The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-10-13

habitants of these towns. Inc airNa VI
the Emperor Alexander and his nra'her fe'-
cued few hundred OF them. - :.
Napoleon abandoned the 6ying army 90
Somorgony in the first week OF Deee"oe'
and effected thence his escape to France III
the way which has been related III various
publications. On his appearance Sape Ynt
heut. saws Segur, became the RUE oi heai
lv every one. A military dissolution ehsu
cd; subordinaton was at end.-na.sna'
Ney. had conducted the rear guard IKE
great captaiu and dauntless soldier. ne
could save however but sixty men o"t Oh
some thousands.-His plan OF retreat was
thjs:--at five o'clock in the afternoon nc
took position; suffered his men TO eat anu
reposc until ten o'clock, then marcheu an
night, driving the French straggiers before
him; about seven in !the morning ne hai.cu
again; took position and reposed u'der
arms. until ten, when the Russians Seher-
allv appeared and they fought until Inc
evening in an irregular manner. oeeur
afiirms that intestine war would iiaEc Deen
produced in the grand army,ii az nau not
/ been ovcrtakcn by the same calamities'
The whole grand army was at last re-
duccd in real force to SiTty tAousdhu' "
dcrs were issued to burn every thing, nous
cs, crops, &c. in the rear. ne fe'rea,inS
amy traverscd the fields of the battles
which they had fought in advancing; some
nf the particulars of what they there encoun-
tered are absolutely too narrowing to be re-
neated. The most hideous scenes OF NOR
tality were those which accompanied the
pas,agcs of the rivers, that were impeded
by floating or precarious ice. 1t happened
~ times that the wretches to whom the
ruard of the wounded French was conilded,
Ilapred bchi..d in ordcrto throw them into the
rayines. ..;,,,
In tho frequent partial engagements with
the Russians, during the flight multi
tutc Of the latter were taken prisoners hl
Giatz. two thousand we're actually massa-
cred bv the French guards; ana at other
placcs. thousands more were pehned up
I(paraucs) and lett to die Of hunger. At Nra.
mer when thus impounded, they devoured
their own dead, but yet perished to man
CaaiqiacoRrt exclaimed at Gjatz--"lt is an
. atrorious cruelty; such is the civilization
,. which We bring to Russia l"-This says sc
/ CUR. "was b,tbarous practice; but what
I could be donce the prisoners could not be e%-
5 cnangc,l II we had released them, they
wculd havcrcturned upon rs, we were una
: BILE to carry them with as He mentions
; that the Russian, did not give the French
c prisoners better treatment.
r IRON.--A very important discovery has
: been made for the Improvement OF TINS lead
: ing article OF our manufactures ana com
n mercc. and tho success which mas attehaco
e the various experiments which have taken
d place must be highly gratifying to the IN
: gcniouS inventor, and in 4 national point o.
view the results can scarcely be contem-
.. II tl.,t in
t iron from the stone in its original state {
r great antitv Of carbon and vitrlfving ol
h impure matter, is found which vs. dissipatct
It il the further process in making and con
II ycItinc it into bar iron. The most 1t y
3 purified by tho p, csent process the more !
f becomes soft and hexible, and is thereby
ii rendered comparatively useless tor article
&c where strength, toughncss and hardness arr
$ required, and thus the manufacturer IS com
s, PEELED to use foreign iron IN the constrnc
Is ton of such ARTICLES. An individual col
l. nectcd with the iron trade, possessed OF
5 great practical and scientific knowledge, ha
10 with praisew1rthy perseverance, devote
+. the greater part Of his life TO numerous c.;
ss pcrinents on the suAjcct. Success ha
a. crowned his efforts, by the discovery OF
process by which he can rcch0rye Bdr iron
" Or m0aufectared articles, with a mlnera
ed carbon, SO as to give the Softest iron con
es Siderable portion Of the steel quality, maxim
at it as hard rs the blister steel without des
a. troying any portion Of the toughness It ha
IL before acqurcd and this can he accompiis!
s eG at a trihing expense on large scale.
N. my fairly be presumed that, by hringln
re English iron nearer in quality to the ial
he cisn. it will create a greater demand tnr GU
Of own production, aud superseae the necess
he tv Of us lg the iat:ei, which is gencrAl!y I
ly much higher price in the market.
London fat.
~ W Raw eggs, says the American Farmer, gi
- en- tu.shelp and cattle which have been po
- - soned BY eating laurel or ivy leaves, WI
ed effect speedy cure. The dose is ! for
~ ,o sheep, or 4 for a COW. They can be al
- ministered by simply breaking the She
-, - and siping the yolk and much OF the whit
Y as is practicable, dawn the animals throat.
N, IN One Kind Kiss 6ef9re 7oe hart.-A youn
HI lady having purchased an assortment Of III
ca. sic at warehouse, situated in the we
,,,. tern part of Philadelphia, on returning
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