Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-10

THE WAR IN p,tssy,


sct'"s', dnb IN glowing colours But there
IS something peculiarly Interesting aud forci
oie ia me following passages from an account
" Work lately published by. NJ. Larrey.
surgeon Ia Chief To the lreach army in thai
campaign, contd!ned IN the last Number of ,he
T.vl"oarsb Review which has been lust pun-
hsheu oy Siessrs. Kirk aud Mercein. of thi.
city. W ''iS
After mentioning the battle of Rorod;no
N "iuch oetwech tive and six hundred ,Lnu'
sahu uien fought more than fifteen hour, ,ci,L
IN square league" aud where such yva. "a, :.
n"'noer oi lhe wounded. aud the Iabour of The
'I ,Sso"S' uat VI. l.dFrey himself amputated
0o'as tttJ h1@sii'ed AabSt t trenfy-tour hoprs he
pEOSeels 10 Moscow, aud the following is tho
acc"N"' OF the bnruius OF that capiial AMI
'"e '"''s9heai retreat 81 tie French arms -
,..,,, Nen fcr!s Dauy 4dp.
the streets ut Moscow, were deserted
ohu iva city WAS soon found To be mn t;,a in
ssrNe'a' uisiant quarters, where none of the
i'ehci bad yea appeared. The flames ,J-
,dIIru on every Side with dreadfni rapidity .
a"d- tue hussidiis were Continually activa ~,
assisting their progress Onp nj ,iesa ,,,c,
"''iieS even mase his way into the palace oc-
r"ped ny Gen. GrOuchy, ami with a Ii.htst
'"'N' attempted to set fire 10 th, bed curtains
Wuen he Was seized bv the Generals son o.
whose authority the author ms,,iinms H. -, vi
death. w NC P"' ~
LII the mean time, the Russians closed in
Ia e,e'S SAG and when al last the retreat
IL. GAR
iIaSes, and men, with pluu,ier of every de-
sc'ihtoh tile army OF Darius depart;n,
from jhhyIon did not exhibit more curioms
reoiaciS ne battle of Marc larosla ri,z
"u'Vh uToNe ihem back 10 ihe line of tbair
advance, completed the desnair of The troc,s
VINO wen knew nat awaited them, in a conn
NY whict they had done SO much to rara',a
zen al borodino,a great quantity of their
80 -"Se was Ieit Dehind. The dead bodies
ieNh"inihg Oh lie field OF battle there were
ic"nu III state of conseialion; and soon al
'e', At fiotoskal there was IA heavy tall Of
."o", "hich increased The misery of The hi
al DofoshODoI, the hospital took
h's vi LaTrey himself escaDed ibro,,',h I'm
MIDST OF the flames /; aud some of the ,yonnd
Gu were pnFht 10 death. The troops exnect
=" 10 ma magazines at Smoleusto .id IN
49,, wi 5O'he Lays; tor hOrse-le,h uad been
w ~" o"'. .ood t''' ideir arrival there (Noyem-
~ ftn'J i,nt tley were bitterly disappoiut-
ed. lie thermometer had fallen IN II d.,
pe''~ zero at tarenheit aud Tie north .ast
VINO was Violent. This sudden incre,.a of
. III. ueStToSed great numbers of the youny
use" N'u OF me HORSES. Those who vHre g
ll"H"b' as 10 march on foot aud cenid Obtain
it'iIe gomez aud sugar, Jared the bpst -. ,u,
iSe cavalry aud those III Carriages we're dad
,u' '"uete's, ironi The fIeezing and nortitica-
Sto" % 'heir cAtremiilcS. From hence TO
'A'"'"''' tlt 'hefMOhet eT was at = Jeg heio,v
zero aud ia this space OF tonr and twantv
,.PdShes, theN drl not hud single habltat,o,;
- Was III !iIS short march thai ue ip,r,,I IN
r>Hs ine nou'tS OF orr bOrseS-A horse bro
heD 'ooHe Was INSTANTLY dispatched and cut IN
pieces almost alive Hue IN me ,,i,,, " 'i1
""hueied some PAGES from his master Tho
ultls'on OF thiS prey often gave rise TO omar
iE's, hu'oJ% person OF all ranks and e, en- The
SEIZE upon ID share vi a. ~
y" th's wfetched slate, being almost sur
Lo""neu, the! were Obliged to give hattie m,
~ -" vi "o'' ne rear guard aud The
S a. I"at"s' were Inc only soldiers in con-
IL IA
Ute Whole was adhIira!ie the ,vou,nn ~
s'iii remained wuh tsem ASSISTING" the ,,onud1
ca, eve" nndeg the Ire OF tie o.e,nv M,
ieu iZOO men np0n the field; and Tins attIcL
o""'p'F'ed t"e dissolution of lie AMY, tie
sna'IN aionG retaining afterwards their arms
and dt-ripituc '' "'''iS
Daring t!e nisht Of The 5th ofDccemb.c
Which thcy passed ~ h!vui:.tc, The ther,nnn,.''
ie' ie4' rapidly 100, II. ~ aud l. degrees he
lpw zero. Al aur entry iuio Csui,ro ~
tItcrDDueteT wgs at u below zern - Iii '
rug the tie night TO 26j and thr Ijro,,oc ,.,
toFiy!e. "dS myself so fortunate as 10 naSS
uid iaidI uiSht IN d ~arGi chamber. and mon
q niue S'i"W-diier taking some food, with
W "tCh Que OF my Old companions in Egypt lad
tbe gOJdHess tOSnpply me. We u,arrLnd H.,
neat morning before day, the theynoneter ho
Ing ihrn dt - degrees bel.w zero. aud cnaid
Scarcely hold ourselves erect, or perform rho
most s'inpie movements. He VITO los, bis
equilibrium dnj Tell 10 The grounu. was i,,-
staht!y strnck with an lev aud maTtuI stuoe
faction. We found upon the road a -reat
hunter OF me nead of the I2th division
winch mad come 10 meet ns AT OsmiAna
lett "a tbs village, with one of nv sur.icsi
0diCers, all the wounded who wished In 80
u could not tear 10 SFe them die VDog me rand
truh0Ht h"ctng the potctr TO assjst them. VY,r,
the exception OF some select tyOOrs of ito
emdid, wHO SiiH preserved their great coats
or ciDdhS, their boots and gloves, the wL,je mr.,
ny Nds 10" iH stale Of Iriyhtt!rI nakeduc,,.
w VA ~ complete Confusion witliouI arius mr.
any mark OF disilrciIUI among the corbs ,Lov
weie nothing bat MASS Ut wretched indivi
u"di'' ~ t''hInE ~ crowd, and CUa1p.iied Nv
c0id ans weakness 10 jrcSS tcgCii,er aud
ioau upon each Ollser for supu0,t An ro
thiu@ cOuid be more tudicrIus a.id al the
SAME iIuic more dgpiOTabis tbAn their h,i,,ji-
meDts. ihey we're covered With fragments of
pFiisSeS, clDan>. Of mOrNcis of stuff of dittsrrp,
Tie fires Of tie bivouacs. H., vino ,,,
ddiIS consumed their original ratniputs
IT Nieirickc, the ihCrmo:nri-r al ihe an
tlors button hole, wdS dt 81 deg. below zero
49, ~ p3 'R "Hy, 'rf DW reception. icly cy.g.
iFied 10 6tcyaae. Woe be bin who CAV, way
20 ihs !DCI1naUJn 10 SiumOtr: lew uu,,ut,s
were sniii leiii 50 tfrpIg Inn entirely .hrou,I,
aiid We wa i''it dead upon the place where hp
hFH i9len sS'3cp. There was now vFrv l.ttlp
gt'oTe"te ntl"eeh ine temperature uf the
days AID ~ Sbt- aud 'ic cold vas nearly of
tae came luiersIiy during al I've lest nftEr
ioaTch, The sides Uf The road were streWpd
viii tie dead bod - ~ those VINO had no.
nsned during the night bcfaecn The stu And
,he Oth ai'd ~ lds We yere ~ such a stat, of |
tVrPoi AID depression, tiiai il was viii, diG-
cHiiy We cOuiI recognize each other: We
marched along in mein4c1,ly silence. orr
sigW aud ms 'ul3r streukin 20 inu,h reduced
ihd we could hardly preserve our direcfion
"a ~ dGt IN oar tqniiI1riuun and wien auv Of
vs. tell, his companions dad not eypB turu aside
~ lOlk at bim.
AZ WliDa, the soldiers dpyonred every
Tang hey CoDh 'ri/e "Pou tie misery aud
ifpossiOie increased and tIic noun.
lid between tiiat place sul KDuno was near-
Is ~ fatal 10 iiIose who still survived az the
passage Of the B"rellua. After passing line
'Nicmrn. beiug silh pursued, some Of The xutfd !
v no preserved iheH ARM, attempted TO rnily.