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London, England, 1827-07-09 00:00:00

LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

ET SIR WALTZ!' SCOTT.
THE LATE LORD VISCOUNT MELVILLE..

The pre•emiuent excellence of our sailors bad been
shewn in a thousand outlaw ; and it became too usual to phut it in
contrast with the failure of our expeditions on shore. But it was

afterwards found that our soldiers could assume the same superiority
whenever the plan of the campaign. offered them a fair field for its
exercise. Such a field of action was afforded by the Egyptian ex.
pedition—This undertaking eras the exclusive plan of an ill requited
Statesman, the late Lord Melville ; who bad difficulty in obtaining
even Mr. Pitt's concurrence in a schense,of a character so much more
daring than Britain Issd lately entertained. The expedition was
resolved upon by the narrowest possible majority in the Cabinet;

and his late Majesty interposed his consent in terms leasing a
Wan* proeest against the risk about tn be incurred. "It is with
the utmost reluctance," (suck or nearly such, were the words of
Gorge that I cement to a measure, which weds the flower
of my army upon a dautgeroos ezpeidithes arks* n ARM rilidelltiv"
The event, however, sheered, that, in arduous draIIItStIDOIN, the
daring game, if previously welt considered, is they the most success.
ful.—At an after period, the good King made • the following ac-
knowledgment of his mistake. When Lord Melville was out of
power, bis Majesty did him the hamar to visit him at Wimbledon,
and partook of some refreshment. On that occasion the King took
an opportunity to 611 a glass of wine, and having made the company
do the same, be gave as his toast, " The health of the courageous
Minister, who, against the opinion of many of his colleagues, and
ems the remonstrances of King, had dared to conceive and carry
through the Egyptian expedition."

N POLEON'S HUMANITY.

Riding where the recently wounded bed* yet been removed,
be expressed, as indeed was his custom, for he could never view
bodily pain without sympathy, a very' considerable sensibility.—
Ilis wound Is Incurable, Sire," said a surgeon, upon whom bo
was laying his orders to attend to one of these miserable objectx—
" Try,' however," said Napoleon; and added, in a suppressed,
coin-" There will always be one fewer of them," meaning,
doubtless, the victims of his wars. Napoleon's is sot the only
stance in which men have trembled or wept at looking upon the
deans of misery which have followed in cesionseneo of some
strut resolutions of their own. .

7fiftwthe battle of Bentsen, "the whole day el dwell of May
n ions In attacks upon the rear of the allies, Whlela were always
by their cachous and military conduct. The lesgreror Na-
himself la the very front of the ponying oeiumn, and
his person to the heavy and weltnimed fire by which Ml-
loradoeitch covered his retreat. He urged Ins.Guserals to the pur-
suit, making use of such expressions as expressed his Impetuosity.
0 Too creep, scoundrel r was one which he applied to a General
Officer upon such an occasion. At the heights of Rele.hembach the
Russian rear-guard made a halt, and while the calsasents Of the
guards disputed the pass with the Russian lancers. the French Ge-
neral Bruyeres was struck down by a bullet. He was a veteran
of the army of Italy, and favoured by Bonaparte, as having
been a etempanloa of his early booms. Bet fortune had reserved
for that day a still more severe trial of Napoleon's feelings. As be
sorywyod the last plot oo wadi the Russian* continued to make a
fr_fgrZen= . traipse of kis escort close hi his side.
" to ha ancient end iblibfol follower aadeadidasss
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now the grand master of his palate, " fortune has a spite to Its 10-
day." It was not yet exhausted. Some time afterwards, as the
I Emperor with his suite rode along a hollow way, three cannon were
fired. One ball shivered a tree close to Napoleon, and rebounding,
billed General Kirebenner, and mortally wounded Duroc, whom
the Emperor bad just ipoken to. A halt was ordered, and for the
rest of the day Napoleon remained in front of his tent, surrounded
Ewan.Ms guard, who pitied their Emperor, as if he had lost one of his
He visited the dying man, hose entrails were torn by
diet, and expressed his affection and regret. On no other but
Idiot Angle occasion was be ever observed so mach exharited, or lib-
, Nibs& by grief, as to decline listening to military details, or giving
hey orders. "Every thing to-naorrow," was his answer to those
who ventured to ask his commands. He made more than one de.
sop i favour of Daroe's famils, and impledged the sum of two
hundred Napoleons in the hands of the pastor, in whose house
Duroc bad expired. to raise a monumept to his memory, for which
he dictated a modest and affecting epitaph.
NAPOLEON AFTER HIS DOWNFALL.

At blootellraart, Use eaUsd *Emperor lewd the last expres-
sions of regard and sympathy. He was sow approaching Provence,
a region el which he had never possessed the affectioos, and was
greeted with execrations and cries of—" Perish the Tyrant !"
« Demo with the butcher of our children!" Matters looked wont
as they advanced, on Monday, the Mb April, when Sir Neil
Campbell, having set out before Napoleon, arrived at Avignon, the
Officer upon guard anxiously inquired if the escort attending the
Emperor was of strength sufficient to resist a popular disturbance,
which was already *afoot at the news of his arrival. The English
Cowindesioner entreated hisi to protect the passage of Napoleon
by nay means possible. It was agreed that the fresh horses should
be passed at a different quarter of the town from that where it was
amordlos have expected the chapge.Yet the mob discovered and sue •
minded thens,and it was with difficultythat Napoleon was aavedfrom
pepolar fury. Simile/ dangers attended him elsewhere, and, in order
to said assassination, the ex-emperor of Prance was obliged to dis-
guise himself as a to:otitis:vie a domnt lc, anxiously altering from time
to time the mode of his dress ; ordering his servants to smoke in
his presence, and inviting the Commissioners, who travelled with
him, to whistle or sing, that the incensed people might not be aware
who was In the carriage.
At Orgon,the mob brought before him his own effigy dabbled with
blood, and stopped his carriage till they displayed it before his eyes ;
and, in short, from Avignon to La Calade, he was grossly insulted
in every town'and village, and, bet for the anxious interference of
the Commissioners, he would probably have been torn to pieces.—
The unkindness of the people seemed to make muck impression on
Mm. He even abed tears. He showed also more fear of envoi-
nation than seemed mushiest with his approved courage ' • but it
aunt be recollected that the danger was of a new and peculiarly
horrible deseststiors. sad calculated to, appal many to whom the
tarns of a ld of battle were familiar. The bravest soldier
misfit shedder at a death like that of the De Wius. At La
Cebee be was equally eczema. sad exhibited great fear of
pima When we reached Aix, precautions were taken by de-
tesibenewm of gent d'Artuses, as weU as by parties of the allied troops,
mem his personal safety. At a chewing, called Bouilliden, be
had as interview with his sister Pauline. The curiosity of the
Lady of the hosier, and two or three females, made them also Sod
their way to his presence. They saves Gentleman in an Austrian
oolionn. " Whom do yiu wish to see, Ladies? " The Emperor
Ltrre.- I ant Napoleon.' " You jest, Sir," replied the
" What! 1 suppose you expected to see me look snore
odeddevous ? Oh yes—confess that since fortune is adverse to me,
remelt look like a rascal, a miscreant, a brigand. But do you know
hew all this has happened? Merely because I wished to place
France above England." While on board the Undaunted, Napo-
leon spoke with greatsfreedom of the facility with which be had
outwitted and defeated the Allies drain& the last campaign.—
" The Silesian army," be said, " had given him most trouble. The
'Old devil, Blucher, was no sooner defeated tban he was willing to
Agra again." But he considered his victory over Schwa:umbers
as certain, lave for the defection of Marmont. Much more he said,
with great apparent frankness, and seemed desirous to make himself
is every respect agreeable to his companions on board. Even the
seamen, who at brat regarded him with wonder, mixed with sus-
' picioo, did not escape the charm of his affability, by which they
were soon won over, all excepting the boatswain Hinton, a tar of
.the old school, who could never hear of the Emperor's praises
without muttering the vulgar but expressive phrase, " Humbug."
the honest boatateara. however, could understand and value what
it 19 solid lu Napolcsu's merits. As be had to return thanks in the
na.mc of the ship's company for 200 lusts with which the Emperor
alcd them, he wished his Honour good health, and better
',Lk to._ seat time."

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

COI4STANTINOPLE, Jtmz 11.
(iv mans.)

The endeavours of the Ministers of Austria and
Prussia to induce the Porte to accept the proposals of the
Ministers of England, France, and Russia, for the paci-
fication of Greece, have wholly failed. The Reis Effendi
has at length delivered to all the Ministers of the Allied
Court;, a written note in the form of a declaration, in
which the preceding verbal answers of the Reis Effendi
are repeated, and reference made tp the esSolutions of '
the Congress at Verona, in which it was declared
that the Powers would not interfere in the affairs of
Greece. This declaration of the D. van is said to have been
transmitted to the Russian and E iglish Ambassadors
on the 9th. The Ministers of the other Powers received
it, as we hear, yesterday and to-day. It is worthy of
remark, that the Porte, notwithstanding, appears in-
clined to comply with the demands of Rus ia respect-
Ilta preliminary, Sdpnistiens of the Treats of
Akerman, which is proved by several recent facts.—
This circumstance gave rise to the hope which has
latterly been entertained that the Porte would also
accede to the proposals in question. It is, however,
not improbable that the occurrences before Athens,
and the news of the fall of the Acropolis, may. have
partly contributed to the rejection; though it was
hardly to be expected that the Divan would agree to
the proposals, which in many respects might have
been more injurious to the Porte than a firm resistance.
The. equipment and seeding of troops to the theatre of
war in Attica continue; and as a new 6rmao is said.to
have been tent to Asia to accelerate the march of fresh
divisions of troopt to Europe, it is clear that the Porte
hopes to set aside the question of intervention by a
prompt suppression of the insurrection. M. de Ribeau-
picric has sent couriers by way of Bucharest sod Odessa,
with the written rejection of the proposition to Std Peters-
burgh, to %high all eyes are turned.

The followin2 h a correct copy of the Speech, of
which we merely gave the substance on Saturday, de-
livered by the Emperor Pamto, on the opeoiog of the
Legislative Assembly of Email:

" Asters Ann Ilmseonanta Ressaunemans or tee Bnasttun
Naziout—l SAM you hem, la. pursumane ofthe law, resolved to open
this Amiably with the Snit enthnsiassn with which I have always
perlocined.tbat duty ; bat I cannot say with the same joy, since the
place of that feeling is occupied In my imperial bean by grief and
sanction tot the death of may dearly beloved and over actable spew,
the &Rues On the IL* at December, at a quarter after tea In
the spurning, she left this maid-fee the mansion of the jou, wherein
she wall useredly dwell, as wean through faith believe that place So
be destined for these who, like her, have led a virtuous lid

_ . .
" This event, wMc b /Uwe deplored, and which ail presents
itself to my mind with as muds force as if it bad taken place but
yesterday. occurred while I was in the province of the Rio Grande
de San Pedro de Sul, exerting every effort which the love of country
could suggest to me, with the view of terminating the war between
Brasil and Buenos Ayres, by that display of enthusiasm to which
I expected the warlike beans of the Inhabitants of that province
walkl give birth. This war, the existence of which I formerly an-
nounced to you, in this place, still continues and mum continue until
the Cisplatlae Province, which is ours, be delived from its invaders,
and Buenos Ayres recognize the independence of the emplre,wblch
the incorporation of the Cl. Plaine, which has freely and spon-
taneously desired to form part, of this empire. I speak in this man.
Der, because I feel confident that you wW realize the exertions
which, that the assembly would make, was last Session solemnly
ordered to be declared to me through the medium of the deputation

seat to my Imperial presence, to explain to me the sentiments of
the Assembly, which in every respect corresponded with those of
the speech by which the Session was opened.
A well-organised system of finance should be the particular
object of your attention in this Session ; for the present system (as
you will we from the Report of the Minister of Finance), is not
only faulty, but worse than fauky, and gives occasion to all sorts of
defalcations. We want, I repeat, a system of finance calculated
to cover—l do not say all, but—tbs greater portion of our present
expenses, which, being created by the laws, cannot be avoided by
any measures of the Government. •
" The judicial power is an important department, which will
greatly contribute to the due execution of this new system of
finance which I hope to see established. We have so code, no
forms of process, suited to the spirit of the age. The laws clash
with each other—the Judges are embarrassed by the deci-
sions—the parties in suits are injured--oricninals escape punish-
ment —the salaries of the Judges are net sufficient to secure
them against the temptations of a vile and sordid interest;
and therefore It is necessary that this assembly should speedily and
earnestly proceed to accomplish an object so important to the pub
lie tranquillity and happines. Without a good system of finance
and justice, a nation cannot exist. lam well aware that there are
many objects to which the attention of this assembly must be di-
, rested, that ail cannot be done in one Session, and that business
must stand new from one Session to another. But it is necessary
to begin, and to begin with unanimity on one or the other of thew
two subjects; and when it is necessary to postpone the considera-
tion of them for other matters (w►ich cannot be avoided in any
country in subjects of so delicate a nature), I exact of this
Assembly that these delays shall be as short as possible, and
that those laws be established which at every step we find the
Constitution ladispensably demand, in order to its being
properly executed. In the midst of a war, though every
thing may not be properly organized, the Government requires to
be authorized by this assembly, as far as may be proper, to enable it
to impose a check on the conduct of ditapidators of the public
fiaaocea, of those who do not discharge the duties of their offices,
and or those who attempt to disturb the established order of things
(which all have sworn to maintain), by dismissing or punishing the
offenders.
" No one Is more anxious than I to adhere to the law ; but
when those who depart from it do cot immediately find something
cps to restrain them, it is necessary that the Government should
' possess the required authority, while the general system is not com-
, pletely organized, end every thing going on regularly and coo-
-1 stitutlesaily:

" T►e relations of friendship between this empire and all the
nations who have sent Ministers to u, exist unchanged; and the
departure of the Envoy tithe United States of America, width was
so sudden, and for which there was so little reason, ought not to
I cause any uneashiess, since we may rely on the prudence of the