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    Paris , than the plan , for some considerable time probably discussed , wasbepught forward . It was determined that the territory should be united with France , be divided into departments ; governed by prefects , and by the Napoleon code . Th « system was easily framed , and an armed force is in Holland to establish

    it . Amsterdam is made the the third city of the empire ; and , in this character , has a better chance of success than as the metropolis of a kingdom . The Dutch will not be averse to the change . They have suffered too much to have any great concern whether they are governed by a resident viceroy or not ; for

    after all , the king of Holland could never be any thing else than a viceroy , Forming a part of a great empire , and being go rerned by the same laws , they are less likely to be harassed by particular exactions and contributions . ; their success "will not be an object of jealousy at Paris ; and the benefit of their trade will extend

    throughout the whole of the empire . When the plan was fixed on , it was easy to draw up a manifesto to demonstrate its advantages . This appeared in the form of a report to the emperor , in which it was shown that Holland was

    incapable of supporting itself , and besides that it was merely a shoot from the French territory , constituting a portion of soil necessary to complete the form of the empire . How easily are , reasons found for the increase of territory , and the East Indies will afford us a sufficient

    number of similar instances . Besides these powerful arguments , another was advanced , that this act would be the heaviest blow against England , and that the empire might experience the happiest effects from a most powerful navy . The enemyv thus does not disguise his hopes ; but a navy is not so easiiy formed

    as an army . A terrible conflict remains , if Providence does not allay the wrath of the adverse powers . The history of Holland , from its rise to its dissolution , forms a very instructive lesson . The Stadtholder , when he called in the strength of Prussia to enable him to triumph over his fellow citizens , did not in that measure foresee the ruin of his

    house . He raised himself upon the fall of the republic , and having destroyed the energies of the country , having banished its most respectable citizens , he in due time shared a similar fate ; and the l hotTsey that had been renowned for its love of liberty , was deprived of that

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    glory which is due only to those who honoured the principles on which it vras established . When we view these changes , why shall an individual be concerned at the space he occupies in the world ? The great are not contented with their power

    or their wealth , and little is it they : enjoy above those who have food and raiment only for their support . Buonaparte "with all his greatness sees his family divided . One brother will not take a kingdom ; the other will not keep one . He has conquered much , and he labours much .. He plans great schemes , and he has overthrown many injurious institutions . Still he is but an

    instrument in the hand of Providence , and is liable , like other men , to his own peculiar miseries . Our compassion is excited for him and his court when peculiar calamity befals him ; and he , wlio has witnessed the effusion-of so much blood

    in the field of battle , was less affected probably by it * than by the distress occasioned by a fire in the house , in which he and his imperial consort were , with his court , present at a most sumptuous entertainment . Several lives were lost

    upon the occasion , and this will put a stop for some time to the intended gaieties . It was an awful night . The change from the height of human pride to scenes of agony and despair must have appalled many a heart . May it have been the means of introducing those thoughts which become people who are not born only for this world !

    Paris has seen calamity in a dreadful form in its palaces ; Stockholm has seen it in its streets . The crown prince is now suspected to have died not a natural death , and suspicion fell upoa the Count Von Fersen . lie does not seem to have been aware of it , or , if he was , not to have taken the precautions , which became a man who was the

    subject oi popular odium . Guilty or not guilty , he was assaijed by the populace in the streets , and took refuge in a house , from which he imprudently ventured forth before they were dispersed . The consequence was such a one as we did not expect from the Swedes , who are a

    iniId and inoffensive people ; for they literacy tore him in pieces , SeyeraJ of the rioters were taken up , but the sub ^ ject is of such importance , that a regular ^ investigation of tjie death of the crown prince has been entered upon , and the family of the count have particularly ro

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    State of Public Affairs . 373

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1810, page 373, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2406/page/53/