The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-19
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| The ros, Extraordinary man. the mos, 2 =.
olted genius, that ever sppesred on iae thes.
tie OF ihe world, Is no more i! The mortal re.
mains oi the conqucror OF Europe, for fifteen
yesrs he d,etsior OF its lows. humbly re2o.c
o, the door Of a co,tsge. On the mos, ter.
rhe rock OF the shores Of Africs lar i,om
| the beau,ius coon,ry to which he owed hi,
prosperity and glo'y, Napoleon the greatest
captain otsneisn, or modern times, end re-.
Gently the most powerful monarch OF tho
cath, has bfea,hed hts last. The pstched d
earth that covers his ashes cannot be wa,ered
! by the tears oi his son. His friend. ave upa.
eie TO swew flowers upon the tomb of him to
whom they owed oil their greatness, and or
tears alone (isking tho hand, Of Nonihclon
snd Merchsnd, are perhaps the only ones
which F'enehmen will shed over his gave.
VINO Is this OUTLAW, who thus expires in-ihs
prime OF lie, in harbatous exile Whol It
10 'be saviour and legislator oi France. Tho
rciiorsr OF monarehies shaken, of religion
desols'e, nnd the social compact dissolved,
" is tho hero Of Lodi. OF Arcols, Of The Pvrs-
mids, Of Ma'sneo, Of Aus,eriuz, Of Jena, OF
Wagrsn.
It's ihe generous conqoeror Of the Aus
lrisns, OF the Piussinns, If the Russians, and
OF hundred other nations, who have never
ceased 20 admire him. It's, In fine the sane
Nspcleoo from whom oil the sovereigns af
Eo'ope have sued for friendship and alliance,
lie, u' take rspid glance ct bis immortal
career. We zee evS-y where the in,rs MD
soldier, the consnnmo,e general, the firm
snd esiigh,epcd statesman! Whether his
fortune be cood or bad, we End him always
sbovs u. Hardly emerged from youth, Ma.
polson yet, simple officer oi artillery CON
nenoed h's career in srms, undcr The wslls OF
T,ulon. lie aslonished hi. snperiors by the
rec,i,odc of his judgmen', end by the obs dis.
positions he gave 10 bis bate viea He routed
from that Important place, those enemies
masters o! the SEQ, WHO bcd hold il by trescb.
cry. Napoleon powerfully coptribu,ed 10 Tho
succeAs OF the sicge, end gave a presssge OF
what he would one day be. Soon afterwards,
at the head OF the army OF italy, be msde his
debut, by bea,og the hus,rians ut Mon,ensuo
and by putting Them 10 fight, wherever no
me, them. It,wss In vain that they enircnch-
cd themselves al the bridge OF Lodi. Tho
young hero, surrounded by the standard or
liberty, which even the Austrian thundcrS,
seemed to respect, forced tho, terrible p's-
cage a, the head OF tho E'rnsdiers Of the 10.
public, and for the fifth time in less than ono
month, put 10 rcu, ,be imperial troops. Ten
other battles gained Immediately si,er by tho
young Napoleon, rendered France completely
mistress Of i,sy. snd that Gne country reeciv-
ed a new orgas~zalion; under tho protection
OF her d,iieetets
The genius OF Napoleon developed itself in
this glorious campaign. lie j, oitesdy more
iii as.,t.
The eye o! 26. Is the feet csp,sin OF he age,
theregenero,or OF Italy, ard ,evefeneed by her
people AZ the greatest Of mon.
A foreign shore Immediately sftc' received
him and his b'sve companions in arms IL,
became the conqueror Of Egypt, to wrest ,hst
feaiie country from the dominion Of the Ma.
mslukes, destroy The East India commerce,
oDd open new route 10 tho Industry of
France. Europe and Asis were Issgued a.
gaiDs him. The Turks became the allies .f
England, 10 prosrs,a lhat porten,oUs expedi.
ton. Less than one month, pever,heies-,
was suf!icier, Tor the genius Of Napoleon 10
suhdus Egyp, and Sy,is. A handful of
French soldiers re seized The pyrsp,ids, AMI
The bank, Of ss,oni,hed hboukit Witnessed
their valor and ihs, Of their leader. Bn,
while Napoleon snd his immoria, de w; big
sdes beats ,he Turks and EpgIish, the Msma.
iok.. and Arabs, france WAS distracted BY in.
te'nsl fsc,ioos--Au.,ris took advantage cf
the favorable moment 10 recommends the
war; Italy was again invsded by the impe,isi
troops, and even The frontiers Of Fropce were
mensced. No sooner did Napoleon hear of
the misfonunes Of hi, country, thar he Quit.
pd Egypt, penetrated tho Hecis OF Epglsnd.
and s'rived in France, where he was received
IS her deiyerct.-A few days only we ne.
cesssfy TO dethrooe soar chy sod to establish
itmer government. Of which The people de.
Glazed hin the head. Hono'ed w'ih the title
Of first consvi OF the cnch republic, Nap.
leon collected in haste, some divi,h ms or
young ron.etipiS usversed tho Alps amid
snow, and p'eeipices. end dsted wi'h th-
rspidiiy Of so eagle upon . victorious army.
int ioxicaied with success He stacked then,
and gave ibem battle in the fsId Of Marepso.
IL was q, Msrepgo ,bs, the first consul dis
played all the tsc'ies Of grost captain, re-
pairing ,bet eby, ten times the losses which
~ sone ,iof outnheta Of his enc tuv eost h,s