The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16

reached the opposite bank being overturned
ia tho asCellt,r0lled headlonR with their seeds
/ into Tho lake, The infantry followed pollmrll,
hr1ped promisrunusy on ou6 another fire.
quonlly pierced 10y tho Shafts, on struck down
. hy the war clubs Of tho Azlocsi whilo many
M unfortunate victim WAS dragged halt
stunned on board their canoes 20 be reserved
| for sacrifice IN the great temple.
/ Tic carnage rngGd lGdrlIlly along the side
( Of tho cuuHowny, IT, shHdowy bulk, ~ the
/ thick darkness, presented mark sufficient
| y dislinci lor lhe enemy missiles, which of.
Z ten FRUSTRATED their own cOuUrymcn In tho
i blind iury Oftho tempest. Those nearest ihc
ldlllG, mining thor cnuOrt along side, with
force lhut shattered them lo pitc,s, Ienprd
on the lanland grnpplcd with the Christians
until 10th came rolling down the side Of tho
cnusowAy iogolitrr,
.sIidt no Alloc fell among his friondgswhlo
hlH antagonist was horno away in triumph TO
I tho sacrifice. The MoNirnnH were recognized
los their white cotton Iuuics, which showed
faint through the darkness, Above tho com
bntHnW rose n wild aud discordnnt clnmor,ln
which horrid shouts Of vengeance were min,
glCd with grnnns Of agony, with inyocutuus
Of the miuts mud blessed Virgin.
The opening Of tie chuscWay ia the msnn-
willie, WIS filled mp with the wreck ol matter
which had been forced into H., nmmuuiiion
wagons, heavy guns hnlrs OF rcl s'utls scat
tered over thU vgi,rr, chests ur suiid ingots
iuud bodies Of men nud horses, I'LL over lli,
dismal ruin passage wns gradually formed,
los which those ~ The rrnr wcro able to clam
her On a. the Opposite side, Coucz.u i- snid
found q place thnt WINS inrdnhlc, where, hult.
ius, wiii tie water up to liH snddlc glrlhs hc
cudcgvorcd Ca check thGroulilsior, md led
h,, follower ly tuirr path 10 the opposite
hnus. Bui his ,uico was lost 90 the Wild up.
'r0JT, uHd'tHHiiy, hurryIHE on with tiIr iidr ,hr
prCrsrd forward with few lrusty cavaliers,
,MQ"r,lun.ucd near lllr person, To the ynn
Tho cavaliers again tdt no 'cNpmph by
plnugiNp into the water, Horse aud foot lol.
lowed M iiiry could, some swimming ,nihrrI
w,lh dying grasp cl,ug,ng to the lhiis aud
inuues ui thg struggling animals, Those fr-
uil best az Ito general hud predicted, who
rrHrGd lighicsu HUd many wurc the uuiur-
tuunc wrclcg-s, who, weighed Hnwn Icy the
fGal gold Which They loved 80 well, were
buried with it IN waters Of the lake. The ru-
NOR nov reached them that the rear guard
would be overwhelmed without speedy re
hcL II seemed HliSQ-i an net Of desperation;
hul The generous hearts of the Spanish cnvn.
licr5 did MOI stoptn calculate danger, when
tn clN Tor ulccor soon rrnched them. Turn
ing their hor-cs hridles, they gallopcd B6tK
10 the theatre Of action worked their way
through the press, sWAm the canal nud pluc.
ed themselves IN the lhickcH oiihc fight on
the opposite bank.
The first grey OF morning was now com.
ing over The, WntctR.. IL showed tho hidruus
c0ulusIun Of the sccuc which had leon
suoudgd ia the obscurity of night The
dark masses Of tie complaints, stretching IT.
loul ttr dixie, woic tGcn struggling for uIss.
lcry, mill the very cousoWay GA which they
stood sroutd tn trcmhlv, uui reel 20 aud iro,
as If sho ken hy on earthquake; while the DO.
som of thc'lnkc u- Car as the eve could reach,
was 'lnr,Cd Wilh culioo. crowded s%ih war
riut-, '.ho-a .i.vHr,. as.d h!ulgcaus plesluA
IN morning light.
The artillery Ia l,a cnrly part Of the en-
gagrmrul had not hrru idlr,nud non shower
sweeping along tic dixie, had moved down
the nssallunla hy hundreds. Bon nothing
/ could resist ihclr impetuosiiy The from
ruuks, pushed on 10y those behind, were ut
longth forced up To the pieces, uid pouring
over them like a torrent, overthrow men aud
guns IN one general ruin, Tho cavaliers
were speedily borne down 10y the returning
flood. Corie2 aud companions were
compelled TO plunge again into the lake,
though uii did not escape. Nlvarado stood
on tire bank for u ulomcut hcsitating what 10
DO ENDORSED a. hn was, to throw himself
into tho wHlCriu the face ofthc hostile canoes
that now swGrmcd around tho opening, niilr.
ded but desperate chance ofraioty.
Tie had bot second for thought lie was
u mnn ofpowerlul lrnma, aud despair gave
him unnatural energy. Setting his long lance
firmly or the wreck which strewed the hot
rom ut tuSr, - -f,-t,r,; forward .ttl.- all i
wright cleared the Wide ~ = leapl Az.
tees md 1lusrulans gazed in stupid amaze
mcnh. cXclniming MS they bched the incredi.
bic Icni, "tlis is truly the TOudiidh, tho child
Of the SUM- aud the name of the Sdifo de N
pWGdO. given TO the spot, still commentaries
mn exploit which riynlcd those of the dcmi-
gods Of Grccian fable.
Enrlcz- and Lis companions now rode for
ward to the front, ma G0sT1
ncr, were marching offIhc fatal cause way.A
few only pg the enemy hong on their rear, or
annoyed ifcm hY occasional flights ofnrrows
from the lake. The attention orihc AzIecs
were diverted 10y tho rich spoil ,hnt slrcwed
TIC battle ground; fortunately for tho Span
iards, who, had their enemy withdho same
tcrocny with which lac had fought, would, in
their crippled condition, Have been cut oil,
PROBABLY to u man. But little molcs,C;d, there
FORE they were atiowct 10 dGtitJsNruugh tho
adjacent village, OF suburbs, it might be call
ed of Popolnl.
The Spanish commander there dsmoun,-
ed from his jndod stecd, aud sitting duwiron
tho stops oi'nn Indian temple, gnzcd mourn.
fully on the broken files as they passed before
him What spectacle did they present.
fha-cnvnlry most of them dismountcd, were
mingled with the infantry, who dragged their
feeble limbs nong with difficulty, their shat
tered nnil aud intlcrcd garments with salt
ooYe showing through their rents monyn
bruso aud ghngtly wound; their bright arms
soilod their proud crests and banners gone,
tho baggage artillery, all, in short, that conslL
tutes the pride aud psnopiy OF glorious war,