A
-lnieiFra -.with the chief .command of (be f .dema-nded by one of bh aids,,'? a furPenfpn
- c . . I -!. i i : t . I, !; A . . i ' f . k 1 1 i. m i o n t
of tui i.'?Ejo't
) richfti the 6rrdgc of Lodi, fhoetjng Long;
lite the Rc-pobliCrL' but the dreadful fire of-
'mi ememvi nivrni? oDnea iuir progrci,j
General Berthierj- Matferra, Cervonia,-. and jlf g
Frnch'armv in Itaiv : and atchiawed thofe :
i' victories, which. have eciiprcd tire; anions of
UrwCniT dttonJ AoiffTF"'1" ;h all the ancient Avonhus. . . - : .
GENERAL BUONaiMI -Thc, ,biflU of ;Lody. fonght on the aid :
'HoMrAltED tb wianWfe'WIlo- '! Flal:(Miy;tOtb) completed; the orer
Kj uti . Haniba.lwai nriplingAtex, !l 'throw -of the Afcftrun pow.r io ItIynd d- ;
der i&Ottf Ctjalv CM' ded Sr,Uy; :ta;tbe repot.ncnroi tne renca
cndid.rcfox'.raUirVifa!ne.s'iand'to whdi nyOn. this; occafion a bati.tl.Gn of gre
culture rex . j -V . .....j ttuU 1: ,rlUrL, hrtr. 1 ail, before t hVin. -nd
Whofe galtxy of F.nf opekti hroti.' were cawr
ptNed-M -yield lhc P?lnr ooty, -T'
.-Thit- extraordinary taaoV ". '
1eoneBiiaoaparE U"aa berii I 7$7v th
town oAccio, in jCorfiw, and ia rhe.fon
CrwrU oonflparre. riisatuct
to tlx? ciH law ir Rome, but breathmg thft
fpirit, irbitH chVrac1eri2es hi foii, ,bUid
f;d the Gdwir; atd ta-ilc paVta -with tbo
elehrated Faoli, Ua. the" ever tnemorabla
r'ftr.gede by a ha odfuUf bra,c iflacders,
foil the .'tyranfficat cdfqrts, of Lewis the
VcSv. He wit aifooa a. future occafion, fet
tjld to-reprefeirt the Noblei, in a deptitS
Vion fen'tito'aU'Qn the King of f'ran-:e. -He
tfrerwa-nls Iif d;in ihs'firaateft: iatimacy
:.u 4 ' ' h f r Hf i if. the GoTernor, ' i"ad
rhe deathJof his frM-nd.- de Marb?aaf
Continued tff;natroniz his family, and placed
hii facond ion, ;polcone auosapartc, at
!of arma far, toor hoarJj fd-that he might
be enabled to elT a junfiioo lencrM
pork.i ..OuVthe yiia&t.Biirpnaparce rejected
the. propofai--nar.ibeii da) and night,. nd.
- eventually thVartci 'the' "Ons cf the Af-,
jtrian intrigani. Uowever, a ftifpeofioh fcf
iartns took - pU'ce,.foon after, -and prepared thi
w'ay-to preliiniariff of pf acc.betwe en the y
Emperor and the French Republic Which f
were .figned in tne courfe oC a Jew.dya-:
But at thiaVperioJi the Aurian p!er-Ja
j Italy,; was reaucen. to au;empry-uairc ,
r aeed vaVcirafta ha'd to. bend thtit filvri look?
noble dF
f cf L6
march r b which he afterwafd fared hira .
feJF. ahda tew ol hif retrcgade. ioJrinrs. - ,i ;
' -ris to hU nerfon," Boon.par te is of a fmJl
ftaiure, but .admirably popot tiered. ,fJeis
of a fpare habit' :cf;)oiy, .et . robud,. and-
M'is ffctmnlexion. like that or all the male
, of fouihern clfaiatesj olive hia.eyeg)t?iiie
nil cnin Drominrni. iuc - jowcr -u i ins
f a c e thin, and his fo . e h c a d t qu a r e and pV,
In refpeh to.his tnind,-t.e aMi(Csi
luoil aiiaiiiuicins. - uc iiJiwii rs irt
the ECULCrMiLiriia:, cr miluar; acc-my
Th advantaiiea refuiHg from tins UniinaV
rv.l wefa-flot lJft onyoun; Baniptrte; ' Ha '
i bets' appI1d' htr.ifi?lf whh eqr. J aaTJyity atld
.1 - . a-n h a n ffii r i i n arr
of jvar at a'rjUrjicince. , Th-rejrav-al-
nd hahtt tliat
1:1 lU'.iib iiiiiii. - - . ., .
ifipoonced hinV cquil to tlte'fuuuiou for
. whih he feeras to hare been dadiaed ; i'n-f-
ftrad cf iiaitUin the f rivclj'ies. of the age,
hi mind was1 coriiti ally occupied inf-ufelul
a..Am. i .'lai.rfr frm th Iiua .ih rlutarcn. ;a
volume of which, h always carried ;in. hh
poeltet, ne icarncu an-eanj wsjwr;.u.uj
tise mannorsj aad;injiate th aclicnsrof-.anf-
fnatched a -ftandard from the. Wand of a .fub- j
ahern lik darfir on a fi'roilar xc&fibrf aitd ;
placing himfejf in frbut,: ancimated; his-fal-J
diers by hi cVranli: aad ;g(Vitulatiori (for;
'hi voice was drowned .Mdrrheolie. of itleij
noile: of tire cankon and inufoVetry). rtdotyj
on more arranged. ccr fe.t under the uallic.
ban o era;--f ' y ' f ; . .: ; l-r-: : iVi ; t- :! :
i Jo the winter of ;I7Q(. -General , Bitorta-:
parte was united Joi Madame Bbuharnaia, . a;
beamiioVFranchjwaman who hadexpeTifcea
a vairfery of-perUcutioas during he rcin of,
Robefoierr. Ker tormtr humand, cnerar
Bouhamoi. vas Prefidtot of the National
Coovenrion,;when Lwi the XVI repiir
to raris ; ?nc, nowevcr, ici a fiwuu i
teVtorHts. 'J f"
,nrrt;rin,n riVntilances for .'France and' atjhls nials, and wac rever feen in.thetfli&bt'.
Spain ; aod theeiea of the court ot Vieeoa, 1 cu ogrec, iuwuic, ; e -puiieu" many
aniinfaa of al! Kurope, were at lengtn cx-.
cd oi. the archdAke Charles; who was faidj
to po(I'efs the mil tarj talents of the houfe of.
and fpeaks 'with; Kc:r.sn fJner.ty srid I
qutnee. ' n wove ei iv c d as aiitn-ir-.r.
ed. and in a nrett n.tafure 'obtalnrtl. th'd
of :l 79 7 opened undff.the j maftery Ver -his, paUions; "Ke is abfirinious
' -Vith th?s difpcir: :n and education, it
litile vvonder t.Oit in? hould have dedicated
his life to the prof ;llin of arms. - VV e ac.
cordi'ngly fid him, while yet a boyy Pr"
'fentrng hitr.fs'f as a ca'nJid3te for a commif-
fion.Jn tht artiPery, and obtained a Lieiitej.-
nincy 'ift the .French army, and fervei) a
inch .tnr three vaim in tns Tafrimeiit of LA
In nao-benig elefiet a T.Teurenant Co
''Jonel-bt a corps of Curn-'an national guards
in adivity j liur bein iaimicil to the.iewi
of tffff: Cabinet! who wsra foe, ansxinv -T-or-
fici to iEngMnu, he retired ffotn ii n'atv-c
couritryl B,id fettled within mhtrtn le.tVoeg,
" of Toulon. Hi5 tal'snisv however,. vrs ioa.;ritty
-w-ll known to be iu n cred to remain rc
LaraifK; s and it. vas accardjngly determined:
. t- J f. ! l ' ACl'akl n on lit nnnr.Ce th ft'rm
Ot Jtaiy. 1 nei conic ii, uu
Iong-bfore birjh and genius between j
man of Uf ltrioAja extraclion, furrounded by;
flatterer, and educated in the-corrupt. circlea
of a courtr-aodia hardy Corfican, biought up
amidjl perils,: ibreathing the iritS;of the
ancient rf publics" acquatnieo
machinery of modern wartare ; ditedin
every thing -under his-own eye whofe miCi
trefs was the? commpeweali hi and - whole
companion wai - Hut art hi 5 .yet at t,ns period
Buonipara haicarceiy
:And atteri defeating inc jauum.
iuflria.thiall' conquering General, with
r,ntWhtrof rjuraanity that would have-im-
mo(fa;lized. an "ancient fa ft, fen t front hh
head-quarters at Gae.nturt a;leiter ";iin
lorlog h. of lhe Cttr of lhrin huniar,
trittT, to'uft.hia , exerttow for peace, to five
tVr?aiiiW: He was threfoiv caUfd for'th, io
iift in 'refcuic he fortref? of Toulon frorcy
'"Jtiie Engliili -; and Uir bting advaaced tit
the' pnk of.GcueraljOf arti'lcvy, he direcld, :
. onder Gwoeral . Dugomaier; the attacks of
- the various redoubta that farrounded " and
- fenViien-ett' this important poll ; anci finally
reUor.ed tn icej' 'of the Mediterranean to
'TtJnce,j.;4r-.-;!; v-ijj ';-v;s- if
; The conqueft of Toulon contributed nor a
.I't'tre fo raire lha credit of Buonaparte ; but
tne tneindrable . CommorioTi art Paris,, deno-
V jninated the inrurrrsfllon cf Vendanriaire e
vinced to the ..National" AflTembly. aqd to the
vorid , 1 trial; nature' defigned him tbencoun
1 fet4 difficult tea;" And it' is bu; jufce to add,
thai the pvp'deratic'n -difpJayed by bim ontbia
occafton.l is perhaps.unquai!ed in the hifto-
- ty of -the ; civil, wara.of 'mdderri tianes. 3
.. V. fWher. fietd naW oert4ed fpr the exer-.
lions of ! Buonaparte, ir a: was iooa alter
:i l ir. .. :f.r Umv: (valiant folfTiers ai wmutt
liinavitabiy faM in a turther prolecuuon of
'Tl 'LL. Unieft"- It is eflehtiaP
i faw tne Conqueier of Italy, . to the inT.reh
nr cratifyiJa. tof tne .paiuom-ui f..itt......-,
. .. ' i r n j
a nation far rerriov.d trpm the iota ire oi war i ;
u ill whlf - - : .......:.; I ;i , . . v.
1 that we iiiouia cohim.mc w. w-. -----ther'
WithVelprcT to invfelf gallant G?
tYeral, if the vovertufe which. 1 have now tfie
b'tfnor to rake.to yow,' could be the tnens of
fparinrfthe tif of 'llne : man,-. I IhouU
think liferfproude:f of the aivic crown to
hich my, interference woiild eMitle-mej.
than all.t!) Wel.ncho'y glorr which could
refult frm lbe mo11 urn,a,"fc p
ploits " " lai fe days, p'rinc Charlet.
replied, that - tbougS his duty called him
rniake viar h. defireJ peace for; the-h?Ppi'
; '-r- h naaafc : he had no full power ta
' VJ'-M m fnhiofti but. muft -
I tr-at upon iQ.iutr".v. - -w--:. : ,
r Jf' - ... i.r the nrinca
fritndsv but has hoi nvnions ; and ' preferves
far better than ojjher men do by m loquacious
nypocruy r .j - : .-; r
, ibuch is a lfafty tpanfeript, of the oualIli7"i
c;ancn3 anu aicnif vernenis 01 iNapoieoae jucf.
naparte. And .w hether 'Mr. is a Corfican or
. a Krnchmn Tew or Samaritan1. v.cryj uaX,
naruicl rradtr mud icbnfefs. that all the fnfen; i
did jritlet; of4 mgnanimoas AltXtnders-ii- ,
Julirious1' Cxfar's, and Ttteran HjiaUaL5s--- '
are evlfpled and bbfeured by the flmple . na'me
r.l General ljuonapftrte. r frlo w pie afingMwill,
DC uic lai ot iome future ciorapiier, whole :i
fortune it may be to record thq aclions and
d v e n t u ri a o f t H is . t r u ly gr ea m a n . Th c
fa(hionable a.da;e of b e -.'in oi t y is h r 1. , Nrst;
. bonumJ will .tlfen hefinpefluoui and nia-
lie,(hrfelf, .be. to"ngutlieq. v"
i I'Who .but Buonajrtt,w-vcoulJ ,evf hve
tuought
'Aud whs
the account
far,-jrai-ni!; Oefpef ado eoTald be giiTlty f forhi '
a dcd f, jTiweyer, JiUQNAPApis lull uvea
and Riujl cfey the fat.rei.6f. the Matnr ibkrV
! a.ncl poiinaVds'of Tur&iPi bravadoes; tihe,
jiompletc tht-rand wor.T-.fpr vhich he..ap. -4
pears to havr been. fl?.fllhfd; and jfdr yvjiicri.
nature nas ieen o ttuerat j - tuuwinjrrjer '
All great man are in forric
of corc;'tr,.;Tg.rab by civilisation ?
." i ' . l' . '"ri:'Tj t'.' 11" .l..i ' ii
j.oiu an kjj-,' in. - couiu ,ve laoricared
aflija ailiflhtion-(or' who but
I
tULLY
A N E C D O T E.S..
hours alter
A Felon In Newgate, the night preceding
hisexac-iitionV acedfted Jack" Ketch thWs
? rs T am oing abroad .Mr; Iierti?.i( jou
have any "murfg'l or ..commandt .iq: ycuir
friend. 1 will deliver them.5' Nothirg at
WrtTeriK-'YnfWered:Tackysbitt.-tc.,tcrrow t
5 will probably "trbufale jou wiUi.a-riiJe i
'LA fJa dy ; p z 1 1 i n g a' t u he; on e t ab le , a fi. e d ,
nother: If flic knew whatfftie" pla j ed
I do, a&iiritcd!lhe : 'You pU '"the foe!.' )
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