Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-11-20

The Young Ndpoieon.-An article
from Vienna mentions the arrival OF -
battalions and % troops of horse,
mounting 10 all TO 10000 men, with 80
pieces of artillery in the camp near
Drey Kirschen, wither the Emperor
had proceeded from Baden, and adds
"As they deGIed before his Majesty.
the youug Duke of Reichstadt the son
of Napoleon,) who appeared for the
first time in Uniform, attracted great
and universal attention. Joy beamed
10 bis counteDance. Her Majesty the
Duchess Of Parma, and her Imperial
Hlghness the Arch Duchess Harriet
and her family, following the Emperor
in their carriages on his return to BA
den"
This young Duke Of Reichstadt must
now be about eighteen years of age
How rapid the fight, and how hume
rous the changes Of time, Is seems but
as "Reminiscences ofrecenl labor, when
we recorded the repusation by the
great Napoleon OF his favorite Joseph
lne--the gorguS celebration of his mar
rage with the Austrian Princes, now
Duchess OF Parma--the birth of The
long wished for son-and his cradle
coronation as King OF Rome! Aud
waat revolutions have happened since!
How do events of deep and highest
| moment crowd upon the mind in aw
fol and splendid array, like the thick
coming iaRcies OF dream, bringing
the multliarious acts and incidents Of a
long series Of years into the narrow
space of aB hours filful slumber! The
glorious scenes at Dresden, where
King and Emperor were rival in do
ing the child Of fortune homage the
splendid campaign Of Moscow the
Fout aud overthrow! the great contest
at Leipzig against Europe in arms!-
the disastrous result-the tucning OF
weapon back upon the naughty foe
the seige and fall of Paris Elba-ihe
return, and the triumphant march to
the famous seat ofhls gIory-the Champ
dc Mars, where the emperor once
more ionnd himself surrounded by
France in arms--the field OF Water
leo und the awful catastrophe which
at a blew hurled him from the giddy
height Of foTtune-and the inglorious
fiRlt-the Bourbon reascends--the
mighty family of Napoleon is disper-
sed-- st Heieua--and thousand other
scenes and incidents OF subsequent oc.
eurrenct-alI--all crowd upon the
imagination like the rapidly changing
vlclssiudes OF he drama. And where
are Napoleon and Josephine ieKan
der. and the Burbon-- Murat and Ney
and many others OF the princes and
mobiles who o0te conspicuous and splen
did parts ~ the great twenty parts'tr ira
gedi-s, and grand melo drama OF Eu
rope! Alasr Echo aHSuer Vheret'-
8u' The blood OF me corqncror flows in
ne veins Vt the Duke of Reichstadt--
aud ;hengh mingled with that of the
house OF Hapsburgh--yet there is the
blood OF Maria Theresa also And
who can tell, that tie boy now "first
| 10 uniform, sprung from such parent
age--may not set perform some spIeh-
did part III IA world which less than
/ fifteen years ago. trembled beneath
his fathers tread Il n. Y Com z4dv.
The Electoral Colleges meet in their
respective states on "Wednesday, the Sd
OF December, at their several seats of
government They vote by distinct
ballots, and make distinct lists of per-
sons for whom they vote. The lists
are then signed, certified, sealed and
tito Washington. On the second
Monday Of February next, the votes
ate opened in the presence ofthe Senate
aud house, and counted. Whoever
has ma orily of all the electoral votes
is declared President, and the same as
regards The Vice President The Ger.
titled lists are sent TO Washington by
special messengers paid for Mat pur,
/ pose.
MILITARY Captain Eneas
Mackay, Assistant Quarter Master at
The Military Post and also at the Mil.
itary Ar01e1nu of West Point was