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London, England, 1823-03-12 00:00:00

LAS CASES' JOURNAL.

In Part the Third, the following is given as-having
passed between NAPOLEON and Colonel WILES, for-
merly Governor of St. Helena, for the East India
Company :
The Emperor began by speaking of the English Army, its or-
radiation, and particularly its system of prostrodob: Ile com-
pared it with the French Army, and repeated what I have for-
merly.stated, with regard to the excellent composition of our
military force, the advantage of the Conscription, and the bravery
of our troops. Then turning to the subject of politic-s. he said,
" You lost America by affranchisement—you will lose India by
invasion. The first lops was perfectly natural: as children ad-
vance in years, they break their parental bonds. But, for the
llindoos, they are not advancing at all—they still remain chil-
dren. The catastrophe, therefore, can only proceed from with-
out. You are not aware of all the dangers with which you were
threatened by my arms or negotiations. As for my Continental
Solon, you perhaps laughed at it?"—" Sir," replied the Colo-
nel, "we affected to do so, but all men of judgment felt the full
force of it."—" Well," continued the Emperor, " I stood alone
in my opinion on the Continent; and I was forced for the mo-
ment to employ violence everywhere. At length my plan began
to be understood. The tree already bears its fruit. I made
the beginnintaatime will do the rest. Had I maintained my
power, I would have changed the course of trade, and the di-
rection of industry. I had naturalized sugar and indigo in
France, and I should have naturalized cotton, and natty other I,
articles of foreign produce. I should have completely knocked
up the Colonies, if we bad continued to be denied a share
sof them. With us, the impulse was most po-werful.—
National prosperity and science advanced heyood measure. Yet
your l'slinisten proclaimed through all Europe that the French
were overwhelmed with misery, and were retrograding to a
state of barbarism. Thus the view of our internal prosperity
strangely surprised the vulgar mass, and even disconcerted the'
more thinking portion of the European public. The strides of
knowledge in Prance were gigantic. The ideas of the French
people were everywhere properly directed and extended. We'
took pains to render science popular. I was informed ,that your
countrymen were distinguished for their knowledge of chemis-
try; and yet I will not decide on which side of the water the
most able chemists will be found."--" In France," said the
Colonel immediately. " It is of little importance," continued
the Emperor ; " but I maintain, In the mass of the French people
there 13 ten, and perhaps a hundred times more chemical know-
ledge than in England-a-because the manufacturing classes now
employ that science in their daily labour. This was one of the
characteristics of my schooL Had I been allowed sufficient
time, there would soon have been no such things as trades in
France they would all have been converted into arts."
The Emperor concluded with these remarkable observations :
" England and France held in their hands the fate of the world,
and particularly that of European civilisation. What injury did
we not do each other ! what good might we nqt have done !
Under Pitt's system we desolated the world ; and what has been
the result ? You Imposed on France a tax of fifteen hundred
millions of francs, 'ani raked it by means of Cossacks. I laid a
tax of seven thousand millions on you, and made you raise It
with your own hands, by your Parliament. Even now, after
the victory you have obtained, who can tell whether you may
not sooner or later sink under the weight of such a burden?—
With Fox's system, we should have understood each other—we
should have accomplished and preserved the emancipation of
nations, the dominion of principles. Europe would have pre-
sented but a single army. We might have ruled the world.—
We might everywhere have established peace and proiperity,
either by dint of forte or persuasion Yes, repeat it,
What mischief have we not done ! What good we might have
affected!"

DUEL BETWEEN GENERALS PEPE AND
CARASCOSA.

,Count de SANTA Ross has communicated a new
statement of the late duel between Generals CARAS-
COSA and Psfis, at the request of the latter. It ar
pears that on the arrival of General Pent in town, an
February, General CARASCQSA, who had arrived in
October last, sent him a letter, in which be accused
General ParE of being the "disseminator of false im-
putations against him, as well as other Generals, du-
ring the existence of the Constitutional Government
at Naples."
" I shall, shortly," says General Caramels.," publish an Rs-
torical Memoir, In which I shall chew, that although my senti-
ments are liberal, I made faithfully (de illintefoi) every exertion
to repress the Revolution-Ist. Because my duty required* of
me, and because I ought not to have betrayed the eaddence
that had been reposed in nu—ltd. Bemuse I considered tbe at-
tempt as rash, ill-timed, and unnecessary-sd. Because, Accord-
ing to my prhaelplet, I ameelved the cocoperadoa Of an Army
In a Revolution as always to be deprecated. If my exertions to
terms the levidution were not successful, I attribute their
failure tothe indolence and asepician tithe Government towards
me, in keeping back the mesas. When once the Con-
stitutional Ocovemment was estabMed. I sttadsetl mynaf sits.
lord) to it; for In every period eif iridecued the
Representative to every ether special sr follt. • Now,
toeless, I considered tie 'paid& Cells 1111000 ii oat Steal to
the kingdom of Naples ; but I have h$ ennildred Wing its for
my principles ere swan's' el s pptrues. I conwarated in
every way I could usuppaserthitfordge he, but Say Whew,
and myself mid not aloes steewpiki the object we had is view."
After alluding -to the calumnies and persecutions;
he had suffered, he thusconcludes his letter:.
'l4 The siestest Is. wowed* which I :meet With yesk ;who.
are bound to immune fur all *tin been Use= b(0.
sew. I have thelsotiour tootle* feu. •44 C 4
General PEME **plied by vmtlic his Owit con-,
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