The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-15

venture
upon fuch aperilous undertaking. UNDERWOOD my
man. promoted hin, TO afergeant, and recommended
him to Rochambeau, who in Tome months procured
him the comnifIion ola fub-eutenant. He is now
one Of Bonaparte's field nar(als, and the only one
OF that rank who has no crime to reproach himlel
wth-Ths man was the folder of defpot, but wa,
his action Of Of honor, which ffauneh repub.
lican OF ancient Rome would have been proud Of
Who can explain this contradiction
Perhaps our readers may with TO Judge for
themielves on the competition of thefe let
tiers. We have therefore extracted the follow
ing anecdotes refpetting Turkey, not only
becauie the fate of that county is nozv pecu
liarly irterefting, but becauf- the following
account is more divefed of perfonal 6tirr
than perhaps any other in the Book:
LETTER xxXvim.
Psri, Septe1sber 1905.
MIR LORD,
THE reciprocal jealoufy and even inserea of Auf-
tria France and Ruth, have hitherto prevented the
totterng Turkiih empire from being parttioned like
Poland, fezed like Italy TO ferve as ndemnities,
like the German empire be hared, asrewards to
allies. like the empire of Myfore.
When we eonfder the anarchy that prevails, both
IN the government and among the fubes as well in
the capital in the provinces of the Ottoman Porte
when we relies Oil the mu,iny and eowardiee of ts
armies and navy the ignorance and pcapacty of il.
officers and military and naval commanders il is fur
prfing indeed, have heard ralIeyrand often de-
clare, that more foreign political intrgues hould he
carried on at ConantnoPle alone, than in all other
capitals OF Europe, taken together. Thefe intrgues
however, inffead of doing honour to the fagaey and
patriotfm Of the members Of the Dvan expofe only
their corruption and imbeciliry and inaead of udi-
eating dread OF the hrength of the ublime Sultan
flows knowledge Of his weakness, of which the gold
OF the moa wealthy, and the craft of the moi fubtle
by turns are ffrivng to profit.
Beyond doubt, the enmsy Of the Ottoman Porte
can do more mitchell than its frendhp can do fer
vice. Its neutrality always ufefal; while its alli-
ance becomes frequently burthen, and its fupport
Of no advantage. II is therefore more from view
OF preventing evils, than from expectation of profit,
that all other powers plot, cabal and brbe. The
map of the Turkifh empire explains what may be
thought abfurd or nugatory in this aGer,ion.
As foon as 4 war with Aufria refolved on by
the Briot aion, in 1899, emifIaries were difpatch-
ed to Contan;inople, to engage the Divan to invade
the provinces of Autra and RutIia thereby to Gre
ate adiverlion in favour of this country. Our am
bafador in Turkey at that time, Count de Choifeuil
Coulter, though an adrnirer of the revolution was
not republican, and therefore fecretly countera6ed
what he officially feemed with to effect. The I'm
peral court fucceeded therefore in eftablhing the
neutrality of the Ottoman Porte, bu. Count de
SHoheui was PToiCrIoeu by the Convention As
sea0'isizn, he was, however, st. Petersburg IL
beray accompanied by Catharinc II, for the erviees
the ambaiiador had performed at ConRantnople
In May 1893, the Committee of Public Safety de-
tertnned to expedite another embaffy to the Grand
Sgnior, at the head of which was the famous in
triguer De Semonvile whole revolutionary diplo-
macy had. within three yeara, alarmed the courts
OF Madrid Naples, and Turin, well as the repub-
iican government of Genoa. His career towards
Turkey was topped in the Grifon republic on the
25th OF July following where he, with fixteen ether
perions of his fuite arreled and fent prifoner
rlt TO Milan, and afterwards to Mantua. He carri-
ed with him prefents of inmenfe value, which were
all feized BY the AuIfrans Among them were four
fuperb coaches highly finhed, varniChed and gilt :;
what in common carriages is iron brafs, was here
gold or FLYER gilt Two large Chef. were filled
with Cuff of gold brocade, India gold msilin.
and fhawls, and laces of very great value
Eighty thoufand louis dors 10000 ~ in ready mo-
ney lervice of gold plate of twenty covers which
formerly belonged the kings of France two fmalI
boxes full Of diamonds and brants, the intrinfic
worth Of which e(timated at forty. eight millions
OF livres f2.ooo,oool) and great number of Jew
els, among Others the crown diamond, called here
the Regents, and in your country the Pitt diamond
fell with other riches into the hands of che captor
Notwithstanding ibis lois, and this disappointment,
we contrved in vain to purchafe the nobility of the
Turks, againh our enemies, though with the facri-
flee Of no efs fun according to the report of ST.
JuR, in June 1880 than feventy millions of liyres,
(3looo,oooi) Thefe official aatemen,s prove the
means which fo-often-extolled economical & moral
republican governments have employed in their me-
quotations.
After the nvafon of Egypt, in time of peace, by
Buonaparte, the Snan' became at laft convinced of
the fne,iy of projections of frendaip, which he
returned with declaration of war. The prelimina-
ries of peace with your country, in October, Sol
were, however, foon followed with renewal of our
former f,iendy intercourse with the Ottoman Porte
The voyage ofSebatiani into Egyt and Syria in the
autumn OF 8O2, fhewed that our fendtyneG for the
inhabitants ofthefe countries had not diminifhed &
that foon intended to confer on them new hugs of
fraternity. Your pretions to Malta mpeded our prof
poets in the Ear, and your obRinaey obliged us to
poffPone fo-well- planned fchemes of encroach-
ment. IL then fri that Bounaparte feiected for
his representative TO the Grand Sgnior, General
Bruno, commonly called, by Woreau, Macdonald
and other competent judges OF military merit, an in
Tguer at tie 5eadofarnic,, and 7pa.risr i, time of
feaee, zr6rs /safed>ia tbe eoUneiI-ebam6ey.
LETTER xxx.
Pari,, SEPTEMBER 1905.
Mr. LORD,
THREE months before Bruno fet oft on hi. en-
baiy to Conftantinople, TsIeyrand and Fouehe were
collecting together all the defperadoes of our reeou
ton, and all the Italian, Coriean, Greek and Arabi
an renegadoes and vagabonds in country to form
him et Of attendants, agreeable TO the real Object Of
his milton. 40.
You know too much Of our rational character. r.
OF my own veracity, to think II improbable, when I
allure YOU that mon of our oy,s, mon - d.. -. =