Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-05-06
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MARCH IL Lord Holland has made
the mifcrabIe rigmarole of Buonaparte's
Count de Mo1tholD the rubject of mo-
ton in Par lament 1t is true, he said,
he had no other motive than to induce
fuch itatements of facts to be made as
would julify our treatment of the fallen
Emperor in the eltimaton of foreign
powers. who might otherwile receive the
complain. with its aggravations; but it is
very evident his Lordfhip would not be
greatly grieved to have thele exagerations
-otherwife downright falfahoods be,
Ilieved. Lord Bathurf very fpiritedly ex
pofed the falfehood of the itatement, and
Informed the Ho fe that the allowance
for Buonaparte's fupport had been aug
per annum and that the ration of wine
was two bottles per diem to each individ-
ual and three bottles of porter His
Lordihip admitted that a reftriction had
been made on the fupply of newspapers
for him because icheme to CORES
pond with him through that urcdiun
had been detected but thar with refpect
TO books he was under no refriction -
That be could correfpond with any one,
but the letters muf be uniealed, and fsb-
Iject only to the infpection of the Cover
nor-that none of Bonaparte's relations
had written line to him excepting his
brother Jofeph, Whole letter was immc
diately tent.- That he was not reariaed
III any open communication to the Prince
Regent, or to his banker - That he was
allowed TO ride, in the day time, all round
The ifland, if accompanied by an officer
not lefS in rank than captain, to pre-
vent his tampering with the folders In
fhort his Lordlhip demonftratcd the ut
ter falfity of all the charges and inhnua
ton of Montholon and to thew their
abfotue turpitude. he proved, thar there
had been fupplied to Buonaparte's fuit
OF ten perions, in one fortnight, no lefs
than ago bottles of Madeira, Champagne
Conltantia, and Clsret wine, and 81 bot
ties of Cape wine
The law respecting the correspondence
o. Buonaparte, in St. Helena, isthe fame
as is preicribed in all nations TO prifoners
of war; which none enforced with more
rigor than he did when in power. Il is
remarkable, that Lord Bathuril, fpeaking
of Bsonaparte, faid, I" 1t may be made a
queltion, whether this perfon was to be
detained at ALL"
Lord Hollands motion was rejected
without diviGon.
The French Martial Savary, has pub
liihed an expedition He admits that
Capt, Wright was murdered in the TEN
PIE, and thatit was inhiga,ed by Fouche
The accounts from the Mediterranean
are contradictory. Some pretend that
the Barbary powers have renewed their
depredations while others that they give
no interruption 10 commerce. The pub
lie can ealIy be deceived by any one who
will take the trouble to manufacture a
falfehood and who are fure to find cir
cuiators of it, however abfurd, through
Europe. We believe the Barbary powers
have had enough TO, make them quiet for
many years.
One fact IS rportb a Jcore Of pecnlation.
Louis the 18th, 70 far fron being a
fraid of the popularity of the Duke Of Or
leans, has requefed, and almoit required
that he and his Duchess fhould make
their permanent abode in France
II is faid Madame Murat, (Gfter Of
BuonaParte) is engaged to be married TO
French officer who las attended on her
of late.
Lord Cahlereagh has announced the
intention of The Britiih government to
obferve itrict neutrality in the conteit
between spain and her colonies, and that
no impedImenis would be made to the
trade with the latter. his Lordfhip has
alio announced, that the governments did