The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-24
MARENGOs
OF,
TIE CAMPAIGN or.
fIALT;
tcssfisred from ea~ laf.t

threaes of my recital bur I have cldea-
voureq, fowever, not to abufe Ii, and
tlllsit is which has engaged me . re-
icrvc FOR rhc end of my book, certain
cilaraceefiitic traits and intcrettinq notes
very intimately connected With tie con
querors Of Marengo and the events OF
that day, rather than pats them over III
fllence. Laitly, We cannot Better ter
minate our enterprife chan by ftyewing
a few flowers over the grave Of the inei-
itiirahlc Dciaix.
lthas been lhcWn in the codrfe ef this
recital, with what humanity, and even
with wIIat fraternity. we have treated
the Aultrians. We neyertheleis had
many complaints to rake agaiaft chem;
and it may be iaid that in the whoi,.
of this long and terrible war agaifit IL
berty, bur Especially IN the day of the
battle Of Mafeng6i and thofc whitsl, Ere
ceded i, they did not thew that rchieE
for the french, which 4 gene rous enemy
always feel for valiant though conqrtr
ed foe. During twelve bouts that they
had the upper hand ST us. cotfid Ii be
believed that they made only elsven
hundred prifoners, Of which twenty i've
were OF the coniular GUARD ] they mutt
neeeilarilY have had mary n,urs /; but
inHatad with sileir ijaccfs las thty al
ways arc they did not ir1iagiiiG thar We
a1onld ever be able 10 bring back sie-
rory td OUT ftandafdss they treated Us
without mercy.
The Priclts of Alexandra rnahlfeASd
a bafenefs and cruelty towards Us, for
which It may be proper 70 mark tscir
forehead with the feaI OF ignoniiny, III
the beginning Of the action fome Ffelch
prlioness were Conducted 20 kletlaadia,
The prlelts announced their entry by
ringing the heAs: cries Of viGtorys hid
e1ltllui1aiii1 OF JOY, affailed The pr;ioa,rg.
as tar as shat went, however; 1t is law
fdl, ilhce they may be allowed 10 prder
the Au{trians 10 Frcnchmen, but iyey
darcG 80 cali US names, and ever 70
itrlie The unfortunate, who haa not he
rneans Ut ielf defence. and even exbibr-
I'd poinards to Them And thef; are
"sd inttru6ted civilized men, ifrlb,Ed
wl6h iacred religion, who save way =
tuch excehss But 1ilariss~-thefc Gn,.
men, two hours after, (eyents had
changed Che face of things dared 10 o.
fer &c thake hands with Us Nothirl3
IS more knocking than rhe eaeerneg
~lth which the AGariaa trips Of tla
polls Of his prlfoner. rot one amen.
US prefervcd his facl, his hat, his crays2
Or his ihoes. They {fiatched from nna.
ny FFenchmsr the rings our Of ther
cars, without giving them time TO ur-
sociS them. We ale poirively aifufoi
aiio Chow rcyolting J, that they fabrsd
feve+al OF ctir comrades three or for.
tlotifs after they had been faken ard il
IS added, chat this is 10 nhconinion cefe
among them. Il will be readily admitted
that after fuch Information given 10 US.
it was we'll Tor them that they were ex-
changed the next dav.
How ought hey to bluIff, ia }tri5a
Wlth what lentty and good hature Yc
conducted tilem to MILAN Not one vas
truck Of infuloed, all pfeferved tiir
Little effects and they followed therolce
as shey plealed, attended quietly By IN
y handful Of Frenchmeh.
But lei Us a6nfole ocrfeives for ttDE-
Us Of barha,;lm we have n1enriored
~ the recital Of generous trait OF iu-
manigv. z chaleur on foot belonen,
20 the Coulular guard, full Of woun4s
iay aimoft dead sntirc field Of battle If
tl1c hfonent Of or retreat. SOME iol.
d'ers, Of BuHy's legion iurroundcd him
md dispurcd among the6ifelvcs for H,
iPo'ls. Nothing was already ddpofsd n
so be AonE- 49,. H. =,