Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-26
Notes Of the Paris .uoniteRr, Of .uay Is.
on HE Debates IN the House Of Commons

on HE Debates in the House Of Commons,
rss,sctiag HURA1.
All the letters (pieces) quoted by Lord
Cs>kie easf,, and those of the same nature
waich tes has broush tosethse in the shape
e. .,ct nents suonitted to Parliament ARE
flSitied. These labsications are SO obi
obs, we may even say SD impudent, that
we cam L Conceive that any minister
ev,ii nave recourse to them to Justify his
conduct
80. scorn TO think that lord Castlereaeh
msie lss Of these pieces knowing them IL
be fslse-Wa must therefore suppose he
Ma. ,eeal completely the dupe of some in
tstyue; Dat what shall we say Of a minis
Ter -,i,, IS SD easily dupel in such import
ant affairs ? The drst letter quoted by
IL -,astlereagh il dated, he says, from
Naayis the f7ta Fenruny and was written
by ~. H.naeror to the Queen of Naples
according to him it commences with these
wards :. Your husband IS very brave il
tue ield of battle. but weaker than wo-
man or A monk when he sees not the enc
nv. He has no moral courage"
Taese words are literally found IN a
l..t.-, minute Of which is now before us,
2ai which was really written by the empe-
IT,. to tie queen of Naples from Fontain
h..ea1. the Gath Jan. 1918. The emperor
hs then arrived from the campaign in Rus
STA, aud had left the King of Naples at the
hait lft,, army. Hence the letter COM
rnences with these words which have been
6. ,ar,l.y suppressed g: The king left the
az an III. lSth.-Your husband is We
ry s-ave man, sc. &c. Only the passage
quoted above is retained and to make thi,
i:.,te-, winch relates solely 10 the then ex-
sting circumstances, agree with the date
Of Naagis, and establish, By this striking
e,is.'puH the consequences which have
haer rseiaced from it. against the king OF
NJ hes, with respect torhe allies, the fol-
lo,w. 1g has been substituted in the falsifi-
"a i.t ers produced by lord Castlcreagh !:
:. de was afraid, and never ventured &c
mass a aome ut hut Nv me or with ne. Cor
v;nce a.yn. Of his absurdity. When he
olitteh the army without my orders. !
foresa al the bad councils which wouid
be ,;vea I'm. am nevertheless more sa-
.tisfed with the message which he has sent
me o you &c he has sincerely repen-
tel n will watch the moment to prove t.
m, that he is not as ungrateful as he is
~, Iianimous. l can still pardon HIM
fha :iury hehas done me"
The second is addressed by the emperor
Ia the king of Naples. No date is given
to it ;ba. to supply this omission, Lord
Castlereaga slpposes this letter treats o.
the successes obtained by the emperor on
the 10Th aai 11th, which relates to the
actions fought i'll Champagne on the 10Th
and 18th March 1914. The letter, such
rs ~ ted Ivy lord Castlereagh, begins witt,
these wo-fls--sT do not speak 10 you Of
nv dissatisfaction with your conduct, &c.
We lave before us the minute of letter
frrn tho emperor to the king of Naples.
dstel Fntainbeau. January &c, 1918, be-
ginning thas-s do not sneak Of my dis
satisfacti,n o. YOUR conduct since / left
ea.ny.' The latter half of the phrase
has bee suppressed, which would have in
d;catcd the true date, and the remainder
Of -. lefte. substituted. relates 10 circum-
stances w en- occurred when the emperor
LEI the armv after the campaign in Ras-
s.a. Tie f,iluwiug are the passages
witch answer the purposes Of the falsi6-
ers:
{ Profit by an act of treason which at
trioute only to fear,in order to serve me
By .yo1d Information. l depend on you,
Oh yoIr cOntrition, on your principles ii
IL were otherwise, remember that you shall
re- ,e1+ It. dedicated the Austrians yes
terday am in pursuit Of the remainder
OF their columns. Another such victory
and You will see my prospects are not so
desperate as YOU have been taught TO be-
lie1e them. Keep your promise.'
Lord CastIereagh did not quote in his
sDeech, but ne distributed copies of ano,
.tlsr letter Of the emperor to the king OF
Naples. To this printed copy the date
9TH Of March is affixed, and as it contains
details which relate only TO the year 1914.
il is therefore the 9TH March 1919 that II
plrports to be dated. We read in this
letter the following words You are sur
rounded with men who hate France and
who wish to ruin you. have often told
you Of II. All that you write to me is toe
strongly cOntrssted by th<t which you do.
&c.
We have also before US z minute OF anO.
Their letter from the emperor to the king o.
Naples but this letter isolated from Com.
peign the goth Aug. 1911, and we End IN
81 literally the passage which we have just
quoted. Hence it is that letter which i.
falsifed. They have retained only the
expressions which enable US to discover
the real letter; otherwise how could one
saeak IL 1911 as supposed in the printed