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Pefieu to leave ntS carnage uuu crawl along on his hands and 1nees over the ground, while the cannon balls whistled an incessant shower above him.

 Suddenly, and annossleed, as if he had fal- len from she clouds, he appeared at the Royal Palace, where the king 0t Saxony vas tIe- liberating upon the terms Of capitalization. Waiting for no rest, he took a single page so as not to attract il,e enemy's fire, and went forth to visit the outer works. So near had the enemy approached, that the youth by lis side was struck down by spent musket ball--llaving iuished his in-

 spection, and settled his plans, he returned

 io the Palace, and hurried of couriars to the

 different portions of the army that were ad-

 yancing by forced marches towards the city.

 First, the indomitable guards and the brave 'curiassicrs, eager for the onset, came pouring

 in nfurioas haste osef the bridge. The ovei- joyeyl inhabitants sfood by the streets, asd

 offered them food asd drink but though

 weary and thirsty, the brave fellows refused

 lo take either, and hurried onward towards

 the storm that was ready to burst on their

 companions. Al ten o'clock the troops

 commenced entering the city--infanny,

 cavalry, and artillery pouring forward with

 impetuous speed-tili there appeared to be

 no end to the rushing thousands. Thus,

 without cessation, did lhe steady columns arrive all day long, and were still hurrying

 in, when at four o'clock the attack com

 menced. The batteries that covered the

 heights around the city opened their terrible

 fire, and in moment Dresden became the

 target 0f three hundred canno;,, ali trained

 upon her devoted buiidings.-Then> com menced one of wars widest scenes Ss Cyr replied with his artillery, and thunder, as the hot August afternoon was ending in . real storm of heaven. Balls fell in an in- cessant shower in the city, while the blazing bombs, srayersng the sky hung for a mo- meni, like messengers of death over ihe streets and then dropped with an explosion that shook the ground, among the frigh,ed inhabitants.

 Amid the shrieks of the wounded and the stern language of command, was heard lhe heavy rumbling of dhe artillery and ammuni- lion wagons through the streets; and the in- tervals, the steady tramp of .hs marching columns, still has,ening to the work of death while over all, as if to crown all, like successive lhunder-claps where the lightning falls nearest, spoke the fierce batteries that were exploding on each other. But the con- fusion and death and terror that relgned through the city, s the burning buildings shot theIr flames hcaveaward, were not vet complete. The inhabitants had fed 10 their cellars to escape he balls and shells tha. came rushing every moment through their dwellings; and amid the hurry and hustle of the arriving armies, and their nasty tread along the streets, and ihe roll of drums, and rattling of artillery, the signal was given fos the assanlt-three caanoa shots from ike heighis of Raeekniis. The next momen, SIX massive columns, with fifty cannon at their head, began to move down the slopes--- pressing straigh. for the city. The muffied sound of their heavy, measured tread was heard within the walls, as in dead silence and awful majesty they moved steady for ward upon the batteries.

 s'll was sight to strike terror into the heart of the boldest, but s. Cyr marked their advance with the calmness of fearless soul and firmly awaited the onset that even Ma poleon trembled to behold. No sooner did they come within the range Of artillery than the ominous silence was broken by it's deaf ening roar. In moment ihe heights about the city were III blaze; the fifty cannon at the head of these columns belched forth fire and smoke; and amid the charging infantry, the bursting of shells, the rolling fire of and the explosion of hundred St. Cyr received the shock. For two hours did the battle rage with sanguinary ferocity The plain was covered with dead -the suburbs were overwhelmed with as- sailants, and ready to yield every moment --ihe enemy's batteries were playing within fifHen rods of the ramparts--ihe axes of the pioneers were heard on the gates; and shouts, walls of the city. The las. ne &. Cyr's reserve were in the battle, and had been for half an hour, and Napoleon began to iremhle for his army. But a. half past six. in the hottest of the fight, the Young Guard arrived. shouting as they came, and were received in return with shouts by the army, that for moment drowned the roar of battle Then Napoleon's brow cleared up. and S,. Cyr, for the first time, drew a sigh of relief

 "The gates were thrown open, and the Impetuous Ney, with the Inyineihle Guard. poused through one like a resisiiess torrent on the fne, followed soon after hy Murat, with his headlosg cavalry. Morlier saiIisd forth from another; and the Young Guard, though weary and travelworn,, burst with loud cheers on the chief retloubt--which, aner flowing in blood, had been wrested from the Freneh-and swept il like a torna- do.

 sThose six massive columns, thinned and riddled through, recoiled before this fierce onset like the waves when they meet rock; and slowly surgei back from the walls. In the meantime, dark and heavy clouds began to roll up the scorching heavens, and ihe distant roll of thunder mingled with the roar of artillery Men had turned this hot Ang- uss afternoon into the battle-storm, and nos the elements weret to end 1t with a fight of