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Show XAI'OI.ION'I htV. TUB I'tltTIBOBBI'OMAI.VOWJI IT! alu.1 U WAtkllLOU. Tho Toralon of tho "klng-maklrg alclory" by lha "Mllla Oorral" li Jmt tJaiiglten lo tha public lhr;ih lhonie.llumof tha taniion lnlfrilAir. Km (Aifle. Xolha lo aay, areu aller tha lapaa of otenlylltByeara. Ibo narratlia briatlat with keu Inter tat, for the worl latlll wania to know If WaUrloo waa loal lluoiigli tha r. flJy of Oiuiral lliouchy Ilia laid gen-eralahlp gen-eralahlp of tha hero of Marelno and AiiaterllK, or tha eujarlor lattU-'or the Iron lioka. , Aller drtalllnir Ilia reratlona ror lhelltla,apol.uiMr , ,, "rhe mnnonida ronllillKtl; Ilia enemy ni wirtad iho troo ha ha I ad-Tincaid ad-Tincaid to guird tha wood by thirty I lareaofcinii.ri. Wa.on ourlda,ali taxtad mma atiillery. Al I o'clock l'rlnrejeronio Uoama maatar of lha whole woo.1, ami tha whole Cligllah army Mlrtd behind a ildga. Tha fountd'i:rlonthoiiattacklihallltia of Mont Halnt-Jajn; tin aupirtel hit attack with eighty ptrcrt of cannon, llawmmHirail there an oerwerlng cannonade, which mutt hate greatly liarad lha l.ugllah army. Tha wholo action teak i laca on the lain A 1 n-gaJaof n-gaJaof Couut il'l.rloli'a fir. I illvhdoil link arHlon of tha Tllltga of Mont Haint Jean; a tecoud brla la a at ihargedhr aroiiof r.ugl'ab ctvalry, whloli Iriflb-leil upon It gnlt lo, At the aama moment a dl'lal in ol Knglhll oaialry charged Count u'Kilon'a latt. leryon Ita right and illamounlal NVa ral guiit, laitlianeral Melhaud'anilr. atlara iharjed thlt dltlilori.of Willi II threa ri'glmeida waroroiiteil and fled." In Iho afternoon lha I'ru.ilan dll-abili dll-abili laaimo angagail with Count lolau't tklrmlihere, and lha whole ttreiigthof thaleaerTawaalial.l leady tnaaalat Count l,ohaii and irnah lha l'rualaii corMi whan It ihmill a I. Ynnee llorunllliuea: "Tula done, Iho amiror Intended lo make an attack lu Ilia illracll'in of tho village or Moot rlaliil-Jran, which It wat oxtactel woullpMvoailauitlvalilow; but. by a movement of lni)ntlcnce, m ftriiuaal In our military annalt, aul which lm lie, ii to often dlHtUoua to u, Iho cat airy In rrterve, wrci Ivlng a rrtrogra la movement of tha l.ugllah to plait IhiuiiM Itet under tin iter from our bat. lerlea, troin which ihay had alrealy Mlffered au iiuioh, iruwuel lha halghu of MontHalnl-Jran aud riurgeil the Infantry, flilt ni'ivaincnt, made al the right moment an I rucked by lha raaarvi-a, ought lo hitra derlda-l the da, male terattly. and before the oparationaon tho right waro vomlrl d. It proved fatal. Having no meaoa lo nHinterniaud It, the enemy thowlog large in iaet tl Infantry and of ravairr, and tho two divlalma of CulMaalirt liabg eligageil, tha while of our oavalry atarteii al lha anma mo tin ut loatii ifirt Ihalr comradta. lliere, duilng three hiaira they m i la iiuuier outcharget, by whhliwa gilnl Ilia Ireaklngcf tnveral ttpiarea and alx II lira of the llrltlah Infantry an ad vantage hardly cominetiiur-i.e wlththo loaaettuatalutd by our cavalry from graaaholaiid muikolry. Itaaalm IKitalhluto uauoiir ra-arvaa of Infantry uHll thaaltaakof the I'niiiUn corpt on our Hank waa ra4ilaeJ. Thla at tack ttlll cnnllnueil, and directly on our right Hank. Ilia r.mperor, tent theru (laneral Ductieaue with the Voung riuar 1 and aeveral reaerve bat tillet. The enemy waa checked, waa reaileJ, and ictrealed; ho ha I ex hauated hit force, ami thvle waa liolh. Ing further to fiar from him. Thla wat the moment eultaMe for an attack on the renter of the enemy. Aa the Culraealere wire tuflerlng from mua katry fire, four todtalloua of the Venn (luard were tent lu tupmrt the Culraa tlera, to hold Ihelr a,alllou, and, If It w ere poailble, to dlaengage and with draw a p-wl of our lavalry lutha plain. Two other battalion wvro tent to hold the eminence on tha extreme left of thadlvlalon which hat maneuvered on our tlankt In order that there might bo no cant u for li neaaliieaa lu thla dlreo Hon, Hie real were placed Inraaerve, ouo ) art to orcipy tha enilnemeln rear of Mont Halm-Jean, the other on the plalu Uhllid tie Held of Utile, which formed our llnonf retreat. "Under theiaiclrcumatancea lha lait. tie waa galiiinli wo occuj lil all tha Kltloua that w ela fH-i lipted by the enemy at Ilia cotumeuii meilt of lha action; iir cavalry having la-en too ijUlck and badly cmplotdt wacoull no longer liot-a for a deililvo aiiocce. Hut Marahtl llrouchy, having learned of the movement of the rnitelaueorw, marched In lha tear of that coriai, which aaaurad ua a at lend Id aucvefafor Hie next day. After eight huurt of ruing and of clurgia of Infantry aud of cavalry, the wholo army aaw with eallafactloll Ilia battle gained and the field of battle lu our power. Al ! l the four ballalloua of Ihe Voimg (lilird, which hat been tent lo the plulnbeynnj Mout HI, Jeautotupairt tho t'ulnutleni, lalug luoonvenlouted bytlla eoeniy't graiat-thot, alvanceil with InjoiO'U filed to awerp ointa tdttcrlea, riieday cloaed In; aiharge on their Hank by aeveral Cugllah aipia Iroua broke their ranka; the nulltvte npaieeil tho ravine, tho Ptlghtiorlugreglmentawlio taw tome tMoai In longing to the guard In dlt ordi r thought It wat the old guard and gavu wi), The cry aroaet 'All are loetl lhe guard la Unten bacl!" I'he aolllert even malutalnnl that at mveril lejlllta wrttlhel reuegtdea l rl. d null 'Mauve qui pent'" Ha that at It may, terror and panlo Immeillato y tir,d over Iho whole iMtllellrtd, all tied lu '.ho greatoat dlaorder al mg the line of ooinilllllllcatlou aoldler'. giiiiui ra, ungona hurrlnl on! The old guard, which waa lu roeene. wat ; leaned lea-ned hark an I carried auny. In an In. atJinl tha army waa only a couluari mnaa -alllheatmt weroliiteriuluglel, and ttwatliupoeall la lo reform n curpa. rho enemy iircelvnllhla aatotmdlng oonfiialotr, tent fo ward columna of cavnlr), Iho dlairder augmeutcil; the piiniiiflon of tin, night prevent.-! the rnllvlng of tha troopa and allowing tin in Ihelr 'ii''''' " |
