, 1870-09-11
METZ IN THE OLDEN TIME.
fhe siege OF 1552-Arpcnrnnce OF the
Place, and Sccnes mt the Tlmc-A
Lcnf from nn Old, 2tnrc History.

l.cnS from nn Old, stnrc History.
The following interesting sketch Of Motz
At the time Of the Hicge Of 1552 will be read
with peculiar interest at the present mo.
ment. It il from IN old nn0 sornewLat rare
history:
Charles Y, uuable to rcelet tho Profess
tants, made peace with them, aaeemblcd all
bis forcca against France, aud laid siege to
Netz with lu0, ,000 meu. When Lis army
reached the place, the Generals proposed to
begin hy a summons. NO." SAID the En-
reros, that j. = step will not take. Fran
with the Hover OF tho nobility for tile purpose
Of calltulation. Wecan only succeed in our
project By force OF courage, activity aud iu-
iclllseDce.' During the Inst days OF the
siege. slave cf cavalry officer, Dou Louis
d'!Aviia, stole III excellent horse from Liz
1nattet, and took .efngc III the place. Don
Louis bcsought Guiss 10 send hack tho lorst,
whel, he valued highly, and tue slave, whom
lie wished to nntllsh as he deserved. The
Duke did not hesitate to send back the horse;
but. as 10 the slave. he sent him word that,
under tho lnws Of France, every msn who ect
foot OH F1cuch eoi1 became free.
The Governor, finding limself lard pressed.
al1oltlv caused letter, w.itten to tho King,
lis ma.tcr, to fall iu:o the haulA of tho SPAN
iartls, in which he remarked that he fit no
lnoTe anxicty since the cuemy had decided
UPON attacking the foriiiir.t,ons on the
strongest ride, and where i: woail take them
u long timo to make breach. Tllis a,titico
deceived the htticccrb, wiiu directed their bat.
ferits E:ainrt Part Of tile f1rtitirat,oaa bet,
tnr defended than that at tirpt at
lacked. These cl,auscs protrac cd
the tirGe, and consumed great deal Of time.
When Charles v. wnose iutirsaitics hal kept
linn away fr,m the place, arrived III can !, he
.as received viii great rcjo;cingly his :soa'a,
: for they hoped that his presence woul1 insure
the success ot the uudersaEins:. Gu tls nt:.er
baud, tho gar1l=un was equally delighted uu1er
tie PERSUASION that resistI.iE tie Emperor
, would be tl4u moro gluriou-. This Prince. see-
it,G tho breach large enough, said to his nti-
ccte: Goods wounds. how Is It they dpnt
, force at entrance: The breach is 70 grant
lnd the ditch lcselod. IL tiod'p name, what
are they waiting fer:" They told him that
the Duke of Guisc had eontrirrd broad ram
4, parts beb,ud the breach, filed with mines
and formidable artillery, aud defended
~ 1o,CoO Of Tue most Intelligent
This repls set Clarlcs raviug. '.Ah," Le
cried, ''1 rec we'll that lavo no m0.e men.
may as well t,ive up my empirc, all my un-
i .eltalinEs. a,,d tile world, aud shut myself
up in = monastery. for am soll and betrayed,
and ccrtailly asn A. badly served As eyar waa
d; 1ripce that horo mouarsh's title. Gods
death. lcfore three yeats will turn monk"
The 1nonsrcl's disrltssute produced no fe-
! rult- The imperial army. destroyed by hun,
ser, by tho sxusl, aud by the weather, uas
compelled 10 raibc the siege. II retited in
tho hight time. secretly. Abandoning its
elusl age. te;is, artillery. munitions oi
war, and t,osisioHr. The Fritce Of LarNhe.
sur-los,. III the ardoT OF pursuit. oscrtaking
uor,e com!'a'ics u ler~e, offered battlo. Tne
officer in co,nluAId, turning to him, said
Al! low do YOU suppOs.l We eau Lave this
st,eng:h 10 fight: You $50 we haya no
strength trouS i to tlee.'. Touched hy shi
remark, the 1'1ilc.. Let them continue theil
taelN.
lii tl,i. siege M.,s lost lis aucicnt eplendor
T.. during tic tlcfenct. it becauls necessary Il
destroy. within aud without, moro than t.li.t,
mar lulticent euurchtH, eon;t Of which con
taint j the toubs Of the Kings Of tho Earlo
/ yi,!Eian 1nce- Several medals wero struck of
in memorial of the deliverancc of Metz. Uu
represented device Ut the Emperors-th
tolnmns Of Hercules, with the Latin wor,
uttrd. riGnifyiug that by lis expedition int
Africa. this rrl,lce had Carried Lis Arma Eto
riL11s1y Far beyond the c5uutr1ts whore Her
entes had been. IL this device they added
chained cHgle bound to tho columns, Wit
the word '"tf6s was very annoying to Charlie
v, for it siGniiiesl 10th the city Of Metz AT
the columns Of Hercules.
Charles v. after having seen the best Al
| lny lie ever had waste away bsforo Metz, csul
ncar making himself master of the place tn
tcA 1o!lo@Nieu py t1HSul11 st1aiaSciA- IL
monks hal conyukea = general Assembly. I
Which, the religious pcorle Of several uatioz
were invited. lu os.!er to provide for tho
subsistence. /, WAS nccrssary 10 bring iu
large amount Of p1u.is;oLs from the su
rounding country. Among the casks of wiz
, and beer, they brought in . good many lille
i: with arms and : large number OF Germ,
. soldiers fuuul their way iu under tbs di
Ecise nf inotL-. The garrison Of Tho
| vile, WHICH WAS numerous, lad
/ appear heforo Mc.z on Givea liz
, The Frtuchmen would certainly come o
to meet them. 11c plot was MI at;a.k u3t
| tho remnant left i'll tie plsco by the salsie
disguised a. monks, aud by large u,,sih
; Of Inhabitants who joiued iii the plo: III,
I were 1t ourc TO seize the Eates aaJ hal
: them over TO the Emrcross ;ro,ps. Siell
: vile, who comm anlti in Metz. got w,rl
!. | the conspiracy, and obtained possession Of !;
! it's details. IA lie HAs q man 10th OF he
and heart. he allowed the signals to be s.s
> to the Germans. who cAu,n on, TO the numb
y Of four thousand. AMI fest into the am,u
= he had prepared for them. The whole for
: Was Killed. made prisoner. or dispcrrt
= These traito.s met tue fate they deserved.