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LETTER XLVII.

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Submission of America to the mandates of France: views of France
on the American Continent: foments the disagreement between
Spain and the United States: captures and plunders American ships:
condemns all neutral ships trading with St. Domingo. General
T*******, French ambassador to the U***** S***** : discontented

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Prince of Borghese his birth: joins the Revolution: his meanness and
pride marries Madame Le Clerc's fortune: her vices: despises
her husband: her curious request to Buonaparte. Buonaparte ex-
acts chastity from his sisters-in- law; sudden disappearance of Prin

cesses Joseph's and Louis' gallants. Princess Louis visits Madame
Ney: a midnight occurrence during her stay: she is placed under
the care of Madame Murat: discovers a singular intrigue: arrange-
ments in consequence: Princess Louis' maids confined by the po-
lice: one of them pregnant by Louis.

LETTER LVH.

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Fifteen persons brought prisoners from La Vendee their crime not
known: what reported to be impolicy and cruelty of attempting
to excite an insurrection in the Chouan departments: apathy of the

The Pope's Nuncio publicly rebuked by Buonaparte: the relatives of
Buonaparte's great officers generally appointed to the chief dignities
of the Gallican Church: their infamous characters: the brother of
General Miollis: his notorious atheism and profligacy: nominated by
Buonaparte to the Bishopric of Digne: the Pope hesitates to grant
a bull for that purpose: his Nuncio at Paris applies to Buonaparte :
how answered: the nomination of Miollis confirmed by the Pope :
debauched character of the Italian Bishops: anecdotes of the Bishop
of Pavia, and of his Grand Vicars, Sarini and Rami: hypocrisy of
the French Clergy: anecdotes: indifference of the French Govern-
ment respecting the Religious establishment: want of Ministers:
to what to be attributed : Buonaparte refuses the Pope to except the
Students in Theology from the Military Conscription: permits him
to establish a Seminary in the Ecclesiastical States.

ALETTER LXIX.

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Instances of impolitic and degrading civility of the Prussian Monarch
to the French Field-marshal Knobelsdorff, his satirical reply to
Sieyes General Knobelsdorff, his insignificant character: affection
for Buonaparte: his favour with his Sovereign, and political mis-
sions object of Count Haugwitz's mission to Vienna: annual subsi-
dy proposed by France to Prussia refused: Baron de Hardenberg:
his political character: his talents: his public employments: his
private agents in foreign countries: Baron de Bulow : his singular
person and manners: confined in the Temple, and supported by Sir
Sidney Smith Marquis de Lucchesini, his character and political
transactions: Marchioness de Lucchesini: her manners and gal
lantries: Prince Bachiocchi, his former occupation.

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