The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-09
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end observed that DC had commended the re-
serve in Egypt, where he bod behaved very
we'll and displayed talent. remarked that
Moore was e!ways 10 the front OF the battle,
end wss generally unfortunate enough to be
wounded. "Aa! (said hoy il 10 pecessafy
somsiimes. lie died gloriously--be died
like q soldier. You ought 10 have taken T.
gypt. II Kiebcr had lived you never would
have conquered il. An army without srlie.
~ or cavalry. The Turks s'gnifee nothing.
Kicker was an irreparab|e loss TO fss0ce and
To me. He was q man OF the brightest talents
and the greatest bravery. hays composed
the history of my owo campaigns in Esyp,
and OF yours, while ] was at tho Briarsi but
want me Moniteurs Tor the daps"
ADMIRAL VILLENEpvE.
"Vileosuvs (..id he) whso aiken prison.
or and brought 10 England, wss 80 much
eyed OF his defeat, that he studied enatomy
on purpose TO destroy himself. For this pur-
pose, he bought some anatornicai plates OF ihe
heart, and compared them with his Own body,
in order TO a.cettsiD The exact sit0slion oi tba.
organ. ON his arrival IN France, ordered
that he should remain al ReDncs, and not
proceed 10 PATS. Nhlsneuvo ai,aid OF being
tried BY a court martial tor disobedieoce OF
orders, and consequently losing me feet, 10
had ordered bi0 not to sail, or 10 engage
the English, determined to destroy himself,
snd accordingly took his plates OF The heart
ard com ed them with his hcad Exacuy
in the cen,re of the plate, he maje marx
with large pin, then fixed the pin as near IA
he could iudge in The same spot IN hi, own
breast, showed il in To the head, and expired.
When The room was opened, he was found
de the pin in his breast, and ma'k in me
| plato corresponding with the woood IN his
breast. lie aeed not have done II Continued
hey as he was brave man, slough possessed
OF no talent"
BRITISH NATIONAL DEBT AND THE
BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
Napoleon psofsssed hia,self doubtful that
| the English could now continue 10 manniac'
| ,ure goods, 50 b, TO be able 10 sell them at
! the ssme price Us those made IN France, IN
| consequence Of the actual necessities ot iiie
| bang 50 much dearer In England than In
| F,aoce. He professcd his disbelief that the
| nation could support the immense weight OF
taxes the DEAFNESS Of provisions and The ex.
| travagance Of a bad administration. WI ben
Iwas IN France (conipued he) With iout
times the exten, OF territory, and iour '''ns'
the population, I never could have raised one
half of your taxes. How the English people
bear it cannot conceive /; the French woud
not have suffered one fourth Of them--no;
withstanding your great successes (coniinusc
he) winch are almost inc' edible. and TO which
accident aud perhaps destiny have much con
| lribu,ed, | do not think you arc yet out OF the
scrspc; though you have the world at CON
msnd, I do not believe that you will ever bs
abIe 10 get over year debt. Your great CON
me,ce has kept you up; but that will fs'
when you will no logger be able 10 uoderse,
| the manuiac ure, ot other nations, who a..
apidiy improving. a few years will tel
| whether l an right. The wors, thing ths
! England has ever done, was thar OF cndeavo,
ing 10 make her sell great military oaIion
| 10 attempting that, has!snd must always bC
| The slave of Russls, Prussia, or Austria, or a
/ ieast suoservien, TO some Of them, bsceuse
| you have not q population sufficiently numer
ous 20 combat on the con,inent with France
| or with soy Of the powers have named, ant
consequently must hire men from some "
,hem m / wher cas-, at scs, you arc so superior
| your sailors are so much better, that you car
| aIways command the Others with safety tC
| yourselves, and with little comparative ex
| pence. yoor soldiers have no, the requisite
| qualities to- military nation. They are no
| equal in address, ACTIVITY, or intelligence tc
| ,he French. When they get from under the
| fear of the lash, they obey nobpdy. In are
| treai they cannot be managed and il they
| meet with vine, they are SO many devils
| (fan,a diapot,,) and adieu to subordiostion
| | saw me retreat oi Moore I mover Witnessed
| any thing iike it. II was impossible to col
iect or make them 30 sny,hiog. Nearly all
| were druuk Your officers depend upon in'
,cres, money for promotion You soldiers
are brave, nobody can deny IL; out il was bad
| policy % encourage the military mania, in.
! stead af sticking TO your marine, which is the
| reat 70 &C Of your county, cod one which,
while you preserve IL, will always render you
| powerful. In order TO have good soldiers, q
nation must aisrays be at svar.
"lf you had lost the battle Of Waterloo,
! (coutinucJ hey what state would England
have been in The flower Of your you'h
would have been destroyed; for meta man,
not even Lord Wellington. would have escsP.