Bonaparte. Artillery. Mr. Pitt.-Newspapers. - Archbishop of Paris.- Consular Colours.- Religion. - Consular Conversion. - Breakfast.-Warmth of French Expression.-Rustic Eloquence.— Curious Cause assigned for the late extraordinary Frost. — Madame Courts of Justice. - Public Library. - Gobelines. - Miss Lin- fashionable Poem.-Frere Richart.- - Religion. Hotel des Inva- lides.- Hall of Victory. Enemies' Colours. Sulky Appearance of an English Jack and Ensign. -Indecorum. The aged Cap- Bonaparte's Talents in Finance. - Garrick and the Madman. - Palace of the Conservative Senate.- Process of transferring Oil Paintings from Wood to Canvas. The Dinner Knife. Com- modities. - Hall of the National Convention. The Minister Tal- The College of the Deaf and Dumb.- Abbé Sicard. Bagatelle.— Police.-Grand National Library. — Bonaparte's Review.-Tam- bour Major of the Consular Regiment. - Restoration of Artillery Abbè Sieyes.-Consular Procession to the Council Chamber. — 10th of August, 1792.-Celerity of Mons. Fouche's Information.-The two Lovers.- Cabinet of Mons. le Grand.-Self-prescribing Physician. THE STRANGER IN FRANCE. CHAPTER I. Torr Abbey. Cap of Liberty. - Anecdote of English Prejudice.- It was a circumstance, which will be memorable with me, as long as I live, and pleasant to my feelings, as often as I recur to it, that part of my intended excursion to the Continent was performed in the last ship of war, which, after the formal confirmations of the peace, remained, of that vast naval armament, which, from the heights of Torbay, for so many years, presented to the astonished and admiring eye, a spectacle at once of picturesque beauty, and national glory. It was the last attendant in the train of retiring war. Under the charming roof of Torr Abbey, the residence of George Cary, esq., I passed a few days, until the Megara was ready to sail for Portsmouth, to be paid off, the commander of which, captain Newhouse, very politely offered to convey my companion, captain W. Cary, and myself, to that port. In this beautiful spot, the gallant heroes of our navy have often found the severe and perilous duties of the boisterous element alleviated by attentions, which, in their splendid and cordial display, united an elegant taste to a noble spirit of hospitality. CHAP. I. |