Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-17

governments Of Europe, to aim. :,
name and outward forms of a CON- =
wealth. To addto this lingularily l. :
folecifm in politics, it is expressly a;. 1 :
ted by treaty, that the republic Of IT, s :
ven lies is to be al once free and inde,.sss, =
ent; to be regulated by no fuperior :,
vet TO be tributary to the Grand SuI,,r - :.
g The Prelate who has alceud.a i
pontiGcial throne, under the name To-
VII. retains but a lnlall portion ofthe.,..
rimony of St. Peter, and in fate aud ql -
deur fcarcely equals cardinal durinp 4 H. =
times when the terrors of the triple eroS.. =
appalled, the mott powerful foTeseIyp, (
Europe. Chraromonti, more por,-
more fage, and more humble, thanb'
projection Brafchi, is, at the fame tin.
better acquainted with the fpirir oftheaI,
in which he lives and in imitation of,5.
primitive fathers of The church, knoy,
how to bend like a willow beneath rh,,
form which would root up the oppoGo,
oak and fcatter its branches in the air.
sThe fituation of the houfe of Savov
70 prolperous during the early part Of lbs
preceding century, IS peculiarly diiafrous
Victor Ama1ens HI. after involving hn
dominions in an unnecedary and unfortu
nate contef, towards the cloIe of Iols
and variegated, reign, endeavored TO Gni
confolation in religion, for the misfortuna
occaGoned blythe wane Of policy and al.
cernment His eldef Gon, Charles En-.
anuel ". overwhelmed with family mis-.
fortunes, and bereaved Of his richelt pro.
vinces, foon after his accefion reGgusi
aILhis pretcntions TO his brother Emanu.
Hen Ahofe head the crown Of SardiuaS
MI pcj( kitted to totter. Dilguifed with
his ~ this prince but little anxious to
Wifi the unhealthy iile that conltitutes Il
once his royalty and his territories, iscon.
tent to live in Italy asa private gentleman;
and, like Theodore, Stanillaus,. the primo
who ahumes. the name of Louis WILL
and his own unhappy relatives ofthe roy,
al line of Stuart, feems defined to fill up
the catalogue of unfortunate foveregns.
" The Gtuation Of this monarchis won.
derfully contracted with that of Ferdinand
V. who, flying before an infurgent peoYe
and an invading enemy, fcarcely deemed
Palermo fecure from the vengeance otthe
Partilenopean republic Aided however,
by the martial fpirit Of an adventur0a
prieit, fhielded by the protection of Ruiz
and fupported by the victorious feeaa
England, he returned to his capital in ID
courde of few months ; after annuhnsi|
ioleuln treaty, entered into in his OVl
name with his vioeroy, he prelented amer
faint to the Lazzaroni, and threatenetn|
annihilate the whole order of nobilityhsrl
the golden book. Doomed 70 ineviabs|
deftru6tion by republican France, baI
fpared by the confular government, B:
has cheerfully refgned imall portion q
his dominions to obtain peace; but, a;
quielcing in bis lot, he forgets the ca'al
that not unfrequently plant the pillow Y
royalty with thorns, and while huntn'
the wild boar in the neighborhood Of 0a
eta, or patiently angling for mulet'
the bay of Naples, happily cealeS to p
.smember his exile in Sicily.
/ The grand-duke of Tu(cany, Oer'ar
ed of Florence, Leghorn, and the aap,
cent territories, is now buhly empl0]ge.
in iearching the rent-rollS and monaf
Iinltitutions of the German dignltanssis
a compensation (; while France when =
Ifworn an immortal antipathy TO kln9s =
to the Bourbons, has conveyed MS
minions to frange-, and inVetea
fon-in law of the King of Spain VIA
enfgns of royalty. 70 BE coN7iNpig