The Sun. — London, England, 1814-12-15 00:00:00

~~:~~ THE SUN:REViEW-. XLIX.) 'cii-orinsletnlia'l •if --tki,'Caotpaigit iat Ititssia - : • eitb..llNhe'd Plans of thcliatt'le'S of SicscO* and Milo jaroslaviti. Intcr: ersed with raitlifirl I)escriitions of 'those affectihg and hueeestiei geihis of whiCh ttme teas an E,ye.-ivititess, By EuNINT: 'taptain of lbeTtoril deograihical ithgin'ecrs, tsA)thcer of the Otd nance of Prince Engene, &c. &c. Translated frail tire Trench. syn. pp. 403. }'hated for LEIGH) Strand. price res. ctl. We return psi tlt pleasure to a departnient which is not only new to this 'Publication, but to the Wily , Press of England, and which has met with - so much encouragement from the Public, that the presstire of Parliamentary business caused us to relinqnish it for - a short periOd with considerable reluctance, in order to give place to discussions, some of which we could have wished we had been spared the mortification of recording. Though the dreadful Campaign of ISI2, which turned the tide of his fortune, if it did not strike the death blow to the might of BUONAPARTE, is not only * essentially, but in detached parts, well known to the Public ; yet a connected narrative of its meniorable incidents cannot , fail to be in teresting to every tritish Reader. Such narra tive, too, it may readily he - imagined, would be rendered more acceptable, if from the pen of a Frenchtn'an At'llo would deliver the honest truth, and whose being an eye-witness of the matters he relates, though it might narrow the scope.of his descriptions, won,ld compensate for that circum scription by stamping a greater degree of accuracy and credit on the events which he does record. Of this kind is the Work before us. Captain LA BAUMa, a fellow-sufferer with the hundreds of thousands who perished in this unparalleled ex pedition, still speaks of the Fiend, under whose command they marched, with a degree of candour which, little allied to justice, is yet not reprebenw sible in a Soldier, who had shared in the pre ceding victories of that Scourge of Mankind: — Towards EUGENE BEAUHARNOIS, his more itu itediate Snperiot, his language and sentiments have only the fault of being too adulatory arid flat 'Of his brother-soldiers he boasts as of men invinCible: under any less terrible circum• stances than those which vanquished human na ture on the frozen plains of Muscovy, This Nitriter, therefore, cannot be suspected of colour ing too highly the disasters which annihilated the greatest erml that ever the world saw assembled for the purposes of ambition and conquest. If he errs at all, it is upon the other side ; —it is in maguifyng the resistance offered by his -coon ades, and diminishing their losses in battle ; it is in Praising the manceuvres - and actions of the Inva , tiers---but when be comes to the misery and de-, spair which succeeded—when he arrives at that indescribable climax of wretchedness, whew i the fury of man and the vengeance of-Clod terminated the accursed career of these destroyers, his pen fails to do justice to the scene ; awl notwith standing the horrifying distinctness of his relA- Con, which is- enough to freeze the blOod of time Reader, he leaves, as every Author must do who attemirts the theme; an unspeakable mass of still -deeper tragedy to.the imagination. This Volume , is divided into two parts ; the first of Which contains the account of the progress of the enemy to Moscow, and the demolition of that Capital--eihe second, the retreat from Mos cow to the close of the campaign. Iti the first part, we do . not find-so much of no velty or interest as might have been . expected from the o pportunities of the Writer: . Floatiiig on the tide of victory,. he seems to have sailed gaily on with thesrest ; and it is not till misfortunes bring linn to more Consideration - and reflexion that his notes become valuable, and his narrative irresisti bly attaches our, minds and hearts. Premising that the military part of the work refers more closely to the achievements of the corps to which Mr. LAEAUME belonged than to the general operations tering. of the Army (except when there occurs a concert of-the whole), we -shall probeed to draw a few ,Extracts from his production, whicli , will enable our Readers to judge (or themselves upon the style and manner ju which he has executed it.. The - battle of Borodino was particularly bloody, where a Russian Redoubt on the right stopped the advance of the French. The corneal here was long sustained, furious, uncertain - , and desperate. At length the enemy carried the place, which is thus described : " The interior of the Redonbt presented a hor-L , rid picture to our sight. The deail were heaped on one another., from among which the cries of the wounded )vere feebly heard * * * AU the litissia.o soldier‘ in the Redoubt preferred 'perishing' rather than yield : it is mild have been the same with the General that commanded them -if his valour • had not saved him his life. This re spectable soldier had promised to die or conquer at his post, and. he would have kept his word ; for being the only. one surviving of the troop lit com manded, he ,enciehvoured to precipitate him self on our sivords, where he would have iuevi tahly have met, his death, had not the honour of Such a prisonei• arrested the cruelty of the sol- Duvirtg this meMorable day, Nv e are informed that Ey remained constintly in the rear.of the r13:1 directed some,grand maneettvres, &c. which, however, did .not serve to purchase. a.vie 7 tory, foi• both Armies encamped or the corse -00% tired livid of battle, from which, however, the riUS`Sia'n's Willitireiv in the 1170 t . ,. :f01i,0;,14 . ins a description of the sight when the next morn , iiig prTtsented :—".ln the space of_ a - stir:are league ' there Was !tut a spot but who:t was covered with killed oi• aVouncled '5 there Were places where the . bursting 'Of shells had overturned - neon and horses. These calatnities, often- j epeateml, had made sitCh havock., that heaps of_ slain were to be seen all ovCr the plaid ; and the fete places where there were none, wore .tover'ed with broken arms of ail kinds, as .1411tCY, otilskeu, cannon, casques, cuirasses, or with -grape;sliAt, as numerous as hail -stones after violent thunder storm. But them Ost horrid spec' tacit was the interior of the ravines ; almost all .the wounded had taken refuge in them ; that is to say, all who could drag themselves there, in order. to -avoid the shift. It was here that these wretches-, heapedoneon the otlwr, and bathing in their blood, invoked death, at every instant uttering the most • hotrid groans and beseeching us to put an end to their misery." From this aggregate of horror we turn to a scene of individual heroism which affords a fine example of Russian patriotism, and of the infa, mous conduct of the Enemy. At the village of ROuta, five or six leagues out o f the high road, French (or. rather Bavarian) detachment put to flight the popular insurrection raised for the de fence of their native place. " The Chief alone (says our Author) evinced more firmness. He awaited us on the Square, and, armed with a poignard, he. Menaced all those who summoned him to surrender.. flow can I survive the dis honotir of nty. Country,' cried he, foaming With rage. Our Altars are no more ! Our Eni.. • pire is disgraced ! Take my life, it is odious to me !' We - wished' to calm him, and endea- vonred to take his poignard front thin';, .hut _he became more furious, and struck with it seve ral of our soldiers,. who then, giving themselves up to their vengeance, made him fail by the - hay- onet ! ! Monza was then. given., up to plunder, and a scene ahnost..too agonizing for description ensued, from , which, however, we, pass, 'in order t o dkplay the fury of these hell-hounds on a vaster thettre, lyy laying before our Readers the details of the sacking of Moscow: '‘,"flie most heart-rending scene whieh my inka-„ gikkation could ever have conceived, even at read- • in g the most :i.ctiiUting. accounts in ancient and moderti history, now Presented itself before my eyes ; a great part of the population of 'Moscow, frightened at our arrival, .hid thentselVes in the" inter ior of their houses ; they were now leaving those asylums, , when the tire penetrated them. - These tremblitig wretcheS, without uttering the least imprecation, brought out front - their s hiding , places their most precious effects ; others, Of greater sensibility, entirely gives up to the feel ings of nature, saved n othing but their children, ui.to were clasped in, their arms ; old people, borne down by grief rather than by age, could hardly follow their families., and many of them, lamenting the rain of their country, expired near the houses in which they were born. The'Btreets, public places, and Rarticularly the churches, were filled with these unhappy people, who were lying on the remains of titeir furniture, suffering even without a murmur. Neither crying nor quarrel ling were heard ; both the. conqueror and. the conquered Were equally hardened —the one from excess of fortune, the other front excess of nnserv. " The fire, which continued its ravages, had soon reached the finest parts of the town.. All those palaces which we had admired for the ele gance of their architecture, and the taste of their furniture, were buried in the flames ; their magni ficent fronts, ornamented with bas-relief 4 kfild statues, losing their supports, fell tvidi a dread ful. era - . 11 on the fragments of .their pillars ; the churches, though covered with iron and lead,. ell likewise, and with them those beautiful steeples, which we had seen the night . befOre, resplendent like gold and silver ; the hospitals too; which 'con ,tained tunic than 20,00 wounded, soon began to burn. This occasioned a most . revolting, and dreadful scene ; almost all those poor wretches perished, and a few who still lingered, were seen crawling, half burnt / amongst the smoking cin ders ; others again, groaning under heaps of dead bodies, lifted up their heads, with difficulty, en deavouring,to catch a glimpse of light.. " But how shall I describe the tumultuous pro ceedicip, when permission was granted to pillage this immense city Soldiers, sutlers, galley-slaves and prostitutes,. were running through the streets,. penetrating into the deserted palaces, taking away every thing which could gratify their avarice.— Some were covering themselves with stufl's, work ed in gold and silk ; others, without any discri mination, placed rich and costly furs Lyon their shoulders; several others dressed• themselves in woumea's and ahadren's pelisses, and even the gal ley-slaves concealed their rags under splendid court-dresses ; the rest crowded into the cellars, awl forcing open the doors, drank the most costly wines, and carried off immense booty. This horrible pillage was not confined to the deserted houses alone, but extended to those winch were inhabited, thus facilitating to the plunderers - devastations equally great with those occasioned by the conflagration. , All the asylums were soon violated by impudent soldiers ; those who had Of ficers in their houses, might, perhaps, have flat tered themselves to escape the general calamity. Vain illusion ! the fire progressively increasing, soon destroyer! all their hopes.- • " Towards evening, when Napoleon did not think himself any longer safe in a town, the ruin of which .seemed unavoidable, he left time Krem lin, and established himself, with his suite, in time castle at Peterskoe.: When I saw him pass by, I could not behold, without abhorrence, ,the chief of_ a barbarous expedition, who endetiNonred to escape the just marks of public, indignation, by seeking the darkest road ; but in vain•:--from all sides. the flames seemed to pursue .and, ex - tenning . over his guilty bead, reminded me of time torches of the 'Eumenides, Purtiing the criminals who were destined to the Furies ! The Generals likewise ',received orders to quit Moscow, Licentiousness then became boundless ; the soldiers 'being no longer restrain ed by time presenCe of their chiefs, committed every kind of excess. No retrcat was now safe, no place sufficiently sacred to shield against their rapacitius searches." . (la be continued.) 1.i.0 11 l'‘.-k l'ititi. P.*\ttii, AlAiesty 'kat apt,cinieti Couti * eillor of tlitel Dupont, to he the tic eessOl' of COUilt Clairol; iii the Committee of FlitAltee : the lattei aliiididted to the Prefeatiie of the lthotfe. . . A grand hall was giVtni yest!!rday.t_kt the titan 'slop of tbe Dnke of Wellingtim. The Military SeliOnl established tit St. Cyr is now completely organised ; agreeably to the li.byai .4DidOnnanee, the Conte Dor mt . Chaninont, Lieu tenant,GenerAl, is appointed Governor. The bust of his Majesty was placed in the great hall, with much military wimp and form. • Letters of naturalization have been granted to Marshal Atissena, Counts Vetino and Behicibuck, and Admiral Verhitell. _ _ _ . The Nuremberg Gazette of the 3d inst. s;rtys, un der date of Vienna, Nov. 29 The Congress has terminated its principal business to-clay. The Austrian army twill be put on the peace establishment from the Ist December. 'On the 10th, an Exposee will appear of all the operations of the Congress. Saxony will cede . Lusatia. Upper Lusatia will be annexecl to the dominions of Austria. Prussia will have the Lower Lusatia, and all the left shore of the Vistula. Austria will have the environs of Cracow." VIENNA, Nov. 30.—The Kingvof Bavaria and Wirtemberg will certainly quit this capital early next month. On the 10th of December the two Elope' ors set out for Altinich. The Emperor of Itussia will visit both Suagard and Carlsruhe before he returns to his own capital. The 11npe rial vitiit to 'Munich %yin be of short duration.— Alexander will also make but a very short stay •-either at Sungari! or Carsrulie, because he has Axed his . solemn or triumphal entry into Wa:saw fOr Jan. 1, (old stile.) . - The report seems likely to be confirmed, that the Congress will at length, adopt the status quo of 1802 for the limits of Rus ,sia and Prussia. The departure of the Sovereigns will make no d:fferenee as to the Conferences. MAntuts, Nov. 28.--- 7 -The Government, wishing to obliterate every trace ut the Cortes, has within these few days past collected all the Papers in which the proceedings of that Assembly were punliShed, and caused theta to be burnt, with all the ignominious tormalities practised at the Auto daj'e !—We are surprised that the new Minister, C:ivallos, was indifferent 'to this procedure. — Many attests have lately been made, on the ground of correspondence t‘sith Spanish refugees in France. It appears that the Ex-Ministcr Maeanaz, -tnr woi thy the confidence of •his august Master, and the office entrusted to him, - was. but a titan of equivocal morals, and whose ignorance and-medio crity of taleiii wertvbrought to light by his low avarice. 'Why 'vs it necessary that the decree of -the 4th of - May, and the cireahAi• of the 30th o f the same month, by which 25,000 families lost their security and civil existence, should be signed by the same whieh had received a docent . of 1000 crowns for an ecclesiastical benefice ? ‘Ve shall speale no more either ut Mr. Macanaz, or of this singular process." HomE, Nov. 21.—1 t appears, that the mission of Prince Esterbazy to the Neapolitan Court has been productive of beneficial results. In consee queue:: of the representations made by his Holi ness, the march of a body of 'Neapolitan troops towards the States of the.Cluirch has been sus pended ; and those which now occupy a portion of•its territories are likely to be soon ‘vithilrawn, when, the Prince says, the same will be forthwith occupietrhy an Austrian force. The Minister Babilli has received intelligence from Vienna, that the Pretensions of King Joa chim are very unfavourably considered by the Con gress. . • tier Majesty the Queen of Etruria has expressed her perfect satisfaction at the arrangements adopt ed by. the Allied, Powers with respect to her son, the, young. King, \V hliiS a grandson both sit France and Spain. TURIN, Nov. 24.—8 y the perfect amity be tween our Court and Vienna, the two Austrian battalons in our garrison have ceased service. Our superb regiment of Guards occupied to-day the post of-honour at the Palace. • TaiesTF., - Nov. 13.—The transport of the remains of the French Princemses on bOard the French frigate La Fleur de Lis, took place yes terday with great solemnity. - FLORENCI.:, Nov. 25.—We are assured that the Ex-Princess of Lucca, in consetoence of the warm solicitations of our Grand Duke to the King of Naples and the Court of Vienna, has succeeded in retaining in her possession the little State of Piombino ; but on the express conditiOn that she shall pay a certain sum to the Uonse of Appiani, formerly Soverigns of the country. The princi pality of Piotnbing , will Ile, governed by the Ex princess, and its revenues divided between Ma clane Bacciochi and the Marquis of Piomhino. The Marquis, under the French Government, was Paymaster of the Treasury at Rome. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. liampußGH, DEc. 2.—The passage of Russian troops _from . Holstein through Hamburgh, on their return to their country, continues. They warch in columns of 3,000 men. _ _ . Though l-lamburgh presents a melancholy spec tacle of ruins oil the laud side, yet on that of the Elbe she exhibits an agreeable prospect which reminds us of her former splendour. The pore dis plays a forest of. masts, and the greatest bustle prevails. • A Dr. Buchholtz has been sent; on the part of the Jewish nation at 1-lamburgh and in the Nooli of Ciermany, to Vienna, to try to obtain for - them civil rights, such as they enjoy in Prussia, &c. ' A very great part of the 'trade and exchange ope rations at Harnburgh is at present in the hands of Jews, %vitt) Kaye contrived to .preserve their fortunes. We learn from Vienna that the Empress of Rus sia is now !►regnant : as the Emperor Alexander has no living descendant, this is an important event for• Russia. • The Crown Prince of Sweden was expected to return from Christiania to Stockholm about the 29th ult. rnts - Eiis AND ri-lA.NkrOfd „t, )f. (VAil'BAiV, Nov. 24.—0 n tirC 10 1 i iisCa ".ll4 o tie Padowske, our Prefect, .gave Vc the br(;01)11 b<:11, which his Imperial Hightles c e” tike Constantine .hcinourecl•with hi4-ilres`l.- 501 'The journey of this Prinec; and of Ficl4-Ik)ir Barclay de Toliy, to Berlin ; is cleferred s '' ae /A O By oi'der of .the Field-Marshal, CO e ffi t:i g v, l2 l i l. n ct e auti, 0 1 ' His I wp . eria: a(): l- :3 l 4 i l g li'l l u : l e ih s in s t.il t e be de G Pa r raliiiii'vu-e ' • 'Pt' v s tantine every day reiewS , the Russ ias 3° ' troops; in the Saxon square. • jeeraarimdinecmT.aoimat....XlKV.Jl.r.,Fank.-VL:......." • 0 / MAILS. o ,,ce, Anaxvix—t Dublin, 1 I;:attrforcl. Dut —l ter fortl• • burgh, 1 alta, ‘.2 11011. and, 2 .. W a`-- • . PRICE OF STCCKS THIS DAY Al TWELVE o'cl,( 1(1 ` . 61 Batik Stock, I Bank L. 2.100. I . n i.: ~ 0 . r , 1 , lbs• r. til India Dinif 5, 0 . : 3 1 = 1 (!:: e 1 ( .Vt t 'req. ' t 6l 1015;rs. 4 per Cent. Cons. 82if Ornniumi I=.o ";':, 65v 5 per Celt. Navy .-kiko.shut CthlS."fot 01'c''''''' i•LO C I , • --...z..-.-----_ ,•0 ftl oll • 1 ` HIGH \VATER AT LONDON I3RIDGI% ';.,-:, tes' l ,o Nlni•iiing, 51 miotites after 4. I Evening, 1611::-;:,,.. Til E Stnisfe_ 301,EN1 QV'S DICERS LONDON', i % DECk3IBF-11 ---------.-------------- ~ , 1.1 0 - We have' beard from a high ( 1 113' .C-. id ti' affairs 9t Saxony are definitively settloV4lrita Prussia will have . her indemnities in to between the Rhine and Meuse. Another day's French Paper s . are 3(44 :,,ir i '' ' I to °" f i _store, without adding much to the s tore O ' n ' t eilt s ' formation. Such as they are we la y tlielr ca t O 6 7 b t e l f l o l r v e .a o s u p r u lt id e is a h ti e e d rs. on i t ' h h ic e Jl7 thisa a a l ri d: t r h a i r s is io ° , : f t : o '`, seems to be bettered-by the wholesome biu tit e received. . abs l t l a 7:e in h f a r ' o 'e m a c ls o o p o y ifn ii c i e s .z . r i,icD'' ' , the proceedi a n g s t be were speculation. Speculation in tice( id °ll' opposite, sort from that in which sa o-1 ive g t e l ot o l : ti lt:11 : 1r ; t e t s r t i i. ):t e l indulge,sE setting all l E v littircolpi Europe in :b: i l t 1 7: i0 . : 1i5' , )1 tl lc O r (ri.liglarirtn) e,t tsP) Congress, 3,n,rpb(lieoeuriciisag,iion.,:ifgie.l.Jl l o ,,,el : l rk i c.i 6;1 ocp o:,ctif ,v abstain i1303e., jog reason, are . . 00 ,:t Garguntua-1 mperor ALEXANDER p , pp , c lic e ', , l i. e . verse. Wt! may venture to ass ure tile :r e C . 1 4; ceeding sge : to t h ai a k te n t : " O .:e s '. s t ka b iffi l ; e g s isr s s e a d lol e f o o t; ;;;l:::'e%l::': i'''t ;(1; i ( i p a r s o i h ie a r l:l t y ol., 7 l. r e i i t ) l e ) e e ll i s t e l c i re l.: c:eiiniib:2:c fo t : : l .: t i t i l l:;.. :b iti l ) 1 : . blaze of effulgence and glory, while it establishes the ''dcst4inies 0 1, ill ' '111 : 1: ti" )til hi We d o not write this from bares too' he or ii we have reason to believe that st eel! `c result of this mighty assemblage . which '11"" (id, lastthelnlcori.,e'P 8 111er'31 0 1 Palters .. PHge are -Extracts frog' lif,riv ; l e l : e i ro:i ;—Newsl y st rl a ' t i Y ,:e. in stated d y confirm respecting the o e n in e :l a t.: e ; ov , : :: 13e , ( existed.nTdie,enicaalingnoegnrigleps(tsiettl.iiiks' the iersii:CaL,ini,toiCt° j o i r : s aili s alil ,,, itc . il , l; ,:t s o . o e v n :; e ' ork to the 10th , ,ti' 1 1 ': I , n i t r h i e o i i r s G al o t vernMent to carry on.th e 00 1° ' ' virlir." . 0 Toting Addresses for th e 1)11'r s C °l'll o l Taxes, to embarrass the Government ° I: ti'' V' s , e 0: 141 try , and recent • • the p It from meetitig toe,—, Di ff e orts • A le 1 Enemy with countervailing rev r D e It is curious to , remark, that tb e le , 19 I : Massachussets and other States, e °l ' t : r e c lit o ' ; Rulers as much as our Talents-foil' cellisle 0 0 " All in the Wrong- i s the ou tcry ° E t both sides of the Atlantic. , fri ll ; —,...... —,--. ; . i to ab' boo ,, , , , It appears,, by a letter receive'', to til'., it l' Falmouth, that the wftiole of die °: is iNle / West Intlia fleet, :lacier convoy t 3 t ' OA' sa fe' ships Swiftsure and Araxes, a" 1 : ,•' 'I accounted for as follows :--- •• • 1 At Falmouth, names sent up ••• ••'•••• •' -At At I r ' a o l r in ts o ni t i l .:;li na . m .. e . s .. n . o . t . . I : ''' ''' ''''''' ..,, • • • • ' ' ' ',„tii ~4 Ai partmuuth ...... ......... '' • • ..; ' A t. k •Jliit • ~/ At Plymouth, as per letter receive. - ...•01 , from Admiral Martin • • .• • " •• • . • ... ' beei T i h s : e t ric t . number thati-reX inStC°C as Ireigerlelat hare eseen with c°rlsider3blte ries be made t;i t e h m at ea sorne of „ i ti t lle 'lll.st 4e r ; •• rite me Sg ~~ aitsits.tciloti• about • A P I c ar ts. , zi A A D c_ ‘ 1 1 , 1 t e s i pi t n i i l n a s i: s e i; :ll e i ff i-ic e . . t: y : ‘ 1 : : : 11 : (:: , another, leposed upon a § EL: 01: t t tiVat 111 ll !ls Nr y WE LL INGTON has bad a &Tate '‘..ed, that ic h e was chancy:Cc' over betecti them abc:°llt),stehcleafil:retre'sj:::ll6:1 b~e 1:11:1111;1/ Very difficult to guess tl.e 0