Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-16

cessary part Of the plan.of operations ;'and
the invading army will turn its attention,
hrst, to intercept supplies to the capital, and
next to cut off its communication. with Pc
tershurg; it is probable, therefore, that the
right wing ofthe grand army, composed OF the
Austrian force, was destined, after passing
the Borysthenes, to stretch its advance to
the Moscow river, and to occupy the great
southern national road which leads from
Moscow TO the south, by PoGoi and 7onkI; &
stretching further west, to place its right
flank upon the great southeastern road,
which leads through Zaragsk and Riazau !;
this operation would cut of all direct com.
mlnlication with the country south of Mos
COW ; as the sonth western road leading from
Moscow by Boro7psk, and Ai,iorfslazy is
only so miles S. f. of Mojaisk. So that four
out OF the seven great roads, and two of the
provincial roads, would be occupied by the
main army andits Austrian auxiliary ola the
right.
The left of the French army would. in
order to invest Moscow be employed in Sc
curing the great national road Of the north
west, that as the road between Moscow and
Petersburg this road leads through KIN to
2Eper, on the river of that name, strong
position % miles n. w. OF Moscow, and in
a sort of isthmus formed by the confluence
cfthc river Wolga with the Twertza. kin
is s. miles N. n. w. Of MajaisS, and ES 5.
T.. ct liver; there are two intermediate
provincial roads, proceeding from Moscow,
issuing like intermediary rays from the CEN
trai point of Moscow, between Kim Moyja-
iSt, but they do not extend beyond the circle
OF the Moscow province, and are connected
with The main national roads
There then emainbuttwogreat roads from
Moscow, that which takes n. T.. direction
by ParcolQzv, Boston,, and YaroSiazv on the
Woga and the great eastern road by Bo-
SorodSk, Pocroyv, aud HIadfmir.
What ,hen will probably be the counter u
perations OF the Russians will they throw
themselves into Moscow, use its palaces and
churches as Notifications, and risk it's total
sack and conhagraton; or will they aban-
don it to the mercy of the victor9 VIII they
retire with all the force they can collect, and
stand upon the strong line of the Izyrr, and
seek to keep their communication open with
Petersburg or retire behind the Wolga p
These are the alrern. tives Which now pre-
sent themselves.
If Moscow be surrendered or taken, the
Russian nation must assume new charac-
ter and viii undergo harfHion-those Po-
7'iafoaskts whose principalities were distri-
buted between the plunderers of Poland, may
sutliSH NlOndfCliS Ipf tnSlr FORMER OpDreS-
sors; Lithuania. will at once resume the Po-
lish character as a nation, and the country
from the Baltic to the Wolga, from the
Dwina to the White Sea, may form a dis
t;nct and independent nation; and Russia,
Ike Prussia, will determine in another ex
a',pie, the superiority OF the discipline of
science over mere muscular or financial pow
er, without genius to presiie over, or wisdom
TO guard and govern its councils.
Should it be indeed true. that the Russian
emperor has supplicated the mercy of the
conqueror-7vhat then is to .foHozy ? We
see Austrian legions arrayed under the
French banner, in the centre of Russia; the
siege of Narva and the desperate battle OF
Puit"wa, appear in .hese as the conflicts of
the Lilliputan and Blefoscuc armies the
consequences of former wars are equally re-
auced in comparison with the present. The
conquest of Russia, determines the political
DIES my not merely ofSweden and Denmark
but it nav do more--it may transport from
tie H'oiga to the shores of the British channe
leg ms barbarous as those whose sangui
nary ferocity under Suzua,rozv 1.-THE friends
ofheGce andrcigi0n. received with. such
pure and holy joy with such bible 50 ;isty
and missionary zeal-whom they toasted
until drunk with meek and Christian cha
rity!