Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-14

Ssheropnon- Vas under the protection OF the En-.
iish people. IL Their sGovernnent in s-;vine- mr.
ders to the Captain CT the Belerophon, TO receive
me and my suite, only wished to spread a net for
me, 1t has shipwrecked its honor and sulled It's
eff this act IS put in execution it will be in vain
Tor the English To boast OF tler loyalty, of their
laws and OF their liberty. British good faith win
he ooscured by the hospitality of the Bellcrophon
iapped to history, to say ifan enemy, who. after
| having made for 30 years war against the English
people, comes Of his own accord, under adverse
fortune, to seek an asylum unde: the protection of
ihe'r laws, can give more convincing prsofofhis
esteem and his confidence: but how have the I'm.
giish answered 10 this confidence & to such mag
ran;mity' They pretended to stretch out a "a
vorable hand to this enemy, and when he commit
cd himselfto their good faith they sacrificed nm.
lSigned) "NAPoLEoc."
On board the Bellerophon,
AtSea, August 4,h, 1875 s Courier
Note By the French Eli;or.
The Courier refutes in an energetic
and victorious manner The principal state.
ments in this protest How dares Bona
parte, PLACED oat Of tie la,cs Of uations, by.
the congress of Vienna, to complain of an
act done in mitigation of this decreep How.
can he state that he surrendered himself t.,
the English under the persuasion that they
would suffer him to dwell in Great Britain.
when the captain ofthe English vessel re-
fused to receive him otherwise than ,u1co,,
afsondtty. Was he not convinced that if
ne remained ct Rochc.ort few DAYS lon
ger, 1t would not have been possible for MIN
to escape The whole is then false. All.
surd, perfitlious in tins last act of his polit-
cal cunning.
considerable sum was placed on Fri
day last, in the English funds, in the name
OF the celebrated Caulaincourt, duke OF vi
cenZa.
The Duke Of Orleans arrived Yesterday
morning at Twickenham. He had bccn To
france to pay his respects to the Kinr. and
to see to his private affairs. The Duke If
Is said, offered his services to his majesty.
who answered that would ACCEPT tbemwhesp.
he believed they might be useful to him
The Duke then requested of the King per-
miss'an to return to England tselis family.
there to await the orders that his MAJESTY
might be pleased to give him. The King
granted 1t TO nm. and invited him to dinner
with the allied sovereigns.
Nhen demonstrating against his deten
ton, he said ssyou do not know nv cha
racter; you ought to have placed confidence
| III NY worn OF hOnOr.'
| One of the gentlemen REPLIED. g hermit
me to say to you, that since the invasion of
Spain there is not an individual in EpoIand
who would not distrust you and your most
solemn engagements"
6 was (repled Bonaparte) invited into
Spain by its sovereign.''
But not to place your brother Joseph- OF
its throne. replied the gentleman.
Bon.--l had great political system. II
was necessary to establsha counterpoise TO
your maritime power and besides. only
did what the Bourbons had before done. :,
You must however confess, M. General.
that France, Under your sceptre, was much
more to be feared than France. as it was du :
ring the last years of the reign of Louis
XIV. aggrandized as it was then.
Bon.-England, on its side, was become
much more powerful.
He spoke afterwards of our colonies and
acquisitions in India.
| BoNAPARTE.-I would have rerenerat
ed Spain and done many of those tbings.
which the ccrtes have since tem9t-
ed TO do. After pause be said, Is well. /
have then deceived myself in countinr
upon you generosity replace me or send
| '@e%S'N - - HOolliOu lfOtu WHICH YOU
cook me-" When speaking of the inya-
sion OF Frances" was'' said he, 50 a soyer-
eign at that time: had the right to make
war" He said in OBTAINING him, as we
had done, we acted Ikea petty aristocra-
teal power, and not like great state or a
great people.
He said of Mr.. Fox, 81 knew him. !
saw MN at the fhuilielies, he had no pre-
mr.. Foe, NJ. General, was a Jealous CT
tizen ofhis own country, and moreover, a
citizen Of the world.
lie sincerely wished for peace, replied
Bonaparte, and wished for It likewise /:
his death prevented peace from being
made. The other negotiations 8ere not
sincere.
Bonaparte added again, /" do not saw
that during 20 years Of war did not cor
spire the ruin of England'-then recoI-
lectins himself, as though he had inadver
family said more than prudenc justified,
added, 1" mean its humiliation wished
to compel you to be inst towards me.''
lie appeared neither agiiated nor de-
Pressed.-Iis expressions, sometimes en-
ergetic, were always uttered with calm
ness, and he gesticulated much less than
Frencbmen or Italians are accustomed to
do. Morning Chronicle
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