The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-10 00:00:00

CHIM 4111711,1 T.

FROM MR. GOLDSMITH'S SECRET HISTORY Of
BUONAFARTR'S CABINET.

[Concluded from Tuesday's Paper

In the war with Prussia, the, year following,
Lannes again complained of the bulletins passing
eulogiums on Murat, when they were due to him.
Lannes at last challenged Murat, who complained
of it to' Buonaparte*.
The Emperor assumed all the airs of majesty, and
ordered nenseigneur Lannes to appear before him.
He'told Lannes, that to challenge a Prince, whose
title was allesse imperiate, (Imperial Highness), was
equal to high treason ; and that unless he wade a
proper apology to Son ,Altesse Imperiale le Gran.]
Duc de Berg, Murat, he should be obliged to send
him before the Haute Cdur t !
This menacing language, however, had a very
ditferent et e& upon - Monseightur Lannes to what
Buonaparte expected. The Marshal raved like a
madman;- called all their Imperial Majesties and
Highnesses, Savoyards, Polissons, des J. - F-s,
&c. &c. The consequence was, that Lannes was
put aux •arrets, and sent off under an escort to
Paris t.
The condua of -this ruffian in Spain was very.
sanguinary.. Indeed, whenever Buonaparte wants
some foul deed executed, he always commissions
either Murat Or Savary to execute it.
When Pichegru was tortured, Murat was always
present ; as also, when the Duke D'Eughien was
assassinated, Murat had the management of the pro.
cess and the execution.

I have no doubt but, if Buonaparte dies a natural
death, Mural will usurp , the sovoreign power.: In
that case, the system in France, with regard to its
internal state, as well as exterior relations, will not
b. much changed. Murat is nut so insane as
Buonaparte, but is equally wicked,-and very ambi-
tious ; of this he has nut long since given proofs. -
When these constellations were all at Bayonne, af-
ter the kidnapping Whir, Buonaparte intended that
his sister, Madame Murat, should be appointed
Queen of Naples, and that Murat, not being of 'the
Imperial blood,, should be named Governor=Gene-
rat of the Two Sicilies. Murat, however, pro-
tested against this affront. A great deal of , abusive
language took place on both sides. Murat obtained
the victory.
This.tnao, who is known to all France to have
been an obscure vagabond, still wishes people to
suppose that he is of a good family.• He atieJs all
the manners of a Grand Seigneur,' and wishes to
pass for a•Scavaut. It he, could make it appear that
he was descended of a good family, this would be
to him beyond price.
About six years ago an article appeared in•the
Paris Patters, dated from Ratisbon, staong, " that a
Count Murat arrived in tins city from Vienna, sop-
•posed to be a cousin of the celeuratud French Gene
al'Murat." As this was before the creation of no-
blesse in France, the article in question was, of
course, intended to make Frenchmen believe that
Murat was of the uncien regime ! •

* General .Sarazzin,, who lately arrived in this country
from France,,challenged Murat.' in Italy, about nine )ears
ago; but the gallant Murat declined fighting. This proves
that assassins are always cowards,

t A 'superior court, where only public funitionaries of the
first order are tried. •

I'his Marshal Lannes appears to ,have been a man of a
very independent spmit. As tradesman in Paris, in whose
veracity"! cm trust, told me, Mar •LAIIIICS had requested him
to recommend a footman to hint. recuintmnded one.
"De q ler pays, est it ?" said, Lannes. "' 11 est Curse,
Monseigneur," said the tradesrnmi. "' Ah l je Wen vcux
•
point. Nous en avons deja ask-L."