Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-03

Iattain this object. The BabyloniaBs hnd
l.he Assyrians, the Modes and PersiEns,
land the Maccdonians, under Alexafder
1.-The Great, did all, at different times,
make havoc Of the. human race, f;r ~
lgain this daring purpose Of lordly ttfi5l-
ltion and, for. a time, their effortsE were
Icrowned with triumphant success Inc.
Romans attained to- the fullest measure
|of dominatiou, and held it the longest 81
lany natian that history gives account Of.
lit Is psnaarkable that all the aforementlon-
led nations came to a wretched end !;
Having been conquered and enslaved, in
Their turn, and with the single exception
LOT Persia, they have been wiped OF, as It
1were from the face of the earth.
i In modern times, to Wit, in the 10th
Icsntury, the ambitious Spanish bigot,
Philip the second, at the head OF the
greatest empire then in the verdi, was
1openly aiming at universal dominion. 10
1.-THE most extensive and opulent doDinions
1.-The most numerous & disciplined ARMIES,
1.-The most renowned captains. the greatest
jreyenue, he added also the inost formnta.
jble power over opinion He was the chief
lof a religious faction, animated BY the
imost attrocious fanaticisri ,prepared ttfe-
eond his ambition, by rebellion, anarchy.
land regicide, in every protestant state. :
The power Of Philip was broken, however
and Spain instantly sunk to q secondary
frank IN the scale Of nations. M.
! Toward the conclusion OF the next
succeeding century, Lewis the Four
|teenth of France. commenced the hike
race Of ambitions glory sand Europe was
raDie struck with his So ecesses y bloody
triumphs. At one instant he beheld,
from turret, seventy-two villages 10
flames. But after filling the country
about him with desolation and blood, the
tide Of success turned. Hewas stripped
Of his i,l~gstten gains, and compelled to
sue for peace as supMant? -
i The enthusiasm oecasioned by the
French revolution, added to the prodi-
gious talents and the more prosiiglous
ambition of Napoleon Bonapnrte, led to
the last and direst efforts for universal
domination which Efforts were blasted
at the very moment of their apparent
consummation. Only three years ago,
while Rsnararte was bending his force
toward Russia, it was greatly feared, and
, there was great cause to fear, that he
would entiTal the whole christian world.
But that danger is past. However II may
fare with Bonaparre, IN regard to ahis
maintaining himself upon the throne that
he has recently uscrped, il is very little
j. tobe apprehended that he will ever again
ba able TO trampIe upon the nations, as
formerly. His escape from Elba and his
: Resumption oftFe sovereignty OF frsnce
have caused much wonder and much
speculation, but nothing of CONSERVATION
no fear and trembling.
Not that even the least credence is
; due to Bonaparte's recent professions OF
moderation. Ishe have actually become
t..,e equitable unambitious man that ne
has lately pretended himself TO be. the
change in his dispositions is nothing short
of stupendous miracle. The SUPPOSE
; ton that he has dropped his wclfsh IA
tu,e, is too improbable to meet the1nn-
;oualifed assent Of ccedulity itself. Mel
'ther world the veteran soldiery OF France
lie any better satisfied with him than they
we're with Lewis,if he were to practice
the moderation VI mich he has protested.
He has no other way to preserve to b,m-
selfthat main pillar ofhis power, than the
lone which he fornly trode. But though
tao hone can be derived from a supposed
|change in Bonaparte's dispositions, yet
1.-The thorough change in the condition and
tn the sentiments and feelings, Of the &C.
neral mass of the European nations, tor
Ibid the apprehension of his opening new
career oftoreign conquest. lie 10 no lon
.cr considered in the light ola demigod,
whom no human arm could resist; nor
are the nations anylonger fascinated With
Their notions Of French liberty. That
charm is broken forever.
From the United States Gazette.
We give to day, a good deal Of foreign
news, brought by the arrivals on Sunday
(which we had no tine to copy into our
Paper of yesterday. Every thing indi-
icates a speedy commencement Of the