The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-24 00:00:00

NAPOLVON.

(From the Quotidienne of Monday.)

We have before us a note of, M. de Chain-
pagny, Duke of Cadore, upon a passage in the
ivlemoirsof M. de Beausset relative to the signa-
ture of the Treaty of Vienna, in 1809, • The
author of the Memoirs asserts, that the peace was
contracted personally by Buonaparte with the
Austrian Commissioners; M. de Cadore •con-
tradicts this assertion, and lays claim himself to
the honour of having concluded the peace.—
Connected with the diplomatc conferences which
took place to bring about that result, is an event
which was little noticed at the time, and consi-
dered of no importance, but Which, according to
the Duke de Cadore, then decided the fate of
Europe.
We transcribe the passage which relates to it :
" Napoleon inhabited the palace of Schoen-
brun, at two short leagues from Vienna, and had
reviews on certain days in the vast court of
that palace, which attracted large crowds from the
capital. He was not sorry to have an opportunity
of showing himself in his power to the inhabitants
of Vienna, and as he wished to please as well as
tb be pleased, he was alWays' full of affability.—
On one of these days, the 13th •of October—
the date is important—l came to him from Vienna
to transact business with him, and- after a few
minutes' conversation, he said to me, lam
going to pass the review, stay in, my cabinet—
draw up that note that I may see it when the
review is over.' I remained in the cabinet with
M. de Melval, his private secretary. He soon
returned, and said to me, Has not Prince Lich-
tenstein made you aware that. it has been often
proposed to him to have me assassinated?' Yes,
Sire, and he has expressed to me the horror with
which he had rejected the proposal.' Well, the
attempt has just been made ; follow me. I en-
tered with him into the drawing-room, where I
saw several persons, who seemed muchagitated,
and who surrounded a young man, between 18
and g'o years of age, with a very agreeable face,
exceedingly mild, and impressed with candour.
he alone appeared to be unmoved ; he was the
assassin. He was interrogated by Napoleon
himself with much mildness, General Rapp serv-
ing as interpreter. I shall merely relate a few
of his answers-which most struck me Why
do you wish to assassinate me ? Because Ger-
many will never be at peace whilst you live.—
Who suggested the project to you ? It was love
of .my country. Have you concerted it wish no
one ? • No, my own conscience directed me to
do it. Did you not know the dangers to which
you exposed yourself ? 'knew them, but Ishould
be happy in (lying for my country. You have
religious principles ; do you believe that God
approves of assassination ? I hope that God will
forgive me on account of my motives., Is that
doctrine taught in the schools you have frequent-
ed ? A great number of those who have fre-
quented them with me eke animated with those
sentiments, and ready to lay dowii their lives for
• the salvation of their country. What would you
do, if you were set at liberty ? would slay you.'
This ferocious language was accompanied with a
mild tone, and a modest demeanour, without
any mixture of bravado or. arrogance. .
" The terrible, simplicity of these answers,
the. cool . and iminoveable resolution they an-
nounced, and a- fanalicism so much above all
_ human fears,...made upon Napoleon an, impres-
whidi I thought" the deeper from the cool-
ness he himself showed:` ``When every body had
withdrawn, and I was alonessith him, after mak-
' ins-n sess oloeriaiions 4 upon- so blind, yet consi-
derate a species of fanaticism, he said to me—
''Peac.e must be made ; return to Vienna, and.
see the Austrian Plenipotentiaries. You are
agreed upon the most important points ; the only
. .
impediment lies in the war contribution. You
differ upon 50 millions ; divide the difference,:
,and if you can't do. better, get them to give '75
millionS, and conclude the peace. The last copy
you showed me, I like ; add to it such.provi-
.
sions as you may think fit. I rely entirely upon
you, but make peace.' I left him. Before night
the Prince de Lichtenstein and M.- de Bubna
were with me ; I shut myself up with them alone.
. The debate was long ; but I got million -after
million from . them. After I had obtained the.
Tequired 75,000,000, I -saw I might go further ;
and at last they allowed 85,000,000. About
iwo or three o'clock all the principal points of
the treaty were agreed upon. I then called in
M. de la Benardiere, the principal secretary, to
write it out; and, I believe, M. Baudart to.copy
if. The drawing of it up, and the copying, did
not occupy long, and before five in the morning
the treaty was signed : at six I was at Schoen-
brun. Napoleon accosted me with an air of
inquietude, and said, Well, Sir, what did you
do last night ?" Make peace, Sire.' What !
• peace 1 and the treaty is signed ?' Yes, Sire,
here it is.'

SOUTHA MPTON EXHIBITION OF PAINT-
I !.7GS.—The Gallery consists of three compart-
ments :—an anti-room, in which, drawings, fine
engravings, and a few pictures are placed ; a❑
entrance gallery, where highly finished cabi►►et
pictures can be seen in a powerful light, and so
close, as to permit their high finishing to be
examined ; and the principal gallery. The light
is good, even in the most remote parts, and it
may he said that no picture is so placed that
its merit cannot be fairly appreciated.—South-
ampton Herald.

SHIP'S INMATES PRESERVED BY A BLACK-
BIRD.—However extraordinary it may appear,
we are credibly informed that.by an unusual and
discordant alarm from that most melodious of
songsters, the blackbird, the captain of a ship
lying at Cookson's Quay, South Shields, and his
wife, were awoke at a very early hour on Sunday
morning last. They found the vessel was fast
filling with water from some leak, and had only
time, with difficulty,. to escape with their lives.
The ship is now sunk in the river.--Tyne
Mercury.
EXPORTATION OF IRON AND STEEL.—
There is not one branch of exports from this
country, which has not been seriously reduced
during the last three years, with the exception of
iron and steel. The increased exportation of the
raw material has long been known to the manu-
facturers of Sheffield, and believed by iaany to
have been very injurious to the trade of the
town. This opinion will be rather confirmed,
than otherwise, by an examination of certain re-
turns that were made to Parliament, during the
last -Session, in which it appears, that the exports
of iron and steel, during the three years ending
January 1827, had increased from 851,578/.
sterling, t0:1,107,7241.; while manufactured
hardware and cutlery, during the same period,
had diminished from 214,000 cwt. to 192,000
Cwt. Au increased exportation of iron and steel,
to the amount of upwards of 250,0001. sterling,
in the short time of three years, affords a strong
evidence of a disposition on the part of foreign
nations to engage in the manufacture of cutlery
and halawam—Shcgcld Courant.