New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

their generals; shattered regiments marched as
best they could. Searching for food, they dis
persed over the plain, burning and sacking all
in their way These scattered detachments were
soon assailed by the remainder of the population,
armed to avenge the horrors Of which they had
been the victims, and the Cossacks, coming TO
the aid of the peasants, captured the miserable
stragglers who had escaped the carnage.
November SIN this fearful position despair
became universal, for in spite Of all efforts TO
keep the Russians at bay it too certain they
were advancing Terror redoubled our dangers;
the river (River Vop) being half frozen, and the
vehicles not being able TO pass those who had
no horses were compelled to throw themselves
into the water, while forced 70 abandon
a hundred guns, large number of ammunition
wagons, carts and wagons, which contained the
small remains of the provisions brought from
Moscow Men threw away their accoutrements to
load the horses with the most valuable Of their
effects. No sooner a carriage abandoned
than the mob Of soldiers did not give the
owner time TO select his property. They
looted everything. On report that the enemy
upon US, the gunners spiked their guns and
abandoned their pieces, hopeless Of getting
a river which encumbered with mud-embedded
vehicles and by nnumerabe corpses Of the
drowned.
"A vyandiere of our corps who had been
through the whole campaign, returned from Mos
cow, bringing in her carriage five young children
and all the profits of her industry. On arriving
at the Vop she regarded with speechless dismay
the river which compelled her 10 leave its
banks the family savings. She decided to abandon
all TO save her children. Her husband finally
was able to ford the stream carrying the children
in his arms
INDIFFERENCE TOWARD ALL THE MAGNIFI-
CENT TRAPPINGS OF PEACE.
Early the next morning, November 10, | was
sent to recall the division protecting the cross
ing For more than league nothing was TO be
seen but ammunition wagons and gunsj the
smartest caleches that had come from Moscow
were scattered in heaps along the road and banks
Of the river. Objects stolen from -hese carriages
and too heavy to be carried were thrown promis-
cuously into the fields. There were to be seen
valuable candelabra, antique bronzes and price
less paintings and porcelain. | myself saw an ex-
duistey worked bowl, which was painted
beautiful design I took it and drank out Of this
chalice the water of the Vop, full of mud and ice,
and afterward threw the bowl away with the ut
most indifference. Hardly had our troops quilted
the other bank when clouds of Cossecks descend
ed upon the unfortunates who, through weakness,
had not been able 10 get across. Although our
enemies were already weighed down with booty
they nevertheless stripped their prisoners leaving
them naked in the
Before daybreak November l6) we resumed
our march, littering the road with enormous
debris. The horses could no longer haul, oblg
ing US to abandon guns at the foot Of the
smallest hill; and the only duty remaining to the
artillery men-and sad one, too-was to shake
the powder out Of the cartridges and spike the
guns to prevent them from being turned against
US" Here is described III battle near Krasnoe:
THE THREE EPOCHS OF THE RETREAT
FROM MOSCOW.
The Russians have divided our retreat into
three principal epochs The first ends with the
action Of Krasnoe, the second with the passage
VI the Berezina and the third with that Of the