Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-16

AS ne read u te -s1lQ C&imAys
"Very WE'LL Behold rs once more
at Vienna. Since tbey force me to il
ithey shall have war to their hearts con
Ifsut.s - g 2 81 s., 3,
1 n was 9 distance Of six hundred
miles from Paris to fhe Inn. At mid
tnieht Napoieon. teok his esrrisee with
iJossohins sos StTaskura. I He travelled
1hxedaf md Es:splif rnff be reached
Strasb1sz. Esssise Josephis1 tkeSe,
he ;ns,1,s .islY crossed tie Rhsns. ed
n<t e Biilsnfea shs Hinged Rassr;s,
80 hsd been dyiFsa ron Aanish, his
5sp;i6 =. Z
X 6fleca 4 kFs = said 3 apoieon, al
txin frse year country from the inva-
Iders snd restore you to your capitol. -
Ths shole French army MAS Instant
lly in motion. NapoIeoa seemed to be
everyvbere present, and be vas eyery-
Iwhers ficiorieus.
In thrES st4vs he fought Is MI snV bst-
lies. destro5iae n lie Arstrisf aruy.
ii tI!ed, Fe16 "a and csptises, 90
+>o> $40 5 thess r,psemenis he had
.<s6ss1sFa<ed an army Of 90 900 men
fat Eckmuhl. The Austrian Archduke
Charles had enRenehed there an army
loo, 900 strong. 1t was the night Of
kshe 18th of April. Napoleon slept for
an hour upon a bench in a rude hut.
and before the dawn of the morning
msrsballed his host for the decisive bat,
tie. The sun of a warm April day
rose .cleudless, and soon dispeHed the
fog which. hung heavily over the plains.
A scene of SURPRISING loyeliness was
then opened to the eve. "vefdant
meadows, winding streams gardens:
spiages ana fural mansions emooWered
IN trees, presented an aspect Of exraor-
oinary beauty: Inc white tents oil the
Austrians proinseiy sPrlnkled the plain:
Inc gieam OF poiisned armor nasned
tnrongh osiers and WILLOWS which,
ringing me streams' were just pursuing
in'o ieai' lnnameraole sleeos- were
cropping tne Iesn heroage. Inc
ciangor OF approaching battle nlled the
aI' as banners waved ana horses
neigheo' ana trumPets sounded ana
squaorons Oi cavalry ana oattainons OF
lnlanEy ana aruIiery toGS their posi-
tlons upon the piain ana lne aoIacent
neights; Al noon the eonniet began.
Inc nrs' shot that was nred was tne
signal ior general simultaneous u.s.
charge oil musKetry ana srtlliery' IN
roar OF battle such as has seldom been
heard on THIS globe. FOR hVe hours
the oeaiening thunder continued with
out intermission, ana tne storms oil mu-
uia'ion and death swept the plain.
The evening twilight was now ap-
preaching, and the enemy began to
waVer' Napoleon bad held the ImPe-
flai uua,o' tnough cha1ng' IN reserve
'or 'nis uecisiVe nour' Inns inVincioie
squadron zen Lhousand strong encased
IN heimets ana oreas'PiaIes OF gli"erlng
s'eei and mounted on Doeses OF great
power, swept Gown gentle deciivity
upon tne Pialn with a tramp Which
shooE the hliis. Inc peal oi ougles
was neard' ana from 'ne oro" ot an
opposing eminence the Austrian caVai-
ry reserve IN equal numbers appeared
ana also came rushing down upon the
crowded and olood-slalned arena. IL
was manifest 70 every observer tnat tne
Is: issue oi the day was now 10 De decided.
Inc "earled comoalants oi ooth armies
rested upon 'heIr guns 10
%a'cn 'ne suohme ana 'err'nc SPec'S-
cie:
On ooth SIDES the horses were sPurreo
10 tneir utmost speed. Inc conclusion
was awful. Hundreds OF horses and
riders were plunged to the dust and
IramPled beneath The commingled host.
II was now a hand to hand fight. sa-
ber clasbing AGAINST saber. The sun
went down The stars came ont
And still the tumuItuous mass swayed
10 and fro. FIRE flashing from their
swords as steel struck steel both mar.
lies annarentlv determined 10 conduer
NJ die. Rut no mortal strength could
ono endure sucb exbaustino effort
crsduoIIr tho nIonoor Of 7he ho,,Ie
,rew Io;n,er. ard a. I.rotb ,ho Ar.,r;.
ans baying lost ,wo-t6irds of their
,umbor vaSaroJ reco;Ied and Aed
V;r. p Ennsrs,,r brrst from The I;ns ofl
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