The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-10 00:00:00

DUKE Or trr,ithi_ANG'idl.B LETT.Eit.

TM; 11.)110Wirii i 3 stated aS the in:lthsstanee of the
Lettei: of the buite of WELL NG-ros,..‘yhich has
been recently so Spoken tiddressed
tai Lord CsiTi;iii.kAoti; and is dated the 23d of
•
Septeniher.

. ,
His Grace states, " that after the, battle of Wa-
tdrloo,vvlien Prince BLUCHER arrived before PA-
ris, it was proposed by the French CoMtnigSioners.
to introduce into the Convention for the occupa-
tion. of the capital a separaLe article respecting
the inviolability of the magnificent establishments
f the Louvre, and 'other monuments of an exotic
cha-acier;:which; ditring the Ciovernmetit of IWO-
NAPARTE, had been procured and appropriated to
public purposes. Prince BLUCHER absolutely
and peremptorily objected to any conditions of
this,lciud, alleging that King.LoOts, subsequent
to lii quitting Paris on the invasion by NAPo-
-
LEthl, had distinctly prdinised., that on his return
to power the works Of art belonging to Prussia
should be restored,
_" Under these circumstances;" continues his
Grace, " all ertgagenients as to the intangibility
of these valuable effects were avoided ; but it. was
requested by the French Commissioners, that no
part of the prorierry should be removed until the
Opportunity should have been ,afforded, of learn-
ing the pleasure of the Allied Sovereigns on the
subject on their appearance in Paris. This desire
was complied with, and after their arriVak appli-
cations were made to them on the Subject, when
ilieydeclined any personal interference %vhatever.'
The letter procecds to say,.thar the Prn'ssians
Aoon became active, and obtained possession of
the' principal part 'Of the decOrations of Berlin,
rotzdarn, etc.

It was not Mita subsequent to this reduction of
the precious stores of the Louvre that his Grace
interposed, and the motive was, reference having
been had to him by the appointed Agents from
B,elgihm, who had in vain demanded of the French
f.'4'ourt the resignation of the treasrires of art plun-
dered from their provinces. The Duke was in
this state of things directed from high authority,
as commanding the forces of the King of the Ne-,
therla:nds occupying France, to claim these public
effects. The Duke could not be negligent of the duty
thus imposed upon him by the Sovereign who had
confided these troops to hi§ diSpo§al, and he then
applied to Prince TALLEYRAND to procure the re-
turn of the Belgic paintings arid archive's. After
some delay his Grace was apprized by the Prince,
that the subject was laid before his Majesty.---
The Duke recurred again to the Minister and. rel.
ceived the same answer, with the unsatisfactory
addition, that the King had issued no commands
whatever regarding the affair, and his Grace per:-
sisting in his importunity, %s as at length referred
to ?1. DENON, the Supervisor-of the Collection;
for any further information he might desire.
" In this unpleasant and improper state of
things, the Duke. sent his Aide-de-Camp to M.
Dersost, but he equally with the' King and his
Minister, was unwilling to accomniodate himself
to the wishes of the applicants, or to give any
decisire answer on the bu'iness.

" Subsequently, the Duke states, a detachment
of British troops was directed to march to the
Louvre, but its assistanee," as a Military body, was
unnecessary, the Prussians being already on guard
at the station. Under the deficiency of hands,
front the 'refusal of the natives to give any assist-
ance, the British soldiers were actually employed
to take down the pictures demanded by the Belgic
Agenti; and this is the whole of these transac-
tions in which hiS Grace was passively dr actively
concerned."

The Dike proceeds.to vindicate his Oik.,ri
duct : He says, " With regard to the French be-
ing deprived of the works et art, the circumstance,
imtend of being injurious to jut feeling and 'Sound
Opinion, will tend rather-to improve their morAls
and correct: their mulerstanding ; and to obscure
those false views of glory, which 11M-re led them
to misapprehend their rights and their duties, and
to be insensible to every accurate notion of OubliC
virtue and national honour."

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