Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-02-10
ETURAT.
From the French of Jules Justin.

horses anO lDe postHilous'
One fine morning. when he fifteen, young
Murat mounted horse and turned trooper. After
while he deserted and came 10 Paris, poor and al
most destitute Of clothing, and hired himself asa
want boy, at an eating house.
This was at the time of The French revolution.
Louis the lGth's throne had already begun totter
There We're no more faithful subjects-all French
men revoutionis;s Murat entered heartily into
the spirit of the times and declared himself violently
opposed to all kings and nobles Little did he then
think that he himself was TO wear crown and be
addressed as "Your Majesty"
By degrees every thing took new form. The
old order Of society was overturned, established
men gave way to new ones, and among others TO
Captain Bonaparte.
Murat, with a crowd of other soldiers, accom-
panied Bonaparte into Italy, and accomplished un-
der his direction. more wonders than even TIanni-
bulls soldiers themselves.
Soon another change, and Murat was Bonaparte's
aid-de-camp, 1t was Nurat. that Napoleon sent
to take possession of conquered cities. 1t was
aIurat, whom he sent 10 the envious authorities in
Paris who disputed his glory. And still as the star
of Napoleon was rising in the east, little faint
star might be at the side of it. 1t was the star
of Mura
When Italy conquer ed, Bonaparte turned
his attention towards Egypt. ITither Murat follow
ed hiu They were inseparable.
They arrived IN Egypt fought at Cairo, fought
at Mount Tabor, where the Turkish cavalry, glitter
ing with gold and steel, awaited them. Mura, was
here also; and, after the splendid victory, was
created general.
Suddenly Bonaparte changes his plans and re-
turns 10 France to mount upon his THRONE and such
a throne !-Murat is now his FIRST lieutenant. 1t
was Murat who, sword 10 hand, drove from Saint
Cloud the council of 500, who opposed Napoleons
power. From that day Bonaparte had the mastery.
He gave his sister in marriage to Murat.
TO repeat all the battles in which Mnrat took n
part, would be to all the Emperor's battles
those stnpendous victories /! Murat commanded
the cavalry at Marengo. lie was at the taking OF
Ulm. He was the first to enter Vienna and among
the foremost oc the cavalry who entered usterz at
full gallop. lie at Jena, at Varsovia at Fried
land and Eylau
Spain has seen him. impetuous and brilliant, da III
ing iuto the midst ofhe field of battle, covered with
gold and embroidery; his plumes waving in the
wind his sabre glancing in the sunlight and who
ever beheld him in bis glorious intrepid youth amid
he of cannon aud the clang of rnmpets. with
out being reminded of the gods whom Homer de-
scbes as m,ngIing in the wars of norlals.
A, the conclusion of the with Spain, Joseph
Donapare made king of that country. Murat
wanted to be king, now ; for in the Bonaparte fam
lily every one had his turn. Search was made for
crown for Mura,; and that of the two Sicllies was
given him. Behold him now king A great
change that from the tavern to The throne-fon, the
little white apron of the apprentice boy the royal
robes ofthe king. But at that time all in France
were on the same level poverty, riches, all alike.
Artificial distinctions were overturned. Behold. the
Emperor, the same on the little rock where he died, ,
as the throne Of France.
1t will be long before the two Sicies will possess
such another king as Alurat,
But alas, in the md. of his prosperity, an order
came from Bonaparte, commanding Murat to epair
immediately TO Russia.
Iurat ODeFeu tie Od farewell TO Italy, threw
himseronce more upon his war horse, and among
the first 10 enter Moscow the French army confess
ed itself vauquished, not by the Russians, buL by
the Russian winter,- and what little child has not
heard ofthe retreat from Moscow
We come now 10 the recital of ngra,itude.-
Murat deserted the Emperor, when the Emperor
was unfortunate Forgetting all the benefits heaped
upon him by one who called his brother, he allied
himsefwi the enemies of France.
81 SUPPOSE said Bonaparte writing to Murat,
dead. You have done me all the harm YOU could.
The title of king has turned your head You wish
to retain that title, behave weil''
Prophetic words The great man was vanquish-
ed All the foreign kings to whom he had been
de- He fell The kings created by him fell
with him except Bernadotts. Murat made one
more attewp. to regain his beautiful kingdom OF
Naples, He marched ,O~aIds il, crying as of old,
l"Vius Napoleon. But it would not do. Nspo-
Icons prophecy was accomplished, Obliged to
abandon Parma, Modena Bologna, and even Flor
ence, Murat made one last desperate effort at Wat
Ierloo Even then he thought himself fortunate to
be able to escape safe and sound on the banks Of
Gamma. After various losses and misfortunes,
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