The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-15
From the London New Times
THE EMPEROR .aLEK.qNDEI

FROM the London New Times.
THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
| Alexander, Emperor of Russia, was
the eldest son of Paul l. by his second
wife, Sophia Dorothea Augusta Maria
Fedorowna of Wurtemberg Statgard.
He was born Dec. 22, 1777, and mar
rled TO Elizabeth, Princess of Baden,
October 8, 1898. The care of his edu-
cation was committed to N. de la Harpe.
a Swiss Colonel, who neglected nothing
to tit his pupil for the high station he
was destined to fill. He was proclaim.
ed Emperor, March "a, 1901, and
crowned at Moscow the 9th of the fol-
lowing September. His first care was
TO put an end TO the war which then
ragged between Russia and England; and
ne for some length of time preserved
peace both with England and France,
and Vainly endeavo?ed to act as media
tor between them, after the termination
OF the short peace of Amieus. In 1904,
however, the murder of the Duke
D'Enghien by Buonaparte excited the
Indignation of the Emperor, who, after
presenting an energetic remonstrance
by his Ambassador, against s. "a violation
OF the law of nations as arbitrary as it
was public" Withdrew his Minister from
Paris, and IN 1906 signed treaty of al
lance, offensive and defensive. with
England, Austria, and Sweden; acting
on which, Alexander fastened 10 lead
his troops into Austria, where, however,
he arrived only in lime to see the capi-
tai fail into4he hands of the French.---
he then retTeated, together with the
remnant OF the Aus trian army to Berlin,
where he resolved 10 await the French
army bat on the defeat of the Austri-
ans, at the battle of Austerlitz, he re-
turned 10 st. Petersburg, leaving the
greater part of bis army on the frontiers
of Germany. In 1906, being called up
on by the court of Berlin, he again took
up arms, bui was again only in time to
witness the triumph of Buonaparte. Ia
the spring of 1907, Alexander Joined
his army, which had retreated beyond
the plstuIa, and wIthstood the French
with great bravery; but having been
defeated in the battle Of Friediand, he
retreated beyond the Niemen, where he
agreed to the preliminaries of the peace
signed al FlIsit, July 8. 1907. In conse-
quence as is believed of secret article
IN that treaty, he declared war against
England, and soon afterwards against
Sweden, which latter war lasted two
years, and ended in Sweden's ceding.
Finland to Russia. During the HOSTILE
ties which still subssted between France
and England, he continued to side with
the former power, and dismissed from
his dominions all the German ministers
and agents. But the time was arrived
when he was to see how ill Judged his
friendship had been; and he was forced
to defend himself in his owo dominions,
with no other ally than England, against
BuonaParte, who led 100000 choice
troops against him, joined with those
kings who bad formerly been his allies,
and whom he formerly assisted. The
Russians, however, on their evacuation
Of Moscow, by burning that city, de-
stroyed the only means of subsistence
the French could expect during the
winter; and thence followed the de-
struction Of that vast army. The EN-
peror Alexander now seemed animated
with spirit of vengeance against the
perhdious invader of the Russian domin-
ions. He pursued them with unrelent-
ing yigor he even published descrip-
ton of his person as if he had been
common feioD. However. RuoDaparte
escaped in single sledge, leaving his
gallant Rrrny 10 perish ia the saowss
add so infatuated were the French, that
they actually suffered him to levy new
armies, and lead them into Germany in
. 1918. BY this time, however, the
! scene had wholly changed. On March
: Is, Alexander and the King Of Prussia
D proclaimed the dissolution Of the cou-
E federacy Of the Rhine, and declared
y their intention Of assisting the Aus,rians.
o After having been worsied at the bat.
e ties Of Luizen and Baulzen, they agreed
: to an armistice during which the Rus
d slams were joined by General Moreau,
l. who, however, soon fell BY random
d shot before Dresden. After various
vt success, the great battle Of Leipsic was
X fought October l6, II, and 18, which
er completed the deliveTance Of Germany.