The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-03-07
MOSCOW Mayer Burned.

Senator douglas is sa1d 10 usfc i""""
the discovery, while travelling ia hussia'
that the city Of Moscow was never burn
ed! The following statement OF the mat
tor is from the Muscatine (lowa) Inquirer:
Coming on the boat a wadays ago, we
happened to fall in company with Ssna'
tor douglas, who came on board at Gum
CIV. on his way to Warsaw. In the course
Of a very interesting occouht OF ms uaVe's
! In Russia, much OF which has been pup
|lished by letter writer's, he stated sac'
which has never yet been published, oo,
which startlingly contradicts the received
| historical relation Of one Of the most ex'7
l,raordinary events that ever fell to the lot
! of history 40 record. For this reason the
Judge said he telt dellcacy IN meking ss11lle
the assertion that the city Of MOSCOW was
never burned.
He said that, previous TO his arrival al
Moscow. he had several disputes with his
: guide as to the burning of the city, the
guide declaring that it never occurred, and
seemed to be net,led at Mr.. Douglas per.
sis,ency in his opinion; but on examining
the FIRE marks around the city, and the
!, ci,v itself. he became satisfied that the
:, guide was correct.
The statement goes on to set forth thai
the antiquity of the drchltessnrai city
|, particularly Of its "six hundred hrs' class
churches stretching through anfe' Va
poleon ages to Pagan times, ana showine
the hsndiwork OF different nations OF his
tarv-demonstrates that the city neve
!. was burnt down Cor up.) The lnquire
,s adds:
: The Kremlin is space OF several hun
X dred acres. in the heart Of the city, in th
:. shape of a fiat iron, and is enclosed oy
. wall sixty feet high. Within this ehcio
r. sure is the most magnihcent Pa'ace u
70 Europe, recently built, but eonsiruote
,s over an ancient palace, which remains
CT thus enclosed, whole and perfect, with a
-, its windows, &c.
~ Near the Kremlin, surrounded oy
~ wall. is Chinese town, appearing 20
Q" several hundred years old. still occuple
=" by descendants oi the original seuiers.
&c The circumstances which gave rise
the error concerning the burning OF Mo
COW. were these: 1t is q city OF 450.cl
ss];nhabitants, in circular form, occuPyiI
'ea a large space, FIVE miles across. The
'o' the winters are six months long, and t
custom was and still is, to lay up suppl
- nj provisions and wood to last six mon,
'as Of severe cold weather. To prevent the
-, gigantic supplies from encumbering
- ~ cart Of the city, and yst render them
ne. y convenient as practicable TO every loes
no' tv. a row of wood. houses was construct
WV 10 circle completely round the city, q
on. outside of these was row OF granarl
'ae and in these were deposited the whole
-. tho supplies. Napoleon had entered
> nv city with his army, - was himself oc'
AAS pying the palace OF the kremlln' wh
:. one night by. order Of the Russian u
". 49,. ernor, every wood-house and every gr
ms ary simul,an eously burst into blaze.
:. efforts to extnguish them were IN VI
'"a' and Napoleon found himself compelled
'o"' march his army through tho fire. Il
RING to an eminence, he saw the VIII
ia. city enveloped in vast sheets OF Tia
'ugh and clouds OF smoke, and apparently
ce on FIRE. And so far as he WAS concern
ing. it might ss we'll have been, for tho
dred houses enough were left TO supply e'
The soldier with room, yet without provls
ter's or fuel, and Russian army to cut
ii its supplies, he and his army could not
skiff sist there. During this FIRE some ho
IS al were probably burned. but the city
pear not. In the Kremlin amagazine nle"
ghed cracking the tower Of Ivan more tn
rlace hundred feet up, but setting nothin
a fire.
were Mr.. Douglas saw the fire marks arc
was the city. where wood-houses and gr
Aous ries for winter supplies now stand
y pin old; but there appears no marks OF
head Aagraiion within the city. On the
n the ,rsry, it bears the unmistakable esid
ire, Of aoe,
rock /. --.I - .;,, will ,w,llow III,
: sHs .sn and give away the she'll.
moves Men often, blush TO hear ol @hat