The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-10
GRAND POLITICAL. HOAX.

GRAND POLITICAL. HOAX.
he Public attention has bees OF late tll, occupi-
cd Ol loss deceptive practices which the. ,u!sar.,,-
pcila"n OF Hoax has b. en- given, that some rco-
~. seem almost to imagine that every great event
Wmch occurs meant to produce effects wiely ,.rt-
fecnt ON those which appear b. the natural re-
suit Inus Correspondent, who is evicitly Il de-
cided Ant-B"napartean well au alslist has ta-
Ken some trouble 10 convince us that the hole OF ,i.
tate proceedings Ill France, the retirement OF BOA
rarte to Elba, and the REGAL of the Hurbons-s no.
thing but grand polIacai hoar which il not cous-
teracted by some powerful steps, will el in the
fusion and misery OF Europe. He very pro ierly OBJ.
serves, that to be prepared to meet great dangers
is necessary that they should be believed aud under
stood and as he has particular more OF com,,-
nieaung with Minister'S he earnestly bcgs that we
"Cuiu convey to them the desired mioimation-" fo,'
as he rather nysteriOusly observes he has no do, ht
whatever, ti;t every thing in columns uniergocs
the searching and anxious eye of Government" So
called upon, refuse 10 state MS bri fy as nos
sibie the arguments of our Correspondence which
WI Doubtless have their due weight with those pre-
fouhd Statesmen whom the Regcat in his great wis
dom has chosen him to assist in the government, of
these realms.
This, then, is the substance of our Correspondcnt's
reasoning IL Is quite clear that Bonapartc had he
chosen it might have accepted the terms offered him
by the Allies, which would have left him ia possession
oi the imperial throne of France ami even AN enlar-
ged territory. Why then did he deliberately reGl,.
such favorable, aud to me, such an asto-
nshieg offer Because lac had an after-game
II would MIA
nm again IN that elevated situation i'm which A.
lone man OF his inorJinae passions could feel him
sell satlshed. Had ne concluded a Deace. with IN,
Allies, "hat would have been the consequence WHY
thls sense OF common danger would have compelE
cd them to keep up alarge force ready tn repel any
aggression on the part of the French Chief IL woud
nave dictated such caution IN all the nlinsr nrranre
lnents on the frontiers, such stpustos citing tie
Iurtresses, the marine the return of the rrisoners
&c that some years must have elapsed before France
could be IN state sufficiently powerful to resume am
ap'tude oil OFFENCE. And indeed it is pretty certain,
mat one OF the stpulatons with the French Emperor
vent to repay large portion OF the exp.nce OF the
war, which would have Kept France & long time in
deplorable state Of poverty. All this loss and teera
uauon ana suspicion were to be avoided But ho,, :
eniy one way remained, and that was by the temno
i"ry socauon OF the Emperor, aud the return Of Lou
rs with whom, as he quite different SORT of man
the Allies would readily make peace on terms both
honorable and useful to France. This plan having
bcen settled between Bonaparte his chief MarsbaIs
ana the FRINGE OF Bencventc, it INN eIiateIv car
RED into efect-the Bour7,uns we've recalled Bona
Parte retired toElba, an advantageous peace was con-
cinued-France was evscuat -d-ihc French prisoners
were released by thousauds-Nnd, IN a word few
months only are wan,insio place France Ia 4 poson
anquesoonsbly more powerful than any of her neigh
oors men, says our correspondent, Boiaparte kacs Cd
py ms Haishas who equally possess the hearts OF the
ftencntIdt 1ry viii apnear again in the internal T. lace
o. the ihhlleres, and Senatus Cous,l,nm will dis
eharge the "eluded Bourbons from ali further bur
hens OfState
81 t'o ssShs quite CicHr 10 our &
VIII appear soho mag ne so every rejecting politician
When The circumstances attending the late events are C
~ weiged D. 1t TO be conceived, he asks unless eve
ry m had been previously settled between the mar
ties, that bonaparte would ha1. refused honorable
terms and afterwards have give up his throne without
struggle Is II likely that all his followers men
VINO owed To HIM their riches and their rank would
every one OF them so readily have coasented to for
axe nus fortunes, had they not been well aware that
" II was all hoax q Impossible; but suppose the
'hns had been pla1ned and hcw well it had been
managed All the creatures OF the Emperor arc re-
ta'ndd IN power--his Senators, his Legislative Body
ana ano7e ais l Nlarshas all ready to hail and pro-
tect the return Of their creator.
Then B1napsrte him self i, placeJin h,e ;mrnsd;o+.
heehborho"d oi France, surrounded with all necesss-
ny means fo ms sudden reapPcarance with his title
even reta'ned that the contemplation of his sovereign
rsLts might never have been absent from the minds
OIL ffenchmen These, and many minor points says
our Correspondent, all unite utterly TO exclude the
idea 81 rhe late events having been produced by any
ether than deep and srtfuI arrangement between
1'ohaparte ana his Chiefs When therefore (he
auuS 10 conciu son the arrangements of the peace are
hhaly Setled-wbsE the srmes Of Russia PRUSSIA and
austria are marched home and dishanIed-when
bFltan has c5Soanted her fleets reduced her armies
or ioInu employment for them across the Atlantic-
"hen me French PRISONERS, naval and military ara
sent home ready for acGon-then shall be in espee.
Cuon (sneSs proper means be taken to pre- vent the
e'taatroPhe) Of being suddenly aroused hy the news
poy horn Pr~olaiming " Great and ertraordinarD
"o.s' JFoT1 1Tarc< announcing the imperial resto-
ration, and appalling us With the prospect offs wher
Iag consequences"