The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16
Miscellaneous.
44ttl. MELANCHOLY NIGHT =
on
IHE EVACUATION OF THE CITY or
nENIEOBY CORTEZ.
,soa ref'eorr's eoNqrr0r o. ,ffmeo.


b lnc general bad already superintendent
4 lhe construction ola portable bridge 90 be-
iBh pgTg t.ie open canal 10 he cnusowuy, 49,
IAiA wnt sven In command a. ~ officer
named Magazine, with lofty soldiers under
n I,s or,iFrv 81 pledged ~ dafitI the pa ssBs,.
q 10 i,r ,a.t extremity. The hfidre wns 10 he
,nkfb ~ ,phrn The enlirn arms had erosand
a ono dfGr breaches, aud transported 60 the
DnL IElro were ghren of these openings
j ~ Las chl-.wlY aud most Fortunate would
n q have i5eu ior tho eypediliOn,i Tho foresight
li llr commander had provided the Bnfrr
X number of bridges, lluI ihe labor would
al,e hrrn great aud the jirnc was short.
81 midnight lho troops wcn under arms
'ud n readiness Tor the march Mass waa
n ,ftouneI by fiIhcr Olmcdp, who Invoked
n hc protection Of Tho Almighty through the
isfi pefl.H Of The night The gates worn
4 'Nrwir open, AMI, 90 fha first Of July. 1920
a tf Spnhmtds for The last time slllitd forth
runi lln wall, of lhn g;irigut Fortress, the
.r,nr 0fsu much suil,rug aud much iuiom-
h taldr courage TIE night wns cloudy, nrd
v Dividing rain, which fell wilhOul iulorms-
son, aided lno oh- 'ulily. Tho great squire
beG'rc hr Iu1cc was deserted, o., indeed il
h1d been since The fil ofM0uicyuun. Stood.
4 u.s., npu ps noiselesry A. possible, the span.
ard hrlt their way aloug the great STREET uf
i IINfNlNNH hliFN wv lllflN lHNNl liHiNAllltfl ~
tho 'u'lu't nj hnrle. Al wnH now hushcd iu
silence. md lhoy wcrc ouI reminded oil the
laI rs o.. orcHfo0nl presence Of some sol,
! hnU '.rrse orn dark hemp oi the lain, which
y hn nl1uuly lult whore ihe str,lr lad been
"A .'wt A. tlioy passed nlong lho lnurs md
IA -'--~ 1Thfr1 uUrurd INTO 'iTr I'rr1i 7trrri, ur
N l,rl down thG cnnbls, WhorH uo,lshad sur
Foo llrHurd with n sort ot polished luslrc
cough ihe nh-rir,iy Uftho night. they east,
!. 'ad thai lhny disccrnod the shndowy
\ I,ns uf G,n loo lurking ~ ambush, nnl urJ.
~ 10 Epring On lhcm, Bur 10 was ouly fnu-
ND 'he rity trlH uudiHt,ltl.cd oven by Ito
rt"hRrd rchnr- al. tie tramp. at lha horses,
Hi ilr h"Htso rumhlluR al the nri,llcsy aud
.Igg' l' wagons, st length, n lighter space
rylrd w" durky line ui buildings shove
'lr,ar cot ghc ARMY tlai Il VAS emerging on
lhr uVru rnus'WHN. Iiry might well hnyc
congratulated thrWsulrea or having lhuiLe s,
capped Dee 'luurcfs ol an urssult ~ the city H.,
NriL auh ,lnl Oricl tiutr would pl1cQ them
u comparative safely on The opposite shore.
4 w. ili'-- fi'-siert-- s,'tt,'- Hot asiaep.
\sllIe Spapiufls drew near The spot wLctc
'r '.cr, Oprncl ou the cHuscwny, pnd were
grazing 10 lny tho portable bridge ncrpss
Pie Hno"'crcd breach, Which now mot their
Ftc., sr'"rai Indian srulucls, WHO bad hcen
stationed 20 Uli7, us az the other approaches
'' ''' lNlk lif " lNIllt Nllhl ll'Nlt lhNNlllN
ihrr rllnlrymcn hr their crlrr, Tho priests
hcepug 'lcir nigh, wv,ch on the summit Of
'oaHjs Instantly caught the lidugs and
wu.i'Iri their shells, Willie the huge drum In
''' leaol.io temple OF the wur-god sont forth
tuFr Sulvuu tones, which hoard oull IN sou-
a's oicid unity, rilrlied through every cor.
uUrf ilto capital Tho Spnniprds saw TINT
.Iu iu'r was 10 boz lnrt. The bridge was
t'nlH l"rwoh Uoc hued wits all possible
Aicl on. Shudovnl was the first t. Try it,
,lcre'h rdl, riding across, was followed by
l- lN'a >nly of cavalry, hig infantry, md ul.
"et Nlo formed the iir-l division Of the nr.
my. Then came CoucG pud hs squnfrous,
"'h No" baggage, ammunition wagons, md
pln "f he artillery.
bn' h'i'(1hcy. had limn 10 defilr ncross
n' 'wr1W~p passage, Gathering sound VIVA
I.arl b,' That ola mighty forest agiaicd by
l.r winds. II grew louder aud loudcr.NhHe
"'' iNe dark WHlcr- oC ire ftNe WINS hcnrd
rinthde noise, as ofm,py orrs,-l'hcn cninc
''" stones aud arrows striking nj random
'WNos Nc huryug Irnop4 --Thcy i''lI eve
~ moment inscr aud la-lur, ill they chicken.
'o 'nn terrible tempest, while the very
"''''o' wcrn rcnt with the yclls and war.
'urs ol n'rlnds over land mud lake!
ho SPHnl'rds pushed steadily on through
WINS nrn"Y Though the barhnrians, DASH
az Their canoes against the sides of the
'Hn'rWHy, clambcrcd up md broke in upon
''''r'r rHn'c7. ttuvrtc Christians, urytuuS mr.
|IiT WEt5 rtCiF cscApc, rtrriiurri nh rntr1trrt
except Tor selEprcErrvntion. The cavaliers,
'Wtr,rs iorwsrd iheir slccds shook off their
'''Ahluis, AMI rode over their PROSTATE bod
'''' "hiIn The men on foot with their good
swords, nv tho butts Of thcr pieces drove
liein lcodlung again down the sides OF the
like.
LIZ 1IHanGs-nER nYcral IhnuaaIl mon
narchtnE probably. on front of not more
'hr1 Eileen or twonly uhro ast, necessarily re-
r"roI much limo, aud tlla lending files bad
HircHriy roHchcd thu seeott,l- breach ia iAa
c0n'eway before those in the rear lad entire
y lrnyorscd the first. Here they halted; rs
'hey had no means of oflrciug n pnssatG,
Nnntlng NIL the while under uninlormitlinE
''llcSs from the enemy, who wero clustered
'hIeR Oh the waters around this second opc-
"Wg' Sorcly distressed, the vanguard sent
'e"N'rd messages TO tho rear 10 demand the
Portable bridge. - At length tho last ofthe ar
my crossed aud Magazine and his sturdy fol-
zoo MYERS endeayorhd To rnrsc the ponderous
f'mr. work.-Buttt stuck fast in tho sides Of
' 49," afkr, I'm vain they strained every nerve
"o weight OF 80 many men aud horses, and
JuoNe ~, ofihe heavy artillery bad wedged
we ulthers so firmly IN tho stones aud earth
W." y was beyond lhoir power tn dislutiee
u''n SIN they lnborcd amidst n torrent of
missiles, until many of them slslu, attil all
"o"7ded, ihey wern obliged to abandon The
alt9Epl.
f.. 80 ho 'dings soon spread from man to man
1"' no sooner WINS their dreadful import
,IJnhrhendcd jhou n cry Of despair arose.
n"ch Tor n moment drowned all the noise of
,a .'hc'' All r10ons OF retreat wus now cut
WI. scarcely hopo was lcii..-The only hope
r uT ~ such desperate oxartions as each
, yg',l mHke for himself. Order and subor-