1797: | 
PARTE and his army from a more im 
minent danger than they had as yet ex~ 
perienced, and from which no French 
army that has hitherto crofled the Alps, 
has been exempt. 
At length, Mantua alone remained in 
pofeffion of the Auftrians, and this aifo 
was foon invefied by the viétors, who, 
at the fame time, made inroads into the 
Tyrol, ands by the battle of Roveredo, 
and the poffetiion of Trent, became 
maflers of the paffes that led to Vienna. 
In the mean time, the gallant Wu «m- 
SER determined ‘to thut himfelf up, 
with the remainder of “his difpirited 
troops, in Mantua; and the Auftrians 
made one more grand effort, by means of 
general ALVINzy, to refcue his beneg- 
ed army, and regain their ancient pre- 
ponderance in Italy. But the battle of 
Arcola completely difappointed their ex- 
pectations, and the capture of» Mantua 
at one and the fame time concluded the 
campaign, and their humiliation. 
In the winter of 1796, General Buo- 
NAPARTE was united to Madame BEeau- 
HARNOIS. a. beautiul renchwoman, 
who had experienced a variety of pertfe- 
cutions during the time of Robe(pierre. 
Her former hufband had attained tiie 
yank of general in the fervice of the re- 
public, and had always condudéied himfelf 
as a friend of liberty. Onthat memorable 
day, when Louis XVI, and his family,-re- 
‘paired to Paris, M. pp BeEAUHARNOIS 
fat as prefident of the National Affem- 
bly, and exhibited great dignity of de- 
meanour ; notwithftanding this, he fell 
a-viétim to the terrorifts, who, joining 
the narrow ideas of fe€tarifts to the fe- 
rocious character peculiar to themfelves, 
perfecuted all whofe ppinions. were not 
exactly conformable to their own ftan- 
dard. M. Barxas, at length, luckily 
for her, extended his prcetection to the 
widow, who isnow the wife of his friend. 
~ The campaign of 1797 opened under 
the moft aufpicious circumftances for 
France, as well as Spain, who was now in 
alliance with her; Sardinia aéted a fub- 
ordinate part under her control; Tufcany 
obeved her requifitions ; Naples had con- 
cluded afeparate peace, and Rome was at 
ber mercy. In this firuation, the eyes of 
the Court of Vienna, and indced of all 
Europe, were turned to the Archduke 
CHARLES, who was. faid to. inherit the 
military talents of the Houfe- of Lor- 
raine. It was accordingly determined, 
that this young prince thould be appoint- 
ed commander in chief, and thatthe hero 
of Kehl fhould oppofe, the hero of Italy. 
Phe contest, however, was not long. be- 
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Original Anecdotes.—Buonaparte. 
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tween birth and genius; between a young 
man of illuftrious extraélion, furrounded 
_by flattergrs, and educated in the cor- 
Yupting circle of a court, and a haray 
Corfican,’ brought up amidf perils, 
breathing the fpiric of the ancient re- 
publics; acquainted with all the ma- 
chinery of modern warfare, dire€ting 
every thing under his own eye—whofe 
miftrefs was the commonwealth, and 
whofe companion was Plutarch ! 
The war cn the continent may at 
length be faid to be atan end. An em- 
peror and a pope humbled ; the imperial 
crown reduced to nearly an empty name, 
and the pontifical one held at the will 
of the conqueror ;—two kings fubjected 
—one to humiliation, and the other to 
unconditional fubmiffion;—-Corfica re- 
ftored to France without an effirt—and a 
new and formidable republic’ ereéted in 
that country, which has beheid the over- 
throw of five armies appertaining to its ° 
ancient mafter ; fuch is the fummary of 
the political efforts and martial achieve 
ments of a- general, who has as yer 
fcrrcely attained the 30th year of his 
_Asto his perfon, BUONAPARTE is of 
{mall fiature, but admirably proportion- 
ed. He is of-a {pare habit of body, yer 
robuft, and calculated to undergo the 
greareft fatigues. .His complexion, like 
that of all the males of fouthern clie 
mates, is olive; his eyes blue, his chin 
prominent, the lower part of his face 
thin, and his forenead {quare and pro 
jeGting. The large whole length Italian 
print, publithed in London by Sefolini, 
exhibits a good likenefs; but the beft 
portrait ever taken of him was at Ve- 
rona, in confequence of the folicitations 
of an Engliih arti, who applied to him 
for this purpofe, by means of a letter 
from’a relation, now in London. = 
In refpe¢t to his mind, he poffefles. 
uncommon -attainments. He converfes 
freely, and without pedantry, on ail 
fubjects, and writes and fpeaks with 
fluency and eloquence. Above all things, 
he has attempted, and ina great mea- 
fure obtained, the maftery over his paf- 
fions. He is: abftemious at his meals, and 
was never feen, in the flighteft degree, 
intoxicated ; he poffeffes many friends, 
but has no minions; and preferves an 
inviolab'e fecrecy, by means.of. a rigor. 
ous filence, far better than other men 
do, by a loquacious hypocrify. 
His mother, the beautiful Larirra 
BuONAPARTE, 1s ftill alive, as are alfo 
his two fifters. “hey were lately taken 
prifoners by an Englith armed vefiel, 
fee during 
