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THOMAS LORINCr, Editor and Proprietor : . BENJAMIN I. IIOWZE, Corresponding Editor. ONS DOLLAR! Per Annum, invariably "in Advance; 3. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1850. VOI NO. 39: '' ADVERTISEMENTS, Oi limited extent, will bo inserted in the Weeky r.,,iB"-ffii'.3itlh1,,win?-rate8: ',,'1 insertion, 80,50 I I square, 2 months, S2.00 el':. 1? do. 0.75 I do. 3 do. 2,50 f" 3 1,00 jl do. 6 do. 4.00 t'. 1 ninth, l,V!5l do. 1 year., 6,00 Tealis3,or less, make a square. If ai advertisement exceed ten lines, the price will be in proportion. - V;l iirtise:noats are payable at the time of thei nscrtion. O- AH advertisements inserted in the Weekly arj entitle 1 to one iaiarlion in the Tri Weekly ff-e of charge. NO SURRENDER. ' '. Ever constant, ever true, Let the word be, No surrender ; Boldly dare and greatly da!' This thall bring us bravely through ? No surrender, no surrender. And though Fortune's smiles be few, Hope if always springing new, Still inspiring me and you With a tnagie No surrender ! N";iil the colors to the mast. ... Shouting gladly, No surrender! Troubles near are all huf past ijcrye them as you did the last ; No surrender. No surrender 1 Thouuli the skit s be overcast, And upon the sletty blast Disappointments gather fast, Beat ilicm ofFwith, No surrender! Constant and courageous still, Mind, the. word is, No surrender; Rattle, though it be up hill, Stagger not at seeming ill ; Nourrender, No surrender ; Hope and thus your hope fulfill There's a way where there's a will, And the way all cares to kill Is to give them No surrender ! INTERESTING LETTER FROM MR. .CALHOUN. The Washington Union is indebted to a o-enuetnan utuiuueu iu me ounu .um ixu'iuir ' ;il Law School, tit Balston Spa, N. Y., for the, following letter written by the lute John C. Calhoun. It is emphatically valuable, as it is probably among the last productions which emanated "iroai Mr. Calhoun's pen. In the lust wish which its distinguished author ex presses every patriot must cordially, concur. "It is to pee o"rr country quieted under some .arrangement that will be satisfactory to all and safe to the South." The letter (says the gentleman to whom it was addressed) "is a specimen of, the kind and simple familiarity of lits intercourse with the young men of his acquaintance, not one of whom but would have died to serve him." Washington, Feb. 2S, 1850. My Dear B : Yrours of the 19th ins:., was duly received. I am happy to learn that you are "so delighted with the plan of the in stitution, and the peculiar advantages it af fords for rapid improvement, not. only in the acquisition of legal knowledge, but in a famil iarity with the practice- and the important matter of extempore speaking. I regard this latter as one ef the most essential features of the institution. Could I have enjoyed, in my preparatory course, as you do. the opportuni ty ol "drilling every day" in this great art "ami the -trial and argument of causes, "under constant and competent instruction," I have no doubt I should have been, in all the prac tical requisites of success, ten years in ad vance of what I was when I entered the pro fession, l-.wull remember, when connected with the Law School of Litchfield, Connec ticut, the need we all felt of some advantages in speaking. These constant . exercises in which you are required to engage before so large a number of your fellow-students, if for nothing else than" the self confidence which they must gradually inspire, will in the ctul. prove exceedingly valuable. I shall never forget the painful, the indescribable embarrassment under which I labored in the delivery of my "maiden speech" before a court an embarrassment which it required years 6f practice to overcome. Improve, then, my dear B . the rare privileges which the institution affords youT Be sys temaiicanJ punctual in the performance of all our duties; and remember that the pro fession you have chosen imposes, as a condi tion precedent to success, the necessity for constant and arduous labor. In it there is no disguising of one's capacities or demerits. -The physician's art is concealed ; and by flip pant technicalities, and an air of professional wisdom, he may produce the belief that he is what he is not. The clergyman has time, a choice of subiects. and a world of other men's thoughts to aid him in his preparations for me pulpit. But the lawyer, whether in the office or before a court and jury, can assume nothing which he does not possess. His le gal opinions are soon to be tested by the se. verest ordeal, and his pretensions as an ad vocate must be real, or thev will avail him coining. And 1 would also have you remera- - vb, mat you will be beset with constant ...uisptations to swerve from the standard of vnjgh moral integrity. The very obligations -1 the lawyer to defend his client, right or wrong, tend to familiarize him with-" error, and to blunt his natural abhorrence of de pravity; ;ind ov obligations. I mean such only us would lead him to seek the great ends ol justice. Beyond this, even though it should result in your own aggrandizement, I would not have you put forth a single exertion. In llle defence of one you believe to be guilty, proceed no further thau is uecessarv to elicit -Muut uy mi even Daiance of testimony. J. am ru-ii... T;ii r dlihf.nlt in tliii. aspect, to draw a precise line between the uiies you will owe to your client, and those oue to yourself and community. But a cul uJ ir - d refincd" moral sense the basis of lUut gran J and beautiful in human char- acter, and which itrust, above all things else, you will seek to incorporate Jnto your own- win generally be a safe and accurate guide. But I must close. This may be the last ol my communications to you. 1 leei . my self sinking under the wasting rower--of .dis ease. My end is probably near perhaps very near. Before I reach it, I have but one serious wish to gratify ; it is to see my eoun try quieted under some arrangement alas ! I know not what that will be satisfactory to all and sale to the bouth. The advertisement you sent me states that a catalogue oi your school will be sent,- to any, by request, directed to your president, J vv. bowler, ILsq. 1'lease have one sent to my address, for a friend. Most affectionately, yours, JOHN C. CALHOUN. ' "" ' FOR THE COMMERCIAL. MUTUAL BANKING. Mr. Loring: If. you think, with me, that the subject of the accompanying memorial, which I find in a late paper, will sufficiently interest j our readers, an insertion may be gratifying. It would be trespassing upon your columns to enlarge, at this time, on the advantages of the mutual system in general, or even with the principle when confined to Banking but unquestionably its advantages may be successfully extended to every branch of industrial pursuit. The plan of Mutual Banking may be variously modified ; suited to existing emergencies. Look at the princi ple a charter lor a Mutual Bank is asked, on a pledge of real estate, at a fair valuation, an excess of bills not to be issued, so that fail will be altogether an obsolete term ii its applicability. Look at the advantage. Any number of individuals merchants, mechan ics,, laborers, poor men and rich, each pos sessed of real estate valued at $100 or more, invest any portion thereo.. in this Bank, with the privilege of a discount at any time to the amount, or even three quarters of the amount thu3 pledged for stock. In this way every industrious man, with lair prospects, may in vest all or any portion of his means in a house or piece of land, have full possession and use of . the same, together with the 7?io ney expended, experiencing thereby no incon venience in his financial transactions. Another favorable feature a stockholder may at any time withdraw his interest in the concern, and relieve his pledges, by simply paying up his borrowed money, and giving the specified notice. It will be observed that there is ho hazard in pledging your real es tate for stock ; the only hazard will arise from inability to pay loans obtained this only argues that borrowed moneys must be judi ciously used. Piiin. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: The prayer of your petitioners humbly showeth ; that the farmers, inechanics, and" i i i i otper actual prouueers, wnose names are hereunto subscribed, conceive that it is impos sible for them, under lhe present organiza tion"of the currency and the consequent hi"h rates of interest, to obtain the just reward of th eir labor. I hey. therefore, humbly pray your honorable body to grant to them a char ter for a Mutual Bank, vesting in them the following powers, under the following regula tions : Any person, or company, by pledging real estate fro the Bank, may become a member of the Mutual Banking Company ; and the Company shall have power to receive new members to an unlimited extent. Said Mutual Bank shall have power to is sue paper money, which shall circulate as currency among persons who are willing to receive it as such. - AnyT member may borrow the paper-money of said Bank, on his own notes running to maturity, to an amount not exceeding three- fourths (or such other proportion as your hon orable body in its wisdom may determine) of the value ol tne real estate Dy nimseu. pledg ed. " ' - '." Each 'member shall be bound by the act of incorporation to receive the " bills issued bv the Bank; at the full value borne on their face, in payment of debts, and in all tj transactions of trade : but no member who has in his possession" bills on the Bank to aj amount equal to the whole value of the propw ertv hv himself pledged, shall oe pound to receive any more until some of those held by him shall. have gone out of his possession. . The bills of the Bank shall thus be re deemable, not at the counter of the Bank, but at the stores, work shops, mills, and oth er business places of the individual members of the Company : the bills shall thus be re deemable, not because they can at any time command specie at the Bank, but because they are at all times received in. lieu of spe cie by the members of the Mutual Banking Company. The rate of interest at which said money shall be loaned, shall be determined by, and shall if possible just meet and cover the aver age losses and necessary expenses of the institution. " ..' No money shall be loaned by said Bank, except to members of the Company Any member, byr paying his debts to the Bank, and giving thirty days notice to the President- thereof, may withdraw from the Company, may have his property released from pledge, and may himself be released the noitiers ot lhe Bank's money. The company shall have power to pass such rules and by-laws, not inconsistent with their charter, and - to elect such officers : as may be necessary-, to accomplish the ends for which the Bank is instituted! v No paper-money fhall be issued by said Bank, until alter real estate! to the value of Two Millions "ol Dollars, shall have been pledged to the Bank by its members. DIADESTE. The Italian name of Diadeste, familiarized to the English public, some few years back, by B alfe's Opera of that name, like many other customs belonging to Southern Europe, claims and Eastern origin.: The Iade'ste of the Arabs, like the Diadeste of the -Italians, consist of saying this watchword every time you receive ths slightest trifle from the hand of your adversary, on pain of a forfeit. De Balzac relates an amusing alnecdote on this subject, borrowed, if we mistake not, from the Uerman. we give it, However, as near as may be, in the garb it has assumed in the hands of the delightful frenchj author. An eastern philosopher had composed a bcok. purporting to be a corriplete collection of all the tricks that women put upon their husbands, lovers, and mankind in general, (we quote Balzac, and. are wholly unan swerable for his want of gallantry.) and lest he should himself fall into one ol these nu merous snares, he invariably carried this pre- cious raae mecum aooui nis person uric day while travelling, he happened id come M ' 4 upon an encampment oi ivraos. ii young woman, seated beneafh'a palm-tree, no soon- er caugnt signt oi our traveller, man sne arose and invited him so courteously to rest beneath her tent, that, willy-nilly, he was lam to ac cept her obliging offer. The lady's husband was absent at the moment, t he philosopher had no sooner thrown himself in luxurious ease on a sort carpet, man nis lair ana gra cious hostess presented him with fresh dates and an al carasarAall of milk. He could not help remarking the delicate proportions of the' hands that offered these refreshments; but in order to divert his attention" from the involuntary effect produced by the charms of the young Arabian, whom he began to mis trust as" a dangerous syren he took out his book, and sedulously began to studv' its pa ges. The facinating creature, some what pro voked by such cool content, said in the most melodious tones i.i aginable 'Your book must be very interesting, as it seems to be the only thing worthy to claim your attention. Would it be indiscreet to en quire of what science it treats ?" The philosopher replied wTith downcast eyes: ;The subject of the book is above the capacities of ladies. ' This refusal tended to excite only the cu riosity of lheArab,andshe forthwith began to make use of some of those tactics of coquetry, the rudiments of which are jut as familiar to those who dwell in tents as to the more fini ken inhabitants . of palaces. She began by displaying the neatest little foot that ever left print on lhe sand of the Desert. The philosopher could not help gazing On its di minutive proportions, and insensibly his eye wandered from the foot s;to the slender waist' of his lovely hostess, till at length he raised his eyes to her face, and nearly caught fire, as well he might, from the flames emitted by the large black sparkling orbs of the yonng beauty. ; Again she repeated her question about the book, and in so soft a voice, i that the phil osopher, quite charmed, we.s fain to answer thus "I am the author of this work, but the materials are not my own, since jt contains, an enumeration of every artifice the female mind has invented." . " i 'What! everyone!" inquired the child of the Desert. . ; ' ' :Yes, every one. And it is only by a con statu study of women that I have been ena bled to cease tearing them." "Oh !" nuoth the young Arab, somewhat emphatically, as she dropped her long lashes over her eves for a moment ; and then sud denly raisinp; them with ah impassioned glance, she put to flight, "at one fell swoop," the pretended philosopher's theories, and he heo-an to be as amorous as it" he had never penned his libelous book. ! Thinking that he Jhad detected a slight tinorp nf rnnnetrv in the young wile's man ners. thf traveller ventured to become more Dressing. How indeed, could: human nature resist the temptation that was offered him? The very air seemed to Dreatne oi love, ana th vnnnn- A mKinn leaned her head with a graceful motion, as if inclined to listen to the stranger's mode of making love. The nhilnsnnhr-was beginning to flatter himself that he had made some impression when the young woman, having caught the sound of a horse that seemed to be gallop ing on the wings of the wind, exclaimed, in dismay r- "We are undone! My husband will sur prise us. Heis as-jealous as a tiger, and moreimplicable stilH . . .1 In the . name of the prophet, and as you value life, conceal yourself in this chest!" The. terrified author, seeing no alternative forgetting out of the scrape, was glad to creep into the chesty which the woman clos ed upon him. and then took away the key. She then flew to meet her husband ; ana having put him into good humor by some well-timed caresses, "I must relate to j-ou," said she, " a very singular adventure.' "lam nil attention may gazelle I" answer ed the ArabV sitting down, cross-Ieged, on the carpet, according to the oriental fashion. "There came here, to-day, a sort of phi losopher, J said she, "who pretends that he has collected a book lull oi me tncKs uiai ; our sex 13 apt to piay ; anu inis wuuiu-uc from all obligations 'to the Bank, or to philosopher must needs make lovo to me." 'Well ! said the Arab, impatieja ly. - "I listened to him," continued j she, with the utmost coolness. "He is young, extreme ly pressing, and :m short. yoi came just in time to assist my staggering virtue." -At these words the Arab started to his feet, like a young Iionrand drew forth iiis hangiar with a howl of fury. j The philosopher, who had not lost a word of this conversation, now consigned his book, and all the women and men, loo of Arabia Petraxa, to Arimanes' keeping (or, in Euro pean parlance, to old Niclc.) I " -F.atirny !" cried the "husband,. unless you .would die this mstaht. answer1 ixie plainly. Where is the traitor?" ' - Frightened at th& storm she :iad raised, Fdtime threw herself at her husband's feet and cowering beneath the naked blade, she gave a hurried and timid look at the'ehest, in order to give him to understand fhat it was the receptacle for the contrabrand article he was in search of. , She then rose bashfully, and, ir taking the key from her belt, she presented it to herjeal ous spouse ; but just as ho was about to open the chest, the cunning creature burst into a violent fit of laughter. Farodn stripped short, and cast a distrustful glance at his wife. "o, at last, I've won my gold chain !" cried she, jumping for joy "Now, give it me, for you have fairly jost the Iildeste. An- rt!ifr timp vnn will he mnrp PMroltil 'J The petrified husband let the key fall, and presented the gold chain on his bpnded knee to his beloved Fatime, at the same time prom ising to bi ing her all ; the jewels from all the canvans that would pass witliin the year, if she would only give "up -playing such cruei pranks to win the Iadeste. Theis,like a true Arabian, being somewhat discomfeited at the loss of a gold chain, even thoughjit was eur" rendered to his better: half he I again took horse, and tcok a ride in the deseH, to grum ble out his displeasure, for he Ioved Fatime too well to let her see he entertained the least regret for such a bau ble. l he young woman lost no time m extnea- uij me pmusLpjici nuiii tiic ciiesft, w jjere lie lay more dead than, alive, and paid to him gravely, "Most learned philosopher, mind 1 . . ;,'""f ! you do not iorget to put tins ineif into your collection." SHAM HAYS AND HIS BULL-Y RACE. Some forty yrears ago, the managers of a race course near Brownsville on Jthe Monon- gahela, published notice of a racje, one mile heats, on a particular day, for a purse of one hundred dollars, free for any thing- with four lesrs and hair on.'' A man in the neighbor- hood, named Hays, had a bull t,hat he was in the habit ot riding to mill with his bag of Corn, and, he determined to enjler him for the race. He said nothing about it to any tme, but he rode him around Lhe track a number of times on several j moonlight nights, until the bull had the hang of the ground pretty well and would kefcp the right course.- He rode with spurs,, whjich the bull considered particularly disagreeable; so much so, that he always bellowed wheh they were applied to his sides. y.. j On the morning of the race, Hays came up on the ground 'on horseback' qjn his bull. Instead of a saddle, he had a dried ox-hide, the head part of which, With the horns still on, he had placed on the bull's jrump. He carried a short tin horn in his hand. JHe rode to the judges' stand and offered jto enter his bull for the race; buc the owners of the hor ses that were entered objected, flays appeal ed to the terms of the notice insisting that his bull had 'Jour legs with hair oK' and that therefore lie had a right to Center jhim. After a o-ood deal of 'cussin' and disrussinV the iudo-es declared themselves compelled to de- : ... . .... ... . . i -i 1 ctde that the .bull had J .me rigntto run, ana was entered accordingly.. Wnen the time for . starting arrived, the bull and horses took their places, j The horsc racers were out of humor at being bothered with the bull, and. at the burlesque which they supposed was, intended, but thought that would all be over as soon a? the horses started, ,. When the sighaf was given they did start. Hays give a blast with his horn and sunk hia spurs into the bull's sides, who bounded off with a terrible bawl, at no tri fling speed, the dried ox hide flapping up and down, and rattling at every jumip, making a combination ol noises that naai never Deen heard on a race course before.' The hor- sesall flew the track, every one: seeming to be seized with a sudden determinanion to take the shortest cut to get out ot the red stone country, and not one of them could be brought back in time to save their distance.. The purse was given to Hays, under a great deal of hard swearing on the part of the own ers of the horses. A general rowi ensued, but the fun of the thing put the crowd all on the j side ot the bull. The horsemen; contended they were swindled out of the purse, and that if it had not been for Hays' horn 'and the ox hide, which he ought not to have been per mitted to bring on the ground, the jthing would not have turned out as it did. I Upon this Hays told them that bis bull could beat any of their horses any how. and if t.hy would put up a hundred dollars against the purse which he hail won, he would take on tne ox hide and leave his tin horn, and run a lair race with them. His offer was accepted and the money staked. They again took their places at the starting post, andj the signal was given." Hays gave the bun unoincr xoucn with his spur, and the bull gave another tre- menduou3 bellow. The horses rjemembered the horribVe sound, and thought all. the rest was coming-a3 before. Aw iyj they went n train, in sDite of all the exertionjs ot toe n- ders, while Hays galloped his bul around the . . . j ., , it track again, and won the money, j b rom that time thev nicknamed him Sham f Hay. He afterwards removed to Ohio, but hi3 nickname stuck to him as long as he lived. A BATTLE IN A SNOW-STORM. The American reader almost devours every thing in relation to Napoleon. Though me moirs and histories have multiplied, yet there seems to be io cessation of public curiosity. The publication of one book increases the demand (or another. We have recently been reading portions of the memoir Df Caulain court, Duke of Vicenza, Napoleon's Secreta ry of State, and who accompanied him in all hia campaigns, and therefore portrays the in ner life of Napoleon. The battle of Eylau has been described by Alison, in his most ra.nterly style, but the following description ot the same battle, from Caulaincourtj'jmemoirs, exceeds, any thing yet given to the public llie hilter coid, the blinding snow-storm, the murderous carnage between Russian and Frank, the snow crim soned with human gore, the self-sacrificing devotion of the officers arid soldiers to their idolized commander, and. above all, the Great Captain, around whom every thing circles as Uie Man of the Hour, are presented in one coup d'ail, which is not easy to forget. . . On the day of the battle, the weather was dreadful. The snow, which fell thickly in fine flakes, froze as it reached the surface of, the earth. Our clothes, beinsr 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. The Emperor, in a state of the utmost anxiety and impatience, galloped up and down the field of battle, braving the grape shot which was showering in every di rection. He was always to be jseen on those points threatening the greatest danger, well knowing that his presence would alone work miracles. Meanwhile, the ceasing of the fire . ... . 7 . .. . on some point indicated that the enemy was! railing oacic. At eight o clock, INapoleon was informed that the important position of the church, which had been obstinately disputed, taken and re-taken several times in the course of the day, had again been carried by the enemy. Our troops, whose numbers were infinitely inferior to those of I he Russians, retired fighting to the church-yard. At lhe mbment when the orderly arrived with this intelligence, the Emperor had dismounted and was personally directing a formidable battery, pointed to the left wing of the Rus sian army. He instantly leaped on his horse, galloped off with the rapidity of lightning, and throwing himself into the midst of the battalions, which were beginning to give way, " What !" he exclaimed, " a handful of Rus sians repulse the Urand Army! riear mv hrnvfi p nws Ipt not n I! 1. nn psmnf from the church ! Forward With the artil lery ! We must have the church, my lad wemust have it !" This address was ! Forward ! we must have the church !" j .answered, "Vive 1' Em peror 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 parried away by a bomb-shell. The man was hurrying to fall into the ranks. ' . - " Stay, stay, my good fellow,- said the Em- ror; "go and get your wound dressed go ; peror to the ambulance ." " I will," replied the grenadier, " when we have taken the church," and we immediately lost sight of him. I perceived the tears glit tering 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 exhausted, tottered with fatigue as he sat on his horse. He ordered the firing to cease;! and the army reposed, surrounded by; the! enemy's bivouacs. Our head-quarters were 'established on the plateau, behind Eylau, in the midst ot the infantry ol , the guard. " All is going on admirably," said the Era- - a I 1 l. : . . .11 fll pciui iu iuc as ue cuiereu ms itriii ; 1!iku men have fought bravely !" Without un- " dressing, he threw himself on his bed: and in UMBnpLLAS.rlt - a iwln hundred year 'y a few moments was sound asleep. since a very eccentric Englishman. namfir At four m the morning, the Emperor tyae . jona3 Han way. having returned from hi.i again on his horse. He surveyed lhe ground,; traVeIs in the East, appeared in the street arranged his plans, posted the artillery, har-1 of London, on a rainy day with queer nc- . angued the troops, and rode past the front : tion" from 'China, in the shape of what U rank of each regiment. - At day-break he( novr called an umbrelhw . Being the first ev gave orders that the attack shoutd commence' er seen jn England, JLt attactcij such curious simultaneously on all points. About eleven j anj indignant nplicc, that its' owner was soon o'clock the snow, which had fallen incessant-' surrounded by a. furious English mob., and ly during the whole morning, increased with j pelted with mud and other missiles, for his - such violence that we could scarcely perceive . audacity in thus attempting to screen hira any object at the distance of ten paces. Af- , scf from the rain which all true born English ter the lapse of some little time, a Russian j men from ijrac immemorial, had allowed to column, amounting to between five and six; be beat upon them without resistant?, as the ' thousand men, was discerned during the : visitation of providence ! The incident made night, this column had received orders to join j a noise; und in fpite of ridicule, the notion" the main body of the army, and had missed j begun to take wonderfully with the hitherto their way. The troopd who. were marching' be-drizzled neoDle : nnd as it was found as forward hesitating and without scouts hadj sirayed to within the distance of a musket j j touutui vur vaiuy. ..." The Emperor, standing erect, wrJi his feet in the stirrups, and lus glass at his eye, was first to perceive that the black shadows, slow ly defiling through the veil of snow, must be long, to the Russian reserve. He instantly directed towards them two battallions of the gre ntiers of the guard, commanded by Gen. Dorseune. While the grenadiers advan ced in silence, the squadron on duty near the Emperor turned the column, attacked in the rear, and drove, it forward on our grenadiers, who received it with fixed bayonets. . Th.e first shock was terrible to the Russian?. Jut soon, comparing their numerical strength with the small number of troops opposed to them, the officers drew their swords, rallied their men, and all defended themselves with great courage. 4 At one moment our grenadiers ap peared toflag, when a young officer darted from the ranks, exclaiming in a Joud voice, "Courage, my brave comrades! follow ms,!,. Ida IU lilt. xvuiau vwiui a ui uuio . j, m, iUn',L. U,J il. nm "ed forward sword in hand, followed by hia then no body knows them. . company, and penetrated the compact center of the Russian colurqn. ThU unexpected as sault broke their ranks,-and bur -grenadier Yesolutely entered the passage opened to them by the brave Auzoni. V . - 'This is one of the most glorious achieve ments of this memorable day,- said the Em peror, - ho had been nn eyc:witncss to "the heroic conduct of Auzoni. II Summoned him to his presence, add thus addressed hjm : . "Captain Auzoni, yonpivell deserve the honor of commanding my., veteran . moustaches. You have most nobly distinguished yourself. You have woo hn officer's cross and an en dowment of 2000 francs. You were made a captain at the beginning of-the - campaign, and I hope you will rcfurn to Paris" with a -still' higher rdlnk.' A man. who cams hishou- . jors on the field of battle, stands very high in my estimation, I present tea crosses lo your company,' ho added, turning towards the soldiers. , ' : "v . Enthusiastic shouts rent the. air ," and the same men advanced to meet the e nemy V fire with a 'degree of enthusiasm which it is im possible to descrtBe. - Two hours after, the victory was ours. ' The enemy's forces, rout ed and - dispersed, retreating in the utmost disorder, abandoning their wounded, their baggage, and their parks of artillery. But the day's work was not yet ended for the Emperor. According to custom, he went oyer the field of batt)e to estimate the ene my's loss, and hurry the removal of the woun ded. t was truly horrible to survey the im mense extent of ground over which the snow of the preceding day w;is crimsoned with blood." "' . :. r. A quarter-master of the dragoons, grie vously wounded, perceived the Emperor pas sing at a few paces from him. "Turn your eyes this way, please your majesty," said the man ; "I believe I have got my death wound, and shall soon be in the other lyorld. . But no matter for that, Vive V Emperor 1" "Let this poor fellow be immediately con- ( ' vcyed to the ombulance" said IYapofco. "liaise him up, and commend him to the care of Larrcy." Large tears rolled down the cheeks of the dragoon when., he heard the Emperor utter these words. "I; only wish," said he, "that I had a thousand lives to lay, down for your majesty." - v ' Near a battery which 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 fif ty or two hundred French grenadiers, were surrounded by a quadruple rank of Russians. join parues were weltering in a river oi dioou, ? r. m I . f r.n Af . t n ftf j e w n r i i , t nut A I . . . . . . etc. They had evidently fought with great fury, for every corpse exhibited numerous and horrible wounds. , A feeble cry' of Vivo V Emperor ! was heard to emanate from this mou;i a ll.0AS,.d.?"df $l?.?'r!t In stantly turned to the spot whence the voice proceeded. Half concealed beneath a tatter ed flag lay a young officer, whose breast, was decorated wilh an order. - Though pierced with numerous wounds, he succeeded in rais ing himself up' so as to rest on", his elbow. His handsome countenance was overspread l t.1 I itt.k -t r Jnnftt - - t -T - - wait j-v n r a .f t Em r in a-feeble,, faltcrini'vo.ce, CTCia;mpti . '..God-bleM vou Maiestv. and -r nir- J J J 7 I now farewell farewell Oh ! mv poor rho ' - - mm. ther!" He turned a supplicating glance at the Emperor, and then uttering the words. "To "dear France my last sigh !" he fell stiff and cold.' . Napoleon seemed' rivefed to lhe spot, which was watered with the blood of these heroes. "Brave man," said he ; "bravo Auzoni ! ex cellent young man ! Alas ! this is a frightful scene. The endowment shall go to his moth er, ket thje order be ptesented fur my signa ture as soon a3 possible." Then turning to Doctor Ivan, who accompanied him he said "Examine poor Auzoni'a wounds, and, see if anything can be done for hirn. ;is, in- , " forpihln " useful in nrotectinrr arrainst the un aa arrainEt jhe rain, the name of umbrella -a little shi was given it- Poor Jonas invention, againi hade was mven lL foor Jonas' invention, so unpopular ut -fiptt. and afterwards so univcr gajjy adopted, merely shows what a disad vantage it is to be born a lew years in aur vance of the agelPhil,. edgcr. ; A Doctor's Joke. A well known physi cian, in a certain city, was very much annoy ed by an old lady, who was always sure to accost him in the (tree, for the purpose of tell ing over her ajjments. Once she met him when he was in a very great hurry : "Ah! I sceyou are quite feeble' ; said the doctor; ' shut your eyes and .show me your tongue " . . c . .. . : , She obeyed, and the doctormoved off, leav ing her standing there for some time in thi ridiculous position, to the infinite amusement of all who witnessed the funny scene. ' How lT Wobkp, Proud men never h.ive ' j... A u.nn .
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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