Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-04
Foreign Intelligence
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y flowing letters appearcu ycsIeTuay III ti'
National Register, Sunday paper ;and .
they have all the appearance Of beins
,lgenuine, 1.-THE editor having them il
! touches own had writing,) cannot bn
,Ibe considered as furnishing very I'M
lportant key to the politics ofth Frencl
,lminister--His reasoning to Bsnaparts
lon the subject of bis title and Elbes so
.jyereignty, is just and lumineus.--As fol
|his notion oftransporiing the Corsican Il
/ America it was likely enoughto proceed
.lfrom q man who never disguised his hos
Utility towards GreatiBritain. This hos,
Utility, by the bye, in which Talleyrand j:
mot inferior, involves a curious considera
Ition at the present tilne,. and ought ne.
liver. to be forgotten by our ambassadors
lin treating with these diplomatists. Did
lat add to INSTRUMENTATION for Office
under Louis XVIIIf
lCopy of letter written by the duke Of
! Otante to his royal highness Monsieur
April rs, 1914.
(" Monseigncur-I have attempted to
render fresh service to the Emperor
Napoleon, whose minister / have been
lduring ten years. think it proper to
communicate to your royal iishpess the
letter which have written to him. His
interests cannot be an Indifferent object
to me since they have moved the gene
rous compassion of the powers who have
conquered him. But the greatest of all
interests for France and for Europe. that
to which every thing should be sacrificed
is the repOse of nations and of monarchs,
after SO many agitations and calamities:
and thatrepose even If il should be es-
tablished on solid bases, would never be
truly enjoyed as long as the emperor
Napoleon should stay in the island of Ell.
ba. Napoleon on that rock, would be to
Italy, to France and to all Europe, what
Vesuyius is by the side Of Naples. /
only see the new world and the u. 8. in
which he can produce no CONFUSION.
Copy of letter written by the Duke Of
Otranto to the emperor Napsieop, A.,
pril 2s, 1914, inclosed within the
foregoing.
/" ,Sir--When France and part Of
Europe were at your feet, | dared to-
make ysa constantly hear the truth.
Now.fnat you are unfortunate, / expe-
renee more dread Of wounding your,
feelings BY speaking the language of sim
cerity but ! owe It to you, since to you. |
it will prove useful, and even nscessa-F
ry
(" You have accepted, as a treat, the
island of Elba and its sovereignty. /
lend very attentive ear to all that 81
said respecting that sovereignty and that
Island. think it my duty t. assure
you. that the situation of that island inIt
Europe does not become ycdr own, andl
that the title of sovereign OF a few acres
of land, still less becomes him who has
an immense empire. II
I" beseech you to weigh these twols
considerations, and You viii feel how WELT:
they are founded.
s The Island of Eaba lies at a short
distance from Africa, Greece, 4 Spain II
1t almost touches the coasts of italy andi
France. From that island the sea, the
/ inds, and small feiucca, may rapidly
convey to every country most exposedl
10 movements, events. and revoiutions.l
AS yet stability exists no where. In thisl
uutability ofnations, genius like yours
sill always create inquistude and suspi /
cions amongst the European powers
Without being criminal you will be ac-
cused; but without being criminal too,
sou will do harm; for al rim is a great
eyii, both to governments and to nations.
g The King who is about to reign inj'
France. will wish to reign only by JUS
rice but you know how many passions
surround a throne, and with what skill
tatred imparts to calumny the coisros|
truth.
g The titles which you preserve,
whilst recalling at every moment whatll
you have lost, can only serve to IN
crease the bitterness of your regrets
4 hey will not appear wreck, but al
vain representation Of SO many vanish i
ng grandeuTs. | say more withoutI'
you-they viii expose you tot'
greater dangers. 1t will be said that the
rock Of Elbais Interesting point on which,
you intend to place the lever with whichIl
you will seek once more to raise the!s
world. \
g Allow me to tell you my whole|
tits the result of my refec-
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