The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-02
WHOLE No. 2s7O.

! NAPoLEoN's RULING PASSION. Napo-
leon was always solitary and selfish be-
ing. At school, in the army, on the throne,
he had no companions, no friends. He
made small account of good wishes or klnd
feelings. He required obedience he cared
| little for affection He was like one of
those masses of ice, that are sometimes
loesened in the polar seas, and float down
to milder climates,-beautiful and grand at
distance, as they reflect the play of the
sunbeams-bnt, en- their near approach,
cold, and dreary, and desolate; chilling the
very air with their SHOWS, and crushing all
J before them with their resistless weight.
| One effect of this cold selfshness was APP
parent in his military career. Except Fred
erick of Prussia, name that should never
be pronounced without the malediction of
the human race, no commander in modern
times has been so prodigal of human life.
In all his campaigns blood flowed like wa
ter. At the battle of Lodi he ordered his
army to pass bridge that was necessarily
raked by grape-shot from thirty pieces of
cannon. Twice all whe entered upon the
bridge were swept away and the third
time, Berthier, Massena, and Lannes sue
| ceededsln passing it over the dead bodies
OF three thousand of their companions. At
the bridge of Arcole, month or two after
wards, there was nearly an equal slaughter.
HdUen'S Remains.
You've NAPOLEON. The young Napo-
leon is an interesting youth, beautifully
/ formed, with the countenance and fne-cut
lips of his father, and the blue eyes of his
mother. One cannot see this blooming
youth with his inexpressible tint of melan-
choly, and that marked, plain and familiar
ease of the Austrian princes, who seem to
be every where at home, but his demeanor
| is more dignifed and nobler in the extreme.
! He has an Arabian steed, which he strides
with a nobleness which gives the promise
of as good horsemanship as that for which
his father was so celebrated. His escadron
almost adore him; and he commands with
precision and military eye, which prog
nosticate future general. He is in virtue
of an imperial decree, proprietor ofthe eight
domains of the Grand Duke of Toskana in
Bohemia, with an income of above G25,000
( sterling a greater revenue than is enjoyed
by any of the imperial princes, the Archduke
! Charles excepted. His title is Duke of
! Retchstadt. He is addressed Euer Retch-
laucht," (Votre Altesse.) His rank is i'm
mediately after that of the princes of the
Ieigning house, the Austrian family of Este
and Toskana.> His court establishment IS
the same with the imperial Princes he has
his lord chamberlain, aids-de-camp, and a
corresponding inferior household. In pos
session, as he is, of large fortune, his des-
tnation will depend on his talents and on
his Inclination" Austria as 1t Is"
| SAvAGEs FIRST SEEING A WATCH. One
morning during our stay at this Island, some
OF the natives brought Mr.. Mariners watch.
which they had procured from his chest.
and with the. locks of curiosity inquired
what it was. He took it from them, wound
it up, and put it to the ear of one of them
and returned it. Every hand was now out
| stretched with eagerness to take hold of it
1t was applied in turns to their ears-they
were astonished at the noise it made-they
listened again to it-turned it onevery side.
and exclaimed, Moo-ovi" lit is alive.)-
They then pinched and bit it., as if expect
ngitwould squeak out-they looked at each
other with wonder, and laughed aloud, and
snapped their fingers. One brought sharp
stone for Mr.. Mariner to force it open with.
He opened it in the proper way, and show
ed them the works. Several endeavored to
seize hold of it at once, but one ran off with
it, aRd all the rest after him. About an
hour after, they returned with the watch
completely broken to pieces, and giving him
the fragments made signs for him to make
it do as it did before. Upon his making.
them understand that they had killed it,
and that it was impossible to-bring it to life
again, the man who considered it as his
property eXclaiming NOW NOW (spoiled}
! rnaL n hiCciY,o 81
pointment, accused the rest of using yio-
lence and they in their turn accused each
other. Whilst they were in high dispute.
another native approached, who had seen
and learned the use Of watch on board a
/ French ship Understanding the cause Of
/ their dispute, he called them all cow-vale
| Ia pack of fools,) and explained in the fol-
| lowing manner the use of the watch. Max
ing circle in the sand, with sundry marks
about its circumference, and turning stick.
about the centre of the circle to represent.
an index, he informed them that the use cs
! it was to tell where the sun was-that when
the sun was in the east the watch would
/ point to such mark and when the sun was
highest it would point low-and when in
the west, it would point there, and this he
said the watch would do, although it was in
/ the house, and could not see the Sun ad-
[ ding that in the night time, it would tell
what portion Of the days length 1t would be
before the sun would rise again. 1t would
be difficult to convey an adequate idea Of
| their astonishment One said it was an
animal-another said ID was plant-but
when he told them it was manufactured,
they all exclaimed--Foon moor hoto what
an ingenious people. }-.Ncraey's account Of
) The Tonga ISlGnds.
n PERSIAN APoLoGUE. A tortoise and a
scorpion travelled the same road for con-