Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-07-25

another village, protected by rsyines and
thickets in front, secured by redoubts and
batteries; while in the center, on an ele
vation, rose double battery, that com
manded the whole line.
Devout wanted to taru their left, bu,
Napoleon thought the plan too dangerous
Poniatowski therefore attacked their righ,
and center; while Ney tried to storm the
! redoubt in the center; and Prince Eugene
broke into Lemonskoie. If Napoleon had
brought up bis reserve Of the Young
Guard, the Russian retreat would have
been . rout; and il Devout had got il.
their rear, katusow would have been una.
bic ~ have retreated on the capital.
Ma tos! those peasants in the gray
frocks, encouraged by their bearded
priests, With their painted images, fought
like Turks, aud would take or give no
quarter. With nearly twenty thousand
men wounded, and thirty generals hors de.
combat, you may imagine that had .
busy time Of It the day after the battle.
was the chief doctor in the great convent
Of kolotskoi, where our wounded we're
brought. We had no lint or anything,
and our husssrs had to scour the country
for linen and beds. / was up to my waist
in legs and arms and 1t night when
went out to take breath of fresh cir, as
tired - any butcher on market day, the
groans from that great building rose as
from dying giant.
On the night Of the llth, Napoleon
being uncertain whether the Russians had
taken the road to Moscow or Kalonga,
was informed by Jewish spies that kutu-
SOW had really fallen back on the capital.
The next morning we were to advance on
Krym>koie. We we're all in high spirits :;
even the poor wounded cheered family
when l reported the news in the hospital.
That same night, as l was walking
round the bivouac fres,' just to observe
how the soldiers took the news, came
upon singular group near clump of
fire, at the east end of the convent garden.
There was krautzer, whom l knew per.
fectly BY sight, and Jew spy, tormenIipg
an old Russian peasant, who knelt before
them. They bad each got lighted brand
and were, | suppose, going to torture him
into some sort Of confession. Two or
three soldiers, in their bear skin caps AID
grey greatcoats, were leaning on their
mnskts, and laughing as they watched
them. The Jew was lean, haggard man.
With dry, thin, wrinkled face, and with.
cred eyes that looked like dried currauts.
AS he stood there 10 his greasy caftan and
dirty boots, drawn over his trousers, l
thought lie might have passed muster for
the very spirit Of Avarice himself
"Burn his beard of, great sir |" heard
him say TO krautzer; Il tell you be knows
all about the Ros,opchin Palace"
And the celebrated Rostopchin Jew
els 7? said krautzer, eagerly.
"Yes, everything. He was stewards
man to the prince, and knows all the fam.
lily secrets Then he held his torch close
to the eyes Of the wre.ched peasant, who
shrank into q heap, aud screamed for
mercy.
BURN his fingers Oft" cried the Jew.
'Mercy mercy aud I'll tell all" cried
the peasant "All the finest jewels are
kept in machite cabinet, under the floor
Of the third bedroom to the right, on the
third story, as you 60 up the grand stair
case"
Hes lying" said the Jew "my great
sir, burn bis toes of do burn bis toes
off,
/ was going to interfere, and had indeed
spoken 70 krautzer apart, much to his
Indignation, when an old soldier came up,
and striking the Jew with the butt end of
his musket, told him With an oath not to
ill.treat the Russian. s..
I'VE owe them . turn he said, "and
we'll siuge them with our cannon but
once prisoners, brave men should be mer.
ciful. Now, then, cid Muscoyi,e, run TOR
your life, aud no jew or sevant shall hurt
you while I've cartridge left Two got
an old father home IN Auvergue just your
age. Go. mon enfant" .
q" The old Russian did not probably un.
derstand . word the old naoustache said TO
him, but he saw that krau;zcr and the
Jew were rrestrained by some one or
other, and he saw the wood to which the
grenadier pointed. That was enough. In
. moment, he bluudered through tho fire,
and ran off as hard a. his old legs could
carry him; and As / reformed 10 tho hos.
pital, hearing the soldiers laughser, /
looked back, and saw the Jew, nose on
ground, stealing like : blood hound on
the track Of the old Russian. But thot
no more Of it. Hard work drove ali other
thoughts eut Of my mind, and had my
large family, ny twsntr thousand men, to
look after. -
At sunrise, on the 18th oc September,
the vanguard reached hill called .hs Mt
OF Salvation, and where the pilgrims
kneel aud pray before entering the holy
city. -
"Moscowl Moscow" cried q hundred
thousand voices. The stseplss and Qilt
domes sAons in the sun; the huge, trian.
gular kremlin, half palace, half citadel,
rose above the trees.
As ! stood among the crowd, I heard
two harsh voices 1t my elbow. Ons said
"Whers-where 10 it1' The other 70.
piled: THAT il the Rostopchin Palace
there among the trees, TO the left OF the
kreMlin, BY the kolomna Gate. All will
soon be ours, now"
l looked round; it was Krauteer and
that earrion-crow Of = Jew. They were
evidently thinking o6 the Ros.opchin
Jewels, a4 .
Monsieur Krauiser,' said, ''Laye YOU