. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. civil war in France; whohave, like dastards, assassinated our ministers, and burned our ships inToulon. The hour of vengeance is arrived, but let the people betranquil. We are the friends of all nations, particularly the descend-ants of the Brutuses, the Scipios, and those illustrious persons we havechosen for our models. To restore the Capitol, replace with honor thestatues of the heroes who rendered it renowned, and rouse the Romanpeople, become torpid by so many ages of slavery—shall, will, be thefruit of your victories. You will then return to your homes, a
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. civil war in France; whohave, like dastards, assassinated our ministers, and burned our ships inToulon. The hour of vengeance is arrived, but let the people betranquil. We are the friends of all nations, particularly the descend-ants of the Brutuses, the Scipios, and those illustrious persons we havechosen for our models. To restore the Capitol, replace with honor thestatues of the heroes who rendered it renowned, and rouse the Romanpeople, become torpid by so many ages of slavery—shall, will, be thefruit of your victories. You will then return to your homes, and yourfellow-citizens when pointing to you will say, He was of the army ofItaly. Such was his address in March, before the final campaignagainst the Austrians: You have been victorious in fourteen pitched battles and sixty-sixcombats; you have taken one hundred thousand prisoners, five hundredpieces of large cannon and two thousand pieces of smaller, four equip-ages for bridge pontoons. The country has nourished you, paid you. BONAPARTE. Engraved by Bartolozzi, , an Italian engraver, resident of England,after the portrait of Appiani. 80 THE FIRST ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 8i during your campaign, and you have beside that sent thirty millionsfrom the public treasury to Paris. You have enriched the Museum ofParis with three hundred clicfs-dceuvre of ancient and modern Italy,which it has taken thirty ages to produce. You have conquered the mostbeautiful country of Europe. The French colors float for the first timeupon the borders of the Adriatic. The kings of Sardinia and Naples,the Pope, the Duke of Parma have become allies. You have chasedthe English from Leghorn, Genoa, and Corsica. You have yet to marchagainst the Emperor of Austria. His approval was their greatest joy. Let him speak aword of praise to a regiment, and they embroidered it ontheir banners. I was at ease, the Thirty-second wasthere, was on the flag of that regiment. Over the Fifty-seventh floated a name Napoleon ha
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