Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-10-25
From a London Paper.
NAPOLEON.

NAPOLEON.
~ = e Eosn the French u " chcfcaub,idnd
a this time arose Hero who gave an
I 3 oar history whose viii was bis law,
whoee word was power Tie bound the
crorn Of the queen Of the world upon
.rows, and withered monarchs with his
He thought il no robbery to be made
With Princes. He ASSUMED the
k-maiesty of Kings, and mimicked the
lnopoets, and aped their pageantry that
might take upon him the infrmities
people, anc bear their reproach among
-, and cloth them with his might as
y ! garment. He ouifaccd the seryilc
=, 81 appearances in their own way, and
"A oIf their own poor miracles of sound
: nhew against them. They hated and
IA the truth, and he made them chew
rdasling lies in gall and bitterness -
! i spite OF this degrading equality, he
81 the sovereignty OF his mind aid bis
Sae, STOOD Ear of, in the field of battle.
/ Who had watched in julius C1sar's tow
and had fed on the dreams OF Ossian's
<oes, could not dwindlr into the head
cher oil Court. Overlooking the IN
'nifcance OF modern thrones, he mould
|bimsrlf in the glass of antiquity Brood
ever the great and permanent, MS plans
<,ook Of the vastness of,ime ard na,u
: mind projected and stamped The image
1ec.ed tom the past on the future. His
N ambition looking bscs TO the might,
us OF an Alexander, Cesar, and a
|arIem gne, could not rest till he had
rcd a monument pf equal height and gIo-
Coz the wonder Of poslrri:y, nor I'LL hi
divided the circle Of immortality with
NJ"
Al the late Assizrs at Castelar,, man
! tried for murder. After the Jury
uush, in their verdict Gully, the prisone'
Is observed to drink out Of bottle he ba.
ring the trial concealed The audilo,
nceivsd il TO be poison, but it turned oul
Be good whiskey-when he drank it out.
hung it a, the head of the prosecutor
] bottle broke (! After the consternatio
subsidized, one Of thelcounsellors remark
il was the first time he had en- pros
nor and = c,imina, crack bottle togeihes !.
/" French Promised Protection
n 1907, when Gen. Junot invaded Por-
gal, he issued a proclamation, in whic,
sthe following exhortation and promise
! Psopie ef Lisbon--Remain 1t peace in your
nses; fear nothing from my army, nor from
FL" TIE great N. poleons nv master. sends
10 PROTECT you. TWILL PROTECT
Nov max in the sequel, what French
neral means by protection! The FIRST
p whom WIS seiz,ng the fortresses Of
Ntugsl, which at thai very time svas in
wee wiih france and had been at war
- Englsnd, the ancient ally, on French
fpunt. Next The opuient citizens OF
hon were driven out Of their houses,
|ch were occupied by French Officers.
5 use Of IRE arms was prohibited
op8hout the whole Kingdom. and aRy
pens detected in carrying fowling pieces
pistols without licence from Gen.
ofde, the commandant Of Lisbon, was
considered As ssgabond and high.
murderer. carried before military
nhsion, and punished accordingly IL
ude.ed that tn first city, Town or vii
~ which sFrenchn an was assessinated,
~ be burnt TO he ground An order
issued ior the coniscation Of all proper
goods. il they happened to have been
% England, imposing fne OF ten
tne amount, and even corporeal pun
cot, on all who concealed goods OF that
z'pion. On the 23d oil the next month
1ember) a mar contribution Of Uusf a.
Z vas 'mflosed ufaon she svhote kingdom
Wtssot, as ransom for individual pro-
q every Kind Cafnsai funshmenss
esatfed against al those wh0 attempt
- on 81 me country and query fserson
= wda sentenced 10 death. Those sOho
s armed resistance 10 the French, u
&c taken prisoners wefc shof. Every
ser IN arms zuaS fufso death, ana ev
se from which The French had been
8 va burnf. " B,ja has revolted,"
zea' Allerman in proclamation
mas reyoled and Bsja no longer
Hseullty inhabitants have been cur
q tne edge Of The sword and ifs hoEses
'sd N 70 fasuage and The fames."
Can. Cour.
Commercial treaty vitb hngland.