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him that l was equally battered and hon
ored by the confederation of fuch an en-
inent ftatesman, he replied, Well, then,
l will fpeak to you frankly and without
difguife, not. caring whether what tell
you here mould remain behind US ia this
room or go abroad.
"From my agents." faid Taileyrand,
81 knew who you were, & your bulinels
here, before you left Holland. You are
fcnt here by Count dc --, the Minis
ter of Louis XVIII, to difcover the fpirit
Of The countrys of Bonaparte's civil
functionaries, as well as Of his military
commanders" Without waiting for a
reply. he continued, +" Tell me fincerely,
what opinion has that unfortunate Prince
of me, of my patriotifin, and Of my prin
ciples 7" Upon my afurapce that | mad
not feen Louis XVIII for7 years, or
any of his minilters Gnce 1899 he faid
rather abruptly" but you correfpond
with them. You received letter two
days ago from Count dc -, which !
might have topped can you deny IT :"
Told him ! had ieverai correspondents,
but all could after, was, that ms letters
never had any political fpecularions in
them :" Ihen," faid he, my copyiit
has milinformed me.--tiere is the copy
of your letter. In ii you are not only
qutltioned about France as it is, but as
ked to penetrate into futurity, and to dis
cover what is to Become hereafter, at the
death OF the Emperor" When declar.
ed that l did not remember ever to have
received fuch letter, he interrupted me
by laying, /" Lex US converle with iinceri-
~, and without article. You have re-
ceived fuch letter, and in the pof,cript
was the following queltion; Can Tall
leyrand, man Of rank and talents, who
has no great crimes to reproaeh himfeif
with, be iineerely attached to govern
ment Of ill-bred upitarts, Of middling Ca
paci,y ,accufed and guilty Of enormities Z"
!" If iuch queition had been aiked," tell
me, faid l, what anfwer fhould have
given :" You might have faid, that l am
always gentleman in fen,imen.s as well
as by birth, but that l love my country
and its glory above every thing that the
Prince whom judged capabls and viii
ling to promote it,whether Louis XVIII
Louis XIX. aNapoleon the Fnlt, fhould
ALWAYS find in me an obedient fervant and
a firm adherent. That during the whole
period of the revolution, never was the
adherent of any particular faction, Blu.
ipoke and wrote for every party that
fuppofed inclined like myfelf l willlay
my whole political life open to the fcru
tiny even Of my moi insetera'e enemies,
and / viii defy them to difcover any
where the partzan, while every act Of
mine proves the true patriot Had for
tune placed Louis XVIII upon the
throne, now occupied BY Napoleon the
Fmlt, he would have found in me the
fame faithfrl, and, dare fay a;/fnssrsGsd
feryant, as long as had obferved that he
was fincerely bent on promoting the gran
deur ADD happiness of my country. Z
ven fhould have the misfortune to fur
viye the prefent iovereign Of France,
Louis XVIII. from the opinion have
recently formed ofhis libsrality and pat
riotifm, may count upon my humble fer
vices, adherence and attachment be-
caufe, with all other men Of any hitori
cal or practical Information, am convin-
ced, that the hrit Bonaparte upon the
throne of France, will ALTO be the laft, and
that, with Napoleon the Firt, the Bona
partian dynaity, will defend into its ma.
tive and original obfcurity. All French
men who wish for the fplcndor and who
have no inreref or inclination to Zee the
renewal Of the diiaifers France has expe.
rienced Gnce the revolution, mutt de(ire a
Bourbon for the fucceilor of Bonaparte.
The French monarchy is now efabliihcd
upon more firm foundation than it has
been fince The middle Of the reign of Lou
is XIV. but it requires alto great firmness
Of character in its fovereiSn to prevent
factions from undermining throne cree
ted upon the ruins Of their power"
afked him whether could write to
that friend, whom he fuppofed my cor.
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