The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09

As -ddndtl now occupies A Droraiaaaf
space II, the public attention, the lopew.,s
sketch from an English pa,er ma, nr,,s
interesting. Ii is stated, that the llItn,s
were ANXIOUS To gel rid Of a nf,n nf such
eioqnence aud intrepldity, before the late
expulsion.
NJ. MANUEL.
This member of the Chamber of H.,
putles was born at Bacelomettc, in The
department OF the Hau.ts .ilpes. Ii 1t.
ther, who WAS a notary, sent HIM Ia
houergae, To be educated by an uoce, and
also Tor the advantage of change o. air.
IS all his brothers had died between II, .
and scsen.-Thc uncle. who was an ece!.-
sastlc, saon observed that his nephew, u.
long with great boldncss of character. di.-
played, esen IN infancy, great natural Ia
Tents. lie sent him 10 Nismes to ilnpro,e
hls education, and he returned home from,
ms studies at the early aye of ID. lie was
about To embark IN the trade " hich tn. IN
habltanis of the A ps carry ON with Pied
modt, when the revolution broke out. and
induced him To alter his plans. In 1902,
though then scarcely IL, he entered into
the army, and served in the first campaigns
IN Italy aud Germany. lie was then re-
markabe for his good SENSE, his great IA
cIiIty vi expression. and calm frmness
winch gave him an ascendaney over all his
companions. lie soon rosr Ia the rank of
Captain of cavalry but about the time of
The signing OF the treaty of Campo Formio,
when he had served six years, hc retired
from the army III consequence OF IN hralih.
Al tl.m epoch French advocates were not
required /" undergo preparatory examna-
tons they Were called" Official defend, rs"
NJ. Manuel performed the part Of official
defender for several oil his friends. On
these OCCASIONS his talent for pleading be-
came manifest, and he determined Ia de-
vote himself To the bar.--lIe repaired To
AK, which, under the new Government.
was the seat Of court Of appeal. Here
he applied himself 10 study, and WAS soon
capable OF figuring with distinction in his
new profession, In 1916 he took an active
part against the fanatics and aristocracy of
AK. After the return of Bonaparte, the
business OF the courts being in a great
measure suspended, VI. Manuel visited
Paris. lie had not been hong there when
he learned that two electoral arrundisse-
ments Of the haules Alpcs had returned
hru deputy, lie wished To dtcliuc this
honor, hut being urged by his friends To
accept it, he took his seat and very soor,
became leading man in the Charnhrr.--
On the formation Of committee to draw
up the plan of constitution, in the name Of
the provisional government, he was chosen
one Of the members. There were then
two parties III lhc Chhmber-One for re.
calling the onibons, under certain condi
tons the other lo Napoleon IL. The de.
bates were extremely violent. NJ. Manu-
el prevailed on both parties In abandon
their points of contention, - thlnk only of
what was due In the countfy, and In pro-
claim no sovereign. After the dissolution
of this assembly, NJ. Manuel returned To
private life. He applied to be admitted To
the bar in Paris, bat his application was
rejected by the Procureur General Brllart.
tic was several times PET in nomination to
represent Paris, but ministerial influence
carried the clcctians against him by small
aloriles. He Was nj length chosen by
LA Sendee. Ii MAS intended 10 make
proposition for declaring him unworthy 10
sit ia the Chamber, bat the UItras did not
venture on this course, bat anxiollsly wait
ed for some pretcxt to exclude hlnl, which
they at length found in bis able reply to
the speech of VI. thateaubriand.
$40
Mr.. II. PoRrER, 4 passenger in the Soiiy
.4iae, from Smyrna, has favored MS with
the" Spectators" ofihe 9Th February. Wv
have not iime to translate much OF the in,
formation it furnishes. Ii contains thr
particulars of the defeat of the Turks III
their attacks on the important fortress of
thssoiongH on the 6th January ; but an
nonnces the complete surrender, ut length,
Of the Peninsula Ia the Turks and that
the Vizicr of Bosnia had succeeded chour-
child Puci,a As Srrraskicr of Romriia and
The Morca, and had arrived at Lar,sSd,
with 10000 men. ave continue" says
the Spectators" to enjoy the most perfect
Tranquility" Boston Cent.