The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-07 00:00:00

him its Egypt by the General Leonel,. to the
knowled:e. of the whole army..
I returned to Frauce on account of my health ;
and had !Ten at my country seat about a month,
when General Berthier acquainted me that I might
sows expect fresh orders.
You broke. me; and in so doing you did well;
it was my duty to obey, to make my rows:mate.
lions to you, anti wait your determination. This
error, the only one you can lay to my charge, as
committed during the whole course of my military
career, was occasioned by the persuasion you had
wrought its me., that yon gave me preference Whim.
Ittt, allowance being made for relationship.
I 11310 never solicited to resign ; I have de.
nounced no one person ; micondect his been p.
• nerous and open, and by no means insidious and
doubtful. You have endeavoured 'to excuse the
dastardly and ungenerous behaviour' of your bro.
sher.in.law ; you have used means 'that were very
base. If there had been any denunciation, youvrould
not have failed to meution the date, and to name
- the .iersuns so denounced. Falsehood is a certain
characteristic of degradation—;you sill) find by
my observations that this is not your first attempt.
• • I passed the time I was unemployed with the
army, whiclecontititied for sixteen months, in the
4 perusal df my military books. I furnished many
articles to the Editor of the " Young Officer's
! Guide ,•°' I signed. the act of continuation for life
of your Consulship; I asked permission to go
• into the Dutch 'service ; you consented to it ; but
• when I waited upon the Ambassador, Schimmel-
' penaittelt, at Paris, I discovered from his ember-
' eaesuseert that you' had given him orders to make
'me this -answer, ." that he would write to his
• ' Governnsenit but that it would take a consider-
, able time." General Bernadotte can relate to
• you a verrdelicate, scene concerning you, which
' took place betwitt" him and me rospepting this.
' licence ; Lou. wills moreover, feud it in my obser.
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' stations. •
' When I set off trejoin'the Army of St. Poulin.
go,Gcnetil (3crthicr assured me that I should find
' shy cintiniision as General of Division with it.—
' 'Gen. RiAhembeau, of whom I inquired eancern.
4, log it, latighed eery much at my credulity.
I signed your appointment as Emperor ; I was
(one of the Clenerals present when Murat made his
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proclaiMalion'speech to Oil- at the Thuilleriet." I
recollect well all that the,Generalt Massena, Au.
• giereau, Macdonald, Bernadotte, &e. said to you,
• sestet! as yoUr *nesters. You will find them very
exactly related in my. observations.
• I never solicited to sale with A tigereau ; I had
• very goad reasons fur despising that man, who dis.,
graces the General's uniform, and whose stupidity
and greediness for plunder constitute him a true
leader of banditti. Do yon recollect that General
Bernadotte asked you to allow me to be at the
' bead of his stall' eitli the army of Hanover, and
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• that you replied to him, ill my presence : "
• neral Sarrazin has been it: Ireland; I would
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have hint return 'thither!" It is possible that I
may return there ; but it shall be to put the brave
Irish on their guard against your perfidious insinu.
• • *eons, and to advise them to be faithful to their
' own Government, lest they meet with the same
' unhappy f ite as has befallen France, which you
have had the cruel address of forming into one
vast prison.
What you say concerning my conduct with the
army of Brest is. of very little importance. What
probability is there that you would have suffered
me to be with that artily, 'if I had accused forty
Generals; and forty land and sea officers settled in
that place ? General Laniarque, now with the
• army of Naples, will inform pin whetker. I was
• deficient in point of courage, er the author of ltdit
fate reFirt Which you diention. tour spies arc
' known ; there were two of them wills the army of
Brist. They often suggested to "Ine the al:leisure
of sending my Memorials to the ,Minister of the
• General Police; but I correspondcd'wlth you for
the behefit of mylroops and the' good of the sera.
lid, as the Prussian (4enerals did with Frederick
.Itte Great. ' •
• • As you ha-Ye made- mention of MA Memorial,
foe'. ihotilillihertaientioned Alen, and particu.
•larlk thy Dissertation of the Ittli Frimaice, which
is an analysis of all the good you haie;ver done.
therein speak warally against the 'English Go..
'.'Merninent; but in your opinion I express myself
100 faSourably of the nation, whiff!, 'I style brave
'brad virtuous • and,partieularly when I speak of.
' the English virtuous;
of Government, and call
it' immortal and wise. You hare aide no men.
'jtion of Di' because you know , all that is said
-against a GOveinnretit is bat a form of expression,
"iillewabirein lime Of war.;' whilit the praise of a
'ileoplis'who arc enemies can only proceed from dm
lentiment of the heart.
' tnever had any dispute with "General Ilentlelet.
•You were displeased at my u riting to the King of
Prussia on the 2311 or Jutie, leo6, three months
before the battle of Jena. This Monarch, to
whom I trensmitted my Dissertation of the lIA
Frimsire,- condescended to send me an answer,
dated the 3i of July following, in his own hand.
-Yen *Cie jealous of my connexion with Prince
Lewis of ITurtemberg, General in the Russia.,
• service, and uncle of the Emperor Alexander. I
resided with this Prince for three months at •the
Castle of Wcilbourg, belonging• to the Prince of
Nassau, his brother•in.law. I commanded the
*aunt! division of Angereates corps. In Germany,,
• tes•well es at Brest, I made you aequainteil with
the thieves and. marauders, whose actions were
'beyond my controel, and equally derogatory to
the good of my troops, and the justice due to the
'inhabitants Of such countries as were under my.
cottimand.
•'' Its October, MC, I was employed in the 24th
'division, wider General 'Chambarthec e I coin...
•minded in the department of the Scheldt at Ghent;
the Prefeet was a robber, and you cleprivedhim
Ills office. • •
• In June, 11307,-you employed me with the army
of.Aotiveip, ellninurelled ny General Feritio.• I
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)sail ruder in., she young Prince'of Hohenz9llern:
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Sigmatiwgcsi, with his' regiment.••
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In the tivititti •J August i')f the lame year you
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do •c tne in the 1.60 military division, corft...
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