The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-02

>Sl"t'''c CahhSoS when were accepted Of, and
gave great satisfaction. My delcacy would
never have permitted me to have declared this
circumstance, fyou bad not forced me, by your
infamous narrative, to the necessity of sbew-
ing the footing of Intimacy was once upon with
you. tS- 49,
In December, 1899, being with the army Of
the Rhine, commanded by General Moreau, /
nal the command OF General Ney's division, he
being absent on leave
General Bernadotte having the command Of
the army of the coasts, you gave me orders,
IN April, 1900, to repair to that General, who
Entrusted me with the command OF ST. Renan,
near Brest l had with the troops under my COM
mand, two thousand Spaniards, landed frem the
feet under the command of Admiral Grayins,
which lay in the road of prest ny
: In August, 1900, General Murat had the com,
mand of 10000 grenadiers, part Of the camp Of
Amiens. You ordered me to go there to disci-
pine them, u duty which tue General was rinca.
pable ofperiorming. In October there was a
plot to set the Opera house on fire, and to as
sassnate you in The midst of the confusion
In thirty hours, marched thirty leagues with
these greDadiers. You were as much aston,
Phed as you were pleased with this forced
march; Murat was with you at Paris at this
time. =, y, =, 81
You reviewed these troops near Versailles; you
overwhelmed me with compliments upon the
occasion, and you had not less than sixty general
officers with you at the time. tits certain that
the grenadiers belonging to the marine, who had
been only 90 days on shore, exercised as well as
1t they had been veterans. @,.yl y
During on: stay at Versailles. I often went G:
mounted guard at Malmaisou You cannot have
forgot the circumstance of a ladder having been
discovered, fixed up against one OF the windows
of your apartments. The discovery is noted in
my observations.
Having joined the army Of Italy with these
grenadiers, II was matter Of astonishment to
this army to see my troops in such good order,
after march over the Alps in the midst of win
ter for happened in December, 1900. They
were exercised in the presence of Gen. Murat,
in the great square of Milan ! frankly replied
to the compliments paid me on the occasion, that
me appearance OF these the result of six
months ofia6or and fatisae. Murat, animated by
the mesnest kind of jealousy, observed, with
show OF great spite, that he would furnish me
with labor and fatigue for six months. Accor
dinghy he took the grenadiers from me, & gave
me two regiments of new raised men. I remon.
strated against this arbitrary proceeding, but to
no purpose; Ispoke to him with the freedom of
an old fellow collegian, in the presence of his
two AIDES de- Camp, the Colonels Lagrange and
Beaumont. He turned a deaf ear to my com
plants, which usage has been since returned to
him in Egypt by the General Lannes, to the
knowledge of the whole army.
returned to France on account of my health |;
and mad been at my country seat about month
when Gen. Berthier acquainted nae that might
soon expect fresh orders
You broke me; and in so doing you did well ;
1t was my duty to obey, to make my representa-
tons to you, and wait your determination. This
error, the only one you can lay to my charge, as
committed during the whole course of my mill.
tary career, was occasioned by the persuasion
you mad wrought in me, that you gave me the
preference to Murat, allowance being made for
relationship.
have never solicited to resign; I have de-
noonced no one person; my conduct has been
generous and open, and by means insidious
and doubtful. You have endeavored to excuse
the dastardly and ungenerous behavior of your
brother ln-law; you have used means that were
would not have failed to mention the date, and
to name the persons so denounced. Falshood is
certain characteristic of degradation-you will
find by my observations that this is not your first
attempt
Ipassed the time was unemployed with the
army, which continued for sixteen months, in
the perusal of my military books, ] furnished
many articles to the editor ofthe ''1oung officers
Guide :" signed the act of continuation for life
of your Consuiship; asked permission to go
into the Dutch service; you consented to it -
but when I waited upon the Ambassador, Schm-
melpenninck, at Paris, / discovered from his
embarrassment that you had given him orders to
make me this answer, that she sSouid write to
his government, bur 4, would take a Considerable
time, General Bernsdotte relate to you
very delicate scene concerning you, which took
place between him and me respecting this Ii
cence; you WILL moreover, find it in my obser
vations
When set off to join the army of st. Domin-
go, General Berthier assured me that should
find my commission General of Division with
it. General Rochambeau, of whom enquired
concerning it, laughed very much at my credu
lily.
Isigned your appointment as Emperor; was
one OF the Generals present when Murat made
his Proclamation speech to you at the Thuille-
ries recollect well all that the Generals Mas
sena, Angereau, Macdonald, Bernadotte, &c
SAID to you, as well as your answers. You will
find them very exactly related in my observa
tons.
never solicited TO serve with Augereau I
had very good reasons for despising that man, ,
who disgraces the generals uniform, and whose
stupidity and greedlness for plumber constitute
him true leader OF Banditt Do you recol.
lect that General Bernadotte asked you to allow
me 10 be at the bead Of his staff with the Army
OF Hanover, and that you replied to him, in my
presence Geneyai SGyrdzn has been in Ire.
land Tuouid have him return hifhe, p" 1t is
POSSIBLE that may return there; but it shall be
to put the brave Irish on their guard against
your perfdious inslnuations, and to advise them
to be faithful to their own government, lest they
meet with the same unhappy fate 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 army, if had accused
forty Generals, and forty land and sea officers set
tied IN that place General Lamarque, now with