Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-09
From the New York Led ger
A NAPOI.EONIC CAMPAIGN
BY JOHN 3. c. ABBOTT.

In the middle Of the month Of October,
1905, the Emperor Napoleon was with bis
magnificent army at Boulogne, preparing
for the invasion Of Eng land. Secretly
Austria and Russia entered into coalition
against him, and prepared to asSall him
in the rear. Five hundred thousand allied
troops were Immediately on the march,
for the invasion Of France, without any
declaration Of war. Of these 25O,OUO
were Austrains, 100000 Russians, so 900
English, Swedss and Neapoltans. There
were also 100000 Prusslans, tormldably
armed and disciplined. eager to join the
coalition upon the first reverse which
should attend the French arms. To meet
these armies of combined Europe, Nano-
leon had but 1856 600 combalants, $4,000
of whom were horsemen.
The allies supposed that they we're NOV
ing in secrecy and that they were to strike
their victim by surprise. But vigIant
eye was watching them. The moment the
Austrian troops commenced their march.
by the invasion Of Bavaria, Napoleon al
", he put the seal OF silence upon all the
avenues of information, and, by means OF
10000 carriages, which be had in readl-
ness, transported his army, with almost
the speed Of the whirlwind, across France,
passed both the Rhine and the Danube.
and planted his batteries in the rear oil the
division of $4,000 Austrians who had en-
tered the Bavarian kingdom. The retreat
Of the foe was thus cut of, and he was
separated from his supplies and could hope
for no aid The Austrians could not have
l., Ip, - N IL
ed from the skies.
As Napoleon was thus rapidly concen
,ra,ing his troops in the rear Of the Toe,
he wrote to Tsleyrand:
The Austrains are in the dehles OF the
Black Forrest God grant they may re-
main there. My ouly fear is that we shall
frighten them TOO muck. Ii they allow
me to gain few more merches shall
have completely turned them. Forbid me
newspapers to make any more mention OF
the army than if it did not exist
Napoleon seemed TO be omniprcsent. -
Night and day, almost without food or
sleep, be was on horseback, gailoplng
from post to post. For eight days and
nights Of incesSant rain the Emperor had
not taken off his boots, or even thrown
himself upon couch for rest, One night
Napoleon overlook a brigade OF his sold.
iers on the march. Gathering them
arouhd him, as n father would assemble
his children, be explained to them min
utely the situation o. the enemy, and the
mannuyres by which he hoped to gain a
triumphant and blaodless victory He
| had no fear that there would be single
/ deserter to hetray his trust. As he put
spurs to his horse and disappeared in the
darkness. a burst Of irresponsible enthu
siasm cheered him Oh his way.
In less than three weeks 30, 900 of the
Anstrians were taken captive, and $4,000
more were trembling behind the ramparts
of Ulm, all possibility Of escape being cut
! off The batteries of the French were
placed upon the adjacent heights, and now
and then shell fell into the city. porten-
/ tous of the approaching storm. Gen
Mack, IN dispair, sent Prince Maurice to
the Emperor with flag of truce. The
Prince, as was customary on such occa-
sions, was conducted through the lines of
the French army to the Emperors head
quarters blindtolded When the bandages
were removed he found himself in the
presence Of Napoleon, in a storm torn
teut, through which the rain dripped freely.
The Emperor stood upon loose board,
which alone protected his feet from the
water which deluged the plain. Nothing
remained for the Austrian but an uncon.
ditonal surrender. -m
The next day was cold, clear and bril-
liant, when scene was witnessed seldom
paralleled in the annals of war Thirty
six thousand Austrains marched out from
the city and laid down their arms before
the conquer. Napoleon stood upon the
hillside, before campfire, as the melan
choly procession detiled before him In
generous terms he said to the officers, hu.
inflated and griefstricken
"Gentlemen--war has it chances Of.
ten victorious, you must expect sometimes
10 be van1uished Your master wages
agains, me an unjust war. say it can