Star.
London, England, 1813-12-16 00:00:00

THURSDAY, 74ECOW1 16, 1815.

All the public writers is Preece, and

not a few of
them in England, since the connsfts,_ement of Bo:IA.
reams's. weer. hare_tPllaard up his gsurration, or.
varnished the hideous dafogoities gf his ;mad, by the,
stale. pick .p( comparison ; AsEtinsise,
airigniSithiitle V., -the Ireat Elteauscs, and, lie,.
sorly, Louis XIV. bare alternately beat 4eEiVa*4
to abie tAinkhistorical pirallel„or rollad in dm tam*
-tarsals,

„.qnd tried tit the PAW h3/411r, with VI ghtcute:
Caralfnjilrano, whoduts been nick-named an Intersr
ind ./(ieir.: • The parallel. always laile47:seadert ap4,
commeutatpts•abraptlr excl4ilFo. , • .
tione,b4 hlinteltun be.bis parandr
IFfeltaie ai!covered the reason et the general
pd spent upon. this :object—ale adniirsrs ancid•-:
tracooractf 4 the sublime genitis of the am,” are
eqnally :n the wrong—they soar, too high in theit:
flight after him--it is not in the higher regions of the
atmosphere, but in the low dattp creeping fogs whicli •
skim the "green mantle of the standing. pool,"
we are to trace
.the course of. this vulture. We,
need not hunt for historical precedents in the shirt:
cratic and venerable records of the Court of Chan?.
cery—the humbler, but not less wholesome, Oldt
Bailey archives of history are most likely to furnish
us with some account of the sanguinary predecessor!
of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE--their Coat, Sariout, and

Quarterimp, are not to be found in the Heralds' Col-
lege—a Bloods hoed and dagger comprise th::ir whole
heraldic achievements !

We know of no parallel so suitable to the birth,
parentage, and gonduct of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, as
the admirable episode, Rnacubt•sost, the His.
vottant Nal introduced into his CHARLES V. in order
lo 4esc‘ tibe is Hero of 02e sixteenth century. We

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shall, deseril9posil : i.." 4"l*,
audirkiftri if
neatly as • is ow OM,
Readers will6e struck with I iZiadkast in als
every line. -''. - ' " ' • :I'l
In . pursuing the comparison, Maystas MCA by.
considered as Rostessotratta,- aact Boman aa.Botut.
PARTZ ; Kaimerdefing, the Nun oast and Governer di
Munster, was the precursor of CAVLINCOVAT,. the I
Duke of Vicenza. / .. .
In 1734, says ihe.Reverend HistOrian, ge ,Yohnldra.
a baker of Haerlem.. and John Boccold, a Jou- 1
:ytnan tailor of ;.eyden, fixed their residence- at
iy
ter, an Imperialtity of Westphalia, governed
its own Bishop, Senate, and Consuls. As mid*
-I theie fanatics wanted the talents requisite in despi-
-ate enterprises, great resolution, the appearance of
:snaky, bold pretensions to inspiration, and a con&
.lent and plausible Mauer of disconrsiog, they gained,
many converts." Amoog these was one Knipper.
doling, a citizen of some iniluence.
Their next attempt was td seise the town, and
having secretly called in their adlerents front the ad-,
jacent country, they took possession pf. the public
buildings at midnight. The Senators indiall the No-
bility fled in Confusion, leaving Matthie4, j)ettold,
Knipperdoling, and a frantic multitude, inlanscrion
of the City. They then new-modelled -the :CO*9-
ment--• they sleeted. Senators, and made Itti4tper:
doling Consul—" but all thie,, (our learned Historian
obserVes,) was nothing niore than forni ; for all their.
eirdceedmgs were directed by Matbisti,who in the stile,
and with the authority of a prophet, uttered his corn.
',nand's; which it was instant dtrith in disobey"-t-Lihe
their siaccauors, the French Jacobiniiithey pillaed the
cherchis ind defined the ornamente, and destroyed
all benka as Welt= or impious, ordering the estates
of such as !act Had to be confiscated and sold. Ma..
thias " comnianded every man to bring fol., his
gold, AWL+, and other precious effects, and .to lay
them at has feet." His next care was to fortify the
city, and toritunmtm his adherents lions all parts,
obliging every peklen to Work on the fortification',
and training all to the taie of wins. He called Mu-
ster Mount Sion, aid his endwariee invited the intuit:
bitants of the adjacent cm'iuntriel to join bins there,
di that they might set out to *the ill the nations of
theearth under his dominion" Itei.o9l, pretended,
like BONAPARTZ, this he was slid favcierita of HEA-
VEN, tifid the master of the destinies of mankind !--
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He was Oft killed, boser, in a sortie igiiiist the
troops of the legitimate sereign of Munithi; itiso
besieged the place.
Boccold then iook upon himself the succession, foe
Which he was admirably qualified. ROBERTSON de-
scribes him, as a ei still wilder enthUsiast, and of more
unboundeattimbition." Be degraded the Senators
chosen b 7 ILlthias; and; depriving Knipperdoling
of the Conealship (the highest of in the commons
wealth), laßpoittted him to nnetute the lowest and ~
most infamous —dratoinOtiainon heigniiii ; to *that
strange transition Knipperdolitig (like CAtTLINOOURT)
agreed, not only without itturnistrin3, but with the
utmost joy t and such, we art told, was the despOtic."
rigour of Boccold's adthinistiation, that be was called
almost every day to perform the duties of his wretched
function. --. .
Like NAPOLEON' BONAPARTE, John Boccold had
the ambition to be a King. He soddenly assumed all
the state and pomp of royalty ; he wore a crown of
gold, and was clad in the richest and most sumptuous
garments; a great body of guards accompanied him
when, .119. apper.ecl -stn • public; he coined money,
stamped with. his own image ; and nominated the
great offioere ofinsironsehold from among the rabble
by whom he was surrounded. Knipperdoling was
made Minister for Foreign Affairs, as a reward for
his former submission. ' . . - . .
Boccold next indulged himself with putting away
his wife and marrying another, on account of her
extreme beauty : she- was theividovi of Mathias, and
although he subsequently married fourteen ottilth she
alone was called Queen. .k his adheres ,Frey
excess was committed of which the passions itiaili
are capable, when restrainetineither by the audieeity A
of laws nor the sense Of decency."
While BaccOld was meditating an irruptitliti bits
Germany, and a visit to Masco* the Gormais Wiens
14 offended at 'the insult offer to their diissity bp
Boevettreptesuniptucus usurpation of royal hoar 45,"
armed the;r subjects against him. Several sweilk bo.
dies of fanatics coming, to ha aid, was cut toßieees•
i and he was at length shut up in Monstor WIWI,
No reverse of fortune could shake the fetneknis illilln4
slacity ofkthis fellow. In the midst of the aeries* j
of his wives having doubted the truth of the Elinor
oLone of his puppets (for Bdccold had also his Car-
(mai Mums), and expressed her doubts as to the
reality of a his divine mission," he called the whole
number together, -and commanding the blasphemer,
as he called her, to kneel down, cut off her head with
his own bands! . -
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The last moments of this monster are that finely
described by the venerable Historian ! The descrip-
tion is an anticipation of that termination of BONA-
PARTE and CACTLAINCOUAT'S career, without which
• Europe cannot expect to enjoy that " LONG RhtOSE,"
to conquer which her whole population are now in
arms ! The scene will, we trust, he laid in Paris :

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if. The besieged endured the utmost rigour of fa-
mine ; but they chose rather to suffer hardships, the
rcciial of which. is shocking to humanity, than to
Visten to the terms of capitulation offered them. At

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list sdester, wheat thrttiad taken iate Oar se*
thi,
awn ,ieft. bai' eithef IWP-Altitricetell, with dot fismet
4Clll4lWilefgghj e
g . 'PIN.
. * . !Nadi lio6l-0.11.thl waist. "
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General oft4Amisk -part, is, tis s
!Al* .be ha 4 Oast . iall aspasing i11y... the
besieged, eXhansttmliwiti hosier pad fatigae,,kept
*ltch there with little care, beoffered toleacra party
h ' thither in the night. The proposal 'was itcseinctit
and a chosen body of troops appointell for the service;
who, scaling the walls unpeiceived,,,seised one st‘thst.
gates, and admitted the roc of the army. Theo.
'ooldists, though surprised, defended themselvil in the
market-place, with valour heightenettbydesPair; be,
I being overpower. ed,by numbers, and surrounded ia.
every hand, most of them wereslain, and the remain-
der taken prisoners; among the last wore the. Kies
and Knipperdoling. . The King,loaded with chains,
was carried from city to city, as a spectacle to gritify ,
the curiosity of the people; and was exposed tOlit4.
their insults. .His spirit, however, pas not broken or
humbled by this sad reverse of his condition ; and he
adhered with unshaken firmness to the distinguishing
principles of his life. After this he was brought back
to Munster, the scene of his roxalty and crimes, and
Pet to death with the Most exquisite, as, well as lin ...
goring tortures. Together with its rnesarCh; the,
kingdom of Boccoldists came to as 'neva .

), • SPANISH PAPERS:
We tiave.this morning received Milrid Gazettes
wt,the Ist instant. We did Aft expect them to cottfain
zauch news, and.Yel they are filled with intelligence.'
fro,estalonia of considerable interest The French
umienthere are evidently preparing for flight.
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vAL.4IcIA, NpVEMBEEt.
" The enemy, who are still in possession of the
castle of Denia, defend it with an obstinacy which
approaches to brutal temerity. Their hopes, how.
ever, can continue no longer that till. the provisions
which they had collected are expended ;—and the
Commandant of the French engineers, on being sum-
moned, had the audacity to reply, that he cannot be
expected to surrender till that resource shall fail him.
The castle has been battered for eight dais with 19
pieces of artillery, and a *each has been effected,
but it is not yet practica6le:

" Nothing pew of importance has occurred relitive.
to the sieges of the other places Which the enemy stilt
holds in this province ; but the. glorious advance ofi
our vi pliant armies into the Interior of France._
and the decisive success in faiour Ofthe good cause
obtained in Germany on the 19th of dctober, cannot
but deprive the enemy who remain in SRain of all
hope, and Who must now look upon it as their
sepulchre."

" MADRID, NOVEMBER 29.
" We have received a letter from Xerta, of the
daid of the 19th'inst. which states, that Me enemy in
Totem begin -wise. ingreatt Wituj, end have dinti:'
Dished the rations of the-a:Adieu, u their,proviitims
fail.and• tltey are absolutely without some articles.
On the 16th they made a sally to gather straw
and forage on the left bank of the Ebro. The troops
of VillacamPa; from the right bank, kept up a lively
fire upon their' with cannon and musketry, to whitli
the French replied; but the latter soots cli4isted from
their attempt,and returned precipitant into the place,
after having had one piece dismounted; and sustained
other loss.

‘‘ On the 17th the two divisions of Villa Campa
and the Empicenado having joined, by the instruc.
tipns of the General in Chief, presented themselvei
before Tortosa, and provoked the French in different
ways, till at length they obtained what they wished,
which was to amuse them on one side while elegi_
mesa of Villa Campa's passed the Ebro, and took a
considerable quantity of sheep amounting to 600 or
700, intended exclusively for the use of the French
sick, who are very numerous."

Yesterday the Princess CHARLOTTE visited the.l
Princess of WALEs, for the first time this season, and
her fast visit to her Royal Mother's new house..
'bit:mess CHARLOTTE arrived at the house in Con-
naught-place, inter carriage, soon after four o'clock,
whoye she was received by her Royal Mother in the'
'kat affectiOnate manner, who conducted her over
lie house. Her Rept' Highness particularly ad-
mired the Chinese.roorn, and the library, although
the latter is by no means finished; and is fitting up tirl
a very novel and peculiar style. The Chinese-room
is exactly the same as that which was in her Royal i
Highness's house at Blackheath, the materials, &c.
for which had been removed to Connaught-place.
At quarter past 6ve o'clock, the Princesses sat
dowit to dinner. At.seven o'clock, Princess CHAR-
, Lorre took leave of her Royal Mother for Warwick
House.

The Princess has experienced a severe loss in the
death of her faithful servant Miss SAurrnans, within
these few days.
The PRINCE REGENT will leave town at the begin- ,
ning of next week, for Belvoir Castle.
We understand that a most magnificent entertain-
ment is to be given on the 7th of January, when the
Princess CHARLOTTE comes of age.
Yesterday morning Viscount CASTLEREAGH had
an audience of the Puma, REGENT at Carlton-house ;
after which Mr. DANIELS. the King's Messenger, was
' sent off with dispatchts to Head-quarters. He took
with him a quantity of Dutch ducats and Prussian
ct ins.
Yesterday the Duke of YORE transacted military
business with the PRINCE REGENT. •
Count Da LILLE (LOUIS XVIII.) who his been
for some time in Bath for the recovery of his health,
is so seriously indisposed, that his physician hat been
sent for express,
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