Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-07
Joseph BONAPAR rE.
III the editor of The London Court Journal

SIN. This * monarch, who now leads calm
and p,ilosophic life on the banks Of the Della
ware MT car from B..rden own, Was lately visit
ed bv Sir Robert Kerr Porter, on his way from
South America, by the United STATES, 10 Eu'
zone. The CT deuant king received the English
traveller with great hospitality, who found him
living in a commodious and even splendid
dwelling house, con ,tructed out OF large sure
of stables, which had fnrme ly bern expended
TO a magni 6c-nt mansion, represented as quite
palace, which hac been bu'nt down short
time before Many fue pictures, snG y her va
liable property, werc consumed; but enough
remained, saved from tn h'e, % furnish the
present residence in noble manner with some
Of the bpsr works Of the Spanish and Flemish
masters. One Of The saloons is particularly
dedica,ed o S; uIptured portraits OF the Bona
oar,r family; and Sir r X Porter, in spraking
of the coll, cton, describes The bust OF Charlt s
B,napar,e, the fathe, Of tn, family, as he most
impressive f item all. from he striking b. au
~ aud character f ooun ena"ce: i strongly
re semhles that Of the celebrated An'n"us
Joseph Bpnaparre. (who has assumed the III
tie of Count Survillers IN showing these
things, did i: with unaffected candor of COM
men, on the exlraordinsv des,inies OF the Nv,
ing or de original, Of III Sc marble portraits ;
and SIR Robert remarks, tha' The same manly
since iiy aud good sense prevailed IN his "cea
slnnal ob>e, varions on his own past and present
manner Of lie. He has large domain round
his hru,e, pur hased by him; and he spends
vas, sums 81 money in promoting cul walton
of all sorts, agr iculure, and planting To great
extent every drs rip ion Of Tree, even from 10
reign countries, thai Can be raised IN the cii-
mate He has redeemed Thousands Of acres
from the waite ;-e Getting villages, and encou-
rap,pe ar Ulcers, and pc sous of other useful
talents, to inhabit Them He is universally r.
p.o,pd; and must be, what &c seems, mach
happier man in his presrnl exPatria'ed home
The b, u-fac' or Of ali around him-than h. could
POSSIBLY have been when seated on a contested
throne, however brilliant.
He is fond Of literary pursuits, aud having
re ad all that has been published Ia the shape oil
memoirs relating TO his brother Napoleo", he
devotrs his leis ire hours TO writing commen-
tary Oh the subject, wherein, with the imPar-
TALLY Of s'rict justice between ihr lac Empe
ror Of France and his his photographers, h.
means To SIT the true stat, mems on one sid,
and the false on the oih'r; and =" furnish p s.
,erity with (he trus,s) r. ally far account OF
ina, marvellous man. TINS, ne says, hr owr,
alike 10 The memory Of his bro her, and TO he
" r. OF history
Nhe"ev,r such work is given to The word
i, will Ger my be- worthy Of ate ton; and a.
il will prora ,ly come GU, viii many witn' sses
of the i'm it tells Of s,ill exist, Is accnrscy
mas b. subject TO the same ORDEAL by which he
,r,,s his contemporary oiogI aphrr>; aud he
free voice OF the public, weighing all he evl
deuce, will be h. ultimate pronouncing judgr
Us 10 the real charariei Of he deceased Napo
leon. am, Sir, ur obedien' servant,