The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-28

He conceived that The English people were
moro buupd by a conduct which was, Oh hrs
part, frank, noble, and full OF confidence,
than they would have been by the mos, sol
eInn treaties. He has- been deesiVed, but this
error will forever cause yuc BGtoDs 10 blush,
and will, in the present as we'll as the iutu'e
geners.ioD, be a hrOJ of he bad JQih Of fhe
ERgiish administration.
Austrian aud PrussIap Commissioners are
arrived at St. X lena. II The oLject Of their
mission he The tuiGlment OF part OF the du-
ties which the Emperors OF Austria and
Russia have contracted by the treaty Of the
I'd OF Aueus:, and to take care that the Eng
lisb agents ip a small colony, in The midst CT
the ocean, do not tail in tho respect due TO
priuce connected with these Sovereigns by
the bonds OF relationship end so many other
ties, pi oofs Of the character which belong TO
these two monarchs will be recognized III
this proceeding tnt you, ST., have declared
that these commissioners have neither NE
right nor tie hoVer orgiving any ofinson on
suhat may be h0ssing on sbis Roek
The English ministers have caused the
Emperor Napoleon TO te transported 70 81.
Helena, at the distance Of 5000 leagues from
Europe! This rock, situated within the
tropics, and 500 lcegues from any conri-
these laitudcs. lis covered with clouds
ond fogs e-fonrihs of the year, and is OF
once the most arid and humid country in the
world. such climate is most ioimical 10;
the health OF the Emperor, and hatred must
have dictated the choice Of this residence, as
woll as the Instructions given by the English
Ministers 10 the officers commanding in the
Islsnd.
They hnvc even been ordered TO call the
Emperor Napoleon General, as if it were
wished to oblge him TO consider himself as
never having Ieiensd in France.
Tac reason which determined him not 10
assume an incogo,iio name, as he might have
resolved TO do in krance, were these: First
Magistrate fer life of 'bc Republic, under
the title OF FRS, Consul he concluded the
Prelimina,ies Of London and the Treaty. of
Amiens with The King of G'eat B'itain
sud received, as Ambassadors, Lord Corn
Wallis, Mr.. Merry, and Lord Whltworth, who
esided IN tha, qualify OF his Court.
lie pectcdit,d 10 the King oil England,
Coun, Quo and General Andr cossi, who re-
sided as Amb,sssdors q, the court oi Wind.
scr. When, aAer an exchange OF letters
between the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of
the two Monarchics, Lord Lsvderdale came
King OF England he treated with the Plen.
ipo,cn,iaries posse ssing foil powels from the
Emperor Napoleon, and rcuaiued for sever
al months a, tho Court Of ,be 1hulleries;
when Lord Cas,lercssh eftorwa'd. sisn.d,
at Chatiion, the Uiunotum, which the Allied
Powers presented TO the Peni po,cU,Isriss
OF the Emperor Napoleon, he Recognized by
that the fourth dynasty. This ultYmatum
was more advantae eous than The Treaty oi
Paris, but in exacting that r. aace should H
nouncc Belgium and the left bank, OF The
Rhine, il cXactcd what was contrary 10 the
propositions OF Frankfort, and the Proc!a-
nations Of The Allied power.--what vss
conlrsry 10 the oath, hy which, at his corona
tion, The Emperor swoge 10 maintain the in-
tegriy of the Empire. The Emperor, be-
sides, thought that these natural limits were
necessary, both for the security ot France
and 10 preserve the equilibrium OF Euroee;
no thought that the French nation in the Sit
uatiop in which II was, oughr rather TO run
the hazard CT all the chances ot war than TO
dcpar' from that policy France had mafa-
tained this integrity, and would have pfcserv-
Cd il with honor, if treason had not arrayed
itself in aid Of the Allies.
The treaty Of the al OF August, apd Tie
ac, of the British Parliament, eaisd the
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, and gave
him only the tide Of General. The title Of
General Boaapart is doubtless cmInen,ly gio-
rious, the Emperor bore IL at Lodi, at Cas-
tigleon. At Rivoli a, Areole, at Leohen, az
Pyramids, at Aboukir but for seventeen
years he has borne that Of FRS, consul ADD
Emperor, which proves ,ha, he has been
both First Magistrate of the Rel ,lic, and
Sovereign Ct the fourth Dyoasiy. Those
who think tbs, nations are hccks which be-
long OF divine right to certain fswilies, do
not belong 20 the age, nor do they participate
in the spirit Of the English Legislature,
which has severel,im changed the order of
its Dynasty, because gres, changes had TAX.
en- place in public opinion, in which the
reignios Princes not participating, they be-
came enemies 10 the welfare Of the gea,