Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-01

voted PATRIOTISM. w t ali reCOlieCt The
language that was held by party in
this country, when Russia dared TO en-.
ter the list again with her tremendous
opponent-no cheering hope was indul-
ged-no generous sentiment expressed
no success anticlpated-no honora-
bic result deemed possibe--her Coun.
ellis were sneered at--her Emperor rid
iculed-her Generals treated with con.
tempt-her population described as a
race OF slaves and barbarians-and final
rout and ruin confidently predicted to
her arms,
On the i4,h Sept. the Invader sat
down in the Palace of the Cars, in the
saeient eari.sl Of tie Empire, a.a.'pa-
ting the immediate submission oil the
enemy; and promising to return IN tri-
umph and glory with his conquering
army to Paris before Christmas. And
two months afterwards where is this
Boosting conqueror-thisi insulting inva
der +! In disgraceful flight, abandoning
all his IDEAS of conquest, Sinking away
from his ruined army, and anxious only
about his own e,sonal escape and sale
ty. Like Xerxes, he has leil his Mar
donius behind him, to bring off, il pos
sible, the wreck of his army, while ne
g Fastening in fear and dismay over all
that territory he had passed but two
months before with such pomp and pa
rade, TO get back to his own country.
Ofthe 800, 600 men he carried with him
into Russia, there was but IS, 600 ETH.
cient tirelocks rem lined when he evac-
uated Moscow. And here let US take
a rapid sketch of the losses and suffer
ings they have experienced since that
pe,iod.
The day before Bonaparte Quilted
Moscow was signalized by the defeat oil
Murat, who lost $500 killed and woun.
ded, 1000 taken prisone,s, So pieces OF
cannon, and 40 Wagons.
Two days after the evacuation Of Mos.
COW Bonaparte fought the battle oil Ma
la Jarostaif, which cost him 5000 men
at least and 6 pieces oil cannon, and en-.
tirely deranged his plan of retreat Pla
tow in the mean time detached towards
Smolensk, attacked the enemy al Medi-
ma on the 25th Oct and took pieces
connon. Again, on the Isl, he came up
with the retreating enemy at Hololsk
saa took great part Of :heir baggage wag-
CONS. On the Sd, General Milarado-
witch, following them up, gave them a
signal overthrow near Viasma, where
they lost GOO taken prisoners, $500
killed, and Ga pieces of cannon. Slill
pursuing them through Niasma, he
made 1000 more prisoners, and took
three pieces of cannon. On the 9Th he
! entered Dorogobugsh, and made him
sell master OF lao waggons-Mean.
while Platow, the interchangeable Platow.
with the Coasacks, gave the euemy a
fresh overthrow between Dorsgobugh
and Doughovisbhina, and took 5000 phi.
sonefs, 60 pieces of cannon, besides xii.
/ ling and wouDding 10000.
Whilst the enemy were suffering de-
feat after defeat in their main amy,
Wittgenstein and Steinheil were ruin
ing ST. Cyr's and Victor's divisions,
which lost at Polotsk and in the retreat
to Llpel 6ooo men taken prisoners, 9
pieces OF cannon and 30 Wagons.
REHABILITATION.
Murat's loss on the 18th October, in
killed, wounded and taken $500
Battle of Malo Jaroslaf 5000
AT Medyna, on the 25th Oct. 1000
| At kolotz on the LIST Nov. 1000
Near Niasma, on the Sd 1899
Beyond Viasma, on the 4;h 1000
AT Dorogobugsh on the 7lh 1000
| R.yopd hor,r,, Lu..sh on ha 9th lkOOD