Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-14

nu hti VIII Simliar trCdImVnt. Al
length General GOurgaud. al eleven Of
the clock al night, tindng hitnSeE over
come by continued agitation, demanded
permission 10 he allowed Ia go Ia rest
yei even this was not permitted, iii after
The men had Supped. The next morning
MIR. Capper brought with him &aglS-
irate, who refused 10 have any thing 10
do with hun, referring him TO Lord Sid
mouth. lie then requested that MagiS-
traie To carry a letter for him 10 Lord
S!umouth, which he also declined. Gen.
Gourgaud then wrote letierto his friend,
Count Forbn JAnson, begging him To take
care OF the property which he had been
compelled To leave behind in London
On The lS,h, Mr.. Capper returned with
an answer from JanSon, stating that he
had not been allowed even TO keep the
letter which the General had sent. Gen.
Gourgauds clothes were not even re-
turned TO him, nor his papers. He was
put on board packc, al Harwich with
out passport. On his representing
thai he could not land on the other side
without one, he was last furnished with
4 passport, and finally arrived at Ham
burSh. a letter was received from him,
dated from Harwich the 2Si! of Novem-
Der. That letter was rather long; but as
l, was an important one, he (Mr. Lamb
ton)would again claim the indulgence of
| the House. Ii was in substance as fol-
lows -
Ny Lord-When no longer at dis
lance from those who call themselves YOUR
| servants, l shall one day return 10 Eng
| land, you viii know that on the Iiii of
| November, a body of men entered INV
room, and proceeded to take away my
| papers, and other things, my property
| They said they acted by your Lordship's
order. | now write 10 beg that those
things may he returned To me, which
| were taken from ME by Mr.. Capper. Your
iordsmp Will remember that | did not
come to this country by stealth. During
my stay here was guilty OF 10 infringe,
meni q! Your laws, of no violence Am
gully Try me: wrote TO ms friend
Count torbn Janson, arggiug him to
take care OF my property leit in London.
He was not allowed even to keep or read
my letter. declare never has, HE least
idea OF infringing the orders of the law
tWouid have been great folly if had.
| Alone, Hnarmed, unlriended, was seized
| by seven or eight vigorous men. Ifyour
ioIds.lp thinks The power granted by the
| Alien Act does not extend 10 the persons
and property of foreigners, ! have here
to beg, your Iordship will allow me to re-
| Turn 10 claim them"
| To This letter AN answer was received
dated Whitehall, 30lh Nov. 1918. from
MIR. Hobhouse, acknowledging the re-
ceipt OF the Generals leii r, and stating
HAT he (Alr. ilobhouse) was desired by
lord Sldmouti TO acquainl him, tina, The
papers, pistols, and portfolio, taken from
| MIN, had been transmitted 10 Bambursb.
General Guurgaui addressed another
i lpf ~ 1 ri "a
| 1918, III which he requests, as his lord
ship must be by that time aware how
| iilIc foundation there was for the idle
stories abroad relative 10 him General
Gourgaud,) that he nigh; be. permitted
| 10 return to London; he stated, that he
| had added deiaii of his suferngs that
! ms ti:cis had been pi!iaged without d
! legal or'er; that not having received AN
| answer To second letter addressed by
him To hIs friend, requrs ing him 10 take
! care oil hts effects, lac presumed /! had
| never been delivered; ihai Mr.. Hobhouse
| had transmitted him only his nor,folio
piSl OTIS, aud Il bundle OF papers relating
| to business; that The portfolio which was
| locked up bv himself al The time of his
| SEIZURE, HAD been sent 10 him opened. and
| that he would not therefore receive il
! (aud 10 This circumstance the Hon, Gem
| ticman particularly directed the attention
o. tie Housel from the master of the post
osiIce, but IN the presence OF Nj Bas;ade.
the police magistrate Of HamburglI.-
fIen Fellows this passage -" am not a
cOnsprat0r the objccl OF n,v visit 10
England WAS TO let nay friends know The
situation o! the unhappy Napoleon, End
10 Obtain for liia some relief was bo.
norod by his kindness and distinguished
by LIS favor for 10 years Will Ministers
Ind me gully IL wish TO alleviate his
shherings {! The general next proceeds
To- express his CONVECTION, tIiat ANY eulo-
glnm passed by himself Oh Napoleon
could hardly have had any influence
upon The conduct observed towards him |
notwithstanding that he had said. that II |
Napoleon Was yauQuislicd AT Watcrloo |
II was by fate, not By his want of skill. |
and 'hal lac was the first of all modern |
Generals. On The 18th Of January. Mr.. |
dollhouse again wrote 10 Gpn,ral (iour- |
sdud, that on the subject of the portfolio |
he referred HIM 10 .is former letter; that |
aS Tie general had not parlcularizcd the |
remn"d,r OF II:- prepar rig, il VAS impns. |
SlAI" 10 'nN'Ilnic any inquiry into the |
matter; aud that wiiliregarliu iiipsiaIr- |
ncnt relative 10 the portfolio, rs made |
by lie General, II had been found npon /
enquiry 10 b. utterly destitute of foun-
dalton. In reply TO this, General Gour
gan! again demanded TO be permitted 10
return 10 LundOn; observing, that as 10
moi having pariicuIarlzed Ins property,
liis Lor"shIp mus; be aware, that upon
beng removed from If, II was morally |
Impossible tn make out Il list: that, low
ever, ~ iIS room were four trunks. of |
which he bad only received one that a. |
to articles Of linen, &c. it would have
been lndecorouS 81 him 10 have troubled |