Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-20

the actors in ms sea, tragedy; and certain is TIM, ,ha,.y.
nc may occasionally describe the result Of the Of
apoeoh - never occasion, their source IN an
IMPULSE oil virtue OF generosity u is also remarkable or the
tina, his eloquent encnps of the mighty genius Of
are rarely In the person Of author hut ara
oued 10 the public large These however are ,yoed
VINO have lived immediate scenc where every mind
s"odued by the force oi his genius inundated y SUI
pefs,itious dread of his fortune I'm general we are ;ncd -
e business OF this opinions though confess we should
% ucen better pleased had the authors work
WIN the first campaign Of Bonapare in Italy No,wi,hsandn
; lou, which yet fresh in memory read with
s,S interest and satisfaction the cloqen, which
mas given ms Of the passage the Great 1t Bernard by
.onSu the passage of the Ch,ela the battles of
E anu M"n,elelo, aud OF tho hacd.t field of Rlaoneo
we consul saved 10y the timely arrival Of c>x and
S,y Sharse oi the Hungarian cellr- Nv Younger
Nrernan Nor in this enumeration should We io,s, ,6er
Pow.iUi sketches of o,ta like that c s- at the ST.,
n ,P oy macdonald which sous and we
e Inclined to believe greater exploit than the previous pn.
sage OF The Great 81 Bernard by the consul So far as we ne
1919 mere is no achievement in the annals ofvar which for
ano pese ,eence, exceeds tins exploit where or,ad
eeVey oid ms troops 'subuc the mountains and tho
' ,na' ney might Conquer arms" But the glorv
-, 81, nus oeen eclscd by tie long continued blaze of
pmhdour which sone upon the career OF hi, master To r.
' noMeve nom this da'ession We to exmess
N'' u'' uc work before us had i've
ot ,H years earlier that might had from tie vivid Mon
@ naive wrcr an account of,' first Of cam
III i'iy' WIN MS series oi brilliant actions plcni
victories, co'nncucng with the hattie Of Lodi Iui II n,c,,.
~ OH Ire has 20 ihr anticipated a. cono al order oil
events aS 10 complete the prsen, tgu l volume FRS,
S DUSTY engaged IN the scenes he describes, during
I 40, W ,t o''"ous period ni which his history
ne dul OF this vuiucift be called 6ail, 10 MI;
'''' To- quote the tran siaOn
wv works whose sustained polA suggests uor comprclen
NS anu intricate views Of the march Of events than this of Rot
nv s'is 10 have written with the skill of AN epic poet the
opp" FaTcilcs ri subject which history unfu!d lie ovrs q,
nSr ue nnufc OF the midnight iay the brllnncy of tho
W. e horrors OF the ln2ar house with the complex ie,nl rf
' pocy I've Intention snnoSt with ndnd vie
no ch regulations, when tang appeal universal la
"''' some d' uyiS touch, suddenly be.re us The
Ss'i plum. OF am'shng Genoa; t5 hymu of tho Eyrorse: n
OF ,eet the sarcastic tusn of ms thought break
mo hs subject Ike Sunshine tine scene and rcara,c the
pNture lac deep master Of irony which often suggested
] % i'cSSs1 aud ms covert s"e keenly felt under
some unaSS"mng phrase short expressive coaen lie is
q, u"t 'cc OK 'nan OF waTm and vivid ances with whom
shrns IS OF ou eoqueucc ;hai. tie haangur Of c, land
Seu, or an ntonaon the quinecencn Of passion aud tho
't"s houSht All is RAPID kccr, contentious when opinion
oT sentiment rs ~ questions while ali labored inc ds,,c
ness %ne1t facts are to be related People aa
"u nos neaa such long explanations but it written bv ma
tive of the land Of aeess and thought where 10 ndc
things is difficult, but catch the most hidden pns of md -
the habit Of every hour" ~ " '' %