GRAND EXHIBITION. Mr. VERITAS begs leave to inform the Inhabitants of Norwich, that he is about to Exbibit in their City, a superb and valuable Collection of Pictures, illustrating the Character of the FIRST CONSUL of France; and having had the honor of exhibiting his Collection in the Cities of London and York, and many other places with the most unbounded applause, he doubts not of giving equal satisfaction to the inhabitants of this ancient city. The following are among the most striking scenes: FIRST. View of Toulon after its Evacuation by the English. Bonaparte is here seen directing the slaughter of One Thousand Five Hundred Merchants and Tradesmen, who were brought into the open Streets, and Fired at with Grape Shot on Christmas Day, 1793. SECOND. THE DUNGEON IN THE GAOL OF NICE. In which Bonaparte was confined for Murder, until released through the friendship of Barras, whose quondam Mistress, Bonaparte had lately married. THIRD. The Massacre at Paris on the 4th of October, 1794. By the Order of Bonaparte, Grape Shot were fired in the principal Streets, by which Seven Thousand Citizens of the Metropolis were murdered, for daring to exercise a Constitutional Right by the Election of their own Representatives. FOURTH AND FIFTH. Views of the Town of Pavia and Lugo in Italy. At the former of these places, the people were massacred by order of Bonaparte, their churches plundered of the Gold and Silver Ornaments, Pictures, &c. At the latter, One Thousand of the Inhabitants were put to the Sword, and the town given up to pillage. SIXTH. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE VILLAGE OF TENASCO, BY FIRE. "One of Bonaparte's Soldiers instigated by brutal lust, (in the unconstrained gratification of which, his troops were, and still are systematically indulged,) entered the Cottage of a Peasant, and proceeded to take the most scandalous liberties with his Daughter, scarcely arrived at years of maturity: the resentment of which by the Father, produced a scuffle that ended in the death of the military Ruffian-Bonaparte whose head quarters were close by, revenged this deed of justice, by ordering the whole. Village of Tenasco to be reduced to ashes, and its innocent unprotected Inhabitants to be put to the Sword without discrimination of age or sex; an order which was instantaneously and most mercilessly obeyed." SEVENTH. SEVENTH. BONAPARTE RENOUNCING HIS REDEEMER. "On invading Egypt, Bonaparte repeated his promises to respect Religion, Property, and Persons, and the more effectually to disguise his purposes, he issued a Proclamation, declaring himself and his Army to be true Mahometans; and boasting of having made War upon the Christians, and destroyed their Religion." EIGHTH. The Massacre at Alexandria in Egypt on the 14th July, 1798. "One of the first deeds of General Bonaparte after the Act of Apostacy just mentioned, was to massacre almost all the inhabitants of the populous City of Alexandria, merely for the purpose of striking terror into their Countrymen.” NINTH. Bonaparte rejoicing at the Slaughter of 3800 Prisoners of War. Bonaparte being determined to relieve himself from the Maintenance and Care of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Prisoners, ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa, where a division of French Infantry formed against them-when the Turks had entered into their fatal alignment, and the manifold preparations were completed, the signal Gun fired-Vollies of Musquetry and Grape instantly played against them; and Bonaparte who had been regarding the scene through a Telescope, when he saw the smoke ascending, could not restrain his joy, but broke out into exclamations of approval.” "Sir R. Wilson's History of the Expedition to Egypt:” TENTH. The Scene which occurred at the French Hospitals at Jaffa. Bonaparte finding that the Hospitals at Jaffa were crouded with sick, sent for a Physician, whose name should be inscribed in Leuers of Gold, but which from twenty reasons, cannot be here inserted: on his arrival, he entered into a long conversation with him respecting the danger of Contagion, concluding at last with the remark, that something must be done to remedy the evil, and that the destruction of the sick in the flospital, was the only measure which could be adopted. The Physician alarmed at the proposal, bold in the confidence of virtue and the cause of humanity, remonstrated vehemently, representing the cruelty as well as the atrocity of such a murder; but finding that Bonaparte persevered and menaced, he indignantly left the tent with this memorable observation: "Neither my Principles, nor the Character of my Profession, will allow me to become a human Butcher; and General, if such qualities are necessary to form a great Man, I thank my God that I do not possess them,” Bonaparte was not to be diverted from his object by nroral considerations--he persevered, and found an Apothecary, who dreading the weight of power, (but who has since made an atonement to his mind by unequivocally confessing the fact) consented to become his agent, and to administer Poison to the SickOpium, at Night, was administered in gratifying food--the wretched unsuspecting victims banqueted; and in a few hours Five Hundred and Eighty Soldiers, who had suffered so much for their Country, perished thus miserably by order of its idol." Sir R. Wilson's History of the British Expedition to Egypt,” NAKED TRUTH. BONAPARTE says England cannot fight France single-handed." WE have ever maintained that One Englishman is equal to Three Frenchman, and it is a fact, clearly established by the histories of both countries. Read the following proofs: At the glorious Battle of Cressy, won the 26th of August, 1346, Philip the French King, had 133,000 men; King Edward only 30,000, Odds more than Four to One. In this battle, 2 Kings, (the King of Bohemia, and the King of Majorca, the French King's brother) 15 Princes, 1,200 Knights, 1,500 Gentlemen, and 36,000 French soldiers were slain. It took the English army Three whole Days to bury the Frenchmen they had slain. At the Battle of Poictiers, won the 19th of September, 1356, John the French King, had 80,000 men; Edward the Black Prince, only 8,000; Odds Ten to One. Yet, with this handful of men, posted among bushes, hedges, ditches, and vineyards, did the Black Prince so entirely beat the French army, that he took the French King prisoner, and brought him to England; slew 52 of the greatest men in France, 1,700 Gentlemen, and above 30,000 common men; and all this without the loss of a man of distinction, on the side of the English, and scarce any soldiers. Eight days together were spent throughout all England, in giving Glory and Thanks to God. At the Battle of Agincourt, won the 25th of October, 1513, French and English historians agree, that the French army amounted to nearly 150,000 nien; Henry V. had only 9,000; Odds more than Sixteen to One.--Though the English army was much weakened by famine and disease; yet their spirits were roused to the highest pitch; they wholly disregarded the superiority of mere numbers, and wished only for the opportunity of signalizing their courage, and of proving themselves Englishmen. This was evinced in the answer given by David Gam, (a Welsh Captain) to the King, who had sent him to take a view of the enemy, and bring an account of their numbers. When Gam returned, the King asked him the question: he replied, "there were enough to be killed, enough to be taken prisoners, and enough to run away;" which pleased the King mightily. The French made wonderous merry in their camp, holding themselves sure of their victory; and so vainly confident were they in their numbers, (like as they are with us now)—that they even played at dice for the English prisoners, before they were taken; and on the morning of the engagement, their insolence and presumption rose to such a height, that they sent an herald to King Henry, to know what he proposed to give for his RANSOM? What answer our noble King made is uncertain; for "all who were rian) were slain, except the Duc D'Orprivy thereunto (saith a French histoleans, who was carried prisoner to England." Yet after all this vain boasting, the brave English killed the French Commander, with one Prince, three Dukes, six Earls, 90 Barons, 1500 Knights, and 10,000 Privates, taking also 14,000 Prisoners. The English lost only the Duke of York, the Earl of Suffolk, 4 Knights, 1 Esquire, and 40 soldiers. The King's first care was to render God thanks for so signal a victory, and to̟ publickly acknowledge that it was wholly owing to his all-powerful arm. It would be endless to recite all the numerous battles, in which for the most part, the English have constantly beaten beaten the French, in all quarters of the World, for the last Five Hundred Years, notwithstanding their great superiority in numbers. It is impossible, however, to pass over a few entirely, without naming them; they were such distinguished victories. For instance the Battle of Verneuil, where the French had scarce an officer left to head them, the English having killed them all; and but for night coming on, would have destroyed the French army. The Battle of Guincgaste, humorously called the Battle of the Spurs, because the French were so frightened that they made more use of their spurs than of their swords. The famous Battle of Blenheim, where all Marshall Tallard's army was either killed in the action, drowned in the Danube, or taken prisoners, to the amount of 40,000 Frenchmen; the Duke of Marlborough had only 4,485 killed. upon. The Battle of Winnedale, won by General Webb, 1708, was so signal a victory, it must a little be dwelt The French army amounted to 24,000, and 40 pieces of cannon. General Webb only 6,300, not a Gun. Odds in number four to one, General Webb posted his men in coppices which he lined well. The French cannonaded them with forty pieces of canGeneral Webb, not having any, made his men lie flat upon the ground. As soon as the connonade was over, and the French advanced, our soldiers sprung up, and fired from the coppices, with such a close fire, and with such success, that the French soon began to run, notwithstanding their great superiority in numbers; leaving between 6 and 7,000, men killed in the field of non. Battle. General Webb had only about 900 killed and wounded. The Glorious Battle of Minden, was gained by only six English Regiments of Infantry, the 12th, 20th, 23d, 25th, 37th, and 51st, aided by two Hanoverian Battalions. This small body (not more than 5,000 men) withstood the repeated charges of the whole French army, of 100,000, with steadiness and expertness in their manœuvres, never exceeded, and perhaps never equalled. Odds Twenty to One. They cut to pieces or entirely routed, all the French troops that opposed them, who seemed (as it were) to vanish before the English Infantry. The French army lost 8,000 men killed, and considerable numbers taken; the Six English Regiments, only 966 killed and wounded. The Battles which have been fought between the English and French since the Revolution, fully prove the truth of the saying that One Englishmen is equal to Three Frenchmen. They are so fresh in our memories, it must be unnecessary to enumerate them. There is one contest however, of so very extraordinary, and so very gallant a description and nature, that it cannot be passed over without some notice: not only from its being an instance of the French having been more humbled by the English of the present day, than they have ever been at any other period; but as it will stand in proof to posterity, that England in the nineteenth century, `gloriously maintained her great distinguished heroic pre-eminence and superiority over France, for valorous couduct in every clime.—France, unhappy wretched France! by her mad and wicked revolution, by the murder of all her best men and citizens had fallen so low, that she could not produce one man able to cope with England, by land land or sea. She has been, therefore, driven into the hard and cruel situation of suffering a poor native of Corsica to trample down all her rights, privileges, and liberties; to wanton and sport with the lives and happiness of her whole people; and at length has been compelled to bend beneath the tyrannous weight of his iron yoke. Yet this Corsican, too strong for France, exhibited nothing but weakness itself when opposed to Sir Sidney Smith, an English naval officer. This English hero put an absolute stop to the infamous march of this boasted-boasting-CorsicanGallican-Mahometan-Bonaparte, to Palestine; who was going upon the avowed profane project and wicked purpose of taking possession of Jerusalem, in order to rebuild the Temple, that he might, as he daringly and impiously said," give the lie to the prophecies of the Divine Founder of the Christian Religion!" At the head of a chosen band, exceeding 12,000 men, the Mahometan Bonaparte arrived at the small and Bo Town of Acre, which was wretchedly fortified, had in it only a few Musselmen. naparte laid siege to Acre, in form; and the Governor would have surrendered it unconditionally, as upon all calculation it seemed utterly impossible to withstand such a force. But the English Hero, Sir Sidney Smith, prevented him from yielding, and gallantly undertook to repel Bonaparte, his 12,000 men, and all his artillery! Our Countryman was not to be bribed with money, nor corrupted with French philosophy, which had been the principal weapons by which Bonaparte had got hold of Holland, Malta, Italy, &c. Craft and intrigue could here avail him naught. Military qualifications, were alone to decide. Sir Sidney Smith with VOL. I. FF no army at all, only a part of the fatigued crews of one line of battle ship, and a single frigate, a few Mus sulmen, (in all 2,000, not one-half English) so kept at bay for 69 days, so harrassed, and so beat that Mahometan Bonaparte, at the head of 12,000 men, and an immense well served train of artillery, in 12 different assaults, (one of which he actually made, during a truce, which he had himself solicited the English hero to grant him, under the pious pretence of burying the dead -so great is the Corsican's craft, and so little his faith to be trusted)—that at length, the English Hero obliged the Corsican to run away, having ked 8 of his Generals, 85 of his Officers, and one half of his chosen army. When our Edward III. crossed the Channel in 1340, the French attempted to intercept him with a fleet of 400 sail; but the English so fell upon the French, that they sunk and destroyed 230 of their ships, with 30,000 men, most of whom were drowned; for not being able to abide the vollies of the English arrows, great multitudes of them jumped into the sea and perished ; the news of which great loss, the French King's courtiers being perplexed how to communicate to him, his jester took upon him to do it, and going into his presence, breaks out in the most violent exclamations of—" O the cowardly English!--Paltry English!——fainthearted English!" whereupon the King inquiring why such cowards, what had they done? why, replied the jester, for not daring to jump into the sea, as your Majesty's brave Frenchmen have done. May such French bravery be always opposed by such English Cowardice! Bath Herald. ALFRED. ADDRESS |