Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-08-23

engage the attention of the houfc this
evening on this lubieA fuppo.cd
that had given lalf evening in the f.
cret committee, all the particulars that
could be wfhed. The fact is, was
initru6fed by the provilional government
to make known TO Napoleon thar the
government had acceded to his requeit
OF a certain number of armed veiirls,
with this condition, that he ihould repair
Immediately to his deitination, bu, not
wilhing to expofe his perfon, his embar-
cation was to be delayed until the re-.
ceipt of the pahports which had been de-
manded for him.
do not rscollea the day on which |
made this overture 10 him. Indeed it
was not an overture, fncc the demand
had been made by him, and had no
knowledge oft but by the order which
received TO execute it. REPAIRED to
the retidence of him who was lately our
Emperor dilclofedto him what was
the tate of the cafe. lie fad to me
do not with to determine on this deltina-
ton, ontil the momen, in which | am TO
let out" communicated 20 the govern
ment the refult Of this conference on
the next day, received infru6tions rela
tive to the 9Th article of the orders that
| had received, which required that the
Emperor ihould not fet on, until the arri.
val of the panports.
iheie inltruGions imported that this
9Th article was regarded as not binding.
| impaired them 10 Napoleon, who fad
that he ihould then fer out. returned
TO Paris, when | received from the gov
ernment a letter, which announced TO
me that new defpatches had arrived,
which rendered neceaary the execution
of the 9Th article, and | was ordered 10
Unfit on its execution, was near the
Ihuilleries' Ihad made fort of en-
gagement with the Emperor, TO procure
his departure. repaired to the Ihuil-
lerles, and the government declared that
they could not recede from this laf in
itruction, from political conGdcratlons,
aud even from an nterett for the Ierfon
OF Napoleon. such was the itatc of
things. when yeifeaday evening recelvs
cd new order, apprlling me that the
pahpcTss had NOT arrived, that more i'm
perious circumstances rendered necehary
The departure of Napoleon, that the gov
ernment was taking mealures for his
lately, who had been placed under the
fate guard and confded to the loyalty of
the French people that il was of the
greateit confequeuee that he ihonld be
away irsm Paris, and thar the 5fh arti
Gle was no longer obligatory.
| was dirrcted TO announce to him
that he might depart when he pleafed,
and 20 pat the fhips at his dilpofal. The
Miniifer Of State, M Boulay, was united
with me 20 make this communication.
| repaired to the Emperor at half pait
three, and dIiclolcd to him the fate of
things. After long convrriation. ar 4
o'clock in the morning. he told me he
would let out the next day. learn that
the Emperor has gone / nave nothing
more to fay.
NJ. DEGREES added |; | am told that |
have confourded Gays and dates II IS
three days and three nights that | have
moi fept. Days and nights arc contour
ded in my Imagination; bat thefe things
took place in the courie OF 90 hours.
Count lhlbeaadeaa. 1t appears TO me
that the Heuie ought TO take into coaild
Grafton the mehage relative to the iafcty
of Napoleon and his family recon
mend that there be appointed fpeclal
committee to report on the iubiect This
pro, 4ofition was adopted
The Duke of Bafano. Count of Beau
mont M Valettc, Duke of Gaetc, and
Duke OF Piacentia were appointed.
MARSHAL NEY.