The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-27

hearts overwhelmed with grief. to C,eposit
III your bosom faint sketch of the excuses
Vi wh en- our unfortunate city has been, daring
the stay ot our barbarous enemy. at ono, t,e
theatre and the victim.
Latter describing in detail ELL the horrors
width their own city and The country around
experienced, they so on TO say !
we only cite TO you some scattered
TRAITS ~ tnis vast picsure of horrors bet
"aat we ought not 10 be silent about are
their abomnabie designs on tins ele-
cant capital. Gentlemen, the genius of the
Emperor has dispersed afar Off the thup-'
der which already rolled ever your leads -;
ont II ne" storms should again menace vou.
learn and dread their tern ibie effects. W.
have been witnesses of the hopes of our rne
mics, we have heard their declaration.
IN proportion as they approached their OF,
Jccs. they believed in their foolish pride,
that disguise was no longer necessary.
hnow then thar Psris was to have been
erazed from he list of cities; that, alrea-
diy they devoured in Ina gination, not only
.hese precious monuments which victory
mas co'iected within your walls, but your
rlches--Your women and your children
know mat theSe dear objects of your affcc-.
lions. after having seen consumed by fi,e e.
very thing which an Unsuitable cupidi,y cnuld
hHt carry of w;re to he forcibiy torn nav
npeop'e heir de erts.'
Erfroet from an Official Pri1o1r n,ode IN ,;e
NunfcViofty Of Paris. On voiqf took tiocs
in ne Gig # IroyeS. eyhti in hosSessiow
: offhe PIiies.
+" On the arrival of the three sovere;rns !,
the CITY, the unfortunate inhabitants On
pressed IN the most cruel manner, dared 10
nope, that the presence of the Allied Mon
areas, would bring some alienation IN their
m'sfortunes- They have been entirely de-
ceived in their expectati rs. The troons.
unaer their eyes, committed the same ex-
cesses ard 10 order has been given ont 70
repel them. Upon the Complaints when
were gwen, each prince Condemned the
want or discipline of the troops OF OIL, err nov
ers' and never wished to believe that his
own subjects, did any thing wrong. Differ
ences existed between the combined forces
The companies charged wit. the min g.
fsnce OF the police in the interior, have con-
s'anuy refused to relieve the inhabitants.
VINO experienced veXatiuns from the mil
tary OF other nations. The administrator
who saw, with grief the distressed situation
Oh me abtan:s. appeared b. fore the En-
perors OF Austria and Russia, to imp;ore
'neir pity *nd favor Their applications fail.
ca OF success. they were informed, that
the present state OF things was inseparatie
from the evils of war, ADDING. that the r;f-
terence 81 manners g characters of he corn
olneo people even the pref Ice which exist
cd am ns them. opposed every m a>nrsw + CD
Could alleviate the lot of the invaded Conn
tries. nus the disturbances have been the
same during their stay at Troyes."
FEB. IL.
in the evening. courier announced ~
rars tue defeat OF gen. d'York. This GEN
erei died at the postmaster's at Cha,.a,,
fhlery, says letter of the 18th of Febrns-
ry, after having received every possible a,1
and attention from the French
reg, IS The allied army Of Si'esia COM
Posed OF the Russians under general Sack.
en- and L1ngeron, and Prussians updar ~.
nerais Vorck and Kleist, amoun,icr tn
$4,000 msn, in four days, had been beaten.
dispersed & annihilated, without general
to the French '''o
a Chateau Thiery the 18th. it was sta.
TED that Prince Woronzoff of the Emperor
CT KnSsias's staff was made prisoner in
the battle of the 18th.
"lai'dnce, Feb. IA. Y sterday arrived
mere the frst CO umn of prisoners cops;s,
ing OF 5S7 men and 58 officers. which
rad composed the advanced GU rd o. Gen.
Belesarde, taken in the actions Of the 9 h
10Th end 18th of this month. in which the
enemy has been Completely beaten. To
morrow another cnu nm of three tboncand
prisoners will pass towards Alexendria =
lhe loss OF the enemy is thirteen Oh u.and
in the engagements of Volta, Sojeo, ard Nm.
der the walls OF Mantul. Our official o.
counts make our losses comparatively incop-
siderable.
Paris, March ].
The General of Division, Count Revn;er
died yesterday at Paris.
Sens was taken hy assault on the J1tb
Feb. after seige of IL DAYS, and b.,n
bardment OF 20 hours.
MILAN, Fec. 10.
An express arrived this momett fror,
Quito, where it left the Prince Wee Roy ~,
the morning of the 9th, brings us the follow.
ing news.
by combined movement, the army of
the vice Roy had debOuched Yesterday Fl or,
Mincio at day bresk, with many columns.
Gen Vordler remained at liant Mincio
with the 81 ard 5th divisions. which were
the same day to debouch from Montzsnba.-
NO, ald support the movements Of the Prince
Vice Roy upon LA Franco. The Prince
Intended to give battle to the enemy At that
point.
We expected TO have found the principa1
forces OF the enemy. where they were ms
tel III tae evening OF the preceding dav at
Roverbclla, Villa Franco and Vatlegio. nv
an extra rdina y Circumstance, the enemy
the same night. had removed al troops mn.
ON Val'ego and precisely at the moment
when our troops debouched from their tete
du Po"t the enemy effected his psssaee AZ
b0TFhcito. Combat ensued in the mains
beyond RoveTbella and precisely with the