The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-07-12
FOREIGN.
From The London Packer.

.s NJ PRINCE,
Every event has confirmed
what predicted to you SIX months ago. You
were too pre-occupied to hear me hearken
10 me now with attention and confidence 1--WE
may, in the peculiar circumstances, aud the
imminent situations IN which we are placed,
influence in powerful manner. the approach
ine aud perhaps eternal destinies OF France,
OF Austria, and of Europe.--You are deceived
respecting what is going on, and what is pre-
rlaring in the midst of MS. You will Judge of
the reports of people rash and blind by the
In,sfortunes which strike without the power
TO enlivhten them. You are given to UNDER
stand at Vienna, that Napoleon has been
brought back TO the throne by the army "a
lone that there are none on his side but
soldiey drunk with war. But forthwith you
will know that our army has not been recruit
ted in public houses Generals, Captains,
soldiers, all are drawn entirely from the
bosom of the nation & for twenty-five years
our army has executed almost always their
wishes and the laws, by the most brilliant
victories.
How dare you tell us that it is the army a
lone which votes for Napoleons Our legions
do not range themselves more promptly I'M
der their colors than the nation Itself around
his person and his throne. Almost every
where on his route, the popular insurrections
10 his favor preceded the presence OF Napo-
leon. The Bcurbons, reduced to seek in every
place Vendee, have not found 1t even Ill
La Vendee itself. Of so many armies of vo-
llnteers which they said they had in the south,
not one is formed-and though some little
bands tremhled while they had at their head
the Duke of Angouleme, they are become in
trepd by passing under the tri-colored flag.
The power of the nation consists in It's talents
as much as in its armed force. They think
now, or they express themselves with respect
to Napoleon, IN the same manner IN the
towns, in the academies, and in the camps.
Without doubt, liberty has been much res
tricted, but it has never been destroyed
Glory, at least, was compensation for
France she desired not aggrandsements, of
which we abure the abuse but she was not
able to support the abasement when she had
thrown OFF the government of the BourbOns.
The French people feel the extreme want of
peace--thev wish it as they wish for happi-
ness but if they be forced into war, they
believe that, under Napoleon, they Will not
suffer disgrace. We do not wish, Say the pow
ers assembled in congress, to obhge France
to take the Bourbons again; but Napoleon
will not be recognized by US. France must
choose another chief; for, to restrict her,
they add, we shall have, Unnecessary, 100000
men.
shall not stop to discuss here the princ-
Piles of the rights of nations it is too evident
that they are all violated by similar pre-
tension. The Emperor Napoleon may de
msnd from the emperor of Russia, from the
emperor of Austria, from the king of Prus-
STA, in what manner has he merted from
them, hatred SO violent, rs to cause them to
believe that they owe nothing to the Justice
which is due to ali other men, and tina. in
consideration OF their personal hatred to Ma
poleon, they are authorized to rob the French
OF their sacred right, OF their independence
absolute and without limit in the choice of the
Empire. Victory has several times placed
the political existence of the powers OF the
north at the mercy of the emperor Napoleon,
and ne has not wished to erase any OF them
from the list of nations. Is it the wish of
alexander, whose name is revered among us,
to dispense with our rendering to his virtues
the homage which they merit Does the
emperor Of Austria, in dethroning, contrary
to his Interest," and those Of his monarchy, his
son-in-aw, and his grandson, wish toprove
to the world, by the most astonishing and au-
thentic of all examples, that among the hide
GUS of all the sentiments of human nature
hatred Is that which has the greatest sway
over kings the people are not disposed TO be-
teve a.; and in this age of revolutions, it might
be better to take care and dissuade them
from 1T. Ia short, my prince, when it shall
be beyond doubt that France is resolved to
display all her forces, TO expose all her des-
times, to support on has throne the man who
is the object of her pride, who alone seems to
her capable of guaranteeing all the existen-
ciesJ aud al the relations, proceeding from
the revolution will the princes at the con,
gress make the attempt, perhaps vain one
to tear him from his throne, at the price of
all the torrents of blood which this new war
will cause to be spilled What pretexts will
cover so many outrages on reason, on justice.
and OH humanity They pretend that Napo-
leon cannot OFFER any guarantee with respect
tothe durability of the peace of Europe nut
what strange mode otseekmg this guaran-
tee, to commence their research by replung-
ing Europe in ali the fury and horrors of war
Oh the contrary every thing announces, eve
ry thing establishes, that any prince in Flu
rope, at the present time, cannot give his qua
rantce of peace i'll the same degree as Napo-
leon. Noone has experienced so many dan
gers and vciSstudes of war, so many and
unexpected and terrible reverses, as Napo-
Icon. 1t IS IN fact new life, as well as a new
reign, which the Emperor Napoleon com
mences, after having understood, during a
year, 10 the Island OF lSba, as in a tomb, &
very thing which truth, as well as hatred,
has told IN Europe, respecting mis- first reign
and his first life. In fine, 10Y prince, France
has given herself new constitution, which
viii rot be vain charter. 1t is no longer
possible 10 use suOtility and deceit The force