The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29

II vas not Hupolssn'l 5i5sct 10 revoiutiunF.s
the states of Italy, and though he eoOld not
bat express his sympathy In thsss aspirations
for political freedom, hs 49, sn~illiae 10 taks
any decisive msAhaFes Tor ths sssrlhrc~Sog ~
The sstAb'i'hsd Eoyernmsnt iie ~aa eoasesd.
ing simply .ior peace. ~.
Tuseaay had acknowledged the Ersash 80
public. and remAlhed heHlral IN thlg wsrAus.
bu, England refardiess Of the hemrali,y or
ihis feeble state, had made herself master of
the port OF fLcghorp, protected by The gOssT.
nor of that city. Who was inianical so fhs
Frcnrh Thsfrignes of RnalAnd rode jayuIt.
ins'y in the hArbor, and treated the commerce
of France nI that Of an enemy. 'HApolson
-crnsscd the Appenines. BY forced marches
proceeded 10 Leghorn. aud e1FrHrrn ffssuriiii-Al,
goods 10 the amount of nearly three millions
Of dollars, notwithstanding a greet puuiblf
Of BnFlish ves.els esraPrd frurf ihs 'harbor
bat rev honr before the entrance OF the
French. England was mi,,ress Of thu sea.
and rn'pectrd no right, Of private property
dpon her waicy domain. Wherever her
fleets encountered a luerehaat ship of the en-
emy, IL was taken as fair plunder NApoIron
who rcgardrd tho laRd az bis shouiain, rusoly-
cd that he would reialiAts, by the capture Of
English property wherever bs army encDuh.
tered u upon the continent, IL wAs robbery
In both eASes, and in both cases equally nm.
jnhihAble. Ard yet such l., to q eoftalh do.
gree, one Of the criminal necessities Of war
lilo seized the ininiral governor, and sent
him in po-t-chAiso 10 tire Grand Duke Of
Florence, saying. "the governor or Leghorn
has violated all the rights Of neutrality. by
upprcssing FreDeh commerce, and by afford.
ing an asylum to the emisrans and to all tho
enemies OF thu Republic. Out Of respect 10
your authority send the unfaithful servant
TO be puniahed at your discretion" The
neotral states weru thus encrgctically taught
tha, they must respect their neutrality. liz
leit a garrison NJ Leghorn, aud then proceed
ed to Florence, the capital Of Tuscany where
the duke, hro.hrr oi tue Emperor ct AdstfiS.
received him with the greatest eordiality,
and gave him magnificent tsntortainment.--- sn
lie then retained 70 Mantul, having been
absent just twenty days. and in that lins
with orr diTi-iop &c lis army having ovcraW.
cd all the states Of southern Italy and secur-
ed their tranquility during iLc tremendous
struggles winch h. had sIiii u mat6IKi6 -
gainst Austria In these fearful and bloody
conflicts Napoleon was contcnding only 10
protect his country from those invading ar
mics, which were endeavoring TO force upon
France the dcspoism OF the BourbonS. lie
repeatedly made the declaration, thar he wish
cd only for peace and in every case, even
when states, by the right OF conquest, were
entirely in his power, be made peace, upon
the most lenicnt terms for thcm simply upon
condition that they should cease boir warfare
against France. "SuCh ruyid succession of
brilliant victories" says Las Casas to NapoIe-
on at 81 Helena "hIling the world with your
fame, must have been n source Of great delight
TO YOU" "By no means" Napoleon rcplisd
They who think so know nothing Of the per.
Il of our situation. The victory of to-day
was instantly forgotten in preparation for the
battle which wa 20 he f,.,sslt te.-aatFsrr- Tia
aspect Of danger was continually before me.
enjoyed not one moment of rcposc."