Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-28

A remarkable literary prodigy is now
at the University Of Gottingcn. In tue per-
SON of boy. ten years and a Aalfoi who
understands. the languages, history, geo
eraphy and literature, ancient and modern'
and who. at the age OF eight years, pos
sessed. besides his mother tongue, Greek,
Latin. French, English, and Italian. TO
sucIl a degree OF perfection, that he could
not onIy translate currently t!ic.fsneid OF
Virgil, and the Had Of Homer. but could,
beside, speak. with an astonishing facility
all the living languages just mentioned.
Speech of the Emperor at the Meeting 81
Council Of Commerce,
81 have deliberately weighed my re-
sources with those OF England, my situation
with hers, and the balance was decided
Nv in nv favor. i have offered her peace
upon honorable conditions, | have gone
so far AS even to offer to give MP Holland.
She was not at al, disposed to listen, and
| have proved to heiithat though menac-
ed her with total ruin. should advance
nothing which could not put IN execution.
have the means Of equiping many fleets,
and OF repairing the losses. checks (echecs)
they might experience. 1t was not with
ambitious views that / have united all the
coasts Of the North with France, owed
it to the system OF blockade which have
established by my DEGREES OF Bertha, anu
which / desire Ia have observed with the
most strict severity. See me then master
OF all the coasts OF the Baltic, lit appear
ed that there was little murmnr. which
led him to understand that there was some
thing in this phrase to alter but he i'm
mediateIy proceeded.) Yes, sirs, l am
and always will be master oil the Baltic.
The Emperor OF Russia has not indeed
as yet caused my DEGREES to be observed
in his ports, but he will ere SIX months,
or declare war against him. Since Hi
sit, what prevented my march to Peters
burg? That which did not do | can DO
yet. The struggle with England is dis
PRESSING. | know it-but the issue cannot
he doubtful. Nv resources are real. they
are fro Il territorial revenues, and those
of my enemy rest only on credit, and OF
course as illnsory as the feeble basis OF
commercial operations on which they are
founded. l have now in my Golfers 200
millions, Che repeated, stamping with his
feet] 200 millions, which shall be better
employed than in purchasing sugar and
coffee and cocoa-they shall serve to sap
the power OF those who have these only
for the representatives OF power. an.
not ignorant that in pursuing my system
with vigour, many fortunes viii be ruin
ed but they will be those only who have
been so imprudent as to make speculations
beyond their means, or have chosen to be-
come The Bankers and Agents Of England.
Sons Of Martin, SONS Of Andre, here pre-
sent! You furnish an exampic-ail those
who follow The same course Will have the
same loss. II ] was hing Of l'Grsieauy or
of Marseilles. or indeei. Oh Holland.
should act probably as others have done.
but am at the head % a great Empire.
and OF IA numerous population. and il is
not for me 10 sacrifice the general good 10
serve few towns.
" wv iotis> ii''ttt
to Enslaad-ner monopoly s'ionld he 'les
troyed. aud il shall be by me. III was
only Louis XIV. she might yet long
time contemu The force Of France but ]
have many mere means than the greatest
OF her (ses Kings. and all Shall be en-
plosed to effect her Iali."
Speech Of BsrnadOtts, Prince Regent Of
iS:ceIea, on the occasion OF rsroIt Of
tic Inhabitants Of HermOden, in conse-
quence Of the order for enforcing the
Conscriptions.
The King received with the deepest af-
fliction, the intelligence OF the criminal
outraSes which have taken place in Wer-
moden. If his Majesty had not yielded
TO those emotions Of cieI.cncF. WHICH in
luence his conduct OF Mi occasions, he
would have declared your Isle out Of the
Constitution. and affixed 10 the inhabitants
the seal OF general Reproduction.
The king has not commanded any thing
IN he done contrary 10 the laws. He has