Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-26
sdLE1A.NDRI.1 D.4ILY GaZETTE,
"To sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Juue 81


presented to the public in the Boston Pa
triot Of Wednesday last. 1t purports to
be a communication from Bonaparte's mi
mister, the Duke of Galore, dated Octo-
Der so, 1910; and has the words ss most
coafdentiew annexed to it. How the
Editor CT the Patriot got possession Of
such document, he does not inform us
but, lie says he is i" convinced of its au-
theneity, beyond reasonable doubt
This French state paper, as it is called,
affects to detail the views ofthe EMPEROR.
particularly with regard to the British
nation. g Had some centuries ago, (says
Cadore) the British islands been swal-
lowed UP in the seas that encompass
them, the European continent would
have contained only grand and united
family the slaughter Of generations
and the devastation of nations would then
have been unknown" He then goes on
to shew that in such an event, the true re-
lision would have fourished undisturbed;
and in the midst Of this abuse of English
innovators, we find this pathetic ejacula-
ton: {" Alas said. feelingly, his impe-
'rial and royal majesty, without their e.
normous preparations, Louis XVI.
might still have reigned, and happy
obscurity been my lot. Supreme author
ity is but an inadequate indemnity for
my anxiety and labor to be the worthy
sovereign of the greatest Of nations"
Although this is brought in rather NAL
apropos in the body of tie Dukes epistle,
it is 50 natural, that every person will at
once recognise the language and scnti-
ments Of the 60 feeling" the unambitious
Napoleon, whose heart Overflows with
the milk of human kindness The Duke
continues in the same strain: 'In fact, if
the internal assassins of Louis XVI.
been tutorcd by English sophistry they
had been misied by the example or Sc
dueed by the gold Of the English fac
tons" After blaming the English for
all the wars which now agitate Europe,
he adds: :. How often has he not. from
the bottom Of his patriotic soul, in vain
exclaimed, Englishmen, l love you as
'men, and esteem you as warriors Let
all human carnage be at an end ! Let
outraged humanity recover its too long
lost rights! Let rs be friends upon terms
'reciprocally honorable ! Let our future
rivalry be to eulishten instead of des-
troying our fellow beings I" All these
peace-Oferings, it seems, were rejected by
England, because they were addressed to
:. government too 1cedk to dare to be
Just" The following etficacious remedy
is therefore proposed by the mild and mo-
dest emperor: g Anotherconstitution must
{. be offered her. If she prudently adopts
s. it, her independence and her domlnions
swill be guaranteed: but if she is blind
and obstinate enough to refuse, So
lemn decree of all civilized governments
will repudiate her forever from the great
family ofthe European commonwealth
l.. and she shall be ranked in future among
the piratieal states of Africa. No more
neutrals shall be endured. Capital pun
;sbments shall be inflicted On the master
and crew of the ships OF any foreign
country trading with her; and the law
:. of high treason shall be executed on
smusglers, purchasers, and sellers OF
her productions and commodities. These
plans and regulations may at an imier-
e,o. ,,;e,v .nnpar rather severe but