Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-20
ANEcRorg OF sONApA3Te

ANECRofE or BON APARTE.
When Honspatte vas examining the
great pyramid with Demon aud others. a
messenger arrived az the entrance, that the
turks Mad Landed in great fnrce On the
coast svisuont returning TO Caro-. Bona.
p2r5c ordered tSieber TO Jain ham with the
trpops there ss . reserve, as rapid,y as
possi7e, ana arrived thenext night at A
D'eAi.. 70 cSmmand those who had been
ca'-eriss ior h,,,- With his generals Las.
'=s, A'arst sad Msrfpont, who accomna.
n!fa hlFi. Wee aiS interpreter, aud his IN
,'Ssi pr1Nef ofothec, an artist. They wsre
! "a Use safAe .Set gl'h their commander
ard, 'eiier ever .Alag MAS arranged for the
sDproacaIng bstst, lay down H. sii.ir csoaks
; Finona l'm 20 rsp.se. This aFtisr iron
whom ! nadspe ansc1ote) told ,ne ne ne YER
Il hisite wax near i.orai)arte, wi, hout be-
! i!ig inlpis oy ms profound aai terrible
Ns"d--- and pow more than ever, the associ.
auons celrSs peculiarly int, esiny from the
Time OF the light, the approach II battle.
and the general only awake with single
amp, he found himself so irresistablv at.
tracted tn his features. that he conld not
sleep curious To observe whether Bouaa
parte wonid sleep himself. ne kept his AT.
tltnde Of apparent repose, and fixed his
eyes on HIM villa an eager and breathless
/, anxiety.
AZ vas now the very flspth of midnight,
ana 20 the rumbiing OF artillery aud rattiiss
81 arms succeeded me most glaomy sieuce
n''sr conSiderabie pause, during which
no1aparte was hanging over map, he lea
hea MS spare and sallow cheek on hjs hand
- ne lamp giitteging on hi, broad FIRE
head white MS eyes burning in The sbad
lows OF their sockets, cleaned with ,en>e
ana iustrous iirmness--he looked at his
"a-ci, thea wa'se,l TO the door of his tent.
snu earnestly observed the dark and still
horizan, then returned, and put his watch
| on tue tsble, and dwell on its echoint, ,od
solitary tick with irrTated agony. In few
ininures he strode again ~ the ooenine, az
ms tent, add again reformed disaDpointed
los ha'ffe Was proceeding with her accus.
loHed frSp.2rtf. influenced by his turbu
ieoshaaie- lie now took the Lamp. and tol-
dio5 At above his head, locked around ON
! tnose VINO were Sleeping the ar.is. Instant
y smut us eyes. as II asleep Ike the vest
"heh o'taparte, deceivsd, r5p.acga the
amp ana perfectly uaceucous OF bein,, oh,
esyeG, ye.ded 70 MS feelings wi,hout rev..
straint MS "hoie tragse began 70 shake
with a restless iinpatience he Seerued wa.
ry otwaiting the regular process Of narnrc.
ne seemed longlns to have :irae and eter
ATTY IA his sraSp, ihat lie might Weld or
control them as he yiiied, for mis- purposes
--~n0aaie u Control himself. he dug the ,a-
De with e PAIR OF conpAses IN a.ita.ed
Spas'o, aEd appeared inwardly 10 curse lie
irrevocabie limit Of being
fio@ justly Wouid his enthusiastic eager
! mesa Rave been eGao5:la, had the c5,ect
been elevated and Virtaous: but DEGRADED
by its teroc,ly, we consider it only a. tbe
restless ;uy5u.ence Of 2 tyraut, who ha.ct
delay, the consequence OF any win bu hi4
own, though the consequence even OF the
systematic regularity oil "a ure.
Ezcted nearly TO madness by his Herv
agitation, re rushe! once again to the door,
when ~ # N pjty to this vicii,0 of passion
the day dawDed on his heated face With a
Smiling q beaming freshness the mists of
the mocnirg were rowling away as the LIGHT
siatered on their rotandity, and nature he
gAn TO awake from her drovsy stapor, with
sort q stirring sort Of hum, that indicst,
sf hte. ,ho"sn nofhlng was heard distinctly.
honaP2ste exlinguisGed the lamp, and With
an energy that marked Isis delight, reused
ms generals; mounted his horse-rode
through his soldiers. telling thsFa, " an ar
my OF Turks existed near them, and by ten
nc expected they would exist no longer /"
Inc battle shortly after comneacod. and
oy ten nod'ps remained Of his gorgeous en-
emes bu, the melancholy auI sladowy re,
membrdnce London Paher.