The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-11

vi Jul &dcSSSS. SNAIL give the pest reCcp
tion to Mrs. de Bureau. when she arrives.
You need not be uneasy. for will careful
ly attend to your orders. A number of new
battaiions are raising for the imperial guard
and all the young men prefer serving in a
corps which usually remains in garrison, in
Paris, to going to die in Spain 1t is said
the emperor sets uff for tina, Kingdom on the
20;h INST. but there is nothing Certain upon
this subject. God grant he may go, for you
might. probably IN that case be placed ne ar
his person, ard obtain handsome estate of
5000 pieces year. with the title-of Baron .
THIS would be toierably web, and assure
you that should be not a little proud Of
hearing myself styled m, lady Baroness; but
Tor the present l have renouuced all hopes,
and shall think myself very happy i'm see -
ing you once more. The war with Spain is
upiveIs sally pronounced be an endle SIS CON
test tor such is the terocity of it's inhabi-
tants, that they would sooner convert the
whole OF their Country into desert than re
ceive the emperol's brother What bar
barians those Spaniards are ! What set
of canuibals i hate them implacaby, and
particularly the friars. You are already ap .
prised of the intended marriage of our EN-.
peror with an archduchess of Austria. -
Some tblnk fayorabiy OF this matca but the
major part are of opinion. that it will prove
the ruin of Napoleon. 1t is said that jose
phine already begins to be an object of alarm
TO the Emperor and it is confidently ru.
mored that Russia is on the eve OF byc king
with us. When will our wars have an end |!
Our Italian f. lend, who visits in the duke Of
Bassano'. family. has given me the enclosed
copy OF letter TO b forwarded TO YOU, VII ,ch
is &C. family very singular pruductiou -
1t is said that the queen of Sicily will not
accept the proposals. of the emperor, and that
new and sangninary war is NIB ut to com.
mehce. leave To you to- think with what
regret hear such-.tidings. Adeu my es.
teemed friend I embrace and love you with
my whole heart Your best and most faith
fri friend
p. REURET DE CELLERIER.
P. S. Mama and Papa. and he whole ia
nliiy, charge me with a thousand thi, gs to
you have not yet received he letter for
your pension as a member OF the Legion of
Honor.
Copy Of a letter, from his ATjes,y The EN-
heror Of the French. King Of Itaiy sc.
10 her Majesty lhe Que en- Of Sicily
Madam and Cousin-rhe events of the
year 1905 interrupted our friendship and
harmony. A formidable coalition against
France, arfully planned in the cabinet of
Mr. Pitt, and masked in an extraordinary
manner. and put in motion against my legi
Cns. that were posted on the coasts of the
ocean, the Russian, German and Prussian
armies. In that critical situation, my duty
was to deliver France from the conflict. and
20 disperse the dreadful storm, or at least
60 diminish its effects. This at length ac
ccnplished by bringing Prussia, Written.
berg and Bavaria, to a sense of their own i'm
terests and by forming treaty with king
Ferdinand, your mejesty's spouse, in which
he engaged not to receive in his kingdom eli
ther Russian or English troops. In cnnse
quence thereof, my troops evacuated his
states, War was declared; aud scarcely
had my eagles entered Vienna in triumph,
when l learned that the court of n iples
had violated the sacred faith Of the treaty,
and was admitting an army into its very ca
p;,al.
| instantly knew that the seductive gold
Of England. oppor,unely employed by her
gent Acton, had iumphed over the de
biltty Of kIg Ferdinand. The battle of Aus.
teriitz secured to me the happy result of a
war uniustly provoked; and France and her
allies loudly demanded the destruction Of the
Dynasty OF Naples, which its perjury had
covered with disgrace. Placed in this cri
tical situation, and being a constitutional
monarch, what resource had left Your
majesty, who have experienced the AFRO
Z .nce of your subjects knows, and | ought
t. know that we sovereigns must frequent
ly stif1e our own nclinations, from regard to
the interests, & even the preudices of the
people We govern Thus was he fate of the
House OF Naples decided and il was doom.
ed to lose its kingdom without ssy possibil
ty on my part to prevent II! What pangs
did this determine ion cost me II obi
Gus in my eyes were the sceptre aud crown,
wen found my elf com pclled TO a proceed
ing so adverse TO my own sentiments -
Nevertheless, / did no, lose sight of the in
terests OF a misled and diSgCaced dynasty
and when it became impossible for me to
reestablsh it in Italy, thought of giving
al an equivalent elsewhere. The PROPOSE
tions which made from Erforth to king
George, leave no doubt "a TO this fact -
T0thc war Of Germany, Notwithstanding the
pacific overtures by Lord Lauderdale, and
the announced voy ages of the Russian mes-
senger, Novozi .tz If, Immediately succeeded
that of Prussia, whose sovereign would not
agree to the moderate proposals which
made him. Instigated and Blinded Rus
STA. and the insinuations and promises of
England, he, in manner, presumed to dc
tate the law to me, when his situation was
such as should haze rather prepared him 10
receive it. a few days sufficcd to convince
him Of his error and. Notwithstanding his
misconduct, my moderation left him in pos
session ofhalf his states The peace of Til
sit once more tranquillzed Europe and
should have put an end TO the calamitieS OF
war, had no, been convinced of he bad
faith of the House Of Spain. which though
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