Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-16


sebil;ty, who had left all there. IL
il not over-rating its value to state
il at many miliiards.
About 400 of these iaeezdiaries
have been apprehendea AID shot;
all Of them declared. that they acted
under the orders Of RostopeLin. ard
the director Of the police.
Thirty thousand sick and wounded
Russians have been burat. The
richest commercial hosses in Russia
are ruined. The shock must De con-
siderable. The clothing. the mass-
zines, and ,ae equipments OF the
Russian army have been consumed.
They have thus lost every thing;
they would remove aothi1s, because
they always thought 1t Impossible
for us TO reach Moscow. and because
they were willing 70 deceive Tie peo-
pie. When the, saw all Ia the hands
eof. the French, they conceived the
horrible project Of DESTROYING by fire
this first capital, this holy city, tie
centre of the empire; and they have
rednced TO beggary 100000 respee-
table inhabitants. Tbs is the crime
ofRos:opchin, executed By fcions IL
oeraled from the prisons.
The resources which the army had
found are consequently much dinl-
3ished: however. We have collected.
and are still collecting. a number oi
neeessarjes. ALTA cellars are un-
touched By the fire /; and the ibha-
bitants. during Tie last twenty four
hours had ssYei m.ny articles. They
endeavored to stop the progress vi
The flames; but tie governor had
taken the horrid preccaut!on to car
~ OF or destroy ali the engines.
The arm, IS recovering from its
faii,ues il .ias abu.danee Of dread,
potatoes, cabbases and s1her rege-
tables. meat. saiIed provisions, wiae,
brandy. snsar, ce-tHe-and il snort,
provisions OF ali sorts.
The Acknowledgment IS twenty
wersts on the r01;i 10 hdg24a.
~ which the sncmv is refreshing
Another French advanced gua,<i is
o. The roddto s.. p>;ersjnr::i. = hsso
tue enemy la: not single soIs.ar.
The temperature is sill th.i If
autumn. The soldiers have found,
:nd still continue to fiiii. nu;iher
C peli,ses and furs f3r tie winter.
,,iost6w nas the depot Of those az
ticles.
Tsrsnfy, first Bulletin Of lie Grand
.frmy.
Moscow, Sept. go.
"T'i,nee hundred ineendiar:es have
heen arrested and shot they were
roTiiad with fuses. six inches long,
which ti.ey had between two pieces
Of wooi theg iia,! also sqnibs, which
they threw upon The roofs OF the
houses. The wretch Rost0pchin had
these prepared on the rretener thai
he wished to seHd a balloon fell
OF ceRii,ustihle matter amidst the
E'rerch army. lie thus got together
the squihs and other materials. ne
cessary for the execution Of his pro-
jet.
q" The fires subsidized on the 10Th
and Gotta: three quarters Of the city
are burned among other palaces
that beautiful o1e Of Catharine.
which had been newly furnished
not above aqaarter OF The houses re-
main.
While Rstopcllin was taking awav
the fire engines OF the city. he left
behind him 60.02O muskets. 40
pieces Of cannon. more than 100000
balls and shells. 100000 cartrid <
es. 100000 pounds Of sun2ovder,
100000 lbs. Of ,a!tpetre and sulphur.
IL was not till the t9th, that the
powder, saltpetre. and sulphur we're
discovered at 4 fine establishment.
half a league from the city. This
is a matter Of Importance ; We are
now supplied with ammunition Tor
tive c,erpaisns. We every day dis
cor"reeIlars 'uii ofwiae and brandy.
Manufactures were beginning TO
flourish at Moscow they are de-
stroyed. The confiagration of tbs
capital will throw Russia 100 years
back.
The weather is becoming rainy;
the greatest part Of the army is in
barracks at Mosccw.
Latest .1drices .frem russia.
PETERSBURG. Get. 8, 1912.
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