Smyrna times., 1858-04-15
INTERESTING SKETCH.
ADreadful Quarter Of an Hour.
AN UNPUBLISHED INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF
BLUCHER.

BLUCHER.
A. the time the Congress of Vienna was oc-
cupsd IN rec0nstructlng the map Of Europe, the
ancient city of Liege, being no longer the chief
town of the department of The Orthe, nor yet
The capital of new providence, was occupied
Temporarily by the allied armies. The garri-
son consisted chiefly ofsome regiments of Saxon
troops, being the same corps de armee that had
betrayed France at LeipsIg.
Ole morning Prince Butcher, field marshal
and commander in chief of the Prussian armv
arrived by the st. Margaret gaze, escorted BY
small detachment of cavalry and a brilliant
staff lie came 10 Communicate to the Saxon
troops the decision of the Congress Of Vienna,
by which the finest part Of SaXony was given
up tn the King of Prussia, and to order them at
the same time to put on the Prussian cockade
and take the oath OF fidelity 10 their new SOW
ereign. The superior Saxon officers had not
contemplated this circumstance as one of the
consequences Of their betrayal of Fraace. They
cordially hated Prussia and the Prussians !;
they were sincerely attached TO their old king,
and his attachment was Justified by his private
virtues and his nobcness of character. They
answered Prince Butcher by formal refusal /;
| they required, first of all, an order in writing
rom the King of Saxony, enjoinng them to 90
into the service OF Prussia; until this order was
gwen, they determined to remain Saxons.
Butcher, more surprised than angry at this
unexpected resistance, broke up the conference
and went to get his breakfast. AS was his Gus.
tom, he remained long time at the table,
| VIII lie he was breaktastng, the Saxon soldiers,
hlvlHg learned OF the resistance of their Off
GERS 10 the directions OF Bucher, had, without
orders, taken up their arms, occupied the pub
| lie places in force, and had cleared the princi-
pal streets. Some detachmcnts began 10 trav-
erse the city, to the damage Of such Prussians
as they fell in with Thc people, without
knowing why, had taken sides with the Saxons,
and already more than one Prussian had been
| thrown iEtO the Meuse from the Pont des
Arches. the revolt was complete. The Saxon
officers probably did not do all they might have
done 10 prevent it; but if they committed this
fault, it was cruelty eXpiated.
| Biucher, excited to rage, mounted his horse
and attempted to harangue the mutineers. He
was hooted at and threatened. At last, finding
himself alone in the midst of party of soldiers
in full revolt, he started on gallop in the Rue
Feronstree, escaped several shots that were
aimed at him, and soon reached a retired street
near the Place dc st. Bartholomew. lie had
not been followed; but considering his case des-
perate, not knowing the streets, nor how to
reach gate where there was not guard of
Saxon soldiers, he became confused and bewil-
dered, jumped off his horse, which he left loose
| in the street, and rushed into the first house
whose door was open.
! This house was occupied by two aged maid en-
ladies' named Demany, who lived very retired,
| with but one servant, who was also very DID,
The elder OF them, who was paralytic and deaf,
had not left her arm chair for years; she was
not much under seventy, was still active, intel
| ligent, and energetic.
"What do you want? Why do you come
here?" she asked, seeing an officer come in
looking frightened aRd all in disorder.
81 am Prince Blucher," said the fugitive
81 am pursued by people who wish to assassi-
nate me hide me, save mel
81 shall try, sir" said Mile. D., understand
ing at once the gravity of the situation q" COM
poso yourself, and help me to move my sisters
chair. Time is precious"
On what slight things sometimes depend the
lives Of great men. This one was saved by the
most accidental and insignificant of circum-
stances. The house occupied by the Misses
Denany had just been thoroughly repaired
The paper of their chamber bad be0n renewed
which made it impossible to distinguish the ope'
ming ofa large wall-press. In a moment the
boards over this press were taken off and put in
the store-room. The marshal crouched down
in the closet, the arm chair of the paralytic wo
man was rolled in front Of his hiding place, il
such way as to hide the lock, and then they
waited vuietly. The moments did not seen
short to field marshal Blucher. ms
The Saxons had found his horse wandering
in the streets They were almost certain h'
could not have got out Of Liege. Every hous'
in the quarter where he might have hidden him
self was searched, that of the Dernany ladi c
among the number. Fortunately, the Saxon