Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Sketches of the Character of Buonaparte,
From a late Paris Paper.

June 3.

Buonaparte is of the age of 27, By birth a Corsican—but educated in France. He early entered into the artillery school, in which his industry and application soon procured him the rank of captain. His aspiring soul delighted no less in the study of History than of Mathematics and Tactics. He is of a small stature and very thin—his countenance pale—but bold and warlike. He keeps his sang froid amidst the greatest dangers, and seems to be entirely unacquainted with what is called fear.—

Tho' he be involved in situations ever so trying and intricate, it is not his nature to despair of success in his enterprizes. He seems to be in his element when contending against obstacles and difficulties. Like Jourdan and Pichegru, when in large circles, he is serious and silent. In social circles he will enter into conversation freely, and express himself with perspicuity and precision. Literary, philosophical, and political conversations, possess equal allurements for him. In a narrow, diminutive body, he harbours an intrepid soul, a noble feeling heart, and a mind exquisitely cultivated. He is a dutiful son, a warm friend, a tender husband, and of course, a good citizen.