Arizona silver belt., 1895-07-06
THE BATTLE OF RIV0LL.
Napoleon Said That His Life
 Really Began There.
Tho short Campaign Was the Turning Point Of the War, and shaped the His- tory of Europe for Twenty Years
 --Rout or the Austrians.

--Eout of the Austrians.
 Prof. Sloane's Life of Napoleon in the Century describes the masterly Italian campaign, in which Napoleon's mili- tary geuius first won worldwide recog- milton. Prof. Sloane thus describes the battle of Bivoli:
 At early dawn began the conflict which was to settle the fate of Mantua. The first fierce contest was between the Austrian left and the French right at St. Mark; but ltquicl,ly spread along he whole limo as far as Caprino. For some time the Austrians had the ad- vantage, and the result was in suspense, since the French left, at Caprino, yielded for an instant before the on- slaught of the main Austrian army made in accordance with AlYinczy's first plan, and, as he supposed, upon an inferior force by onc vastly superior in numbers. Berthier, who by his calm courage was fast rising high in his commanders favor, came to the rescue, and Masscua, following with a iudg- mcnt which has insephrably linked his name with that famous spot, finally re- stored order to the French ranks. Every successive charge of the Aus trians was repulsod with a violence which threw their right and center back toward Monte Baldo in cver-grow- ing confusion,
 The battle wagcd for nearly three hours before hlvinczy understood that 1t was not Jouberts division, but Bona parte's army, which was above him. In his zeal he then pressed forward on the plateau beneath the height to bring more of his troops into action, and Jou- bert somewhat rashly advanced to check the movement, leaving the road to St Mark unprotected. The Aus triau5, prompt to take advantage Of his blundor, charged up the hill, and seized the commanding pc itioL: but simultaneously there rushed from the opposite sides three French Eattalions. clambcriug up to retrieve Inc mistake. Their physical Strength and nervous activity brought them ilrai iu the top, and again the stoi12ing columns were thrown bac', in disorder.
 At that instant appeared in Bona parte'5 rear oE Ays triau corps cs, ,imated by him as four thousand strong, whioh having come down the valley a snc loft bank, had now crosse.l ,hs yer to take tho Trench right at u. oli in it's reeE Had they .rrirel t-.t g minute aoaaer tAc bin ot llvJi would EayC been lost to dlc r. n5h. tsi. was. in- stead of nal iuT dS attack, thcf Lad Go a"uI- one. Lonapar,o directed gall ing arti' sry fro againsy them, aad thus g.Aned time both to refor, Lis raT..ls and to hold the newcomers in cheek uatil his own rcserye. coming in from the uCat hamlet westward. cut hcia entirely off tr1m the retrcating columns of Alyi4czy, and compelled them to fay down their arms.
 Thus erdcd Lhc worst defeat and most complete rout which thc Austrian arms had 50 far sustained. Such was the Lttcr decentralization of the flying d.sintegrotel columns that Q young French officer uancd Rene, who was in command cf fifty men gt 8 hamlet on L2lic Car,la luccc sfuily iaita sel Bon apartc's rusa Ct houaty, and displayed such al Imposing confidence 10 a flying troop of fifteen hundred Austrilus Chat they surreGdared Co what thcy believed to De force superior to their own Next morning at dawn, MUrat, whc had marched all night 10 gain the point appeared on the slope of Monte Ba!doabova the pass of Corona, ard united with MGsscna and Jaublrt tC drive the Aus,rians from their lal3 foot. hold. The pursuit was continued as flr us Trent. Thirteen thou and pris. onars were captured in those two days
 This short campaign of Rivoli wa the turning point If the war, and may be sail to have shaped the history oi Europe for twenty years. Chronicler. dwcll upon those few moments ct tho hi.l above the plateau of Biyoli, and wonder what the result would baye been if the last Austrian corps had ar. rived five minutes sooner But an ac curatc and dispassiouate criticism must decide that every step in Bona pavtc's success was won by careful fore thought, md the most effective dispo. sit;on oi the forces at his command. St sure was he of success that even in thc crises when Masscna seemed to save the day on tbo left. and when the Aus. triaus seemed destined Co wrcst victory from defeat at the last moment on the right, he was self-reliunt and cheerful The new system of field operations had triumphant vindication at the hands of it's author.
 The conqucring general meted out unstintc1 praise Co his invincible squad rons and their leaders, but said noth. ing of himself, leaving the world tc judge whether this vas nan or demon, who, still a youth, and within pub lie career of but one season, had humili. ated the proudest empire on the conti- ncnt, had subdued Italy, and on her soil had erected states unknown be fore, without the consent of any great power, not excepting his own 1t is not wonderful that this parsonage should sometimes have said of himself; Say that my life began 1t Rivol. as ct other times he dated his military career from Toulon.
 Strikes Said Co Have Been Numerous
 Along the i'iver Nile.
 The reporter of the time of Harnesses K does not take note of the walking dRipuate tbouph strikes were nuntnrous