Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-03

Fmay be done thereon by his Britannia
Majesty: who takes upon himself the
charge of fulfilling every obligation.
These princes have rcproached the
emperor Napoleon with having pre-
| ferred the English laws to theirs.
The false ideas which the emperor
INapoleon had formed ofthe liberality
| of the laws of England, and orthe IN
l1uepce of the opinion of great, &C.
Inerous and free people over their go
|vernment, decided him to prefer the
protection of these laws to that OF a
father. in-law OF an old friend.
The emperor Napolean had it in
Ibis powcr to secure, by diplomatic
treaty, wIatercr was personal to him
self either at the head Of the army oil
| the Loire. or at the head OF the army
ofthe Gironde, commanded by gen.
! CIausel but wishing, hencctorth, for
nothing but retirement, and the pro-
lection of the laws Of a lree'state, Ell
Their English or American, all stIpula-
tons appeared to him unnecessary.
He conceived that the English peo-
nc we're more bound by conduct
which was, OH his part, frank, noble,
and full of confidence. than they would
have been by the most solemn trea-
tics He had been deceived, but his
error will forever cause true Britons
TO blush. and will, in the present as
well as the future generations. he a
proof O! the bad fash Of the English
administration.
| Austrian and Prussian commits
sioners arc arrived at ST. Helena. Ii
the object of their mission be the full
fiiment OF a part Of the duties which
the emperors Of Austria and Russia
have contracted by the treaty OF the
Cd of August, and TO take care that
the English agents, in small cclony
in the midst of the ocean, do not fal!
in the respect due TO a prince con-
inected with these soyereiSns hy the
bonds OF relationship, and so many
other ties, proofs OF tic character
(which belong to those two monarcis
will be recognised in this proceeding
but YOU, sir, have declared that these
commissioners have neither the right
nor tie power Of giriDg any opinion
on what may be passing on this
rock
The English ministers have caused
| the Emperor Napoleon to be trans
ported to St. Helena. at the distance
| Of 5000 leagues from Europe ! This
rock, situated within the tropics, and
| 500 leagues from any continent, is
subject to Woodworking heats of these
Elaiitudes. II is covered with clouds
and fngs during Saith Of the year, d
lis at once the most arid and the most
humid country in the world. Such Il
climate is most iuimical to the health
of the emperor, and hatred must have
dictated the choice of this residence.
as well as the instructions given by
the English ministry to the officers
commanding in the island.
They have even been ordered to
call the Emperor Napoleon. general,
as if it were wished to obiige him to
consider himself as never having
Ireigncd in France.
The reason which determined him
not TO sumc an iHcnSnitu name, as
hc might have resolved todd on ieav-
ing France. we're these first masis-
trate for life az the republic, under the
title Of first consul, he concluded The
'preliminaries Of Lonriom and tie treaty
'of Amiens with the king Of Great Bril-
tain and received, as ambassadors,
lord CORVALLIS, Mr.. Merry, q lord
Whitwurth. who resided in that quail
ity at his court.
He accredited to the king Of Eng
land, count otto & general Andreossi.
who resides as ambassadors at the
court Of Windsor. When, after an
exchange of letters between the M
nisters for foreign affairs of the two
monarchics, lord Laaderdale came to
Paris invested with full powers from
the king Of England, he treated with
the plpnipotentiaries possessing full
powers from the emperor Napoleon.
and remained for several months at
the court of the Tbuilleries. when lord
Castlcreagh afterwards signed, at
ChatilIon, the uitimation. which the
allied powers presented to the p!eni-
nj the pmDerOr NapO1eOn