The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

NAPOLEON.

Of all the anecdotes we have met wills of this wonderful
man, the following, which is verified by Le Comte Mira
(tben 1114.endant Oes.eral of she army destined to the inva-
sion of England by the Boulogne flotilla), is, perhaps, of
all others the strongest root of his astookliing strength
of d:—" One inornisig the Emperor called Omit iuto
hi• closet. Darts lonnd bias walling about the room in a
rage, and only breaking silence by short and silent excla-
mations-4 What a 1144) !—What au Athuiral!—What

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sacrificita lost!—My hopes are disappointedl—That VII.
leoenve; instead of being in the ~,,, l lie is gone into
F. rrol I—lt is all over ! lie will be blockaded there
Darn, sit yon down • listen to me, and write.' the Em-
peror had that morning received the news of Villeneuve-is
arrival in a Spanish port. lle immediately perceived
that his plan for the conquest of England was rendered
abortive. lite immense expenses of the fleet and the
flotilla were now for a long time thrown away--prrhaps
for ever. 'then, in the midst of an caress of passion
which world have rendered other men incapable of earl-.
Chang the Understanding, lie adopted a resolottun of the
boldest nature, and sketched oft hand one of the must ad-
mirable plans of campaign ever conceived in calmness and
deliberation by any conqueror. Without hesitating, will.
out pausing, lie dictated the whole plan of the cainpai;:ll
of Austerlitz, the departure of the ditieretit rot ps of
troops from Hanover and Holland to the western and
southern confines of France, the order and 'llion of
marches, the points of convergence and jittictii..n of
the columns, the attacks by surprise and main force, the
different movements of the enemy # silvery thing was foi e-
sect, ; and under every hypothesis victory was aMIIITI de
Such was the cot frolics% and astonishing foresight of Ii is
plan, that on a line of departure extehding over vt ti
leagues, lines of operation of 3(X) leagues of length re
followed according to this first int ection, day by day, dial
league' by league, all the way to Munieli. Beyond th. t
capital Pie dates alone underwent some alteration; b, t
all the points weir reached, arid the whole of the pleu
was crowned with complete sneers. Such was the
lacy talent of that man, as formidable to his enemies l y
the power or his genius, as to his feilow-citizens by tl.e
fiat ce of his despotism.'

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.
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WHITEHALL, OCT. 11.
Their Excellencies the Lords J twice% have been pleased, in 1 is
Majesty's name, to give and grant unto Sir George Blackman, I
Harley.street, in the county of Middlesex, and of Ilelleswardu:• ,
in the county of Salop, Hart. only son and heir of John Lue.c
Blackman, Esq. by Mary his wit:, daughter of Henry Harnagi,
late of London, Esq. deceased, and sister to Henry Haulage, i t
Belleswariline, in the said county, same time a Lieutenant Cali .
nel in the Army, their licence and authority, that lie and f: s
issue may, in compliance with the eueoest wish and desire, and in
testimony of the grateful and attictionate regard which lie bea s
towards his said maternal uncle and father in law, the said He: ry
Harnage, Esq. take and use the surname of Harnage only, a: d
bear the arms of Harnage quarterly with those of Ikacknian t:te
arms of Harnage in the first quarter); suck arms being first Lic:y
exemplified according to the laws of arms, and rnorued in the
Heralds' Office, otherwise this licence and permission to be void
and of none effect; and also to order, that this concession and
declaration be tegisr:red in the College of Aria.-.
[The above is the filet Act of the " Lords Justices" which has
appeared in the Gazette, and we insert it to skew the form
adopted.]