Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-07
OLIVER CROMWELL AND RoNApARTE.
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degree, so was Cromwell for every cir
cumstance favored his elevation. The en-
peror aud empire had made peace with
France and Sweden in 1913, and all equal
" needed repose. Spain, exhausted BY a
var OF nearly hundred years, had lost
Portugal, and was harrassed both by Mas
sainello in Naples. and the rebell'ous inha'
bitants of Calabria and RousIlon. Por'u'
gal, whose independence was but IN It's IN
fancy, cultivated the friendship OF Eng
land. The old, inirm pope, (lnnocenl)
was governed by his niece, Donna Olym-
pia, who, from her cupidiiy, was called
the harpy of the church. Venice was en-
gagged in warfare, lost Crete, and was oblI-
ged to maintain an army in Dalmatia, at
enormous expense. Tuscany's policy aud
ECONOMY made her shun all broils. Savoy
was governed, like child, under the re-
sency of its French mother. The Swiss,
enveloped by their mountains, cared no.
thing for external affairs. Denmark's mag
nanim,y, had she not been Too feeble ana
a. variance with Sweden, would have led
her TO do more for Charles |. aud H.; while
Sweden, wishing to destroy the power oil
Denmark, couned an alliarce with Eng
land. Russia and Prussia had then but irl-
vial influence in the scale Of politics; and
lastly, France was torn by civil commo'
tions. Ii can, therefore, be no matter OF
establishment that under such circumstances
rs these, man who, like Cromwell, was
possessed Of courage, activity, prudence,
fertility OF resources, cunning, boIdness and
the gifts OF persuasion, should succeed IN
all his undertakings. Not but he had his
crosses too. He was obliged to retire from
before the small fortress Of Duncannon, in
Ireland, without, having been able to take
j. by storm: and his projects were some-
times chimerlcal. When Dunkirk fell into
his hands, he thought, with an army OF forty
thousand men, and feet Of fifty sail, to
subiugate all Europe. He demanded OF
the Dutch also 10 chose him their protector,
and thus to consolidate their republic with
the pretended commonwealth OF England;
and il has even been asserted that he once
laid plan to destroy Rome, and to bring
the treasurers of Loretto, together with the
none himself. TO London. Were not these
very much in the spirit Of some OF Bona
parties projects
The activity of Bonaparte was extreme
40 was that Of Cromwell. After the kings
death, every despatch passed through his
hands he himself wrote the letters otgreat-
est moment, and dictated the rest with such
rapidity that The pens Of his secretaries
could scarcely follow. When protector, he
rose at day break, devoted the whole morn-
ing to business, and remained alone great
part OF the night, unremittingly employed
at his desk. He was acquainted with most
European tongues, and al excellent Latin
scholar. His enemies themselves were
compelled to applaud the purity OF his man
ners: and he checked the eXtravagant H.
centcusness Of the times, not less Than he
did atheism and luxury and here the COM
parison is greatly IN favor Of The British
usurper.-Besides, he banshed duelling
-introtuced universal order-caused the
commonwealth to be respected both at
home and abroad-aBd alleyiated the des-
tiny of the unfortunate Waldenses by bus
powerful interposiiion-andd did many good
work..-But still he was despot and ty-
rant he ruled with sceptre OF fear; and
il was often openly exclaimed against him
in the nation, "What! have we murdered
our good king, only TO subject ourselves to
the tyranny of an insignificant citizen p
And yet this execrated usurper received
the most servile adulation both iromhIs sub
jecis and foreign powers. After burning
the library at Oxford. the parliament wei
coined him with warm panegyrics. and IN
solemn triumph. From the pulpit be was
hailed as the angel ofdestruction 10 his ene-
mics the angel of deliverance TO the peo-
pie Moses and Aaron, On bis return
from Scotland in 1649, the council ofstaie
and parliament went out 10 meet him, at
tended by cavalry, and the train bands clad
in new uniforms he was greeted by dis
charges Of artillery, and was conducted in
triumph to London. Z.
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