The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-10


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lon.
Freron, and Salicetti, the Corsican rep
resentative in the assembly, and in par
ticular Augustin Robespierre, called the
Younger.
Among these moves the taciturn Cap
tain Bonaparte. On the 10Th Of October
no is promoted to be major and chef-de.
Battalion. He is placed at the head OF
the artillery-his own place, as events
will show. Tradition has IL that he
eats little; sleeps among his gun-car-
riages; laughs not at all Except once,
when young man by his side lodging
from shell is cut in two by IT'D; is
sun-tanned to a bronze. He with the
rest sees that Toulon is not taken; but
unlike tho rest he studies the map, and
going from place to place, uses his spy
glass. He looks many times at Fort
L'Eguillette, where the British flag is
flying. Toulon is indeed strong Adj
miral Hood says that he will beat back
this French army and make the place
still stronger. He will make it second
Gibraltar-if the unforeseen do not pre-
vent him.
But the unforeseen prevents. For
more than two months the siege pounds
itself away in vain. Then there is q
council of war. The older officers, thor
oughly imbued with military science, Z"
suggest this method and that method
OF taking the town. The National rep.
resentatives look on. Toulon must be
taken; and the Convention has sent an
impossible plan Of doing it. 1t comes
Napoleon's time to speak 'Yonder, I"
says he, sis Fort L'Eguillette. Take
that; il is the key to all Here into that
ravine Is line of approach-to GER
tain point. Let us send thither storm.
ing column, under protection Of my
guns. l will pound the fort with shells,
till the point is reached. Then there
shall be "a pause. Out Of the hollow
shall spring my column. One bound,
like the leap Of cat o. mountain, and
the fort is ours. We will turn the guns
on the town, and ON Hoods ships. Ev-
erything shall be inside out in an houri"
Here, then, is audacity Dugommier
and Doppet and the rest purse up their
mouths and look wise. This is danger
Gus; but Major Bonaparte may try i'll
So ON the 18th of December, 1893, he
tried II; and the thing was done. Fort
L'Eguillette was bombarded. and car
ried by storm. The Royalists fed to the
British ships, and Hood took wing by
sea. Toulon was not made into "anoth
or English Gibraltar. The Revolution
has Toulon, and will keep it forever
The National representatives see who Il
IL that has done this. Only three day
afterwards Napoleon is nominated gen
eral of Brigade. He is now twenty -foul
years four months old. His appointment
is Approximation little delay; and
Oh the 10Th Of February, 1894, he re-
ceiyes his commission.
After Toulon, the name Of Bonapartt
was heard in Paris The younger Robes
pierre informed the Convention that h,
was 'of transcendent merit" The re
port Of Dugommier said, Among thos,
who distinguished themselves most and
who most aided me TO rally the troops
and push them forward are citizen,
Buona Parte lido you not know how II
spell him yet, Generally commanding
the artillery also Arena and Ceryoni,
Acknowledgement. " The success OF the
chef-de' Battalion IN the siege and cap
ture, and the favorable report OF 1t pro
duced a sensation in the National Con