The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-22 00:00:00

TIO will keep the wh o) on Bou log o ne and the exp ected accomplishment of his threats. Should then the scale of war prepnderate, and any European power be compelled by his ag gressions to trust for protracted existence to the chance of battle, he will suddenly exclaim that our 'gold alone has bribed that State, and procured its Hostility. He will unblushingly c all- the • whole -- world to witness how near he • was effecting o ur erils and unable b y ruin, when trembling at our p o ur native force to a vert them, we found weapon s -in the corruption of others, and to shelter ourd t fields from the r a v ages of war, once more spreahem o ver pacified Europe. He will i n veigh in terms of better scorn and hate, against those Monarchs, who, ac cording to his artful misrepresentations, blind to their real interests, and regardless of the welfare of Immanity, sacrificed both to their cupidity ; and having thus ensnared men with their own feelings, turned by falsehood and calumny into traps for their undemanding, he will, as ke has already d e one, hasten to the fi eld, no longer deemed, by th a n unjust aggress or, . thoughtless m ultitude, but assisted w ith their mums, a s having drawn an the sword only in their defence. This ad vantage may appear trifling to a superficial observer, but its importance will be conceived when we add, that it is to this conviction alone, skilfully impressed on the mass of the French people, that wise poli ticians av r ib u te the total absence of insurrections amongst his oppressed subjects, whenever he has waged war at a distance of eight hundred or a thousand miles from his own frontiers. GEE ER 4L SARRAZIN. _ . TO TILE EDITOR OF TIIF. NATIONAL REGISTER. ___. SlR,—Wheu I transmitted to you my letter of the 13th August last, in reply to that from Aristides, on the subject of the above GenFiral, it occurred to me that it would occasion another episto lary communication from the former ; and although I might, pci haps, nut have deemed an answer necessary, when to argsuchuments are ~ amp lifying those he had prima ril y adduced, ,yet, subjoined to an attack on allcgations contained in my letter, I feel it incumbent again to address you on this subject; it not to negative the former, at least to repel the latter. Though it is alleged by Aristides, that the General is " sinking fast" into 4 4 di ;graceful obscurity" (yet not so rapidly but that he felt: it nec.ss . .iry to give him another push, by his last letter, hereon) I trait, Sir, you for the sake of humanity towards the Gelle r a, act with more circumspection and feeling, than is sometimes t le case in the field of battle, and refrain from assisting Aristides in his favourite project of consigning the General, prematurely, to the dead man's hole, whilst there is the least iwa of resusci tatini, by inserting in your valuable paper, a few more observa tions I beg to make in his defence. tion ot Aristides, it is impos- ITELL Aristides, which I meant to be emblematical of the future con duct of the General, that could be decided only upon the trial of his veracity; I find him excluded from such trial, and a ques tion ungenerously put, in effect to know on what ground such quotation is advanced ? Thug tying the hands of the General, and then giving him a sword to defend himself from assault. But, even thus fettered, I say, the remorse for his past offences, and the ulti- • mate verification of the quotation, may be in some degree appreci ated by his abandonment of the cause of the tyrant, not for a Hie of glorious inactivity, or suspicious idleness, nor to say any thing of embracing the cause of liberty ; and though it may be urged that this, his step, was dictated by private resentment towards Buona parte, yet, he has advanced so far towards reformation, and the latter well knows," that those who arc not for me, are against me." Next, my assertion that the General laid his information before this country without "fee or reward," is disputed, and here a little tergiversation has been deemed necessary, by charging me with asserting, such information was not afforded from an.expectation of fee nor reward, thereby introducing the substantive surrep titiously : the term I used, and not asserted ;_analogous to this, was calculating, thereby inferring, that without remuneration, he would not have given any information, had he been a man fter of so rdid and selfish principles; now, continuing his essays a he had lost " the countenance of the British Government" whilst it affords the best answer to this disputed point, warrants the term I used ; and that he gave the information spontaneously, He might, however, have a " hope of bettering his situation"— who, from a sense of ungenerous treat very natural for a man, ment, had relinquis hed " great advantages;" he did not fix a ratio for his labours, but left such to the discretion of his Ma jesty's government. As to the " teinporate imprecation" detioiteed by Aristides to be contained in the General's letter to Buonapai'te, I must dissent from the constr uction the former has put on it, by asserting, that it is not by assassination he means to be revenged; for, if my recollection serves me, in such letter the General asserts, that it is in the armies of England or Rus)ia lie hopes to deal out vengeance. Aye! in the field of battle. I wish Aristides, for the sake of impartiality, had given this part of the letter; but he knows what is essential for him to advance, a nd will, if lam wrong, correct me on this point. As it is not my intention (was it necessary) to wade through thick and thin for the General, I do not stand in need of dicta tion as to the mode to be adopted in repelling the asseverations against his conduct ; and if Aristides finds those untenable, I must beg to be discharged from all interested nurives, being induced to step forward merely in opposhig what I deem male volent and uncharitable insinuations. In conclusion —however pure the conduct of the British Go vernment may be in not accepting the services of the General, In some way, whilst I, an humble individual, bow with all de • ference to its wisdom, I cannot but lament, established custom has prevented, as well my I ,ord Wellington profiting by the abilities of General Surrazin in the Spanish campaign, as the latter from test if y in g his zeal in gratitude for the protection he has received here. Oh ! when I think of the blond that un successfully flowed from the warriors of the allied nations, on the walls of Badajoz, in the abortive attempt to reduce that place, it is a source of grief to me (recollecting the General's opinion on the subject), that he was not aiding the Councils which directed that operation. I say this with no disparage ment to the consummate abilities of our renowned Chief, for his noble mind, I am couvinced, Would have duly estitnate o f Go the valuable ser vice, had it met with the concurrence ve rnment, and who also is aware how effectual it is to fight the enemy with his own weapons. I rvinaiu, Sir, with respect, Your most obeaieut servant, • B. P. 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