The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-06
Eltracts from LES Cdses' Residence at 81.
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IN iiie dhhnilY III Honaphftt aHd touch
mr. that expedition, among other things
asserts that /" tire departure of me general.
in-ehrf for france was the result of Il
grand and magnaninrpus plan-lIow ridi-
eulons is the imbeciliiy of those who con-
sdcr that departure rs an evasion or deser-
ton That +" kcber fell IA victim to
Nlusselmanlc fanatcsin. There is not the
slightest foundation for the absurd caumny
which would have attributed this ealaslro-
phe to the policy of his predecessors ar To
the intrlgoes of his successor" Aud lastly,
that 1t is pretty we'll proved that Egypt
would have remained forever French
province, if any other bat Mcnou had been
appointed for her defence nothing but
the gross errors of thai general could have
lost rs the possession Of Egypt"
"The discomfort of The troops In Egypt
happily vented itself IN sarcastic Jokes :
this is the humour which always bears n
frenchman through difficulties. They had
a great spite nj Gen. CaiIalclli, whom they
believed To have been one ot the promoters
of the expedition. Caili,relll had IA wood.
I'm ieg, having lost one of his limbs un the
banks of the Rhine ; aud whenever the
soldiers saw him hobhling past, they would
say, loud enough for him 10 hear" That
fellow does not care what happens he il
certain, nj all events, 10 have Que leg in
France" y
:" On the occasion, the gcneral-in-ehici
having IA few moments leisure 10 luuk II
bout the country, took advantage OF the
ebb tide, and crossed on foot Ia the nppo-
slc coast ol the Red Sea. Night surprised
hin, on his return, and he lost his way 10
the midst of The rising tide. lie uas IA the
The midst Of the rising tide. liz was ia the
greatest danger, aud very narrowly Gsea-
ped prrishiug precisely IN the same man
nrr ms pharoah. "'l'hls, lsaid Napoleon
would have furnished MI the preachers ri
christianity with splendid text agsnst
me- On reaching the Arabian co,4st Of
the Red Sea, he received dcpula don of
the tenobits Of Mount Sinai, wha came TO
lmplore his protection, aud 10 request him
In instr be his name on the ancient register
Of their haracters-Napol con inscribed
his name IN the same list with those of A II,
Saladld, lbrahim aud others In A1lusion
to this circumstance, or something of u ST.
n'lar KIND, the emperor observed that he
had IN the course Of one year received let
lcrs from Rome aud Mecca the Pope ad.
dressing hlyn as his dearest son, and the
Sherli St. Ing him the protector OF the ho-
~ keab ~ X
Born,,nrte and all those about him seem
10 batc bccn fond OF the marvellous They
are always discovering miraculous con
sciences some Of them absurd aud others
curious. Thus, for instance, II is stated Of
, Two faNurite lieutcnants of Napoleon,
f" that ou the very day aud at The very hoIr
when kleber was a.sassinhted at Cairo,
D"saix was Killed by cannon bali at Ma
ryngo.'
"The emperor had conceived many no.
vel ideas relative III the education OF the
king Of Rome-Fur this important object
he decided on the Institute dr .Nend0n, OF
which he had ,lfeddy laid dosSn the pfln-
cipie, with tcw 10 farther devclopc Il III
has leisure. There he proposed 10 Assem-.
Die the princes of the imperial house, par
licular,y the sons of those branches Ut the
family who had been raised To foreign
thruu.cs IN 1ids institution he Intended
that. the princes should receive the aiicn-
J ii'ns of private tuition, combined with tiff
advantages Of public education. Thcse
childien lsaid the empcror) who were DIES.
tined 10 occupy different thrones, and
To govern different cations, would thus
have acquired conformity Of principles,
aud manners, and ideas. The better t.
incilItatc the amalgaton and uniformity %
the fcdtratisc parts of the empire, eacl
prince Wal 10 bring with him from bis owl
country ten or twelve youths about hl'
own age, the SOUS Of the first iaIrlles II
the state. What AZ influence wolld they
not have exercised on their return home
I doubted mol, continued the emper0r) i,d
that princes of other dynastfes, unc0nlmci
ed with my lamlly, would soon have 3Oll
cited, ~ a great favour, permission IL
place thtir s9ns in the Institute Of McudOn
What advantages would thence have arr
sen 10 the nations composing the European
association All these young princes lsat
hej would have been brought together ear
~ enough To he united in the tender ant
pom erinl bonds Of youthful friendship ;anf
tiiay would, at the same time, have beef
separated early enough to obylate the lalal
effects Of rising passions--the ardonr q
partialliy--the ambition Of SUCCESSIVE
jealousy Of iove.'
: i ~ i1loNinr arr sotnt Hfsi pdil"u
las respecting NJ. de T, Thlcyrand
and NJ. Fouchc, whose names have 50 ;e
qu.nsly been mentioned. ! endeayour a.
mud possible to avoid repetiIons.
f" VI. dc T, (shid the EMPEROR wait
"a Two days aud nights. at Vienna for fol
powcrs To treat for peace in my name bu
! should have beer ashamed IL have thus
prosttuted my policy, and yet, perhaps
my conduct in this instance has ptrchasrc
my exile TO St Ilel5na for cannot bu
allow that II -, Is man of singular
talent, and capable at all times ofthrowing
great weight into the scale.
TT, continued he) was always il
a State treason but it was in participation