The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-07
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF
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The cannon thucdered before the valley
Of Buda, and vom:ed its iron messengers
into the heart Of the city. The banner Of
Austria still waved on the ramparis; the
proud double eagle hoverod above the fol-
lowers Of the house Of Hapsburg. With
in the walls, all was desola,on. ruin and
misery; devoted TO the cause Of liberty,
the citizens dared no, share the danger Of
their brethren without, nor dared they
show their true feelings or disavow their
sympathy for the imperialists, for The glib.
be, was erected in the public square, and
from iis grim arms were already suspended
the bes, and bravest Of the land. Wilhou,
the walls although the scylhe ofdea,h had
moved down many oi The glorious defend.
,ers Of the holy cause, all was busle and
excitement-w bad become familiar to
those stern men: cannon, sword and mus
lket, were their playthings and every conn
tcnance indicated sanguine bopes ofeahy
success. Here might be seen motley
ihrong ofMoyears listening a,leniively to
an sged chief who in the musical tones of
their tongue promised early delivery from
the yoke oftyranny, there you might see a
group OF foreigners--P"les by their looks
and dress-whose stern features unmoved
by smile or passion, ,betokened grave med
,aiion of the topic Of the day-,he prom
ised fall ofBuda. They, too, listened to
the address of one of their numbers grey
warrior, whose SCARED face bespoke his va.
Tor on many fields Of battle; he spoke en-.
erge,icaIIy, reminded them Of their own
country, which if Hungary we're but free.
would follow lis glorious example, freed
by the valiant sons of thai nation which
they now endeavored to liberale. The
name Of Kosciusko that name revered by
all Poles elected from lis hearers shout
Of Observation-Disclosures" "Koscius.
ko" they cried clenching their hands, and
grasping the hili Of their swords; when
they became silent, and listened TO their
chief. 'n@t -
&, These men formed part Of the "forlorn
DUUc WUiCU was OIuc'ou W iCdu tIC as
sui. upon Buda the following morning,
There was still another, group consist
ing Of staff officers; several ot whom han
just returned from q breas,work which
caused great havoc among the ranks Of the
besieged. They we're discussing The prac-
ticabiliiy Of throwing up anoiber w rk
close to The walls of the fortress, and ma
ny glasses were directed towards the walls
10 pick on, suitable plan. Presently an
exclamation Of surprise broke from the lips
ofa young Colonel and once mure adjust.
inc his glass, he took another look then
sp,ang up and has,ening towards his horse
which stood near by, held by a soldier he
cried: IA sortie,genileman,a soriie." The
cry, which under other circumstances and
among other men would have caused the
greatest excitement failed to do so in this
Gaze. The officers moved quickly TO their
horses, and rode OF in different directions
to their respective divisions. Columns,
began to form squadrons Of horses galloped
across the plain, the gay Hussar, the heavy
dragon, the undisciplined hordes Of noun
ted peasan,ry moved quickly over the turf
and took up their station. Abide camps
were hutrying from post to post, the roar
Of the artillery became hushed andth hos
tile demonstration on ,le part ofhe besie.
ped, had as /. were caused hoslilites, for
moment 10 cease.
The officer had not heen mistaken, for
the besieged had indeed ventured upon a
sor,ie. BY the time iha, the Hungarans
had taken their position wilhou, with
drawing the necessary protection corp, of
their batteries The enemy hal displayed a
strong force, and were fast advancing to-
wards the foremost forifcation. The Le-
pion Pelonaize met them, and breaking
through The ranks Of the tall grenade .sa-
bred hundreds in tIieii fearful charge. -
Brought to halt BY the sudden unmask-
ing Of a formidable battery, they wheeled
round trampling TO the followers the tf
Austria and carrying off one Of the proud
banners. This withdrawal was The sign
for tho Honveds to complete the work Of
death. ''Kossl,h and Hungary" was the
spontaneous shout aud the rush Of the de-
voted peasantry wcs the signal Of death 10
: many an Austrian. The hostile comman.
der fell moiially wounded, another banner
was grasped BY the iron hand Of q Honved
whilst its bearer sank lifeless to the ground
The flying artillery Of The Hungarisns now
reached the scene F''ad before an
hour ha 'te dr.
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