Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-02

avcr N his son, he repaired voluntarily and
ftt ely 10 England, with the view OF living
here, as a private individual, under the pro.
lection of the British laws. The violation OF |
every iaw cannot constitute right. The per-
SON Of the Emperor Napoleon is actually III |
the power OF Engiand--but he neither mas
been, nor is. il the power of Austria, Russia /
aud Prussia, either in fact or of right-even |
according to the laws and customs OF England.
which never included, in the exchange OF
prisoners. Russians, PrussianS, Anstriaiis, Spa
niardS, or Portuguese, though united TO these
powers by treaties of alliance and war con-
Jointly with them.
The Convention Of the 2d OF August. con-
clpJed fifteen DAYS after the Emperor was in
England. cannot have Of right any effect
II exhibits only spectacle of the coalition
ct tue four greatest powers OF Europe Tor
the oppression OF single mGn!-a coalition
which the opinion of every nation, and all
the principles of sound morality, equally disa-
vow.
The Empcrors of Austria and Russia, & the
h.ins of Prussia, having ueither III fact or IN
right any claim over the person OF the Empe-
,ror Napoleoi, could decide nothing respecting
him.
lad the Emperor Napoleon been in the
power of the Emperor of Austria, that Prince
would have recollected the relations which
Religion .ud Nature have formed betreen Il
fgfitr dHdd s0R-relations which are never vio-
lated with impunity.
He would have recollected that Napoleon
had four times restored TO him his throne viz.
at leoben i'm i797--at Lunevillein iS0t-whcn
his armies were under the walls OF vienna
at Presburgin 1896. and at Vienna in 1909,
when his armies had possession of the capital
and three tnuTths of the Monarchy! That
Prince would have recoilected theprotestatious
he made to Napoleon at the birovac in Morava
in 1908, and at the interview iu Dresden in
1912.
Had the person Of the Emperor Napoleon
eeen in t'e power of the Emperor Alexan-
der, he would have recollected the ties of
friendship contracted at Tiisit at Erfnrth,
and during tUeire years of daily csrrcspon-
dencei
Hewouli have recollected the conduct the
Emperor Napoleon on the day after the battle
of Austerl;tz: when, though he could have
made hum, with the wreck of his army. prisoner,
he con.ented himself with taking bis parole,
and allowed himt9 effect his retr, at. He would
have recoliected the dangers to which the En-
peror Napoleon personally eXps Sed himself in
order to extingush the fire at Moscow, and to
preserve that capital for him-assuredly, that
Prince would never have violated the duties
oifriendship and gratitude towards friend in
misfortune.
Had the person of the Emperor Napoleon
been in the power of the King of Prussia, that
sovereign could not have forgotten that il de-
pended or tlse Emperor, after the battle of
FrIedland TO place ano Their Prince on the throne
of Berlin. lie would not have forgotten, in the
presence of disarmed enemy, the proteStatiors
otattaclIment. and the sentiments of gratitude,
which he testified 10 him, in 1912, at the inter
view in Dresden.
ttaccordinglv appears from Articles & .,
of the treaty Of the ID of August that these
Princes being incapable of exercising any in
h"ence over the disposal of the Emperor, who
was not in their power. accede to what NAV
be done thereon by his Britannia Majesty.
who takes upon himself the charge of fulfilling
every obligation. These princes have reproacll-
ed the Emperor Napoleon with having pre-
terred the protection eff the English laws 10
theirs. The false ideas which the Emperor
Napoleon had formed of the liberalty OF the
laws OF England, and of the influence of the
opinion OF great, generous; and free people
the protection ofthese laws to that OF father
iR-lair, OF AN cid friend.
The Emperor Napoleon had il in his power
to secure, by Diplomatic Treaty, whatever
was personal 10 himself bv putting himself
either at the head Of tie army of the Loire, or
at the head of the army of the Gironde Gem.
manded by General ClauseI, but wishing
hencefOrth, fer nothing bat retirement and
the protection OF the laws of free state either
English or American, all stipuati0nS appeared
10 him unnecessary. He conceived that the
English people were moro hound BY 4 conduct
which was, on his part frank, noble, and full
OF confidence, than they would have been by
the most SOLEMN treaties. He hGsbecn decsiced,
but this error viii forever cause true Rritons TO
blush. and VIII, i'll the present as well as the
future generations, be proof OF the bad faith
of the English Administration
Austrian aud PrIssian Commissioners are
arrived ut st. Helena. II the object of their
mission be the fuliiiment of n part of the du-
ties which the FmperOrs Of Austria and Russia
have contracted by the treaty Of the I'd of Au-
gust aud To take care that the English Agents
I'D small colony in The midst of the ocean do
not tail in the respect due to a prince connect
ed with these sOvereigns by the bonds OF rea-
ilonship. and so many other ties proofs OF the
Character which belong to these two Monarchs
will be recognised i'll this proceeding; but Won
Sir, have declared. that these Commissioners
have neither the right nor the power of giving
any opinion on what may be passing OH this
r0ck.
The English ministers have caused the I'm.
peror Napoleon IN be transpoTtedtO St Hclenai
~ the distance of2O0D leagues from Europe
This rock, situated within the tropics, and
500 leagues from any continent, is subject to
the deyouring heats OF these ATTITUDES 1t is
covered with clouds and togs during three
tonrths of the year, and is al once the most
arid ana tie most humid country i'm the
world. Such climate is most inimicaI to the
health of tue Emperor; and hatred must have
dictated the choice ofihiS residence, as well as
tie Instructions given by the English mi
mistry 10 the officers commanding in the ISL
and.
They have even been ordered to call the En-
perOr Napoleon Generai, rs IL Il were wished to
ohlige hum 10 consider himself as never having
reignei IN france.
'The reason which determined him not TO
assume an ip,oeNit0 name, lie might have
resolved 70 do on leaving France. were these:
First Magistrate for life of the Republic under
the titie Of First Consul, he concluded the
preiimiuaries Of london aud the Treaty Of
Aniens with the King Of Great Britain; and
received. as ambassadors, Lord CORVALLIS, Mr..
Merry aud Lord Whitwerth, who resided in
that quaIityat his court.
lie accredited TO the King of England, count
Otto and Gen. AndreoSsi, who resided as am