An Historical Inquiry Into the Principal Circumstances and Events Relative to the Late Emperor Napoleon (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824. Excerpt: ... CHAP. XIX. THE MASSACRE OF THE TURKS IN EGYPT. "There is one fact stated in Mr. O'Meara's book which we regard as perfectly conclusive, --the fact that Buonaparte deliberately, and in cold blood, shot 1200 prisoners of war. Sir Robert Wilson first brought this horrid charge publicly against the Corsican. It was repeated by M. Wittman, by M. Miot, and by some other writers; but, for the honour of humanity, most moderate people refused to give it credence, and those who yielded to the force of evidence were regarded as violent and prejudiced individuals: but, to our astonishment, on perusing Mr. O'Meara's book, we found it stated, that Buonaparte, without circumlocution or disguise, coolly admitted the fact. Military history presents, absolutely, no parallel whatever to this horrid deed. We have challenged the production of any instance of any thing like the same barbarity. "Jaffa was taken by assault, and, three days afterwards, did the diabolical monster, Buonaparte, deliberately order out 1200 fellow-creatures to be shot. But Buonaparte says, Wellington would have acted at Jaffa as he did. Impudent assertion When did Wellington do any thing in the least like it?--when did any general? No, no, --the fact stands, and we trust ever will stand, insulated, in the history of human wickedness. It is a murder paramount amongst murders. We defy the Edinburgh reviewer to produce its parallel. We defy him to produce so bloody a monster as Napoleon Buonaparte. "Buonaparte is told that Miot says the number killed was three or four thousand. "It deserves to be noticed, that, until Buonaparte's confession, the Edinburgh reviewer was among the incredulous many (and we confess we were so too) who could not bring themselves to believe this, and some other charges against h...