Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-04

cTj cn' He taen dispersed tue officers OF his suite
IN ordcr 10 sucCour the wounded who were heard rroa
nl'lS III every direction.
The following description is quite hoyriGying:
Great numbers were found ct the bottom of the RI
vines, into which tue greater part o ur men had been
pccip.tated. and where many had dragged themselves
IN order to he better protected from the enemy and Tie
violence Of the weather Some croanincly pronounced
tho name OF their country their mother these, were
The youngest: The elder waited the approach Of
death, with tranquil, and others ilh a s,riouc
air, without dcignpg TO rlplurc Tor mercy or 10 com.
plain: others besougt To kill them OUTRIGHT: these
unfortunate men quickly passed By, having Meth
the useless pity TO assist thc nor the cruel pity 10
pu: an end tn their suferings.
During tins melancholy review, tho Emperor in vain
sought 10 console himself with cheering Illusion nv
having second enumeration made of the few prisoner,
who remained, and collecting together some di,mount
cd cannon from TO eight hunred prisoners and
twenty broken cannon ali the trophies of this i'm
perfect victory.
Segur remarks that tic Russian autumn had triumpbcd
over Napoleon.
Had it not been for that perhaps the whole Of Russia
would have yielded to arms on the plains of ,I,e
hioskwa. MS premature incemencv was most season.
able assistance 10 their empire. II was on the 9th OF
September the very day before the great battle, that
hurricane announced lis fatal commencement, Ever
since The night OF that day, burning fever had dried
up ms blood, and oppressed his spirits; he was quite
overcome by during the battle, aud the state of suffer
ing he endured for the five follow ng ays DAYS arrested
ms march, and bound up his genius. This il was which
preserved Ruusot from total ruin at Boro,no and al.
lowed hun time 10 rally the remainder of his army and
Withdraw II from pursuit.
The Russians made their retrea, toward Moscow with,
our daring again to risk second great battle
Napoleon had remained .Or three davs at AIoaislS
conhhed 10 his APP tment still consumed by burning
fever, overwhelmed with business. and worn out witt,
anxiety. violent cold had deprived him of the use
N lIct nfn inS
on"e, and unable 10 make himself heard lie wrote ON
cneret papers the heads of his dispatches When auy
difficulty arose, he explained himself by signs
There was moment when Bessieres enumerated 10
aim all The generals Who wounded on the dav of
the battle. This list affected him poignaDtly that
ny aVotcnt effort lie recovered his voice and interrupt
cd NE marshal by the sudden exclamation. Eight day
at Moscow. and ,hcre Will he an end of .m
Meantime, although he had hitherto placed all lis flu
'urlty IN That capital, victory sangninary and so
little decisive lowered his hopes His instructions 10
ber;her of the th of September fr Ri.r..,a Vlctor
exhibited his Distress rhc enemy attacked at the
y" longer tribes with at the exrcrnltics Write 10
the duke OF Bel!uno 10 direct ALL Infantry cavalry
tieT and isolated soldiers 10 SmoensL in order TO be
forwarded from thence 10 Moscow
IN me iAidst 0t these bodily and mental su1erinps
winch he carefully concealed from his army Davoust
obtained access TO h; his object was To ner himself
again Notwithstanding mis- wound tc take the command
OF The vanguard promising that he would contriya 10
harcn night and day, reach the enemy and conrc him
to hight, without squaudering Murat did, the strength
and lives THE soldiers Napoleon only answered in
oy eKtong in high terms the audacious and inc
uo!e ardour OF his hrother-n-au
lie hadjuS before heard, tat the enemy's army had
again been i"unc that had retired upon his right flank
towards kaonga, as lie had feared it would; that il was
sui retreans, and that his guard already with
ia TWO days 'narch of Moscow. That great name and
INC great hopes which he attached IT, revived his
strength, and on the 18th of September he was sufT-
GENTLY recovered to set out in CARNAGE in order to
join lis van guard.
Here ends the Firt Volume of Segirs worh-bv far the
most interesting ct the two, of its numerous de-
tS respecting IN" Ex-cirperor of the French The
coma Volume, however, is also filled with materials Of an
important "a'ufei but having already devoted so many
pages to the hst shall II month to give
summary "i tine contents of the Second occasionally en-
teting into few details.