Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-03
GRAND POLITICAL Bo.v

Inc Public attention has been of l.,
so much occupied by those dsc y, .s'e
practices, to which the vulgar ap argIs
ton OFFS Hoax" has been GIVEN rfpt a..
some people seem almost to i9 n, S Sa,
every great event which occursfs ms MA.
to produce effects widely different fran
those which appear to be the natural "ra
suit. Thus aCorresponde t. who Is o.,
IDENTIFY a decided Anti Borara,teanl -,
well as an alarmist, has ta';fn some tr@
BILE to convince US that the wbole If a,
late proceedings in France, !leretiremS S,
of BonaParte to Elba, and the recall 4
the Bourbons--is nothing bit a srcnd M i,
tlhcal hoar which if not counteraeted
by some powerful steps, will end in fl.
confusion and misery of Europe. H.
very properly observes, that to be prenar.
ed to meet great DANGERS it is Necessary
that they should be believed and under.
stood land as he has no particular mode
of communicating with Ministers. he
earnestly begs that we would convey I,
them the desired information" forrn AZ
!" he rather mysteriously observes. he ha,
no doubt whatever, that every thing in
our columns undergoes the searching and
anxious eye Of Government" So called
upon, we cannot refuse, to state as briefly
as possible the arguments of our Cor.
respondent. which will doubtless have
their due weight with those profound
Statesmen whom the Regent in his great
wisdom has chosen to assist in the govern.
ment ofthese realms.
This, then, is the substance Of our Cor.
respondents reasoning.--It is quite clear
that Bonaparte had he chosen it might
have accepted the terms offered him by
the Allies, which would have left lin in
possession of the Imperial Throne Of
France, and even an enlarged TERRITORY.
Why then did he deliberately refuse such
q favourable, and to some, such an as.
topishing offer ? Because he had an after
game to playa game which, if success.
full, would place him again in that elevat-
ed situation in which alone man Of bis
inordinate passions could feel himself
satisfied. Had he concluded a peace
with the Allies, what would have been
the consequence !? Why this "a sense Of
common danger would have compelled
them to keep up such large force, ready
to repel any aggression on the part ofthe
French Chief.--lt would have dictated
such caution in all the minor arrange.
ments on the frontiers, such stiPulatlOn'
respecting the tortresses, the marine, tie
return of the prisoners, &c. that some
years. must have elapsed before France
could be in a state sufficiently powerful
to resum. an attitude of offence. And
indeed it is pretty certain. that one tie
stipulations with the French Emperor
went to repay large portion OF the ez.
renee of the war, which would Lave kept
France a long time in a deplorable STAT, "a
of poverty. All this loss and degradation ton
and suspicion were to be avoided. s s.t
how Only one way remained j! |. and 4 ' "a.
was by the temporary abdication OF Oh. u,
Emperor, and the return OF LOUIS ss, Slut
whom as he was quite a dle's ls
sort of mantle Allies would readily naA'
peace on terms both honorable ano 1 uss,
full to France. This plan having D Dt;of
settled between BoOaparte, his c"o'
Marshals, and the Prince OF tene' se.ci
it was Immediately carried into n. emit. .rts
the Bourbons were recalled; DoNa Is,,s
retired to Elba. an advantageous fstsI
was concluded-France was sya 'ad hs
the French prisoners were r e o,, 4.
thousands-and, in word, a few ~ : no.
only are wanting to place France s.f :" t than
anv Of her neighbors. Then, saI s. y II,
CO Correspondent e Bonaparte, backed t Dss
Marshals. who equally Pc sess ".. sg,n
of the French military, w'l aR Pr nll erie
in the imperial Palace o. the !, ! l G',
and Se1atus Consultum VIII II u'I furtbe
the deIuded Bourbons from al '"'
O' All this seems quite clear to our s1 a ina.
respondent, and will appS 1s, si, s when
fbe circumstances attending :. s 10 esr,
events are duly weighed. Isl . IL bsd
ceived, he asks, unless every .D 4bs raj,
been previously settled between Ea re- refused
ties, that Bonaparte would a nave have
honorable terms. and a;4,, at','s struggle
t likely that all his followers th heir RAM,
owed to him their riches ana . aJ;Iv have
would every one of them 50 o reaup: bad
consented to forsake hi Ie oat q t va
they not been well awar, IL, alta s'oppcset,s'
ali hoax ?" Impossible ;n but ss % how vel
80 ,,red All the o'' A.