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KA MOOLELO O NAPOLIONA KA NUI

KA PUNIPAKE MAU LAWELAWE KAUA ANA MA ITALIA, 1796-7.

1 ka wanaao o kekahi la ae, ua hoi ae lao Napoliona a ma ke poo o na puali koa. U& liookomo ae la oia i ka po mamua iho he elua mau pu-kuniahi, a ua hoomaka hou ka hakaka ana me ka hahana. Ua hoomauia keia hakaka ana 110 kekahi nHanawa me ke akaka ole o ka aoao nana e ahai ana o ka lanakila. I keia manawa, ua haalele hou iho la o Napoliona i keia puali malalo o ka Ramepona alakai ana, a holo aku la oia e hui me Beretia a me Masena, na kenerala na laua e hoomalu ana na puali waena a me ko ke kihi hema, a niamua o ka mahui ana o ka enemi, ua kaa mai la lakou mahope, a oia ko lakou manawa i ike ai i ko lakou kupilikii, oiai na koa Farani e luku mai ana ia lakou mamua, mahope, a ma ka aoao hema, a iloko 0 ka manawa pokole loa ua auhee aku la na koa Aukekulia, a ua haalele īno la o Kenerala Akeneku i kona hae a me na pu-kuniahi, me hookalii tausani koa make a elua tausani i lawe pio iaPela iho la i ulupaia ai ka mahele waena, a o ka oi no hoi o na pualikoa o Aukekulia, me ka ike ole o ko lakou alihikaua nui e hoomalu ana i na koa ma ke kihi hema, a me Kenerala Koli hoi ma ke kihi akaii, eia ke lioomaka nei ke kaua. 1 kekahi mau makahiki mai mahope, i ko Napoliona wa i lilo ai i Emepera 110 Farani, ua pane ae la o Napoliona i ka Emepera o Aukekulia: "No ko'u mau kupuna? Ea, owau iho no ko'u kupuna; ua hoomaka mai ko'u kulana alii mai kela kaua mai o Monetenote!" Ma o ka loaa ana o keia lanakila ia Napoliona i hiki ai i kekahi mahele o na koa Farani, malalo o ke alakai ana a La Hape, ke komo aku ma Kairo a hoomoana iho ma ia aoao o na Mauna Alepa ma kahi e kokoke ana ia Lomebadi. Ua kuemi hope aku la o 80-lu a hiki i kahi e hiki ai iaia ke panai elele aku me Koli, oiai hoi o Koli i nee hope aku ai a hiki i Milesiir»o, he wahi taona uuku keia nona ke kowa he eiwa mile mai Deg-o aku. Ma keia wahi i manaolana ai na Kenerala o na puali hui e hiki ana ia laua ke hoohui i ko laua mau puali. Ma keia mau wahi laua i Hookahua iho ai a hoouna aku la i na elele i Mailana e hoouna hou mai i poe koa; a mamua o ka hiki ana mai o na koa hou a laua i kauoha aku ai, aole loa laua i manao he hana naauao na laua ka hoao hou ana e lele kaua aku maluna o n a koa Farani. Aole 110 hoi.o laua nianao e nee hou aku mai keia mau kahua aku a hiki i ka loaa ana

o hekahi niau kokua mai Lomebadi mai; aka, aole loa pela ko \"apoliona manao— he like ole loa kana mau liooneenee ana me ka na kenerala e ae. (Aole i pau.)