Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-11-02

undertook TO exemplify in 4 very singular
way, that versatility OF Character for which
they have long been proyerbial amongst
their neighbours they collected in the
suburbs of Tilsit, the wreck of some hun
dreds Of villages, Chiefly wood) wantonly
destroyed Ia their progress, and with those
they raised, in about three days, and as il
were by magick, an extensive town, after
the German fashion, with many streets, and
sufficiently large to accommodate their
whole body they next crt up a very fine
wood in the neighbourhOod, consisting OF
several Thousand trees, which they trans
ported TO the scene Of their operations, and
planted in their lllxuriant foliage in avenues
in every street of this new Pandemonium
and to complete the whole, every man who
had any thing like a ''stock in trade, open
ed 4 shop. On Bonaparte's entering fiisit,
he took up his abode in the house Of a per
son of responsibility, who expressed his re
greet, that, i'll consequence OF the plundering
Of the place, he had it not in his power to
accommodate him in asuitable style, a soldier
having stolen all his plate the Emperor eX-
pressed his satisfaction with the situation.-
His host took the liberty Of introducing the
subject Of his stolen plate second & third
time, in hopes of having it restored at last
the Emperor silenced him by conte nptu
Gus answer At supper the great man ask
ed for some particular kind If wine his
hostess sent IN very submissive message
TO inform him that they had been plundered
OF that wine he said, it must be forthcom-
ing. Persons were instantly dispatched
through the town to procure it but returned
without success at length the wine was
procured during the period Of the nego-
Citations, the two Enperors and the King Of
Prussia dined together almost daily, and
were seldom separated. Some of the Gen
erals appeared determined 10 enjoy every
luxury, whilst, at the same time, their ar
mics, and especially the wretched and un-
sheltered inhabitants Of the surrounding
country, were experiencing all the horrors
Of famine In TIlsit provisions were enor-
! mously high amongst the rest, lump sugar
was O. per pound, and porter S. a bottle |;
fo ace was nearly exhausted, the little hay
which was left, sold II Is per pouud, and
the French dragons fed their horses with
rice.
AtMemel, every thing was confusion and
distress all the churches Zone excepted)
were filed with the SEA and wounded sol
ders, and tie wood work torn up and con-
yerted into fuel, which was exceedingly
scarce and dear and at Riga, for many days,
hundreds of small Wagons came in, laden
! v-rth The Russian soiGiery, sick or suffering
from wounds these were deposited on the
beach, in order to their being shipped for
their own country.
When the issue Of the battle Of Friedland
first reached the King Of Prussia, he APP
reared exceedingly affected he has been
observed slowly pacing tile avenues OF Me.
nR.l in the uniform Of his guards, quite al
one, for hours, with his eyes fixed OF the
ground, and would frequently stand fixed 10
one spot, lost in thought, for half an hour
together. About six weeks alter the bat
tie of Eylau, an English gentleman was led
~ curiosity 10 visIt the place, which was
almost deserted by its inhabitants the frost
was Just breaking up and the streets pre-
sented a scene which chilled him with hor-
| ror they were covered with hundreds of
slain, most Of which were naked, and ex-
hibited the destructive effects Of the bullet,
the bayonct and the sabre. The cOunte-
nance Of many were marked with all the
herceness OF savage, and the agony OF OK
piring nature --one uHcommoniy tall and atL-
letIC Hhll, liz ooSeTFeSs fad n1u MS Ahuh
cloven by the stroke Of sabre, which was
not stopped TIL Il reached the lower jaw
He remarked, that the Russians and French
were easily distnguishable BY the difference
in color. After the battle, the French cut
large holes IN the ice, and threw hundreds
of their dead into the river these, on the
breaking up Of the frost foated, and render4
ed the river scene Of horror, equal with
that Of the streets.-Lond. pap.