Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-09-22
METZ IN TIE 0LDEN
The siege af 1532-Appearsnce Of the
Place, ana scenes at the Itme-A
Lear FROM an Old, Rare History,

ne following interesting FEGAtN CT MGfT
nd the time Of the sier. Of 1862 will be read
with peculiar interest at the present mo-.
msn,. 1t Is from an old and somewhat
rare history:
Charles V. unable 10 resist che p-ofes-
,ants, made peace with them, assembled
ali his forces against France, ans lqii
siege To Metz with 100000 men When
Gjs army reached the placa. tle Generals
rrarosed 10 haciu bv srmmops
No" eai5 TIE Tmperor, "that is q
SION I will not ssfe. Francis TgI-e
Of CE;se. did net shut himself rp
aith The flower OF the nobility Tor the mr.
rose of continuation. We son onlv-grcar3
Ina our project bv force of COURAGE. actvitv
and intelligence. During The fYst aays
OF the siege. slave Of cavalry officer
Don Jouis d'Avile. stola M eva.gsrt horse
from his master. and took refuge ig tNa
DlFce. D6p Touiy Easorrbi ttr3sa IA srr3
back the horse. which be valued birb1v
and The slave. whom he wished 10 rar 81
as he deserved The Duke aid NOT hssi.
tate 70 send hacl, the horse. but. RS IN the
slave he sent him word that under tle
laws Of France. every man who set foot IN,
French soil became free.
The Governor. lD9inp himself ravl
pressed. adroitlv canse3 letter written
10 the KING his master 10 fan into NE
hands Of the s0auia-ds, in which he ra.
marked that he Yalt nc moro anxiety since
the enemy had decided upon attaclir1 the
fort6catiops an The STRONGEST side and
wber. it would take them lone lime 10
MIKE n braacb TkSs article deceived tLa
besierers who directed their batteries
agaipSt 9 part of tia fortihcatious hetter
defep9ed thso that qt frst attaoEe7
These changes protractad the siece ana
consumed a great deal Of +;ne When
charles v. whose in6rmit;es Ind ksnt
bim away FROM the Mace, arrived IN c,,nn
he was received with great rejoicing nv his
troons for +b.v hrped tbe, his nrasavcs
would insure the success Of the urdartak.
iprs. On the other hand the garrison VS.
sguslly delighted under the oors1asior
tint resisting the Fnnercr would ha the
more glorious This nripea. seeing +ha
ore oc6 large ArouCh said 10 his of9osrs.
Gods wornds Row is II thew DOM forca
an entrance The breach is 81 e,rea, a,,5
the alton IeveleS In Gods nsn,a vbot ave
thev waiting 4or - Tbev told Inn thai he
nnta NJ Gsisa h,5 c0rt,;vad h~1o5 -
narls bebinS the -hraach fil,1 o,;,b ,,;,as
and forn,i8sbIs artill.rv and 5eterla1
hy N lG0 ~ ia. ,,nst ;n,s,lioept e,l No.,
.at ,rnsns in rbr;st.nsop T.;s rs,,1,-
eat C.syiss r,vinr u1b he or;.g IL
,.e V,aI tEe4 7 $50 no n,ora man M,
as vii 80 ~, Wv arn,re Iii nav. -
yki,gs ana he ws,IS and sIpf m,sa,f nm
in '~onastsyv for on, soI5 md 49,
"a and .arsa;nIv am az ha7iT 80 a.
evar wosa prirse ,bat how ro,.,rsi >,
ti,Ie C,,d's deo4h before trraa 80 Z
will tn,, rrank y
Inc poonarcb,s d;sn,easure ,roaro.a 40
resrjt The in,aeriei arrov 5estroTsf ~,
bnngar hr tho sword and bv The uoa.so-
v,as 200, yelled 70 .-oise tbe eieoa l. ra+ir-
cd in ~ n;gbt tino secrstlr aban5on;re,
ite ennjrna5e tents srt;IIerr rnnr;t;ors
az ,rar ond n,o-;eio,s ~ Pc ~
T,arocle.nr-y nn IN the ardor of nTrs,,;4
overts Zinc sor,a rornnaries of bo~sa e.,
I'd batlIa TIE os,eer in commend ,,1r,,.
inc IN him said. "Ah how 40 vor en-
nose we can have the strenotb ~ eott
Won soc we have M. strengtb eronnL IN
Ace Torched bv tb;s rema1k tho p2i,ce
LET them continue their fioht
In the sc;ge Metz lost it's ancien. srIer.
dor Dnrino the defence il became noes.
sarv to destroy, WITHIN and withorf more
than thirty magnfcont CHURCHES some NJ
which contained the fomhs If tba KINGS If
NE Corlovinoion raae, Several nadaIs
vrara strnch off in memorial of The d@i;vsr.
snoe of Metz One renresente5 q device
IF fbo Fmneror's- the Columns NJ UercrIss
win the Latin word ,.tro sipnifrinc that
bv his expedition into Africa, this Prince
had carried his arms g,orionslv far bevord
TIE country where Hercules had heen 10
tbis device thev added chained eagle
honn,i "a the column. with these words.
Non nltr1 nelos. The plav mon the word
p,eias was very ANNOYING to Charles y. for
il sipntfed horn the CITY of Metz and the
columns of Hercules.
Charles Y, after having seen the best ar.
my he ever had waste away before Met
came nesr making himself master Of tbe
place the wear following. bv singular
strataQem. The monks had copv5ked a
general assembly, to which the RELIGIONS
p peiI - ,r,yido 1or ter s,,bs;e,a .,o' - !.