Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-06-19
BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS.


Caro- is on the eastern bank OF the Nile.
Monrad 3ey had there assembled The grparerp,rt
OF his Memelukes, nearly ten thousand ii mum.
ber for decisive battle. These proud aud
powerful horscmen were supported by twrpty-
thousand foot Soldiers strongly entrenched
Napoleon was marching along the western shore.
On the 27h Of July, N ,poleon, conscious that
he WA. near the city, SET his army in motion be-
fore the break Of day. Just as the .un was ris
ing ia these cloudless skies, the soldiers brheld
the lofty minarels Of the city upon the left qilded
by III rays; and upon the right, upon the boders
OF the desert, the gigantic pyramids rising lk4
noun aims upon an apparently bnundess plain
he whole Grmy4lns'ncdvrlg hslsed, and gazed
awe-srlcken upon The monumrnis Of antiquity.
The lace Ut Napoleon heaned with enfhus.
asm. soldiers" BE- exclaimed "a he rod. nlopy
the Ranks, ''irom these sumtaits 1ry cen,ures
confeiniI iIated your actions" The arIor OF the |
soldiers was reused 10 the hphes, pitch. Ami. |
maed BY FihH clang0r Of the martial bands. and |
The gleam of flGuting banner-, they advanced |
With tmpriaotas steps 10 meet iilelT Toes The |
whole plain before them az The hase OF the pyr |
amids. was filed with armed men. The gilt |
tering weapons Of ten thousand hOrsemen in the |
utmost splendor OF barbario cavalry, brllgni
pumes, the arms Of FURNISHED steel and gold |
presented an AIRY equally imposing. Uudls,
mayed. the French troops, inarshalled INTO five
invincibIe squares, marched on. There was
apparently no alternative.
Napoleon must march upon these enirencb.
msnts, behind which 24,U00 men were STA
toned, with tGeir artillery and muskelryi 10
sweep bis ranks, and a formidable body of hor-
semen, on fleet and powerful Arabian steeds
awaiting the onset and ready 10 scize upon the
slightest indication Of confusion, 10 plunge with
all The fury which hialism can inspire upon his ,
bleeding and Inangled squares. II must have ,
been moment df intense anxiety, But as Ma ,
poleon sat upon his horse, In the centre of one :
of the -quares, and carefully examined with his /,
telescope The disposition OF the enemy, 10 ore !
could discern the slightest trace Of uneasness y
dis grave gaze was long a0d intense.
The kpenness OF his scnutiny delecsd that :,
be guns Of the enemy we're not mounted Upon 4
'nrriages and they could not lherefte b, turned !.
rom the direction IN which they were placed ,
No Oiher Officer, though many Of them had :,
qually goud glasses, made this important q dscov. :,
ry. He immediately, by a lateral movement, :
-Uded bis army 10 the right. towards he pyfa~ ].
bd-, ibs HIS squares might be oul Of the range :;
4 the guns. aud that he might attack tle enemy -
n the faux. The moment Mourad Bey per ~ :,
eived ibi. evolution be devnpd il object, and -
rih great military sagaciiy resolved Instantly to
barge. - -
You shall pow see U.s." said the proud Bey, " "
cut up those dogs Ike gourds." -
Il was Indeed fearful spectacle. Ten thou. M
aud horsemen, mpgnitceuily dressed. with the ne
rslesl sieeds "a the world urging their horses vi
'ilh bnody spurs To The onset. rendiug the hrav to
rs With their cries and causing the earth 10 m,
emhle beneath the tBunuer OF iron feet, came an
lwn upon tbr adamaDtiae host. Nmhing was Of
YER SEEN in war more furious than fhi. charge ira
en- thousand horsemen is an enormous mass ths
hose longest Injured 10 odangsr felt that il was u
! aufiIl m m-Bt. IL seemed Impossible 20 re- gs
. such an avalanche. TIE most profound die
encs reigned through the ranks. interrupted wi
y by The word of cummand. The nerves Of orc
being raised 10 their ulmosi iensinn. raj
ery ord-r was executed with ihe mos nirvsl- re-.
rs precision and rapidly. The colder. held yo
Pr breath. and. with bdsiiing bayonsis, stood A.,
ouder lc shoulder 10 receive The shork e.
The moment the Name ukes arrived within adj
N shot. the artillery Of the angles plpoghrd gr,
.ir ranks, aud plaioons Of 1uu-keiry. ve'iry ina
er volley. in q perfectly uninterrupted fpw,
ept into their faces nities- Tempest of des-
Ieiion. Horses and riders. stnrk by hals
led over each other b. hundred "a The sand. P'li
we're iranplsd and cru he'd ~ the irrn ho''is r +,
thousand uf frantic sieeds, enveloped 10 dus' -"
4 smoke. comprising the imp 'tuous column. '''''
. the squares sioud firm as the pyramids
whose base they fought. Noon was br''ken
not me waverel--ibs daring Nsmeiak-t N
frenzy of their rage and di.apgoiuim-ni.
ew away tkeir lives with The utmost reckless.
..
They wheeled thar horses fosnd. and reineo
m hack upon the rauk that they nigh kick
M wsv into the terrible f1riress~s 4 living
n. Ren5ered iurions by their insiHiay to
.sk tie ranks, hey hurled their Pisiols sne ian