The Sun.
London, England, 1815-09-04 00:00:00

MUCIIE, (DUKE OF' OTRANTO )

The follo‘r int; Let ters appeared yesterday in the
National Register, Sunday Paper, and as they have
all the appearance of being genuine (the Editor
having them in Foticit EIS own hand-writing), can-

tot . but bu considered as Nrn'shing a very import-
ant' antkey•to the politics of the French Minister:—
His reaSOilliiii;;YO BUOIPATITE on the subject of
his title and Elhese overeignty is just and luminous.
As fop his notion of transporting the Corsican to
America, it was likely enough to proceed from a
man who never disguised his hostility towards
Great Britain: This' hostility, by the bye, in,
which TALLEYRAND is not his inferior, involves

a curious consideration at. the -present time,
ought never to be forgotten by our Ambassadors
in treating with these Diplomatists. Did it add
to their recommendations for.- office under Lours
XVIII.?

Copy of K Letter terillen by the Duke of Otranto, to

-his Royal highness Monsieur, April 23, 1614.
6i iNIONSEIGNEUR,-I have attempted to render
a fresh ervicc to the Emperor Napoleon,. whose
Minister I have been during .ten years. I think
it proper to communicate to
.your Royal Highness
the-letter which I have written to him. His in-
terests cannot be an indifferent object to me,
since they have moved the generous compassion
of the Powers who- have conquered hint. But the
greatest of all interests for France and for En.
rope, that.to which every thing should. be sacri-
ficed, is the repose of Nations anti of Monarchs,
after so many agitations and calamities and
that repose, even if it should be established on
solid bases, would never be sufficiently secured,
would never be truly enjoyed, as long as the Em-
pet or Napoleon should ,tay in the-Island of Elba.
Napoleon On that rock, would be to Italy, to
France, and to.all Europe, what Vesuvius is by.
the:. side of Naples. I only see the New World
and tile-United States in which lie ean produce
no conyulsiop..!
• •
Copy of a Lettir'written hy, the Duke of Otranto to
• the Emperor Napoleon;-April MI 1544, inclosed
within the foregoing.

• " SlRE,—When France and a• part of Europe
were at your feet, I dared to make you tOnstantly
hear the truth. Now that you are unfortunate, I
experience more dread of wounding your feelings
by speaking the language of sincerity : but I owe
it to you, -since to you it will prove useful, and.
even necessary.
" You have accepted,
,as a retreat, the•lsland.
Of Elba and its sovereignty. .1 lend a very atten-
tiven
ear to all that is said respecting that sove-
reignty
you,tyatl
that
tt
isil:nstilt.stiat ikotn hi
ok it my duty to
.
Europe does not. become your own, and that the
title of Sovereign of a few acres of land, still less
becomes him who has possessed an immense
Empire.

'' 1 beseech you to weigh these-two considera-
tions) and you will feel how well they are
founded..

. " The Island of Elba lies at a short ,distance
from ~Africa-, Greece, and Spain: it almost touches
the coasts of Italy and France. From that Island
the sea, the winds, and a small felucca, may ra-
pidly convey to every country most exposed to
inOVenients, events, an:l' revolutions.. As yet,
stability exists nowhere. In this mutability of
nations, a genius like yours will always create in,
quietude and suspicions amongst ..the European
'Powers. Without being criminal, you will be
accused; hut without being criminal, too, you
will do harm ; for alarm. is a great evil,
,buth to
Governments and to Nations.

a' The King who is about to reign in France,
%val wish to reign only by justice ; but you know
how many passions,surround a throne, and with.
what Skill hatred imparts to calumny the colours
of truth.

" The titles which you preserve, whilst recall-
ing at every moment what you•have lost, can only
serve to increase the bitterness .of your regrets.
They will not appear a wreck, but a
,vaiu repre-
,sentation of so notny vanished graudeurs. I say
more t without honouring you, they will expose
you to greater, dangers. It will be•said that you
only keep those titles because you maintain all
.your pretensions. It will be- said that the rock
of Elba' is the resting point on which you intend
to place the lever with which you will seek once
more to raise the world.

" Allow me to tell you 'my whole thought : it
is the result of my reflections. It would be more
glorious and more consolatory for you to live as a
simple citizen ; and at present, the safest and the
most becoming asylum tor a man like you; is--tile
United States of Anjerica.

Where, you will recommence your existence
in the midst of a People still new, who will know
linty ,to admhe, without feat ing, your genius.
You 'viii be under tlie protection of those laws,
equally impaitial and inviolable for all that
breathe—in the country of Franklin, 'Washington,
and Jefferson. You will prove to the Americans,
that if von had been born amongst them,yoti
have felt, thought, and voted like them 'awl pre-
ferred their virtues and their liberties to ail the
domination of the earth.

<<l have the Itonotir to be,
(Signedl " Th.e Duke of OTRANTO."

His Royal HiOness the Duke of YORK' WC are
happy to state, is so much recovered from his late
accident, that it is eipected he will be able to ride
in his carriage in a day or two. His Royal High-
ness transacts business daily at his Office.
Yesterday morning about eleven o'clock the
Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the Duke of
MticKLENßeno, and suites, arrived at Cumber-
land-house, St. JaMes's Palace, in two open car-
carriages, from Kew. Soon after they ,went to
the Chapel Royal to attend Divine Service, which
was performed by-the Bishop of LONDON. The
Mike and Duchess-of CUMBERLAND, the D'iki! of
MECltLENßEß6,ColonelThoßwros,GeneralVYSgi,
the ltev. Ur. litomBERG, awl Atithtute DE ilEito,;,
received the Sacrament from the Bishop of LON-',
DON. At half-past four o'clock the Royal r arty.
left the Palace for Kew,