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THE MINERS' EXPRESS
II fC IILISIIEED EVERY WEBSESDAY MORNING,
MA IK SHEET, DUBUQUE, SECOND DOOR
ABORE TIIJE BANK, BY
1IOI.T & KEESGCKER.
WARRISOX HOLT.] [ANDREW EF.ESLCKER.
.TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Two Dollars, per annum, payable in advance
and in the same proportion for three, or six
months.
No subscription will be discontinuted, (ex
cept at the option of the publishers,) untill all
arrearages are paid.
All letters, to ensure attention, must be
PAID.
ATTORNEY
TOST
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
THOMAS SOGERS. \VM. JOSHUA BAP.NLV.
ROGERS fc BARNEY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS IN
CHANCER V.
OFFICE,
cast sido Main street over H. E. Sniith'sjSore
Dubuque, Iowa.
December 10. nllitf.
WM. V. LOVEL1-. BEN. M. SAMUELS.
IiOVEI.Ii &. SAMVELS.
o
A O N E Y S A A W
FFICE ove! f. X. Van Hagau'o store, Main Street,
Dubuque, Iowa. 13
C. C. ROCKWELL.
ATTORNEY
AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. AND
Solicitor in Chanccry,
A
mimosa, Jones county,
Iowa. '47u!7.
LINCOLN CLARK,
AND COUNSELLOR AT LAY, HAS
removed liis oliiee into tho yellow brick building
near tlie Book Store.
Dubuque, June 18, 1S49.
55" A Is Land Warrants for sale y tlie same.
EMERSON &, SHIELDS,
WHOLESALE,
RETAIL, AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS, No 4-1, corner of Main and Fourth
streets, Dubuque, Iowa.
B. J. O'HALLORAN,
COMMISSION
MERCHANT—wholesale and retail
dealer in Groceries and Provisions—corner of Maitn
mid Seventh street*, Dubuque, Iowa. n37-tf.
DAVID JONES,
A I I I E A N U I E
VAILS himself of this opportunity to tender his
J.X. thanks to the citizens of Dubuque for the liberal pat
ronage bestowed upon him since his residence among
them, and humbly hopes by prompt attention to business,
still to merit a proportionate share of the patronage of his
fellow-citizens.
Sash and blinds made to order.
Sepj.7. n.Wtf. DAVID JONES.
GEORGE MADEIRA,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Drnt NUE, IIMVA.
__ OFFICE AT TIIE COURT HOUSE.
DR. G. AV. SCOTT,
CONTINUES TO PCACTICE THE VARIOUS
BRANCHES OF lllrf PROFESSION.
OFFICE and residence corner of Sixth and Iowa streets.
WISHING
to avail himself of every means that may aid
in restoring all derangements of the human organi
zation, he has recently procured one nf Dr. C. (3. Barrett's
Electro Galvanometers, which is admirably adapted to the
treatment of many forms ofdi-easa. to which many, who
are being daily treated, can attest.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 6, 1819. i!3—ly
8. IltXrSTEAD. JAMES BUIIT.
HEMPSTEAD & Bl'RT,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, AND
SOLICITOUS IN CHANCERY,—DUBUQUE, IOWA.
"¥T7"ILL practice in the District Cmirts of tlie 2nd Judicial
V
Y District, and in the Supreme Court.
OFFH 'E in the Yellow Brick Bui!ding, near Spaul
ding's Book Store, on Main street.
Sept. 5, ItiiO. 1—ly
DOCTOR II. IIOLT,
RESPECTFULLY
tenders lii.-t professional services to
thecitixens of Dubuque and vicinity.
30" Enquire at the Express Oirice.
A. K. EATON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
DELHI, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA.
July 1M, IS 19. U'—jy
o. s. x. pent.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, WASHINGTON, I). C.
"TXT'LI. practice in th« Courts at Washington, and
V prosocatc claims before tho different Departments,
and before Courts.—Especial attention will be given to
claims for Bounty Lands, for pay and extra pay Lr servi
ces in the war with Mexico.
REI'EU IN DUBUQUE TO
Horn. Geo. W. Jones, I Gen. Warner Lewis,
S. Hempstead, Doct. II. Holt,
T. Rogers, I II. Emerson,
Col. Geo. McIIenry,
rnd generally to the members of the Bench and Bar, and
to tho public men of the
State.
Ills charges will be reasonable. Letters should bepnst
paid. [Aug. 1849. 49-tf.
JOHN W. CLARK,
NOTARY PUBLIC, DELHI, DELAWARE COl'NTV, IOWA.
53"John W. Clark will also attend to paying taxes for
non-residents.
July 13, 1819. 4C-tf.
C. D. Sullivan & Co.
WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS,
SUCCESSORS TO JAtlAItD fc CO.,
JVe. Jifainstrect, Saint Lmiis, Missouri,
KEEP
constantly on hand a large assortment of Gold
and Silver Watches, French and Yankee Clocks,
Gold Pencils. Gentlemen and Ladies' Breast Pins, Gold
Lockers, Gold and Silver Spcctaclcs, Rings, Gold Guard
Chains, fee. &.c.
Silver Table, Desert and Tea Spoons, manufactured and
for sale low. Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and
warranted to keep time.
Sept. 5th, 1849. 1-ly.
110 BB INS,
Clock, Watcli-Malcer, & Jeweller,
HAS
moved his establishment a few doors north of his
old stand, where he is prepared to execute all kinds
of work in his line, witli dispatch.
Ho has a fine assortment of JEWELRY on hand, which
will be sold cheap for Cash.
He is prepared to manufacture Jewelry to order.
A share of tho patronage of tlie public is solicited.
SCrC.ish paid for old Gold and Silver.
Dubuque, April 3d, 1849. 31-ly.
John E. Smith & Co.
[BRANCH OF J. I:. SMITH & co., GALENA.]
RESPECTFULLY oiler to tho
public their new and well-assorted
Stock of WATCHES, JEWELRY,
FANCY GOODS. &<••, all of the
latest fashions. Their facility of
lulling cheap In tho eastern mark
ets, enables them to sell "cheaper
fii than the cheapest."
Clock-!, Watches, and Jewelry,
carefully repaired and warranted
by C. Kaltenbach.
***The highest prices will be paid
for old gold and silver.
December 12,1848. IS. tf.
DICKINSON'S
TEMPERANCE HOUSE,
Dubuque, Iowa.
TH E Proprietor respectfully announces to his
friends, and the public, in general, that his
new and commodious house is now open for
the accommodation of all who may favor
him with their patronage, whether transient
or regular boarders, on terms that cannot
fail to please, and he hope-t to merit a liberal patronage.—
The location of this house has decided advantages over tho
other Hotels bv being near the steamboat landing, and con
venient to the*business of Main street, being situated on
Fourth, between Main and Iowa streets.
ItS-Good stabling connected with the above.
w
GEO. L. DICKINSON.
December 5, 1849. nl«J—ly
WAPLES" HOUSE.
THD
undersigned begs leave respectfully to inform his
friends, and tiie public, generally, that ho continues
the above well known establishment, and begs to assure
them that it will lie his constant endeavor to give satisfac
tion lothose wlio may favor him with their company and
that no
exertion on his part will lie omitted, to render tliein
comfortable. His table will be, supplied with the best the
market allbrds. Ilis rooms are airy and convenient, and
every department of the establishment is on a liberal scale.
Attached to the premises is a large and commodious sta
ble vrhere an attentive groom will always bo in attendance.
DANIEL ANDERSON,
Dubuque, Dcc. 5, 1849. nljtf Pojprietor.
CITY HOTEL..
A. II. MILLElt, lato of the Leclarc IIou
Davenport, would ndvfae his numerous
friends, and tl.o public generally, that ho
has taken theaboie named spacious estab
lishment, where he flaltejs himself that ho
will be able to accommodate his guests In a
etyle to meet their entire approbation.
To his St. Louis friends, who have heretofore honored
iiim with their patronage, he would toiy, that tho vicinity
f( Dubuque abounds uitli n variety of objects of interest
to the visitor. The grouse shooting is not to be surpassed,
and the best trout fishing at an easy distance.
Passengers convoyed to and from the boats in carriages,
(r*e of expense.
A. H. MILLER.
Dubuque, Kept. B8, 1848. 12-ly
EARMliltS' IIOM11.
HE undersigned still lreejN this long established and
known Tavern at th« corncr of Main street and
the Market Bquare. in this city and is now better prepared
than he has ever neen before, to accommodate traveler*
T1well
Md regular boarders, ori tho most reasonable terms as ho
Mm has made Mveral now additions, and improvements to the
former
on**.
Ho would especially recommend his estab-
DUBUQUE:
WEDNESDAV::s:DECEMBER 19, 1549.
Foreign Summary.
ENGLAND.—The elements of revolution are
mingling and combining in England, and wait
but tho union of the materials, to put forth an
effort for popular government. Besides the pub
lic, or national debt of England, which, of itself,
is sufficient to crush the present system of gov
ernment to death, there is a private debt on the
real estate of the country, amounting to £400,
000,000—equal to $2000,000,000. That coun
try must surely be in a sinking condition, whose
resources are insufficient to pay the interest on
its public obligations how much more so must
its dissolution become apparent, when its repu
ted wealth has no substantial reality. As an il
lustration of the condition of the majority of the
landed estate, we may suppose that a man who
is reputed to be worth, say $20,000 per annum,
owes more than his estates are worth, if they
were put up for sale. This system is kept alive
because the majority of the property-holders are
in the same predicament and men of property
control the government. Ilence the govern
ment is sustained in its prodigality by the nobi
lity and the government, by its strong arms of
physical force, protects the nobility in their reck
less extravagance. The scales of corruption
are so well balanced between the government
and the nobility, that they are mutually upheld
in their financial schemes. Popular opinion has
never been combined with sufficient firmness, or
composed of the proper materials to attack the
aristocracy with any hope of success. Chart
ism has made some impression, and wanted but
a little more of the popular material to make an
effect. It failed, however, in its first attack.
Recent news from England puts us in possession
of facts which go to shew that Chartism will re
vive, that another effort will be made and judg
ing from the liberal tone of the press, some ame
lioration of the social state of society must be
the inevitable consequence.
I E A N
.—Every effort made in this ill-fated
country to keep alive the feeling of Nationality,
sinks the people deeper in the social slate of ex
istence. This effect is but the natural and ine
vitable consequence of the systems by which
every effort at Nationality has been characteriz
ed—systems which looked not to the condition
of the masses—which confined themselves to
the mere elevation of wealth to rank among
lords and barons. This has been the great fault
with all the national parties in Ireland. The
masses have been overlooked. They have nev
er been made to feel that there was a National
Patriotism—that there was for them a country,
—that the day should come, when each one of
them could rejoice in the rights of a freeman.
Such inducements as these have never been sin
cerely held out to the people nor do we believe
that their assumed leaders ever dreamed that the
mass of the people should ever be elevated to the
rank of freemen. There is too much of the Ar
istocracy in them to believe that anything so
good could be seriously imputed to them.
These leaders have been the ruin of nations.—
All countries have had their leaders. Some few
of them have certainly been trustworthy,but the
large majority have betrayed their country by
their ignorance or weakness—by imprudence or
treachery. Ireland has had a succession of these
leaders, impotent, imbecile, and treacherous.—
They have never sought for the attainment of
the people's rights—never sought to elevate the
social condition of the people. Looking merely
to the elevation of themselves and families, they
have invariably supported the enemies of the
people, when their own aggrandizement was a
condition consequent. Imitating the Aristocra
tic manners of their country's enemies they
have placed themselves above their fellow-men
having no common sympathy with the people
above that which a master has for a vassal,
which a subject has for his lord. We have no
hope that the present leaders, (John O'Connell
& Co.) will accomplish, or even attempt to ac
complish. more than their predecessors. They
They have, so far, taken the wrong steps to ac
complish any good. The people are taken into
the account to furnish an audience at Conciliation
Mall for which privilege they pay one penny a
head. Mean leaders, to require the miserable,
half-starved people to pay for the privilege of
hearing a recital of the wrongs of their country.
Dupes and dolts to put confidence in such braw
ling sycophants. There is no hope for such a
people.
FRANCE.—As we predicted a few weeks ago,
the present rulers of France are concentrating
the strength anil resources of the country to fix
themselves permanently above the control of the
people. Louis Napoleon issues decrees with as
much pomp and circumstance as if he were tin
acknowledged Emperor. His fiat goes abroad
to the world as if it were the law of the land
and what is worse, it is obeyed by the authorities.
Our latest advices inform us, that thirty mem
bers of the Assembly have been banished for
imaginary crimes. Newspapers opposed to the
views of the President, are suppressed, and their
editors thrown into prison and yet we listen in
vain to hear that public indignation hurled at
the usurpers, which insulted freemen could not
refrain front exhibiting.
France is not, nor was she ever a republic her
people are not republicans and we should not
feel dis tppointed if our next dispatches inform
ed us that despotism reigned supreme and un
disguised in the (Jrandc Rcpublique-
EP*Tho Rev'd. Dr. Forbes, an Episcopalian
clergyman of N. York, has embraced the Catho
lic faith.
K2P*Father Mathew lies ill at New York.—
Hon. Henry Clay paid the Apostle of temper,
ance a visit during hiv rccent tour to N. York,
1''TrfVi
Tlie Holy Well.
BY ELIZA COOK.
[It is not generally known that the tavern in Holywell
street, Strand, London, known by the sign of The Old
Dog," is raised on the site of tho celebrated Holy Well,"
from which the street derives its name. Fitzstephcn men
tions this well in lfiliO, as being famous and frequented
by scholars and youth of the city, when they walked forth
to take air and Stowe alludes to it as being much de
cayed and spoiled with rubbish, purposely laid there for
the heightening of the ground for garden piots." The cof
fee-room, at the tavern above mentioned, is supposed to
be built immediately over the spring. The following lines
were prompted by the interesting remembrance which
forms one of the many poetic legends cunnectcd with
our modern Babylon.]
They say, three hundred years ago,
The cold, pure water used to How
From a gurgling fount with trees around,
Where "The Old Dog" Tavern may now be found.
They say it was a wondrous spot,
And tho ''Chronicles" kept it unforgot
For the pages of History often dwell
On tho storied fame of the llolv Well."
I can seo tlie place as it was of yore,
lien its crystal riches would ripple and pour
From a fountain channel, fresh and dank,
Mid flowering rush and grassy hank
When the pale cheek left the'eity wall,
And the courtier lied the palace hall,
To seek the peaceful shadow that fell
On tho waters of the Holy Well."
The scholar sat on some old grey stone,
here the ivy was thick and the moss had grown,
And be conned his book, while the gentle tide
Came softly bubbling up at his side.
Plighted lovers went wandering there,
Iilrnding their sighs with the twilight air
And many a warm lip stooped to tell
Its first romance by the lloly Well."
Sweet birds came to plume their wing,
Anil lave their beak in the healing spring
And georgenus butterflies stooped to play
About the place ou a sultry day.
Folks came troni the east, and came from the west,
To take at that fountain health and rest
From the north and the south they came to dwell
By tho far-famed stream of the Holy Well."
Oh, a goodly site was the old place then,
When the waters wore sought by the Red Cross men
!lu:brave Knights Templars there were seen,
V\ lth their hosteirie jjiiv ..u the field of green
hen the famished pilgrim lingered there,
Blessing the draught with a grateful pravcr,
As his cockle hat and scallop shell
Were thrown a ide at the "lloly Well."
And now wo see in the busy street
A hosteirie where men "do meet
1
hough they wear no symbol red-cross bands,
And draw no steel with their strong light hands.
For many a year there has been no trace
Of the legend lore that marks the place
No stranger dreams of tho verdant del!
That was lamed afar for its Holy Well."
Close and narrow that place is now,
Where the beautiful water used to tlow
But those who will may go and see
Where tlie waters spriing up— pure and froe.
On the mouth of the tide tliev mav lightly tread
As they would on the graves "of the honored dead
At the sign oi The Obi Don gossips still tell
Rare things of the ancient Holy Well."
Ah, many among us, like this old olace,
Exist in the worjd without a trace'
Of the exquisite truth and goodly power,
That tilled our spirits in Lite's young hour.
Time has choked up in the magical spring
With the burthens that Trouble and Toil e'er bring,
et we turn with joy to let Memory tell
Ol the days when our hearts was Holy Well."
SCENES IN THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON.
I reminded the Duko de-Yieenza of his prom
ise to continue his nararation of the events of
Ihe empire.
'In the course of conversation I happened to
mention the name of Captain Ernest Auz-mi,
who was killed at tlie battle of Eylau. He was
a brave young officer, and his death blighted
the happiness of a beatiful and accomplished
woman whom I numbered among my friends.
There was one remarkable circumstance con
nected with the last moments of poor Ernest
Auzoni. The Emperor was eye-witness of his
death.
I questioned the Duke on this point.
It is perfectly true," replied he. Auzoni, who
was a Captain in the Grenadiers of the Guard,
was a young officer of the highest promise, lie
was brave, even among tlie bravest, and he sev
eral times distinguished himself during the bat
tle of Eyltiu. His dauntless courage attracted
the notice of the Emperor. Auzoni's company,
animated by the example of its young and val
iant captain, had performed prodigies in the
course of the battle.
1 could,' pursued the Duke, with a melan
choly smile, describe to you in a few words the
glorious death of the gallant Auzoni but in so
doing, my memory would carry me back to the
field of Eylau, where the Emperor shone so
conspicuously. When I cast a retrospective
glance on the glorious scene, Napoleon is tho
engrossing subject of my recollections, and I
cannot trace the most feeble sketch of the pic
ture without assigning to him a place in the
foreground.'
'Duke,' said I, poor Ernest Auzoni is to me
an object of secondary interest in comparison
with Napoleon. Your details of the Emperor's
private life have an inexpressible charm to me.
History, always dry and barren, gives me facts
and dates—but you conduct me, as it were, into
Napoleon's presence whilst listening to you, I
can almost fancy that I see him and hear him.'
We passed the night on the 4th of February,'
resumed the Duke, at Schlitt, a little village
situated a few leagues from Eylau. This was
a few days preceding the battle. The Emperor
installed himself in a miserable cottage, which
contained no fire-place except that in "the kitch
en there the Imperial head-quarters were estab
lished. I scarcely ever saw Napoleon more
good-humored, or in better spirits, than on the
night on which we bivouacked in that wretched
hovel. I recollect that there was only one table,
and on that was spread the Emperor's supper.
He dispatched the meal in five minutes, and
then good-humoredly throwing his napkin at
the head of Constant, his favorite valet he said
Quick, quick, take away the remains of my
banquet,' (it consisted of only one dish). Then
advancing to his little camp bedstead, on which
his maps had been deposited, lie took up his map
of Prussia, and spreading it out on the ground,
knelt down to examine it. Come hew,'Grand
Kciiycr,' said he, addressing me, 'and follow me
from Schlitt—from this splendid capital, Schlitt,
to Paris.' He marked with pins all the places
through which we were to pass, according to his
plan. I shall beat them there,' said he here—
there again—and in three months the campaign
will be ended—Russia must have a lesson. The
beautiful Queen of Prussia shall learn too, at her
expense, that advisers sometimes pay dearly for
the advice they give. 1 do not like those wo
men who throw aside their attributes of grace
and goodness. A woman to instigate war! to
urge men to cut each other's throats Fie on it!
She may run the risk of losing her kingdom by
playing that game
At this moment some despatches were deliv
ered to the Emperor. He rapidly glanced them
over, and exclaimed—' Uravo bravo
'i'1'1 AH!!1
HOLT «fc KEESECKER,] FOR TRUTH, WE SINK Ol'R SHAFT:—WE DRIFT UPON THE VEIN OP PRINCIPLE.
VOLUME IX. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, DECEMBER 19, 1849.
1
We have
them now But surely these despatches have
been a longtime on tin: way How is this!' con
tinued he, knitting his brow. 'Tell the orderly
officer who brought them that 1 wish to speak
with him.'
Monsieur,' said he, in a «everc tone, address
ing the officer,' at what hour were these des
patches placed in your hands
At eight o'clcck in the evening, sire.'
And how many leagues had you to rid*!'
i
I do not know precisely, sire.'
orderly officcr ought to know that, Monsisur—I
know it—you had nine leagues to ride, and vou
set off at eight o'clcck—look at your watch, sir.
What o'clock is it now
The officer was quite disconcerted, and he
stood motionless.
Tell me what o'clock it is, sir, if you please.'
Half past twelve, sire. The roads were in a
terrible state. In some places the snow obstruct
ed my passage—'
Poor excuse, sir. Retire and await iny or
ders,' and as the officer closed the door, he add
ed—' this cool, leisurly gentleman wants stimu
lating the reprimand 1 have given him will
make him spur his horse another time. Let me
see—my answer must be ready iti two hours
hence—I have no time to lose.'
The despatches which the Emperor had just
received were from General Lasalle, who was
encamped in the village of Deppen. He inform
ed the Emperor that a column of the enemy,
amounting, it was presumed, to between fifteen
and sixteen thousand men, having been liable
to work a passage through the snow, had got
separated from the main body of the Prussian
army. This intelligence was of the utmost im
portance. The Emperor's answer was, an or
der to General Lasalle to attack, with his divi
sion, the column commanded by General Les
toeq, and thereby prevent the junction which
the latter was endeavoring to effect with the
Russian army. At the same time, he directed
two regiments of dragoons, who had been posted
as scouts, at half a league from Deppen, to join
Lasalle's division, and to fall simultaneously on
the column, which was atacked in front by the
troops of General Lasalle.
He sent for the orderly officer whom he had
rebuked a few minutes previouslj-. Set off* im
mediately, sir,' said lie those despatches must
be delivered with the utmost speed. General
Lasalle must receive my orders by three o'clock
—you understand me, sir
Sire,' replied the young officer, in a most res
olute tone, by half past two the Generai shall
have tho orders of which 1 have tho honor to be
the bearer.'
Very well, sir mount your horse—and stay'
—added he, calling the officer back 'tell Gen
eral Lasalle that it will be agreeable to me that
you should be the person selected to announce
to me the success of these movements.''
This orderly officer was the son of a senator.
The Emperor was perfectly aware of this fact—
but he was always more strict and severe to
wards young men who left the military colleges
with the rank of officer, than towards those who
gained their epauletts by facing fire and sword.
It is but just to acknowledge that the latter
rarely needed a reprimand, and when tiiey did
the Emperor admonished them with parental
gentleness. Tims In- created in all ranks of the
army men who would have sacrificed their lives
rather than incur his displeasure. It is remark
able, too, that men who performed prodigies of
valor, and covered themselves with glorv, never
looked for any reward. It seemed that the lives
of till belonged to one alone, and that to perish
in the cause of that one was merely the per
formance of a sacred duty. The heroic phasis
of the empire impressed a noble stamp on the
French character.
At the time to which 1 was just now rofi r
ring,' continued the Duke, whenever we fought
the victory was our own. The intrepid Lasalle,
with less than three thousand men, repulsed the
enemy's column. General Lestocq, closely and
vigorously pursued, owed his safety to the swift
ness of his horse. Three thousand Prussians
perished in the conflict two thousand live hun
dred prisoners, and sixteen pieces of artillery
were the trophies of this partial engagement.
Its consequences were of vast importance, for
the Russian army was cutoff' from some of its
communications, and awaited in vain the prom
ised reinforcements.
On learning this news, the Emperor was
quite transported with joy, and he several times
exclaimed—' Brave General Lasalle admirable
troops I am now sure of gaining the battle
which I am going to fight at Eylau This is a
good augury we will now march forward to
Eylau, gentlemen
On tiie day of the battle, the weather was
dreadful. The snow, which fell thickly in fine
flakes, froze as it reached tho surface of the
earth. Our clothes being covered with this sort
of hoar frost, were stiff and heavy. The horses
could not keep their footing. The sanguinary
conflict had been maintained since morning, and
when night set in, all was yet undecided. Tin
Emperor, in a state of the utmost anxiety and
impatience, galloped up and do»-n the field of
battle', braving the grape shot which was show
ering in every direction. He was always to be
seen on those points threatened with the great
est danger, well knowing that his presence
would alone work miracles. Meanwhile, the
ceasing of the fire on some point indicated that
the enemy was falling back. At eight o'clock,
Napoleon was informed that the important posi
tion of the church, which had been obstinately
disputed, taken and retaken several times in the
course of the day, had again been carried by the
enemy. Our troops, whose numbers wore infi
nitely inferior to those of the Russians, retired
fighting to the church-yard. At the moment
when the orderly arrived with this intelligence,
the Emperor had dismounted, and was person
ally directing a formidable batterry pointed on
the left wing of the Russian army. He instant
ly leaped on his horse, galloped off with the ra
pidity of lightning, and throwing himself into
the midst of the baltallions, which were begin
ning to give way, What!" he exclaimed, 'a
handful of Russians repulse the Grand Army!
Hear me, my brave fellows let not a Russian
escape from the church! Forward with the ar
tillery We must have the church, my lads we
must have it!'
This address was answered 'Vive l'Empe
reur forward we must have the church and
all rushed onward, rallying in good order.
A few paces from us we espied an old gren
adier. His face was blackened by gunpowder,
and the blood was streaming down his clothes.
His left arm had been carried away by a bomb
shell. The man was hurrying to fall into the
ranks- Stay, stay, my good fellow,' said the
Emperor, go and get your wound dressed—go
to the ambulance.' will,' replied the grena
dier, when we have taken the church,' and we
immediately lost sight of him. I perceived the
tears glistening in the Emperor's eyes, and he
turned aside to conceal them.
At ten o'clock that night the church was
ours. The Emperor, who was thoroughly ex
hausted, tottered with fatigue as he sat on his
horse. He ordered tin firing to cease and the
army reposed, surrounded by the enemy's biv
ouacks. Our head-quarters were established
on the plateau, behind Eylau, in the midst of
the infantry of the guard.
'All is going on admirably,' said the Emperor
to me, as he entered his tent. Those men have
fought bravely Without undressing, ho threw
himself on his bed, and in a few moments was
sound asleep.
At four in the morning the Emperor was
again on his horse. He surveyed the ground,
arranged his plunfl, posted the artillery, haran
gued the troops, and rode past the front rank of
each regiment. At day-break he gave orders
that the attack should commence mmultaneous-
tliat we could scarcely perceive any object at
tin distance of ten paces. After the lapse of
some little time a Russian column, amounting
to between five and six thousand men, was dis
cerned during the night this column had re
ceived orders to join the main body of the
army, and had missed the way. The troops, who
were marching forward hesitatingly and without
scouts, had strayed to within the distance of a
musket shotof our camp. The Emperor, stand
ing erect, with his feet in the stirrups, and his
glass at his eye, was the first to perceive that
the black shadows, slowly defiling through the
veil of snow, must belong to the Russian re
serve. He instantly directed towards tliein two
baltallions of the grenadiers of the guard, com
manded by General Dorsenne. Whilst the gren
adiers advanced in silence, the squadron on
duty near the Emperor turned the column at
tacked it in the rear, and drove it forward on
our grenadiers, who received it with fixed bay
onets. The first shock was terrible to the Rus
sians. But soon comparing their numerical
strength with the small number of troops oppos
ed to them, the officers drew their swords, ral
lied their men, and all defended themselves with
great courage. At one moment our grenadiers
appeared to flag, when a young officer darted
from the ranks, exclaiming in a loud voice,
Courage, my brave comrades follow me and
the Russian colors .are ours!' lie rushed for
ward, sword in hand, followed by his company,
and penetrated the compact centre of the Rus
sian column. This unexpected assault broke
their ranks, and our grenadiers resolutely enter
ed the passage opened to them by the brave Au
zoni. The Russians were sabered or made pris
oners. This is one of the most glorious achieve
ments of this memorable day,' said the Emperor,
who had been an eye-witness to the heroic con
duct of Auzoni. He summoned him to his pres
ence, and thus addressed him—
'Captain Auzoni, you well deserve the honor
of commanding my veteran moustarhc.s. You
have most nobly distinguished yourself. You
have won an officer's cross and an endowment
of 2,000 francs. You were made a captain at
the beginning of the campaign, and 1 hope you
will return to Paris with a still higher rank. A
man who earns his honors on the field of battle
stiinds very high in my estimation. I present
ten crosses to y ur company,' he added, turning
towards the soldiers
Enthusiastic shouts rent the air, and the same
men advanced to meet the enemy's fire with a
degree of courage and enthusiasm which it is
impossible to describe.
Two hours after the victory was ours. The
enemies forces routed and dispersed, retreated
in the utmost disqrder, abandoning their wound
ed, their baggage, and their parks of artillery.
But the day 's work was not yet ended for the
Emperor. According to custom, he went over
the field of battle to estimate the enemy's lo: s,
and to hurry the removal of the wounded. It.
was trulj' horrible to survey the immense extent
of ground over which the snow ef the preceding
day was crimsoned with blood.
A quarter-master of the dragoons, grievously
wounded, perceived the Emperor passing at a
few paces from him. Turn your eyes this way,
please your majesty," said the man. 1 believe
1 have got my death-wound, and shall soon be
in the other world. But no matter for that! f'irc
I'Emjtcrcitr.''
Let this poor fellow be immediately conveyed
to the amliuhiiicr,' said Napoleon. 'Raise him
up and commend him to the care of Larrey."
Large tears rolled down the cheeks of the dra
goon when he heard the Emperor utter these
words. I only wish,' said he,' that 1 had a thou
sand lives to lay down for your majesty.'
Near a battery winch had been abandoned by
the enemy, we beheld a singular picture, and
one of which a description can convey but a
faint idea. About one hundred and fifty or two
hundred French grenadiers were surrounded by
a quadruple rank of Prussians. Both parties
were weltering in a river of blood, amidst frag
ments of cannon, muskets, swords, &c. They
had evidently fought with the most determined
fury, for every corpse exhibited numerous and
horrible wounds. A feeble cry of Vive l'Empe
reur was heard to emcnate from this mountain
of the dead, and all eyes were instantly turned
to the spot whence the voice proceeded. Half
concealed beneath a tattered flag lay a young
officer, whose breast was decorated with an
order. Though pierced with numerous wounds,
he sujcccdcd in raising himself up so as to rest
on his elbow. His handsome countenance was
overspread with the livid hue of death. He re
cognized the Emperor, and in a feeble, faltering
voice, exclaimed, God bless your Majesty
and now—farewell—farewell—Oh my poor
mother He turned a supplicating glance to the
Emperor, and then uttering the words, To dear
France—my last sigh he fell stiff and cold.
Napoleon seemed rivited to the spot, which
was watered with the blood of these heroes.
Brave men,' said he,' brave Auzoni! Excellent
young man. Alas This is a frightful scene.
The endowment shall go to his mother. Let
the order be presented for my signature as soon
as possible.' Then turnrng to Doctor Ivan, who
accompanied him, he said, 'Examine poor Au
zoni's wounds, and see if any thing can be done
for him. This is indeed terrible
The Emperor, whose feelings were deeply
excited, continued his mournful inspection of
the field of battle. On various similar occasions
I have seen him powerfully moved. Yet he
never expressed by words his regrets for the in
evitable miseries which follow in the train of
war. This was a very characteristic trait in
Napoleon. I am certain that his heart was
painfully wrung when he beheld his devoted
friends and servants stretched lifeless at his feet.
But he seldom bet.ra3red any outward manifest
ation of grief, either because it was not natural
to him, or because he was so perfectly master of
himself that he could repress the signs of inward
emotion.
'Now that I am free from the fascination
which his presence excited over me, I some
times endeavor to analyze that character, that
peculiar organization, which seemed to be made
up of so many incongruous shades. Napoleon
defies psychological science. His character
doubtless, presented imperfections, but the beau
tiful and sublime are predominant., and the more
I study the character of Napoleon the more I am
impressed with its grandeur.
I have now told you,' said the Duke de Vi
cenza, all that I know relative to Captain Au
zoni. Whenever my memory reverts to the
battle of Eylau, the aspect of the field on the
day after the victory appears, as it were, visibly
present to me.'
Were you near the Emperor,' enquired
I,
when the Dukes of Istria and Frioul were
killed
I was,' replied he they fell in the campaign
of ldl3. From that period we sustained a con
tinuity of reverses, which have no precedent in
the annals of any other nation. It would seem
that, after having passed through every grade of
human prosperity, Napoleon was destined to
suffer every degree of mortal misery. From that
fatal year commenced our hourly, I may say
momentary duty of alleviating that bitter an
guish—of sharing that silent grief, which the
sufferer cannot and will not express, and which
he fears to betray either by word or look.
left St. (/loud for Mcntz on the 15th of
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fixed on the castle, threw himself back, placed
his hand on his forehead, and remained for
some time in that meditative attitude. At
length, rousing himself from his gloomy reverie,
he began to trace, in glowing colors, his plans
and projects, the hopes he cherished of the faith
ful co-operation of Austria, &c., tfce. Then he
resumed his natural simplicity of manner, and
spoke to me with emotion of the regret he felt
at leaving his bonne Louise, and his lovely child.
I envy,' said he, the lot of the meanest pea
sant in my empire. At my age he has discharg
ed his duty to his country, and he may remain
at home, enjoying the society of his wife and
children—whilst I—I must fly to the camp, and
engage in the strife of war—such is the man
date of my inexplicable destiny.' He again sunk
into his reverie. To divert him from it, I turn
ed the conversation on the scene of the preced
ing evening, when, at the Elysee, the Empress,
in the presence ofthe princes, grand dignitaries,
and ministers, had taken the solemn oath in the
character of Regent. The arch-chancellor (Cam
baceres) and the Duke de Cadora were appoint
ed her counsellors. Those were two men of
vast ability.
bonne Louise,' said the Emperor to me,
'is gentle and submissive. I can depend ou her.
Her lore and fidelity trill nerer fail me. In the
current of events there may arise circumstances
which decide the fate of an empire. In that case,
I hope the daughter ofthe Cu-sars will be fired
by the spirit of her grand-mother, Rlaria The
resa.'
'The Emperor,' continued the Duke, 'was
•lmstaken in his idea ofthe character ofthe Em
press. She was endowed with none of that en
ergy which gives birth to great resolutions. She
was, it is true, gentle and submissive, and in the
everyday routine of private life, she might have
conferred relative happiness on her husband, but
that is all. Beneath that envelope of ice it would
have been vain to seek a heart and like all
wean.-miiided people, she was a dissembler, not
from calculation, but from apathy and fear. She
was cold and methodical, and utterly incapable
of feeling that enthusiasm, that ardor of feeling,
which, under certain circumstancos, inspire he
roic actions and prompt to noble sacrifices.
'Had Maria Louisa been tranquilly seated on
the throne of France in ordinary times, she
would have passed unobserved had she owed
her importance solely to the reflection of Napo
leon's glory, she would have commanded res
pect, though never admiration. But her con
temporaries have been called upon to judge her
in her character of Empress. Historv, forced to
inscribe her name side by side with "that of her
immortal consort, must acknowledge that the
Austrian archduchess proved herself incapable
of discharging tlie duties of a wife, mother, or
sovereign. Maria Louisa was, in fact, worse
than incapable, for she was below the level of
he position.
'The Emperor,' though an accurate judge of
men, knew nothing ofvonien he had mixed
but little in female soeietv. Ilis feelings in re
lerence to women were wholly material, and he
did not admit the fascinating power of intelli
gence and talent in the female sex. He did not
like learned or celebrated women, or those who
in any way stepped out of the quiet sphere of do
mestic life. He assigned to woman a very low
grade in the social order, and thought they
ought not-to exercise power or influence over
the minds of men. A woman was in his eyes
merely a graceful being, and nothing more. En
deavors have been made to throw a romantic
coloring over his short-lived amours but the
fact is, that Napoleon never formed any oft hose
attachments in which the strongest party is the
weakest, and in which the enslaved heart gives
more than is demanded of i~. 'Lo\o,' »:aid he
to me one day, 'is merely a silly infatuation, do
pend on it.'
'The Emperor and I used to have very anima
ted discussions when the sex became the sub
ject of his caustic remarks. I was very far from
sharing the opinion of my honored master on
this subject. I used to assert my opinions with
my accustomed frankness, and it is but just to
say he bore with great patience the contradiction
ef his most firmly-rooted ideas.
'One day, when 1 was transacting business
with him, I proposed the advancement of a per
son who filled a situation in the civil adminis
tration of the Imperial stables. He was a man
of integrity and business-like habits, recommen
dations indispensable to persons employed in
public departments under the empire. I was ri
gid in exacting strict attention to duty and 1
always used my influence to forward the inter
ests of those who were most deserving. I spoke
to the Emperor of and set forth his good
qualities.
'No, Caulincourt,' he replied, 'M is very
well where he is. Leave him then .'
'But, sire,' returned I, 'lie is a man of excel
lent abilities, and most assiduous in his attention
to business. The appointment which I request
for him is an act of justice.'
'My dear Caulincourt, I assure you that your
protegee is a fool.'
I manifested some surprise on hearing this.
'Yes, I tell you he is a fool. A husband who
suffers himself to be led by his wife, always
ranks very low in my estimation.'
'But,' inquired I, with a smile I could not re
press, 'how happens it that your Majesty has
been made acquainted with circumstances which
certainly have no connection with tho service of
the Imperial stables?'
'Ah! ah! Grand Ervyer, you see 1 know what
is going on better than you do,' said the Emper
or, rubbing his hands and laughing. Cagliostro
was a poor conjuror in comparison with me.'
'I nevertheless persevered in my suit in behalf
of poor and obtained for him the place,
to which his merit well entitled him.'
"Well, well!' said .the Emperor, 'let him have
it but tell him I like a man to be master in his
own house.'
'You see,' added the Duke de Vicenza, 'that
my capricious imagination has carried me very
far from the road to Mentz, along which the
Emperor and 1 were journeying on the 15th of
April, 1813. We reached Mcntz late on the
following night. I will tell you to-morrow the
news we learned on our arrival.'
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blood,
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FARRIER'S DEPARTMENT.*
Bliglit, Rust, Smut, r.ad Uildcir,
Are terms applied to express several affections
by which various plants are attacked and vast
injuries to growing crops occasioned. .,
The Blight, generally known by tlie name of
Rust, attacks the leaves or stems both of herba
ceous and woody plants, such as the barberry
and buckthorn. It has indeed been supposed to
be transmitted from barberry bushes to grain
grain growing in their vicinity. When fully de
veloped, this blight generally assumes the ap
pearance of a rusty-looking powder, which soils
the fingers on being touched. Although the
naked eye can discover on the surface of blight
ed wheat and other straw nothing but a discolo
ration, subjected to the microscope, their sur
face is observed to be covered with an orgoniz
ed growth of fungous plants, regularly and beau
tifully disposed. Those who may be curious to
see delineations of this plant, as shown bj' the
microscope, will find them in one of the plates
of the Farmer's Encyclopedia. At page 1117
of this excellent work, which ought to be in the,
hands of every farmer that desires to be posted
up, the parasitic plants constituting rust on
wheat, are shown as magnified in every stage of
their growth, from the almost invisible seed thro'
the different stages of growth and development
to maturity and perfection of the fungi, and
bursting to shed their infinitely minute seed.—,
Under the head of Mildctc, in the work referred
to, a great deal of highly valuable information
may be obtained, relating to blight, rust, and mil
dew, and the best remedies against thetn.
In the disease 6f grain usually called smut,
the farina or flour of the kernels, together with
the coverings, are converted into a black soot
likc powder, which, when the ears are struck,
flics like a cloud of black smoke If a portion
of this black powder be wetted and put under a
microscope, it will be found to consist of millions
of minute and transparent globules, which seem
composed of a clear and glairy fluid, surround
ed by a thin and skinny membrane This dis
ease does not affect the whole body of tho crop,
but the smutted ears are sometimes very nume
rous
The origin of this disease is attributed by
some to the soil in which the grain is grown,
whilst by others it is ascribed to the seed. This
last view seems sustained by the success which
has attended the 6teeping of the seed before sow
ing, as a preventive. A weak solution of arsen
ic is much employed in England for this pur
pose. A strong solution of common salt in wa
ter is much relied upon for the same purpose, in
some parts of the United States. This last
means, if as effectual as it is reported to be, is
much to be preferred on the score of safety, ar
senic being at all times a dangerous article to
deal with. Last year we had curious accounts
of the death of partridges and pheasants, in ex
tensive neighborhoods in England, coveys of
which would be found dead, hovered together,
and always in a standing position, as though still
alive The cause of this was for some time a
mystery, until the contents of the craws were
subjected to chemical tests, and showed the pre-,
sence of arsenic. The birds had eaten the seed
grain steeped in a solution of arsenic, and thus
fallen victims to its poisonous effects.
Mihleir on grain or other plants is a thin and
whitish coating upon the leaves, which, when
abundant, occasions their decay and death.—
When it affects growing wheat, it appears as a
glutinous exudation, particularly when the days
are hot and the nights without dew. It is assert
ed to be a minute fungus, of which different
pecies attack different plants. Sulphur has
been found a specific cure. Manuring grain
crops with soot has also been recommended as
a remedy against mildew. Others have dispu
ted this, asserting that as soot renders the crops
more luxriant, it led to their being attacked, the
richest portions of fields being always most lia-'
ble to mildew. As it is least common on airy
situations, thinning and ventilation may be re
garded as preventives.
Griesenthwaite, in the New Theory of Agri
culture, throws out the conjecture, that in many
cases in which the blight and mildew attack
grain crops, it may be for want of the peculiar
food requisite for perfecting the grain it being
known that the fruit or seeds of many plants
contain primitive principles not found in the rest
of the plant. Thus the grain of wheat contains
gluten and phosphate of lime, and where these
are waiiting inthe ijjpil, that is, in the manured
earths in,oidi^ the plant growls, it will be una
ble to pcrfect^ts fruit, which of consequence be
comes riabtejto
disease.—[American
TI.'RK.ISII METHOD'
Courier.
OF
TREATING HORSES.—
The late Cojhmodore orte|jjyheii envoy ofthe
United. States at' Constantinople, had a horse
cured of founder by a Turkish farrier in the fol
lowing manner: "The Turk said the horse muBt.
be bled in the inside of his diseased leg. He
put a nipper on his nose to keep him steady—
then took up the left leg, and crossing it over the
right, gave it to an attendant he then Btruc.k
his lancet into the vein, a little above the fetlock
joint, and took from it about three- and a half
pounds of blood. The vein bled freely. Ho
now said he had taken enough he then went to
tlie very opposite side of the leg, and striking
his lancet into a vein above the knee-joint, a sin-,
gle drop of blood exuded, and both that and the
first opened vein instantly ceased bleeding.—|J...
There may be novelty in this, but it certainly^,
astonished me to find that opening two veins intf
the same limb, stopped both from bleeding such^
however, i» the fact, for I witnessed it. He de-^
sired that the horse nhould rest the next day—K
that he should then be rode
with great violens#-«
until he was in a profuse perspiration the
eased liinb then to be rubbed with
1UK
wet salt—(to
which I added a pint of hot brandy)—then rulwf i
bed dry, and then walked about until cool, and
covered with blankets the same process to bft
repeated next
dayr-whioh
wa« done, and