The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-05
NAPOLEON.

HtAttHo " u tutNb tuh b'l''h ih7
become famous IN history for having beeo
the spot upon winch certain Lieut.. 0
Artillery FIRST made himself know, during
its occupation by the English. His bella
YOUR, during that period, afterwards re-
commended him to more particular no.
tee, as man well ~ lifted 10 execute
bloody and unreenling projects. had
determined upon making some inquiries
respecting the events that had occurred
during the siege; and having letter tn
deliver To gentleman, 10 whom had
been recommended, | proceeded TO his
house. winch stood moi FAR from the COnrs.
He MAS at home, received me with much
politcness. aud requested that | would
dine with him that day. ! did so, and
] met two OF three persons. After dinner.
our conversation turned upon the death of
! Buonaparte, which had taken place not a
very lpns time before. An old man who
was one of the company, SAID, When
knew the future King OF France Did
YOU know hlm intimately T.? ! asked. M,
SIR, no, il was difficult To do lhat lie
was always cold and reserved, and there
WAS something IN his eye that made one
feel uneasy IN his company. Besides, he
appeared to be constantly Illuminating on
,oue project aud well remember that
ahen the news Of the approach of our ar
my bad arrived, AT the time that Toulon
was occupied by the Englsh, he seemed
TO become every day more restless. And
then the army eame, and Sallcettl got
hun app ointed Ch'cf de Brigade, and
when he put on his uniform, ! saw HIM
smile, and hea d him multcr, My desin,
is commruclug.--il He WAS brave fellow
bat not too mercllul tor. when ne entered
T0ulon, the day the English troops evacu.
sled II, he had the streets swept With can
non, aud down he marched his brigade
6rst To the quay and when ] got there
with my men, a terrible sight was for
there were the ships blazing, and women
and children screaming and imploring
mercy. and to be taken on board the beats;
and then two powder ships, which had
been set on fire, blew up with a tremend-
| Gus roar, and the whole harbour looked
like pnrgatory, with the poor devils strug-
CLING upon the water, and the trumpets
aud drums snnoding, and the houses on
| fire, aud the cries OF terror and rage which
we heard all around Ma toi | thought
too, that that young Chlefde Brigade look
! ed as If he WAS ust in his element, for he
was just as cool and calm among il all as
If hc had been at a skirmish in the Col
! lege OF Brienne. When the Government
changed. he WAS arrested at Nice, (whlh-
cr he had retired, as Terrorist y but he
was soon released, and | never heard of,
or sa" him again, till he was the General
of The Italian army. was little con-
founded when found my self afterwards
taking an oath of fidelity to him. .Mais,
ma toi! had rather be where | am, with
good glass Divine, than have been En-
peror ot France, and now lying in my
grave. The reflection, if not one which
did credit to my informant, as an anhl
iluus or cnterprang man, N least proved
his philosophy; aud had the subject of II
been as indifferent to fame and power as
his ancient acquaintance, Europe might,
perhaps, have been now AT peace with The
Republic of France; the Duke of Wei
linston, plain Sir Arthur Wellesley Wa
terioo, a r@meless viii ge Venice, free
state /; aud the rider on the whnIwind-
the director OF the storm himself, an ell
DERBY contenled coffee drinking invalid.
Such Is destiny! such is the Influence OF
one mighty sleepess spirit, which feels its
own Like the proud vessel which com
pared To the vast and yawlng abyss around
her, is as speck, an atom; yet, by the
skill OF those within her, makes the winds
aud waves subseryient TO her course"
Horrible Suffice The following acconn,
!; OF horrible Suffice which took place al
! Santipore about the last of December. is
, gise0 IN nm extract of letter from per.
son proceeding TO the upper Provinces
l The editor oi the Hurl>aru says the ac-
, court surpasses the generality Of those
i. dlsgraeetui exhibitions of barharity
: - had avaled myself of the night tide
| was at Chlnsurah on Thursday morn.
Ing, aud on Friday before dawn | passed
. Sooksagur. On the evening of the SAINT
day reached Santiporr, whrie | behplc
sight | had long desired To see, but ;
more horrible one | never witnessed. |
! was an lmmoatlon Of human creatur,
7 IN the prime Of life, with health and youtf
= blooming IN the Cuuntrnance. | reached
the spot only IN time To see the fire it, fn
( the m"mrnl my boat WAS seen ,epring I,
: the sh re-, the COW ardly iuslgators hurried
D the woman away to the pile. In the act
0 however, Of leading her TO the place,
T saw, from the boat, that she was hardI,
r able To m"'e. Two persons supportc,
= herb the arms, but before got on shore
Y she as laid beside the corpse of her hus
} band, and the tife had bten applied. Wher
Al she began 10 feel the flames, | saw her AT
e tempting with her hands to throw of tn
wood they bad piled over her, but thi
Is seemed TO have been signal with the in
human wreichts that sulroun sad her L
u hep more fuel upon her, and they shout
{ rd $" loud, c yiug " iIurree Boil" ~ T.
y drown an Shrek, however loud she mig h
: have mad strength enough to make. wa
I TOO much Shnc ( ed In stnu hi |, =. e.. L L..