, 1870-07-31

BATTLE OF tESA4
The Duke OF HrnusHick Has pfacca In chief J
command of the Pxnasian army, aud the vete- [
ran Marshal Mullendorf, the LAST Of the Gen-
erals trained under the Crest Frederick, waa
second in command. On the eve OF the 18th |
Of October, the hostile armies found them
selves face TO faee At Jeni. The French troops,
numbering abont r, 00O mon. took up position |
on the heights which bad previously been con-
sidered imprscticah1o for artillery. The Prus-
tiAna and Sa1ons Numbered about 1a6. co. I
and we're undnly weakeued by the excessive !
length Of the line occupied hv their front |
ncnced, and for some time was coutinued !
with much ob-tinAcss Oh either side. The [
turning Point OF the battle waa an impctuuus |
attsck made by General Murat with his e,valry !
and ctifasslers. THIS turned the fortune Of !
the dag. and complete and disastrous deiea.
bulletin clained that their own loss amountsd
onls to about 5000. while that Of the pru,-
elans VIA represented By 21,030 killed and |
wounded, 80, ,ty to 4D, 006 prisoners, $40 pieces
OF cannon, knd immense atorca Of wlr1ike 1
material Tho French triumph WAS complete. |
oaerors; the chief cities Of lrussia were soon
invested. and a division OF Nanolcon'. artn-,
on the 25th OF October. entered Berlin. Tie
Hing OF IrusAia retired to ho:1iS-5crs 10 coll I
lect the scattered remains OF his army. and !
the French, with little opposition, were H.
loved to take T:,sses-lon Of Si}esia,
TIE KCssIAS CAMPAIGN.
France War now on the VERY frontier of RuY-
eia, and tile Emperor Alexander sav tho ne
ctEsfty Of making one great effort to check TIE
advance OF the victosioua .,ollier5 Of the en-
rife: and to prevent them becoming masse:u~
r.ign commenced on tie 2ath Of December.
ls''d, with the intecisise battle of 1'ultnEk and
wss cohtinned in Fe1;rusry, 1868, !y repeated
captures f,s 10th sides Of The town OF EyIau.
At tl6a rlace the Rrs1iaus made the first sac
ceeefnl itsnd agaihst the Frcnc! arms whic.,
had been dcue for yesra, and claimed sicto-
r.. whoso resu|t', however, they greatly exas-
gtsated. 1t waa no. ill tho 1sti, Of Juno, the
annisersa1y Of thu i,attle OF Ma.engo. tha, the
dccirise aud kanguinaIy cont.icl Of Friealan1
closed 4 pro.racied struggle By signal vic
tory for Napoleon. The Este. operations OF
the canraign had cost the l'1seiaa.
s0.Mf' men, tweuty-scre: Generals, ami
1.s4s ofhcetr Killed and wounded. After an
interview between the EmHrors OF France
and 1lussi1 and the Hing q! 1'russia, the treaty
Of Tilkt VA. concluded, which changed still
further the territorial distribution or Eu.ops.
dominionB on the east Of tic Elbe should he
annexed to the neH Kingdom OF Weatphali1
that prussiar Poland should beeo1:h. subject
TO Sn1onS, aud that the city ri Dantkic, with
the surrounding .teHiuEy, shorld be restored
10 independence. Ou the pstt O! Russia it WIS
agreed to recognize the Confederation 81 The
llhine. and that hortilit,ea assinst Turkey
should l,e Immediately suspended. Thus WAS
Prnesia compelled to resign moro than one
hall Of her territory abl subjects, and more
than one-half Of her revenues, while Russia
wns deprived Ct tho prrrious existing barrier
against the ambition of Napoleon.
THE PEHlSsCLAn Ci41rA5S.
In November. 1907. tho French arulies he-
gan TO enter Spain. The Prince Of the -Astu-
HAS var induced to cousrire against Lis tAth-
. ct, Charles ~, and enjoyed lew 1nonths Of
.. rcya, dignity under the title OF Fer r1nana VII
sign their ah,ic7tiou, and to renonuce all
title to the throne, AID Joseph Donapartc. who
had just resigned the Kingdom Of Naples In
favor Of Losrhiu MntAt, tho husband Of
Caroline Asnapa5.e. received tho va,.hut c1owu-
Al tie end OF 1aa7, the ROYAL house OF Dragan-
=, which oeenr'ed tue 'hrone Of rortug1. bad
been convcyea under British escort to Brazil,
And ,hu pclsssnufa Ws, LETT to tie occupation
OF tho imperial troops 20 the estimated hum
Der uf 12h, GOO men, Spanish patriotism, low
ever. W1s aroused At tbs spectacle Vt tbs corn
rulrory retirement OF the native Princes, and
the Hl.cJc cnuntrr waa soon Aoiaxe with in.nf-
revttoa. The spaniat1s fought =. t:,eE had
1,u. done for centuries, and tile soldiers of the
empire experienced more rese1hes iu few
! months than they had tlone for yca.s
besnrs. Portugal followed the ex-
! ample Of Spain. and. aided By
i ht uHE& u V&EAl ist4ldtG al rs aill+
supplied ffora tho sat1e eou7:e, the pa'ripts
| ltcaule allie to drive the French from several
I r1ti,ions of importance. Ahaut the eul Of
! July. LESS. sir Arthur Wellesley afttrsard
I D:.ke Of VIC lcg,ou- led l., 90 D,::i>.. sEnois
| into Portugal Reinforced by further arrivals
! lfcm England be surtained su attack ty Gttl-
! eral JIA,a nn his position ut vlmsira, AMI
ga'ncta a victory whore result WAS the Frenea,
e,arnBiiDn of Portugal. Tic year ls5a Wit
uesscd il, the reninsns1 serirJ OF drsultofy
engagements between tho Imperial Geu,tall
and the British tronrs, an ali ll~orgarized
struggle OF tia part Of native patriots TO re.
gain possession OF their co.ln:rr. 4 vigorous
cos:sest for the Tossessian Of Iortasai CON.
Menccd iu the carly Voriian os 1o15. during
I which the military Se.iua OF Lord Wellington
became etill more ccnssicnons. Tho t~o fsi-
lowing yeara Witnessed continuance OF the
Da1osss, tho siege ct lsa'isjos, and tic b2ttls
OF Salamanca yi:iLet 1asw trophies to tie nsit-
itlt arms, aut1 added fresh lu>:ie 10 the mill
| ta1y tepown Of sbeif lca4ler.
| TIE ryr,D1r1os ~ ErsS1a.
Dar;rg tho 4csi.sHlaF cafap2isa Of 1909
the Austrinna seized tho op2orsuG::y 10 naks
an effort 10 regain th.ir lost territories. Tts
| or,e,lsls. and The two fo;dntasy kinslntns ol
Saxouy and WeRtpiiaiis Herc estaatsl,cd a. 4
ccnhtcrTnlso to tile power Of tue house Of Ho
henzollcm- Davrria and Wur. .elnhesg aese<
AZ eiGailar balance asAiust Austria, Etiit
ll,lssia, as yet comparatively untouched, wal
merely compelled to evacuate tie DAnnbiat
principaIities ef Noldavie ana Nalsaeai..
Tie Austtian eam:,a:en of lS'H onlv rosa1te<
in a fresh occupation OF S'epa,, I!
Ike French troops. all wa+ ended +,
sis sH' Of ea"a" Earran. II lis sssts Enpsrot fssn
cis was ss,orn Of few more p1osiaess. an
became more than ever enajec. to the dic:a
tion nf Napoleon 1sussla lad to somo ettelt
prot,el br the territorial Losses Of hsr neigh
boss, and col.tinnoti. up to ISL. ia the c;Aaz
acter OF ally Of tue FRENCH Emperor. Her op
portion VIA inst e1cllea by tiae dssa>tron. &c
suits which the commercial restrictions estal
/ !iehcl tty NAPOLEON agxiast Great Nritai
| began TO have upon her traic md nautieal &c
sources. Resistance TO the ruler of Franc
| seemed AT this period to be 1uore tAau eye
vae<AisSe; the Confederation Of tac isi,'n
vac his own creation; and he had Tepudlatc
the Empress jose!sinne 10 marry M7tia Lot
iss, the daughter Of The Emperor Of Aussri,
In challenging hostilities with France
,, IlEssiA had, therefore,. TO look 70 En-;
prospect OF aii from tho lsssati sirl Ge.ns
aotte. whom, Napoleon hail h4ne-:!1 piacud q
the throne Of Sweden. Nevertheless, eIrlr
: 1872. the Preparations for \ gigantic eouils
con.neuced. One dists1on asters .otf1et os e
French army vas marched through GeErn.ay
r Tue pr.pcirs) cities and fozsrussen Of P.uas
!; Herc GnirisoDtd with Freufh tloapA. At
trr aticr Of alliance we're formed with Anstr
!. ard T1n-sia~ The ls.s,ian Emperor. or Il
:. other band, ordered ler1 Of twonaon il CSC
son throughout his .,orainios,s, a:.a, after co:
!, ing to an understanding with fres: B:itai
On the 9Th OF Juuc.. tsla, Sanose'
=, crossed The fistu]a, and. annonusos /
u determination Of tsh,osinE tho kin;do
y of Tola,d. invited tho foes
. tslly round his esanlsrd:: Tae 1el
= caught at tic bait. and assembled nasio1
% sucieut monarchy. As he s!sanced into Il.
= sia, Napoleon b gan to experience tho Ell.
Z. II the tactlcs adepied br tho e,,emy Of hu.ai
= au,i lc@tfoyiug everything that lar N tho n
u of the Invaders. Mover. saia Sai'olcs
e - wss war prosecuted NTH snca foroei
g they were its rwu euenies." Smnlensl
n, Jiazms and Doro1;no became 10 tar'a thcsce
"a Of s.nguinary co,nba,s. followed by doubt
victory for The French, aud by continue
J. advance through country saas had u
= reduced to desert
= THE pccrrAr1os or xutcow.
~ " Ecpeated battles proved al disastrous to
- strength of the Russians 81 to that Of tn
y ! ereuaicf, and it uas resolved ~ abandon N
- !. COW 10 The invader. Two huutired thouss
:. | persons. OF both sexes and at ali ages .
=; 70 / condition, were Withdrawn from the doom
~, | city, and Nafottoh, LOOKING AZ Iae tfises
- towcrs Of the Krenfin. WAS shortly able
~ ~ say, F." Al this is yours." The French thas
~ tasued Possession Of well:rroTisloued q
~ afIo1dins safe and comfortable water qn
~ ter, aud theie Emperor loukea forward to
r. subsection Of lss,~s1a ''s the opening of spel
" I}ut The retreatlng commander had LETT tch
i; him mch who we're Instructed hoH to set
~ this crie,e Of tho fate Of their cou,,
y aud Of Earopp. Nov in one pan
~ the city, md nos in anuther, the tersi
- xvencv OF fame wAs employed Asai
tie conqueror, and IN snise Of tl.. combined
"a. ! OTIS Of tie spldiers; aud the shooting at
- time OF 100 Of the incendiaries, Aos:ow
ri eoou converted in.o boiling sea Of fro.
nd Mas ~ a.. n,s Woss ~ s.n. .;as. Ine I n.s sa
ne, tae "oet 'S't'A. rsnt Tue sost4 cse. n psuc
ax aud the 1tsolailon OF Tue e1sy "As SIN Iut'