearear, he
cheered his men to another and still IN.
other effort.
Under the light Of the stars that now
and then twinkled through the volumes Of
smoke that curtained the armies, and by
the blaze Of the artillery, the work Of death
went on---while an old castle, in which
Richard CoeUr de Lion once lay imprison-
ed, stood on the hills above, and looked
stefnly down on the strife. All along that
gorge was the incessant thunderpeal Of
artillery, to which the blaze Of musketry
was the lightning flash.
Amid The carnage that wasted around
him, Mortier lowered like pillar Of lire
before his men, as they closely stepped
behind him. Nearly three .fourths Of his
whole division, had fallen in this Their
mopyle, and nothing but its skeleton was
lett standing, looking as if hurricane had
passed through it, Still he would not
yield, but rousing his men by his words
and example. cleared path through tho
enemy with his sword. With his majestic
form rising above the ti,rong, that tossed
Ike wreck a strong current about him.
he was visible TO all his men. Sometimes
he would be seen completely enveloped
by the Russian grsnadiers, while his drip-
ping sabre swept in rapid circles around
his head, drinking the blood of some Door
wretch at every blow as he moved steadily
on The ane, he made for himself. Parry
ing sword ont and bayonet thrust, he trod
ard this chaos and death, ss if above the
'ower OF fate. With friends and foes fall
rg like autumn leaves around him he still
emained untouched, and it was owing to
Is amazing strength alone, and the skin
nd power with which he welded his
a II IKE ct efEh6ss 81 a avefy sIdg; a
er them he strongest grenadier bent like
smtten reed. Struck with admiration
t his gallantry, and thinking all was lost,
is officers hesought him to step into .
ark they saw moored to the shore, and
scape. mo-" said he, in the spirit Of
rue heroism, "keep that for the wounded.
lie who has The honor to command such
rave soldiers, should think himself happy
D die with them. We have still two guns
eft and few boxes Of grape shot, we are
most through Close up The ranks for a last
fort" And they did close up and move
into the fire. But the last Of
he ammunition was gone, and nothing
vas left bat the Layonet. But just thena
heer burst on their ears over The roar Of
a,,le; the cheer of approaching deliver
nee, and they answered it. That shout
vas life 10 the dead, and that torn and
nanglel remnant of column closed up
or final charge,
The Russians flew up side valley be-
ore the onset, and with the shout, France,
france, you have saved lis, that weary
mt heroic band rushed into the arms Of
heir deiverers. A Load hurrah rent the
ir, and the conflict was done. Nearly SIX
housand men lay piled in CHASTITY heaps
leng the road, while broken muskets and
ayonets scattered here and thsre, showed
ow close and fierce the struggle had been.
Il Spiritual .Moremsnt. The Vicksburg
Vhig tells a capital story touching a vol
nteer company recently rerlevouzed at
hat place. The captain must have been
great wag, juggling from one Of his Sum
ay morning movements. He formed his
nen into line and gase orders TO The fol-
'wing effect:
"Those who are going church, about
1ce!'
The majority OF The company about
ICED Immediately, thus evincing their
esire of attending the place of worship.
\ goodly number, however maintained
heir position, wondering, perhaps, at the
tupidity Of their comrades in choosing to
'equent SO dull place, iii their e>tima-
On, as the house Of prayer. They had
OF become SO religious all at once-they
ad nt--by no manner OF means. But there
'as matter Of triumph just ahead for the
loral and religious portion Of the compa-
y. The captains eye twinklea rosusish-
as he sung out;
"ThoSe who are going to church, ualk
p and take dr,,sN'
They did so, and more ashy looking
It of fellows than were those in the min
rity never had the pleasure Of seeing the
lu,nb Of the right hand applied to the nose,
nd the tour disitals spread, fan-like at
ltir expense. Some Of them begged the
rivilege Of changing their vpes; but the
'ptain was iniiex Die they couldn't
,ax treat out of him by any MEANS
hose who had voted for going to church
ashed down the cob webs and started,
lille the remainder looked as if thew
rra almost pr,sua1o1 ia Iva ~ r;s,;..