Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-16
From the Lancaster { Penn. Jcurnc!.


The following condensed chronology or
events may be taken as a nutshell areu.
ment in proof OF an affirmation, which tho
few might dispute, is still open to con,rc.
versy by the captious sophis'. We oweit
to he pen of the Rev. Mr.. Dutens, gen.
| tleman well known as literary and dpo.
matte character. 1t is taken from sketch
lately published, called The sights ihap:
seem" and contains more cpmprehen.
sive view of the leading events of modern
times than we have seen. As such, we o.
fer il TO our readers
have seen king imprisoned by bis
| son 5 emperors massacred, kings a.sas.
sinated, kings deposed, s republics IN.
initiated, and great kingdom efared
from The map of Europe. | have seen Eng
land lose in eight years half North Ameri-
Ca, after possessing it for more than cen
fury. have seen her, verifying the sen.
iiments OF an ancient, THAT the empire Of
The seas gives that OF The Iand) take The
Cape of Good Hope and the Island of Cey.
lon from the Dutch Malta, Egypt, and
several colonies from the French. have
seen her dictate the Law to the king of Den.
mark at Copenhagen, and carry her victo.
rious arms INTO the most remote parts OF The
world. | have seen this same England, in
1880, resist the combined efforts of Eu.
rope, of America and the northt I'm powers,
who formed an armed neutrality agains.
her maritime dominion. | have seen her
IN the revolutionary war, often destitute Of
allies and alone opposing the enormous
power OF France, Of Italy, of Denmark.
and of Russia. have seen the son OF an
Englishman 60 ou: to India, as writer to
mercantile company; but quitting this ser
vice, when very young, TO embrace The
military life, afterwards rising to the head
of an army, dethrone most powerful
prince in the east, place another on bis
throne, conquer part of Hindoslan, and
raise the British dominion in that quarter
10 the pre-eminence which it now enjoys.
hive seen, what has no example in his
tory, little Corslcan gentleman conquer
Italy; force the emperor Of Germany to
make disgraceiul peace take Malta in
two days Egypt in month return from
thence and place himself on The throne Of
the Bourbons and all in less than four
years, from May, 1885, to Nov. 1899. I
have seen him transport his army and az.
tillery, in the midst of winter, over the
most difficult pass Of the Alps, and in a
single battle, decide at once the fate Of
Germany and of Italy. have seen this
same Corsican gentleman order the Pope
to Paris, IN 1904, to crown him emperor
of the French, and afterwards depose the
same Pope, and deprive him of the tenn
poral possessions which his ancestors had
enjoyed for more than a thousand years.
have seen him declare himself king OF
Italy. ! have seen him Drawing formula
bic league which was directed against him,
march to Vienna and even into Hungary,
in six weeks; give the law three times to
the Emperor Of Germany, compel him 10
abdicate the imperial crown Of the Caesars;
deprive him Of part OF bis domnions force
the Emperor Of Russia twice to retire and
soon after oblige him TO march to bis ass's-
lance against the Emperor of Austria
have seen him destroy The power OF me
king OF Prussia in fifteen days, and strike
all Europe with dismay. have seen him
delhrene FIVE kings, and create eight Others;
annex Holland TO France dictate to SPAN
as if it were one Of his provinces; employ
her forces as his own, and at last take pos
session of The whole kingdom. | have
seen him pronounce divorce between hip