à nu, in tkeir true ckaracter ; lit. bare, naked

113. — 24. Tkese "fruits "were about 5000 prisoners, 3 cannons, and a large quantity of valuable baggage.

1 15. — 27. et sur ce que ; see note 18, p. 72.

Major Blesson, a Prussian officer, wko was présent at tke crossing of tke Beresina, visited tke spot ten years later and states tkat in tke neigkborbood of Studzianka tke grouud was so tkickly strewn witk remnants of unifornis and accoutrements, togetlier witk bones of men and korses, tkat walking was almost impossible. By tke sinking of so many wagons, men, and korses wkere tke wagon-bridge kad stood and wkick broke down tkree times, an islaud was formed, dividiug tke river into two branckes.