Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-19

, 1t public, as IL puDllSheo the ohiCidl bo"o
which it received from Piedmont. Whe-
Their defeat or victory of this or that
| army, it was our duty to announce it, es-
| pecially after the reproaches which were
addressed to us but it happens that this
| news is a defeat of the Neapolitan army,
and we are therefore blamed for commu-
| nicating it to the exchange.
Mr.. Casimer Perrier.- Where is the
letter, written by the minister OF finance?
The minister.-Here it H.
Cries from the left-Read it! Read 1t!
The minister of finance ran to the tri-
bune, and read the letter he had sent to
the Exchange.
The reading of this letter caused great
agitation.
General Foy spoke with vehemence,
and, addressing himself to the ministers,
said, "You are not Frenchmen-you are
the disgrace of France. There never
was an instance of thus publishing the e.
! nemy's bulletin known before. 1t is shock
ing"
NJ. Chauvelin said it ought to be re-
marked in what spirit this news had been
circulated. The Minister for foreign at
fairs had felt this, and therefore had not
! replied to the questions put respecting the
relations between our government and
that of Naples He had indeed stated in
secret committee that we are at peace
with all the powers.
Mr.. Pasquier-I said SO also in pub
lie sitting, and repeat it.
NJ Chauvelin.-I was afraid of being IT.
. regular in abiding to what passed in a
| secret committee but the declaration OF
the minister relieves me from all difficult
ty He has told us that we are at peace.
We are however in very strange situa-
ton in one which is neither peace, war,
nor neutrality; but which seems to be
somewhere between war and neutrality
This is what is to be understood from the
Austrian Declaration from which it ap-
pears that while England is neutral,
France adheres to the system OF the AL
lies with certain restrictions which are
not made public. Such was the conse-
quence of the presence OF our ambassa-
dor at the Congress of Laybach but it
was what was to be expected from the
choice which had been made OF an am
bassador sent to king who was separat-
ed from his people. (Cries on the right,
From traitors, rebels!) This, too, is a
consequence of the letter which the advi-
sers of his majesty had induced him to
write to induce the King Of Naples to
leave his country to got to Laybach. Thus,
by this strange neutrality, you have been
led not to support the constitutional 60
vernment, of which, from the community
of principles and interests, we ought to be
the allies: but you have chosen to place
! yourselves in the ranks of those who
j sworn mortal war against all such govern
ments. applause on the left.)
NJ Roy said-Gentlemen, on the l4th
of this month, individuals who had learn
ed at o'clock, by couriers or otherwise
the events of Piedmont, profting by Sc
cret which they exclusively possessed, sold
more than two millions of rents, at the
high price at which they then were, and
immediately published thenews, to produce
fall, to profit by it. Twas deeply atfiict-
ed at a maneuvre which it was not in my
power to prevent, and the results ofwhich
were to procure to few knaves consider
able profit, to the prejudice of honest and
contiding men. This day the government
was instructed respecting events which it
was also possible might be made bad use
of. thought that government ought not
to keep the intelligence secret, good or
bad, and that whatever was its influence
on the funds, it was proper that it should
be universally known at the opening of
the Exchange.
Gen. Foy rose to speak, but some vol
ces on the right called close ofthe debate
A member from the right got upon the
tribune, and Gen. Foy entered it from
the other side. After considerable confu-
sion, the right of speaking against the
closing of the discussion was allowed to
belong TO the latter.
General Foy.-I am about to speak a
gainst the closing of the Chamber If /
were to depart from the question, you
would Judge me. l oppose the closing,
because the ministers of the king have
presented to the exchange of Paris, to the
city of Paris, to all France, piece of
news materially false from the way in
which it is expressed. "a powerful sen
sation on the right: several voices 'This
is too much") Those who will not permit
me to speak must take the falsehood home
to themselves, and we shall have thetruth
for ourselves. 1t is geographically i'm
possible, wholly impossible, that an en-
gagement having any influence on the O.
perations of the war should have taken
place at Rieti. Much sensation.) Rieti is