Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-10

commander of q frigate-but his lordship had
not understood. Then came tie question:
Were ministers justified in suffering this man to
escape OF the question of his allowance, il
wasa curious fact, that France was no party IN
the engagement. He was Informed That The late
French government denied it. The noble mar
Gus concluded by moving" an address to his
royal hghness tie Prince Regent, TO request his
royal hglness would be pleased to order 90 be
lad before the house, copies OF letters the sub
Jectof instructions given by his maiesty's gov
eminent to naval commanders, respecting Napo-
leon Bonaparte and the Isle ofElba. Also for
COPIES of all communications respecting Napo
leon Bonaparte's design to escape from the Is
land OF Elba, with The steps taken thereon"
Lord Liverpool declared himselffuliy impressed
with the convic ion that the allies acted right IN
endelvoring, with the fIrc5t prospect TO establish
the peace OF Europe without further bio0dshcd,
bxa!iowng Bonap1rte to be considered in n state
oifreedom, rather than push things to the last
extremity, IN the endeayor 20 bring him into i
state OF absolute detention. VIVA. would the
noble lords on the other SIDE have sad If such a
resolution was taken and tlat the result had been
cdamitous disappointment CHe0J' Hear :
10 Judge this question fairly, The house must
view 1T not with the experience of what has un-
exPectedly turned up, but by placing itself in
the same situation in which the allies were pla-
ced at the time. But objections were made to
the selection OF the island Of Eba. WAS it
meant TO be contended that whatever place mad
been chosen, It would not have afforded facilities
to Bonaparte for plotting his escape and return,
fhe were so disposed Would not Germ NV
America, or England have afforded these facil-
ties as well as the island of Elba 1t was never
undertaken by the English government TO prevent
his escape from that island The thing was in
possible, even to the whole force Of the British
navy. Elba had certainly been objected 10 from
MS facilities of communicating with Italy, but now
TOR The first time II was considered Objectionable
from the relation 1t was supposed to have with
France But in truth the objection has been dis
covered by the event The only question then
was, not where BonaParte should be placed, but
whether he should be there placed in q state OF
liberty or personal restraint
Inc noble marquis must know, that if the war
with America had not continued, our ships would
have had no right to search any merchants ship
without special Circumstances, and no right BY
the law ofnatons TO search ship of war Our
right or search was beligerent right, not Alright
OF naval police, as 1t appeared to be at present
considered. So that Bonaparte might be ON
board his brig of war without our having any
right to detain HIM. The only ground was, whe-
ther forcIble detention of HIM should have been
insisted on by the treaty of Paris-but the con-
trary was the opinion of those who were most ia
Vorabie to the Bourbons: by giving those terms
TO Scnaparte twas contemplated that the resto-
red family would have had the pledge of the
narshais, and the persons of rank in The army, in
support of the new order of things-and it would
appear that the treaty OF Fontainbleau was sign
ed by two marshais then at the head of The
French military, for rank and reputation The
noble MARQUIS ctlrged violation Of tie treaty
on the aihes-but no such charge was made by
BonaPar in any ofhls proclamatons--he had
not even the hypocrisy, it one might SO express
1t, 20 make such chsrge-As to the second
part OF the noble marquls's motion-whether go
vemnent had any information and at what
time, OF the intended escape Of Bonaparte from
Eiba To this he should answer, that govern
ment had no information upon which i could
act until the event had actually taken place. He
would repeat, that the treaties of Paris and Fon-
tlnblesu, when fairly viewed, could not be made
The subject OF censure. The fact was, that the
noble marquis and others had been made wise
by the event, who We're not wise before lie
should therefore resist the motion
The house drv.ded-For The motion 81, against
IT 53-majority 52-adiourned.