Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-13

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ststloo. l. derived from French WOik
entitled sFIisvOire de "a GAtde Impe'iale
rvlue par n. Emile Marco de TAiNt Hill
Hare. '-aad . ipssres'ing q The present
- moment 49, -
81 Daring the day, ire artillery Of the
1unrd, under Drcuel. maintained its Old
tefOwn and the Guard itself had free
nusntly. been used 10 restore the baltic
IN ya,iouS parts 81 the te:d' "nd always
With sucres.. The English wsre. Sase be
4 coming exhausted. and in an hour more
MIA doub.irss havc been forced
into a Disastrous defeat. but for; ire
fmelv arrival of Marshal Butcher. Blu.
when they cav, him with his 80. 1000
Prussiaas approaching. their courage re-
E EiveA, while NapoleOn Was 6'led with
- auaxen,ent. A beaten enemy was about
ssr 10 fo,m junction with the allies. willie
(Srouchy, Who had been sept 10 keep
hisn IN check. was nowhere TO be seen.
Alps! what g'ea, plans single inetti :
- Gent con.n1antler cen overthrow.
~ In moment Napoleon SAW that he
!. could not sustain the attack Of so mSny
-: fresh troops. if once allowed to fO'up ="
.<,-iunction with the allied forces: and be
determined TO stake his fate on one bold
81 easa, aud endeavor la p iefce the alliro
J. center with grard charge Of the Old
r.. Guard. and thus throw himself beiweeI.
= lhe Two armies. For this purpose I he
!. Impsrial Gnard was called up and divi
;. .aed into TIVE immense columns. which
we're to meet in the British center. -
Thnse under Reille no sooner entered tho
Ere than it disappeared like mist. Thu
other was, placed under Ney.! the bra
vest of the b,ave,' and the order to I'd
vance given. Napoleon accompanied
them part Of the wav down the slope,
:. and hating for moment in u hollow
addressed them few words. He told
them the battle rested with them, ant;
thathc relied on their valor. tried in So
many fields. 'Vve Empereaf ! an,
swered him with shout that vas beard
above the thunder Of artillery.
E The whole continental struggle exhi
bits nosuhlimer spectacle than this last
sseff,rt OF NYpoison 10, save. his sinking
.Empire. The greatest military energ,
aud skill the world possessed had beer
taxed TO the utmost during the day
Thrones were tot.ering ON the turbulent |
field. and thas shadOv. Of fugitive kings
fitted through the smoke Of battle.--
BoSapa:ts's star trembfsd in the Zenith--
pow blazing ont in its ancient splendor,
now suddenly palipg before his anxious
eve. The intense anxiety with which ht |
watched the advance Of that column. /
and tie terrible suspense he suffered
when the smoke of,bat.le wrapped it
from sight, and the u.tee despair Of his
great heart when the curtain hfled over
fugitive armY, and The despaiting
shrek fung out The Guard recoils f.
sThe Guard reeoils !'smake us for mo-
nent forget all the coruage. in sympa>
thy with his distress. -. .s....zl
The Old Guard felt the pressure Of
Ahe immense Esspons Utility, and resolved
pot 10 prove unworthy 10 the great trust
committed t6its care. Nuthing could
be more imposing than its movement, 70
the assault. Il had never recoiled bs-
fore human foe,' and the allied forces
heheM with awe its firm and steady ads |
vance to the inal charge. For a .mo-
ment the batteries stopped playing and
,hs firing ceased aloHg the British lines,
%. wanoas the nsa'mg o. df1m, OF
Augse-note to cheer their steady cour-
sge, they moved in dead silence over |
i6e fsld., Their tread was Like mufiaed
ananaers wnile tae asEsing ne'me1' 9.
ne ewtassisfs 1ssnea ,ong Streams o.
lg'h ocnlna me dafks ana .eff'ole mass
a!lat swept u pne strong wave a'ons -
sAe ssesr .Rfoaes vas thefs am'u me-
guns' and on every prov Wa Mtl'sn y, ane |
soaissrse.s fsssolution ~ conquer " ule'
Rns nsxt nQpmens we aksH,sfy opsaeus
80 sne nea0 " snaL alians e ,assle
vesms9 s0sa !h Ne saIsh Z, = 50 1Asnm ~
ssh 'anS wsns IOWA rs. snsa $3.50
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