The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-04

on that war, we should have been ruined
aud ultimately have becene PROVINCE 81
| France. ut il true said Napolron--
England being at war with France, gave
| the latter preience and an opportunity Of
extending her conqncsts io the length fha
did under me, until | hceame emperor &
nearly al the world, Which could rel have
happened, ii'thcre had been no war; TIN
con, ersalion then turued upon the oecupa-
ton OF Malta. "1No days,n sai he, bf,re.
Lord NhiiNorth lett Paris, AZ OTTER was
made In the minister, and IN others, Hhrui
the sum otthlfty millions of frames, and -
acknowledge me rs hing Of France, PROV
ded | would give MP Militia karuleo1
added, honcver,that the war would hive
broken out, had Malta have been out of Tie
question. Some conversation thcn took
plarc about British scamcn. Napoleon Oh
served thai the English seamci were ~
much superior 10 the French, ~ the Latter
were 10 the 5paniards | ventired IN Say
thai thought Tie French Wa al never
MIKE rood Nramen, on account of thcirNo-
ltti y III temper, and imp cace. Thd es-
peclallH. thy would ncver submit without
complaining, TO blockade ports for years
together, suffering from the combined ef-
ieets al bad weather, and of pri,aiipn of T.
very kind, rs we had done at 1oulon 81
do not agree with y"u there, .Sgnor Dor
ioirt,o said he, "bul do noi hink that they
VIII ever make ~ good seamcn IA YOURS
ne sea Is yonIs--Nour sealncn nre az mulch
better than Ours rs the Dutch were once
10 yours. think, however, thnt the Amr-
fieans N" better seamcn lhan yours, be-
cause they are less numerons.o | observed
that the Americans had IA considerable
anlnbrr OF English scamrn IN their service,
who passed for Americans, which WAS re-
MA hablc, "a independent of other circum-.
s,ancos. the American discipline ON board
| nlcn of war, was much more severe Than
ours aud, thai if the Americans had n
large navy, they would find il impossible
10 have 80 many abIa senmrn in each slip,
a. they had nj present. When | observed
| that The American discipline was more Sc
we're Than ours, he smiled and said, squire
BIZ d!Eciie oredere,n
MOORE.
Moore (hc said) was brave colder, an
excellent officer and MIN OF talent He
malp few mlslqirs which were proba-
! bly, lesepaablc from the d,licnlies with
which he was surrounded, and caused
! perhaps by his Information having misled
| him"
This culogium he repeated more thnn
once aud observed thai br had comman-
| died the reserve in Egypt, where he hal be-
haved very well aud displayed talent. /
remarked That Moore was always in the
front ol the battle, mud WAS generally mfor-
tnuatc enough to be wounded. All !!
tsaid be- III is necessary sometimes. He
died gloriously--hc died. like soldier
Nrnou WIS n man Of courage, but not II
soldier. You ought Ia ha-r taken Egypt
II hhbrr bad lived You would never have
conquered il. An army without artillery
or cavalry. The Turk eigailied nothing.
kIrhcr WAS m irrcparahie loss to France
and to me. He was lnaa Of the brightest
talents aud the treatesl bravery. | have
composed the history Of my campaigns in
Egypt, and yours, while was At the Hr-
ars, hut ! want the NDnilcurs for the
dates"
ADMIRAL NILIENEYUE.
Nilhnc,ue" fsaid hc) when taken pr-
soner and brought To England was so much
grleyed AT his defeat, that lc stuGied anaio-
my on purpose IA destroy himself For
this purpose, M BOUGHT some anatomical
plates oithe heart, aud compared them with
his own body, IN order 10 ascertain the ex-
act situation 81 that organ. Dn his arrival
III France, ordered that he should remain
Il Rennes, aud mol proceed 10 Paris. VII.
/ 'onevar afraid Of being tried by n court
martial for dIsobedience Of orders, aud con-
, -rqacDlly losing The ncet, for had ordered
! him not - sail, or TO engage the Engish,
d"itl mined 10 destroy hiruself aud accor-
dinghy took hi plates of the heart and com
pared them Uith his heart. EKnelly IN tI,f
"cntre of The plate, he made mark With u
! large pin, thcn fsed ihe pin NJ near as he
could iudge in the same spot in his own
/ breas showed i IN TO The head, penetrated his
heart, aud expired. When he room vase
pcned, he was found dead ; the pin IN his
bcari, and Il mark in the plate corresron-
ding with the wound in his breast. lie
nced not have done il, CONTINUED hc) ~ he
was u brave man, though possessed of no
talent"
CORVALLIS.
"Eornwallis," said he, "was man of
IFrobity u generous and sincere character !;
/ IN hes broo"d om8le. He WAS the man who
| first gave nae good opinion oflhe English !;
! his integrity, fidelity and lran<ness, and the
nohIencss Of his sentiments, impressed me
with a very favorable opinion ofhim. | re-
collect CORVALLIS saying one day, 'thcre
arr certain qualities which may be bought,
buta good character, sincerity, a proper
pride, and calmness 10 the hour Of danger,
] a"e not 10 be purchased THESE words
made an impression upon me. gave him
u REGIMENT Of cavalry 10 anluse himself with
at Arniens, which used to manTusrc before
him The officers Of il loved him much
| do not believe that he was man of FIRST
rate abilities. He never broke his word 49,