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Great numbers were found at the bottom of the ravines, into which the greater part of our men had been precipitated, and where many had dragged themselves, in order to be better protected from the enemy, and the violence of the weather. Some groaningly pronounced the name of their country or their mother; these were the youngest the elder ones waited the approach of death, some with a tranquil, and others with a sardonic air, without deigning to implore for mercy or to complain: others besought us to kill them outright: these unfortunate men were quickly passed by, having neither the useless pity to assist them, nor the cruel pity to put an end to their sufferings.

During this melancholy review, the Emperor in vain sought to console himself with a cheering illusion, by having a second enumeration made of the few prisoners who remained, and collecting together some dismounted cannon; from seven to eight hundred prisoners, and twenty broken cannon, were all the trophies of this imperfect victory.

Segur remarks, that the Russian autumn had triumphed over Napoleon. Had it not been for that, perhaps the whole of Russia would have yielded to ou arms on the plains of the Moskwa; its premature inclemency was a most seasonable assistance to their empire. It was on the 6th of September, the very day before the great battle! that a hurricane announced its fatal commencement. Ever since the night of that day, a burning fever had dried up his blood, and oppressed his spirits; he was quite overcome by it during the battle, and the state of suffering he endured for the five fellowing days arrested his march, and bound up his genius. This it was which preserved Kutusof from total ruin at Borodino, and allowed him time to rally the remainder of his army, and withdraw it from our pursuit.

The Russians made their retreat toward Moscow, without daring again to risk a second great battle.

Napoleon had remained for three days at Mojaisk, confined to his apartment, still consumed by a burning fever, overwhelmed with business, and worn out with anxiety. A violent cold had deprived him of the use of his voice. Compelled to dictate to seven persons at once, and unable to make himself heard, he wrote on different papers the heads of his despatches. When any difficulty arose, he explained himself by signs.

There was a moment when Bessières enumerated to him all the generals who were wounded on the day of the battle. This fatal list affected him so poignantly, that by a violent effort he recovered his voice, and interrupted the marshal by the sudden exclamation, Eight days at Moscow, and there will be an end of it!"

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Meantime, although he had hitherto placed all his futurity in that capital, a victory so sanguinary and so little decisive lowered his hopes. His instructions to Berthier of the 11th of September for Marshal Victor, exhibited his distress: "The enemy, attacked at the heart, no longer trifles with us at the extremities. Write to the duke of Belluno to direct all, infantry, cavalry, artillery, and isolated soldiers, to Smolensk, in order to be forwarded from thence to Moscow."

In the midst of these bodily and mental sufferings, which he carefully concealed from his army, Davoust obtained access to him; his object was to offer himself again, notwithstanding his wound, to take the command of the van-guard, promising that he would contrive to march night and day, reach the enemy, and compel him to fight, without squandering, as Murat did, the strength and lives of the soldiers. poleon only answered him by extolling in high terms the audacious and inexhaustible ardour of his brother-in-law.

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He had just before heard, that the enemy's army had again been found; that it had retired upon his right flank, towards Kalouga, as he had feared it would; that it was still retreating, and that his van-guard was already within two days' march of Moscow. That great name, and the great hopes which he attached to it, revived his strength, and on the 12th of September, he was sufficiently recovered to set out in a carriage, in order to join his van-guard.

Here ends the First Volume of Segur's work,-by far the most interesting of the two, on account of its numerous details respecting the Ex-emperor of the French. The Second Volume, however, is also filled with materials of an important nature; but having already devoted so many pages to the first, we shall endeavour next month to give a summary of the contents of the Second, occasionally entering into a few details.

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EAST INDIES-Dispatches from Sir A. Campbell bring down the military operations against the Burmese, from the 7th June to the 5th August. Subse quent to the fall of Rangoon, the force under the command of Sir A. Campbell has been engaged in repeated affairs with the enemy, who, favoured by the nature of the country, hover around our out. posts, and maintain a desultory and indecisive struggle, without affording any opportunity of coming to a general action. Invariable success, however, has attended the numerous assaults of their stockades and fortified. positions. enemy have already lost several of their best troops, whilst the casualties on the part of our troops have been compara tively trifling. Three officers, Lieutenant Kerr, of the 38th, Lieutenant A. Howard, of the 13th, and Captain G. H. Isaack, of the 8th native infantry, have been killed, and Lieutenants Mitchell and O'Hallaran, of the 38th, Brevet-Captain Knox Barret, and Captain Johnson, of the 13th light infantry, wounded. Calcutta papers contain subsequent accounts of these operations to the 16th October. Several attacks had been made on the stockaded positions of the Burmese, in one of which our troops were repulsed with the loss of 21 killed, and 74 wounded. Among the former were Captain Allen and Lieutenant Baird, 34th light infantry, and among the latter Lieutenant and Adjutant Campbell and Captain Moncrieffe, 1st battalion pioneers,

and Lieutenants Challen and Lindsay, 34th regiment. In describing this attack, the report of the action states-" Volleys of grape and musketry were discharged upon the party at the distance of 50 or 60 yards, with an effect and regularity hitherto unequalled in this country." On the other hand, the army under the command of Sir Arch. Campbell had taken Tavay, and many other forts on the coast of Siam. These captures were facilitated by a movement of the inhabitants, who mutinied against their Governors in some instances, and received the British with open arms. This feeling of the Siamese in favour of the British is an event of the highest importance to the ultimate issue of the war, and is highly important, as it would ensure an ample supply of provisions to our troops. It was expected that Sir Archibald Campbell would be enabled to advance against Ummerapoora, the capital of Ava, by the end of Nov.; and should he succeed in his attempt on that place, it is supposed that the Burmese might be awed by it into submission. The force collected by the Burmese between Rangoon and Ummerapoora was estimated at 100,000 men, under the command of the Prince of Surrawaddy, the King of Ava's brother. Mr Gouger, who was taken pri. soner some time ago by the Burmese, remained in their custody, but had not suffered any further molestation. A number of fire-rafts, filled with various combustibles, which had been constructed by the Burmese for the purpose of floating

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