Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-03-24


for during the last two days 50 m,ny had dropped
of, that it bcc,nc indispensable to clreck the dis
order as speedily and cfectualls as possible. We
founl tlst the superauous baggage cfts. and many
others whici, inpcdcd the marrh. had been burat,
and the horses belonging to them put before the
gins. The columns made but slow progrcss; at
every step an additional supply Of horses became
necessary for the transportation Of the artillery
The Emperor was compelled to direct that every
second horse now attached TO the ammunition wa
gons and the wagons OF the officers of rank should
Immediately be transferred to the gun carraees.-
Now it was that wagons already overladcn and de-
privcd of half of their means oftranspcrt, were COM
PEELED to diminish their loads or to be altogether
abandoned. The road was soon thickly strewn
with all manner of articics--cven costly works of
art and luxury were thrown from the wagons as so
much vauelcss trash, and only ht for the flames
"You rccollcct the occurrcucect Moscow, where
the wagon was upset AMI plundcredl Was | not
right in saving, that m,n was the luckiest mn OF
us all ?" observe L1rusi.
"we do" said I. "And | am heartily glad to
get rid of all this trash.' s
"a, Ear a, Sn ,lensk =" L,rush continued. eve
shall be able to struggle onwarls, although not
without difficulty There re provisions there -
But listen. WAS not that sus' Indeed it wAs.--
A second, third. Che report comes from the di-
rcction of yiaznr,. Are the Russians upon usl''
We all listened !attcntivcly. Booming sounds
Interrupted the peaceful morning Soon however
they ceased, and nothing was heard more. Mean
while, Colonel I.1rush h,d become aPprchensive.
Until now we had only had to combat the hard
Slips of 4 long and wcarisomc journey; but should
the enemy have marched with combined forces to
attack us. it was impossible to forcscc what might
become of the army. ltdid noss,tisty Lar'lsh that
the guns were silent again; ever familiar with the
Russian m,nncr of fighting, he was sure that at
least Je;achm mt of daring Cossacks h,d fallen
upon some of Divous.'s troops; and although, per
haps, rcpulsel proved the near presence OF tho en-
cmy's forces. Melit,tins on the consclue noes
which an ats,ck would produce, he rode thought
fully at the head his men.
.Bi>kcr." he called d,-5cckDning to the Lieuten-
ant Colonc,-"you have been long time in the
service AMI in Russia, you irticularly familiar
with the roads bctwcca VI lo-Jiroslawctz AMI Smj-
lcnskol''
IL think am sir. hive cr,sscl the distance
m rc t.,,n thirty times in ki'itsa. answered the
Iirlt-hcarted soldier, aipl not without certain
bride that his comm under sLDul avail himself OF
his knowledge.
"IIow far is il from VI ,lo-J ,rosawctz to Viizm,
over Mcdynf'
One dav's sm ,rch al least. nav he two, nearer than
the wax VIC have come. II the Co.'S tcks htd felt
inclined, they might have attacked Us on the road
Il III way from Viazma to Giatz-"
do you think - s,ij Llrush smiling and nod
ding approvaa at the sound Judgment of the Lieu
tenant -C..leael. -s--
.Bv the blessed Virgin, Colonel" replied Bis
kcr, with anm,tio II wish they hid tried, owe
them something yet for this wound above the eye
and the cut on my arm. But who knows. VIC NAV
meet them at Dtrogobusc.'
"Why there - ,lcm,p,led L,rush; though he very
we'll knew why.
"Bcc,usc the 7,,n-rosl from X .long there cross
tie ro III to smocnsko. We shall have something
to do there, think"
"whst is the distance between Kslonga and
D,roSobuge7''
".,bout a hunlrcd and eighty versts. probably a
little moro.
And Is the road good!''
"ITlat ,lcrends upon the season; now probably
p,ssablc on the higher, and nry the lower ground
When it SHOWS, however, it is the best sleishins
route in the whole Empire of Russia"
! "But il looks not like snow yet"
"Who knows, Coloncl7 The season has come
and that fruit will rpcn surely as plumbs in au
turnn.'
"Wcll, Blskcr, return to your comrades, know
now what wanted 70 learn. You arc acquainted
with the country, and will find the way when l wan
! you''
.'Ncrcr fear sir, answered the brave officer Will
I flushing eyes. IL could find tn. way from here tc
I Mulrid.'' He tfcn joined his comrades. ~ ~.
The ro,d warpn, s)mcw'nt, and there being ne
longer wood. alongside. it was easy to notice
dark crowl cfpcople in advance who seemed to be
very busy. At the sunc timc wig ,ns were driven
into the field. aa - 8
"Anotlcr o.fo-ia- e - sid B lies, laughing as h.
turned TO some of u. IN Jrc hjrscs for the artil
lcry. it seems
The hurry AMI tumult VIC role up to this spot
attracted the attention of The whole regiment. Tn,
sun shone brighfiy-suddenly its dazzling rays
throsnb ,ck from the middle of the crowd Assem-
blcd.
"Thst is the cross Of St Ivan." said Roscn, in
stantly recalling to his mindt!ic occurrence he had
seen on leaving Moscow.
A large pond WAS visible near the road int
wlicl. nurrcrous persons busily cmployc,
cartins the contents Of the baggage CARTS We nov
behcld the trophies collected at Moscow thrown in
to the lake. Costly ornaments, t'kcn from t!'
magnificent palaces, curious cannon which tn
Russians had captured in their Eastern wars, AM
fin liz, the great Cross ofSt. Ivan itself, were rclcnt
lcssIy duns into the mu Idly element keen ic,
wind arose towards evening. Though We lay dow
close to the frcs l,mbs not turned towards ii,
fiIe, were stiffcncj with cold
The day tawI,s la:c,'' sail Lcgrand who wa.
riding near me, soon aswc got on the msrch.-
"The sky mus: be ovcr;loulcd, for no stars can be
seen. How did the night agree with You, Major
'.Itwa really a severe night rcp'icc, can
every day adds to hardships.'
j The day dawncd omnously fer the rctrcating al
my--hcavy b inks of clouds rested above the no,