The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-31


that Mr.. Beazley is taking up several vessels
to bring our Seamen home.
LONDON, April 9.
On the 9TH of April. in the House of Com
mons, while the Prince Regents Message was
under consideration, Lord Castlereagh made
the following observations.
The late events in France, m direct con-
prevention to solemn treaties and engagements,
had so endangered the order of things in E.u-
rope, that it was impossible for the British
Empire To be otherwise than armed ON the
occasion, and that it was impossible not to
act in Concert with our fellow labourers, who
had been so ardently engaged with US. in res
tor1ng tranquility to Europe. Upon that state
OF things, he hoped the house was prepared
to take proper measures reserving its ludg-
ment on Interior considerations till they were
regularly communicated to it. BY adopting
this course, he fiattered himself that the la
bours OF their deliberations would be consid-
crably abridged. He considered, however.
that he should not discharge his duty, if he
was not to take that occasion of submitting
to the house some farther considerations, and
to relieve both them and the public from ma
ny misrepresentation and delusions, as TO the
cause which had placed Europe Units present
circumstances. 1t had been thought that the
arrangement at Fontainbleau was made out
OF pure generosity to an enemy in the power
ofthe allies /; and that no consideration of po-
icy Influenced their decisions, which was at
tributed 10 false Counsels. This was the OBI
mon or the greater part of the persons with
WHOM he had Conversed on that subject, who
conceived the Allies had acted unwisely and
lmproVidently in granting, from principles of
generosity, an ASYLUM to -Bonaparte in the
island OF Elba, which he wac, liable TO abuse
1t was no reproaCh to the custom of mankind
that their opinions should be Influenced by
their interests: but instead of nlputiDe to
those who were responsible for the treaty of
tontanbeau, any breach of engagement they
Should attribute the recent events to the con-
duct OF that man who had n thorough con-
tempt tor all treaties and engagements Hear
fear He felt he had so fallen in the scale
OF human characters, that he set at nought all
arguments, and placed himself on the only
pedestal on which he wished TO stand-the
pedestal OF authority, by which he hoped to
subJusate all mankind to his will, and mpi-
ously ventured to call himself by the Grace
OF God, Emperor OF the French, claiming to
himself an unlimited monarchy, not at all i'm
paired by those treaties into which he had
entered. He did not return upon new
summons, but upon that broad principle of
right arising out of his former authority
w Whatever danger might arise from the pre-
sent situation OF affairs, he, for one, could not
regret that all those who had acted together
III the public cause, could only be accused of
an excess OF Difference to the feelings of the
French people, and great desire of concili
atlon 1T they bad been guilty of error. it was
on the side OF national generosity, and that
was an error which he conceived a British
Parliament would not lightly condemn. He
conceived that the Frenc h, as we'll as every
other nation was entitled to eXpect,a gene
rous treatment from us, unless they should
voluntarily place themselves in such a sjtua-
ton, that we would not be generous to them
without being unjust to ourselves France
could not now suppose, that the nations of
Europe had any deliberate wish either to in
Jure her, or to do any ungraCiouS act revolving
to her feelings.
She was allowed to preserve her ancient
limits, and her boundaries were in some points
extended. Whatever might have been the
rights which the war had given the Allies,
no SreVlous military contribution was imposed
upon France. Every thing had been done to con
cllate the French nation, & in order to soothe
their feelings, which must have been woun-
ded by the presence of an hostile army, they
were even suffered to retain those monuments
OF the arts. which were the signs of their
former trrumphs, and which they had OBJ
tanned from the plumber of other countries. -
LONDON, April 7.
Notwithstanding all the endeavors of Bona
parte to impose upon the good people of Par
is, belief that Austria is well affected To-
wards HIM, and that, as a proof of this, he
should shortly receive back Maria Louisa
from Vienna, it appears by Brussels papers,
which have arrived, to the Sd instant, that the
Archduchess has by formal deed, renounced
the title OF mpress-dismiSsed all her French
attendants and instead of the green liveries
OF Napoleon, which are to be worn no longer
she has taken those of her own fanily-a
nuch wOrthier distinction.
LONDON, April 6.
L hree great armies will act at once against
France, viz on the north, the south, and
on the Italian frontier. That in the north
will be commanded by the Duke of yelling
ton, and the Austrian force to the southwark
by Prince Schwartzenberg. The latter will
consist OF 10000 Austrians 10000 Sarlani
ans, 10000 British, Commanded By Lord
Bentinck) and so or 90 900 Neapolitan auxili
aries. The whole force expected to be in the
held against the usurper in the course of a
tew weeks, Is estimated at 100000 and this
force, 1t we rightly understand the accounts,
viii soon receive strong reinforcement of
Russians, Alexander having ordered his whole
army, not excepting his guards, to advance A.
gainst the enemy of Europe.
In the mean time the congress resolved not
to have their labors rendered abortive bv the
movements of the Corsican are preparing for
publication the new constitution given to Ger
many, which will appear in a week or two.
Arrival ofthe Duke If Uekliueto71 at Brus-