Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-03
EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
LONDON, March Is,

MOnlnOlOn, 10 OH uuuSOH bo"o,
Governor of the Island Of st. He
lena.
GEYERAL,-I have received the
treaty of the sd of August, 1915, con-
Guided between his BritaniC Majesty,
the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor
of Russia, and the King ofePrussia,
which accompanied your letter of the
Esd of July.
The Emperor Napoleon protests
against the contents of that treaty ;
he is not the prisoner of England.
After having placed his abdication in
the hands Of the representatives OF
the nation. for the advantage of the
adopted by the French
people, aud in favor Of his son, lie re-
paired voluntarily and freely to Eng
land. with the view of living there, as
IA private individual, under the pro-
lection Of the British laws. The yio-
lation of every law cannot constitute
a right. Tie person Of the Empe-
rer Napoleon is actually in the power
Of England, bat he neither has been
nor is, in the power of Austria, Rus
sia and Prussia, either in fact or Of
right, even according to IT, laws and
customs of England, Which never in
III the exchange of prisoners.
Prussians, Austrians, Spa
OF Portuguese, though united
Il these powers by treaties of alliance
and making war conjnintly with
them.
Tie convention Of the I'd Of August
concluded fifteen days after the En-
pcror was in Eng ands cannot have a
right ofany effect. 1t exhibits only a
spectacle of The coalition Of the four
greatest powers OF Europe for the OPP
preston Of single man Ia COAL
ton which the opinion Of every ma
lion and all the principles Of sound
equally disavow.
The Emperors Of Austria and Rus
s!a, and the King Of Prussia, having
neither in fact or in right any claim
over tic person Of the Emperor Ma
could decide nothing respect
ing him.
Had the emperor Napoleon been in
the power of the emperor OF Austria,
that prince would have recoilected the
relations which re iSion and nature
have formed between a father and a
which arc nevcrviolat-
ed with IMMUNITY.
lie would have reco!lccted that Ma
poieon had four times restored to him
his throne viz. at Leoben in 1877
at Lanevil!c in l8O4-whcn his armies
we're under the walls Of Nicnna-at
prcsburgh in 1906, and at Vienna il
| 500, when his armies had possession
,fthe capital. and three fourths Of The
That Prince would have
the protestationS he made
NJ the biyouaoim MCraSia II
! 500. and at the interview i'll Dresden
10 1879.
Had the person Of the emperor Ma
poicom been in the Dowcr OF the en-
1erOr Alexander. he wonid have re-
objected the ties of friendship con-
.rartcd at f'ilSit, Ergarth. and dnriug
welve years Of daily correspon-
ienCc.
Re would hare recol,ected the con-
met of the emperor Napoleon the day
after the battle of AusteriitZ, when,
hough he could have made him, with
he wreck Of his army. prisoner, con-
en!ed himself with taking his parole.
md allowing him TO operate his re-
reat. He would have recollected the
hangers to which the emperor Napo-
con personally exposed himself in or
ier to extinguish the FIRE at Moscow,
md to preserve that capital for him
.ssuredly, that prince would never
laye violated the duties OF friendship
md gratitude towards friend in mis-
ortnne.
Had the person of the emperor Ma
,oleon been in the power of the king
IF Prussia, that sovereign could not
,ave forgotten that it depended on the
aftrrthe battle of Frie1iland,
% place another prince on the throne
If Berlin. lie would not have forgot
en-. in the presence of disarncd
enemy, the protestations OF attach
nent and the sentiments Of gratitude
which he testified to him in 1919 at
he interviews in Dresden.
1t accordingly appears from articles
, .,,I = &c finn 4nootu nF thu OIL MI