Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-06
From. the Boston Daily advertiser.
MEMORANDA MADE IN EUROPE.
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The French military we're extremely
lisanected by the war III SPAN, Doth ol-
|lcels anu men and bonaparte was net
ess discontinued wltn then'. Inc,
, ere in the habit oi Singing songs vi
ne most fustile import u government !;
md he not only alioaed them to suffer
l3nder great ueplIsations, but sent ei-
lacers OF rank from his 0tlef armies to
supply the places OF those who Tell IN
,naln. trench lmpanence was quite
I,yercome b.: Spanish resolution, and
with mixed feelings OF anger and ADM
non, the, allow the spaulards never des-
|oaired, but In their utmost misery found
Icompiete consolation in folding their
arms and crying paciencia, patlence.
nese dlscontents OF the army were IN
reased, BY one peculiarly OF, the Rus
,,an campaign, aud tie exclusive favour
| own the imperial guards. While the
loihcers who. usually prided themselves
ID sharing the camp-nie OF the privates
we're quartered in the grand chateaus OF
! ,e Lords, the soldiers were billetted on
| ,cir certs, 10 the most unhealthy un-
| olntvrtaDle, wigwams, without ehimnies
land with no food but bitter bread and
Isour beer, which induced very mortal dis
umpers. At the battle of Moscow.
.a,shal Ney, to complete lis success,re
uesred the, Emperor to allow Him TO
| natge with his guards about 10000, who
ever took any part in the battle. To this,
However, he would rot consent, 4 the
Iyictory@was left unfinished. A distip-
ulshed General Of boraparte blames him
lor Undertaking the battle OF LeIpsic--
,ays he had determined to accept the
Treaty offered by the Allies on the open
Ing Of the last German campaign, and
lad the pen in his hand 10 sign it, ~heh
lDerthier entered and said it was the first
lt.eaty he had ever made which he had
lot dictated, he threw the pen to the
lground. 1t was at the termination OF
lInis campaign, say the French Officers,
That bonaparte began to carry on war by
1.-The cup des honmes, sacrifice o! men.
lie ought to rave selected the garrlsons
I,i Eriurth, Dresden and other advanced
Ipiaces Oh his retreat.
I Attended the levee Of the ceie-
lbrated authoress. Bonaparte when first
tconsul, gave her certain papers to pre-
lpare for publication, but on tile appear
lance ofthe work when he became En-
lperer, he had SO completely changed his
molitics, that he ordered it suppressed as as
Iseditious. But an action being brought
lfor damages the Chancellor represented
TO him that the d cuments bore ms own
signature, and he ordered reimburse
Inent of expenses. But he forD'a hef
having more than TOUR or FIVE vi7ltsrs at
l,nce, placed her under surveillance OIL
1.-The policy, and seized her papers II u
Twas only from the greatest prudence q
1.-The friendship of an officer OF his secret
looIicy. that shc escaped his vengeance,
II1e heally ruined her husband, however,
by Selling his printing establishment Of
Immense value under preence OF ms De-
ling English, though he had been long
Iprinter for government, lived in the
country 90 years, and served IN the
larmies. As this gentleman afhrms also,
lBonaparte established printing es-
ltablishment of his own, and many other
manufactures, being too t'rannicai 60
|suffer single important establishment
l;ndependeFt Of himself.
/ Rcnaharte is said to have called a
counci! on the criminal code OF France.
and made speech which 80 astonished
Them flat the chancellor pronounced HIM
the greatest criminalist in IN. country,
lit was afterwards discovered that ne had
been clesetted whole day with Judge :,
1.-The ablest of his profession, whom he ma
questioned, with that peculiar talent at
lprocurlng information, for which ne was
distinguished. At Narengo, Wagramr
land Eylau. he is supposed to have given
luz every thing as lost, and his success IN
these aifairs is attributed to his officers
who acted independent OF hlm-at feast
this is the opinion of respectable laos-|
les. !,
Attic same lcyee meet Mons. --' the
head of the protestant religion in France
an elegant scholar and very eloquent
preacher. In the pulpit he wears fiamlng]
red ribbon with the cross ofthe Legion on
Honour, and usually passes sunday
evening at cards.-Also sPanlard
whose non, de Guerre by which he is cal
led new, is Ali Beg. He understands
the Afiatic language and many others 50
thoroughly, that in the disguise OF an