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

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Isidered the cause Of Napoleon as his own.
land would now prove that it had never
been foreign to him." He required at the
same time passage through the Roman
states for two of his divisions, which.
however, far from acting in an hostile
Imanner, should not disturb the Holy Fa-
ither in his capital !; the Pope protested
|against the violation of his territory, and
when it took place his holiness LETT Rome
land repaired to Florence.
On the 9Th of April the Neapolitan PIE
Inipotentiaries at Vienna delivered to the
Cabinet, which, with assurances OF the
Imost friendly sentiments of their master,
land of his unalteiable wish never to Sc
Iperate from Austria, announced that his
majesty saw himself forced, by the al
tered state of things, and for his own safe
Ity, and in agreement with the military
measures which all the Powers thought it
necessary to take, to give likewise to his
military force greater deyelopement.
/ This development should, however, be
within the line of demarkation which was
fixed for the Neapolitan army, by the ar
Imistice of 161s.-Meanwhile the Nea
politan army. without any further decla-
]ration, began, on the seth of March, hos
|tilities against the Austrian posts in the
lUganons.
His Majesty the Emperor and King,
Iconhding in the perfect justice of his
cause, and relying OIL the valor OF his ar
my, on the tried loyalty of bis people,
and in his immediate communications
with all the powers of Europe, has caus-
I ed it to be signi6ed to the Neapolitan 60
vernment, by an official note, dated the
10th inst. that His Imperial Majesty con-
siders the state of war between the two
States as begun, and leaves the farther
decision to the force of his arms.
| ARMY REPORT.
| BY official accounts from Rome and
Milan, the King Of Naples, after the free
passage through the Roman territories
was refused him, violently entered the
Pope's donihions On the 22d March,
at the same time he marched with his
main force from the Marches to the Uga-
mons, and on the S0th began hostilities by
attacking the imperial posts at Cessna.
Col. GaYenda, OF the Prince Regents ius-
sars, was ordered in case of all attack,
not to engage in any serious action, and,
therefore, retired to his position OF de-
Hence.
Baron Frimont, one to whom the En-
peror has given the chief command OF the
Italian army, is collecting it between Ca
sal Magsiore and piadena.- Here fol-
lows the account of tAe action with the
Field Marshal Bianchi, already publish
jedi
| After the battle General Bianchi, ac-
Icording to his orders, took his position
Ibehind the canal OF Bentivcglio, and On
the tete-de-point OF Borsatoate, Oh the
20.
Burning Of .Nosco,v.
The following account OF the destruc-
| ton of Moscow. is copied from tie re-
view of Labaume's Narrative of the cam
,aign ia Russia, in the number of the E.
1inDurgh Review Just published:
6 The contiagration of Moscow affords
| the author ample materials for awful and
affecting description. When the French
uttered the city, they found it desolate.
40 cry nor noise of any sort was heard;
l. out thick smoke was observed to arise
lin the form OF a column. from the centre
| of tie town. They advanced with eau
tious steps, frightened at the loneliness of
the streets, ana apprehensiye CT treachery.
In the middle of the town, near the ex-
change, few inhabitants were seen as
sembed around the kremlin /; and far
!ther on crowd Of soldiers exposed to
sale vast collection of articles which
they had piilaged. Advancing still far
|ther into the city, the number Of soldiers
they were seen In troops, car
Trying on their backs pieces OF cloth, loayes
Of sugar, and whole bales Of merchandise.
| Our author was at a loss to account for
this shocking disorder, when he was H.
formed that the smoke which he had seen
on entering the town, proceeded from
the exchange which was full! of goods, and
to which the Russians set Gre when they
commenced their retreat. Being impeiled
|by curiosity to advance, he at length pc
|netrated into the interior of the building
which wasby this time preyto the flames
and he proceeds with lis narrative IN the
following terms: ;,
/" No cry, no tumult was heard in this
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