of an army, to believe, that besides the equality of force, they are also opposing the arm of Omnipotence. It was this idea which so often rendered the Israelites vic- torious over their enemies; and this, which made Alexander invincible; from which we may infer, that we cannot render. Buonaparte a more acceptable service, than by disseminating the idea that he is an instrument in the hand of Providence.
To those, indeed, who are unaccustomed to reasoning by induction, and who hate“ the labour of a serious thought," many of the actions of Buonaparte may appear superhuman. But those who have marked every step of his progress see nothing wonderful, nothing miraculous in all he has done, nothing but the natural consequences of certain premises; and however singular and extravagant this assertion may appear, I am well persuaded that it may be proved with the certainty of mathematical demonstration; of which truth the reader will probably be persuaded from the perusal of the following pages, in which I shall attempt to shew that .
