The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-25

LIANT old officer who commanded the detachment He or
dered De Meras 10 be shot upon tha spot and as il to
aggrayae the severity OF his sentence, he called upon
a platoon OF his own arlillerymen to execute his
bloody sentence upon their captain. The men APP
peared 10 wayer for moment; for one instant the
rein OF discipline restrained them, but IN the next
hundred muskets were evelled at the heart OF the
| Proconsul The tyrant Tembled and turned pale-a
word look motion from the chevaller and the San
culinary wretch would have been swept into eternity by
hal storm Of lead and fire but De Meras threw HIM
self before him at the word OF command his brought
their pieces 10 the shoulder and St. Just taking advantage
OF the eetness OF his horse placed himself out OF gun
shot as quickly possible
| Scarcely had the proconsu reached the camp before
an order despatched for De Meras appear before
him His conjued him TO fly, or at least to refuse
obedience to the summons pedging their lives perish
before they surrendered him but the cheyaer pointing
10 the nag OF his country, exclaimed, "Tbnk you i'll
of me as TO suppose that the fear OF death any form
will induce me desert those coois, worse, array
myself against them u They would have accompanied
him. swearing TO make rampant about INN with their
bodies but he appealed their OF duty and of dis
c;npa and LETT them directing his second in command
10 keen them in position till relieved by orders from the
camp.
Bnt short time elapsed after De Meras had arrived
At HEADQUARTERS before voey of musketry was heard
The faithful artillery could no longer DC restrained
hey rushed in mass the OF the representative put
only in time to the body of their brave old captain.
pierced by dozen balls, still writing IN the agones Oh
death Transported with rage, utterng cries OF ven
oeance they overthrow every obstacle and sought 81
Just throughout the camp 1t was too late the monster
had escaped in time and nothing OF him but his
form on horseback, disappearing the margin OF
plain OF great extent ,
The vengeance of these braves, however, would only
have been deferred lost had not Heaven decreed
death more Infamous than they contemplated penalty
for such deeds of infamy. AS might have been fore
seen however the army of the Mosele victim TO the
rashness and ncapaciy of ST. Just, was obliged to raise
the siege OF Chareo by the advance OF the united forces
of Kaunitz and the Prince OF Orange. OveIpower-
ed by numbers, the French recrossed the Sambre,
leaving var, of their artillery and great number OF
prisoners in the hands of the eiemv Uniting with the
corps which Jourdan led their ASSISTANCE they formed
the army of the Sambrc and the Meuse, which, under the
command of that marshall performed such glorious feats
of arms.
After considerable length OF time, ST. Just made ms
appearance in his old capacity OF commissioner al the
headquarters of this army Apparently, he had no ap-
prehension of meeting the old aIiileymen OF the unor
upae De Meras; but they had not forgotten him. One
day when visiting the ouposts, surrounded by numer-
Gus escort from a coppce at hand arose furious
cry of death 10 the " accompanied by shower
of balls, which strewed the ground with numbers OF
innocent victims, but left the terrified Proconsul un-
harmed He fled to Paris escaping from the musketry
Of the artillerymen only lose his head with Robes
pierre and his companions upon the scafold. h.