The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-11

81 for the independence OF their country. 80
81 the Se battle Of Lspsg
cnsre T. mot much to boast Of In fighting On .,
,neEny shree to one. - over n
heaps Of desd. At every stop va eneouat 80.
liAsaounted cannon, broken easaaons ana tSs1
put down by shot: There dlyis,odn; . .. Ia 81
by Napoleon himself, had repulsed the $500 ~
whoiS efS advaDcing into the brsseh made W
10 He1shsfyFof tbs saxSas. Two OF snsss
SnrS4u ahoUSeg III mp tho sesnes Tho moonse1
Srsd: dsSfs wess ySt a. Rendpitz, but crowds O.
81 discarded tsoopst we're pss.ingng ana ao~p
the street. No ratlons had peen aas. aat md
drink.
As we de6lsd by large house; we s;s saw w Is
hind the wall Of court two G Srnn, sbsit wa
Euns Thefs wore there chasseurs, cuirass!e eh.
fsnosrs hussars, infantry of the line ana Oh vIS
all mingled ssa piu%ee.. Senes
and all seSmiugly famished. 49,. -.n
Two or three dragons stood on the wall,
near pot Of burning pitoh their arms qson hsad
Zebede, without speaking, pushed me w the
his elbow aud vs entered me T. eooE MS foil
ouarserlof an hour to resab one Of the wagons.
| fhsld up . crown of six 1ivres and the can
bsnl6a a nsd eisce Of White
| bread, az the same time taking my money.
drank and passed the glass to Ie6ede: w ato
| NTH t..
ng Gns q fasss and csvernous eyes we're all
4 aides of MS. No one moved willingly: EI H;s
ss s3ssSsr only Fey 3. Sad escaped Thousand
deaths to-day only TO dare thousand more
to-morrow. Well might they mTt,er' Every
J, one for himself, and God for us all" ~.
} AS we went through the village street, Ao-
"Yes" VIZ,
van to eat. at the same time Fastening on.
We heard distant firing: AT the end OF twenty NY
minutes we had oveFtaken the rear :. OF c sne
> tain Adiutant-Major Vidal, who was marching
' near it. We had taken our places IN Tue
t ranks before any one noticed our absence.
The nearer we approached the city the more
D s.tachments. cannon and baggage We encoun-
Toward ten O'clock we passed thr4 70 Tgias sds
3 FournieT, took command Of us and ordered qs
to oblique to the left. AZ midnight We arrived sa
the long pro%enades WI. Mn'c en-, 1 Sss lin
Is dens and stacked arms A long Isne on n. 81
r fickered in the fog as far as Randstads, ane.
when the flames burnt h,gh, ensy t iipes o
n 6orses cannon, and wagons, while at interva -
" bboyond, sentineIs stood like statues IN th
mist. heavy, hollow sound arT s; rfo on On
d trains. over the bridge at Lindenan. ~ We
the beginning of tho retreat. a.. g.,
Then every ONE put bis knapsack AT see ,u 1'e
d of a tree and stretched himself ON the groune
% his arm under his head. quarter Oh an hou
b after all were sleeping.
70 " What occurred until daybreak know no
a. Baggage, wounded and prisoners dooosies
a, CONTINUED to crowd across the bridge. 81
~ then a terrific shock woke us all. We starte
up, thinking the enemy were upon us, wnc
n, two officers Of hussaIs came gaiiSping IN ~is
IL nv accident in the grand avenue Of RAM
er ssads, 1T the river eide. The dark, red su,ol
ID rolled up to the eky, and slowly dlsspPsas s
- y. Quiet Was soon restored. Some lay down
~ sleep; bat 10 was growing Lignser every nv -,
II. ttroops extending until lost in the distan
along the Ave bEidges Of the Esser nSa a. q
ne must defile over this bridge, and, of necesst
eir must take time in doing 60 And tho 10
We struck every one thas It would nave 1eea nr u
b. the two rivers fOr at any instant tne snel
ey might attack us, and then retreat weAld ma
beea dsu inae tSa or6s ss s ana no ene dsr
~ do Anything without orders. Not q marshal
,n- France would have dared to take it upon hi
'ey SELF to cay that two bridges were better Sh
Vy one, To such O point had the terrible dis
,at piiue of Napoleon reduced those old captain
,ns They obeyed like machines, and disturb
nly themselves about nothing. Such was TIL
out fear Of displeasing t. cir master.
18th As gazed at that bridge, which seem
vas endless, / thought, Heaven grant that tn
al. NAV let MS cross now, for we have had enou
the of battles and carnage! Once on the OIL
us side and we are on the road to France, ind a
and may again see Catharine, Aunt Gre
en- and Father Goulden" So thinking, l or
led sad; gazed at the thousands of artillery
but and baggage guards swaI ming over the brid
and saw the tall bear-skin shakos OF the
8 of Guard, who stood with shouldered arms INN
ere vable on the hill of IIindenau on the other 8
cid of the river-and as thought they were faI
on on their way to France, how louged to be
ded their place! Zebede; through whose mind
lied same thoughts were running. said, Hey,
, ON seph, If we were only thereW
q at But felt bitterly, indeed, when, about seN
and O'Clock, three wagons came to distribute p
tied visions and ammunition among us, and 1t
and came evident that we were to become the re
de- guard. In spite Of my hunger, 1 felt i
cry, throwing my broad against wall. few
Tsre ments after, two squadrons of Polish lane
yery appeared coming up the bank, aud beh
them ave or ak generals, Poniatowski .ame
! up tho number. He was man OF about fifty {
-. roS.1-i wiIhouf looking ut ma. Gen. FouFn