The weekly Butte record., 1862-05-31
The Capitulation of Paris.

mostly Of raw recruits, 10 repel the invaders
The allies proclaimed that every French peas
ant, taken with arms in bis hands, should be
shot as hrigand, and that every village or
town making any resistance should be barned.
Napoleon rode rapidly one hundred miles east
of Paris to St. Dizier, and here, at tie head OF
a few thousand troops. fell upon one OF the
advancing columns of the foe, led by Blucher.
He routed them and scattered them Ike leaves
by whirlwind Then instantly turning he
marched fifty miles to Troyes, through mud
and rain and snow, the wheels often sinking to
the hubs. On the 29th. with but 10000 men,
he came suddenly upon 10000 Russians, near
Brienne Before the sun went down, 10000
Of those Russians were dead upon the plain,
and the remnant were in precipitate retreat"
The next day the fugitives effected june
ton with another division of the army, and
with battalions 10000 strong, returned to
crush Napoleon. The Emperor had also gath
cred reinforcements, and had 10000 men to
meet their assault Through another day Of
/ tumult and blood the terrible battle ragged till
again the wintry night darkened the scene
Overpowered by numbers, Napoleon was CON-
PEELED to retreat, leaving COCO Of his little
band dying and dead on the ground. Alexan-
der of Russia. aud Frederick William Of Prus-
sia. from neighboring hight, witnessed this
triumph of their troops, The exultant allies
now crowded from all directions upon Paris
Napoleon retreated six miles down the Seine
to Nogent Two hundred thousand Austrians
pursued him. Blucher, with 10000 men, was
descending the Marue, fifty miles distant from
the Seine. Wellington, with an immense
army, was coming up from the South, Berna-
dotte with uncounted legions, was advancing
from the North.
Napoleon, leaving 10000 men to retard the
advance of 100000, by a forced march through
mud to the axles of his carriages, with 10000
men crossed to the Marne, fell as unexpectedly
as a thunderbolt upon the flank of Blucher,
and scattered his army as wolves drive sheep.
The next day Blucher with reserves swelling
his host to 10000. advanced to meet Napoleon.
Again be was defeated and driven back with
enormous slaughter. In an extraordinary march
of thirty-six hours, Napoleon hurried back to
the Seine. The Ausrians, 100000 in number,
were now in the vicinity of Fontainbleau.-
Napoleon with 10000 advanced to meet them.
For whole day he resisted all their efforts,
with his own hands aiding the artlerymen in
their herculean tolls. When night came, this
whole allied army was on the retreat, and Ma
poleon was vigorously pursuing them. With
Alexander and Frederick in the midst oil the
fugitves, they fled back one hundred and sixty
miles to Chaumont 1t was in the midst Of
these terrific scenes that Napoleon held brief
interview with Josephine and said to her:
Josephine, I have been as fortunate as was
ever man upon the face of this earth. But in
this hour, when a storm is gathering over my
head, have not. in this wide world, any one
but you upon whom | can repose."
The Allies were astounded by these defeats.
But they had enormous reserves, amounting to
million of men, TO bring up. With vast re-
Inducements they divided their army into two
bands, one to descend the Marne, the other the
Seine. The former river enters the latter but
a few miles from Paris. Again Napoleon
crossed to the Marine, and with 10000 troops
drove 100000 Austrians before him. In the
midst of their route Bernadotte appeared with
25,OO0 fresh men, to join the Austrians, and
Napoleon was compelled to retire, the enemy
not daring to pursue him in bis despair.
The 100000 Austrians, now upon the Seine,
pressed forward with alacrity, while yelling
ton, with 4 vast force of English, Portugese
and Spaniards, was advancing from Bordeaux
Another army Of the Allies had also crossed
the Alps from Switzerland, and had reached
Lyons With amazing celebrity Napoleon cross
ed again from the Marne 10 the Seine, and fell
upon the Austrlans with such fury that they
turned and fed.
Napoleon was now about two hundred miles
from Paris, on the Seine. The Allies had
gathered an army of 100000 at Chalona, on
the Marine, hundred miles nearer Paris, and
were marching with the utmost rapidity to
reach the city before Napoleon could get there.
In one day, through the miery roads, Napo-
Icons heroic band marched nearly fifty miles,
in the endeavor to reach the city before the
enemy. At midnight, with the advance guard
of his army, he reached Troyes. 1t was a
cold. dark, dismal night. He could see, far
away across the country, the whole horizon H.
illumined with the bivouac fires of his foes
With small detachment he galoped along
the road and entered the little village of La
Cour. The church clock was just toling
twelve. To his surprise be saw groups Of dis
barded soldiers marching away from Paris
He rode into the midst of them exclaiming,
. How is this? Why are not these soldiers
marching to Paris p
General Belliard, friend of the Emperor,