The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-14 00:00:00

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tFRONI THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.)

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Tt#P. PniTon OF 6' THE MORNING CHRONICLE

accompanying letter has been put in
,ive.ilation un the Continent as one wllich was in-.
tel'op,ed on the way to its destination. 'Many
helieve it ro be a cotmf erteit, but I seild 11
;t Ca
thie into my hands, that you may
el!aiii i originality, and publish it if it ap-
peal Nto be genuine. 1 hope it may be, fur it w:ts
UVI ()lied that General Gouli;AUD had been al-
bs,' c.! to remain in England, us he had been
as he thought, by some -of NAPOLEON'S
F!..,o'hy at Longwood.

Oct. I, 1818.
TO THE EMPRESS MARTA LOUISA. &t!

NI 1 IiAM E,—lf your Majesty will deign to recollect the con-
verca; ion I had with you in 1814, at Grosbois, when seeing
y n there, unhappily for the last time, I related to you all
that the Emderor hid experienced at Fontainehlean, I ven-
ture to hope that yon will pardon me the melancholy duly
which I at this moment fulfil, in making known to you tl at
the Empei or Napoleon is dying in the most dreadful torments,
and in the most piolungsd agony.—Yes, 'Madame, he to
whom, by both divine and human laws, you are united by the
most sacred ties—he about you have seen receive the homage
of almost all the Sovereigns of Europe—he, over the fate of
whom I, have seen you shed so many tears when he quitted
you, perishes by the most cruel death, a captiVe on a rock'in
the midst of the ocean, 2000 leagues from the objects of his
dearest affections, alone, without friends, without relations,
without intelligence of his wife or of his -son, without any
console ion.

On arid since my departure from this fatal roch, I had
t be enabled to sec you, in order to give you the recital
a Ins sufferings, being very certain of every thing that your
zenerons soul is cipabic of; my hopes have been deceived. I

',arta that no one can recal to you the Emperor—c•an
paint to you his situation—can tell you the truth—can ap-
proach you—in a word, that you are iu the midst of your
(*mut a• it iu a prison. The Eutpertir was aware of this in

Lis moments of a) ; tvhen, to give him some consola-
tion, we spolie to him of you, often has he replied to its, "
toll,coutiuccd, that it the Empress makes no great effort t,

alieriale suffei lugs, it is because she is surruuudc►i by

spies,
.who ',yet cut her from knowing any thing Ut. what 1
suffer, for Maria L;inisa is virtue itself."

Ihprived, then, of the happiness of an interview with you,
1 bavc, since my arrival here, been Fecking the means of

Com oto !lit. !liug to you this jai:lll'4oWe; it is only now that
a 'rive opportnnity has offered, and I hasten to profit by it to
wi-itt, to yoo this letter, fall of hope and of confidence in
the generosity of your character, and the goodness of your
heart.

The tortures of the Emperor may still last for a long period;
it is time to save him ; the present moment proves very fa-
vourable; the Sovereigns are assembling in Congress at Aix-
la-Chapelle ; the passions appear trangnillizi!cl; Napoleon is
trout tieing an object of arrl OICOSIOO, lie is SO I.lllfOrlU-
n.itb, that great minds can, with respect to him, only interest
themselves in his fate. Under such circumsti.nces, will v our

,wnicsccud to ►etirct upon the Ofect which MA/ be

produced by on nnpurtant step spun your part, huch, fur ex-
going to the Congress to Solicit a terminatioo of the
tortneuH of the Emperor—to supplicate your august father to
unite hi, efforts edit ti yours, in order that the custody of Na-

polleun in 4, hi• confided 1,, him, it policy dues not yet permit

him to be restored to litirrly.

Were even such a proceetlitt»- not entirely to sneceed, the
lot of the Emperor might he still comitletably amerwrated.
What consolation \you'd he not periente in ,erinq you act
thus, and yon, Nladatne, what «unld be your happiness ?

How loony praises, how many beliedicilons would you ac-
quire by conduct such as this, which is prescribed to you by
religion, by yoor honour, and your duty; conduct that your
greatest enemies can alone counsel you not to adopt ; it would
be said, the Sovereigns of Europe, after' having conquered the
Great Napoleon, abandoned him to Ins most cruel enemies,
those who ttcold malie him die of the most prolonged and
most barbarous torments; the duration of his agony &iced
him to request more speedy executioners; he appeared to Ile
forgotten, and without help, hut. Maria Louisa was true to
eon, and his life has been presert•ed.
Alt Madame ! in the name of what you hold dearest in the
world, of your rep lltdi 1011, of your duty, of your future hap-
piness, do every thing to save the Emperor; the shade of
Maria "Therese commands you to do it.
Par lon me, Mal Ame, pardon me for daring to speak to you
:`:vas; Late gis•cn loose to sentiments with which I ant pe-
netrated in your favour ; I wish to see you the first of all

oi C

Your Majesty may condescend to recollect, that on the
jo,troey to Amsterdam, when I remained behind ill, I should
have peri,hed for want of care had not your Majesty, informed
of the circumstance, sent to Inc your own Physician, with
orders t4i'hystow on inc all the resources of his art; you saved
Madame, the recollection will never be effaced from
oy -heart, awl I think I cannot better testify my gratitude
by having the courage to write to you this letter.
toode,cend to ',milt me, Madame, to lay at the feet of
;our Majesty the homage of the profound respect with which
am, ntdame,

Illy
_1 ifv.

).,,ur Majesty's very humble and vcry obedient Servant,
(Signed) 'Flie General GOURGAUD.

Louden, 251 h Aug. 181 q.

The short introduction to this Letter, in
The states, that it has been
viiLi;latud on the Continent, and that many tier-
,ioll:4 believe it. to he a countetfeit ; but die cer-
iainte it, being so \vould be no objection, we
conceive, to that Paper.

plarni.og herald.]
THE QUEEN.

" Kett', 7'rtmsday ..17ght.

" Her \1 FST disnrder has again assnmed
inore composed character. The early part of last
uil4lit she passed very intlifforently ; and it was
not till towards two o'clock that she obtained any
From that time, the Royal Sufferer became
nacre free front pain ; and slept, at intervals, till
Nfter nine o'clock this morning.
" Throughout the day, and np to seven
lock this evening, her Majesty continued with-
env very material amelioration of the symp-
-,ns of her disorder. The rcrhov.al into her
i,,eo/vie has been discontinued since Saturday.

" h is much to be feared, as we have before