The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-01

ceaslngi ot the hre on some point lndIcated
that the enemy was falling back. Al eight
o'clock, Napoleon was informed that the in-
porlanl position of the Church which had
been obslinaieIy taken and reiaken several
times in the course Of the day, had again
been carried by the enemy. Our troops.
whose numbers were infinitely inferior to
those Of the Russians, retired fighting 10 the
church, yard. At The moment when the or
derly arrived with this intelligence, the en-
peror had dismounted,. and was personally
directing a formidable battery pointing to
The left wing Of the Russian Army. He in
SANITY leaped on his horse, gaIlpped of with
The rapidly of lightning, and throwing him,
selfiato The middle of the buiiali0ns, which
were beginning 10 give way, "whalE he ex-
fnimed, va handful Of Russians repulse the
Grand Army! Hear me. my brave fellows;
lei not Russian escape from the church.
Forward with the arilleryl We must have
the church, any lads! we must have H."
! This address was answered "Viven Ems
pereur! Forward! we musl have the church,"
and all rushed on, railying in good order.
| A few PAGES from US we esped IN old
gtenadier; his face was backened by gun
pnwdef and the blood was streaming down
bis clothes. His left arm had been carried
away by bomb shell. The man was hurry,
ing TO TALL into The ranks. . ut.u.. ...H q a. E
"Stay, stay, my good fellow" said tho
emperpr, ego and get your wounds dressed I,
---go TO the ambulance" .u sa.u
II will" replied The grenadier "when we
thn - ann ua al a
lost sight Of him" perceived the tears
gIitieriug in the emperor's eyes, and he Turn
ed away TO conceal them. a t.aaa g.t
A,ten O'Clock that night The church was
ours. Tho empero was thoroughly ex~
hausied, rot,eting with fatigue as he sat on
his horse. He ordered the firing to ceuse;
aud the army reposed, surrounded by the
enemy's hvouacas Our head quarters
i, we're established on the plateau, behind Ey-
Iau, 10 the midst of the infantry Of The guard.
'tAll is going on admirably" said the
Emperor 10 me as he entered the lent
I"Those men have fought brayely" With
out undiessing he threw himself on his bed,
and in a Few moments was sound asleep,
/ Al four in the morning the Emperor was
again on his !.c.se lie surveyed the ground
arranged his plans. posted the artillery ha-
rnngued the troops and rode past the front
rank Of each regiment AT dtybreak he
gave orders that the attack should commence
simultaneously on all points Abodt eleven
So'cl ok, The snow which had fallen incess-
lantly during the whole morning increased
with such violence that we could scarcely
perceive any object at the distance Of ten
Ipaces. Alter The lapse of some little time,
10 Russian column, amounting 10 between
five and six thousaud men, was discerned;
during the night his column had received
oTdets 10 Join lhe main body Of the army,and
had missed The way. The troops, who were
marching forward hesisatiugIy and without
scouts, had strayed to within distance 0t a
musket shot of our camp. The emperor,
sianding erect, With his feet in the slInuPs,
and the glass to his eye was the first to
perceive that the black shadows slowly de-
I fling through The veil Of snow, must belong
to the Russian Reserve. lie INSTANTLY di-
rected towards them two batiallions OF the
grenadiers Of The guard, commanded by Gen.
Dorsenne. Whilst the grenadIers adj ance ed
(iH 0lCH|C1 tHC SQHuAtOh vi uutJ uCub bttS
Emperor tuned the column, attacked it in
the rear, and drove il forward on our gren-
aders, who received it with fixed hay0nets.
The fiGst shock was terrible 10 the Russians.
But soon comparing their numerical strength
with the small number Of troops opposed to
them, tie officers drew their swords, rallied
their men, and all defended themselves with
Al ak f,ttr
diers appeared TO flag, when a young officer
darted from the ranks, exclaimlng in a loud
voice, "Cou!age, my brsve comrades! follow
me, and the Russian colors are oursm He
rushed forward, sword in hand, followed by
HE company, and penetrated the compact
center Of the Russian column. T1is uuex~
lpected assault broke their ranks, and our
1gfenadicrs resoIutely entered the passage
opened to them by The brave Auzoni.
| "Ths is one Of Tie most glorious achieve.
,aenis of this memorable day" said the EN-
peror, who had been an eyewitness TO the
heroic conduct Of Auzoni, He summoned
him TO his presence, and thus addressed him:
-"CAptain Auzoni, you will deserve the
honor of o,nm.nding my veteran mOusta-
ches. You have most nobly distinguished
youfseH. You have won an officers cross
and an endowment of 1000 francs. You
we're made q captain at the beginning Of the
campaign, and hope you will return to Paris
with a still higher rank A man who earns
his honors on The field of battle stands very
high in my estimation. ! presen, ten crosses
10 your cnmpay," he added, turning towards
the soldiers. ,as 2t iaN.H' "r 'a
Enthusiastic shouts rent the air, and the
snme men advanced to meet the enemy's
fire with degree Of courage and enthusiasm
which it is impossible to describe. Tw0
hours after. the victory was ours. The en-
emy's forcesrouted and dispersed, retreated
In the utmost disorder, abandoning their
Woonoed, their baggage, and their parks Of
ariillerJ taI H'3at
But the day's work was not yet ended for
the Emperor. According TO custom, he went
over the field Of battle 10 estimate the ene-
my . loss, and 10 hurry the removal of the
wounded. II was truly horrible TO survey
The immense ex,en. u ground over which
the snow Of :he previous doy was crimsone6
with blood. t1al 2iti da' "a aHa+ NJ
A quarter-master Of the dragoons, gtiey-
ously wounded, peteeived the Emperor pas
sing al few PAGES from him. "Turn youg
ewes this way, please your maiesly,n said
the man; III believe ! have got my death
wound, and shall soon be in The other world.
Bot no matter for that! Viye L'Emperor!''
ssLet this poor fellow 3e Immediately cons
lyescd 70 The aaabulance," said Napoleon, :.
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