The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21

had not lost more than 600 men. Eight
thousand Muscovites had been killed
in their intrenchmests, many were
drowned, many had crossed the river,
and yet there still remained in the
camp sufficient number 10 cut of the
Swedes 10 the last man. But" says
Foltaire in bis description Of the battle.
'tbe loss Of battles is not so much ow-
ing to the number of the killed as to
the timidity OF those who survive"
The king employed the small remains
Of the day ia seizing upon the enemy 8
artillery. he took possession of an adj
vantageous post between the camp and
the city, where he slept a few hours
npou the ground. wrapped up in his
cloak. intending at daybreek to fall
upon the left wing of the enemy, which
was not yet entirely routed.
The Surrender.
But at O'Clock in the morning Cen
eraI Vede, who commanded that wing,
having heard Of the gracious reception
the king had given 10 the other gen
erals and Of his having dismissed all
the subaltern officers and soldiers, sent
a messenger to him, begging he would
grant him the same favor. The con-
queror replied that he should have 1t,
provided he would come at the head of
his troops and make them lay their
arms and coIoTs at his feet. Soon after
the general appeared with his Museo-
vites, 10 the number of about 10000
They marched. both soldiers and Of
ficers, with their heads uncovered,
through less than 7,o00 Swedes. The
soldiers 8s they passed the king threw
their guns and swords upon the ground
and the officers presented him with
their eusignS and coi0TS
He caused the whole of this multitude
to be conducted over the river, without
OBTAINING d single soldier. Had he kept
them the number of prisoners would at
least have been five times greater than
that Of the conQuerors. After this
Charles MI entered victorious into
Narva, accompanied by the Duke de
Croy and other general officers of the
MuscOvites. He entered their swords
to be restored to them ali, and, know
ing that they wanted money and that
the merchants of Narva would not lend
them any, ne sent thousand ducats
to the Duke de Croy and five hundred
10 every Muscovite officer, who could
not sufficiently admire the civility of
this treatment, OF which they were IN
capable Of forming the least concep-
ton. An account OF the victory was
Immediately drawn up at NaTva and
sent to Stockholm and the allies OF
Sweden, but the king expunged with
his own hands every circumstance in
the relation that tended too much TO
his own honor, or seemed to reflect
upon the car.
Before he had proceeded half way at
the head of 10000 troops, hoping 20
surround the youthful Charles XII on
all sides. the ear received intelligence
of the utter rout of his troops at Mar
va. He returned home with a deter
mined resolution of disciplining his
troops. at the same time that he civil
lied his subjects. Moscow, his capital,
was in the utmost terror and eonster-
nation at the news Of this defeat. Such
was the pride and ignorance Of the
people that they actually imagined that
they had been conquered by a power
more than human, and that the Swedes
We're so many magiCians. This opinion
was so general that public prayers
We're ordered TO be put up to St. Mich
olas. the patron of Muscovy on the
| occasion. While the AIuscovites We're
thus complaining of their defeat 10 st.
/ Nicholas, Charles XII returned thanks
TO God ana prepared himself for new
! victories.