The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-23 00:00:00

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PRIVATE COtttt ESPONDENCE.

M.' DE CIiATF.AULIMAND.

To the anecdotes of this loyal mid patriotic
Nobleman, which you have already published,
may be achled a few more traits which mark the
claims of himself and his feruily to the-favoily of
the throne, and to the admiration of his,country-
men in general.
. It has been stated, that the Viscount de Cha-
teauhriaud emigrated in 1792, when not :note
than 20 years of age, and strved in the first cam-
. paigs of the Princes. •' During the campaign be
was severely wounded at Thionville, and disabled
from resuming his service; and on this account it
was that be travelled for the recovery of his health.
'Having afterwards re-entered France, be drew
upon himself the particular hatred of ikonapat te
by an artide in the Atercure, in which he com-
pared the Corsican to Tiberius. Boonaparte,
then in the height of his power, became furious
at this attack, and declared he would have M. de
Chateaubeiand bent fin, and sub, ed in his presence,
Such were the very words ut I vraiit, who how-
ever being withheld by prudential considerations.
front wreaking his vengeance 011 the Viscount,
found a pretext for .sarrificing his cousin, N.
Armand De Cliatedohriann, whom lie caused to he
shot by H military coinrinssian. The Viscount,
.ileeply afflicted at his relation's condemnation, re-
solved nevertheless to brave the tyrant's rage still
'further by attending M. Armand to execution.
The unfortunate than was shot before the trig
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count's eyes, and a butcher's dog licked up the blood
and brains,of the victon. At:an earlier period tit
the lievoluthm, the Viscount's brother perished
by the guillotine. Atter the affair of the
tine, noticed in your former article on this Gen-
tleman, Huonaparte declared be would have the
Viscount t ranspor. ed to Asia and though the latter
' escaped the infliction of this sentence, he was
to leave Paris by the orders' of Pastpderi then
Prefect of Police under Finiche. For twelve years
together did the Viscount De Chateaubriand Otis
contend, face to face, with Buonaparte ; during
a great part of wird) time no sin,le individual be•
sides, throughout the whole continent of But ope,
dared to litt up a linger against the Tyrant. The
brother who perished on the sett tfulit lett two sons,
brave and col htisiastic yootig !lien, one ill-whom
'distinguished hinist It before the _first enter of the
Allies into Park, by riding bout the streets Ate,
u lin the white cockade, calling out all the citizens
to shout Vive to Roi! in defiance of ;"evary's 'm-
ike. Timis young man, as well as his brother,
f9ll,),)wep ite,lfittft. to,„(ihent... 41111.. 014t,114E
Oig-‘14,44' the• Royal Guard. Saco is the zeal,
such the 'fidelity of that bear the name of
Chateauhriaud ! You ltave seen the gratitude
with which Ole Vi..count. himself has been
treated; but this is not mill. M. Armatal De Cita-
teauhriand—be who riled his blood io the Royal
cause, to be hilted up by does—left. one son,
now a :charge on the Viscount for leis support.
Neither the horrible death of his father, nor that
ot the Viscount's hrother, nor the Viscount's
eminent services With the sword and pen, nor all
the merit of the family united, have been able to,
procure for this yOlllll4 mall, ,wito desires no better
than to devote his li,e to the cause of Royalty,
the commission Of sub-Reutenaut, which M. Du
Chauiednbriand has often solicited tiit him in
vain ; while placNsy honours, and are
daily showered, without asking, on throe who
can plead the merit of having .peqiireti Ihemiclve.
in the cause of the Usurper, or tought egamst the
iiput;e of Bourbon at Waterloo !