Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-23

bu, RE occupied himself in writing verses aha
theatrical journal. Politics seemed 10 oe '"e
fayorite theme Of the Young student; anu wa ~
the minister Coun, de yernstorf procia tne
liberty Of the press in Denmark, anu enuT 49,.
ed to abolish The slavery Of the osrls' man.
Brun declared himself the champion OF Moe .r
ideas; and while his father protestea WIZ" VI.
mobiles against the abolition OF slavery, Int 81"
wrote boldly for the liberty oil the Peasan's
His success encouraged him TO dare lno,e' III
Joined the party which desired a raolca' Chang
in the government Of Denmark, ana ".o,e
olent pamphlet entitled "Catechlsm Oh 'ne ~.
is,orrats" Fearing for his liberty, nc e.. neu ~
Sweden; but finding the governmtn. ala nv
trouble itself to make state affair OF MS pau
phlet, he returned 10 Denmark, AND "ro'e SUI,
more violent pi productions, rendering seeonu
flight necessary. He was in his absence cor
demned to perpetual punishment, at lhe de-
mand Of the Emperor Paul and the Mug Oh
Sweden, who required Of the Danish court lhe
nunishnen, of the Jacobins Of the north. lie
arrived at Paris, and the republican soon be-
came an apostle of the imperial rule OF Napo-
leon: as a writer in the journal de J. Empire,
he daily bespa,'ered the idol Of the day with
the most extrarigant praise; this lasted hhti'
the fall Of Napoleon, when he Quilted the Jour
nal de ! Empire, Tor the Qnotidienne. IN wnieh
he had only TO change the name oil .NaPoieon
for tina, Of Louis XVIII. 10 continue in his Old
s,y,e of continual admiration. These changes
of opinion were but too common IN france du
ring the revolutions 10 which he submitted
But we shall not follow him through the lahy.
rinth Of political career, in which nc resemoied
the dial, which marks the hour exactly when the
II, laa> nf
when clouds or nj ght veil uim from norta eye
tits therefore with pleasure We turn TO Mr
Matte Bruins claims on society as a Geosra'
pher. He published with NJ. Menlelle geo.
graphical work in sixteen volumes, and alter
wards another alone OF this latter work six
volumes are before the public; and we may
safely aver that NJ Malte Brun was the FIRST
who treated the subject as science, and his
work therefore claims decided superiority
over every other. 1t is already known 10 the
English public in an elegant translation, pub
lished by Messrs. Longman s. Co. OF London
and Mr.. Black Of Edinburgh; see Literary ia
zettc' re,iews, passim. Unfortunately, the au
thor did not live to complete it; the seventh
volume, which concludes il, was, we believe
early ready for the press when he died. Hs
had JUS, issued prospectus OF this seventl
yOIuNe, anu al w. ~ -
schools, as well as Treatise or Ancient Geo
graphy, to be published in 1929; the prospec
tus is dated January 1927; but, alas! he did Eo
survive even to prevent its being an anachron
ism.
NJ Malte Bruins learning was considerable
and his zeal undated; he was OF very social ha
bits, aud during the winter had regular week
" dinner Of the literati Of eminence ct every
country. He was extremely obliglug and hsc
| an excellent heart; it was only when he took lht
pen in his hand that he was really meehanf; fol
then he neither spared friend nor foe; which
| m ade him many enemies. Though foreigner
he wrote French with an elegance and purity a
which many Frene hnen never arrive. he Was
the author of manv other works, hut his lame
| will entirely res his Prec's de Ia Geographic
and we trust thai il will BIZ concluded wirh the
same learned care that presided over the prece
ding volumes. He was late years one OF the
editors Of the journal DIES Dehlts'; and as the
French never lose an occasion Of saying good
thing soute qi coufe the rival papers say he died
| Of surprise on learning that his colleague tht
| Able Fcleiz had been elected Member OF the
Institute,
He has left an anlabIe widow and two sons
to deplore his loss.
| mot having seen any but complied memoirs OF th
disr ,uished person circulation, we are induced u
give admission to this original sketch, which contains
several new particulars Of his life.-Ed.