The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-08-26
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PARIS HOUSE OF PEERS.

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Count Lsvclette requested that the minis
ter OF marine would give the details OF the
arrangements that had been made for the
departure OF Napoleon, asst could not be
supposed that he had any objection to- going
aWav.
The PRESIDENT invite the Duke DEGREES
TO give the relation which the chamber re-
quests
fhe Duke Decres-I did not expect to on.
gage theattention of the house this evening
ON this subject. l supposed that had .iyc,,
last evening IN the secret committee, al the
particulars that could be wished. The fact
IS, was lnstructedby the provisional eo-
vernment TO MAKE known to Nspoieou ar
the government had acoeurd 10 his request
OF Certain number OF armed vesse Is. with
this condition, That he should repair imp,.-
a'ateiy to his destination. bur not wish
ing to expose his person, his e,n5arkatioo
was to be delayed until the receipt of the
passports which had been demanded for
him.
do not recollect the day on which / mad,.
this overture TO him--iui ed IL wax nor an
overture since the demand had been made b,r
HIM. ;ind had no knowledge of it but by the
order whIchi received to execute it. / re-
paired to the residence of him who was latch,
our emperor l disclosed to him what. was the
state of the case. He said to me, u DO nor
wish 70 determine on this destination. unit, the
moment on which am to set OUT | commune
Gated To the government the result of this
conference on the next day, / received in
structions relative to the 5th article of the Or
ders that had recen I'd, which required that
the emperor should not set out until the arriv-
al of the passports.
These instructions imported that this 5th arr
ticie was not. regarded as binding. impair
ted them 20 Napoleon, who said that he shonl5
Y aI tr, D.
celvcd from the government letter. which
announced to me that new dispatches had
arrived, which rendered necessary the execu-
ton OF the 5th article, and was ordered IN
lnsist on its execution. was near the ThuD
lerics had made a sort Of snga cement with
the emperor to procure his departure | re-
pared to the Ihuillerics, and the government
declared that they could not recede from this
last instruction, from political considerations
and even from an interest for the person of
Napoleon. Such was the state Of things. when
Yesterday evening, received a new order APP
pIls'ng me that the passports had not arriv-
eos put more imperious circumstances render
Ell necessary the departure OF Napoleon, that
the government was taking measures for his
safety, who bad been placed under the safe.
gu I'D, q contdcd to The loyalty of the French
people that 1t was of the greatest conse.
quence that he should be away from Paris. g.
ry.
was directed to announce to him that he
might depart when he pleased; and to put
the ships at his disposal. The minister Of
state M Boulay, was united with me to make
this communication. REPAIRED TO the en-
peror at half past 3, and disclosed to him the i
state OF things. After long conversation, at
tour o'clock in the morning, he told me he
would set out the next day learn that the E
emperor has gone l have nothing more to
say.
NJ. Decres added am told that I have
contounded days and dates. It's DAYS and F
nights that have not slept. DAYS and
n'ghts are COMPOUNDED in my imagination--but I
these things took place i'll the course of IS
hours.
Count Thibeaudeau-It appears to me that
me house ought to take iuto consideration
the message relative to the safety of Napo-
leon and his family. recommend that there
De appointed special committee TO re-
port on the subject. This proposition was
The Duke Of Bassano, Count Beaumont. NJ.
Vaiette, duke of Gaeta and duke of Placeuta
were appointed.
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