Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-07
u TERMS qwo DoLLARs = Apv4ssz.
IIIlBIgINlI esd u n b I. 1854
l Angsreauls bsfors Eegapo, aid Ms.
lsssals cosld hot bssPassd ffohiAtht

Anesreau's before Eegano, aid lIas.
lssbais cpnld not BE- sparsd ftomethe
|de6ense of Neuofd. s ssps "a eaasisn {
The sgeneral had pbnt fonfteen
thousand nbOys, smostly ssraw recruits,
with (which to suppofpJ cubeFt, who
was ltwehfy miles aistaut, menaced
/ By the finest army that Austrian had
eYefpfganized |; besides he was total,
Nv ignorant Of the disposikionH Of
|lEafmsefs troops, only ks knew that
he was eoncentrAting his forces be-
tween Mantna and RiToli shrinking to
fall sbpon, aud cat of GonbertIbefore
The could reach him ss 2 a
g, gthatsIfhad but some reliable
information Of his positfon aid spIan
of attack muttared Napoleons his
leyes flashing, aud his face 1elose to
the paper, iasssif from its surface be
would conjure pthe information he
sought. alt IA 81 44 a3s.s Hsist
sas.I have brought it to- yon, Gener-
al, !" spoke q clear. silver voice ct bis
elbow, aud Napoleon saw there be-
side him q fair.headed, khands0me
boy, booted, spurred and cloaked
and much bespatterea with nlud.sa n
~ Who are yon}ai ~ hence %. yop
Gomez and how have yoh gained nd,
mission 10 this apartment e sharply
demanded the general, In pecnIiar.
lirapid enunciation that characterized
him id his excitement. fAk ss5tiiI
is lam d messenger from General
Joubert, General FL come from Ri.
wolf. II gained your presence Through
ao passage not guarded BY q sentry,
The information yon seek ia here,
General, = and from ont the folds d
4his dripping cloak tile hoysdreW q par
lcel, that being inr0lled upon Abe IA.
lble. Displayed to- the eyes Of the az.
tonished general, Almost exqnisitely
drawn plan Of alLsthes territory be
tween Mantua 81 the Lake Of Gards
with every division, brigade canton.
tment aadsadvaneed post of the Aus.
ltrian Rrmys most accurately located,
land defined. lslH slsssa q7a
For five minutes Napoleon gazed
lin silent exnltation, and; then he
Iglaneed almost sternly at the hand
lsome boyalsa All tsIs lsaalsse
i 4 You come from Riyolias
he .Ido my General. yY4Eas
s BY whose oIderR i8l 3ai f
IS Gods and Franre.n SIS
IS And these plsns-a sotrI fIfw
"Are mine, Genera. q io ssks
a Impossible - Il f4ssssai "A Il
rs "A God hearslme they are. Gen
lerali With my life / will guara1tss
their reliability. Ell am ready. Gen.
Eeral, to conduct you TO. General jon
bert, BIZ the most direct route. !" n
/ Napoleon was proverbiallY super.
Istitions, and he looked upon the bean
IItiful boy at his elbow as q superpa
Etural being, and he determined ito fol
How him to RiVoli. sss.x ag.,iI
i Within half an hour. ,Bonaparte
Twas the head Of three deni brigades
of MasseIa's division, and two squad
IRONS Of cavalry, and dashing on to
wards Riyoli "a relieve Joubert,
/ IL was a clear, cold winter light
at two o'clock, as the young com
mander rained in his horse upon the
4 Verge of Rivoli's plateau, andbehelE
1.-THE whole northern horizon lid d blaze
With the camp iires Of Nurinser' 4
/ hosta t1ssF eYa I
For several. minutes Napoleon
fgazed down upon the Austrian caplp
but, when he turned bis eyes once
more npon those about him, the boz
conrierhad sterio0sly disapp
Bonaparte knew that unless hf
Ecould hold the plateau, his little army
lwonld be totally anihilated, and be-
fore dayli he ordered Joubert,
whose troops, after two dsys almost
lincessa1t fighting, were taking such
/ repose as they could find in the. open
asiir to attack tie Austrian advanced
posts and drive, them iii upon The
imaiS body. The order was prompt
1ly executed, and anlhour before sun
rise, on the nth of January, ] 1877
1.-The Battle Of 5Rivolf was raging in all
Its terrible details of death and car
ats4n kssAa <f9
/ just As tho SIM emerged from ths
peaks of the wintefrclad hills Jon
lbert's lett e0mposed Of tho seth and
lI25th demiabrigade began % give
way before the MhiflWind charge 81
lAnstria's right wing, commanded By
the indomitable, and hitherto ihe ii.
Evincible Liptai himself. s'f IS
At this critical momept, he IA
Emops 18th led ~ BonapafEe, n per
Ison, came up 1T q quick run, and
forming esa cretclset covered the fe;
Treating hrigades and, for little
thine, drove tie Austriaus back il
| confusion. Bpt tie odds against the
gallant I4th was too great, and, IN
! spite of all their gallant yonng gen;
| aFal could say, they began slowly 3
Ifall back nnder Che terrible and
Isweepingcha Of Liptais Veterans.
Already had the Anstfians reached
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