Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-15
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The Births OF tlle uapoleons.


The faat'iE of ta9 B5n,partes were. of some /
distinction In t-aly il the middle ages. They /
are mentioned ID tee CvlGen Book cf Boio-
gus, and in the peer#e q. lrsgiso b,a when I
Napoleon he Great was k5t5tr.f suct, de-
scent, fia vas in the ha6it Of sa7g1E that he |
- was satisfied TO BE- the Ru2oph II HaDs-. |
burSh Of his race or that he :. d ted ais no
bility frern Moup Motto"
Carlo Bonapa' 'ts gvas born M4rch 90, 1746. /
He suA.d eao -sw at the University Of
Corte ard .0cu hqesine the les ing advocate /
in the small ;o3n oi Aiaosio. IAgre in
17G4, he married Lstsia 6amobo tbeh four-
. teen yearJoid, the most beaaaf,hleirl in the
placeA xlhe Ramol;ncs belonSad TO the
GenocE party in Corsica GArl3 Boaaparte
belona6i 70 the party Of the Patriot3 deder
Paoh. vCalo,oS St1.ap8rtS became E4SiPs &c.
retoTy - 1888, tire STATE CT Ce49a sold
their Fights over the Island Of Gondca to
France Such SALE Tic barter oF free
people like nerd of ,atGle, was ylokton
OF ali national .l.sss re Corsicans iesNted,
and sympathy for their cause spread al 6ver
Europe. Paoi and the PaWloss ot Corsica
determined to resist tie French. Tlay could
not prevent .heir landin9 bnt on thss9,h of
May 1860 thev Ggterrliaed to strike blow
for liberty. and they resisted tie progress Of
the French at the Bridge 0 Poa.e uovo.-.,
Here the Patriot party Of Corsica we~o ana
hilated at a blow, and Corsica lost it's free
dom.
After the LATHE ofPonte Nuoyo, Carlo
Bonaparte and his wife ged to a gl!a they
had in the mountains of Corsica, called Mon
te Rotondo. TIE Freucn, however, sent d
flag Of truce TO lle patriots IN lte mountains,
inviting them to retuEa to theitown. Carlo
Bonaparte was sent by the patriots to Oorte
h.4 1,,.' T. -, -
The patriots then began to return to their
respective homts. III erossing the river
Liamone, on theie way fg Il Monte Rotondo
to Aiaccio, the river vas ound to be swollen,
ard
On getting back 20 Ajaccio, Paoh, VITO was
ordered into e&ie by the French, wished
Carlo Bouaparte to accompany him to Eng
land. The condition cl Lis wife, however,
prevented him; she wa, rear her time; and
on the 18th August, 1862 only a few days
after hex return, Napoleon tie Great was
born. Letitia had attended mass on the
morning orthe 18th OF August. On her re-
turn home she suddenly became unwen a
temporary bed vas prepared for her in a
room hung with old tapestry and those wnc
have since examined the tapestry have de-
clared that-it gives the history Of the heroes
of the Iliad. Such was the birth of Napo-
leon |. ,, .-.... +
NAPOLEON il.
The. birth iof the g King of Rome" (Napo-
leon III. as he is now DESIGNATED, though h,
never wore the CROWN took place insApril
1911, short year sfter the marriage be
tween the Emperog Napoleon and Mari
Louise, which took place at Vienna, Marcl
11181O. was consummated.at Compiognc
March 10. and re-celebrateG,in Paris, Cd c
April 1910. Napoleon's first marriage wit
.Iosephine took place 9th Of Maysh 1896.
The circumstance Of the birth # the Kin
Of Rome arc thus described by Southey :
Napnleops wishes were crowned by til
birth of son. The birth wasa difficult on
and the nerves of the medical aFendan
were shaken. she IS but woman, sa
the Emperor, who was present, treat her
YOU would bouTgeOise Of the Rue st. Dennis
The accoucher, at Subsequent momer
withdrew Napoleon from the coucil, and d
manded whether in casS one life must
sacrificed lac Saould prefer the mother or t.
child? 'Ihe mother's,' he answered, 1T
her right At length, she child appeare
but without any signs p1 life. After t
lapse ofsome minutes feeble cry was hear
y the infant thought to be dead was awaken
from its leta4lsJ by the discharge OF Q
hundred and oae pices Of cannon. Napole
entered he ante 3amber in whlc4 tie al
flnctionaries We ss ssembled, an announ'
the event in the words: hing
Rome
be- The birt4 OF the neir of Nkptleon '
reserved with as many deny I1stratioag
: lcyal enth.sisan as lad evegk kattendedlt
Of q DaGphin ;get tisa~5oy on TIE occas
was far frolnieniversal. The Royahsts CT
-.sidertd the event as ksatal to the last hope
the rBourbons., tr&amhitioas seaerGls
SPARED of-any disGlfe,f.1 = asnent ol thelEmp
The old Republicans who had envled Go
parte despgaic power, as the progeny of