Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-11

s,,.;, and Amers. but the IS, 2.
]fsss- brl, !, nav :, the friendship now SUI
can ins bet between the two INA na'i Ur;ne;ole.
.s s.;ss as the language . anu y
ssahs s = common to BOTH.
khIcn are .as .y say the London papers
TINS .Ua' 9TH repeated shouts OF JOY.
...,a that Bonaparte has lately
II ,: sss with the British Admiral
bad a oln et g his being toe well watched
b q. scs British are at the annual expenee
the l D.'I million Of dollars to keep the
p aoOa s. ! n his cage, the officer ought 70
prisoner = ,hs air daty faithfully. Some
Esslo ;auar;ss. lately, sent him, from the
blssl0 ~ Good Hope, a Bible with a let
ape Losing y the ex-emperor to rspsn,,
ger au''I pcyaparte read the letter, showed
H. sai h;ble aside and said $ know nov an an
se p,u'e Whether he meant that ne
aDous i. II about the bible or all about re-
knsx , ~ 4 Is not stated. Probably ne
saes about as much OF the one @ = 'n'
other. rs
-. .rs somewhat surprised that We
40 not more anecdotes and particulars
cs, po ~, in his present philosophical
8, . cement from public life. Those who
.ss constantly with him might from a
s sts INV correct opinion OF what prln-
s;DalIr occupies his mind and q rela-
80 Il his conversation, amusements,
s sva books, etc. would much CRAFTY
sas;s Il is to be supposed that he
meets u,a there to spend his dayss Has
arome resonciied to suchan expecta.
.;.a ) Doss he express any regret, or
4 1.s5 any one to apPrehend that he has
s .,r !. compunctions visitings OF nature
~ an account Of the miseries OF Europe OF
sb;cb for 80 many years his irsatiate am
|h;t;ou was the principal cause : when
= went 70 Elba he declared his intention
u write history of his. own times !;
Soes he now spend part Of his time in
dome 50 ; Is such glory as he has 90.
fa;aed source of more pleasure OR pains
Can he be or does he even strive to ap-
pear, happyi Who would rlsqne a
chance OF situation with hims lsti quos
felcibus aspicitis says Seneca, 81 non qua
|cccurreat, sed qua latent, yideritis, mi
q seri surt those whom you think happy,
Ia Won could see. not what is obvious, but
4 what is linden, you would find to be
3 most miserable Probably, with all
s MS splehdid trialnphs; With all his power
and prospects of its INCREASE ; few men
Hin the world have suffered more, or en-
Nov less, than Boaaparte, for twenty years
3 past Had his course Seen that OF virtue
areat won d nave been Msanxieties fears,
Ms fatigues and sutferihss, though YER
10 anced By the stimulus OF endless fame
<for achievements, the objects and the
Consequences OF which we're the proven,
$tion OF evil aud the diffusion of happi-
tdess. But, when ali his exertioas were
<eentred ia self; were directed to the ac-
&guisition Of false glory, and abused pow
Eer; in the midst Of victory he must have
been Slave to bis own a,nkiticn; III the
nidst Of splend0ur be saw tie darkness
3of Of his own bosom, "a the midst of au-
taoriy be felt that.hc had none over the
<eaawips and ever htnsered worm. How
hsch more HAPPY the Deggas; now much
more fortunate the Let of D'lngheip,
&Pcheg u and others that he murdered,
taan 81 the stupendous murderer himseif,
daring his transcends t elevation and
desolating tyranny. How much more
Srstched must he nov be, stript Of do
niniOn; aad sent to solitude. without ths
partial solacs of the. companions of his
srlmes; without a tear from the good
fos his fate; but loaded wish the execra-
Mons Of millions of widows and orphans ::
and chained and guarded, by the enc
niles be once promised to slbdue, like
We uAtamsable hyena. The past can
present him only hiedeoas spectres; al
post OF horrible assailants OF his peace.
Wherever he casts his eyes round the
nerlzon Of the future, they are met by|
tarsnes Of despair save, here and there
\ sssiinnering Of the light of escape, the
saiat rays (which iastead of animating
hshopes Of regainsd e;niuence, tend RAJ
eer to remind him, with anguish unut-
tsraoie," through what Scenes Of siaugh-
YER ne reached his 6. eminence," 4 from
what height wasms tsli, equally AFFECT
70 himself and glcrioas TO his enemies.
4 What wise man would nov be, or
" w0uia ever have been Bonapartei! VIII 4
nOsdoms voulahe not reiinquish, if his
,eriGer possessions could return. to lose
ms own and purchase the name and the
Ssnscisnce Of Washington. Lut let usl