The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-04-21 00:00:00

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The any man hav e ant i c i pate d t h at d egree of depravity structions to the Loyal Family. Ile believed the No. question before the House wa=, whether a sufficient which had manifested itself in the army and among ble Lord possessed undoubted information that Bonita case had not been made out for the House to enquire the Marshals of France ?—[ilear !]—Could any parte was popular with the rest of the country is well into the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, with man have supposed such a want of principle and of as the army. The theories of the Noble Lord on thil respect to ati occurrence which threatened the peace honour,—that honour on which the French soldiery subject were contradicted by the fact. One Would of Europe. The Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. had always affected to pride themselves ? The annals think, after leading so many hundreds of thouhiult Bathurst) seemed to think that he was acting with of profligacy did not afford such another example of to be slaughtered—that after destroying unnecessarily great candour, in making allowances for the warm baseness. He would ask, also, what degree of vigi- so many lives in the wastes of Russia, that he could feelings of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Elliott), lance short of actual confinement and restraint would hardly be popular with those whom he halt so ex whom he charged with having exaggerated the cala- have precluded that individual from making his posed ; and yet, from the information of officers who mity. There could be no real difference of opinion escape? On what principle could we have blockaked were no party men, and with had seen persons re iii that House, as to the fatal effects of the negligence Elba in time of peace? But if Ministers had followed turned from imprisonment in the most horrible state of his Majesty's Ministers. This event had brought the system of coercion and espionage, what then of mutilation, without legs, arms, and toes;—there hack upon Europe all those calamities and dangers would have been the language of the Gentlemen op- was not one of those men who did not say that he from which the Noble Lord and his colleagues last polite? They would have said, that we gave him was willing to put himself again under such a Captain. year took credit to themselves for having delivered rights and a treaty, and in the face of that treaty The Noble . Lord had talked of the secrecy with the world from. All good men must wish for peace, had broken it. If any thing could have justified the, which Bonaparte's pla n was con d ucte d. li e was i n . if it was compatible with hon o u r a n d p u bli c sa f e ty ; b reac h o f treaty b y B onaparte himself, it would have formed that General Bertrand had been twice at and it was not surprising that his Honourable Friend been the coming upon him with all the force of Eu- Paris in the course of the last sit weeks before the (Mr. Elliott) should feel most acutely on the renewal rope, and stripping him of all. He would also beg embarkation. of that war, from which we had flattered ourselves leave to remind the House, that our guarantee did Mr. DOUGLAS explained. that we had escaped, and at the undoing of. all that not extend to the pecuniary part of the treaty. j Mr. WELLESLEY POLE contended the slate. which last year we prided ourselves on having ac- Mr. WHITBREAD, in answer to the observation ment put into the mouth of his Honourable Friend complished. lie thought that it was too much to of the Hon. Gentleman 9 that he (Mr. W.) and th ose (M r . G rant ) o f a w i s h to exterm i nate the French say, that this calamity could be exaggerated in the who sat on the same bench with him, had neglected nation, was wholly without foundation. Ile was description. It was admitted by the Noble Lord, to express their apprehensions of the danger of the one of those who thought there could he no safety that no precautionary measures had been taken by Treaty, said (in continuation of the figure of his lion. for this country while Bonaparte wasin power, and Government to prevent this calamity. The House and Learned Friend, that the Hon. Gentleman and he hoped the same energy would be displayed now had heard of the understanding and impression that his Friends below him were the watchmen who were ' which had been displayed during the last 20 years. there was in the minds of our naval 011icers, but that paid for their duty. As to the lion. Gentleman's Mr. W. ELLIS explained. • they received any instructions from Government to remark respecting the delicacy observed towards Mr. ABERCROMBIE, in reply, said the House Busily ' guide their conduct w a s p os itiv e ly de n i e d. The Mi n i sters , h e put i t to t h e candour of the l i on. Gen. wouldnot be discharging their duty to the country coact to couch , Despair attends the s i c k t" I Government, then, had resolved to shift the respon- tlentan (tie would not put it to the candour of the if they did.not bring Ministers to account for their b u t did not know that the sick were much refresh. I sibility of the conduct proper to be pursued, from their Treasury Bench, for he did not believe they had , criminal negligence. vrl by despair. [A laugh.] It .had been stated that own shoulders, and to leave it entirely to the under- any) whether there war ever any example of the una- The House then divided— lie„eters had made private representations to the standing and impressions which were on the minds of nitnity of the House of Commons during the last Sea. For the motion 65 G over nment of France respecting the performance of the Captains of our ships cruizing in the hiediter- sion ? Since that period the Noble Lord had forfeited Against It 119 t h r wily of Fontainbleau ; but this only showed I mean. He would, however, contend, that Minis- the confidence which had been reposed in him, and Majority --$4 t h e i r opinion that the Treaty made with Bonaparte! ters had a right, and it was their bounden duty so far had thrown himself into the arms of Prince Talley- The House then adjourned at one o'clock. bad not been observed. He would not have it un. jto interfere, as to take care that the main, and in- rand. He (Mr. W.) had been accused of having d e wed that he meant to justify Napoleon, but it ; deed the only material aritcle in the Treaty of Fen- called Bonaparte a great man. He had never so called vas clear that the Treaty had been violated. In the l tainbleau should be executed. The Gentlemen ott .or thought him. lie called him a man of great pow. first place, it was said that his wife was not dis- the other side had rested on two points,—first, they ere —power so great, that they appalled and dis- VIENNA, Apnit, s.—The following Treaty w a s rav e t o follow him, and that there was no stipule- i defended the wisdom of . the Treaty of Fontein- mayed the Noble Lord and all who had to concert concluded on th e 25th o f M arc h, b etween R uss i a, e on in the Treaty for her going; but was there any i bleau, under all ti l e circumstances ; and secondly, measures aga i ns t him. But in his times of prosperity, Austria, Prussia, a n d G rea t B r i t ai n , i n come.. s tipulation to deprive him of the society of his son? they contended, that if it 'was unwise, the fault he conceived that he had seen in Bonaparte little- quence of the entrance of Nepoleen.'Bottq rte . tnti, To withhold his offspring from him, and to deprive I was not with this Government, bat with Allies.-- nesses, which detracted from his character. These France tie of his rights, was a direct, manifest, and palpa. His Honourable and Learned Frind (Mr. Aber- littlenesses seemed tohave been imitated by the Noble In the name of the Holy and Undivided To,. ble violation of the Treaty. The Noble Lord had crombie) had, on the other hand, contended, Lord, and as imitations of course became less; for nity s ee, that if any agreement had been made to induce that if the treaty was wise on account of the known although the Noble Lord had exhibited a mome n tary Th e i r M a j est i es th e E mperor o f a ll the %mist. the Empre a and her son to part with Parma and ' attachment of the French army and people to Bona- magnanimity, it proved a mere ignis fatuut. Possi. the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and paned', it was on the ground of an adequate con. parte, that was only an additional reason for recluir- bly, however, both Bonaparte and the Noble Lord the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ant. Bet where could there be an adequate con- ing extraordinary vigilance on the part of our Go- might reform, and as it was just possible that the and Ireland, considering the consequences whist? the sea t? Such consent could be given by Bonaparte -aernment, that the dangers which that Treaty meant Noble Lord might become a magnanimous States- entrance of Bonaparte into France, and the present only, for it was clear that an infant could not con. to avert should not again be brought upon Europe. man, so it was just possible that Bonaparte might situation of that kingdom, may have with respect isi p t sent.--The Allies had, therefore, manifested IHe had reduced the Ministers to this dilemma—that become 'a great man. The Honourable Gentle- the security of Europe, have determined, in theme grea t want of judgnient, es it was their duty either the Treaty was an act of magnanimous madness man (Mr. Charles Grant, we believe,) wished to ex- weighty circumstances, to carry into effect the prin t, maintain the Treaty with Napoleon, and not to on the part of the Allies, or else that it was wise terminate the whole population of France, man, ciples consecrated in the Treaty of Chaumont. They finish him with the smallest reason for complaint. considering the circumstances of the case. The woman, and child. That Hon. Gentleman, God bless have therefore agreed, by a solemn Treaty, mutually If an y instructions had been given to the naval offs-1 Noble fiord had disclaimed the first supposition. If, him, seemed to be but little acquainted with the No- signed by each of the four Powers, to renew the. cre even verbal instructions, they might be laid then, the treaty was wise and politic, from the ble Lord (Castlereagh) below him. The Ex-Secre- engagement that they will defend the so happily re. f4nre the House. He considered that it was the known attachment of the French army, then it be- tary Canning and the Noble Lord told them that they stored order of things in Europe against all viola. ' duty of Government so far to watch over the (iece. I hoved the Government for that very reason to be did not go to the destruction of Copenhagen with tion, and to adopt the most effectual measures for (len of the Treaty of Fontainbleau, as to take care I doubly vigilant, in order to prevent the calamity Baron Puffendorf under their arm. And yet after carrying this engagement into effect, and also to gave Ca , Bonaparte should not be in a situation to re- which had taken place, and.shaken the peace of the the destruction of the whole of the Danish Navy on it that necessary extension which existing circum sum' the Government of France. He had beard that world to its very centre. Was it to be supposed some secret articles of a treaty, he thought the Noble stances imperiously demand. Itli-iaers had information of the designs of Bona.: that Bonaparte wou ld ever ha v e contented himself Lord weeld hesitate to violate the neutrality of the • [Here follow the appointments, in the usual-fortn, parte to invade France, but that they did not think' with the little island in the Tuscan Sea, which was Island of Elba [gear, hear!] In the most shim- of the different Plenipotentiaries whose names are this information worth attending to. lie should.; assigned to him as his asylum. His character was meriog pntt of that stammering speech of the Noble undersigned.] wish that this information, whatever it was, should I well known to be very different; I Lord. [Order, order!] He slid not know how to Art. I. The High Contracting Powers solemnly,be laid on the table of the [louse, that they might see l tesivat Weitz, auguan Hiram munai." I. express his feeling of that speech in other terms, engage to unite the resources of their respective "'tether it was so frivolous, that Ministers were jus- It was said in defence of Ministers, that what had but lie would use the word hesitating, if he could States for the maintenance of the Treaty of Peace tifial in wholly disregarding it. He felt convinced happened was so improbable, that other people had not say stammering. The Noble Lord had separated concluded at Paris on the 30th of May, 1814, as that whenever the period should arrive for dis- as little idea of it as they had. If, however, watch- England from the Allies, and contended that if we well as that of the Congress of Vienna,—to carry cussing the conduct of the Noble Lord with respect men were to be found asleep on their post at a time had executed our part of the Treaty, we were eb- into full effect the dispositions contained in these to Naples, it would appear that both the policy and 'of &Inger, it would be but . poor excuse for them solved, and could not be answerable for the conduct Treatitn,—inviolably to observe their ratified and the character of the country were more committed to say, that other people were asleep at the same time. of the Allies. Was it of no consequence then that subscribed agreements, according to their full im. by hi; conduct on that occasion, than they had ever -•—[A laugh .] — lf other people slept, it was because the Treaty was violated by the Allies? And was port,—to defend them against every attack, and espe. before been committed by the conduct of any Minis- they supposed the watchmen were awake. If Ea- there not the most satisfactory proof that it had been cially against the projects of Napoleon Bonaparte.— ter in this country. If the war had now begun in rope did not apprehend this danger, it was because r violated? How would the Honourable Gentleman Towards this end they bind themselves, should the Ire thought that there could lie no doubt but • every body supposed that there were some secret feel, it, when quarter day came, his money was not King of France desire it, and in the spirit of the that it was a consequence of the violation of treaties,larticles in the Treaty of Fontainbleau, which, out paid to him from the Treasury ? Would he not, the Declaration issued on the 13th of March, with to irl kir the faith and honour of this country was of respect to his feelings, it was not thought proper ; moment it was not paid, come and take a hostile common consent and mutual agreement, to bring to cott;.letely pledged. to publish to the world, but which would be suffici- position in the (louse over against the Miuistry justice all such as may have already joined, or shalt Mr. llATiluasT thou g ht that the Right Hon. ent to ensure the execution of the Treaty. Europe 1 Tho s e who could swallow Copenhagen, might hereafter join the party of Napoleon, ill order to Geatiern.ai had gone into questions unconnected with certainly would have taken the alarm, if it was gene- j well swallow Paris and the Imperial Throne.— compel him to relinquish his projects, and to render the subject now before the House. NVithout referring rally understood that Bonaparte was at perfect fiber. But besides Bonaparte himself, the pensions to his him incapable in future of disturbing the tranquillity to papers before the House, lie had expressed his ty to undertake what expeditions he thought proper.lmother. sad the rest of his family were not paid—his of Europe and the general pence, under the protec. (Thaw' and his conviction, of what would be the re - It had been said flint Lords Stewart and Cathcart, private property was put under sequestration, with- tion of which the rights, the freedom, and the inde- sit when the proper time for discussion should come. who were both in Paris at the time of this Treaty, I out any cause whatever—and that part of the con- pendence of nations have been established and se- I:e should venture to say, lion ever that when that were not made acquainted with it. If such an 1 tract which related to his wife and son was never in cured. ti -le should come, neither the Noble ' Lerd nor any of 'station had fallen from him, or any of the Hon.! a progress of fulfilment. Ilis wife was put under 11. Although so great and salutary an object does hi , colleagues would shrink from the investigation ! Gentlemen who sat near him, be should have expect- restraint at Vienna. Was she not under restraint not permit that the means destined to its attainment of their conduct. lle conceived that the Right Ron. ed that they would have been charged with a wish to now ? In this part of the contract, respecting which , should be limited, and although the High Contract. Gentleman who spoke second (Mr. Elliott) had, in degrade the character and estimation of this country his feelings were likely to be most alive, it was vin. i ing Powers have resolved to devote to this object in the warmth of his feelings upon the circumstance! in Europe. This avowal had, however, now come I fated from beginning to end. Did the Allies them- i all such resources as they can, in their respective which had unfortunately taker' place, exaggerated from his Majesty's Ministers ; and he believed the selves, who could not repose faith in Bonaparte, go ! situations, dispose of; yet they have nevertheless the calamity. It wag not fair tis attribute to this ! fact to be, that those Noble Lards had no authority : with cleats bands to this ear ? He would put it to , agreed, that every one of them shall constantly Government the defects of the Treaty of Fontain- at all, but that all the power was retained by the those who maintained that no faith could be kept have in the field 150,000 men complete, of whom at bleau ; it vies the result of military policy, it must I Noble Lord, who happened then to be at Dijon, se. , with Bonaparte, to say whether he was not likely to least one-tenth shall be cavalry, with a proportion... lie recollected that his Noble Friend was not at Paris perste(' from his colleagues by the intervention of be as good a man as some of his servants ? As Talley- ate artillery (not reckoning garrisons), and to em. 'rhea it was concluded, aid his absence could not Bonaparte's army. The Honourable Gentleman then rand, for instance, who had been so long the bosom ploy them in active and united service against the be ettabuted to any fault of his. He, therefore, did commented at some length on several parts of the friend of Bonaparte, and whom they now saw in the , common,enemy. het cettsider that this Government could he called speech of an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Douglas), ' close embrace of the Noble Lord? lie remembered j 111. The High Contracting Parties Solemnly en. "on Is defend the policy of the Treaty of Fontain- and expressed a wish that he had given the House when the Noble Lord was one of a trio with the late gage not to lay down their arms but in agreement blew The alleged infractions of tt,, Treaty were more of that local information about Elba, in which Mr. Perces*, when Mr. Fox was attacked by Mr. • With each other, nor until the object of the war not set forward by B ona parte at the time of his in- hissuperiority would be incontestable, instead of those Perceval for having been duped by Talleyrand. It assigned in the Ist Article of the present Treaty shalt Eranee, although after they had been sug- general observations, in which his superiority was j was said that the negotiation on the part of Talley. I have been attained; nor until Bonaparte shall be restql bs other persons, he thought proper to state not so evident. !rand was all artifice, and on' the part of Mr. Fox, wholly and completely deprived•of the power of ex+ them, probably not from any idea of its being tutees- Mr. CHARLES GRANT observed, that if the Lord llowick, and Mr. Windam, all credulity. — ' citing disturbances, and of being able to renew hie 'art with the Fre n ch p eo ple, b u t thinking that it Treaty of Fontainhleau were really liable to such . But the moment he deserted Bonaparte he was taken . attempt, to obtain the chief power in France. N eight possibly serve his cause with other nations. radical objections, the Gentlemen opposite, who into the confidence of the Noble Lord. The oble - it.s the present Treaty principally relates to A r 'er the Treaty, h owever , wa s concluded, he thought were now so loud in its censure, ought to have fore. , Lord had talked of the secrets of Congress—there the Present circumstances, the engagements in the that i t should base been kept. By this Treaty, seen and pointed them out last year,—they who, this' was not a secret left. Some secrets had come out from Treaty of Chaumont, and particularly that contained Bonaparte was certainly not considered in the light Session, had afforded such remarkable specimens of Congress respecting Prince Talleyrand. He bad been in the • 16th Article, shall again recover their full Ira prisoner, hut as the Independent Sovereign of the delicacy with which they treated subjects, and of considered rather troublesome by the Noble Lord in force, as soon as: the present object ;hall be attained. ti'! isle of Elba. It would be quite inconsistent their unwillingness to embroil the foreign 'relations some of his late examinatiens of him. But he should V. Every thing relating to the command of the vith the character in which he was recognized by of this country ! When it was universally acknow- like to have the power of examining Princes Metter- Allied Armies, the maintenance of the same, &c. shalt th' Treaty, if we had assumed a right, in peace as !edged that the general purport of that Treaty was nich and Talleyrand, also with respect to some late be regulated by a Special Convention. tea as in war, to visit every merchant vessel in the that of moderation and clemency, what a serious re- transactions. The Noble Lord had been complimented VI. The High Contracting Parties shall have the se,. '",.erraneau, to see whether he nos on board or sponsihility would his Noble Friend have taken upon with the character of unrolled, though he had for- right reciprocally to accredit with the Generals, III?. Such conduct as this might justly be cons- himself and the country which lie represented, had feited that character now, as he had had at last Commanders of their armies, Officers, who shall be Plumed of as an hifraction of the Treaty. Ile must, lie alone stood out for severity of treatment ! Every shown himself *good deal oat of humour —b e thou g ht allowed the libert y of corres p ondin g with their Go. thireaue, oppose nn y motion for the Production of Gentleman must recollect the ent h us iastic feelin g s of he could p ut those Noble Statesmen as much out of vernments, in order to inform them of the military intrncti ons to our naval officers, as, in point of the moment when the Treaty was concluded, and humour as the Noble Lord, by his examinations.— events, and of all that relates to the operations of the fil l , there were no instructions of (lint nature either how a disposition was thus naturally produced to act lie should ask Prince Talleyrand how he sued the armies. • t %wen or verbal. There was certainly an under- with moderation towards him who bad so extra o rd i- Noble Lord as to persuade him to give him his con- VII. As the eitgegementi entered into by the pre "'Aug and an impression on the minds of our naval narily fallen from his high hon ours ; but the same fidence. France (said the Noble Lord) had con- sent Treaty have for object to maintain the general "ff'*as, that if he w as met with, in circumstances course was equally dictated by policy as by feeling, ducted herself fairly hi the Congress; but the Noble peace, the High Contracting Powers agree to invite teilly manifesting hostile intentions, they had a for Bonaparte was not in that deserted and denuded Lord had produced a letter from Prince Talleyrand, all the Power* of Europe to accede to them. rat to stop him. state which required of him an unconditional which bore all the marks of extreme artifice. Surely VIII. As the present Treaty is simply and solely 4 . 7 . MACKINTOSH thought, that if any body surrender. But they' bad one security against if this right-hand man of Bonaparte might be trusted, entered into. wit d haviewto e !mo t trhteFarattenci:nedts of Be. Lead not heard the speech of his llon. and Learned the return of Bonaparte, and .that was in the Bonaparte himself might be trusted. Was there other threatent country g p STATESMYN. 0 17 • ;;Iiir real of Fontainhleau was improvident. The o ' ean , w hi c h Bonaparte possessed were much more considerable than Gentlemen were disposed to think, poi t he r e was nn defection in his army till the sth w opril. It was the duty of the Allies to consult w ho appeared to he the feelings of the French themselves; and nothing would have tended so much to cottsolidate the power of .Bonaparte as to show total disregard to what the Senate conceived to be t he interests of Franco. It was of extreme im wee to consider that the Treaty was concluded oanhe part of Bonaparte by some of his most dis tinguished officers; and when there was on opportu opy O f r estoring tranquillity to France without shed jhig more blond, it was prudent awl politic to adopt 01 at ro ' , gement. Mr. IiONSONBY observed, that the object of the elu tion was not to determine whether the Treaty of F eo taintateau was wise or not, or necessary or not ; b a t to ascertain what steps had been taken to pre verse it. An Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Douglas) b a d said, that nothing was so difficult us to give good si bire before events happened, and nothing so easy is to make wise reflections afterwards; but it did not or peorthat Ministers had been able to give good advice before the Treaty of Fontaitthleau was signed, or t h a t they had made any wise reflections since it was concluded. The Hon. Gentleman had also spoken of the dangers to be apprehended from the soldiers o f Bonaparte, who were refreshed lw despair.— Now he (Mr. P.) had read in one of the finest poets, of Despair, in the character of a nurse, attending the sick— NEW TREATY OF THE ALLIED POWERS.• ~' rt , j ..i 1 . , - 1 1 At j