Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-02

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hundred crowns And that young lady
with fair hair p Three hundred Crowns
: And that Brunette 2 The same price.
6 And that lady who.is painted 2 Fifty
crowns And pray, Sir, what may be
worth in the tariff of his excellency's good
graces? oh. Madam, you really must
excuse me, beg---'---' Come, come, no
concealments. The prince merely said,
as be passed you,' Well /! what did he
say 2 He said, Madam, that ne did not
know the small coin Of this country
From the New- York Daily .Ad0ertiser.
The horrors of Bonaparte Russian cam
paign in 1919, and especially those endu'
red by his army on their retreat, have been
often described, and in e lowing colours.
Blu. there is something peculiarly interest
ing and forcible 10 the following passages
from an account of work late y published
by NJ. Larrey, Surgeon in Chief to the
French army in that ca paIgn, contained
in the last number OF the Edinburgh Re
view, which has been just published by
Me>srs. Kirk d Mercein of this city.
After mentioning the battle OF Borodlno,
in which between five and six hundred
thousand men tonight more than fifteen
hours within a square league" and where
such was the number of the wounded, and
the labor of the surgeons, that NJ. harrey
himself amputated u6outtro hundred hmbs
in tpSenty; : four hours, he proceeds to Mos
COW, and the following is the account Of
the burning of that capital, and the subse-
ouent retreat of the French army -
1.-The streets of Moscow were deserted,
and the city was soon found to be on ilre
in several distant quarters, where none OF
the French had yet appeared. The flames
advanced on every side with dreadful ra-
pdily and the Russians were continually
active in assisting their progress. One 81
these incendiarles even made his way mo
the palace occupied Jy Gen. Grouchy, and
with lighted torch attempted TO set hre to
the bed curtains, when be was seized by
the Generals son, on whose authority the
author mentions the tact, and gwen TO the
patrol to be put 10 death.
" In the mean time, the Russians closed
in on every side; and when at last the re-
treat began. the French were loaded, hor-
ses, carriages. and men, with plunder OF e.
very description the army OF Darius de-
parting from Babylon did not exhibit
more curious spectacle! The battle OF Ma
TO laroslayitz, which drove them back 10
the line OF their advance, completes sthe
despair OF the troops, who well knew what
awaited them, in country which they had
done SO much to ravage. Even at Borodi-
no, great quantity of their baggage was
left behind. The dead bodies remaining
Oh the field of battle there, We're found IN
a state OF COngclation; ami soon alter, al
Holoskai, there was heavy fall OF snow,
which INCREASED the misery ofthe hi' ouacs.
AT Doroshaboi, the hospital took fire. NJ
Larrey himself escaped through the midst
OF the flames, and some OF the wounded
were burnt to death. The troops expect
ed to find magazines at Smolensko, and TO
rest for some days, for horse flesh had been
their only food till their arrival there Nov.
4thj: Bul they were bitterly disappointed.
The thermoine er had fallen to Ceg. be-
low zero of Farenhcil; and the northeast
wind was violent This sudden increase
of the cold destroyed great numbers OF the
young men and OF the hor:e-. Those who
were SO prudent as to march on ioo', al'u
could obtain little coffee and sugar, Jared
the best: but the cavalry and those in car
riages were dreadful sufferers, from the
freezing and modification OF their extremI-
ties. From hence TO Karasnoi, the thernio-
meter was Is dogs. below zero; and IN TINS
space of four and twenty leagues, they did
not find single habitation. 1t was IN Tins
short march that we learnt 10 prize the bo-
dies of our horses "A horse broken loose
was instantly despatched, and cut TO pieces
almost alive. We to the animal who wan
dered some PAGES from bis master. The
division of this prey often gave rise to quar-
rels, among persons Of all ranks; and even
women surmoun'eo obstacle OF every kind
to seize upon share OF 1t.
L. this wretched state, being almost sur
H.. .....o l,Llined IL give battle