Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-23

ed by God, and by victory upon head 81
worthy to bear it.
"That which you arc the least nform,
ed of, it is now mos, iucumbsu, ON me to
tell you. ,,.<
cat was ii,he midst of these immense
and painful labors, when the empero ei-
ven up 10 the chances and combinations
OF wars experiencing all the fatigues Of
private solder; exposed to all the in.
temperance of a rigorous season, and of
ten having no bed but truss of straw, no
! covering but the heavens-from whence
all the fire of his genius seemed to ena-
nate; even then, at The distance of three
hundred leagues, he held The rein. of, the
administration of France, carefully in
speeding. the smaleSt details occupied
equally with the good of his people, as
with that of his soldiers; seeing all. know
ing all, resembling ,aat i,gvisidle Shirt fhce
StUeras tie z,prtd, and who is only seen
in his power and benevoience You have.
as proofs of these. assertions, The nume.
rous DEGREES dated liom Ulm, Munich,
Vienna, ard AUs,erliz.
I The interior was stripped of ,roons
-Faris did not contain solder, and YER
never was, public order more .trietiy
malntalDed---never were the laws bsuer
executed. France ,.oheyed lhe name OF
lis sovereign or rather the sent,n.cn. OF
love and admiration which she felt. il
was this sentiment which FASTENED The
progress OF the CONSUMPTION, and made IL
produce three fold before TIE time when
the contingent was expected TO be raised,
ny IL Is formed the long rampant of yo.
lunteer soldiers which line cur frontiers
from the channel TO the Alps; new ar
my, almost spontaneously formed, and
which annc.lnces TO Europe, that, at The
voice OF It's Chief, all France CAP become
great army. Il is this sentiment OF de-
votion and military. aldcur, which ami
mates those young men, who press O en-.
rol themselves 10 The emperor's guard OF
honor, and W no alone, in al, France, NAV
regret the rapidly of those exploits in
which they had no part.
Peace was concluded before, in ma.
ny parts OF Fra, &c, it was scarcely kaown
that the war was begun; war not so
long as your annual session, and the con.
sequence, OF which mus, embrace ru,ura
ages, Europe, and the other parts of the
world. S
.
4" Ii ts;e war has been conducted win
courage and genius, the terms of ,e,c.
nave been dictated by generosity * mode.
ration. A sovereign, unfortunate in war.
has recovered by feace great part of
MS states His losses vanish into nothino.
when comparable the dangers to which
'he monarchy of which he is the head
was exposed. Princes in alliance win
us have seeH their power increased. and
their titles cxated. The beneGcencs oc
the emperor has surrounded F,ance wink
nations friendly TO lis government. /:
taiy' that noble daughter of France, and
which promises to be worthy of her, has
reaped The benefits OF The war. But her
strength is ours; her wealth adds % cr,.
prosperity. orr enemies are rcoulsed
rom her shores; they can no longer have
any commercial connexions with her,
his rich quarry is sns chyd from bei;.
rspac'Iy. lteiy IS cJnGuest rad. fer,
hngiand. She is uni ed To- Gcr,car, ~
the double tie OF vicinity and fsirndsbini
ana by that. aliance which her prince. I'D.
just contracted With the d.ueher OF bns
OF The most powerful sOvelrinns of d..
Gsrmanie empire. Nov il Is. ind ~
that peace Is secured to The pescesblc III.
habiisots oil the mountains &c the Tvro.
iese. Commerce viii soon enrics, her De.
seited vsli'es; a9d thus her conquest wiI,
prove 10 her blessing.
The emperor, liberal towards his ..
nsmies and generous 10 his allies. has
not been less liberal ard generous TO hiS
people and his army. Never has thee
been hHer harvest of trophies offered
to the view of men never has natio5
received more magnificent p,es.nt. The
circle: which contains the sena.e of The en-.
pre-, the cathedral Of lhis civ, and lid
hotel de Vile, are filed and decorated
with the enslgns taken from, the epsmv.
offered by the noble and delicate lbersi,.
iy OF The conqusror; arecompence enn,l.
y, honorable for the Companions Of bis
victory and bis people, Who had followed
him Nth their prayers, and had ureosred
themselves TO secoad all his effort.
=" The army has made several cam.
{ fMGns ~ three months. France reckona
these campaigns by their successes. the
emperor calculates them for the recoro..
pences which he bestows the be,oes
who return with him, return wifb nov