CHATEAUBRIAND François-René de. Autograph letter [to the Duc - Lot 4

CHATEAUBRIAND François-René de. Autograph letter [to the Duchess of Duras?]. (London), 28 (April 1822?); 4 pages in-4, split at fold. There is a problem. Chateaubriand, ambassador in London, was disturbed by the postscript of his correspondence: "I am convinced that there is no publisher, and that it is this abominable Dentu, who would sell his father for a penny, who is doing this scandalous business". He proposes to attack in court, to buy the edition, to write to Bertin. "But I beg you not to be alarmed [...] who will ever believe in this heap of calumnies in which everyone is buried, from Monsieur (the Count of Artois) to Donnadieu; in the letters or Madame (the Duchess of Berry) even is not spared [...]. Be sure that there will be only one cry against this horror and that the public indignation will do justice to it. The publishers have so many risks to run that I still doubt the publication. This one published by Jacques Salgues will however appear a little later at Dentu in 3 volumes under the title The Thousand and One Slanders or Extracts of the private correspondences inserted in the English, German newspapers during the ministry of M. the duke Decazes. "By the mail which arrived today from Paris I am informed that the King is very happy with my dispatches. I hope that my extraordinary mail will have pleased you in the sense that it has learned something important [...] I am not for war but I believe that we have nothing to fear if it happens...". "It seems that the English are going to recognize the Republic of Colombia. I dined yesterday at Count Lieven's (?) with Lord Liverpool, Lord Westmorland, Lord Harrowby, the Duke of Wellington and various ambassadors [...] the dinner was in my honor. I talked a lot with the ministers..."