The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-29

The Emperor was suoAlleh then' tnoukh was cap
tain Il was the days OF the republic, when we made
h,t ,voyk with the priess--when were full OF en-
,h,,u..m You understand. WE'LL as was entering
R..s with my company, the FIRST we met was
,;a.t Without a moments reflection. ran him
,b,onyb with my sabre. The thing was done
.,scbsncslly | might have been wrong for he
Nd done me no harm In fact, he never opened his
mouth before OF after | passed my sword through his
body but when he dying the rascal gave me such
look a. shall never forget II was much to say
nj haunt you for this And so he has! have seen
him everywhere and he is always the precursor OF i'll
nek saw him in st Domingo, at Madrid. before we
,arted for Russia; (I wish had told the Emperor
.sv him nj Kowno, when the snow storm commenced,
!, The Bsreyna AT Dresden you brought me band of
.oo.erpty. The FIRST one Of them put my eyes upon
VA. him; it was Damane! See what has turned up
since"
Wa regarded Rossignol with CONSERVATION We
,A,,ah, he was going mad :. How |" said l. "Do you
at bslieye neither in God nor devil" interrupted the
commandapt so you there is superstition about
ma hut believe my own eyes, nevertheless, and |
know what know and that is that shall never see
France again you want my commission you can have
il before long for il will be vacant shall the
nrisst once more for the last time, and am expecting
him every moment"
"But YOU say you killed him."
aStiIl shall see him or his son; it's all the same"
AT this moment the pipe dropped from the command
ants hands, and he seemed petrifed. "Look" he ex-
claimed; there he IS"
True enough by the dim light OF the fire, which sud-
den shower Of rain had nearly extnguishsd, perceived
At a short distance the figure OF Dumanet, who APP
preached u.s. CHASTITY PALE with his head bound up in
bloody handkerchief For ten days he had followed
though severely wounded and, making his way through
the crowd Of Fricoeurs, had at last succeeded in joining
us The Door fellow took from his bosom the eagle of
the regiment which he very modesty presented to Kos
senol Who though his countenance had not yet recoy
cred the color Of which CONSERVATION had deprived IT.,
could not forbear his gibes.
$50 Monsieur lie Curate," he observed, "you bring
rain with YOU Could you not contrive to turn little Of
this water which is putting FIRE out into wine you
say was done at Cana Of Galee" Then taking the
eagle and kissing il without word or look or acknowl.
edement to him who had saved it, he continued, Join
your company, curae."
This was all the thanks Dumanet received. He obeyed
his orders Joined his comrades. bore all their Jokes and
sarcasms with his usual equanimy, and repaid them BY
distributing quantity Of tobacco, which he had managed
to purchase from the Fricoteurs. On the morrow ne
marched with us upon Hanau
The Bavarian general De Wrede had taken his posi-
ton upon the Kntzg in advance OF the city, with his
right upon the bridge of Lumbo and his centre between
that bridge and the main road to Gelnhausen which he
commanded by battery OF sixty guns much less
weight OF metal would have suced to have crushed our
way worn and disheartened ba.alions More fortu-
nately for U.S. advanced guard mistook their way,
and instead Of marching by the Genhausen road directly
upon Hanau, turned of the left where the country
more level and before either the Bavarians were
aware OF it, had actually turned their flank. When
our guides debouched from the forest of Lumbos to
their establishment they found themselves face 10 face
with the enemy, who, in their turn behed them with
equal amazement and greater consternaton-expectng
Them - they did, upon the other side The confusion
that ensued can better be imagined than described We
thought that surprsed-they. that their position
had been turned by a mastery manGuvre. Then was
manifested the difference between the Emperor and men
OF ordinary mould De Wrede, with an army fresh and
in fine condition, well posted. with powerful park OF
artillery finding necessary to change his order of bat
lie at once, lost his presence OF mind and became
fused Napoleon, who found himself at the head OF a
marching column within pistol-shot of the enemy. while
his artillery two hours march behind, per-
fecty collected and showed himself upon the instant
equal to the occasion. Throwing his whole force a,
once into columns Of attack be rode along the lines and
exclaimed Soldiers before you are traitors-behind
them is France Charge" That charge decided the
day The enemy were driven from post 10 post at the
point Of the though for three hours they disputed
every foot Of ground Meanwhile our artillery had
rived. and after brief proraction of the struggle the
Bavarians were forced into and the Knzg leaving
ten thousand men upon the field OF battle, and losing as
many more in the river and upon the bridges.
For some time during the latter portion of the fight,
Rossgnol, with the remnant OF one regiment, had been
stationed in the of OF advanced batteries to
protect the guns from sudden charge OF the enemy's
cavalry. The balls from park Of the Bavaran artillery
in front Of had been all along whsQg heads
without doing any HARM until at length they began
slowly retire with their pieces, firing they went As
the distance increased their range became correct
and the bullets and shells, which we could sometimes
skipping and bounding the field, occasionally
fell ranks and here and there knocked some brave
fellow OF his horse. Dumanet, as was his custom in
sseh cases. crossed himself repeatedly, and the COM
maDder, usual, began to muter and grumble "Oh
rascally priest it's he that brings those balls this way
As the hail OF grapesho and shfapne became more sc
we're and destructive, our thnned battalion which had
borne Tor some time with passive courage which gave
token OF the very highest grade OF dsc Pne and orude
began uneasy and huge gaps and then
made in their ranks the became and more rest.
less and excited. They wanted to forward but
orders for advance had been received, II was
necessary to keep them in position. Rossgnol in order
to divert the attention OF the troop from what going
on began to laugh and joke with those who were in hi.
immediate vicinity Look out for that shrapne curae
Do you ii rcoche' Sign OF the now /" he ex
claimed suddenly.
Dumanet had no time 10 cross himself, however fo
the shell, before the words OF the commander
mouth. had struck him. His afrighled horse rearec
and plunged, but the divinity student kept his sea,
though one OF his dangled loose from thu
shoulder as the pennon Of his lance from its staff
Witnout word OF complaint, grimace OF pain
the poor fellow rode of TO ambulance near at hand
where an apo,becayboy who had professed 10 be sur