The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-30
ROsToPCHIN'S PAMPHLET.

If the tranquility of Moscow had been DIS
turbed, il would have produced bad impress
sion upon the minds Of the Russians, VINO mao
all fixed their eyes upon it, and taken 1t Tor
their guide and model. From there as from
centre, spread that ardent patriotism that rea-
d;ness TO make sacrifices, that warlike ardor,
and that desire Of vengeance against an enemy
who had had the audacity to penetrate so far.
Al the news of the occupation of Moscow ex-
tended in the provinces, the people became fu-
rious, and certainly such an sevent must have
appeared very extraordinary to a nation whose
soil had not been desecrated by an enemy for
near a century, that is TO say, since the irrup-
ton Of Charles the 18th, King of Sweden. Ma
poleon met the same fate with that Monarch
both lost their armies, and both became fugi-
,ives, one among the Turks, and the other
among the French.
The little book which l published in 1907,
was destined to forewarn the inhabitants Of the
cities against the French living in Russia,
who, endeavoring 10 fumiliarize their minds
under the idea Of succumbing under the arms
of Napoleon. ! did not speak we'll Of them, it
is true but we were at war, and it was surely
natural that the Russians should not love them
much at that period. But the war being fin
ished, the Russians retained no malice, and re.
turned to the sympathy which exists always
between two brave nations. They did not pre-
serve that rancor which the French manifest
even to the present day against foreigners, new
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two occupations of Paris, as we'll as the 80
journ of three years in France. Further,
ask, what country is there in the Capital of
which $500 Frenchmen were established, when
that Capital was about to be invaded by their
countrymen, that would have allowed them not
only to live tranquil, but TO conduc. their traf
fc, and carry on their trades. No one was in
suited, and the shops in the, alleged disorder,
on the day of the entry of Napoleon into Mos
COW, could not have been pillaged, because, in
pursuance of my order, not drop of wine was
to be found in them.
The young merchant who was massacred
by the people, and who, it is asserted, was the
victim of his own folly, had composed, and not
translated, a proclamation of Napoleon he
wished to compromise other persons, was
found guilty by the Senate, and judged worthy
of punishment. He was the only traitor in all
the city of Moscow his mind had been per-
verted by a German teacher, who was men,
Der of a secret society. The father of that
unhappy young man was so enraged at his
conduct that he endeavored to kill him with his
own hands.
The Director of the Post Office at NJ oscow
was never sent to Siberia, but removed to Vo-
ronega, for very different reasons than that of
having German Gazette in his possession.
The proclamation which published had no
other end but 10 aim public disquietude; but
every thing that passed was we'll known, the
news from the army succeeding with great ra-
pidity from Smolensk to Moscow. My buIle-
tons, which continually received, at FIRST from
General Barclay de folly, and afterwards
from Prince Kutusoff. With regard to their
language, it could not have been more often
sive to the enemy than the French proclama-
tons of the year 1914, in which they said that
the principal Russian food was the flesh of
it'll e children.
There never existed any animosty between
Prince Kutusof' and myself, and if there had
that was not the time to show it. We had no
interest in deceiving each other, and we could
not have conferred together with regard to
setting Moscow on fire, for nobody thought of
such thing. 1t is true that, in the interview
which l had with him at the Barriers, he told
me that he was determined to give battle and
in the evening, after council of war, held in
haste, he addressed me letter, in which he
Informed me, that in consequence of the move
ments OF the enemy, he felt himself compelled,
with much regret, to abandon Moscow, and
that he was going to take post in the great
road of Regena. From what have just said,
it will be seen that M. M*** con,radicts him
self; for, by establishing the enmity between
Prince Kutusoff and me, he destroyed all pos
sibility of mutual confidence. If man is TO
become the enemy of everybody with whom he
finds fault, the work of M. M*** would pro-
cure him goodly number Of enemies.
The continual retreat of our armies having
excited a general clamor, the public, composed
at Moscow, as elsewhere, of dozen bawlers,
and myriads of echoes, testified desire to see
Prince Kutusoff at the head Of the troops
The Emperor appointed him, but it was to ter
inmate the quarrel which had arisen between
General Barclay and Prince Bagration, who
each commanded an army, and were united uu-
der the walls of Smolensk. This WIS all the
part l took in the appointment of Prince Ku.
tusofi, which D. Mas attributes exclusively
to me. Rendering all justice to the wounds,
the age, and the spirit of Prince Kulusoff. and
without wishing TO criticise his military one
rations too closely, am persuaded that he
would never have been able to have reached
Borodino with 10000 men. am farther ner
suaded that Gen. Barclay would have attacked
the enemy Krasnoi, and would not have re-.
manned four marches in rear during the pas.
sage Of the Beresina. Until the war of 1906.
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