The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-04-21 00:00:00

provisions for themselves alone, and not subject
to the coatroul of Bonaparte. This country had
no right to exercise a power of coercion over the
Island of Elba, and it was therefore unttecesssty
to issue any instructions to our Commit,lets reipect.
ing Elba, or the ships and vessels that entered or
sailed out of its harbours. Under these chum.
stances, he trusted that the House would negative
the proposition submitted to it by rejecting the
motion.

Mr. ELLIOTT bad listened attentively to the
speech of the Noble Lord, and conceived, that the
explanations he had given did not in the smallest de.
gree extenuate the censure which attached to the
counsels of Government for the want of concert with
the Allies, and their perfect negligence with respect
to the execution of the Treaty of • Foutainbleaa.—.
After the negotiations at Chatilloa,* a Dec!natio%
had been published by the Allied Powers, stating
that it was impossible to maintain peace and -
with the individual who was then at the head
French Government. The object of that Derl
tion was, his seclusion from the throne;
Noble Lord ought to have contemplated the
bility of his surrendering to the Allies.
time, however, the Noble Lord was at the A.
head-quarters; but as Lord Cathcart was vvi
Emperor of Russia, he (Mr. Elliott) wished to
whether he did or did not assent to the
concluded at Fontainbleau ? If he protested
it, then that Treaty was made in utter defiance
Government of this country.—[Hear, hearl
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, Lord Cathcar

nothing of that Treaty.
Mr. ELLIOTT.—So, then, ve had at that
1, diplomatic agent present ; there was not any .
, vested with instructions or discretion how to act.
so, a clearer case of neglect could not be made
1, against the Government. With respect
grounds of that Treaty, it had been said, that
parte was then extremely formidable, het he
believe one word of it. The Allies had upwards
100,000 men, while Bonaparte had not more
40,000. His forces were dispersed in Germ,-
in the South of France, where the Doke of W(
ton, with a victorious army, had defeated' some
his best Generals. If Bonaparte had been
' situation which the Noble Lord had represented,
would never have gone to the isle of Elba.
ithe influence which lie was stated to possess
army, what were the consequences ? Why,
Noble Lord consented to place him near to
and Italy, and after having placed him there,
no precaution to prevent hi• return.—[Hear,
—Yes, the Noble Lord had declared at once,
no precautions were adopted ; but bow di
statement agree with his former accounts
thought he had heard something of an moderate!
to prevent his escape.—[Bear, hear!]—lf
an officer of great merit in the island, in what
ation was he to he considered ? Was he there ,
diplomatic character, or was he in a confidential
situation ? If Colonel Campbell was placed .
for the purpose of corresponding with Government,
he should like to know what communication
been made to Ministers. We had heard that
parte raised troops in the.island: was Govern'
informed of that fact ; and if *so, did they cone
, cat* to the Allies ? The Noble Lnrd had 1
that he might have escaped notwithstaadiag *sr
most precaution ; but it ought to be shown to
House that he esrapesilla manner Tai *Wed
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nary vigilance. He felt himself called upon .
for the motion, and he should do so with a vie
conveying a positive censure on the neglect
' nisters.
. Mr. DOUGLAS said, that nothing was as difficult
as to give good advice before events happened,
• nothing so easy as to make wise reflections
wards. He contended that the 'Treaty of
tainbleatt was the best and most prudent that
have been concluded, under the particular einem.
stances of the case. Bonaparte, at the period,
signing that Treaty, had at least 30,000 of
guards with him, and the army of Italy was
mended by a General no less eminent for intetrit)
than valour. Was it worth while, then, to meanie
the war any longer, in order to encounter an
refreshed by despair? What would the House
said, if Ministers had called upon the count.,
lavish more blood and treasure in a personal suimosity
If the Treaty of Fontainbleau had not been rondo&
at the moment, the soldiery might have obliged t'
Commanders to retract their engagements; Ar
would have been a. most extraordinary thing, i
had chosen to dissolve the union of the Allies.
to the Empress and her son not being allowed t 4
Bonaparte in the island of Elba, he begged to renal
the Rouse, that there was a clause in Oh Treat.
granting passports to those who wished to scum
him ; but the fact was, that she refused to go
him. To say that he was deprived of domestit 4
forts, was perfectly ridiculous, when we considered
his character and circumstances, and that he had
the! wife living when he married thq Archdochess
Austria. With respect to the stipulations for cent
sum, to be paid' to Bonaparte and his famil
Ilouse should remember that a payment had
made to the Duchess of St. Leu, and the Om
(ions would have been paid when they became di
he had not Violated his engagements. In regard tt
propositions said to have been made al Congre99l
removing him to St. Helena, if he understood
Noble Lord, vto mention was made at Congress.
that bland, and be believed that the whole of 1300
parte's suspicions on that head arose from a
graph in an English Newspaper, which suggested
be ought to be removed thither. Ills flagrant viola
of. :the Treaty of Fontainbleau must Ninon
doubt', if we ever entertained any doubts as t,
sincerity of his fine proclamrtiotts, and tend.
French' people how little confidence could he repo9ed
in hit splendid promises, which, to use the word,
great historian, were " speciosa verbis, re jai
ant subdolal quantoque in(dure libertutis
tegebentur, Mato eruptura ad infensius serritam,
Mr. ROBINSON said, that the absence of
Noble Lord at the time of concluding the Tr&
Fontainbleau was not a matter of choice, but 3'
from -*he singular operations of the campaign.
iris separated from.. the Emperor Alexander
moeement la the army, and as he could not (WWI
any aothoritv to any other agent, no possible h:
e'oukt attach to him. With regard to tin !IM"
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