The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-05-15
3fligrfllanrmls Rrahings
Napoleon s W al shais.

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LAST Struggle aud Dealh Of Marshal Pon.
ia oaski.-The allies brought 10 he encour.
ter At Leipsic, nearly three hundred thousand
men and thirteen hunlrcd cannon, while
Bonapare had bui one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five thousand, aud seven hundred and fif
ty cannon. Tie latter were drawn ur
around Leip>ic, with the city and the liver
Elslcr lying in the erear--amai,ing the onset
of the immense host that was moving to the
attack. AT o o'clock, the battle opened, and
nearly half u million of nlcn engaged i'm NOR
tai combat. The scene at this moment WAS
Iindesctihally awful--'the whole plain was
black with the moving masses, save wliere
The myfia,ls Of gliitering helmets arose and
fell in the sunlight, while eight hundred
cannon, in one hinge semi circle, opened their
united thunder on the French
Clouds of dust filed the air, and amid the
roar Of artillery, the strains Of martial music
tho shrill neighing of Tens Of thousands o!
horses moving to battle, and all ieafening,
clamor and solemn inuimurs uf mighty
army. the shock came. Nearly two tlous.
aud cannon opened with terrific explosions
ON the living masses, and the fighifnI car.
mage began. Ppniatowski on the right was
first engaged. Made Marshal of France
tie day before ly the Emperor, he burned
20 di. .'inguiSh himself, and though, nj fist
forced by the heavy charge he ii,mly held
his position ngsinst the united onsets Of ar
iiileiy. cavalry aud infantry, that from morn
ing till night thund-rad in overwhelming
numbers aud power on hi diminished troops.
A wilder day Than sbis, earth never saw.
whcn darkness separated the combatants,
both armies sank down exhausted; and 81
lence, solemn and awful, fell over tic bloody
field.
Napoleon WAS beaten. and soon gave or
.dcrs to retreat. AL night long. the weary
thousands went poring over the bridge, and
when daylight dawned the allies bcheld with
JOY, the retfeaiing masses Of the enemy. A
general movement on Leipsic immedialcly
followed, and the sictorious columns went
rushing with shouts TO its attack. Artillery,
infantry, and cavalry, ammunition aud bag
gage wagons, and chariots, were crowded
aud rolled together, and went streaning over
the only remaining bridge A rear-guard
under Masdonald, Laun-----, and Poria.
towski, was formed TO cover this disoiderly
retreat. As Napoleon gave his dircctions to
each, Le said TO Poniasowski:
Pines yon,will defend the suburbs Of
Sire, he replied. Il have bat few follow.
ers left" lie had but two thousand seven
hundred LEFT ont Of all the brave Poles he
led two days before into battie.r)
"What then, added Napoleon, "rou will.
defend it with what you hayegr
"Ab, sire, replied The exhausted. but sill
uncenquered cIiiefiain. I'VE are all ready TO
die for your majesty"
! have already spoken IN my slsscl. Of
Mnedonsh, Of the defencs those TWO leaders
made and The CONSERVATION sud woe that
followed the premature blowing up Of the
bridge. ropiatowski struggled brayely col
wrest the yictorious slliss upli, be heard the
explosion That sent i into siIe air and then
ilc drew his sword, saving % hi, officers a.