Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-27
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fore her, and this for eight days, had been.
ner only sustenance. We gsye her n
smart portion OF our travelling stock and
10y ana gratitude beamedthrongh her tears.
The nearer we came to Eylau. The few
er marks of devastation we found. and
though there were no provisions % Re had
any where, yet we saw at least human
faces tor the other villages we passed
through were all deserted, nor had the
houses here been so much damaged. which
gave US some relief after the yarinn.
scenes OF misery we had. gone through.
In the totally desoIate village of K.e.rsaas
gersion we once more found the terrific.
picture of war, but misery, indulgence and
distress, frst saw in the extreme at Ev-
Tau itself. Parents we're there already, so
iar reduced as to be forced TO bury Their
nleraiiy starved babes In their gardens.
oreao, meat, VINE. brandy, salt or tobac.
GO, were no where to be found. Poor
emaciated, hollow eyed spectres were
crawling about the streets covered win
rags like the most pitiable beeears. To
enter Their houses on account OF the stencil
Or their dead bodies was scarcely poss;ble
-ahu even my essence of vinegar was
not sutncient to defend me in their church
~ never should have believed w,thout
seeing II myself: that human nature conld
have borne such an excessive degree az
misery. The place had cruelty been gwen
up to plumber. In short, every thing was
ruined, destroyed, laid waste. Not door
nor window nor cupboard was remain.
ing. lhis indeed was the less extraurdi..
nary ~hen we consider that the town had
been twice in the possess on both of the.
French and Russians, and thus. twice ,vers
the streets streaming blood. The comDa.
tahts even followed each other into the
very houses. From the highest co tine
lowest or the inhabitants they were an
ronoed OF every thing they possessed and
simple water, with. a scanty t,ance of
mouldy bread, was all they had 20 keep
life together. Many died thro' fear. ma
ny from Ill treatment and many were sick
from the painful recollect ion of the past.
Overpowered by such dreadful SCENES
OF calamity deemed it even a relief o 90
and contemplate the horrors of the field.
Howsoever mangled, there i found MANY
OF my ielioW creatures; yer these iiseiess
bodies hau at least surmouuted their sus.
ferings; but the unfortunate inhabItants
OF Eyiau were yet iansuishing on towards
the more excruciating death of huaser
lhls would certainly have been their dis.
nal lot, as the whole surrounding district
was equally bereft of every mean OF SUBJ.
distance, had they not soon received frow
/ Aomgsberg the most desirable relief and
refreshment, besides clothing. linnen. and
every necessary article to repair asd make
| their dwellings tolerabiy comfortable.
! had firse vis:ted'the field of battle, this
hideous, unusual sight which hope nsy-
| er to see again, would have undouote div
| shocked me more than it now did after
having my mind so deeply narrowed up
with the late dreadful scenes, must re-.
peat that the sIgnt of the field, frightful az
1t was, with from IL to Is, 600 slaughtered
victims strcwed before me, was yet a re-.
lief. Here were fragments of drums,
carts, horses, saddles, cioaks, mats, mar,
ness, broken muskets, pistols, and other
arms innumerabie, aliIn confusion, scat.
tered about Russians. French aud prus.
SLAMS, there all lay together. 1t was il
truth woeful sight"
From the Boston Palladium, July II
BY capt. Hobes, of the schr. Reeu-
lator arrived yesterday from Halifax,
we received papers to the Sd inst.
All the regular troops at Halifax
have been ordered to Portugal. The
9TH regiment had sailed, and the Esd
was held in readiness for embarksti-
on.
The American ship Pigou, from
Philadelphia for Gottenburg, whose
detention has already been mentioned
in the papers, arrived at Halifax June
| 81. This We presume, is the ship al.
luded to In the letter received in town
yesterday.