Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-11

war. Bat Il was material that the officers n,
/ pointed to superintend his custody should be
| ware IN what light TO consider Bonaparte; VII;
| iplniOn they were 10 entertain of the cbaracte
| = he pr snner. Now, with respect to the ntel
| oirse OF fpreig, nui ms with s Helena. the oh
c. of the second bill which he proposed was {
| egu,ate the execut on of he measure winch ha,
| heen already not fed by Government, TO neutr.
| powers. When these two Bills were brought for
yard, GeRflsnen wouli have an opportunity =.
considering their details aud suggesting an,
amendments they night think proper. but ht
srprehended hat their introduction would no,
be opposed
On the motion for leave to bring in the first
Bill,
Mr.. BRoU0HAN said, that he should not OBJ.
lect 10 the arrangements proposed by the Noble
Lord, and wha ever d ference of opinion might
exist upon some poiats connected with the inca.
sure he be eyed that there was an unanimous con.
currence Nth Government, as to lie probrfety oil
OBTAINING Bonabarie m safe custody. Therefore,
as far the Bill now uded to bv the Noble , ord
appeared to 20. he fully approved efit, and he al.
SO agreed .vi,hthe Noble Lords r9ey the hiss o.
nations APPLIED to this case. Yet # doubts ex.
listed as to he legality of he proceeding, it Was
right to remove them by a IegisItive act Bu,
according 10 The inclination Of has m nd, II was
legal to detain prisoner III 1var viose restoration
'vas not claimed 6v that power of which he syas the
subject IN ;his opln;on, however, he was aware
that he differed rom others that had also on
sidered the subject But with regard to tho
main point. he apprehelded that there could BE-
no difference sfoiiiion. namely as to the boLcv o,
.ie'oining Bonap rte in c'tslo,iy. granting him.
| however, every possible leni;y and indulgence
whether there should be any and what period to
| the cusdy of Bonaparte,and whether 1t would be
| right 20 release him under any change ofcucum
ces, m gh' become a question hereafter, but 4,
was eu'"ent that IN the EXISTING state Of affairs
ms detention sVaS a .jushtfuble procedure -
| This is your view of the matter, IS it. Mr.
Brouehdm ? So far. however, IS The inst &c oj
| this procedure " evident" 10 me, that I cannot
! az er long search, discover any ghmp e of 1T
And do ysu really link, Mr. Brougham. tha,
/ the world viii agree with Won, rs to tbs Ian
| q Nations" ~ what Book or Chapter of wha,
C'vilq'', have you and YOUR worthy C adiutor. up
| on ms occas'ond severed tn 4 ctrine What
, d. You pretend, hen that any t,vo Or ,vernmen,s
VINO nave been at war, NAV Justly agree 10 keer
Their p isnners, on bob -.des. IN confinement iol
| lite As 10 the Ebe Gity with which .he Hum
| bier oil kngs IS tn be treated those will n,est,
what that means who have read the instr,,ct ions
from the foreign Office, relative 10 letters and
print d publications TO be sent 70 him If h,
could get at the Register at this time. or an,
rue account OF what is passing in England, Now
4
view the distress, the confusion, the t.rmoiI. th
wrangiing and apprehensons that we are 90, IN
| to IN consequence OF our Efforts to oyerthrov
| him and to humble and rum France nv The res
| to-ation OF her old royal race How he mus
| laugh at the howlngs of those unr-a ef;,
wre ches, the Protestanjs of France. who afe
| living so happily under his protection. mt ~,
| thanksgiving and sa & anthems for the re torat,
on oi the bourbons, under whose government
4 mn obi Ia,
| Which they had bought, and were robbed be,,e,
and some of them actually burnt. When Sir So
muei Romily went oul of his way the otbe
night, TO give picture Of The cruel pesecution
| OF the French Protestants, he forgot 10 give TN
| House an account of their base ino,ratit,,,,, n
wards Napoleon. They themselves have boast
&c, that they put up thanksgiving m tneir chur
! ches Tor the restoration Of the Bourbnns the
! have boosted, that they called N,noleon -,
and an u'pPer And yet, thev have The imnu
| dence 20 suppose, that the world Will layeut :,
hear, that hey have been beaten ike DOGS u,ds
the paternaP BourDons There is ano,be
set OF men, too, at who's fate NanoIeon mus
| laugh. mear the Spanish F'.lt,4ots. who caiIn,
| hiIn uSu per, dcsb0t, monster, and who nIun,e,
all Spain INTO misery aud bluood-shel. in orIe
| to cooperate with the English government
against nan, and IN favour OF the beloved Ferdi
| Hand How Napoleon must Iaugh I b,v,
laughed heartily enough at the fate of these N
/ QUESTION PATRIOTS but, how must NapoIeo,
l.ugh it he should hear IF their treatment h,
Eerd,uand. and Their reception by heir ole
| friend and co-operstor, The Engl .sh Government
The united howl ofthe French Protestants. ,th,
Spanish Patriots, and the English Landlords anC
| Farmers, must, It he could hear II. sound mos
melodiously to his ears have no hope of be;no
able to convey any thing 20 him bu hone
that some one will find he means ofsendine- hin
the .NeTO YORK Register, for that would be a from
to him indeed In the meanwhle. am clad
that Mr. Brougham has spoken out upon this
subject He goes the flu leugfh in lust fying IN,
conduct of our government towards NAPOLEON
and he does this voluntarily too After this !,
would De unjust to suspect Mr. Brougham of a
wish TO dsceiUe any body as to the ultimate drir
| ofhis pohtics, ch none but stark star;ng fan
can fail TO perceive.