The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-23 00:00:00

SONIPARTE A? sfryrt

6rlse degraded German Prances, Nobles, and
Clergy, wanted, as a cure for their ilonerpariemawa,
the Unser of seeing the anions, and experiencing
the condu& of the Revolutionary Emperor, so dif-
ferent from the contents of the panegyrics of flatterers
air traitors, AU those who visited Mentz went
there prepossessed in Bonaparte's favour, and de-

terrnirsed to admire 2 great man ; all have left it,
repenting of their folly, humiliated, insulted, or
duped br the Corsican adventurer, or his accom-

plices. Anecdotes, ridiculous and almost incre-
' !fible (were we not accustomed to every thing from
dm Usurper's insolence), are circulated every where
upon the Continent ; and letters received by several
members of the diplom 'tic Coro' are full of them,
all evincing that Bonaparte's elevation has not been
1 Shin to change his natural mind and manners.
Nearing of the popularity of the Eleetor Arch-
, Chaneellor, at Mentz, of which he was formerly a
1 Sovereign, Bonaparte ordered the guard of honour
IS he reduced from 50 to 16 men, and his police
~ agbs es arrest all those people who applauded the
111010 v. Impressed with these ungenerous ideas, on
1111111 day of the grand presentation, when the Eledor,
filer being announced, walked up towards Bona-
parte to salute him, the Usurper called out "Plus
Los, Masseur i'.lb6e" (at a greater distance, Mr.
Abbe). The Eledor, as a younger brother, was
&wanly a reigning Abbe. The Eledor, astonished

by such language, immediately left the assembly.
In the evening, however, Talleyrand, by the pro-
sthe of some new indemuities, had calmed the Elec-
tor's resentment, and the next day Bonaparte graci-
ouslycondescended to speak to him for a quarter of an

hour in a window, during the whole time of which
*a assassin of the Duke of Enghien turned his

lock towards the Elector of Baden. In his, public
eanversation with this latter, Bonaparte said, loud
enough to be heard by all present—" Your son-;n-
law, the Emperor of Russia, is a —; and y,ur
eon-in-law, th:. Kiag of Sweden, is another —;
Tour son-in-law, the IlleElor of Bavaria, is worth
both the other, Lel he shell rep at of pot being ho, e, in
compliance with my invitation." At the play one
night, the Elector of Baden was standing for some
time after Bonaparte's arrival, looking at the audi-
ence; to chew both his power and insolence, the
Corsican called out aloud to Duroc—" Go and tell
Monsieur Bads, that he may sit down." lie never
addressed the Electors or Princes in any other man-

per than Monsieur Baden, Monsieur Aschaffenburgh,

Monsieur Nassau, Monsieur liesse•Darmstadt &c.
Before the Eledors and Princes went to the
theatre, they were informed by Talleyrand that the
iitterial clique:fr was, that they should all stand up
at the Emperor's entrance, and, after bowing to his
Revolutionary Majesty. joi4 the paddle in attiore
Tire curtain was never permitted to be drawn up be.
fore Bonaparte's arrival. The play generany ')egan
at six o'clock, and for the first three nights the
Corsican did not let the audience wait lorg for him;
• but, on the fourth night, he did not arrive before
eight o'clock, and the play was not over until one

o'clock in the morning, which forced the hiellor of
Baden to leave it unfinished, being, on account of
his great age, near eighty, unable to remain. On
the following day Bonaparte sent Duroc, " to in-
form Monsieur Baden, that on account of Ars infirm,-
ties, the Emperor would dispense with his company
at Court, until farther or, rt." whichwere given only
in 48 hours afterwards. Another night Madame
Bonaparte came to the playhouse at half past six
o'clock, and the audience called out for the curtain

to be drawn up. The Direaor of the Comedians,

after talc7ng the orders of the Revolutionary Em-
press, began the play. In three quarters of an hour
Asmara, Ronapane arrived, furious at this rrimem

/eta Westatis, he ordered the Dirc(tor ender arrest,
and the p:ay to commence anew. The next day
the, Director was deprived of his place (his privrte
property), struck off the list of the Imperial .4.,ristr,
and ordered to leave Mentz in sir :oars, riotw::h-

standing Madame Boi:aparte's intt•rence.
At the grand ball given by Prefe!? in
the arsenal at Mentz, Bonaparte Lat., and
found his wife d.nicing with young Count de Lei-

neoge. nephew 11f the Elector Arch-Chancellor.
After regarding her with a futiou; look, which
caused her to tremble, ke said, " Sit down imme-
diately, Madam l I forbid yet: to longer forget yin'
tank." In vain Jil fvfld.tme Bonaparte explain
that she had already danced with all other persons
ai superior quality, and, as an apology, said, that
abe had heard the young Count was presumptive
heir to the ('.lector his uncle : her amiable husband,

notwithstanding, wit:i a hoarse •oice, silenced her
by excla;raing, a lairs row', ft roar l'orJox.e (I
order you to hold your tongue)." In ten minutes
afterwards he told her that her carriage was ',Ak-
in for her; she took the hint, and went away
withertt staying to sapper, and when, half an hour
afterwards, the sapper was shred, Bonaparie fol-
lowed liar, to the great disappointment of his Prete&
and Public Functionaries, who had his promises to