Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-09

tieii lu,,isi.ips for OBTAINING tho = as,
SO long; Beal', hear!) but there was still
one complaint IN the memorial published
10 the world, that he would take the OPP
portuulty of answering--he alluded To
the lamentations, that General Bonaparte
had only one bottle of wine in the day.
lie could not mean by this statement that
one bottle was dealt ont To him each day ;
n he did so, II was Il statement which had
no foundation III truth. Upon "a general
calculation of what might be necessary,
(and wherever there was limited en-
peuse, such calculation must be
made, AN average was fixed. Some>tlays,
therefore, there would be more, and some
days less ; bat it ii proper distribution
took place, IN no day could there be so
Ltd as one bottle for the General. Even
:! there had 1--WE understood The noble Sc
cretary to saw there might be no great
hardship, a. bis Majesty's table had not
been more abuudan,ly supplied than in
That proportion and though he had liveC.
long, he had aeVer complained of ins1tti
ciency.-'iO show how grounaless this
statement was, however, he wo1li only
refer 10 the estimates for the quantity of
wiue supplied 10 General Bonaparte and
his attendants. There were two kinds of
Cape wines sipplicd-ore weaker and
another OF better sort the former for The
servants, and the other for General Boz
naparte and his attendants. OF the wea-
k + sort, in one fortnight there were 81
bottles given of the other, $50 bottles.
II of Madeira, II of Champagne. z oi
CouSianiia, 81 OF Teneriie, i4O of Clarct
and ether wine, making Ill all 336 bottles.
70 save the Noble Lord opposite calcu.
iat'on Of what this would amount 10 per
day, lie would make it FOR Iim.-f'he
number Of persons vino were To b sup
piled Included only the General, six otli-
GERS, two ladies, and two children. who
could not be Supposed TO drink much
wine.) masking IN all, for The purpose of
this calculation, only ten persons.
mOng these ten persons were q attributed,
dc ordng 10 hs former statement of the
number of bottles il fortnight, - bot
ties per day, one day with another: this
amounted nearly 10 two bottles piece.
~ hith he I-ord b was snre was as mach
as would satisfy the Noi,le Lords wishes.
either tOr himself OF any person in whom
he was Interested. Besides the wine.
there were distributed. As bottles of nor.
ter, which would he at the rate of three
bottles day to the party. From this
statement, he was convinced tnat their
Lordships would see there was no reason
TO complain of an Inadequate or scaniy
supply. Indeed, on the conSid Grafton OF
the whole case, he felt convinced. thai,
the house wouid perceive no severity. no
karShness, nothing but the enforcement
OF restrictions necessary forthe safe Gus,
iodv OF our prisoner. The governor
could not support his authority, or exc
cute his duty, in keeping these persons
in his power, with fewer restrictions than
he bad enforced, or with greater ,enity
tial he had shown. II might be made 4
question, whether this person was 10 be de-
tanned at all but if he was 10 be detained
proper means ought to be taken TO secure
him, and proper vigilance employed TO
prevent his escape; nor should anv mis-.
taken compassion be allowed to influence
MS 10 depart from this cautious and pru>
dent course. II, hy our negligence. he
was allowed To escape, we should not GU
~ lncnr the censure Of those who now
called for a relaxation of vigilance and
restraint, but our conduct would be liza
Die 10 MISREPRESENTATION ii would be as
serted, that we intended to allow his en-
largementfo some purposes of our own:
and we s!iOIld be accused of actinr mn
der the most detestable hypocrisy. in
first conveying him 10 that distant sta.
ton, and in pretending to place him un-
der restrictions, while We really wished
his escape. Seeing, therefore, no ground
for the motion, he would oppose it.