The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-19

send back the horse, which he valued
highly, and the slave, whomshe wished
to punish as he deserved. The Duke
did not hesitate to send back the horse,
but as to the slave, he sent him word
that, under the laws Of France, every
man who set foot on French soil be-
came free.
The Governor, finding himself hard
pressed, adroitly caused letter, writ
ten to the King, his master, to fall into
the hands of the Spaniards, in which
he remarked that he felt no more anx-
iety since the enemy had decided upon
attacking the Notifications on the
strongest side, and where it would take
them a long time to make breach.
The artifce deceived the -besiegers,
who directed their batteries against a
part. of the Notifications better defend
ed than that at first attacked. These
changes protracted the siege, and con-
sumea great deal of time. When
Charles V. whose infrmitics had kept
him away from the place, arrived in
camp, he was received with great re-
joicing by his troops, for they hoped
that his presence would insure the sue
cess of their undertaking. On the
other hand, the garrison was equally
delighted under the persuasion that
resisting the Emperor would be the
more glorious. This Prince, seeing the
breach large enough, said to his Off
GERS: Goods wounds! how is it they
don't force an entrance? The breach
is SD great and the ditch leyeled. In
Gods name, what are they waiting
forq" They told him that the Duke of
.Guise had contrived broad ramparts
behind the breach, filed with mines
and formidable artillery, and defend
ed by ten thousand of the most intelli-
gent and bravest troops in Christen-
dom. This reply set Charles raving.
" All" he cried, 4" I see we'll that l have
no more men. may as well give up
my Empire, all my undertakings, and
the world, and shut myself up in a
monastery, for / am sold and betrayed,
and certainly am as badly served as
ever was a Prince who bore a mon
arch's title. Gods death before three
years will turn monk.n
The Monarch's displeasnre produced
no result. The Imperial army, de-
stroyed by hunger, by the sword and
by the weather, was compelled to raise
the siege. 1t retired in the night time,
secretly, abandoning it's equipage,
tents, artillery, munitions of war and
provisions. The Prince of Laroche-
sur Yon, in the ardor of pursuit, over
taking some companies of horse, offer
cd battle. The officer in command,
turning to him, said " All, how do
you suppose we can have the strength
to fghtf You see we have not strength
enough to flee" Touched by this re
mark the Prince allowed them to con-
tinue their fight.
In this siege Metz lost its ancient
splendor. DuIing the defence, it be-
came necessary to destroy, within and
without, more than thirty magnificent
churches, some of which contained the
tombs of the Kings Of the Carlovingian
race. Several medals were struck of
in memorial of the deliverance of Metz
One represented device of the Empe-
ror's-the Columns Of Hercules, with
the Latin word ultra. signifying that
by his expedition into Africa this
Prince had carried his arms victorious
" far beyond the countries where Her
cules had been. To this device they
added chained eagle bound to the
columns, with these words: Non ultrd
metas. The play upon the word meta.
was very annoying to Charles ", fol
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the columns of Hercules.
Charles ", after having seen the
best army he ever had waste away be-
| fore Metz, came near making himsel
master of the place the year following
by a singular stratagem. The monks
had convoked q general assembly, t,
which the religious people of scvera
nations were invited. In order to pro
vide for their subsistence, it was neces
sary to bring in large amount of pro
visions from the surrounding country
Among the casks of wine and beer
they brought in good many file
with arms; and a large number @
German soldiers found their way i
under the disguise of monks. Til
garrison of Thionville, which was nu
merous, had to appear before Metz 0
a given day. The Frcnchmen woul
come to meet them. The plot was a
attack upon the remnant left in Il
place by the soldiers disguised /;
monks, and by large number Of il
habitants who joined in the pie
They were at once to seize the gat
J. and hand them over to the Emperor
!, troops. Vieiieville, who commando