The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-05-28

have held the moral power he did over such
soldiers in such calamilies. There was o
grandeur and nobleness in that character,
which secured obedience, long after bravery
and authority were forgotten.
At length the scattered remnant Of the
French Legions reached Nemen, the boun-
Diary of the Russian territory. Ney arrived
destitute Of troops, The rear guard had again
melted away. Collecting in haste a few
hundred men he found in the town (Wina)
he planted twenty-four cannon on the re-
doubts, and kept back the enemy all day,
while the army was retiring. The noxt
morning he continued his defence, but the
soldiers seeing their comrades bending their
footsteps towards France, and away from the
bullets ofthe Russians, began 10 follow afiei
till he was left alone. Sill true TO his duty
he continued TO cover the retreat of the army
he had so often saved. All had not YET
passed the Niemen, and by diut of persua.
sion, and threats, and promises, he collect-
ed thirty men around him, and with musket
in hand, defended with this hundful the
gate of wilma. These too finally deserted
him; and then he fought alone, slswly retir-
ing through the streets with his face TO the
enemy, and crossing The river, spas the last
ofths Grand Army ,cho left the Russian Ter
ritory" ,-.-. ..,.f..... .t.... s..
Gumbinnen was the first place in Germany
after crossing the river, at which rest could
be obtained. General Dumas who was sick
had just entered the house of Freueh ply
sican in this town, when a man acosted him
whom he took TO be perfect stranger. His
powerful form wrapped in large military
cloak - his beard was untrimmed--his coun-
tenance begrmmed with powder, and his
whiskers haifburned off, while his emacaled
face spoke of,oils and privations of no COM
m on magnitude. But his eye still burned
with that lustre no one ever forgot who once
saw il in battle. "What," said the stranger"
"General Dumas, do you not know me?"-.
"No," replied Dumas, "wto are you?" 81
am the rear guard Of the Grand Army
Marshal Ney. have fred the last musket
shot on the Kowno; I have thrown into the
Niemen the last of our arms; and have
walked hither as you see acrossthe forests" "
He had done all that man could de--fought
till his army was annihilated, then formed
another--crea,ed means where they did not
exist--sus!ained the sinking courage Of his
followers when all before him was blank and
hopeless--struggled at last with few hun
dred, and then thirty, ana Then alone, as rear
guard of the army, and finally on foot, and
unattended, across the forests to joia bis
companions. 71t
After the abdication ofNapoleon ho lived
in Paris in almost entire secluson. Too
rough for the polished society of the French
Capital, and toe stern and grave to bo dissi.
pated, he dwelt by himself. His palace was
elegantly furnished; and his wife fond
Of gail and luxury, entertained her friends
there while he would be dining by himself
musing over the stormy and adventurous life
he had lead Sick of the inactive monotc-
nous life Of the city, he retired TO his coun-
try seat, where in the sports Of the field, he
could find some relief to his restless
ness