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wore, high chivalriu courage, great iikill as
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in the hour of extreme peril. Added to all
this nature had lavished her gifts on the mora
"-ihyalcal man., His form wan tall and fine
ly proportioned hi treud like that of a
King his faco striking and noblo, whilo his
piercing glance fuw men could bear. This
wu Murut on foot, but plaoo him on horse
back, and ho was still mora imposing. He
never mounted a stood thnl was not worthy
of the boldest Knight of ancient days, and
his incomparablo neat mado both horse and
rider an object of univorsal admiration. The
English invariably condemned tho theatrical
costume ho always wore, as an evidence of
folly, but we think it in all in keeping with
his character. Ho watt not a man of deep
thought and 'compact mind, but ho wan an
oriental in his tastes, and vanlcd everything
gorgeous and importing. Ho usually wore
a rich Poliidi drew, with the collar ornament
ed with gold brocade, ample pantaloons,
acarlct'or purple, and embroidered with gold;
boots of yellow leather, whiles straight dia
raonbf hiltcd sword, liko that worn by tho an
' oient Romans, completed his ditching cxtcri.
fir. Ho wore heavy black whiskers, long
black looks which streamed over his fiery
blue oye' On Ids head he wore a threc-cor-
no red ehepcau, from which rose n magnifi
cent whh) plumo that bent under tho profu
sion of gafrich leathers, vliile bonido it and
In tho samagold hand, tow ercd u wiiy a splen
did heron plume. Over all this lirilliuat cos
tume, he worn jn cold weather a iiclicHC of
f;rocn velvet, lined and fringed witn the cost
icstsables. Ncitlier did lie forget his horso
in hid gorgeous appareling, but hnd him
adorned with the rich Turkiidi stirrup and
bridle, and altno covered with azurn.color
cd trappings. Had all this finery been piled
on a deminutivo man, nr an indifiurcnl rider
liko Bonaparto, it would have appeared ri
diouloua ; but on tho splendid charger and
still more majestic figure and bearing of
Murat, it seemed all in placo and keeping.
This dazzling exterior always madohim a
mark for the enemy's bullets in batlcl and
it ia a wonder that so conspicuous an jobject
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wm a greater contrast Ifctwccn two men,
than betweea Murat and Nnpoluon, when
they rode together along the lines previous
to battle. The square figure, plain three
cornered hat, leather breech, brown sur
tout, and careless scat of Nnjtolcon, were
the direct counterpart of the magnificent
display and imposing attitude of his chival
rio brother-in-law. To see Murat decked
out in this extravagant costume at a review,
might create a smile, but whoever onco saw
that gaily.caprisonod steed with its command
ing rider in tho front rank of battle, plung
ing liko a thunderltolt through tho broken
ranks, or watched tho progress of that tow.
ering white plumo, n.s (bating high over tho
tens of thousands that struggled behind it
a constant mark to tin cannon hallo that
whistled liko hail stones around it nover
felt liko smiling again at Murat. .'.special-
Iy would ho forget tho.no gilded trappings
when ho saw him return from a charge, with
lus diamond. hiltcd oword dripping with blood,
his gay uniform ridoJcd with hiills und hinged
and blaokencd with powder, while his strong
wor-horHo wuh streaked with foam nnd blood
and rcaking with sweat. That whito plumo
wts tho baunor to tho host ho led, und whilo
it continued fluttering over tho field of tho
slain, liopo was never relinquished. Many
a timo has Napoleon soon it glancing
, liko a beam of light to tho charge, and watch
Vd its progress liko the star of his destiny,
as it struggled for n whilo in tho hottest of
tho fight, and then smiled in joy us he beheld
it burst through tho thick ranks of infantry
scattering them from bin path liko chulT bo
torn tho wind.
Wo said tho tbreo great distinguished
traitsof Murut were high ohivalrio courage,
grout skill uh a General, and wonderful
coolnosH in tho hour of danger. Napoleon
onoo said, that in battle ho was probably tho
bravest inuii in tho world. Tho re was hoiiio
thing morn than mere buccosh to him in bat
tle. I In invested it with a sort of glory in
itself throw an air of romance about it all,
and fought frequently, wo beliovo, almost in
an imaginury world. Tho dovicoon his
aword, so liko tho Knights of old his very
costumo copiod, from those warriors who liv
d in mora ohivalrio days, nnd his lieroio
manner and bearing, as he led his troops into
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battle, prove him to be wholly unlike all oth
er Generals of that timo. In his person at
least, ho restored tho days of knighthood.
Ho himself unconsciously lets out this pecu
liarity, in speaking of his battle on Mount
Tabor with the Turks. On the ton of this
hill, Klcbor with 5,00cf men, found himself
hemmed in by 30,000 Turks. Fifioon thou-
sand cavalry first came thundering down on
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square for six hours tnoy maintained mat
unequal combat, when Napoleon arrived witli
succor on a neighboring hill. As he looked
down on Mount Tulwr, ho could see nothing
but a counties multitude covering the sum
mit of tho hill, and swaying and tossing amid
tho smoko that curtaibed;tkm in. It was
only by tho steady volllei ant) simultaneous
(lashes ol musketry, that no couM .distinguish
where his own brave toldiors maintained
their ground. Tho shot of u solitary twelve
pounder, which he fired toward the moun
tain, first announced to his exhausted country
men that relief was at hand. The ranks
then, fur the lirtt time, coaled acting on the
defensive, and extending themselves charged
bayonets. It was against such terrible odds
Murat loved to fight, and in this engagement
ho outdid himself. Ho regarded it Us tho
greatest battle ho ever fought. Once ho
was nearly alone in tho centre' of a largo
body of Turkish cavalry. All around, noth
ing was visible but a mass of turbancd heads
and flashing scimetars, except in the centre,
where was seen a single white plumo tossing
liko a rent banner over the throng. For a
while the battle thickened whero it stooped
and rose, as Murat's strong war-horse rear,
cd and pluogpl,amid. the sajbrasirokea jhat
fell liko lightning on every side and then
the multitude) surged back, as a single rider
burst through covered with his own blood and
that of his foes, and his arm red to the elbow
that grasped his dripping sword. His steed
staggered undor him and seemed ready to
fall, whilo tho blood poured in streams from
his sides. But Murat's cy seemed to burn
with four-fold lustre, and with a shout, thoso
who surrounded him never forgot to their la
test day, ho wheeled his exhausted steed ou
tho foo, and at the head of a body of his own
cavalry trampled every thing down that op
posed his progress. Speaking of this terri
ble fight, Murut said that in tho hottest of it
ho thought of Christ, nnd his transfiguration
on tho same spot nearly two thousand years
before, and it gave him ten-fold courage and
strength. Covered. with wounds he was pro
moted in rank on tho spot. This single fact
throws a llood of light on Murat's character,
und shows what visions of glory often roso
beforo him in baltlo, giving to his whole
movement and aspect, a greatness and digni
ty that could not bo assumed.
Nono could appreciate this chivalrous
bearing of Murat mora than tho wild Cos-
saexs. in mo momoraoie nussian oauipuigu,
ho wus called from his throno at Naples to
take command of tho cavalry, and perform
ed prodigies of valor in that disastrous wan
When tho steeples and towers of Moscow at
length roso on the sight, Murat looked at his
soiled and battle-worn garments, declared
them unbecoming so groat an occasion us tho
triumphal entrance into the Russian capital,
and retired and dressed himself in his most'
inagnificont costumo, and thus npparalcd.
rode at tho head of his squadrons into tho,
deserted city. Tho Cossacks hod never seen
a man that would comparo with Murat in
tho splendor of his garb, tho beauty of his
horsemanship, and more than all, in his in
credible during in battle Thovo wild chil
dren of tho desert would often stop, amazed
und in silent admiration, or thoy saw him
dush, dingle-handed, into tho thickest of their
ranks, and scattor a ecoro of their most re.
nowned warriors from his path, as if he
wore a bolt from heaven. His cflect upon
theso children of nature, nnd tho prodigios
ho wrought among them, seem to belong to
tho ago of romance rather than to our prac
tical times. They never saw hies, on hit
magnificent steed, sweeping to the ohargej
his tall white plumo streaming behind Mas,
without sending up a shout of adniratiaa)
beforo they closed in conflict.
In approaching Moscow, Murat, with a few,
troops, had left Gjatz somewhat in advance
of tho grand army, and finding himerifioon.
htantly annoyed by tho hordes of Cossacks
that hovered around him, npw wheeling
away in, the dibtance, and now dashing up, to
his columns, compelling them to deploy, lost
all patience, and obeying one of tl-oso chlr
alrie impulses that so often hurled him into
the most desperate straits, put spurs id his
horse, and galToping all alono up to the as
tonished ,MUudrons, halted right in front of
them, und cried out in a tone of command,
"Clear tho way reptiles!" Awed by hi
manner and voice, they immediately dispers
ed.'' 'JJuring the armistice while the Russians
worn evacuating Moscow, these sons of the
wilderness (locked by thousands around him.
As tiiey saw him reigning his high spirited
steed towards them, they sent up a shout of
applause, and rushed forward to gaze on one
they had seen carrying such terrors through
their ranks. They called him their "Het
man" the highest honor thoy could confer
on him and kept an incessant jargon as
they examined him and his richly capriton
cd horse. Thev would now point to his
steed now to his costumo, and then to his
white plume, while they fairly recoiled be
foro his piercidg glance. Murat was so
much pleased by te homage of these simple,
hearted warriors, that he distributed aassaw
them the monev ke had. and all he eowi
tesffsw from thoefieers abeMayiailfcail
Iy his watch, and -then the watches or Me
friends. Ho had made many presents to
mem oeioro ; ior oncn, in uauie, no wvum
select out tho mt distinguished Cossack
warrior, and plunging oircctly in tho midst of
tho encmygagapo him single-handed, ana
tako him prisc.ier, and afterwards dismiss
him with a gold chain about his neck or
somo rich ornament attached to his person.
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Tho creator of Russia, is one of the won
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statuo in bronze the figure, of the Czar is
11 feet high, and that of tho horse 17 feet
and tho wliolo is said to havo been cast at a
single jet. Tho mccness as. well as tho dif
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made by a French artist named Falconet;
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