The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-02-23

lhc lluIams were again for flying; Stein
| forth, weary of doubt, resolved to examine
the nature of the forces for himself, and
refused to follow them. A new uproar
/ quIckcncd their deliberations, and as it
WAS their duty to save the kings troops,
they put the principle :;o speedy practice,
by riding off Stcmforth advanced alone.
and reaching height which overlooked
the high road TO Lubec, found, to his as
tohlSlincnt and sorrow, that the retrcating
multitude were Prussians, hurrying on
with all appearance of ruinous defeat
lie joined them without delay. founG that
the Tiger regiment formed part of the
division, was received by his comrades
with acclamation, and sabre in hand, was
himself again.
But all was ruin. The battle had
been unaccountably lost and the dispcr-
SION of the finest army Of Germany had
been as unaccountably suffered, until the
tate OF the country was irrctrievablc. All
the tortrcsscs were falling at the first sum
mons, and i'll those there could Of course,
o@ no refuge Tor rctrcatiuT troops. Bmchcr,
the bravcSt and most faithful of the Gene
rails OF Prussia, was ut the head of this
DIVISION; and indignant at the weakness
or pcrtdy on al sides, he resolved TO
march through ;hc Kingdom while he had
a soldier to follow him, and take the last
chances oftighting for his country. For
three days Of perpetual struggle with the
French corps detached in pursuit, they
thus hurried through the land; but they
had more rcSistcss enemy then the
French dragons. All their magazines Of
provisions had been burnt; they were
forced TO live on weeds and roots due up
III the fields; famine makes valor useless,
and, as final resource against the indir,
nty OF Surrcndcrin% on the field, Bluchcr
threw himself into Lubcc.
After one melancholy night of such
rest ;s tkry could find by living on the
pavcmcn; in the streets they were reused
ut dayhr"ak 10y the fire of the French
He'd pieces at the gates. The town WAS
wholly open, and the battle Was carried
on with desperation until noon. At that
hour til" remnant OF the cavclry received
orders I" make desperate attempt to
drive oil division Of chasScurS, whose
lire clriiItdrd the principal street of the
city. Sticnlurth, weary Of life. heard the
order with gloomy delight, and giving
ms. his last aI th%nshts to the memory Of her
| brothers in arms. The chasseurs instant
Iy gave way before the impetuousity oI
the charge, and the Prussiim sabre dealt
terrible revenge. But what WAS to he
! done by hundreds against thousands q
The trumpet sounded for their retreat
and the hussars were galloping back
when Sticntorth's quick eye WAS caught
by the conflict of few men in the Prus
sian uniform, struggling to make Their
way into the city, and hunted down hy
Tie whole swarm of French Dragons. His
blood WAS hot with the action which he
had just fought, the struggles against
such odds reused a!l his feelings, and point
ing ont 10 lis troops the spot ofcncountcr,
he struck spurs into his charger aud punw-
eel int" the middle Of the fray. \ mo-
mcnt later would have been too late
Some of the pruSsians had been diSmount-
cd, and an officer, already, wounded, was
III the grasp of Il large Frcnchman, who
WAS pulling him off his horse. a sweep
Of Sticntorth'S sabre ctlcctually disqualified
the Ganl for the operation, and another
laid on the ground his comradc, who had
attempted the same feat. The enemy
paused at this new assault, rcincd up their
horses, and began to look to their rear
The lrusSlans came on, and after few
more sabre cuts, StienforIh had the graf
iticatiun Of seeing the enemy face To the
right about, and the still higher gratif-
cation Of conveying the officer whom he
had rescued into the city. There, how
ever, the work of war going ON; heavy
fire was slattcring doors, windows and
tiles; canon shot was rattling through
the streets, and the muskctry, PruSsianS
and French, from the roofs of the houses
and walls, kept up an inccsSant roar. \
bad wound on the officers forehead had
swrllcA his features and covered his face
and body with blood, rendering him n
! startling figure; and it was with some ap
| prchcnsion Of his dying ir his arms that
his dciycrcr WIS enabled to carry him &c
! the hotel, which had been converted into
/ II temporary hospital On their arrival
! there the wounded man partly revived
desired 10 see Sticnturth, and thinking
him for his gallantry, SAID that, "as he
believed himself to be dying, he woulc
make one request; and that was, that tho
man who had SO bravcly saved him from
failing in the cncmy's hands, would dc,
liver his pockctbook and his dying remcm
bramcc to his daughter, the Countess Ju-
! lima Won koller."
The name was like shock of electricity
lie now recognized in the dishgurcd fea
turcs the physi0gnomy OF the naughty
general who had been so near consigning
him to ruin. But it was impossible tC
desert the father Of Juliana. lie sat 10y
him during that night Of dispair, and Al
day-break obtained an order for his con
vcyance from the city. As he returned
from Blucher's quarters, hc saw carriage
standing by the door of one of the inns
those were not times for ceremony, and h,
advanced; to make prize Of it for convey
ancc Of the wounded general. But III,
Garage was tenanted; he opened the door
and the first object that presented itself I,