Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-17
MONDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1900.

menfe PREPARATION, III We may OclieVc lie fTeHCu
bombaR of that period, the expedition at Ton
Ion was made up for him, ard with the pomp
Of bis vain genius called the left wing of that
army. We fee now by the treaty made with
Tippoo Sab that this wing was to join that
prince in India. Why has it not done 70 p
When Admiral Brueys was dettroyed by Ad
miral Mellon, he was under failing orders for
Europe, and therefore the march to India could
have received no further aid from the French
fleet This feet had but few days proviiion
left.--If Buonaparte then, was commander IN
chief of the whole army of England, and if he
made this movement with the lett wing OF il ;
if he made his landing good and difmilled the
heet-Has not the French Republis right to
FAY with Augnaus Cefar--': parns, regore me my
legion, S"--Certainly, Buonaparte commanded
the army of England, and certainly, as Gene.
rat he had right to commence the attack
where be pleafed.
IF the f1bordinate villainous protest was to
attack their allies the Turkiih empire by march
ing round the Mediterranean to Conltantinople,
why was this delayed 70 long AT ira, it
might have been done.
. And in his return to France, we evidently fee
in the dearuaion of the government that it was
not by their orders nor TO their aiiiltance. lie
had ruined them by his march to Egypt, and
now he avenges his fcandalous blunders upon
his matters. 1t is evident from the want OF
confidence that the Directory who alone could
underaand the politics of France. have not de-
pended upon him. Probably they would have
facri6eed him to the popular hatred Of the E.
gypton expedition. He has availed hiniielf of
a mere welcome to penetrate their views and to
turn the tables. Thofe who are amufed by his
protefations in favour of liberty and equality,
and Whole unenlightened charity has yet va.
cant corner for this long exploded farce, may
do well to recollet that Buonaparte had been
gone from France more than two years, and
that in three weeks after his arrival at Paris, be
delfroyed the contribution to crafty the army.
Championet tells his troops that now they viii
throw off their rags and have clothes and arms
perhaps 70 /: but why becauie there is no
contribution to protect the citizen.
In none of the great characters of any age,
that we remainder, was vanity leading trait.
This contemplate and eventually rrineus, weak.
nefs predominates in this prc,endsr to degree
which never before was fren. His goddefs is
Fortune or Deftiny, as he often intimates
that is, he has that infatuated perfuafon of his
own future greatoefs which Anthology ufcd to
give in more credulous days, and which he may
now more naturally derive from total infdclity
and infinite confuiion.-Thc mon fuper6cial eye
can fee that in every inhance where be pruclaims
the fucccnss Of the Republic, he means the vic.
tories of Buonsparfe and hsrhing elie. But we
mutt leave every oneJp examine this particular,
only taking notice Of The Fat estrayag ancs which
we have fcen. and which we 1houfd hope might
be the lalt Of all fellies, VIZ. the confu m mate
puppyifn of SWEARING BY HIS OWN
NAME Is there dignity in ,hi. character ;
Did Warrington ever But to compare them
would be as wdd as it was for this upftart Cor.
iiean to fwear the oath Of Almighty God
The name of a folder of fortune, Eve years ago
iubahcrn, fcarce thirty years old, mere vag-
asond pluaderer, defeated by an Englh cap
tain, and fugitive from punilhment Name
indeed fl8 - = - .
But fome win reeur TO the campaign ofi7o6,
and all who were then in the habit of defying
this unprineipled irregular production of dame
Nature will be impatient when doubt is thrown
upon the conquea of Italy. Blu, for fIch PEG
pie we do not care nor write. Buonsparte has
been charged with great waite of men at Lodi
in the unikillfulnefs or vanity of attacking the
Aultrians in front, when be might have turned
their wing without the lois OF man. His
military talents In the whole coure of that cana.
Paign have been denied. But he beat the ene.s
my, and took places. He did fo--But the Hrft
Molem Generals were invinciblc-Why ?--bes
cauie their troops were fanatical.--It was never
found great talk to penetrate Italy even to-
Naples. This has been often done. But never
before did it require two eampaigns.--And as
to Mantua, Wurm(er defended it till February,
above halt a year, and then firrrendercd only
becauie ne was tarved. But Gen. Kray, COW
cred by Prince Suwarrow, took 1t in few days.
Further, it is we'll known that Buonaparte was
in the Caudne forks in the Tyrolefe--and was
once furprized with fmall force by four thou
fand of the enemy. Thefe are fmall affAirs---