Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-02

In The course OF the COnVefsauo" VI LUG us'
Consul with me held at different times, he dis-
cussed with admirable sagieity the pfoPosilion
! of Louis 18th and It's consequences; bur he OBJ
served. "The partizans Of the Bourbons are
egrrgiously deceived il hey suppose ! am the
man 10 play the par; of Monck." There the
mater ended for the present, and the letter oil
the King remained upon the table. Dnring
the interval, Louis 18th wrote him second
letter without a dale, Of which the following is
a copy:
"You must have learned, General. long since, that
my esteem Tor you very great II on have any DOUBT
Of the susceptibility OF my gratitude ssh,y 'e plaee
you choose to occupy, decide or the RATE OF your
friends In principle ] am frenchmHm' Na'ura9
inclined to cemency, would practice 1t from policy.
"No, the conqueror of Lodi, Cas'ig'Ione, Arcola,
the conqueror of Italy and of Egypt can never prefer
vain celebrity to true glory You are losing faVoa
Bile opportunity We have II IN our power 70 secure
the glory of France say zoe. because stand in need
of Bonaparte for that and that on the other hand he
could do nothing without M.
General, Europe IS watching your movements; gio.
ry awaits you, and am impatient TO restore peace TO
"Signcd, Louls'
The FRS, Consul allowed considerable time
to pass also without, replying 10 his letter, Ia
NOUS alike for its digniy and the elevation of
its sentiments Finally, &C wished to dictate
one 10 me; | took the liberty Of observing 10
him, That the letters of The King were auto
graph, and that i, would appear more consls-
ten, tina. he should write ii himself.
IL therefore wrote with his own hand the
iollo"ing:-
"I have received your letter. ! thank you for the
pcliteness of the sentiments IT contains
'You should abandon the idea OF returning to France;
for you would be obliged to march over hundred
thousand dead bodies. Sacrifice your own interest 10
the reposc aud happiness OF France History VIII give
you credit fort.
am not insensble to the misiJriuncs OF your Ia
mi!y. shall learn with pleasure, and viii contribute
with all my heart the tranquility OF your re
treat BONApARrE."
Showing me Tie letter he said: GLOW do you
fad it? Is il not very wtil?" lie never got
angry when | made grammatic al observation:
replied, "SIncc You have taken your determl-
nation. | an have nothing more TO Say; bui
will make an observation a TO the style: OBJ
served to HIM ''ihat people did mol earn ,oh plea
sure 10 secure Sc On reading II once more,
he was of opinion that he had gone 90 far, and
had committed himself by saying that lie ,Ooutd
contribute tcHA all his keart 10 ----he therefore
struck his ycS through The latter phrase and
wrote above: 81 will contribute with pleasure 10
wards the Happiness and tranquility Of your re
treat"
A Letter thus bloued and corrected was not
Fl 10 be despatched; h. etl It, nevertheless,
the table w,lh his sigma ure
Some sine afer ,hi,, ne wrote unoiher letter,
the three first pa:agl Apis OF With were exact
~ the same Us hose we have 'ps, tead He
changed he later ana pm: i am not insensi~
BILE 10 the misiorlupes of your family, and
snall learn with pleasure that YOU are surround
ed with all that can contribute TO he tranquil
~ of your retreat" By these expression, he
pledged himself to no hing, not even in words.
The idea Of his contributing towards the happi>
ness of the Ie,ieat ma longer existed. Every day
tina, increased his powe! aud strengthened his
position, diminished, by his account the
chances Of the Bouroons. Seven months elaps-
ed before the FIRST letter OF the king and the de-
finite answer of The first consul. This letter is
dated vcnde,nai;e year l9 (24th Sept 1907
Just a, the moment when 'he Congress oil Lun-
eville was about 10 assemble.
4 few days aGtrr the receipt oil the letter OF
Louis 18Th, we were taxing walk a, Malma
son, IN his lavofi'e path, which was only sepa
rated from his summer house by small bridge;
he was IN an excellent humor, things were go
ing on admirably: "fIas nv wife said any thing
more to you OIL he subject Of the B3urbons?"
said he 10 memo, General. "But while you
were engaged in conversation with her, you
gave little into her way OF thinking. Tell me,
why you wish 10 see them here? You can have
no interest in their return, no expec aions from
them You are not.of sufficient nigh birth ev
err to obtain place of any consequence. You
will never be any thing to them. You were, it
is true, through the in,ercs! OF NJ. de Chambo-
mas appointed Secretary Of Legation to Stu.
gard; and had no change taken place, you mus,
have remained there all your life, or occupied
some inferior place Have you ever known men
10 raise themselves to places about throne
through their merit aone?-In that country ev-
cry Thing is given 10 birth, great connections,
10 fortune aud intrigue Endea' or to view things
in their proper light, while you look into futuriIy
exercise every particle Of reflection tina, you are
master Of" General" replied l to him "my
ideas nm certain poi are in perfect accordance
with yours. have never at any time received
from he Bourbons either presents, places or
fa,ors; ] am not vain enough 10 suppose that
I should have of distinction