Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-08

The Following articie' ""'e" We """ '' '"e az
- nav Advertiser, we presume to be from
N"! - If Mr.. Genet, now residing M the State
| 4 New York;
~ ,he Goth day Of March, 1911, the streets
u o.. we're filed with an excited poPulace,
t 81. the air with the cry ct FiVe L'Empereur.
snu.s ,;oued roar Of cannon, anu the Hight oil
i e - IN which female aronaut ascended,
o1''oo s,.s,;ons that some event had occurred Of
ave ." "ss interest to the French people.
"S' P, ,hs birth Of the :" son of the man, OF an
" me fortunes and glory Of Napoleon, the
D." =, 6f,,-seyen millions ofpeop'e, which now
4s' ~ the public imp,tience its joyful gratihca'
Vn' IN this occasion that many singular cir
..,,css took place. such as are supposed to
l| s, .bs nativity OF remarkable characters, and
i""s .,ricled for after times with peculiar care.
,.",og hen the prugnostics ct good fortune,
49,, os,,u, of misery Ia come. The Emperor
.,nsu,l anxiety as the critical moment arriv-
~ q, .lco,, the whole preceding night he paced
gu III. If the palace with the Empress To-
,,,,o;ny the event occurred. under the
S"' I,,ninS aspsct. The celebrated Dubois,
90" 50 ~ the schoo Of medicine. arrived be-
~. cornanion, the 40 less celebrated Corvi
IS, IS. N,noleon was anxiousI y waiting the result
N an adjacent room, e,x
lam. and anxiousIy inquired OF the former why
=" Al n,t discharge MS professional duty with
Is,v n, excused himself on account OF
S ~, .h.t,.s Of Cor,isar,. Do you want wit
u, - ;u,,i6catur, said rhe Emperor, will be
~, % roo. p,oceed. Reused by ms remarks,
'aJN, tioJ encouragement, ne went, though un-
~. r,,ch embarrassment, 10 the assistance vi
-. Harmed Empress. Again the presence OF
r,,d If Napulpon was serviceable, fur the medi'
~ ,,,,uhAnt even nov could not recover his ac-
.n.,o,,l ca mness of manner. unn the memo
,,hIe ,n,ng ol the Emperor. F"raet that you are
! ,,,sod,n, he Empress; treat her as you would
',s ,,ir If citizen Of st. Denis. The Empe-
-, v,s so,n Afterwards asked whose liie should
r, S,,s1 tie sacrifice Of either the mother or
he child became Indispensable "lhe mothe' 5,
r,pl,ed Napoleon, "tis her right " AT length
e. crisis Gss passed, bu, the infant Is said only
:, have been reused from deep letharsy by the
,s,ebrratinn and noise Of ,he lOl pieces OF ar
tiilrty.
Twenty two persons, some Of them OF distinc-
n. besides the Emperor, were present, and 1t
"a. Corvi.art, whose friendly aid restored
warmth to the expiring child, no~ almost forgot
Ten amid the confusion arising from the fear en-
,rr,a,ned tor the fate Of his mother.
All etiquette was laid aside, ADD the ceremo-
mes iOr the occasion, according 70 the usual Gus
tom Of princes. with whom It is important TO es;
nbish the birthrisht and identity Of their sue
ce,sor., we're laid as,,le without hesitation.
The Emperor. as soon as he was assured OF his
viies safety. caught up the child. and presented
Lin to his officers and attendants IN the next
apartments, BY whom he Was hailed king OF
Rome, 1t had been previously determined, that
il the expected stranger should be princess, ,.e
5umber OF cannOn used to announer the event
should be limited to twenty two; and il 4 son
wa, born. the event should b. distinguished by a
discharge from a hundred and one pieces
When, ,hereiore, the twentv.third report was
heard, the enthusla>m Of the people was carried
10 an excess that almost exceeds belief.
This Was but the prelude to more marked no.
norS. Addresses were sent from all the public
bodies Of PARIS. The courts Of Europe sent en-.
vows extraordinary 10 congratulate Napoleon on
the event The king and queen OF Spain made
l'uraey to Paris TOR the same purpose. AT his
baptism. the infant was presented with silver
Irails BY the good CIT, Of Paris, aud the empc-
ror Austria stond godfather, by his proxy and
BROTHER the Duke Of Wurtzbursh. Ia short, ne
yer Vas any birth celebrated With greater re.
lHcloss, OF any child mote warmly welcomed
'a;n TVS breathing world, than this unconscious
Ter 20 4 throne
lie education Of the young king Of Rome be-
1me SUBJECT OF serious concern to the emperor.
10 Madame de Montesqueu wss entrusted the
'uleeeI go'erness to the Young Napoleon. She
Vas me Vile oaCount Peter M.nte,quieu F.zcn-
<a'' dI''lnsulsaeboai er and statesman. She
vas esteemed most excellent woman, of unsul-
,eu ooaor AMI established principles. Her me-
,.od OF managing h., ahargr was much admired
~ rN apartments were on the ground floor of the
iG"e,ieS AMI IoUked ont upon the court. A
'Pehd'd palace was even then I'm concentration
"rn,u' to be placed opposite the Poir, de Jena;
Ot' we oos''n"cy OF coOpeI, WIN owned a part
u" "e ground Intended Tor the site, e,en,ed the
execution Of the plan.
~ '""st every hour Of the day. crowds of
ss'Pe assembled before the window Of the young
"eo'ain view of him. On one OCCASION,
wv ~ ne nad begun to understand what was se,i
yum anu appreciate its imporlance ne fc'i ntc
a,'"eG' passion. His governess Immediate,
GUasu 'he windows TO be dArkensd. Heat.
- hanon QIiou VIVA, that vas for. 49,
,p'' passion from thOse people in the court ya,d,
~"O" YOU vii one das pro5abi, govern, a, .wA.,
'Vaiu lose na.t T,r A