When was it published?

November 6, 1795 in Gazette Of The United States

Foreign News November 6, 1795

Gazette Of The United States

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Legendre, Madam Stael, Swedish Ambassador, Necker

Q: What keywords are associated?

Madam Stael, Legendre Accusation, French Convention, Swedish Ambassador, Emigrants Intrigue

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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What is this article about?

In the French Convention, Legendre accused Madame de Staël, wife of the Swedish Ambassador and daughter of Necker, of hosting dinners and intriguing with deputies to aid emigrants. The Ambassador protested by leaving. Staël quipped that Legendre's Circe comparison was apt as she had turned him into a beast.

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Legendre has accused Madam Stael, lady of the Swedish Ambassador and daughter of the celebrated Necker, of giving splendid dinners to the deputies of the Convention, and of intriguing with them, in favour of the emigrants; in whose favour he has written several very spirited and pathetic pieces. - This cowardly attack upon his lady, was very properly noticed by the Swedish Ambassador, who immediately rose and retired.

Bon. Mor. Madam Stael being told, that Legendre, in the Convention, had compared her to Circe, replied, "I can easily credit the assertion, for I have changed him into a beast."

What sub-type of article is it?

Political Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

Madam Stael Legendre Accusation French Convention Swedish Ambassador Emigrants Intrigue

What entities or persons were involved?

Legendre Madam Stael Swedish Ambassador Necker

Where did it happen?

France

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

France

Key Persons

Legendre Madam Stael Swedish Ambassador Necker

Outcome

swedish ambassador rose and retired in protest; madam stael responded wittily to the comparison.

Event Details

Legendre accused Madam Stael of hosting dinners and intriguing with Convention deputies to favor emigrants, for whom she wrote spirited pieces. The Swedish Ambassador protested the attack on his wife by leaving the session. Upon hearing Legendre compared her to Circe, Stael replied she had turned him into a beast.