Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-25

This is the agc of retreats the march
es of major Sturgeon were never hdicrous,
because there was no joke intended from
" Brentford to Elm. from Elm to Acton,
"from Acton to Uxbridge; 5" from Mu.
Mich to Vienna, from Vienna to Znaym,
from Znaym to Brunn, from Brunn 20
Troppau, from Troppau 10 Cracow this
is the route of the German emperor a
mastery retreat indeed
But " so SOL! says the English Ca
zette Royal and extraordinary of the 18th
December-there is the battle of Wiskau
in Moravia--27 900 French killed--all
their artillery taken-Bonaparte wound
ed in-the sword arm-two horses and 9
aid de-camps killed under him-and that
he retreated afterwards and proposed an
armistice.
This is the sum of the news Of the off.
cial bulletin: and we should not be sur.
priced 10 hear of an illumination and tow
err guns being fired, and general fast,
on the occasion: we recollect, there was
general illumination, and the tower and
park guns were once fired. on the joyful
and fitous occasion, OF Bonafarie's ossas-
sinaiion in Egytst.
Like the defeat OF Masseua it did not
turn out to be true: bat il served the pur-
pose it kept John Bull in sulky quiet
iness-promoied the minister's finance :
and stock jobbing: we should like TO
know how much Dundas made by it.
But let US see this terrible affair at Wis.
chau.
The English papers, (Which Of course
are the best authority in the world y say
that the French general Mortier was kill
led and $4,000 orhis troops cut 10 pieces {;
but the same papecs before said his whole
army amounted to only 10000 men; as
they were cur uf We may presume they
counted the fiieces. There is precedent
for this, in the war of the American re.
volution the legs and arms of the Hessi-
ans were caun,cd whole cayca8e cost
forty pounds sterling: leg or an arm
ha5/ or a fourth OF that sum: for the prin-
ces il was good pocket money oaicula-
ton, but for the most fioas King in Chris
tendon: the least SAID about il ihe less
disgusting the subjcG mus, be.
However tho M9rttr [like Bonapar,e
in L >,,t) was killed: he was on the l2,h
Chat is The day after his deaIh) alive AID
in pursuit of the Ros,ians: sey il appears
that Mot,ier, and Bsrna97re, and JI2ikfaud,
and LGsncs, and Dsuoust, and .Ssssif's di-
visions had advanced 20 Stockereu, and
that they reached -Inaym (Which is S.
miles from Vienna and So from Ohmulz,
on the l4,h of November, as the French
cal! il the 23d Brumaire)-.this was three
days after the French, as is said, were de-
feated; the Russians were making mas.
ferly refrcai before ihem.--6eGttas tie
French at running,
We find these victorious high Ryers a
little fa,igued on the "a Rrumaire, (Eu-
glish 18Th Nov.) md entering into ca
piisla,ion with general Beliard, at Hol-
labrunn.
\ The French Emperor had not time TO
say yea or nay, when the Russians take
the moonlight fer il, and leave their CAPT.
tulaiion and the French behind them &c
Murat pursued and overlook thcmon the
26th tl7th Now at G,nders doy65 miles
north of SounebuIg, Is >. of Znsyln; e.
a battle took place which lasted the whole
day. Here it is said (even in TIE EngIsl,
prints y that The Russians made ano.her
mastery retreat lnis is The age of re-
treats
The emperor Of Austria was all this
time at Brnnn, but as the French we're
so often defeated al a retreat, it was time
Tor him TO ou,-generaI them also; and &C
cordingly he did set out for Troppau, aud
as that was not far enough, he retreated
to Craeow.
Then comes the HHie CorsicGn God
help US; how vain and foolish is the ba-
bit OF cailing names! W hat is the artilIe.
~ OF Bili,ngsgate opposed to the artillery
OF genius What q satire on boastipgi
& ecclamations of feigned Victory; when
The conquered army are the pursuers and
The capiors; and the victors--ind il diff
cult to escahe. When in few days we
find the yanquishsd army IN possession of
Drunn on the 18th November and not
only regulating its police but occupying
its fortified places. BruDn contains Pc.
puIation of 100 600 il must be about
twice as large as Philadelphia the manu-
features of iron, steel, glass, cotton, aud
silk, velvets, and alum, must have fur
nished Bonaparte with many useful things,
and many nscfut hands for his manufac-
lures in France; for he blends the useful
with the horrible in very uncommon
way.
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