The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
WHEN 5000 SWfDfS OfFFATfD $4,000 RUSSIANS

sions would have been reckoned three
distinct victories did not retard the
kings march for the space of one hour.
He appeared then at last with his
S 900 men, exhausted by the fatigues Of
so long a march, before the camp Of
$4,000 Muscoyites, defended BY $50
pieces OF cannon, and, scarcely allow
ing his troops any time for rest, he in
stantly gave orders for the attack
The signal was two musket shots.
and the watchword was with the aid
Of God. a general officer, having rep
resented TO him the greatness Of the
danger, be said: what? Do you not
think that with my 5000 brave Swedes
may easily beat $4,000 Russians?"
But soon after, fearing that what he
had said might SAVIOR too much of gas
conade, he ran after the officer and
said to him: Are you not of the same
opinlon1 Have not 1 q double advan-
tage over the enemy-Oue, that their
cavalry can be Of no service to them;
the other that, the place being narrow,
their number viii incommode them.
and thus in reality I sna1 be stronger
than they"
The officer did not care to differ
from him, and thus they marched
against the Muscovites about midday
on Nov. 80, 1700. As soon as their can
non had made a breach in their in
trenchments the Swedes advanced with
fixed bayonets, having furious show
er Of snow on their backs. which drove
fun IN the face of the enemy. The Rus
SLAMS stood the shock fer half an ohur
without fiinching. The king made his
attack upon the right of the camp.
where the ears quarters lay, hoping
to come 10 an encounter with him. as
he did not know that Peter the Great
had gone il quest of 10000 men who
were daily expected to arrive.
King Is Shot in the Neck.
At the first discharge Of the enemys
muskets the king OF Sweden received
shot in the neck. but as it was
spent ball it lodged in the folds of mis-
black neckcIoth and did him no harm
his horse was killed under him and.
mounting another horse with great
agility, he said, These fellows make
me go through many exercises" and
continued TO fight and give orders with
the same presence of mind. After an
engagement of three hours the en-
trenchments were forced on all sides.
The king pursued the right of the en-
envy as far as the River Nsrva with his
left wing of about 1000 men. who were
In pursuit of nearly 10000. The bridge
broke under the fugitives and the river
was Immediately filed with dead car
Cssses. The remainder returned to
their camp WITHOUT knowing whittier
they went and, finding some barracks,
tlisy took post behind them.
There they defended themselves a
while IS they We're not able to make
their escape. but at last their generals
-DolgOTovki, GOlOvkin and Federo-
vitch-sUrrendered themselves to the
king, and laid their arms at his feet.
and while they were presenting them
to him the Duke de Croy, the COM
mander in chief of the Russian forces.
came up and surrendered himself with
thirty officers. Charles received all
these prisoners of distinction with as
much civility and politeness as if he
had been paying them the honors OF
an entertainment III his own court.
He detained none but the general Of
fiCers.
All the subalterns and common sol
diers were disarmed and conducted to
the River NaTva, where they were. sup
piled with boats for passing over. and
allowed 10 return TO their own coun-
try. In the meantime night came on
and the right wing of the Muscovites
still continued the fight The Swedes