Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-05

VI Ehio-nad not that channel INTERVIEWED which
gave fuli scope to the power OF the British navy,
hewould long ago have put his design into eye.
cutlon. When he conceived the wild and ex-
travagant idea of conquering Europe, he acknow-
| tedged he must first conquer England. and COM
planned bitterly ofthe power of her marine, the
| subyersion ofwh ch he was determined to at
tempt by the destruction of her commerce. For
the attainment of this objec he put in motion all
| ms political engines; and after subiugating the
whole continent of Europe to his sway, he con-
trlved to place you between two ires-that is be-
| tween the Continent III Europe, in which was
| the army of France, and another Continent in
America, which was our great rival for the palm
OF commercial greatness, and by these means en-.
deavored to etectour utter destruction. He de-
| iuded the Emperor of Russia into treaty with
nm, by which he put an end TO all commercial
| relatlo'ls between Russia and EnglaHd and be-
cause the Emperor Of that vast empire did not
| adhere to the prohibitions which he (Bonaparte)
was continually debating, he would, if he could
/ nave driven him and his people into the frozen
ocean,. After having received the most signal IA
YOURS from the King of Prussia, he avowed the
intention ofputting him out of the list of crown
cd heads and alter all those acts offcrocious en-
nllty and malignant hostility, the Allies when
| tley arrived at the gates of PARIS, did an act
winch reflected on them the highest honour--an
| act which posterity should never forget-the AL
hes had maSnarNInously given to France liberty /;
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| lie had made his brother king of Holland We'll!
and what was that more than making his brother
IN law King or Sweden, or, az least heir apparent
10 the crown And, Mr.. Grattan ought 10 bear
N mind, that We have confirmed that act by a So
emn treaty. do not know that he banished the
fflnce Regent of Portugal, or that he imprisoned
lhe King OF Spain but know very well, that he
had as great right to both, as Charles " had to
lmprlson Francis l. And what if he did intend to
t"Ke England, and capture the King of England?
ind not king ofEngland once do that in France?
II me did mt, our historians are shocking liars
hut' my Lord, mind, Mr.. Grattan saws, that, if
tlere had been no waterbetween, Napoleon would
nave had our king in prison, know, that the
french used to say this but, always used to
believe, that England could have defended itself
without the aid of the water. However, since this
second Burke tells us the contrary, we must not
hesitate any longer Napoleon contrived" to
place us between two fires; he contrwed 70 bring
| the Americans upon us he deluded the Empe
ror OF RussIs into a treaty hostile to our COM
merce, and then, because the Emperor would not
| adhere to the prohibitions which Napoleon was
dictatlng, he went to war with the Emperor and
| MS polite people. But, my Lord, is it true that
| an Emperor, our ally, can be deluded; and more
especially into treaty; and treaty, too, hostile
to English commerce am very anxious upon
TINS point, my Lord; because, if an Emperor real
~ has been deluded into one treaty, Il is posi-
BILE that he may be dehIded into another. Be-
sides, II | mistake not, our magnanimous ally had
had, at the time alluded to, ample opportunity of
| knowing Napoleon's views as wei as character
1t was IN 1903, believe, when Napoleon's army
was IN SPAN and when his brother was on the
throne of the country If lido not mistake too the
| emperor, at that time, recognized as valid what
| had been done in Spain. Grant that this was de-
fusion, however, it very perilous to have to do
| win such man ; q man, who was able to de-
Jude the two kings of Spain to abdicate in his ia
| vor to deiude the Pope to marry him to Sc
cond wife while the first alive to delude the
| Emperor OF Austria to give him his daughter in
| marriage: to delude Russia, Austria, Prussia
| SPAN, and Holland, to declare war against Eng
| land to delude Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxo-
| ny, 20 JON him in war to invade Russia. Real
| ly, tins IS deiusion upon grand scale indeed
But, If he did so delude all these powers before,
and even contrived to bring America upon us, is
there not possibility at any rate that he NAV be
successful in his deusive acts again MFR. Graf
tan's reporter tells us, that Napoleon, after hav-
| ing "receved the most signal favours from the
| King OF Prussia, he avowed his intention of put
ting him out of the list of crowned heads" Inc
| YER heard ofthese favours before. [ knew, that,
| on the other side, Napoleon was twice in posses.
sion of Berlin and that the Royal Family twice
He'd and that, to the infinite modification of the
| Republicans all over the world. Napoleon re-
placed the king OF Prussia in his doninions and
| authority. knew, too, that Prussan army
| marched with Napoleon against Russia and that
| the klngof Prussia issued proclamation, severe
| ly condemning D'Yorck for his going over and
! leaving Napoleon. But, really, never heard of
any iavours, received by Napoleon from the king.
of Prussia. The allies. Mr. Grafton says magnani,
mously gave Napoleon life and the Island of FL
| ba You have denied this, several times, in the
| most positive terms. YOU have asserted that the
| treaty Of FOntainbleau was a treaty of policy -
you have asserted, that the allies were by no
| means sure of success by the way of ANS There
] was, then, no msgnanimity here, even five could
| forget how the crowned allies had been treated
| by Napoleon when he really had them in his pow
| en-. The allies had been accused of magfanimity
at Fontainblsau; the nation we're believing very
loudly about it they began to be very much out
| OF honour that Napoleon had had not been put
out OF the way completely; whea your Lordship,
in justice to the allies, stepped forward and very
clearly showed that they had by no means been
guilty OF any thing like msgnanimity; that they
| had made the best bargain that they were able to
| make for themselves and, that the English ma
ton might be satisfied, that the allies would have
dealt harder by Napoleon if they had been in a
situation TO do it without danger TO themselves
| Mr. GTattan seems very bitterly provoked that
Napoleon should have prepared $4,000 men for
the invasion of Englad.--But, does not this gen.
tleman allow, that the French have as great a
right to invade England, as the English have 90
invade France' We made landings at Toulon at
2uiberon and We even now are, if the public