Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-01
From a london paaer
ANECDOrE OF RONApApTr

81 nNcClJOIE OF BONAPARTE.
When Bonspsrte was examining the great
pyramid with Demon and others, a messenger
arrived at the entrance, with information hat
the Turks had landed in great force on The
coast without returning 10 CAIRO, BoRaparte
ordered hleDer 10 jon INN with the troops
there as reserve, as rapidly as possible, and
arrived The next nIshS at Aboukir, to command
those that had been collected Tor him. with
ms generals Lasnes, Alurat and Marmont, who
accompanied INN, were his interpreters bro
ther' an artist They were all in tie same tent
with their commander; and when every thing
was arranged ior the approaching fght. Law
down IN ti'eir cloaks around him TO repose
Ans artist liFom whom had the anecdote)
told me lac never in his life was near Roma
p@rte, without .,sins Impressed by hIs profound
and terr'DIS mead land now more than ever the
ASSOCIATIONS beng peeuiisE,y IuiercsGng from
the tme H night, the approach of bst.ie, and
sne ony awa<e, WI ha single lamp, he
found hire&sli so irresistiby attracted to his
features, a. he coAid not. sleep; curious
to observe ~sAther Bog pare would siecshlm.
self, he kept - sppar ~ rcpoEe, and Tx 1. his
eyes ON hIrn wltisAan cage auu breat, ess fIyxi.
ely 1t was now tliesxery.-da;yti. Of in ,dn,,. lit.
and to the rumhlIng OF artillery AID rafting Of
arms succeeded the most gloomy silence -
Alter cOns ,derIbie paGse, during which no.
Haparte was hanging over map, he leaned his
spare anu SAilOw check on his hand-tlIe lamp
entered on his broad forehead, while his eyes,
burning IN the shadows Of their sockets. gle,In.
ed with q tense anu lustrous fiercene ss-he look
ed a. his watch, then walked to the door Of his
tent, and earnestly observed the lark and still
houzoni then returned, put his watch ON the
Table, and dweit ON ITS echOng and solitary
tick with irrltated agony: lns few minutes he
strobe again to the on ming OF his tent, and a..
gain returned DISAPPOINTED; for nature was
proceeding with her accustomed regularity,
unnfuenced b, his To bulent haste. lie now
took the lamp, and hon ing it above his head 4,
looking rOun. on those whO were sleeping the.
artist Instantly shut lis dyes, as if asleep like
the st-when BOnapartt, deceived, replaced
the lamp, and perfectly UNCONSCIOUS OF being
observed, yielded TO ms feeling without restraint
ibis Wrote frame began to snake with z rest
less impauence-he seemed weary OF waiting
the regular process Of nature, he seemed long.
ing 10 have time aa eternity in his grasp, tl,at
he might Weld or control them as lie willed,
for his purpVse-unaDe TO compose himself he
dug the table with pair Of coinpasses in ari
tated sPasm, and appeared inw.ndl to curse
the irreyOcaDle limit OF beng How Justly
would this enthusiastic esgerHess lave been
ennOb.ed had the object been elevated and vir.
tStls but degraded by its f,rocity va cOnsi.
der IL only as the restl s. turbdltncc Of a ty.
rant, who hated delay, the consequence OF any
viii but his own, though the consequence even
OF thr systematic regularly Of nature.
Tx tied nearly to madn IS bt hi, fiery agita
lion, he rushed once again TO tie door, when,
o. 4" pity 70 this vic,m OF passion the dsy
dswned on his heated face with smiling aud
beammg freshness the mists of the morninQ
were rolling away as the Ii htgluercd on their
rotundity, and nature began TO awake from her
ar9"sy stupor with sori Of stirring hum, that
indicated lie, though nothing was heard dis.
tncuy. Bonsparte extinpUis,ed the Isrnp
and, win an energy that mars his del,ebf,
reused las generRis--motntcd his horsc--fode
through bis soidiers, telling thsn an army
OF Turks existed ncAa;hem, alf by ten he e..
peeted they existed "a lonferP The battle
shortly aiterwards conGl, ced, and BY ten. in.
deed, nothing reo,ajaed 0tehis gorgeous enc,
mics, but the msi1ncholy aud sbasi{ rsmem.
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