Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-10

lie or palace guards, I'D sCaFie' Ci"."tnS' 'e~".o
upon their halberts on that opposite. AT the
head of the bier some twenty officers OF the
Hungarian grenadiers, and two or three hussar
of;cers. who accompanied the commander OF
the garrison, stood closely grouped. "A few
nersons of distinction sat in private pews in a
gallery above, that have glass windows looking
down into the chapel. Among these, in pew
by himself, next that Of the Emperor's brother,
was the young Napoleon. He leaned from the
omen window during the service: his complex
ion is very fair, his forehead good, the lower
part of his face short and rounded; his nose
not very prominent, but well shaped. The co
lour of his eyes could not distinguish, and ex-
ce ut for moments, saw him only in profile; but
he impresses you as very good-lookng, gen.
boy, with an appearance and manner
somewhat beyond his age. His hands wsH
clasped together, and he seemnd 10 take tffa>
feeling interest i'm the scene, which is alike ma
tural and becoming in youth OF fifteen. Inc
solemnity Of the service and the sweetness oil
the singing, were perhaps the only things that
moved or occupied his young mind; and yet IL
is more than probable that he would know, and
nigh, a; that moment have remembered, that,
but for his father, these obsequies nigh: have
been electoral and not regal, that the kingly
crown upon The bier was the gift OF that father,
when he Cecreed that the Eiector OF Bavaria
should wear one. The regal honors and pow
ers which he had bestowed, had outlived his
own, even in life; and in death, he himself had
lain down in the grave Of an exile. The son
might remember that no such requiem was
sung over the distan, tomb, Of that father; but
that the enemies who had guarded him living,
and who could not deny him the funeral OF
soldier, guarded him dead. All this he might
tIxyy 10 he
fathers bones yet deposited in fitting sepul-
chre l admit, however, that all this is not We:
ry probable; for learn that he is bred up in
particularly quiet way, is little OH horseback,
and seldom or never seen among the troops, or
encouraged in any martial tastes. Circum-
stances, however, bring about strange and mir
sculous changes in, or rather Developments of,
human character; and the stirring trumpet may
vet sound, which shall awake in the bosom Of
this youth the stern and ambitious spirit of his
father"
We will close our extracts to day, with our
authors very lively and interesting account OF
meeting of the Hungarian Diet, which he wit
messed at Presburg.
"In the hall ofthe Hungarian deputies, it is
impossible not to feel a momentary delight, the
picture is so new and startling. The hall IT.
self is nothing remarkable, merely long, lofty
chamber. A chair is raised on step at the
upper end, for the Pre- siden.. Tables run the
whole length Of the hall, covered with green
cloth, and supplied abundanlly with materials
for writing Immediately below and TO the
right Of the President, sat such bishops and
dignitaries Of the church, as have seats in this
assembly. The rest of the members, and there
appeared to be more than three hundred pre-
sent, wore the national dress Of Hungary. II
consists Of hussar cket and panialoons cf
brown cloth, and hussar boot. The ornaments
are Of black silk lace, plain, warlike and be-
coming. There was a spur on every heel,
sword on every thigh, and by the side Of every
man, on the table at which he sat, stood the
kalpac, with its rich brown fur, and that falling
top of crimsisa cloth, which, when in former
times the Hungarian galloped TO the field, flew
bravely in The wind, giving life and menace to
his motion. 1t is impossible to gaze down
without interest on this belted assembly, the
descendants of a race Of warriors ever ready to
leap into their saddles,-in fact the vanguard
Of Europe against the Turk. The debate was
carried on in Latin; numbers spoke, and in gen.
eraI, they had ready and fluent command OF
language. There was one churchman, an abb
DOT q think who spoke, rapidly, bitterly, and
very well; and there was elderly deputy,
with grey hairs, who piled to him most elo
quentlv, with FIRE and freedom that surprised
me- In one part of his speech, where he was
more particularly pleading The cause the peo-
pie, he cried out with animation, "Por popuh,
coz Deli" II electrified the whole assembly.
There were many loud Kodts'' not only among
The deputies themselves. but also from almost
all the persons in the gallery. For brief mo-
ment might have fancied myself in free as
sembly, but the calm. complacent smile upon
the features ola keen looking president, who is
the representative Of the crown, reminded me
that there was bride upon the Hungarian
steed, and although he is suffered TO prance lof-
lily in pride and beauty, and TO fancy as he gal
lops that he is running far and away, his rider
sits laughingly at ease3in the saddle, and knows
better"
From these quotations, some idea Of The spi
rit and style of the work from which they are
taken, may be formed. We will only observe
here, that we think, the time occupied in its
perusal would be pro6tably employed. |, is
from such books as these, that We gather our