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! fore; our readers the following letter,
which has been received by.a noble lord,
high in office, from the jBritish Consul at
Algiers, (It. N. St.. John, Esq.), It is a
subject of just pride to' find the British
name so much respected, as from the let
, ter it appears to be, even araorigBarbari
ans, aud general satisfaction will, we are
sure,1 be felt at the account of the proper
conduct of the French C6mmander-in-i
Chief to the British Consul, and his gen-
eral behavior to the Dey, who seems to
I have been a very different person from the
cruel tyrant described in some of the ac
counts previously published. . :.
London, pn.
Algiers,'-' July 7.
1 Jy Dear LardAs you may like to
; have a correct account of the strange7 c-
, vents which have been passing here, ! write
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to say that the French landed on the 13th j
T 11 1 i ii .mi ,1 J.I I
June, and;advanced gradually till the 4th
of July, when their batteries op'ened on ike
Imperial Fort, upon which the town de
pended. In six hours it was so knocked
about that the Turks abandoned and blew
it up. Before this took place, General
de Bourmont had sent to request me to
. communfeate, in my own name, with the
Dey, respecting some prisoners of war m
Alier-, saying also that he was desirous
of seeing me at his Head Quarters. I felt
it my duty to decline both these requests.
After the fort had been blown up in the
; afternoon; the Dey sent for me.1 ; 1 found
him in a terrible state the whole town in
an uproar, all crying out to me, as I pas
s sed, to save them. At the entreaty of the
Dey I went from Vim to Gen. dc Bour
' mont, with a message desiring him to send
in his conditions. The General received
me. with all possible civility, and assured
. me that if the Forts and Palace were put
: iuto his hands by the next morning, jhe
' lives, property and religion of the inhab
itants; should be respected. The Dey of
course acceded to these proposals ; and, m
, deed, had he refused, the batteries were
all ready to recommence,' and a general
. slaughter would probably- have followed,
if the town had been stormed by the troops.
r j "During the night of the 4th, the town
was in great cbnfusion from the Dey be-
Mng unable to persuade the" people - that
their lives and property would be respect
ed. He at length sent for me, and told
me, Unless you, as the English Consul,
assure them of their safety, they A will not
be induced to yield; and the consequence
must be dreadful ; but if you do so, they
will believe'yourword and.be satisfied.
I imniediately wpnt among the people,
and give them the desired assurance, which
at once satisfied them, and restored order.
1 then sent ior the 1 rench prisoners out
of the prison. ; There was 130, including
two captains; which latter 1 took with me
. to General de Bourmont, leaving the re
mainder in the British Consulate." The
hour.fixed for the entry of the French ar
my was ten o'clock, but the General, at
my request, gave the Dey two hours more
to remove his property to his private house,
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wncre ne now remains. vjrenerai upm
monrs quarters are at tne raiace,. w,nere
I think he must have found above 150s mil
lions of francs.
"Yesterday (the Gth) the Dey desired
, . vm.vi- U.ma 4.I-.A sa.amms ntTTfrri X L-! T 1 IFI f 1 1
with his suite, consisting bf 81 persons ;
and also asked, as a last favour that I
would take the management of his prof
pcrty in Algiers for the present. ! I of course
consented to both his reauests. and Gen
eral de Bourmont has promised him eve
' ry facility for removing to Leghorn , which
" is the place he has chosen for his resi
dence.; The General hasj also restored
him a considerable part o his property,
, treating him at the same time with much
kindness and attention, f . '
"I trust Government will think I have
kept up. the national honor in haying ex
erted myself with success both in protect--ing
th Deyirom his own . irritated sub
jects in the first instance; and by obtain
ing theassurance of his safe conveyance
to Leghorn. In justice to the Dey it should
be known, that, durinsr a srovernment of
. many years, he has .never committed -Si
single act of wontou cruelty or injustice.
"In my interview, with x the Dey, after
I the r rench. had entered the town, I had
omitted to take off my sword, contrary;, to
tlie usual custom observed in his presence :
and on my explaining that it was no wtPnt
of respect to him, but only because there
were so many oflicers in ihe streets, and I
snouiu oe remaritea it without it. he re
plied, that so far from being offended, he
should, himself arm me j with a weapon
more worthy of me. He then presented
me with his own sabre of ceremony, of
which the blade is pf the best Damascus,'
the scabbard gold, and the handle orna
mented with emeralds and rubies, I can
not forbear mentioning this fact as a-proof
oi the Lfey s gratitude and feelings, by
wnpm, on my part, 1 contess l telt much
iiaiiciipu.
Oncday later from London TThe
brig Hudson, Lord, at Boston, brings Lon
don papers to the 18th August, containing
Paris dates to the 15th :
FOREIGN -AND
Till EX-KING, CHARLES TENTH. j
CaptLiora states that the ships threat
Britain nd Chas. Carroll, having on board
the ex-feng Charles 10th and his followers,
arrived it the Isle of Wight on the eve
ning of;he 17th Aug. and that his Ma
jesty W.lliam 4Ji happened to be there at
the time. It appears that he had tratel-
led very slowly to Cherbourg, and that the
people ail alongthe road had manifested
great curiosity to see this relic of fallen
greatness, The agents of the existing go
vernment had used (Treat orecaution, to
protec; him from popular violence and in
suit. TheNational Guards were kept out of
sight aafar as practicable. In consequence
Li i r : i
of this, the King and his followers were
treated with the more respect. It is said
that tills had the efFect to ; encourage the
lung that the people were favorable to
the Cause; and that there might yet occur
some popular movement in his favour.
Among his followers are Ragusa, who is
ongiMdiiocu its ix irtuiur in ino x iciiiii Y,a
persiCroussol, the Duke of Luxembourgh,
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Migiuauaeu as a iraiior in ine xreiiuu pa-
antl others of the same caste. It is said
that
he King receives despatches daily ,
from
the Ambassadors of other powers re-
sident at Paris,- that his followers still!
talk arrogantly, and say they will return
again with the allies;
The London Times of the 18th of Au
gust states that, orders had been received
at the Costom House Portsmouth to suf
fer all articles landed tor Charles X. to
pass without examination.; It was sup
posed that he would go and stay a few
days iu England, aud embark thence for
Naples, and some thought for Palermo.
. A private letter dt August ltn, an
nounces that, on a Report being spread
of C harles X. having the intention to in-
l himself in the peninsula of Coten-
tin, as position trom wnence tne country
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could be inundated, the NationaHGuard
i -m m -t T ii- tt l i I
of Cherbourg 1 immediately marched to
comnet the escort ot the ex-lVine to leave
him at the Fonts de DauVres, (the bridges
of Dover.)
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The private correspondent of the
don Hpraid, under date of I
ans, August
15, writes, 'the King's answer to the ad
dress of the 'Commerce of Paris,' is said
to'hae excited fears on the Baurse, that
the peace of Europe may be inrerrupted,
while! in reality it onlv declares that for
which, in my letter of the same date, and
written before the King saw the parties
in Question. I Drenared you. lhe Hinjr
'hoped there would be no occasion
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for
those to whom he" snbke to resume their
a.
armsbut i, occasion should arise, tifc.
A'c.' j I must nevertheless tell you, that
the Alerine exDedition continues to be
looked on with apprehension by those who
desird that France and England should re
main pi amity ; that Spain is said to be
in a full insurrection : that the reported
march of an additional Austrian army in
ta Italy is fully credited : that Piedmont,
will, in all probability rise ; that the Lajy,
Countries, on the other hand, may do the
same : that, should Austria mteriere 11
Piedmont,' France will support the PiecT-
in'o'ntese ; and that should the Prussians
jnarcH upon the ' Netherlands to support
the Kinsr, the French will aid the-tlem-
inssi?
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private correspondent of the London
3, says : It is affirmed by intelligent
A.
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i mies, says : . It is affirmed ny intelligent
r!f Ul !"au ??rtKM ljr "a: -A
fayette but faltered m his approbation of
WDukeof Orleans as Ring, there would
Tia veTj6en a-'republid proclaimed within
twelve hpurs, and Latayette made rresi:
dent, to the exclusion; of every rival. A
distinguished person remarked to me, that
'no event of such vast Importance as the
accession of Philip I. was ever attended
with less of resistance; or enthusiasm : and
that amidst all the demonstrations of the
newspaper's, no one seems to feel for the
present King either admiration or affec
tion. This tallies with what 1 remember
being told some months ago, (what! then
could not bring myself to believe) that the
Duke of Orleans was not personally pop
ular, r 'r
It is expected by members of thev new
OI
on Naplesf. -This movement France will
decidedly resist, i
k The French Government is apprehen
sive that it will not be able to arrange the
Algiers' quejion, so as to satisfy at once
the Duke of Wellington and the i French
nation. I All I can say is, that if the Duke
shall quarrel with the; French for such a
cause; his Grace will have much-, to an
swer for.
It is a fac
efdinand, not many
weeks ago, wrote with his own hand to
Charles X. and the letter is now in the
possession; of the French government, sta- j
tinir that there existed !a general plan thro'
IMS expectea oy memper ox uujj ; miraculously prevented tke exfiii6n of ' ued the destinies of the country to a Ktneac;ful habits wlrhrl u
govel-nment of France, that Anstna will, ; them Jfl counterto is the defendei-of the-rightnd 1 my iSc linaSon fZ if- I A
ere long, declare war agnst Iter. An , g m berg the rst VuorUiWes df all. This was the subject o c K t il7 i
insurrection of the Ptedmontese is consi-& . , j i . . , . . , , j v J yauei against my own will, as is well V
derldSn and h?Zjch of an Aus--j Paul Period'caI alld f"1."8. CTery conversed with a not known by those who are acquainted with
in'Tr MB.J ?e" ?f my temlaHygtren. o phae,a!. eotae con&dene.. and thnn roy character." Too mauricusit'udes . '.
out Spam, tor overwhelming him and his oth, a municipal banquet to uenerai r.a
monarchy ; that all the cities, and upper I fayette. The company invited assembled
and commercial classjes were against him,
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the majority of the troops all the .Guards
themselves, except the brigade command
ed by Moscovo; and, in, short, unless
Charles X. would immediately send an
army across the Pyrenees, and despatch
a large division of thel Algerine array to
the South of Spain, he (Ferdinand) and his
family were lost. It is believed that a re- J
volution in Spain is inevitable,1 and close
at hand, and much cause will there be for
rejoicing.. .!'"' . "I
LATE FROM EUROPE. -
" New- York. The Journal of Commerce
of this morning furnishes us with later School, of the Schools of Law and Med
dates from Paris, which tend, j we j think, icinc, members of the four Academies of
to confirm the hopes wehaveall along in- thelnstitute of France, and of the learn
dulged of tlie stability of things in France, ed, literary, and philanthropic societies of
ne proclamation ot the King caning up-
on all subiects to ohev the laws, and dc-
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clarinsr his determination not to permit
others to reject an nuthoritv to which he
.
must submit himself;' in announcing most
emphatically the new and important truth
in rrajice, mat tne King is nie creaiure
of the law will carry public opinion a-
long with him, in his eftorts to uphold and
eniorce mat law. i ne sruiui ana moni-
tory speech too, of Lafayette, at the ban-
quet given to him by the" city! of. Paris,
wui nave creat uitiuence : lot .who., shall
gainsay Unwisdom of this spotless veter-
an of so many revolutions 1 ; It must: be
admitted, however, that the very fact of
tins royal proclamation and these warn-
mgs trom L.atayette having been: tound
necessary proves that partial disorder ex-
ists ; but that, we again repeat j was to be
expected was inevitable, after such an
uprising ot a whole people, and cannot, we
think, be fairly considered as any. indica-
tion of national uneasiness or discontent,
under the new order of things.
London, AugustlO.f According to all
accounts yet rceceived,. Charles X. and
his family embarked at Cherbourg with-
out receiving any slight or contumely from
the population". .This forbearance and
Consiaerauon is nigniy creuname to- me
French urbanity, and is. in fact, ; in fine
keeping with the whole tenor of this ex-
l y ' ' i . . i
. is . i
traordinary revolution. The ex-King is
bowed out of the land with a sort of civil
contempt, as an individual unn to "reign,
but too insignificant and 'Dowerless to vi-
oiates theory; either to nunisn or detain
him.-' His receptn
ion here seems to be ot
m
pretty nearly the same character, so far
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ns t ip npnnlp nrp fnnfprnpri. 'I'Iip Ipttprs
from Portsmouth describe .the ; numerous
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yachts, pleasure and steamboats, as sur-
rounding the ships without exhibiting ei
ther respect or rudeness, and in all the of
ficial visits paid to him on board, he is said
to be treated simply as a private individu
al. The latest accounts fromCowes des
cribe himas exceedingly anxious to learn
the result of the mission of the .Duke t of
Choissul. ' The' exact . purport of it has
not yet transpired ; but among the people
who know every thing, it is asserted that
Charles only wishes to be informed if it
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be the intention of Great Britain ,to' ac-'
knowledge the constitutional government;
in which -case he will not accept of anas
sylum in this country it jt be onercii mm.
The real state pfthe case will no doubt
be made known, and tlie ' thing is quite
certain that the wishes and feelings ' df
this weak and head-strortg old' man' can
'no way offer the great political corisidera
tions by which Great Urrtin, irt common
with the other leading pdwers of. Europe.,
Europe;,
great
must be governed as ''respects the
roii ntrv over which bv hife own f6llv and
country over wmcn, Dy njs own ioiiy ana
A
obstinacy, he has ceasedt(
SmcevMfo&e above
tv Qf - J?- nr a
dto reign
we have learnt
tha consequence of despatches sent off.
last night by the Admiralty to Portsmouth,
. ,JKiJ of FrauCE 'd his arr:
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Paris. Ausr. 1. The new Iron Chest.
When M. Mole went to .the 'department
of Foreign Affairs to take the place which
had been filled for ten days by Marshal
Jourdan and General Pelet, a discovery
naa iusi Deen maae in cenain drawers
which were carefully locked, of narjers of
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the greatest importance. Among them
are the; confidential correspondence be -
twecn Charles X. and his friend Jules
Polisrnac. the several plans. of counter-re-
volution projected against thejench peo-
I Die. who have widiin these -Caw' davs so
all those agents of crime,
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We knew po-
itively the names of several of these, wret-
1 ches, whom, for the present we4 oriry al
lude to. The honorable list ot the. victims
destined to death has been seen, iit is not.
very astonishing so learn that all th6se pa
St. Bartholomew and Charles IX. were
doubtless prepared and settled orj .in the
s-ame manner. . . -j.' ,
Grand Entertainment to Lafayette.?
- The city ofParis has offered , to-day Ang,
at six o'clock at the hotel of the Prefect ;
among them were the . King's ministers,
members of, the Chambers of Peers and of
ihe Deputies, ths members of the Jluni-
rinal CounCil'of Pnris' of the Court of
Cassation, the Court of Accounts,' the
Royal Tribunal of Paris, of the Tribunals
of the First
Instance ' and
of- Commerce,
pers were found accompanied with sever
al symbols of devotion amulets, gcabula- i ' . i
.-J L i argeau, arrived
a u-6c J i I rpj . c ; Granville, to
aim ine mieiiesa ui wic siccj. jl Qvia- ui
of the Council General of the Depart-
raents, and of the Council of Prefecture.
The Mayors and their Adjuncts, the Staff,
the Commander of the Legions, and prin
ciple officers of the National Guard, the
Commanderof the troops forming the gar-
rison of Paris, pupils of the Polytechnic
me capital, ana a great number 01 men
eminent in science, literature and the arts.
The banquet was for 350 persons. The
bust of the King, surrounded by piles of
arms, surmounted by tri-colourcd flags.
was. placed opposite the banquet. On the
ouicr siue oi me nail was placed on a pe
destal an engraving of the portrait of Gen
eral Lafayette on foot, surrounded by
sireamers oi me national colors. A vast
orchestra filled the extremity of the hall.
The pieces played by the band were min-
ded with'chorusses penorming two can-
tates in honor of the veteran of liberty;
and -of the brave men who have so glori-
ously fouarht for it. These couplets, sung
by jl. Adolphe INourntt,were vehement-
ly applauded. At the dessert, Count Al-
exahderLaborde, Prefect of the beme,
rose! and proposed the following toast :
The French Nation and the King of the
b rench The company replied by an u
nanimous cry and reiterated acclamations.
;The second toast was
Lebau, Sqnior of the Mun
sion 'To General Lafayette.
After the acclamations with which this
toast was received. General Lafavettei
rose, and in the inidstof the most profound!
sileoce expressed himself in the following!
terms:
' My dear fellow Colleagues It is with delicious
emTDinu. Vina" ou Ior ine manner m wmcn
- i -a. .i i f .i . . i-.i
vrui nnvo rorpit-ai ino rnaor nrnnAOfi in rAnp nimo
by. my; honorable and patriotic colleague. yvhen
the population of Paris rose spontaneously to repel
aggression and reconquer its rights the rights o
an. the imprescnptable rights ot the human race-
it deigned to remember an old servant of the rights
of the rteoDle in nrclaimin? me its chief: in asso-
I MM O '
ciatinc my name with its triumphs, it has recom
pensed the vicissitudes of a whole life
I nip an TTT&nl tnrin a tlio rmVifit ' Vina
Thispeo'
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has shown itself
still greater by its generosity. To-day it is, witl
the deep-rooted sentiment o4 its sovereignty, itt
true interest that it must organize iu victory. Al
ready all the patriotic opinions have frankly rallie I
roauu a consuuuionai ana popular inrone. iw
acclamations of the capital, the accounts from
the departments, testify a general
eneral assent to ther
choice. There will be a difference of sentimerJ
on many other points all opinions arc free tic
press is ai nana to enngmen, 10 warn pumic met,
and all the citizens ; but there is an observatiai
which my old experiece ouf ht to submit to you.
1 he nation had conquered in oJ, national and
social rights had been proclaimed and organized.
force could do nothing against ns : then arose that
fatal system of division and anarchv. the deplora
ble consequences of which you all know : and have
we not since seen agents of that false system, em
issaries of Coblentz andtof foreign" powers,; impu
dently claim their salary f But the exquisite good
sense of the actual population will preserve us
from that misfortune. You are no longer those
generations of the ancient regime, astonished that
mey naa rignis ana amies : you are uie cmiurtrn,
Va nni-.ila nf tlia rotTr1iitinn -iml vnnr rnnrlnrt in I
the great days of glory and liberty, has just shown
tne ainerence.
Surrounded by o many persons, formerly .and
recently distinguished, who awake in me so many
recollections of attachment; of gratitade, and of re -
5pect ; and among whom I am pleased to meet our
heroes of the ; barricades, invited by the Mte
rih capital to this patriotic banquet; I leelthat
r .... . . t. 2 -T1,rj
of Paris a testimony of affection in the person of a
I chief, wliose constant sentiment has been that of a
respectful subordination to the civil authority ; but
n2w ca" 1 express ioaii ana w eacn lDe emouon
of my heart? I shal confide mvseU; to proposuy
wy"j iwwiDgiow!--iffH w
All
these words, 'the glorious Paripan
ation,' the acclamations of.the fm-
I.
populat
Danv burst forth with increased"v'mcity.
The orchestra played patriotic airs Gen.
1 Lafayette rising, indicated that tie ban-
quet was concluded, and the corrpany a-
gain assembled jn the saloon1 There
i ouiy one supiect ouerea maiirr ior cun-
versation : the snlendor. the'rapidity of
I '
the great events which we have just wit-
! nessed, the heroic courage of the brave
; men who insured th glorious success ; the
1 irenerous devoted ness of the citizens, who
I placed themselves at the national move-
1 ment: the solemn acts which have conn-,
tv nt sentiments wmcn ine triumnn
the most holy of causes ought to insp
The following details respecting tb
rest of M. de Pohenao are extracted111
ottpr AiitA Cranvillp Auw. lfi
- V i0n sndftv the 15th. ladv-wh
- ' A TnMi.:nnoec&int
towards the eveif at
embark on board fP
which was to convey her to Jers
servant who tollowed this lady a
master of the vessel to let him go Paro-
in hi a hnnt. -whil hia nnrvpra trptlSIH
- l I rrvthnt
ining at the custom housejtellinjr" inai
be Was greatly fatigued by his JT''.
The:master refused. Madame? Saint
Fargeau and her pretended dotPc wJnt
into a tavern in the- oort. wT .7
were followed by some youngfn" wno
thought they perceived somefS U9k
cious in the air of the servant
e young
men asked the two travellei
how the
papers they had brought wij
em. The
it which
Marchioness exhibited a -p;
had been given ner at Cne
the 10th
14
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of August authorising her tgo with hci
servant to Jersey. Notwithstanding this
document the young mcrgbt proper
to oppose the embarkatPn of the two fra
vellcrs. The people a'sembled,. and in
sisted that the Marchess should be con
veyed to the mayontjt ad lh.at Ilcr fcCr
vant should be takn to the prison. The
National Guard undertook to watch the
latter during th night. Next day. the.
Mayor examined the lady and her pre
tended valet fcparatcly.f Their embar
rassment, clanges of color, and awkward
answers, confirmed the suspicions which
had been raised, and some acknowledge
ments which escaped from the servant
left no doubt respecting him. He was
Prince Polignac He requested to be,
conveyed to St. Lo by the Mayor and the
President of the Tribunal of Commerce.
'On'the morning of the IGtli, the Ex
Ministcr and the Marchioness w ere fent
off in the diligence. A'detachment of the
Ch Light and of the Natiotial CJuurd
escorted tlicra from the mayoralty to the
carriage, to protect them from any, acci
dent which might have occurred in con
science of the exasperation of the peo
ple' Extract of a letter from St. Lo, of Aug.
1G: M. Polignac was arrested yester
day evening, at Vine o'clock, in the port
at Granville, and has just beep brought
to S. Lo. He was preparing to embark
given by General for Jersey, in the suit of a lady, the Mar
inicipal Commis- chioness Lepcllctier de St. Fargeau, a
native of Paris, resisting at Montereau,
who took a passport at Ccan, on the 10th
Aug. for herself and a domestic. The
domestic was M. de -Polignac. He
calm, and has a cheerful countenance; he
is a man oi nve icet iour or iiTe incucs.
with grey hair, blue eyes, and, an anuil-
. t - -
ine nose
AVhilc tlie clerk was waiting the head
ing of theproces verbal, 31. Polignac look-
ed over the new Charter, which was iipon
the desk. As no body here knows him,
one of his portraits was sent for, in order
to compare it with the original.. lie him
self desired to look at it, and holding it
in his hand, said, 'It is one of my old
portraits. I write to vou from the Prefec
ture, where I am present at the examina
tion, as Officer of the National Guard.
mi e 11 ,
The following 11 the examination: -
uuestion nai are your name,Ln:
Chris-'
tian name, age, quality, and birth, place ?
"Answer AugusteJules-Armand-Mar-
je, Prince de Polignac, Peer of France,
aged 50 years, born at Paris. Settled at
1
ans.
Q.""Yoa were arrested at .GranTillr-
What were you going to do theru ? . -f
"A. I were going to pass over to Jc. - w
"Q. Arc you not the late President P
the Council of Ministers, and, as suet"; .
one of those who -signed the report to tfce.
King, and the ardinances of the 25th of
i iiw 7
St. Lo, August 17. ;
Mori, le Baron Having been arrestee! .
1 at Hie moment of tlvinir from the laluf
deplrible events, and when I was en- L
, ff .ff . . ..,1b.a
V"lt .6w w .am
Jrsev. I surrendered to thn PrmUinnnt I
j Committee of the Prefecture of La Man- V
fche, as the charter did not allow the Pro-
cureur du Roi of the arrohdisscmcnt of
St. Lo, nor the Judge d'Instruction, to is
sue a warrant against me. Supposing
that the Govrrnment had given orders for
myarrest.it must be remembered, tbat
the Chamber of Peers alone, according
othe ew as well as the old Chartra.
hes a right to arrest a Peer of the Realm.
1 49 not know what the Chamber will do
in iat respect, and if it will put to my
acuuni ine untoward events, which I re-
more than any one else events which
ck us like a thunderbolt, that
d foresee or avert ; for, in that terrible
ment, it was impossible to know whnm
listen to, whom to aoDlv to. anrl all
tould do to defend life.
I should wish, M. le Baron, to retim
o my own nouse, there to resume those
have filled my life too many misfortunes
have passed over ray head, in'mytumul
tuous coreer. At least, in the days of my
presperity, no one can accuse me of hav-j
ing harbored any spirit of revenge against ,
those who," perhaps, took advantage of
their fortune to persecute me in adversity ; '
and, indeed, M. le Baron,. what would be
my fate if, in the midst of this turbulent
age in which we live, the political opin-l
ions of those who are down by the tempest!
are treason by those who embrace the
opinions of an opposing party.
I am not allowed to retire to my own
estate, I should be desirous of going to
foreign country with my wife and chil dren.
If, after all, the Chamber of Peer ;-:
issues a warrant against me, 1 should wis
, oe imprisoned in the fort of Ham, L 1 (
Picardy, where I was detained during th
long captivity, which I supported in m- j
youth, or iiugome spacious and ennrM J
lent citadel I prefer Hamburg to an
other-as being most favorable to my bit
wi uctuiu, doi a imie increased ,
the late unfortunate events. The m
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