Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-10
From the National Gdzstte.
MADAME De STAEL.


a new posthumous WORK OF this lady,
which has been recently published In
London. 1t is entitled g Ten years OF
Exile. or Memoirs of that Interesting
Period OF the Life of the Baroness de
Stael Holstein; written by herself, du-
ring the years OF 1910, 1911, 1912 and
1915" Her son is the Editor. These
Memoirs are scarcely inferior in point Of
interest to any OF the productions OF the
same pen; they bear in almost every page
the stamp of her vivid genius, and are i'm
bued with her fine philosophical senti-
ment and her rich and delicate feeling
All the distinguishing traits of her man
ner are found IN them--those traits which
gige a general air Of originality to all her
compositions and which indr,iduate and
exaIt her among the authors Of her own
sex.
She relates here the history of her per
secutions by Bonaparts and furnishes
sketch OF the countries, through which
she travelled in her flight from her pater
nal estate in Geneva, where she had been
exiled. She wrote unCer the influence OF
strong resentment against the French
Emperor, on account Of the sufferings
which his tyranny has caused her to un-
dergo. SmarLing with the sense Of wrong
and contuneiy, she did rot spare the
character ot her oppressor, and he makes
OF course a principal and not very enga-
sing figure in her volume. The treat
nent which she experienced forms, indeed
one of the manv odious incidents in the
history. as well as one Of the most GU
rious illustrations OF the nature of his
lule. TIE ,auses OF his animosity were,
as she asserts, the love which she always
entertained for real liberty and her reiu-
sal to employ her pen in his praise.
A speech delivered IN the Tribunate in
opposition to the plans of usurpation, as
cribed to Bona pa rte when lie was first
Consul, bv une of her intimate friends,
Benjamin Constant, whom she was sup
posed to have prompted on the occasion,
involved her first, In the persecution O!
which she continued to be The victim for
many years Her drawing room in Paris
had been constantly c DIVIDED until the
evening Of the day wien the signal OF op-
position was made by her friend. On
that evening, notes OF apology inregard
TO her invitations succeeded each other
rapidly - in few daya Napoleon ''pub-
iickly reproached bis brother Joseph for
continuing to visit her: Joseph felt it ne
cessary III consequence. TO absent himself
from her house for several weeks, and
his example was followed by three fourihs
of her acquaintance" She uniformly,
however, bears testimony to the liberal
spirit, generous friendship and respecta-
bic character of Joseph. Fouch, the
Minister of Police, sent for her to sav,
that the first consul suspected her of hav
ing excited NJ. Constant, and advised her
to 90 into the country. After paying a
visit to her father in Switzerland, she re-
turned to the French capital in $780,
81 passed tn.' winter" she observes, very
TRANQUILITY in Paris. never went to the
first CoDsurs-l never saw Nj. de Talley.
rand knew Bonapar'e did not like me,
but he had not reached that degree Of
tyranny which he has since Displayed
Foreigners treated me with distinction
the corps diplomatique were my con
slant visitors-and this European atmos-
phere served me as safeguard"
In 1890. she was in the habit oil seeing
General BerRadotte and his friends very
frequently; and AT that time, she says, there
was p 'rty of Generals and Senators formed
round Bernadotte, whose Inject was to de-
wise some plan to stop the progress OF the
usurpatio which was seen 10 be rapidly ap
preaching IBIS fact was comniunic ted
to us by General horeau IN this country
Bcnapar'e remarked that people always
came away from NJ. de S,acls house lsss