The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-07

dustry, and, above all, to secure for the
country a breathing spell from wars and
revolutions. selfish or otherwise, those
were his aim and he stood on the dcfgn-
sive. England disturbed his dream by
making war upon the sea and blockading
French ports. Napolcun's s hands were tied
by the plans he had set on foot for the ma
tion's welfare at home and by the opera
tiOns for defense of the great seacoastS
Suddenly Austria and Russia, with Swc-
den, united to march overland and attack
him along his eastern frontiers, while his
armies We're marshalcd on the coasts
At the first reverse to the French arms
Prussia would join the cualition--a step
likely to end once for all the ambitions Of
the hated Corsican.
Napoleon saw the clouds gathering, but
bided his time. He had yet to teach France
that she could cope with all Europe under
his mastery leadership. When the Aus
trian army invaded the country of his al
ly, the Elcctor Of Bavaria, he hcstirrcd
himself with that sudden, tigcrish energy
which was his strong point To the sen
ate he wrote: am about to quit my cap
ital to place myself at the head Of the army
to bear prompt assistance to my allies and
to defend tic dearest inter sts Of my pco.
England, a.il our generation Is involved
anew in tn, ca imitics of war \ few days
ago | still cher he'd the hope that peace
would not hc disturbed. But the Austrian
army have pa sed the Inn, Munich is in.
vadod. Tha Eector of Bavaria has been
driven from hi capital All my hopes of
peace have vanished. "
He then ravc the order to march to the
frontier, and 100000 mon sprang to arms
at his call. His cavalry Of 10000 sabCrs
and his light infantry, drawn by relays
OF six horse teams III impressed carriages,
led the columns from all parts of the EN-
pre-. Newspapers were suppressed, and be-
tore the. Austrians even suspected such
boldncss his hattalions had crossed the
Rhine between the Bavarian posts and
Austria. In brilliant but bloodless cam
paign Of 20 days Napoleon destroyed an
Austrian army of $4,000 mon. The sea
son was October, the weather stormy and
cold Napoleon was omniprcscnt in the
camps and among the columns on the
march, animatiug his soldiers to with
stand the fatigue and cold and hunger
Their sutfcrings and endurance were mar
velous, marching night and day through
rain and snow, dragging their cannon out
of the mire furding streams that We're fu-
rtous torrents, and yet when the emperor
appeared among them bursting into trans
ports of enthusiasm. The Austrian OIL
GERS who were prisoners couldn't under.
stand how IL WAS that soldiers in the midst
of such distress so speedily forgot their
sufferngs at the sight Of their leader
They are right" Napoleon declared 1t
is to spare their blood that | make them
undergo this dreadful fatigue"
Over RO lDD Austrian ,trigpnprs Nvarp
taken in slsirmishes and minor actions;
30, 900 surrendered at Tim. Whoa the
Austrian commander of the garrison at
Ulm begged to be allowed to captulatc
and march his troops back to Austria. Ma.
polcon said: moi Your generals have of
ten deceived me thus | win not again be
their dupe At Marengo | suffered Mclas
TO march with his forces from Alcssan
dria. Two months later we had to fight
the same men, notwithstanding the most
solemn promises on the part of your gov
ernment to conclude peace.
After ridding Bavaria of the Austrians
Napoleon pushed on across the Danube to
Vienna, The Austrian emperor Francis,
abandoned his capital, and Napoleon gave
to the citizens "n exhibition of the modera-
tion and gentleness of his soldiers. There
was perfect discipline in the camps and no
marauding nor outrage upon the defense
less people Meanwhile the allies were
concentrating A contingent Of 10000
marched from lower Austria; Hungary
put so, 1000 under arms, and Alexander of
Russia led over 100, 900 to the banks of the
Danube. On the way south the car stop
ped at Berlin, where n solemn compact was
sworn to between him and King Frederick
of Prussia binding their two countries in
AN alliance against Napoleon Frederick,
however, stipulated that his armies should
hold aloof until the allies already in the
field should wi victory on the Danube