The New York herald., 1879-02-10
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Choiseul; and Tercier. the head clerk. through
whom. unknown to his superior. de Broglies secret
correspondence with his sovereign had been carried
on. was removed from Office. Neither the Count
his brother the Due de Broglie were of temper to
please Mmc. de Pompadour; yet matters had como
to such q pass that the commend Of the French
armies had be offered to the latter. His letter
this subject to the Able de Broge shows to what
unhappy condition the country and its defeated sol
diery had been reduced by the influence of anbi-
tious and intriguing woman.
This letter shown to the King and its tone did
not displease him. The Due de Broglie was reluc-
tantly induced to accept the command; but, he
had foreseen his orders not obeyed. and aftcr
the battle Of Fillinghausen. boiling with indignation.
he and his brother the Count. who acted chief of
the STAFF repaired TO Versailles to state their griev
ances TO the King This led to their Punishment to
the Chateau de Broglie. where. however. the Count
continued with his royal masters permission to
draft elaborate plans for overthrowing Russian nu
ence in Poland on the hand and holding Prussia
in check the other. At the death of the Czarina
Elizabeth the Dauphin vainly interceded with the
King to grant personal interview to De Brogle;
when the brothers visited Paris to attend their
mothers funeral would Louis grant them the
privilege of appearing ut court. Yet on his
return to banishment the Count concluded
respondent letter to Tercir with these
words.-.T am aware that my zeal carries
me away. I have not profted by misfortune and
acknowledge that nothing can diminish my devotion
to the interests and the glory of the King" And
this he Immediately proved by engaging in "a new
enterprise. no less chimerical than the hrst. and
which well nigh led to consequences still more
fatal" This was proposed descent upon England.
of which land Louis felt the old French jealousy.
The Count drew up elaborate plan which met the
Kings approval and NJ dc a Roziere sent to
England to confde the secret to that remarkable adj
venturer, the Chevalier don. then acting Secre-
tary of Legation. and who afterward became Minister
PlenipotentiAry at the English Court. When
the Comte do Guerchy succeeded the Due de
Nivernais ambassador to England difficulties
soon arose with d'Eon, from whom it proposed
to take his newly conferred title. The Chevaliers
insolence led to his recall. in very offensive terms.
and there great fear that tn secret with which
he had been intrusted would be betrayed. Indeed.
he went far to Guerchy OF an attempt to
poison him and invoked the protection Of British law
To intimidate Louis still further the adventurer
published, in pamphlet form, the correspondence
preceding attending his rupture with the French
legation which caused great scandal both in Lon
don and Paris. Thon he wrote to De Brogle that he
would surrender his secret papers while De
Guerchy remained ambassador. buff the Count him
self should succeed the latter he would agree to
amicable settlement. Louis sent De Broglie in pri
vate capacity to England. to bring dEon to terms
but messenger between the Count and the minister
was seized at Calais by Choiseul's emissaries and
: the Counts secretary likewise arrested and
thrown into the Bastie with the messenger. It now
seemed impossible that the secret should be kept
from Louis Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choiseul.
unless the papers which had been seized could be
nd To nec tn m
Sartines the Lieutenant Of Police into the affair and
invoke his assistance Success attended the Counts
efforts to prevent nything damaging to the King
being elected at the trial Of the prisoners and the
attempt to silence dEon was renewed. An annuity
of ~ 600 livres was proposed and the King allowed
De Broge to mortgage his ancestral estate in pledge
ef the royal word But before the arrangements
all concluded Guerchy indicted by the Grand Jury
at Westminster for alleged attempt to have dEon
poisoned Tho latter thereupon became SO audacious
that Louis deemed it necessary, in addition to the
annuity which he had already offered. to authorize
him p his secret agency and send regular re-
ports to tho King Finally the Chevaher induced
to surrender the papers which ho had received from
Louis and received the promised annuity "for ser
vices rendered In Russia. in the field and In other
commissions" This to continue until the King
"saw ft to confer appointment the emoluments Of
which should exceed E.00o livres." The Count de
Broglie not altogether satisfied with this ar
rangemcnt particularly dEon retained sew
eral letters of compromising nature written
by him. These the latter afterward depos-
tied in sealed packet with . member
of the opposition in England. Shortly after this the
ambassador, Guerchy. fell I'll and died, partly owing
II sad to his troubled experience in England aud
the Count de Broglie returned from his irksome
banishment to the family home Naturally enough
had CIV ~
which he had been received and feted in his youth.
There he was compelled nightly to meet the Due dc
Choiseul. with whom he was on anything but pleas
terms the latter being the favorte of the socaed
''rcformers," of whom Nine. de Pompadour was the
patroness while the Count naturally belonged to the
party OF the Dauphin wholly devoted to the interests
Of the King. When Auguste III died the question Of
the Polish succession again agitated France ana
tho government was compelled to choose be-
tween active interference and forced indif-
ference. Choiseul hesitatod. while De Broge
instantly decided on the lstter Poniatowski
the destined successor. approached Hcnnin, the
French resident, who feared to entertain his pro-
posals and wrote to Louis for instructions. The
monarch made reply. Then the Marquis do
Paulmy went from Dresden to Warsaw to support
tho Prince Of Saxony's pretensions. This inspired
false confidence in tho national party. for the Due
de Praslin. informed of Poniatowskis overtures.
despatched General Monnet to consult with him.
Three French agents Of Poland thus acting inde-
pendently of another. Prince Xavier, of saxony.
demanded the support Of France. but received no
satisfactory reply. and withdrew from the contest.
After the opening of the Electoral Diet the Nationals
having no candidate. likewise withdrew. Russian
troops already near Warsaw and Louis ordered
his ambassador. Hcnnin. to leave. and the other
French agents followed him. Poniaowski elected
but the patriots opposed to his rule. and their
cause was cspoused by DE Brogio. Choiscul made
desperate effort to prevent the dismembcrment Of
Poland but failed In all his attempts. His fail was
caused by Mime. du Barry's support Of his enemies.
II was long before Louis named his successor. and
DE Droglie did his best to obtain tho appointment.
but without success. The Duo d'Aiguillon received
tho coveted position. His unsuccessful rival
overwhelmed by the subsequent division Of Poland.