New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-01

4 Aworld sublime awaits the dying
Who purely lived. Away with signing o.
I The Past is passed !; it's well to 20.
THE GENERALS DAUGHTER.
a Gale of tbr aDrussiau Campaign
| The dreadful campaign Of 1906 will be long
remembered in Prussia year of timid coun-
clis was followed by month of madness and a
day OF ruin! Europe has no other instance Of
national downfall, at once so simple, SO instan-
taneous, and so sweeping. 1t was a thunder
clap. The nation was not merely broken down
1t seemed to have been extinguished. The
blow appeared to have not only beaten the
kingdom to the ground, but to have reduced ii
to dust Politicians regarded it as undone for
ever. But the great war Of the Revolution was
made to ridicule all theories, and the theories
of politicians the most Of ALL Prussia was in
the grave. The Frenchman's heel had trampled
on its clay. But the soul could not be buried.
In the hour Of mortal extinction it arose but
the more enfranchised: it was on the wing, and
1t hovered over the tomb of the country. In
the appointed hour, it re-animated the body.
and Prussia rose again.
| 1t was the depth Of midnight Of wild and
stormy day, when the trumpet sounded for the
| Tiger Hussars to saddle and mount This was
one Of the most brilliant regiments of the Prus-
sian cavalry. The Empress Catherine had sent
it peisses Of tiger skin, from her admiration Of
Its services, and it held the first rank in the
RUSSIAN y, army for activity, courage, and dscip-
line. The colonel was brave old man. who
had learned his lesson under that capital school
master Of the soldier, the Great Frederic The
othcers were among the noblest born or The
most distinguished by personal gallantry in an
army where all were gallant. They had now
the post Of honor, and acted in advance of the
army, which was encamped on the frontier
awaiting the approach of the French.
| "What news is it that has brought us out Of
| our beds this rough night, Steinforth p said
the old colonel, Won Walden, to the adiutant
who had just delivered the order from head
| quarters.
| That matter rests with his royal highness
the olnmander-in-chief,'' was Steinforth's an
swer +" But believe expresses have come in
| from Elmsteldt giving some accounts of noye-
ments of the French hussars; at all events it
would not be to our credit to be caught asleep y
Where are the enemy'" asked the colonel,
| wrapping his pelisse tighter around him, as a
bitter gust, direct from Siberia whirled over his
| schako.
ssThey are invisible, inaudible and undiscov-
erable, at least so say all at headquarters y
| said the adjutant with a SMILE
| &c Yes, at headquarters they find it ALWAYS
easy to raise armies, and to annihilate them,
| Prussia has at this moment three hundred thou
sand men, on paper, and the French armies are
f-saelted down to third of the number, and those
| too nothing but invalids and conscripts-miser-
abies come out of the hospital, or only fit to 90
into it. But l know better. We shallshave to
light with men who know their trade, and, entire
| nous, Napoleon is q different kind of soldier
| from the Duke of Brunswick
"Well, colonel,a said Steinforth, eve shall
probably know something on the subject by this
| time tomorrow. Our regiment will do its duty
but unless we exhibit little more steadiness in
the field than they are exhibiting at head-quar-
tiers, we shall have but slight chance of add
ing to our decorations. There, even in the short
time OF my waiting for orders, could see SO
much confusion, so much want of real intelli-
gence, and so much Hardness in making use of
what they had, that cordially wish the next
twenty-fou hours were fairly over and all well,
| / tremble for Prussia"
''Why, Steinforth, am mnch of your opin-
ion. The duke is brave, but lie is no general.
The army is brave, too, but it is twenty years
| SINCE 1t has seen shot fired; and the king is
brave, but he is no more experienced than his
army; and now, all that is to be said about the
matter is, that we must fight as well as we can,
and trust to the chapter Of accidents To what
point do we move 10
"Three miles ahead, to the mill of Elbers-
| dorf; there to wait for the Hulan brigade, who
will join us within two hours; the whole then
| to advance, and fall on the enemy wherever we
Gull uIlu nlHl
-. The word &c forwards was given, and the
Tiger Regiment rode on, through a burst of
storm which shook the forest above their plumes
most dlsastrously, scattering many feather on
| the wind, that had futtered gaily at many a
| review; flashing long streaks of lightning in
their faces. and ploughing up the ground under
their horses hoofs, by the mere weight of the
ram. 1t was about two in the morning, when
| the sound Of scattered shot in their front gave
S;r flnS,. Al.
enemy's force. The firing soon thickened, the
regiment halted. and Steinforth was sent gallop-
| ing back to head quarters with the news.
| There the scene which he had anticipated was
fully realized. All was contrariety of intelli-
gence, and all, of course, perplexity. The Duke
of Brunswick had been reused from his slum-
bers, and crowd of general officers were soon
assembled. Steinforth was ordered in to deliver
his intelligence; his tale was brief one but it
produced no slight confusion among the grave
sages on whom the fate of Prussia was to de-
pend for the next twelve hours the most anx-
lous period Of her existence They with one
voice pronounced that the officer must have
been deceived; that the French could not have
more than passed the frontier, and that there
was full time to move on their fanks out
manoeuvre them, and finish the war by sending
the French Emperor prisoner to Berlin. An
involuntary smile stole over Steinforth's coun.
tenance at this wise decision; it was seen, and
he was asked the reason of so presumptuous al
exhibition. ,. a7s n (
&C Your Royal Highness," " said the young Ad.
jutant, "must look for your information from
higher sources l have told you all that
know. But if you ask my opinion, shall give
it fairly; that unless the army is in march be.
fore day-break, the enemy will throw them.
selves in our rear, burn our magazines, and
leave us to fight as we may, without bread
brandy, or gunpowder"
s.lnsolencep' exclaimed Ia naughty parsonage
a Major-General, excessively indignant at this
easy way Of expressing fact. ssYour Roya
Highness," said the angry General " would dc
well to consider, before you act on this advice
This mans statement is utterly impossible
am by no means sure that he is not Frencl
spy. hanged two of the profession in front o
my quarters but yesterday"
Steinforth's cheek blazed he gave Major
General Won Roller the shortest denial tina
could be expressed by the shortest word, and in
stinctively clapped his hand on the hilt of hi