Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-23

would proceed directly TO Inform his Majesty oil
the insult Offered 10 one of his immediate servants
To the King he, therefore, went directly. His
Majesty, after hearing the account of the treat
ment which the Marshal bad received, said " My
dear Marshal, approve of your conduct htber-
to, but allow TO take the affair upon myself
promise to see you righied; be patient" "
with pleasure submit to your Msjesty's COM
mands," replied Oudinot. (" l; isaBot in my cha
recer to act the Lieutenant of cavalry before your
Majesty, but I assure your Majesty that cannot
submit to be INSURED and robbed of my name (de-
bap'ser) by f--Ads.rian." On the following
! morning Appony having had conference with
Al. de- Damas, and having learnt his respect
| trg the place whence Outlinot derives his title
I, (not Reggie in Modena, but Reggie in Calabria)
| promised ever afterwards TO address the Marshal
as he had previously done. He has since written
| an invitation to Oudinot, under the name vi Duke
Of Reggie. which the latter has declined TO accept.
| Souh comes next the scene, and his affair is
OF more recent laie Having issued cards for
| grand ball about a month ago, for Monday last.
among the rest Appony was invited His Excel
| lency having done nothing to offend Soult, pro-
ceeded 10 the ball as ii nothing had happened in
the interval between the arrival of Monday and The
| receipt of the invitation. When his name was
announced, the Marshal felt surprise, but having
consulted with his friends agreed to take notice
of the matter in his own hotel. The Duke of
1
who was the party, Joined the Marshals in their
complaints, and justified their expressions Of in-
digna!icr. g This il an affsir,' said he, loud
| enough TO be heard by a cousiderab circle about
| him, ~ this is an affair which concerns not only
| the Marshals, and those who hold titles derived
! from Austrian provinces, but which concerns us
all it concerns the army in particular, and every
military man who will go TO the house OF Apo
ny ill entire satisfaction is obtained, is unworthy
| of his rank"
| Paris, Feb. 2-Yesterday Count d'Appony
sent in Invitations to the Duke of Reggie s. 10 Marshal
/ Soul, for his party of Tuesday next. Soul, i'm
eliately proceeded TO The house of Reggie, and
showed him his letter. At the same time he asked
Reggie if he had got his titles? Reggie replied
that he had. as Austria pretended 10 place him
OF the question, owing to the place wbence he
tool; them. Sollt brought at the same time let
ter which he had written to Appony, and asked
Oadinot's opinion respecting it. Oudnot disap-
proved of it, as not being s'rons enough Ano-
Their cpstle was therefore drawn up between
them, of which the following may be regarded as
pretty correct copy
- The Duke of Dalma,a Garnet accept of an
invitation uubecoming (inconvenante) as that
which has been addressed TO him by M d. Apo
ny. No person in the world has RICH; TO re-
fuse him his titles and lie will not permit any per-
son to arrogste such right. The Duke of Dal-
malta appreciates as il deserves the conduct of NJ
d'AppoDy; and In Whatever place he meets with
M. Appony, the Duke of DAlnratia will have
great pleasure in giving TO Mr.. d'Appony unequi-
vocal proofs of what he thinks respecting him.
Thus the matter stands. There can be no
doubt that the latter expressions announce the
intention TO provols the Ambassador to duel, if
the words themselves DO not contain such a pro-
vocation. Ii Count d. Appony takes no notice of
them ii is said TO be the nen,on of the dozen
; or twenty individuals interested in The settlement
of the question to wait upon the Ambassador and
demand an explanation.
| Ii this letter had not already extended to too
great length, the above statement would have
warranted a few observations on the conduct of
the parties. In the frs, place. the Marshas seem
TO eTr-mIsed, no doubt, by their passions in
making resistance to their claims the cause OF a
personal dispute with ambassador who has no
4 power 10 grant or refuse them, and who, in what
he has done, processes only TO obey the nstruc-
lions OF his government. In the second place, the
instructions which Appony acts are not so
unreasonable at first sight they might appear
| II Msrmont had continued at Vienna the Court
| would have had two Dakes of RaGusa To re-
fuse those titles Vienna, therefore, is not so
| absurd as the Msrshals represent H.; and when an
| Austrian ambassador appears in Paris his hotel is
a part of the Court Of his Sovereign transferred
TO another country. Appony, in fact, represents
| the Emperor Francis; anil If the Emperor could
object TO see his territorial titles usurped his rep
resen,ative, acting for him at Paris, may refuse 10
| acknowledge them in hotel held in his name,
and supported at his expense.