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the north-carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser s a l i s b u r y.--pr.'\-ted & published ey francis c o t j p £ £. vol ii nt>m 62 t h u ii s \) a y v«i 27 179 dfmanm'ed by v,e of bit n ills , " a fufpfnfion rr arms far i ur hoorj ♦_" to il it i nii<;hc be rr.abied tr hiv a jun&ioo w b j>cr.'.n spoi-k bui hevi^ia t buod*j)«rtt rej«tt^d the propofai — ir;!.t c!i uxkd n»gb.t sm.d eventually thwarted il;e fmi of tin t i - irian in-trigam however <> fufpenfiofl rf arms took place oou afiei , and pi eprcd ii)5 ray to prelitnianrirt ot p*3cc between ths eruperof and th kreaeh !'■» p:;m.c v.hich were figned in i be couife o a ew d — • bui at this peric , the auilrizn po^ei ia italy was rtductc to an ir p y n»n)e , tha cgfd veteran bad to benu tl.tir lilver hirk.4 to the jtivcnii corfican and tht rrohle cle i'cendant of the nioft noble b^vcr of pf lo ruiu was obliged to ati ti:c rop mt-sttrs march ; o . wbicb he afterward laved bi<s fejf ahj a w of bis rrtrrrgade iol»ii ru r to his perfan buori ; lit is ol n fm«il ftaiare i>"t admirably rvroportjoned i.'r is of a pare lia b t ol body ye roboft ttnn caleuuted to undergo t!:c greateq fatiguti his eohi pi ex ion likw that ot all ihs ibalei i of louihern cl aiatts o ive ; jis tvrs bl 4 his thia prominent he lower pan of m f.ice ihin aud liis c cl.t-ud : ui f a,ij jj^h letting agfl in refpefl t hl3 r j i e ■i m men attiiii.mtms .' .. < ■. t fri witboflt p«d.in ry c n hubjecrs ;■/ -.. - flj ir.d ipeuks ft u 1 j.irr.rj r . t : i i^b qatnee a'-ove all thi ;. be has attt-n-j t^b cd and in z grert r t»iur obtatnrd lie maftery o er lii pdhipr he is abftrjnlobs at h:s mesls arci wa : c feen in tl e fligbl eft degree intoxicated ; he poltvfi many friends bit has no r.i nioni ; and prefervea an in7jolal>!e fecrccv by a tigoroo fi'enre far better tiian oii.er men da b s lodnaci&us bjpocrily buch is a h'aftj tmnfcrfpt of tbe rn ilfi - fstiens andatcliii ven;enrs ot napoleorte cue ■jiiparif and whether he is a corfican gv a hre.ntha)in — jew or samaritan vcty yn i partiol reader mud confi ft that all the fpf«h ctu titles of magnanimous a tenders,—il luhrious cxl'ar's ard nteran ma,nnlltii's art evlipied and obfeured yj the fimple nain f.f general huynapane f.'ow pleafif>9 will be the mil of omt luci.re biographer whofe fortune it may b to record the adtioua pm.i idvcnturjs or this truly great man the fajhiona'je t^fl^e cf te mcktlls nii.msi bonum will tlicn b fifipetfluoui j and ma ise iisrftlt be t gut td who b.u buonap rt could ev*x h*\e thought ofconsji ■.) ,. arebs by civilization aud vbj ba . ip c.oaid hive fabricated t,i e account ol lii afl.jfi}nationt~^6r who but a ssi •' del terudo c»u)lti he »\ iry i ji-rh a cued . i iwevtr i uc ;■;/,:• a iu i fiilliji j and mull aeh il 1 la 1 s of thr m a 4 * : a ».;.:: and poi^nards of tnrkifli bravatu-fs till (, e io!r.}.itfcs liit nd wcr for iiich he gp peais to havr been itflincd ; and tor which nature hins etn fo liberal ir beftowing.her , bounties " all grtac n;3n arc ir foms decree iofpirid 1 ' titlly a s t l l a b u s or t u k t 5 .' i c ? gemerai buonap\hte c9mpared ra v hor f.;vs ■thr hiflc th.i " hantoai was a tripling f\'cs fender ajtoli<hj c'a-.tain a c '•»<" 3 ir.-rc t:.n l-;tc fcx i.-iiiiai th.i nd ui whom t"i deanlietf the vv , <..-;:.- % s and llit ivbote g«l »•< • f enropem iwroet were cjui tbi extraordinary «»«, nwned napo icone buonaparte v berfl 1 7 t o the town of ajaccio in cvrhta rod ia the con oi lh»rl t oof parre hrsjeather wa*fcr«d ro ii>oci.;i law it k.<hiw but b*«a thing thai fpirir wbich ch>ratteri m ton iv i -* id r..la the gdwtr t:j k pivn wirh tbo eelehrated paoii i:i t'-^e e er memorilla l':r iggh n :-}'-■by a i ..-, i!u of bravo jfl*cd«rs h£4ioit i ! >? t/ivi cil efforts of levr's di9 kv he wafc aiib on a future occafion fet tl"j to repreftot the no us in a drp lion fent t » wrait on ihc king ftf frante - jle ifr«r*a*<fe l»*«d in h n;'.-a:'.:i i.ni;mcy v.-ii m mitrbcwjf tbroorwiror -:■rhff il j r oi hisfrmid m c lj-h"auf continued tc patronize i is family snti placed hit fteond fon nnpolt ns juo ipurte at t •• f l : i i r ai «. :, r:i iiii ak"j accai-my tii advantagei rfio 1 !^ jro •; •>'' is i * n . i ? : . rv trera fl t ;«;.! on youn ; i an psrte h ibers a;)piicd lilinfcit vvuh eqnifa tt3uhy antl a'.:jr£i ro nutjiuoaiies and itiuiied tl-.a jrt oi war al a r^g>»l<*|r tcicoce i ii # rt vaial {} lotaeth'mg in h«j muwms tfnd babrtu that announced him c y.i*l io i!c fiumiot for which lie i'-nis to i:?.ve beeii daftiaed j i n fte^d r.t iatlating tfia frivol i«8 of the age hio it i ( ! was co^tin z\\y occupied in uiciu dudiei ; and from "!;.• a f hutarcb a volume of which '.• t a!wa)j carried i'i l.is p>;c'*et he learned st in early 5 to opy trie rmaatrs aa>i i.j.atc the adicoarot ai tiquity vith tws difpenr a a er^jcatior it ij t li va ■, cr l t !• • hnuld have d?jicatsd hia life to the prof ni^n oi r.rnn vv ac cordinglj d ■:<\ him while yet a t)j pr fentrng fiitnf f i a candidate ft>r a commif fi jii i:i thi artillery fcnd obtain«d a lie ite amcy in t'.ie ttrcncii i'r ; y and f*rv«fd as foch far iv.re v«a:i in tna r»iiiml-i)t of la in t7}3 lie as e!rc;cd a iei ir r.^rt co i'onel oi a c::'p ct "* r a i national guard in sdivity , <>\!\ uei.i inimical to t!i k»i oi 1 cabinfti who v,-sr fo a:i::ii»t or fici to enjmntl he retired fi rn ' ■■* tfati°v country n,v fettled trithin ht < n le.tgoej of : i>uton i-.j t ; iv ?. howjver w^rz toj v-i k wn to be iuifcred to remain r .. rt »>• ai#tit he vrjs thvrefott oi'f ! for%b o rji i in refcuic r i»s fortrefs of toulon roii tiii engliili ; and fi«r being ivlvn:i.e«ii >■>■the rsnlcot genera of artillery hedires^d 5")'i;r general du^onim ef the attacks of the v-ir)oij3 redoubes that pirrouniled an 1 ••>.< ••• " inspr-i rii'15 important pot ; and finally reitored t itcy of the f.iroiccrranian to frwce the cooqaeft of tr'ilon contributed rot a i'rc'e ro raftife tiio credit of buonaparte ; but the n:r:norai)ie commotion at paris d;no ntinated the infurrrftlon of vend«ni«ire e vinced co tbe initior.».l alterably an;l to lie vori.l xr.'it nstttr defigned him to erreoon t«r jiilic)i'ic and it is but j\iftice to a«ij tha c inoderai^-rj oi'v'aytu uy bim on tliis occation is psri ps um«^u4i!ed in tha hillo ry ot the civil nrj (>[ : mddcrri ti-r«s a n«»w!er field tvow vpen.rd for h v?r tloas oi buonaparte t»i he was iooa titer in vcflt il with the chief comtiand of the ' french crmy in italy ; and atihi«v«d thole vic^oriej which have cscitj>fed tire actions of i oil rhe ancient worthies the bmla cf lody fc;io!ir on the 21ft i flortfal m.:y torn completed iii c/er throw of tha adrian power in itsly a i : j *•! ded greatly to the rrpotation of tht krem'i army on this occ ifion abj*!*!icn of gre nadiers bor down aii before tht-m and r«'c!i*d the bridge of lddi flic;-jt:n ' long live the republic !' but the dreadful fire of i th enemy hiving flopped iiitfir progrefs gcncrzlr berthier m»(iena cervouia ar.d i otliers rt»fh«d forward ; even their p;*fence would wtvt proved i.-rit<-c!i>al had it not i bsen for th intrepiiliiy of i'nanripartr who i frurched a fiancbrd from the hand of a fab j a'torn like ca-far oh a giphar attb&ott end i placing himfelf in from tnaitnated his fsl diers by hi arti.;ni a:nj gcikjuhnon for j his voice w^5 drowned ir.chs nolle cf vhe noile of tilt cannon anh tnufo^hewry vic^diy j onoe more arranged feerfe.f unjcr ths gdllie j banners > in the winttr of c gener-jl b«one onrte was united m«datnc i-cuharn j!s a bea-.ni ol french womi'i who had**xreri need a variety oi per'f cutjor<s during ibt r«gn of robefr>ier her lormtr h ilbinh general bouuarnui v»s ppefidtut oi the niiitma convention whtn lewis ihe xvi repaired t pdris ; he however ill a v:diim to the tcrroriih the campaign of r?97 opened undfr the rro auspicious circuinftaivc«s 1j fraikeaod spain ; and the eyti of the court of viecia sn'i in fact of ail kurope were at length fix ed o the archduke chirle o wai fail i to poilefa the miiiiar talents of the boufe of larain-e ; and it v as scc»rr!ir;j;iy determined , that t?ie beroofkebl flioui'j app*»f the hero j of italy the conteft however wjs cot ! long btfore birth and g«nius ; between a j man of ill llriou cxrratflion furroonded by ! lattcreri and cjucaterj in tht corrupt ci cir j [ of a court and a hanly corfican broaght op ami perils breathing the fpirit^of ins ' ancient republics atrjuainrcd all the j machinery of modern warfare ; dir«?£ting every thing under his own e\e — whofe mif i trefs was the commonweal ill and whoie i companion was riutarch ! yel at this periad buonapars had fcarctly atiair.td io his 30th • and after cbfearinjr the far,c : d hero of auitria ilic au coriqiter:n general with fftirinent oi bamanity that would have : -.< moftalized an ancient fa cm horn i bead quarters nt gag^nfuh a inter " im plociog hiin for the f k of i ifferia honia /.;-. to ui't his exerttoi't for p*"^:c to live i the lives of fo many £ main f.jl^iers as iniu ! iiinavitably fah i ; » a orther profecution of the t'-.o^v eonteft \* l is ejlential f uie conqueier oflt^'iy " to the int chs cr f,ratifyi.)g toil's paflioatfof eagliffinien ' 3 nvtioi far rcr:o*«d irpin the theatre cf war : t | ia r v,e fiiotfld continue to minder each <>- ! taer wi l i reipr^i to myielf gallar.t ge ■r.tnl if 1 he overture which 1 have now tf ! henor to make to jo-j cnil i be ilie mear.sof j fparinrr the life of a finpi man i fhoiitd i think i*nvfelf prouder of the civic crown to ' which my interfer^nca would er.tiiu ms ! thin all ths roelancha'y g.lory which could i refuli from the mofi uriiian mihtarji ex i ploirs " in a few o'ayt 1 princa llurlc r^pii'd " that tftewgn his dtity called him \ t-^niakewar he defirej pence for the hnpni ! ned of the people : h ha:l no full powers to \ t r at upon fo important a fttbjetf but muft ; wait for fuptr^or crd-r an ia a few hours ancr i'eaaing ims letter he pfinc a n e c d o t i s a te\nr in newgate ihs night precd-mii bis«rxtetfrion acceded ark hmh thus l ris i am in abroac i^lr i.eich it jnu have any m^/t-g or commanda io j t ur iriend 1 will deliver ihtm " nothing at j>r#^r.t atilv/er^d jack but to nicirow x nil probiiliiy trouble you with a line 4 a i>rily patting a tune on 4 e 1e after another " ik flic knew whet flie plajftl v t j 1 do auiwered lh : you pi*i tlic fo9l
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Title | North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser |
Masthead | North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser |
Date | 1799-06-27 |
Month | 06 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1799 |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 62 |
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Creator | Francis Coupee |
Date Digital | 2009-04-07 |
Publisher | Francis Coupee |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
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Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The Thursday, June 27, 1799 issue of the North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser a newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Language | eng |
OCLC number | 601577248 |
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Title | North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser |
Masthead | North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser |
Date | 1799-06-27 |
Month | 06 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1799 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 1992110 Bytes |
FileName | 18cen04_17990627-img00001.jp2 |
Date Digital | 4/7/2009 12:38:41 PM |
Publisher | Francis Coupee |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | An archive of the North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser a historic newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
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the north-carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser s a l i s b u r y.--pr.'\-ted & published ey francis c o t j p £ £. vol ii nt>m 62 t h u ii s \) a y v«i 27 179 dfmanm'ed by v,e of bit n ills , " a fufpfnfion rr arms far i ur hoorj ♦_" to il it i nii<;hc be rr.abied tr hiv a jun&ioo w b j>cr.'.n spoi-k bui hevi^ia t buod*j)«rtt rej«tt^d the propofai — ir;!.t c!i uxkd n»gb.t sm.d eventually thwarted il;e fmi of tin t i - irian in-trigam however <> fufpenfiofl rf arms took place oou afiei , and pi eprcd ii)5 ray to prelitnianrirt ot p*3cc between ths eruperof and th kreaeh !'■» p:;m.c v.hich were figned in i be couife o a ew d — • bui at this peric , the auilrizn po^ei ia italy was rtductc to an ir p y n»n)e , tha cgfd veteran bad to benu tl.tir lilver hirk.4 to the jtivcnii corfican and tht rrohle cle i'cendant of the nioft noble b^vcr of pf lo ruiu was obliged to ati ti:c rop mt-sttrs march ; o . wbicb he afterward laved bi |