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one and the other, made)a specific re- 
quest for permission o,do\so, and: stat- 
ing that it was at the desire and request 
of the members of each religion. | :Per- 
mission was then given for a ‘year, and 
if- atthe expiration-of that year the de- 
mand. was not renewed by both parties 
again, it;was noti.continued, By these 
means, I prevented the squabbles which 
had. previously existed, as the Catholic 
priests found that they could not have 
their own bells tolled, untess the Pro- 
testants had a similar privilege.” 
ANIMALS AND VEGETABLES. 
“There is a link between animals and 
the Deity. Man,” added he, ‘‘is merely 
a more perfect animal than the rest. 
He reasons better. But how do we 
know that animals have not a language 
of their own?) My opinion is, that itis 
presumption in us to say no, because 
we do not understand them, A> horse 
has memory, knowledge, and love. He 
knows his master from the servants, 
though the latter, are more constantly 
with him. I had a horse myself, who 
knew me’ from any other person, and 
manifested, by. capering and proudly 
marching with bis head erect, when I 
was on his back, his knowledge that he 
Wore # person superior to the others by 
whom he, was surrounded, Neither 
would, he allow any other person to 
monet him, except one groom, who econ- 
stantly took care of him, and, when rode 
by him, his» motions were far different, 
and such asjseemed) to say that he was 
conscious: he bore am inferior, When I 
lost: my «way, I) was aceustomed to 
throw ihe bridle down bis neck, and he 
always; discovered it in places where I, 
with all) my) observation, and | boasted 
superior knowledge; could not. Who 
ean deny thersagacity of dogs? . "There 
isa} link between all animals. Plants 
are! so, many animals - who. eat) and 
drink, and) dhere are gradations np.to 
man, Who) is, only; the: most, perfeet-of 
them .all.,, ‘The same {spirit sanimates 
them, allin a greater,ora lesser degree,?” 
BLUCGHER, 
“ Blacher,” said hess avery brave 
soldier,” 22 -bon sabrewm; Ele is dikesa 
buil who shuts his eyes; and, seeing, no 
danger, rushes,en. oe oommitted sa 
thousand faults; and, had it net been, for 
eircumsiances,, T-couldsepeatedly, have 
made him andjthe greatest part of, his; 
army prisoners... Ele} is.stubborn and 
indefatigable, afraid of nothing, and very 
much attached to his country ; but, as.a 
general, he, is, without talent... f recol- 
lect, that, when I.was..in Prussia, he 
O Meara’s Voice from Sts Helena. 
dined at my. table: after he had surren- 
dered, ant: he was then considered to be 
an ordinary character’ busenod 
DIFFERENT ‘SOLDIERS: \\) 
I asked his» opinionorelative ‘to/ithe 
comparative meritof the Russians; Pras- 
sians, and Germans, Napoleon replied; 
“\ Soldiers: change, ) sometimes iibrave; 
sometimes laches, » Lhave'seen the Rus: 
sians (at; Bylau perform:prodigies of vas 
lour:they’ were so many heroes! vAt 
Moscow, cntrénched up to their necks, 
they allowed me to beat: two: hundréd 
and fifty thousand men withminety thou- 
sand. At dena, and.at other battlés in 
that campaign, the, Prussiansofled like 
sheep; since:that time they have fought 
bravely. . My opiniontis, that mew, the 
Prussian soldier is superior to sthe Anss 
trian. ‘The French cuirassiers were the 
best cavalry. in the world, pour enfoncer 
Cinfanterie... Individually, theres isone 
horseman:superior, or) perhaps equal,:to 
the Mameluke ;, but they cannotsact: in 
a bony As partizans, the! Cossacs ex 
cel, and the Poles.as lancers.?0:'Dhis he 
said in reply to a question made iby me 
of his opinion relative:to ithe cavalry. 
I asked who he thought! wasi thé best 
general amongst the Austrians.“ Prince 
Charles,” he ‘replied, ‘* though heedas 
committed a thousand faults.))As; to 
Schwartzenberg, he is not fit: to; com~ 
mand six thousand men.” i ettil 
. 0 MURAT. 
“ Those Neapolitans,” conical shes 
“are the most vile canagtiein the world, 
Murat ruined: me by advancing against 
the Austrians. with ‘theni... When, old 
Ferdinand. heard of .it, helaughed, and) 
said, in his jargon, that.they would serve 
Murat as they had done shim, before;, 
when Championct. dispersed alundred 
thousand of them like so. many sheep, 
with ten thousand Frenchmen; »E had 
forbidden Murat to act; as, after D ve- 
turned: from: Elba, there was'an under- 
standiag between the Emperor of Aus- 
triajand me, that, if [igave himup Italy, 
hei would not join the coalition against 
me. "This J, had: promised, and would 
haye| fulfilled it;, but, that dmbécile, \in 
spite,of-the direction Thad giyen him-to 
remain, quict; advanced with his rabble 
into btaly, where. he was blown away like. 
a-puff., Lhe Emperor of Austria seeing: 
this, concluded. direcily. that, itsvas by” 
my orders, and) that.1 deceived shim; 
and being-eunscious that be had} ‘betray 
ed me himself before, be supposed) that 
I did not intend to keep faith with him, 
and determined to, endeavour to crush 
me) with all) his. forces. -Lwiee Miurat 
betrayed 
