New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31

them, imagined they had a whole arrnv "a 49,
counter. and the advanced guard OF five thouza,s
men. posted among rocks. station where A..
hundred resolute men might have STONED a..
march Of large army. fed at their first auurosc,
The twenty thousand that lay behind thar,
perceiving the flight OF their fellow soldiers too<
the alarm. and carried their terror and coufss,,
with them into camp. All the posts were car-s5
in two days. and what upon other occasions wous
have been reekoned three distinct victories did not
rstard the Kings march for the space Of one hor-
He appeared then az last with his eight tho.,ara
men, exhausted BY the fatigues Of so long march
before camp Of eighty thousand Muscovftss a.
Tended by hundred and fifty pieces OF cannon
and. scarcely allowing his troops any tine for resi-
he instantly gave orders for the attack The sfpnaI
was two musket shots. and the watchvord in Ga--
man, with the ard OF God" A general o@ra-
having represented to him the greatness Of N,
danger. he said: What? Do you not think ira,
with my eight thousand brave Swedes nav easilz
beat eighty thousand Russians But soon after
fearing that what he had said might SAVIOR n,
much OF gasconade. he ran after the officer an
said to him: Are you not OF tire same opluisu,
Have not double advantage over the enemy
one. that their cavalry be % no service %
them the other. that, the place being narrow their
number Will incommode them. and thus In reality 7
shall be stronger than they The officer dld not
care 10 differ from him. and thus they marched
against the Muscovites about midday on Novemss-
81. 100. As soon their cannon had made A
breach IN their intrenchments the Swedes advanced
with fixed bayonets. having furious shower o.
their backs. which drove fun in the face q
the enemy. The Russians stood the shock for hal,
an hour without finchIng. The King made his at
tack upon the right OF the camp. where the Cars
quarters lay. hoping to come to an encounter with
him. as he did not know that Peter the Great had
gone in quest OF forty thousand men. who vera
daily expected 10 arrive. At the nrst discharge OF
the enemy's muskets the King OF Sweden received
shot IN his neck. 5vt as it was spent bah I:
lodged In the folds OF his black neckcloth ard did
him no harm. His horse was killed under hin.
and. mounting another horse with g-eat agility 10
said, These fellows make me 80 through NY
cises." and continued TO fight and give orders with
the same presence OF mind. After an eagagemsn.
OF three hours the Entertainments were forced On
all sides. The King pursued the right Of the
enemy far as the River Narva with his left wing
OF about four thousand men. who were IN pursuit.
OF nearly forty thousand The bridge broke under
tho fugttives. and the river was Immediately flied
with dead carcasses- The remainder returned 10
their camp, without knowing whittier they went.
and. finding some barracks. they took post bshnf
them There they defended themselves While ~
they were not able % make their escape. but az
last their generals. DolgOrovki. Golovkiu and Fed
erovitch. surrendered themselves 20 the King, and
laid their arms at his feet. and while they vera
presenting them 10 him the Duke de Croy. ts
commander in chief OF the Russian forces. came ~
Charles received all these prisoners OF distinction
with as much civility and politeness as II he had
been paying them the honOrs OF an entertainns1i
IN his own court. He detained none but the gen
eral officers. All the subaIterns and common sol
diers were diSarmed and conducted 10 the River
Narva, where they were supplied with boats io-
passing over. and allowed 70 return to their own
country. In the mean time night came on. and tas
right wing OF the MusCovites still continued US
fight. The Swedes had not lost more than six mr.
bred men Eight thousand MuscOvites had been
killed in their intrenchments; many were droWnsai
many had crossed the river, and yet there sun 10
manned in the camp a sufficient number to cut OF
the Swedes 20 the last man. But" says Vollsr@
in his description OF the battle the loss o; battles
is not so much owing to the number OF the AAe'
10 the timidty OF those who survive. dhs
King employed the small remains OF the cay II
seizing upon the enemys artillery He took pos
session OF an advantageous post between the camp
and the city. where he slept few hours upon us
ground. wrapped up in his cloak intending at DAY
break to fall upon the left wing OF the enemy
which was not yet entirely routed But at oeloSN
In the morning. General Vsde. who commanded tna'
wing having heard OF the gracious reception .n'
King had given 10 the other generals and OF -
having dismissed all the subaltern officers and So
diers. sent messenger to him. begging he Voala
grant him the same favor The conqueror repAs.
that he should have Il, provided he would come .
the head OF his troops and make them lay ts.
arms and cOlorS at his feet. Soon after the sen@'
appeared with his MuscoviteS. 70 the NUMBER -
about thirty thousand They marched. ooth SO
diers and officers. with their heads uneoSels1
through less than seven thousand Swedes- les
soldiers they passed the King threw ther sun'
and swords upon the ground. and the officers pls
scented him with their ensigns and coloTs. ~
caused the whole OF this multitude be condncis1
over the river without OBTAINING single sO11S ,,
Had he kept them. the number OF prisoners W.
At have bnA
the conquerors.- After this Charles MI enter
victorious into Narva. accompanied BY the OuAe
Croy and other general officers OF the Musco''',
He ordered their swords TO be restored TO them a.
and knowing that they wanted money anu
the merchants OF Narva would not lend them - -
he sent a thousand ducats 10 the Duke de Croy -
five hundred 10 every AIuscovite oficer. VINO 60
not suf4cientlv admire the civility OF this ueas-
n1ent OF which they were incapable OF forums -
least conception An account OF the victory Wa
Immediately drawn up at Narva and SEM 70 ~
holm and the allies OF Sweden. but the King
pnsed with his own hands every circumsta n1s -
the relation that tended too much to hA'
honor or seemed to reflect upon the Car -,
BEFORE he had proceeded halfway at the hsau
forty thousand troops. hoping TO surround -
youthful Charles XII on all sides the Car - -
intelligence OF the utter rout OF his troops al ~ "a
He returned home with determined resO'- =.
disciplinIng his troops at the same tiie =. IN
civilized his subjects. Moscow, MS cApit@' Il
the utmost terror and CONSERVATION AZ the A.
this defeat. Such was the pride ana ~
the people that they actually imagined - 80. -
had been conquered by power more than -.nN
and that the Swedes were so many mas tc7.
This opinion was so general tnat puoH1 Ipras ~,
were ordered to be put up 10 81 49,. - as ~,
patron OF Muscovy. on the occasion nne 10
Muscovites were thus complaining - -, 1e1'- .od
ST Nicholas Charles XII returned '-a-~ "
sIf for Tic-oFitA