Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-24

Or other secret recesses of tha;r CELL,
we're now seen rushing in dism ism u's's
their hiding places; some carr "ay no
them their most precious eff,c,s' 'fl vi
Tiers saved only their Children WIN hn'let
closely clasped in their arms. "" 10 We
soon reached the finest Darts ., Inc g.
and involved in indiscriminatte, r ,.s:e N
the most costly monuments Of ,. ,IIaa
ture and taste. The hosn; f'ItI'',et
continues our author), which ea ns %
10000 wounded Russians. now bD'
burn. This offered harrow; a'ssAb
dreadful spectacle. Almost al ! '@
miserable creatures persisted. 4 f. (er u ,9
still fingered, we're seen cravlns 0s5s
burnt among the smoking ruins; :, A., r'Ii'
Tiers, sroaning under heaps Of Jea T1 T. o
dies, endeayoured in vain to svt a? w.
themselves from the horrible destrns,a'
which surrounded them. Thecorhs
ana tumult Which every where preyai,J
was still farther increased. when Aa''
|diers received permission to plIsss 's J.
city. Soldiers, suffers, galley.slays,, ~. w.
prostitutes, were then seen easqIv' So
ming about the streets, ransacIi11s 'r a,
deserted palaces, and carrying oary3,.
yer could crafty their ayeliee sS"a,
continues the narratiye) covered hn' '
selves with stutfs richly worked y;S
gold; some were enyeloped in beafMIS
costly furs, while Others dressed tben
selves in women's and chiIdren's reI.,s,,
and even the galley slaves concealed
their rags under the most splendid can't
dresses ; the rest, crowded into tie eel,
lars. and, forcing open the doors. drank
the most luscious wine, and carried a
an immense booty
s. The approach of night added new
sorrows to the confagration, and tbena.
rative contains the following descriptic,
of this dreadful scene.
IS Penetrated by SO many calamities,
hoped that the shades of night would cas-,
a veil over the dreadful scene but hv
contributed on the contrary, to render
the conflagration more visible. The VIC.
lence of the flames, which extended from
north to south, and were strangely al.
tated by the wind, produced the m0staT.
iuI appearance, Oh sky which wasdah.
ened by the thickest smoke. Nothing
could equal the anguish which absorbed
every feeling hearr, and which was in.
creased in the dead of the night, by tIs
cries of the miserable victims who wee
savagely murdered, or by the screams d
the young females, who fed for protc-
ton to their weeping mothers. and whose
struggle, tended only to d.
fame the passion Of their violatOr. To
these dreadful groans and rt-rendTs
cries. which every moment broke upon
the ear, were added, the bowling Of tho
dogs, which, chained to the doors Of the
palaces, according to the custom at Mo-
COW. could not escape from the fire Witch
them.
81 fattered myself that sleep would
for while release me from these revolt
mo scenes; but the most frigbttul Tecoi'
Iections crowded upon me. ahd all lilo
horrors OF the evening again passed IA
review. Ny wearied senses seeneda
last sinking into repose. When the isN
of near and dreadful corflsSFatG1A'
piercing into my room, suddenly avoi'
me, | thought that my room wssaFI
to the flames. 1t vas no idle dream;lo
when I approached tie window, ! saw saw
that our quarters were on fire, ard aa'
the house in which l lodged, was in tie
utmostdanger. Sparks were th'cAlyh al.
ing in our ward, and on the WoodeDIo 1908
Of our stables. Iran quickly tony Isle ..
ford and his family. iercel'lns , Ilss
danger, they had already qui'teo l, Hsr
habi{ation, and had retired to s"D' 'r.
ranean vault, which afforded them " ,.,.
security. I found them with their a,s ST
wants all assembled there; nor cOu.u .,
prevail on them to leave 1t, Ior G e.:
dreaded our soldiers more than loe .h n
The father was sitting on the 'n'ss S.n,
of the door, and appeared desisouS y U II,
peasisg, by the sacrifice OF his own " bo 1 ID.
the ferocity of those barbariaG 49,. nn If b b,
vauced to insult his family. I%y T %,r
daughters, pale, with disheyei!ef h.. aav,
and whose tears added to their e ~ OsI m,[,
disputed with him the honor Of I; ,n sr.tci.
tyrdom. | at length succeeded J" . sn
inc them by violence from 5'; ss' .oos
under which they would OthsF"D'
have been buried. NJ
aThe fourth corps having reee .'e,rJ,
aers to quit Moscow, Proceeoea d. d. and
Peters Row, where 1t encapE'i; nbab.