Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-27
From, the Boston Palladiam.
CHARACTERISTIC OF NAPOLEON.

CHARACTERISTIC OF NAPOLEON.
The following is an extract of dis
patch to the king Of Sweden, from Ba'
ron de pAgereyelke, his Minister at "a.
ris, dated Oct. IS, 1910 1t will afford
assistance in estimating Benaparte's cha:
racter. This document was printec
some time since in America, but may be
new to many Of our readers.
Extract of a DESPATCH from the SSoe-
dish Ambassador at Paris, published
By order of the Sauedish government.
notwithstanding all the personal
preiudices, Of which had Just been the
object, it would have been easy Ter me
to have prepared myself against a scene
but little agreeable. The nature OF my
conference with the Duke OF Cadore,-
the departure of Mr.. dc Czernlschotf,
the catastrophe with which Switzerland
saw herself threatened for commercial
affairs, the advantages gained IN Portu-
gal, of which it Was intended to proht'
to bear down the English OH all points al
once: all these circumstances united
had given me sufficient insight to Judg
what the object of the audience would be-
but / acknowledge that | did not expect
so violent an explosion. | had never
beheld the Emperor in anger, but he
was SO at this time to point which SUR
passes all imagination was introduce
ed little after nine O'Clock in the morn
ing found the Duke de Galore with
the Emperor, and the presence OF this
third person caused me at first to sup
pose that | had been called to hear an
official declaration; but that should be
permitted to attend the discussion. l
nevertheless resolved to reply on every
occasion where / could bring word IN
81, is impossible for me to reader
your Majesty AN account ct all the En-
peror SAID, during the space OF at least
an hour and quarter; because his agi'
tation was 50 great, hrs discourse 50
broken, hi. repetitions 50 frequent, thar
it was extremely difficult to class all IN
the memory.
began by presentingyo MNesty,s
letter. edo you know. (said the En-
peror,) wba, the subject oftns letter ls!
I explained it, with adding compl-
ment. Without making any reply The
Emperor went on. Every break IN the
Emperor's discourse will sufficiently ex-
plain to your Majesty the nature OF the
short replies which | endeavored I"
make in the intervals Oh oh Mons.
LIE Baron, do they at length cease TO be.
lieve in Sweden, that | EN- merely
dupe Do they think that can accom-.
modate myself to this mixed, or hall
state of things ?-Oh! give me NO
seatimentsI Ii is from facts that we are
to draw our proofs in matters OF poil,lcs.
Let US see these facts.-You sigscd the
peace with me in the beginning OF the
year-you engaged yourselves t. break
off all communications with England -
YOU kept minister at London, and ap
English agent at Sweden, until the sum
mer was far advanced-you did not m
terrupt the ostenslble communication BY
the way of Gottenburg, until still later
and what was the result. of II that the
correspondence remained the same, mel
the,snore nor less active. -Psna! tne
question is not of communication BY
this way or that; 1t Is regular, It Is vc
nv considerable Y u have vessels IN ali
the ports of England ,-oalt. Truly !!
do you get salt Ill the Tnam $! / tie,
En,lisn trading vessels beslege Gnttcn-
burg. A fne proof that they do not en-
ter there Tney exchange their mer-
chsndizc> III the OPP sea, or near TO me
coasts Y W lutte Islands serve as ma
gazlnes in the winter season Your 'es-'
sells openly carry colonial produce into
Germany have caused halt score oil
them TO be seized at Rostock. Is 1t
possible that we Can affect thus TO be
mistaken on the first principle OF the
continental sy stem 1-Very well you
do not approve of this in your note; 1t
is not OF that / complain; 1t is OF the
fact. have not slept single hour In
the night on account OF your affairs you
might suffer me to repose in peace !
have need of it.-Again, is this restl'
tuition Of the English prisoners proper
thing, they who had SO imprudently at
tempted the dignity of the king, and VI
olated his territory. Restored without
any satisfaction was tnot SO, Mons de
Galore The Minister, all tren: ulation,
did not omit replying affrmattvety to
this, as well as to some other similar
questions. Another violation OF terrific.
rial right, is the capture OF French
priyateer in the interior OF the port Of
StralsuDd, but to me. nothing has been
repdered.s 1t is not to ones friends
that nue shows these little attentions.
-Vety well, remain with the English.
If one were to Judge from the evil
which you have done me this very yea,