46 46 66 "away from him every possible pretext " He had detained the house so long "for disturbance. It appeared, how- "that he should now proceed to move ever, from his statement, that the an Address to the Prince Regent, "French government had never paid his praying his Royal Highness to commu"pension since he went to Elba. He "nicate to the House of Commons, such "also stated, that the stipulated provi-" information as might be afforded withsion for his wife and son had not been" out inconvenience, respecting the promade, and was not to be allotted; ceedings of the Congress at Vienna. "and still farther, that an endeavour -I do not argue with Mr. WHITBREAD was made, under the authority of the in all he says here in favour of the King Congress, to force him from Elba to of France, nor in what he says respecting some more distant place. Was the what ought to be our wishes on the sub"noble lord ready to contradict all ject of Napoleon's enterprize. But, he "this? If not, what a case had been put put a very important question; and now "into his hands, and what an appeal we shall see the report of Lord CASTLEwas afforded to make to Marshal Ney REAGH's answer. It is as follows:-"who was now opposed to him! He "The hon. gentleman had asked what was sure that if he had any thing to "line of policy this country should "say of the present King of France, "Louis XVIII. in the way of reflecting "on his conduct, this was not the mo"ment for doing so; but if a person in his (Mr. W's) situation expressed his opinion on the subject, he would say, "that he felt the greatest respect for the" "conduct and character of Louis « XVIII. ever since his restoration to the "throne. He had conducted himself" "with great moderation, and had evin"ced a discriminating, gentlemanly, and honourable feeling. (hear). He believed that what had been done well in France, had been owing to the "King himself; and that what had been "done wrong, was attributable to his "advisers. If it should please God that ..he should be dethroned, he believed man restored in France, he should be 66 adopt in regard to the convulsion by "which France was at present agi"tated. He (Lord C.) would give it as his opinion, that on the issue of the contest depended the continuance of all the blessings to which this country could look forward (hear, hear), and that it never could be said that if Bonaparte were re-established in France England could look forward to tranquillity. On the result of that contest, "it depended whether the world could return to that moral system which could ensure the happiness and prosperity of nations, or should be compelled to revert to that military system which Bonaparte's domination compelled. other nations to adopt. Were that 66 " glad to know how the continent of Europe could avoid being again convert"ed into so many armed nations, as the only security for their independence. "On the issue, then, of the present con"test, on the success of the Bourbons, it depended whether we could look forward to the restoration of the natural "order of things, or return to that artificial state from which we had so recently escaped. He trusted that PROVIDENCE Would conduct this country "and Europe through the remainder of "its difficulties. The noble lord then "that his conduct would have little to 66 66 great deal had been done to promote | ground for our making war upon that "the happiness of nations, and if Bon- nation, or on the successful rival of the aparte was not suffered to intercept present rulers.-Lord CASTLEREAGH'S "the prospects which were arising, never language does not amount to a declara"could Europe look forward to bright- tion, that we shall be plunged into a war er days than those which it might now against Napoleon, if he should be placed anticipate. The noble lord sat down upon the throne; and, I am very glad, "amidst loud applause."-Here is a good that it does not, but, I wish it had been deal to remark upon; but, here is NO plain in the negative; for, I am fully ANSWER to Mr. WHITBREAD'S ques- convinced, that such a war would be tion. He asked, whether Napoleon's the most calamitous that we ever saw, complaint was just? whether the treaty drawing into it, as I am sure it would, a of Fontainbleau had not been violated? war with America, or the instant ruin of whether the pension had not gone un- our trade and commerce, which, though paid? whether a plan was not in agitation the nation could exist without them, are, to remove him from Elba? This, none of at this time necessary to enable us to all this, was answered by Ld. CASTLE- pay the taxes absolutely necessary to REAGH, who contented himself with giv- discharge the interest of the Debt.ing an opinion, that Napoleon and the Only think of a new war in the present Bourbons between them held in their situation of our finances! Only think of hands the power of making England an annual expense of more than 100 happy or miserable for ages, perhaps, to millions sterling! If Napoleon attacks us, come. This is comfortable, to be sure; If he attempts to injure England, let us but, it is no answer to Napoleon's Pro- fight him as long as we have the means clamation.—Well, but, Spain? What did of purchasing powder and ball. But, if his lordship say about Spain ?-Mr. he is ready to live in peace with us; peace WHITBBEAD had complained of the con- and friendship with him and his poople duct of Ferdinand: and what was the let us have.- -Perhaps all this reasoning answer of Lord Castlereagh? why this, and all this protesting may be rendered as the reports in the newspapers say: wholly unnecessary by the events which "The noble lord then briefly alluded to will be announced to us, long before this "the affairs of Spain, and contended, paper will go to the press; but, as the "that painful and disgusting as the pro- Cossack writers had begun to cry out ceedings of one party in that country for war beforehand; I think it right to were against the other, we had no cry out for peace beforehand. right to call that government to ac- It is now Wednesday afternoon, and we "count for its proceedings. He had are told, that Napoleon was at AUTUN every reason to suppose, that the on Thursday, the 16th instant, in spite Spanish government wished to cherish of all the forces in his front and in his a friendly connection with this coun- rear. It is now said, that he has 15,000 try; nor was there any reason to susmen after all the desertions from his 8 or pect, that what was called the family 9,000! He is a strange man indeed! compact, at least in its offensive parts, -This clearly proves, that there is no "would be renewed with France. Look-reliance to be placed in the newspaper ing then, generally, at the foreign rela"tions of the country, he thought them highly satisfactory."-Very good, my lord; and, I beseech you, let us apply the same doctrine to France. Let us not talk of war against Napoleon, while he gives no proof of hostility towards us. I grant, that the re-establishment of the Inquisition in Spain is no ground for our going to war with Ferdinand; no ground for our interfering in the domestic affairs of that country; but, then, I hope, that you will be pleased to grant me, in return, that the change of rulers in France, if such change should take place, is no ་་ ་ accounts. According to these accounts more than 100,000 regulars, besides national guards and volunteers, were on foot in pursuit of him more than ten days ago; and yet he proceeds without a single shot being fired at him!-A short time will put an end to all speculation. . Thursday afternoon, The great question is decided. Napoleon has entered Paris without a single shot being fired, except in the way of rejoicing, or the least opposition shewn to his resump、 tion of all his former power and dignity. His whole journey has, in fact, been a triumph.-Every where he was greeted rising power and greatness, for the base purpose of exciting hostile attempts against her; even when all hopes from this source failed, how often, and how anxiously did they endeavour to create a civil war in that country, by the unprincipled and insidious advice which they gave the Bourbons, to withdraw their confidence from those men, who alone were distinguished for talents, and upon whom only the nation could rely in the hour of danger. The seeming tranquillity, which was about to diffuse itself over Europe, had disappointed the sanguinary hopes of these men of blood; but these feelings were not eradicated. They were only put aside as a reserve, to be ready, when an opportunity occured, of being again brought into action. The return of Napoleon, they now consider that opportunity; and instead of uniting with thirty millions of people in hailing an event, which, if the sovereigns of Europe studied their true interests, might be rendered conducive to general happiness, they hold it up to view in no other light than as a signal to unsheath the sword, to replunge this country into all the horrors of interminable war, and to draw the allied powers into a new union, similar to that fatal union which was formed in the early part of the revolution, which roused the whole population of France, and enabled them so effectually to defeat the projects, and to batlle all the attempts of their invaders. with acclamations, not only by the military, but by the inhabitants, men, women and children. All seem to have considered his return a jubilee, as a deliverance from some terrible calamity, as the greatest of blessings which could be conferred on any people. The hopes of those men of blood, who were confident that Napoleon could not reach the capital, but over the slaughtered bodies of the National Guards, have been for ever blasted.-Even the household roops of the unfortunate Louis, the tens of thousands of Volunteers who assembled round him, and the "lives and fortune men," who swore that they would spend heir last shilling, and shed the last drop of their blood in defence of his person and government. These all deserted him, and rendered homage to the man whom they had, only a few moments before, denounced a rebel and a traitor. Napoleon will know how to estimate the loyalty of these supporters of " ancient insti"tutions."--It is to the people that he owes every thing. It was the people who at first called him to the throne of France. It is the voice, of the people, now more united and fervent than ever, which re-echoes that call; and as long as he retains a firm hold of their affections, which he can only do by making their happiness his principal care, no power on earth, I am persuaded, can shake the stability of his throne. Never, indeed, in the whole history of the world, was there a monarch, with a competitor for The Courier, already anticipating the the crown in possession of the capital, fruits of this, to them, promising harvest, who obtained the prize with so much exultingly exclaims-“ now we shall have ease, or was so cordially received, as Na-"reason to bless that delay in the march poleon has been, even by the friends of "of the Congress, which many were dishis rival. Will so many proofs of the "posed to blame. Had they terminated entire devotion of a whole nation, not sa- "their proceedings last Autumn, the tisfy the fiends ot war, that this wonder-"monarchs would have returned homeful man is in reality the sovereign of their "their troops would have been reduced choice? What better evidence would "to the peace establishment, and the these wretches have of the fact?-Or Conquerors of Paris would have been rather, do they not shut their eyes against "in Poland, and in Russia, in Styria or all evidence? Do they not consider war "in Hungary. But they are on the full their harvest, to bring about which they war footing-all ready to act at once. would sacrifice every principle of honor and of justice, if it can be supposed that they possess any. Can it be forgotten" how eager they were, when they thought the power of the Bourbous re-established, to involve France in a new war with her neighbours?-How they insulted that gallant nation; how they endeavoured to sow the seeds of jealousy as to her IN A FORTNIGHT WE SHALL SEE "THEM AGAIN ON THIS SIDE THE RHINE. Deeply therefore as we regret this successful invasion of Bonaparte, we see no reason to despond?” Unprincipled miscreant!-Are we to be toki, after the terrible experience of twenty-five years of murderous war, that a renewal of it is a blessing? Is it possible occupy the more dignified page of history; to look at the state of our own country, the objects with which his mind were (to say nothing of other states) reduced employed. He felt that he had not yet by war to the verge of bankruptcy, and done enough for France. She had claims shut out from almost every other nation upon him which it was his imperious duty as a manufacturing and commercial peo- to discharge. The past events of his ple; is it possible, I ask, to contemplate life might have served" to point a moral, so gloomy and deplorable a picture, and" or adorn a tale;" but he wished to yet "not see reason to despond," in the prospect which the return of hostilities opens to our view? Have the bedlamites of the Courier and the Times contemplated the mighty odds that is now against us? When we entered upon the late war with France, her finances were deranged, an immense load of debt hung round her neck, and her armies were in a state of disorganization. Our finances, on the contrary, were in their vigour, our debt trifling, compared to what it is now, and our naval and military force in the highest state of discipline. France has come out of the contest renovated; we have retired, ruined in our commerce, ruined in our manufactures, and ruined in our finances. The national debt of France has been swept away. Ours has encreased to the fearful amount of One Thousand Millions! In 1792, it was he) that if the enemy should triumph, only two hundred and fifty-nine millions." civil war would immediately be kindled It is true, our fleets and armies, particu- amongst us, and that at the very molarly the former, obtained considerablement more than 300,000 foreigners, success in the late contest with France. "whose arms I could no longer chain," -But, will all the force we may be able" would rush from every side on our to bring against her, be sufficient to make "country." This proclamation bears to an impression upon her in her now for- have been " printed from the original in midable condition? What has the late" the King's own hand." To what a low pause in the hostile operations on the ebb must that Sovereign's affairs have continent been, but a breathing period been reduced, when he resorted to meafor France a period during which her sures of such a description, instead of armies have been enormously encreased, confiding in the loyalty of his people; by the return of her veteran troops; and when he menaced them with the bayonets (what is of still more consequence to her) of 300,000 foreigners, instead of relying during which that astonishing genius, on the justice of his cause, and on the who now directs her affairs, has not only fidelity of that nation, who, if what he had leisure to counteract that foul trea- has all along been telling us is true, were son, which compelied him to abdicate ready to a man to die for him. his throne, but to digest and bring to afraid, if the allies should really have maturity plans for the future glory and an intention to interfere in the settlement security of that empire to which he has of the internal Government of France, been called by the spontaneous and una-that this address of Louis has produced nimous voice of an admiring and grateful that effect. The reception which Napeople. We were told that he had be-poleon has met with, has banished from come corpulent and inactive, in the isle my mind all idea of a civil war in that deof Elba; that he had given up all idea of lightful country; but I cannot conceal again appearing as a public character on my apprehensions, that the language of the theatre of the world, and that he Louis may be regarded by the enemies of occupied his leisure hours there, by writ-Napoleon, as an invitation again to ating: a history of his eventful life.-Very tenipt the subversion of his power, and fferent i. deed, it now appears, were thus rekindle the flames of war in Europe. 1 am ८. Are we I see that Louis XVIII. on the 19th inst. has consigned to its deserved fate, we officially announced to "the foreign found it impossible to answer the un"Ministers at Paris," that it was his in- ceasing demands of the allies, without tention to repair to Lille, where he resorting to public loans, the interest of hoped to meet "the members of the which imposed new and overwhelming "diplomatic body accredited at his taxes not only upon this generation, but "court." Is it intended at this meet- upon all generations to come. ing to arrange with the foreign Ministers able then, in the event of another twenty a plan for the entrance of the "300,000 years war, to bear the burdens which foreigners" into France? Have the must attend it? Is the monied interest, Bourbons already forgot, that it was as they call themselves, sufficiently rich owing to measures of this description to advance seven or eight hundred milLouis XVI. was dethroned, and ulti- lions to ministers, as was done during mately lost his life? Looking to the past, the last war, for the "glorious deliverI cannot anticipate a more favourable re- "ance" of the countries of Europe ?-And sult to this new attempt upon France, if are the people prepared to pay those such an attempt is really in contempla- taxes, that must be levied, to meet the tion, than that which took place, when all | interest which such an enormous expenEurope combined marched its numerous diture will occasion?-These are quesarmies into that territory, for the avowed tions which ought to be solved, and that purpose of regulating its internal Govern- satisfactorily, before this nation again ment. If experience has placed at the allow itself to be dragged into a conhead of the allied forces more able com- test, the only object of which, according manders, France has, in this respect, to our corrupt newspapers, is to restore been, at least, equally benefitted--Na- | Louis the 18th, to the throne of France, poleon himself is more than a match for and to destroy that man, who is already any General in Europe; and although restored by the unamious consent of the some of his Marshals have abandoned French peoplę. him, there are many, who continue attached to his cause, fully capable of taking the field with every probability of success. Then consider the spirit with which the French soldiers must now be animated; the enthusiasm with which the return of Napoleon has inspired them. This of itself is suficient to conduct them to any enterprize into which he might lead them; but when there is added to this the "love of country," the flame which inspires every patriot when the territory which gave him birth is trodden by a foreign foe; when this noble feeling is mixed up with that ardent personal affection, which the soldiers of France entertain for the man who led them to so many victories, I cannot entertain a doubt as to the termination of the contest. But should this country, notwithstanding all these considerations, still seek a war with France, where are we to find the means of keeping in our pay, those immense foreign armies, those 300,000 foreigners" with which Louis the desired menaced bis enemies, and which, it is necessary we should keep eonstantly in our pay, if we seriously intend to wage war until we finally overthrow Napoleon?-Even with the Property Tax, which the unanimous voice of the nation 66 DECLARATIONS OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO THE FRENCH PEO PLE AND THE ARMY. ง Bay of Juan, March 1, 1815. NAPOLEON, by the grace of God and the constitution of the Empire, Emperor of the French. &c. &c. &c. TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE. FRENCHMEN!-The defection of the Duke of Castiglione delivered up Lyons, without defence, to our enemies; the army of which I confided in him the command, was by the number of its battalions, the bravery and patriotism of the troops which composed it, fully able to beat the Austrian corps opposed to it, and to get into the rear of the left wing of the enemy's army, which threatened Paris. The victories of Champ Aubert, of Montmirail, of Chateau Thierry, of Vauchanp, of Mormans, of Montereau, of Craone, of Rheims, of Arcy-sur-Aube, and of St. Dizier; the rising of the brave peasants of Lorraine, of Champagne, of Alsace, of Franche Comte and of Bourgoin, and the |