Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-31
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RUSSIANS AND BONAPARTE.-

; In all the former wars Waged or Coh'
Quoted by Benaparte, we have had eu!-
letins announcing the progress OF his
army from day to day, until the consain'
NATION of them all was found, In the an
nunciation, that he had dictated the
terms Of peace to his adversary. we
except the Egyptian and Syrian cam 8
paigns, where he shaved the tirst, but
no, the last instance Of his deserving
beaten and ruined army. His discomf-
,ure and the ruin of hts plans in Syria
Egypt, arc matters of historical record
as well as his base abandonment OF his
soldiers and the assassination OF Kleber,
universally attributed to his arts, lest
Kleber should, as he threatened to do,
vxpose the atrocisus character OF GeHs.
raj Bonaparte to all Europe.
We come to this present Russian war
of his Majesty the Emperor and King.
Paris papers have reached US OF dates
far in January, but they give no news
no bulletins from the Grand Army since
the tweny.ninth, dated the Sd Decem-
Der Arrivals of fugitive generals, dukes,
counts, princes, sc. sc. are to be found
in Preach journals, which even condo
seend to notice the safe delivery, In Pa
ris, of the bodies Of some aids -de-camp
and eolenels. Where the grand army
may be in the mean time, no man can
know from French papers. They may
be in Astracban or St. Petcrsburgh, or
at Tobolsk, on their route to the harbor
OF St. Peter and ST. Paul, not far from tn
Oonalaska Indians of North.America-
or the grand army may be dead in po-
land-you can get the Paris Monltcur
and Journal dc L Enpire to say nothing
about the business. Perhaps its graaa
commander, his majesty Joachim Murat
is safely arrived at the capital oil the
Russian Empire. Triumphant, laurel
led conqceror how thou art greeted by
the proud statue Of Peter the Great
whose mounting steed does dash out the
life of the serpent that dares to touch
the granite rock that forms the base Of
the monument of Russia's father and OF
Russian glory.
1t so happens that France does not
control all the world, and that we are re-
lieved from our anxiety about the Grand
army, by information from Russia apG,
England. The grand army i. account
ed for: What Of this army are.hot dead,
are prisoners of war. Nine days after
the date of the last bulletin that will ever
come from an army Of Napoleon Bona
parte, the Russians entered wilma, kill
ling, wounding, and making prisoners
on their march and ON their entry into
wilma, somewhere about $4,000 of tn,
grand army, then becoming smoH ar
my. This accounts entirely for the 81
lenee of French papers on the subjecr
of the Emperor Napoleon's grand army
II is impossible not to admire the &C
tive valor and the stern perseverance OF
Russia in this her greatest contest
What spirit, what zeal, what an un-
conqucsabie ardor, what fearless cou-
rage, and what immensi!y of strength
did it not require for Russia to meet and
to ruin the efforts Of 100000 disciplined
soldiers, from the heart Of Europe, di
rec,cd against her and led BY the NEST
experienced commanders in the world.
She has not only ruined their efforts,
but has destroyed the engines Of those
efforts, The hundreds Of thousands #
machines sre annlhilated- Hover OF
Europe has perished-there is nor
hamlet, nor msnsion, nor palace in lis
continental circuit, that does not hearthc
ratings of fathers and mothers and kim
bred, for the untiWeIy death OF their
dearest relatives, lost to them forever,
in the vain effort of tyrant to make the
world suceumb at the footstool of his
throne, and trsmble and worship.
Not less to be admired is the great
generalship displayed by the Russian
Commanders. If Tuzenne and Condo
and Eugene and Marlborough and FIRE.
derrick had risen from thcii tombs, and
had, in the full flush of their glory,
lead the Russian army to vengeance,
they could rot have more completely
accomplished their object, than have
the Generals Kutuseff, TschitschacoG,
Wittgenstein, and Plstoff
The parallel line marched by Tscbi-
tschagsff on the lief, flank Of the retreat
ing French, and that Of Wittgenstein on
the right flank, with Kuta.off pressing
with his main body on their harrassed |
rear, and PIatof' with his light ,rosps
(the eosvardty Csssasks out marching
the whole, and insercep,ins every thing |
destined for the distressed eRemy, COM
pleie in one whole, vast military ma
neuvre, which when performed with
so much success, crowns with everlast
ing laurels the head that planned, and
the heads to which were entrusted the
of those plans.
Bonaparte boasted az the opening of
the campaign against Russia, that he
ia >uo months DIapt his Fapies