The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-01

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Went between the frnnch-sardinian forces
and the Austrians took place, is a small
town near Cofyepoib. on the roasl 10 Voc.
ta,o ~ fnso ieoo ,.a,.,.
NJ, ~ w s,'s, yn'',s w 'yesn'
~ enis salne point pet"een me Austrians
and the French, immediately after Nape-
leon as First Consul had made his ri
n,,,,bai .n,,v into Ma, n ero.,'a,.
nv .e ~, a.
'ne memory % e'i' We copy me account
s-'S '.-.s's s,, 80,
siys battle wouId soo1 sse sI ,lses es No. aSo
was rapidly. from ali .noinfs. eont ....t4..o'I 6
his afmy The {o|,oHiut |dttnis and
lohafaotofisiie ofdet was '.so4d VI The
First Cenaul 10 Lnnnea and Mnret'-
~ - !. ter your iQrcea at S& ~ sna =
~ a.s,rssssh and We. and ne,d,oniy ~ se
- not, |
thousand Ausfrians.
them 70 pieces. ltWili bf1o nld77y
mics less upon our hands on the day OF
tue decisive battle We are to expect with
the'entire army Of Meias.' The predio-
ton was true. An Austrian force advan-
ced eighteen thousand strong. Lannes
net Them upon the field of Montebello. i
They we're strongly posted, with batteries
ranged upon The bill sides, which swept
the whole plain, It was Of the utmost
tsd tom combining with the other e vas.
s;sS y ne npse,."s dla annfs ba nau oas
the unoa,,al combat for q Few ha,ns Viz.
tori who vas some RIFLES IN The rem, eould
come mn with 4 reserve Of fo6r fhonsand
men The French soldier fully conrc;ol,s
Of the odds against which thew we've 10
contend. and Of the carf1aoe info tl,a
midst Of whicl, they weeo plunoi,io. with
shouts Of enthus:asf, rushed unon their
foes. Instantaneously q storm OF grape
Shot from aU the batteries swept tlirouah
his ranks Said Lannes. II ooiild hear
Tho bones craal. IN nv division, IKE alaxs
III a hail storm. For 1sino lonr b6,ns
frorn eleven Ia the morning III eight Al
.nirht. the l,offid 6..rnase continted =.
.kqaia AID aeaiis the 'r,aIlaled. bleeding.
Nasted co,h,sIi,s were rallied Ia HE charge'
Z "A ,acf. ,sl.ot. tI,ses tborsand Frenciirnen
N dre .sffemn dead upo,, The t,ton,yytI stbe b
Anatiians broke and ded. leaving aiso
tiiree thousand fn,itilatctl co,pses and six
.tIsof,sand tfisonefs bahind them. Napo-
,leon A,lstening to tic aid Of his lieuten-
fa,,t a)rlred upon the field inst is1,tin,e TO
see The BATTLE won. He rode up to Lam
-. Il Il
"a, y ~ s,dla 81 Jl ,e so sIo1p IN ons
dripping WIN Hood in his exhausted
hand -hi< flce blacIfened with powder
and smoke and his uniform soiled and
tattered by the long and terrific sttife.
| Napoleon silently, bat proudly smiled
upon the heroic geaefel, ,sand forgot not
h'sreward. Ffoni THE battle Lannes re-
ceived the title Of duke Of sMontebello, q
title by which his family is distipg pglished
w R'sse',s es''s :. ! $
A SKAKE fS1HT. Janes Lapine of
| Huntsgilie, gives tho, Indepcndent the
folieEina account az his es,oer;ence. -'s's-
: He was passing t1soueb Mr. srbos 8
ArEelley's farm, amileor two from town,
and lninedlately ON getting over a Fence,
q large Land Moceasin snake, fully five
! feet nine inches in length sprang upon
hlrn RON the bushes and wrapped itself
around one Of his legs attempting at the
same time TO strike him with its fangs.
Mr.. L. .knocked it off with a bit Of wood
he had a, m hls band, and hardly expected
again sprane upon him from distance Of
some four feet, and the second time tightly
col,ee ei. . Ionna la n.s ~ efeat ek- e:
foot an IN no,,sSer and 4 once = al; III;
patched him.
Morurn. 10, cord q undxine beauty,
thine echQes sound. along The walks Of
..ae .l,l lhcy y sr',n9 q, ne l 19e breath o.
eiabited SPOT where ss 81 ,bs ,ausic' VI 81 thss &
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