Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-22

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the rule" i.adored by French, tories, and
Deifed by democratic Jacobins, may be
\ found in the short notice which follows Of
his crimes and enormities.
Many OF our readers may recollect that
in the year 1898 Toulon was in the posses
sion of the English. During the siege of
that city Bonaparte was recommended to
Barras by the general who commanded the
Republican army, and was accordingly ele-
waited to the rank cfchef de brigade. The
shocking cruelties which were committed
after the surrender Of the city, have scarce
ly parallelin the black catalogue Of French
crimes, and it is wellknown that Boaaparte
arrogated the exclusive merit of these enor-
mites. He issued a proclamation sum-
moning all the French citizens suspected of
being connected with the English, to attend
at particular spot upon the pain of death.
Nearly two thousand, men, women and
children were collected. At signal, can
non charged with grape shot were fred up
on them, and such as were only manned,
were instantly dispatched with the bayonet
or the sword. The following is the official
letter, Boosting Of this atroc;ous deed,
which the arch send sent to his employer
Barras. Read it, people, and know the
temper of this Bonaparte, whom the $ De-
mocratic Press" advises you to choose as
your master, or in other words, to " c01ver
under the uuings Of the Imperial Eagles"
" Citizens Representatives.,
"Upon the field of glory, my feet inun-
dated with The blood of traitors, I announce
to you, with heart beating with jag, that
your orders were executed, and France re-
venged neither sex nor age have been
spared those who escaped, or were only
mutilated by the discharge Of our republican
cannon, were dispatched BY the swords Of
liberty and the bayonrts of equality.
"Health and admiration,
oBRUTUs BoNAPARTE,
Citizen sans-cnlottes.
Toulen, 29h Frimaire, gear g"
The discharge of our republican cannon I!
Yes, it is from such monsters and sans
culottes as Bonaparte that our democrats
borrow their notions of repudHcanism and
democracy.
The republican Bonsparte committed nu-
merous other terocious acts to inpratlate
himself with the blood hounds Of France.
His crimes raised him to the station of Sc
cond in command of che army of the inte-
rior. Italy was the next theatre upon which
his deeds of blood and dcsolation were COM
mi,ted.
The first act of cruelty and Pc fly was
committed against the duke Of hlodena.
He extorted millions from the duke as the
guarantee of his neutrality. But scarcely
was the money pocketed and the treaty
signed, before the duchy was destroyed,
and the unfortunate duke was sent into ex-
lie, where he persisted.
The next act ofoutrage and cruel injustice
was committed against the Pope. His do
minions were violently wrested from him,
without provocatior, and he sent prisoner
to France, where he either dragged out
miserable existence in dungeon, or WIS
dispatched by poison or the poniara. The
king of Sicily would have suffered similar
fate, but he foune: his safety in flight. Those
who were left behind were dealt with
as might have been expected from a robber
and a cut throat, withoat faith, honor, or
religion, and who it was well said, unItes
the atrocity of demon with the vanity OF
child. In no age has any tyrant, not even
Nero himself, perpetrated crimes OF more
horrid description, than those OF Republican
Bonaparte.
The next opportunity for Bonaparte 10
crafty his thirst for blood, and manifest his
contempt for religion was afforded by she
expedition to Egypt. AS soon as he effect
ed landing, which was done without op-
position, heissued a proclamation declaring
that 6 he ILLS came To f1nk an end 10 the eI-