Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-07

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"A favorable sign" answered Larush; "the
third division has no longer any guns; they cannot
answer in any other way. .... .l.., s..
Noble fellows.'' cried Eugene; "they have then
understood US. How beautifully caution and in.rc-
pidty are blended in Ncy. He waited to see wheh-
the three guns would be tho only ones fred, and
thus he arrived at the only possible solution they
were meant TO convey. rs e.,,r,.t,s
ain the circumstances in which the Marshal is
placed. there was indeed great risk incurred by
answering the signal" replied Larush; the means
betrays himself equally to the enemy. But his ed
gle glance penctrates the true state of things with
consumm,tc skill; he understands how, with a firm
hand. to grasp the means Of conquest or evasion"
"Anl in this he will not have been Mistaken"
proudly exclaimed the vccroy, he turned to give
his troops the new direction. s7.
The succoring soldiers press on. The clouds dis
perse; the moon, so frequently dangerous foe, be-
comes this occasion the friend of the distressed
She throws her pale light over the snow hills and
disclosed to view amoyng black line Bending along
the edge of the woods. ,.-s-rse1 81, f,-.- '.u
"There they are.'' cried Larush, and the troops
hasten their march. Soon they mutually recognize
each other; signs of JOY repeated; they eagerly
csnnot await the moment Of meeting; they spur on
in advance of their men. and fully recognizing each
other, leap from their saddles and embrace.
The whole army is carried away by this inspiring
example. AS if ach one had the happiness ofres-
cuins brother, son, father, officers and sol
dicrs rush forward and told one another in their
arms. Dangers, suffering, sacrifices, are forgotten.
A bright star beams at last on the desolate sea of
adversely; Russia's fozen stcppes and ce-clad
plains for once behold scene from the softened
portion of the drama Of life.
The hero, who had so successfully, and with H.
ons bo!tlness, wrcsted with foes and pcrls on ev-
cry hand, was surrounded by the soldiers in affcc-
tionate and admirng wonder. All. willingly lay
the need of praise at his feet: bat he TO whom du
ty, honor, and fame have assumed second nature
seems hardly to know that he deserves it, He is
carried in triumph into Orscha. Arriving there the
soldiers ofthc yiceroy shared with us their new
comrades, the provisions and liquors they had
, After two hours rest the army began to move. As
We had lost so many horses in crossing the Dnicper
Larush thought it best that ride by turns. Ro
sen and myself had one horse between Us, 70 that
. we could manage to get along pretty well. Iii,
wounds, thanks to his youth and sound constitution
, were fully healed.
Some days past with the usual .fatigucs on tn,
, road. The hope that sIinsk could not be yer,
distant, upheld the strength of the army, for there
were to certainty, stores awaiting them in abund
ancc, GOOD quarters, besides reinforce mcnts f 81
: and wen disciplined troops. Thus the fragments o
the grand army reached Toloczin. From this pIac.
We had but just resumed our march on the follow
, ing morning, when were met by an officer bear
5 Ing dispatches from the Emperor.
r They contained the appalling intelligence thai
Minsk in the hands ofthe enemy. When La
: rush heard this news from the lips of Colonel Ra
sinski, even he turned pale, and covered his fac
with his hands, rs il to shut it out from his memo
= ry. lie then uttered these words: "The Empero
, is prisoner of state. That too has befalcn US
s The loss of Minsk, however fearful, might yet b.
: borne, di,l not the Bcre-ina, with it bottomlcs
: marshes, hold us prisoners. A Russian army OIL
3 the other side, is iron bolt which herrnetica
5 closes the door Of this Tarsarus against us.''
"Thcre is no hope lcft," rejoincd 1. 'sbut tina
t the enemy before US may be ignorant Of our rea
. situation" ar s..6 lah
1 Larrsh increduousIy shook his head and replied
4 ADO you suppose that Kutusow has not found
: messenger to send intelligence to Tschitschagon
: Wittgenstein, and the other generals who comman
: the masses in our rearl They must be blind o
: mad, if they do not throw the their prey
i But one alternative ,ns to us--a glorious con
Il fict and death. Fortune cannot force US into tn
i path of dishonor, We must dispense with her f.
0 vors"
The army, after several most fatigung marches
arrived at Niamantz,. On this dreadful road thou
sands fell amidst the ordinary suffering and cxhaus
! ton, while the intelligence of Minsk being in tn
hands of the Ru ,sans was. alas more strongly con
= frmcd. The road led almost unintcruptedly 'thro
I pine forests, and then intcrspcrsci with only
few miserable huts. The lead-colored sky scenes
. frowninsly 20 drop down to the very ground. as
. enshrouiing the earth in its veil of drzzy mist
" 1t not very cold. neither did it thaw, but chill
and searching wind kept steadily blowing. penetra
ting the scanty rags of the soldier and slowly con
gcaling their limbs. The ground was cascd in
" bright, mrrorlke crest OF ice; every step require
a separate effort, and mistep or stumble was oftc
!, followed by the necessity of farewell to earth, 70
the poor wretch never rose more. In the profoun
obscurity one OF our men accidentIy discovered Al
empty house, q little aside from the road. A nigi
passed in this narrow, butintact asylum, would har
been tolcrablc, had not the most alarming report
spread about. Rasinsk, whose iron, unyeliin
|. frame fatigue could shake. and who vas most ia
In colectinc all sorts Of news enterc