The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Containing Every Authentic Particular by which His Extraordinary Character Has Been Formed: With a Concise History of the Events, that Have Occasioned His Unparalleled Elevation and a Philosophical Review of His Manners and Policy as a Soldier, a Statesman, and a Sovereign : Including Memoirs and Original Anecdotes of the Imperial Family, and the Most Celebrated Characters that Have Appeared in France During the Revolution, Bind 2John Binns, Franklin Court, 1809 |
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Side 309 - Brueys, not being able to enter the port, which time and neglect had ruined, moored his ships in Aboukir Bay, in a strong and compact line of battle ; the headmost vessel, according to his own account, being as close as possible to a shoal on the NW, and the rest of the fleet forming a kind of curve along the line of deep water, so as not to be turned by any means in the SW...
Side 6 - You have equalled the conquerors of Holland and the Rhine. Destitute of all necessaries, you have supplied all your wants. Without cannon, you have gained battles — without bridges, you have crossed rivers! — without shoes, you have made forced marches! — without brandy...
Side 287 - Seignior? which they refuse to recognise at this moment. " Thrice happy those who shall be with us! they shall prosper in their fortune and their rank: happy those who shall be neutral! they shall have time to know us thoroughly, and they will range themselves on our side. , " But woe! woe! woe! to those who shall take up arms in favour of the Mamelukes, and combat against us ! There shall be no hope for them : they shall all perish !" Every thing being arranged at Alexandria, Napoleon determined...
Side 3 - receive the tribute of national gratitude ; merit it more and more, and prove to Europe, that Beaulieu, by changing the scene of action, has not changed his opponent ; that, beaten in the north, he shall be constantly defeated by the brave army of Italy : and that, with such defenders, liberty shall triumph over the impotent efforts of the enemies of the republic.
Side 274 - The people, among whom you are going to live, are Mahometans. The first article of their faith is, ' There is no other God but God, and Mahomet is his Prophet.' Do not contradict them. Act with them as you did with the Jews and with the Italians. Treat their Muftis and their Imans with respect, as you did the Rabbis and the Bishops.
Side 21 - Soldiers, you have done much ; but much still remains for you to do. Shall it be said of us that we knew how to conquer, but not how to profit by victory? Shall posterity reproach us with having found a Capua in Lombardy ? Nay, fellow-soldiers ! I see you already eager to cry, " To arms ! " Inaction fatigues you ; and days lost to glory are to you days lost to happiness.
Side 283 - All men are equal in the eyes of God ; understanding, ingenuity, and science, alone make a difference between them : as the Beys, therefore, do not possess any of these qualities, they cannot be worthy to govern the country. Yet are they the only...
Side 284 - Every village which shall submit to the French, shall hoist the French flag, and that of the Sublime Porte, their Ally, whose duration be eternal.
Side 283 - Bonaparte, the General of the French Republic, according to the principles of Liberty, is now arrived ; and the Almighty, the Lord of both Worlds, has sealed the destruction of the Beys. Inhabitants of Egypt! When the Beys tell you the French are come to destroy your religion, believe them not: it is an absolute falsehood.
Side 283 - Afterwards they directed their course to Malta, and drove out the unbelievers, who imagined they were appointed by God to make war on the Mussulmen.