The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-28

did speak, !. was in vain. because YOU lost in
his estimation, by faithless promises. all the
credit due TO the character of ambassador.
Reccllect, you promised your military mva-,
snres shovld be stopped; that the exercises
of the militia should cease with the fac
weather; that the Acknowledgements OK king
Joseph should be made without any difficult
ty; aud all these promises were rnadc on the
authority Of your court. Besides will an
swer in one word the emperor considered
himself bound to be reserve to minister.
who may be said TO have been disavowed
by his government, and who was besides
considered as the author of several state
ments which facts contradicted; the cmpe-.
ror has not called out a single man OF the
Rhensh confederation the order To hold
themselves in readiness is very differem,
from that ordering them to march, which
you have said was given. The troops that
were on the Meurtae and Soane are there
yet, not one of them has stirred.
!" Ambassador. But one part of those pro
misses was performed, there has been no al
dition to the military organization.
"0Hnister. Every thing mas been done to
give uneasiness.
.Hm6cssador. I dc,not believe that the
exercises weie continued during the winter.
=. Minister. At Trieste the militia we're
exercised in the old theatre.
Z" .9r:5cssador. IF king Joseph has not
been acknowledged, it must he attributed to
the conference at Erfurt. Most certainil, If
the emperor had desired to admit the enpe-
ror my master, to the conference or if he
had merely allowed me to go as proposed,
the recognition would have been made My
master has not made the acknowledg. gnent /;
because that conference excited suspicion I;
because Russia interviewed because its Ian.
gSage. far from being friendly gave offence !;
because the junction. Of two great powers,
whose views and resolutions were, entirely
unknown, created a belief that the affair, of
the acknowledgement OF king Joseph. was
connected with other arrangeme the IA
ture OF which there seemed to be room for
eXaggerating.
1t was made when the conference of Erfurt
was foreseen; it was made in return for a
promise OF France toevacuate Silesia, a pro
mise which was fulfilled. Besides, the re-
suit of the conference of Erfurt was known
to you: you know very we'll it was not di
rected against you why then have you
not made the acknowledgement!
g ambassador. But general Andreassy re-
fjected the conditional acknowledgement
which we offered. Besides if we have not
made the acknowledgements, we have de-
clared we would maintain amicab1e relations
with king Joseph as king of Spain. =
:" Minister. Mr.. Ambassador, fear you
have not deceived yourself; those terms are
not in the answer OF your court. Was it by
having the libels of the insurgents printed /;
was it in quitting Madrid, and following the
insurgents; that your charge des affairs
proved that he had orders to be the friend of
king Joseph! Besides what did France and
Russia expect by requiring that acknowledge
ment! 10 facilitate peace with England
TO deprive that power of any chance of trou
bling the continent; and by that means, to
give the whole world peace of which it is
so much in want. You have disappointed US ;
You have adopted the language, and under
taken the defence of England. You publicly
announced that you we're arming; your
gazettes, usually so circumspect, have been
filled with the grossest London libels peace
with England has not taken place; she tri-
umphs at Constantinople. to see you recur-
ring to war. What do you expect! e.,
Inu6oSsador. Really, that when our
troops abandon a state of peace in which
they have been placed, the difference be
tween that state and the one they are about
| to enter, will be seen.
"Minister. The effect of nine months
preparation will be seen. Do you really i'm
agine they will be able TO make any impress
sion or make US tremble! once more re-
peat; the emperor. who requires nothing OF
you but that you should yourselves, and per-
NIT others to enjoy the security of peace,
does not wish for war; but he will wage it
if you compel him to do so he has rot given
you the slightest pretext. 1 will give him
, an account OF the communication you have
| made. ! know not how far your measures
will carry you; but should war take place,
1T will be because you desired it.
".HDl6aSSador. (Ashe was departing)--
will never speak of myself--but you know
how have been treated in the circles of the
court. / have heard that the emperor has
complained of the treatment which his am
bassador experienced at Vienna. protes,
that, to the very last moment, general An
dreossy was honorably treated by the empe-
ror my master.
Minister. You know, Mr.. Ambassador
that he had not the rank established at court
The emperor does not complain Of M. Met
ternich but he could no longer place sc
much confidence in minister. whose own
court contradicted his statements, as he had
done prior to that event : your court alone
in refusing to execute your promises, lower
ed the dignity of your character"
Paris, March Q, 1909.
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