Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-03
MANUSCRIPT FROM sr. HELENA.
Ea.iracf4 floln 70 ,,.nrL.


MY life has been wonderful that The admirers ofy
greatness bave imagined tat fncy mpstbaye hre
eNlI9ordhTy They were mistaken. The FIRST years o.!
my iheweie nafhedby 10 uncommon clTcumstances 4
vas au obstinate and iEnsitive child. My early ,uca-
tlon was we,ched, :Tery thing in Corsica acqui-
ren the french language with facility from the officers
ct the garrison, with whom spent nay time.
. J snceeeded IN whatever undertook, because wied
tiny resolution strong ard INV character DREADED
never heststed which has given me an adyantare over
TIE rest OF mainland. Besides the will deDend upon ~
constitution tile individual M. is mar M, ,
OF MS 9Hn determinations.
MY intellectual Character made me hate Illusions
have always DESCRIBED he ra,h single glance This
- tue reason why have always penetrated the bottom
OF swim more facility than Others The world las
t'e "esi seen by mo such as it's such - it onqht
- DC: 30 a,so nave not resembied any have
have never perceived thatj derived any advantage
nom su'ces; and, Dtfuh they have never srry
- e any inner p'fpOse, Than 10 inspire haDit order
aud insih0d flomthe mathematics atone have p,t,
rfeo any iiglt' me rest las been lost tabor but self
'iy Intellectual faculties developed thernseve, with
Sn, any eNerii@n on my part They seemed 90 consist
only IA the extraordinary feasibility of the lb Is Of NV
ti"n. 'lsNert "ih rapidY than others 40 lint
+fe lHt !0dnd tine for reiieeIiOn-in this consists
NJ mind active to be amused with the ordna
" diversions 81 youth. wholly stranger 10
thtfD Iui tnl2h elsewhere sOmethingto nteresl me
rms disposition placed me in knd OF solitude where
had no other cninnaRinn than my own Thoughts ThiS
lie D"' 'e'" Hao''''a III all periods Of my
took pleasnrc in the resolution Of problems and frat
tought Tor teni III mathepatcs--bnt soon exhausted
Because the
Ielai Word rs es Cmcly Limited. then examined INC
mora system aud Ills labor proved more successful N
% 10 rus SPECIES Of research, which gs become confr.
aed habit iiat am indebted my achievements in
politics ard IN war. "
by 'hrIh destined me TO the serviceamd for this rea
sou "ds placed in the military school. obtained a
heuttnancy at the commencement Of ihe revolution I
had never received any title with oqua pleasnye THO
utmost bounds Of my ambition were "a Mat period Inn
Hcd 10 ne hope"i"cafine epauettes both sbonders
Hcoionc o. artillery appeared TO me the nc yi ultra
OF hufran greatness.
was ~ nat I'm too vsilHg 10 take aIy interest in m
lli'es. had not Judged Of mankind IN mss was
taeteioieu neither sNfpIscd alarm ed "a the
Nn' y Teiened at that epoch, because was unahs TO
Compares with any other. accommodated myself to
10. existing state Of things had not YET become di0i
cult ~
was employed in the army OF lie Alps This army
nid notnne WHICH va army ought 10 do. n was A sran
ger 20 ciscipiire and the art Of war was ia a rad
school VI is true that we had euenies to coigst
we we're ony odcfrd 20 prevent The pcdmontese rom
passinr tie Alps, and noihingwas more easy.
ANARCHY rcigrGl IN cantOunisnts the soldier had
20 fesrrc for b. officer tie officer little Tor his rene.
t~-"ho was every day liable ~ I've cashercd fy te re-
Wcsenaiiyes othe people. To them alone did the ar.
myannrN NE idea NJ powfT-gfch Of an otkef iGeas
thf most Impressive oB the human mine thcn me-,
ceiA te larger Of crii uauenoe over the military stae
sBdlearned 70 guard against il. "'''