Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-28

I'm the 18th September, the invader
-, Jovn in the Palace Of the Cars, III
the an,ient capital of the Empire, anti
cina,ine the immediate Submission OF
the enemy, and promising to return III
triumph and glory with his coRquer'ng
srmv to Paris before Christmas. And
two months afterwards where is this
Boosting conqueror-this insulting 'n'a'
der! In disgaceful flight, abandoning
ali his idea. OF conquest, sinking away
from his ruined army, and anxious only
abou, his own personal escape and SAFE
ty Like Xs,xes, he has left his Mar
dopius behind him, to bring OF, l! pos
sibls, the wreck of his army, While ne
is nastening in fear and dismay over all
that territory he had PASSED 2 months
before with such pomp and parade, to
get back to his own country. VI the
100000 men he carried with him into
Russia, there were but $4,000 efficient
firelocks remained when he evacuated
Moscow. And here let Us take rapid
sketch of the losses and sufferlngs they
have expe fenced since that period
The day before Bonaparte quilted
Moscow was sigHsIized by the defeat OF
Murat, who lost 25OO killed and wound
ed, 1000 taken prisoners, 80 pieces OF
cannon, and 40 Wagons.
Two days after the evacuation 81 Mos
COW Bonap.rle fought the battle OF Ma
la-Jal ostaff, which cost him 5000 men al
least, and Is pieces of cansoiI, and en-.
tlrely deransed his plsB OF retreat. Pa
tow ia the mean tine detached iowa do
Smolensk, attacked the enemy at Medl
ma on the 25th Oct. and took ! pieces
of cannon Again, on the lst, he catnc
up with the retrealing enemy al Kolotsk
and took great part of their baggage
wagons. On the Sd. General Mllia-
radovitcb, following them up, gave
them signal overthrow near ViAsnaa.
where they lost 5000 taken prisoners,
$500 killed, and 6S pieces of cannon
Still pursuing them through Viasms.
he made 1000 more prisoners, & took 8
pieces Of cannon. On the7tb he entered
Doragoibugsb, and made himself mas
ter Of l4o Wagons Meanwhile Patow,
the interchangeable PIa,ow, with the Cos
sacks, gave the enemy fresh overthrow
between Dorogobugsh and Doughovisb.
nina, and took 5000 prisoners, 81 pieces
OF cannon, besides killing and wounoing
$4,000
Whilst the enemy we're suffering de-
feat, after defeat in their main army,
Wntgenstein and Steinheil were running
ST. Cy.'s and Victor's divisions, which
LOST at Polotsk and in The retreat to Lee
pei 5000 men taken prisoners, 9 pieces
Of Cannon, and 20 Wagons.
RECAPITULATION.
Murat's loss on the 18Th October
in killed, wounded and taken $500
Batle Of Malo- Jaroslof Quo
At Medyna OH the 25tn Oct. loo
a, koivtz on the Isl Nov. 1000
Near V.usn,a, Oh Tie Sd 1899
Beyond Wiasma OH the 18th lUuU
AT Dorogubugsh on the 7th 2uov
Beyond Dorogobugsh OIL tho 9th $1,000
Near Doughoovtchina SOC
Loss of the Min Army from
the 18Th October to 10th
November. $500
Loss of Victor and It. Cyr's
Di,isions-At Poiotsk and
to Lcpei. 10000
AT Tchaskiki Loss not known.
The number of cannon taken Within
the same period amounts t. l54 pieces,
besides what the French have buried s.
destroyed and OF Wagons to 27o, be-
sides what have been blown up.
Thus, Of the 1000 efficient men car
ried away from Moscow, nearly one half
have been put hors de Combat on the
road from Moscow to Smolensk, whist
Victor and St Cyr's divisions have been
entirely ruined.
Thus the whole morale of the enemy
IS nearly destroyed, whilst the spirits VI
the soldiers yieitirg to the pressure of
defeat, sickness and want, have left them
incapable OF active orvigorous exertions;
and Beauharnois, who, we way De sure,
draws faithful picture of his army de-
clares, in the two intercepted letters we
have published, that his .nen are driv.
eli to such desperation as to suffer them.
selves to be taken by the enemy"
A more deplorable account of the ST
tua,ion OF an army cannot be conceived
laid its sufferlngs ale not yet at an
end. Beyond Snuitnsk we know thew
had not got on The | lth 81 last month
end before that time Wh,gcnstein was
at Vitepsk and Orsha directly in the
font, communicating, 40 doubt. with
the McIdavian army, fresh and entire.
unde' Toraazon &T chic Ina : f. On the
9th KutosoH was at Elna, bot three DAYS
march from SmoIensk, Oh his road 70
Klasnoi, which is on tho west of Smo.
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