Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-03-14
tn. Battle of Hohenlintien.
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plain, covered chiefly with sombre dark. pine tor
est-crosscd by two roads only-Whiie the mere
country paths that wind through 1T here ana there
give no space to marching columns. Moreau had
advanced across this forest to the Inn, where on the
first of December he was attacked and forced to re-
trace his steps, and take up his position on the fur
Their SIDE at the village of Hohenllnden Here
where one of the great roads debouched from the
woods, he placed Ney and Grouchy.
The Austrians, in four massive columns, plunged
into the gloomy wilderness, designing to meet IN the
open plain of Hohenlnden the central column
marching along the high road, while those on either
side made their way hr ough amid the trees, as they
best could.
It was stormy December morning. when these
seventy thousand men were swallowed from sight
in the dark defes of Hohenlinden The day be-
fore it had rained heavily, and the roads were al
most impassable but furious snow storm
darkened the heavens and covered the ground with
one white unbroken surface. The by-paths were
botted out and the signing pines overhead dropped
with their snowy burdens above the ranks or shook
them down the heads of the soldiers. as the art
lery wheels smote against their trunks 1t was
strange spectacle, those long dark columns, out Of
sight of each other, stretching through the dreary
forests by themselves while the falling snow sift
ing over the ranks made the unmarked way still
more solitary The soft and yielding mass broke the
tread of the advancing hosts while the artillery and
ammunition and baggage wagons gave forth a NUT
fed sound, that seemed prophetic OF some caastro-
phe. The centre column alone had q hundred can
in its train while behind them were five hundred
wagons-the whole closed by the slow moving cav
airy.
Thus marching, it came at about nine o'clock up
on Hohenlinden, and attempted to debouch into the
plain when Grouchy fell upon it with such fury that
it was driven back into the woods In moment the
old forest was alive with echoes and its gloomy
cesses illuminated with the blaze of artillery
Grouchy Grandjean: and Ney, put forth Incredible
efforts to keep this immense force from deployng in
to the open field. The two former struggled with
the energy of desperation to hold their ground and
although the soldiers could not see the enemys nes
the storm thick yet they aimed at the flashes
that issued from the woods and thus the two armies
fought. The pine trees were cut in two like reeds,
by the artillery, and fell with a crash the Aus
trian columns, while the fresh fallen snow turned
red with flowing blood In the meantime, Richen-
panse who had been sent by circuitous route with
single division, to attack the enemys rear, had ac
complished his mission. Though his division had
been cut in two, and rretrevably separated by the
Austrian left wing the brave General continued to
i advance, and, with only three hundred men, fell
boldly on forty thousand Austrians. AS soon Mo-
reau heard the sound of his through the for
est and the alarm it spread amid the enemys ranks,
he ordered Ney and Grouehy to charge full on the
Austrian centre. Checked, then overthrow, the
broken Austrian column rolled back in disorder,
and utterly routed. Campbell, the poet, stood in
tower and gazed ON this terrible scene and in the
midst of the fight, composed in part that stirring
ode which is known as far as the English language
is spoken.
| The depths of the forest swallowed the struggling
hosts from sight but still there issued forth from its
bosom shouts and yells mingled with the thunder of
cannon, and all the confused noise of battle. The
Austrians were utterly routed, and the frigh tened
cavalry went plung ring through the crowd of fugves
into the woods-the artillerymen cut their traces,
and, leaving their guns behind, mounted their hor-
ses and galfoped away-and that magnificent col
ulnn, as if sent by some violent explosion was hurl
ed in shattered fragments every side. For miles,
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and when the battle left the forest, and the pine
tree stood calm and silent in the wintry night pier
cling cries and groans issued out of the gloom in
ry directon-suferer answering sufferer as he lay
and writhed on the Twenty thousand men
| were scattered there amid the trees while broken
carriages and wagons, and deserted guns, spread
perfect wreck around.
Venice is labyrinth. There is no city like it in
all the world. 1t always unntelligible place,
and it is still uninteligble. 1t contains popula-
ton of lie, 600 inhabitants, located in 81 91S hou
ses. There liz religious establishments, though
at period there no less than 228. Of brdg-
chiefly of marble, there 306 and small
nicating streets less than 08 The city is seven
miles in circumference. The grand canal is nearly
300 feet wide other canals are wide enough, but
the widest steet is not than from ten to twelve
feet from house to house, and the majority do not
exceed eight. Horses are unknown, and the largest
animal to be seen is dog. The foundation of the
CITY commenced IN 4UZ, Wnen the FenetianS lied to
the Lagunes before the invading army of Alarc, the
Goth. The city is built upon y small islands, with
pile and stone foundations for the buildings The
church OF Santa Maria de 10 Salute constructed
in 1881, as monument of thanksgiving for the
sation ola great pestlence and rests upon O00
piles This church contains 125 statues.
It is said that in Venice there are thousands who
never saw hill, or wood, of corn grow
ing or vineyard, or green field, even horse
and carriage The canals traversed by Condo
las, species of canoe, twenty-five feet long, with
little cabin in the centre sufficiently spacious for the
accommodation of from to 10 persons. These gon-
doas and their furniture and equipments are all
black, and when they upon the water they
have the appearance of floating hearses The black
cloth which is thrown the cabin top is fringed
with tassels, and exactly resembles funeral pail
y Corr ~ 7. Commercial.
RESOURCES MEx1co.-The revenue is S1200O,-
900. The Minister proposes to pay $2,900,00O to
the States S3000000 for the interest the public
debt and ST. 100000 for the expenses of the Govern
ment The foreign trade has BEEN in part diverted
from Tampico to Matamoros An extensive snug
Cling trade is carried on by the Rio Grande. The
exports by this line S6,000,000, and the import
is equal. The product Of the silver mines the last
year S37, 100000. of which S26.000,O00 were
coined. The administration of Gen Arista promises
to be the most beneficial ever enjoyed by Mexico
The power of the church has been weakened by his
election. The Tehaunepec treaty is bitterly oppo-
sed by the press. The feeling of hostility to the
States has changed to warm friendship.
awe are fearfully and wonderfully made" said
Mrs. Darlington, after she had stood for long time
contemplating the Aztec children. Her hands were
resting upon the back of chair she said this, and