Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-13
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| thay resemble trdsses of straw: Ii
we cannot conquer them.we VIII burn
thew in Moscow. should they have
the temerity to enter il"
That more ceptainl, ito accomplish
his purpose, Governor hastapchin'
| before his departure. caused to ne
opened the gates of the prisons cal
! led the Ostrog and the YAmou, in
| which maiefaetors are confined that
he set at l;ber:y about 500 criminals
and as the price of their liberty re-
oaired that they should set fire to the
city Or hours after the arrival OF the
| French troops.
That several officers and soldiers
of the Russian army, anil agents of
the police. received orders secretly
to remain disguised at Moscow. TO
direct the incendiaries. and give the
signal of contlagration.
That it is notoriousIy known that
to take away all means Of ext'nguisil-
Ing The fire. the Governor Hastap-
chin, sent away on the morning OF
the 18th Of this month, ali the en-
gines Of the 90 quarters OF the ci'y'
with the carriages, buckets. and IL
tensiIs. as also the horses approprl-
ated to thcm.
That the inhammahle matters OF
different kinds. and particularly the
vessels filed with phosphorels wrap
ped in sulohurated linen, deposited
in different houses, evidently demon
strate that the ccnflasration was ef-
fected according to premedisated
plan.
That the matches and fuzecs seiz-
ed in the hands of several Russian
soldiers and other individuals. at the
moment of tbeir arrest. shew, beyond
a doubt. tho real authors OF the con-
fiag,ation. Of whom, as great num-
bers taken in the fact, were in the
first moments Of spontaneous indig-
nation, shot by the French patreles,
or haoc;sed on the he'd by the in
bR,,;tants themselves.
The Reporter having been heard
in his report and conclusions, and
the accused in their .:c:rnce. and
the latter having declared t'at they
had nothing more to add.
The President demanded OF the
Members If the, bad any obser''.'
tons to make, and on :hcir answer
ing in the negative. and before he
proceeded tc call for their opinions
he ordered The accused TO withdraw.
The Council ie'ih-: ted with clos
eli doors in the presence only OF the
Imperial Procureur.
The President. with respect to
each Of the accused, separately put
the question as follows:
Here follow the names of the
accused
Are they guilty of setting fire to
the houses of Gtoscow, with latent to
destroy the City?
I've votes being collected. begin
ming with those of the lowest rack.
and The President having given his
opinion last. the Commission dec!ar-
ed unanimously, that the ten indi-
vi''uaIs ua'lrrbained. to wit.
isnalicf Peters, Barof. Karlum,
Alexis. Thomas Jean Christophe,
Stisneyiez Pet:,s, Ogakomc'F Elias,
MNximus Ivan, Achramea Simeon,
l.svonttw Nicolas, and Sirgiem Fe-
drraw, are guilty.
Whereupon The Imperial Procu-
rear applied for punishment:
The votes being again collected
by ,he President, in the form inai-
caLed above, the Commission u1ani-
n.nusiy condemned the above named
ten individuals TO the punishment! Of
death.
With respect to the sixteen other
individuals undermined, to vii.
Here follows the names:
The Military Commission, consi-
dering that there is not sufficient TO
convict them. condemns them to be
detained in the prisons Of MOSCOW
to prevent the mischief they might
do.
Orders besides the printing fixing
up and Distribution oftOO0 copies, Il
the Reporters enjojneG to lead the
present judgment 60 he condemned.
and cause it 30 be executed in IL
full extent within twenty fur hours.
Done. concluded and Judged in
public sitting. on the day, month and
year above meEiione.;, 40! ;i,ic mem