The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-02
MlSCELLAN EoUS ARTICLES.
VOICE FROM 81 tELSNA."
Extract from work rscenty published in London,
entitled, "a Voice from &. Helena"
.Waboieoa's account af the Russian Con
f1gration at Moscow.
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AsDGbS0b NStVAV ~ be| AASoo'eh oN'-
fsgration at Moscow.
UIt was IN The mdsl OF 6no city, psovs-
ioned fora year, for in Russia tney always lay
Sn provisions tor several month, beiote the
fro.ts SET in.--S,ores Of all kinds were pieny
Vhe houses OF tho Iahabi,ants were well pro-
vidcd, and macy had even lett hsir servants
20 auend upon us. In most OF them there
was note ich by he proprietor, begging the
French Objects who took possession 10 take
care Of their furoiiure and other tbiogs--
sha, hey had left every article necessary tor
eur wants, aud hoped 70 tetarn In o few days,
WHEN the Emperor Alexander had accommo-
d., d matters, q, wnlch time laey would be
hsppy TO soc rs. Many ladies' remained. be ;
hind They know that had been IN baeiin
and VicnaA with my armies, anj tina, no inJu'
ry ND been done TO the inhab,,an.s---and
fpnseoSef, they expected speedy peace
W. wese in bop:s OF cnjYy,ng ourselves In
win,er quarters with every prospect of soc
cess in ne spring. Two Days after oof arri-
val, 6re was discovered, which ut 6rst was
mo- supposed 10 DO alarming, bnt 20 nave
been caused by the soldiers k'ndling iheIr
Ares too near tho houses, which were chiefly
NJ wood. wac sosiy NJ this, and hs1ed ve']
..ric, orders 90 The subject TO The command
Ants OF regimeo,s and olhets.--- FDe next day
it had advanced, bu, still no. so as TO give sc-
rious alsro,. However, ai'aid that Il might
gain upon u.s., wen, our on horseback and
gave every direction to sxtnguish il. The
Dext mo ui1g a vioIsn, wind arose, aod the
Gee spsoad with tho greatest rupidi;y. Some
hundred misc eaots, hired icr that purpose,
dispersed themselves in dT,oent pats OF ,hs
vs,k N.nh, k.y
ed under their clvsks set FIRE 70 as many hou
ses to windward AS they could, which was ca
SHY done, IN Consequence of the con'bus,Ibie
ma,e,ials Of which they were built. This,
together with Tho vioieoco of The who'd rem
dered eve'y efrot 70 OK inguish lhe b. Q met
fectuai. l myself ma rowiy escaped with i'fe
In OF der 10 shos example, ven,u'ed into
the ,n,ds, oi ,hs flames, and had ny natr aud
eye brows singsd, and my clothes burned oil
my back--t was in vain, as they had destroy
ed mos, of the pumps, Of which ,he'e ve'c
above thousaod; on, OF these, believe thai
We could only find one ina, was serviceable
he.idcs, the wre,chcs that had been hired BY
kostopchio tan ABBOTT in every quarter dis.
seminsiing GtS wi,h their mstches-in W hich
they were bu, 100 much assisted by the wind.
This terrible conHsg, s,ioo ruined every thing
1 was prepared tor evcty Thing bu, this. II
wss unforeseen, for who would have thoue b,
tast nation would have Sc, ITS capital on k'e |!
The inbobl,ants themselves, however did all
they could TO ex,ipguish II, and several oi
them perishcd in thcie endesvofs. They ell
40 bro't before us oombers OF tho incendia-
ries, with their matches, rs amidst such =
fohsinxxo wo never could have discovered
them ourselves. ! caused about Two hun
dted of these wtetches to bc shot. Had h
not been Tor This is,sl FIRE, had every thing
TIA, NV army wsnied-cxcellent winter qosr-
ters, stores Of oil kiods were io pleny---and
the mex, year would have decided IL. Alex.
nnder would have mbde peace, or I would
have been in Peie,sburg" I asked il he
Thought he could ely subdue Russia.
"No (replied Nspoleoo,) but would have
caused Russia to mako such peace ss suit-
cd tho interests Of Fence. was Eve days
too late in quitting Moscow. Several of the
generals (eon'ioued he) were burnt ou, Of
the' beds. myself remained in the KEN.
lio until surrounded with 2,mcs. The Ere
advanced. seized the Chinese and Iudia ware.
houses, aud several stores Of oil and spirits,
which burst forth in flimcs and overw helmed
eve'y thing. then retired TO o country
house OF the Emperor AIexander's, distan, a.
bou' league from Moscow snd you may 6s.
ure 10 yourself the intensity Of the fire, when
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