Star. — London, England, 1816-01-16 00:00:00

• AMERICAN CONGRESS. ANNUAL TREASURY REPORT CONTINUED. THE WINKING FUND. The public debt amounted, on the Ist of January, 1791; to the stun of 75,463,476 dollars 52 cents. and it cons;sted of The Fore go Debt The Domestic Debt • . 12,812,821 92 62,650,654 60 75,469,476 51 The foreign debt experienced various changes, in forM anti in amount. From 1792 to 1795 it rose above the amount stated for 1791; but from that period it was gradually reduced ; and on the Ist of January, 1891, it stood at the sum of 10,419,000 dollars.— Front the year 1601, however, the annual reduction was More rapid ; and in the year 1810, the foreign debt became extinct. The domestic debt has also experienced various changes in form and amount. It was originally stipulated that it should be sub ject to redemption, by payments not exceeding in one year, on account both of principal and interest, the proportion of eight dollars upon 100 dollars of the stock ; and when the Sinking Fund was constituted and organized, provision was made for effecting the payments in that proportion, until the whole debt should be extinguished by dividends payable on the, last days of March, June, and September, in each' year, at the rate of l 4 per cent. and on the last of De cember in each year, at the rate of 3 per cent. upon the original capital. During the first period of about ten years, from 1791 until the Ist of January, 1801, the amount of the domestic debt never fell below the sum which has n stated ; and in 1801 it stood at about the sum of 74619,050 80 cents. The augmentation created on account of the purchase of Louisiana (amounting to 15,000,000 dollars) railed the capital of the domes. tic debt in 18(14 to the sum of 80,691,120 dollars $8 cents ; but from that period there was a considerable annual diminution ct the amount, until it was re duced, tin she 30th September, 1815, to the already specified sum or 39,135,484 dollars 96 cents. The Sinking Fund, by whose operations these be neficial. effects have been produced, may be regarded as coeval with the orgainzation of the present Go. t; but it has undergone many important moisfic a tions. 1. The early appropriations of the revenue were confined to the payment of the interest and instal ments of the foreign debt, and to the payment of the int-rest of the domestic debt; but so early as the 4th of Auggist, 179 n, the proceeds of the sales of the pub lic lands in the Wi.tein Territory were permanently and exclusively i.ppmpriated and pledged towards sinking and the debts for which the Uni. ted States were holJen. The annexed Table 1). u ill exliant a statement of the quantity of the public Linda which have ueea annually sold, and of the pro. ceeds of the sales, as far as can now be ascertained. 2. In the year 1792, however, Commissioners were designated and authorized to purchase the - public debt At its market price, not exceeding the par value; and the interest ut the debt purchased, together with the roplus of certain other alepropriations, was assigned La- that purpose. When the annual amount of the Irma dais created si:ouid be equal to two per cent. on t he six per cent. stock, it was directed to be first applied to the redemption of that stock, according to toe right reservtd, and then to the purchase, at its, kt.t price, art any other public stock. 3. In the year 1795, 1.11.: Sinking Fund was esta blished by name. its resources were vested in the same Commissioners, and its opei aliens were subjec. ted to their direction and management. The duty of the Commissioners, independent of temporary ob jects, consisted in apl;l;ing the Sinking Fund, Ist, to the payment of the sax per cent. stock, at the stipula ted rate of eight per cent. per annum ; 2d, to the payment of the deferred stock after the year 1801, according to the saute stipulation; and, 3d, if any surplus remained towards the further and final re demption of the public debt of every denomination. For the accomplishment of these purposes, there were permanently appriipriated and pledged, in addition to tie other mi nies constituting the Sinking Fund, and the interest of the amount of the purchased or redeemed debt : Ist, a sufficient sum arising yearly, and every year, from the duties on imports and ton stage, and the duty on domestic distilled spirits and stills, as might be rightfully paid of the principal of the six per cent. stock, commencing on the Ist ofJa 46uary, 1793, and of the deterred stock commencing on the Ist January, 1802: 2d, the - dividends on the public shares is the Bank of the United States; but the shares were sold in 1796 and 1802, under an an tbori y given in 179.5: 3d, the net proceeds of the oaks of public lands in the Western Territory : 4th, monies received into the Treasury on account of cld debts : sth, the surpluses of revenue beyond the amount of the appropriations. 4. Such was the outline of the Sinking Fund, when on the 6.h-of April, 1802, the internal duties were repealed, and on the 29th April, 1802, a new and tdditional provision was made for the redemption of the public debt. Thus an annual sum of 7,300,000 dollars was permanently appropriated and vested in the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to be pro duced; Ist, by the monies (other than the surpluses of revenue) which then constituted the fund, or should arise to it by virtue of any previous provisions 2d, by the sums annually required to discharge the in terest and charges of the public debt : and, Sdly, by . so much of the duties on merchandize and tonnage as would be necessary, together with the preceding rei sources,. to complete the anival investment of 7,300,000 dollars. The Act not only placed the reimbursement of the principal, but also, the payment on account of in terest and charges of the public debt, Under the su perintendence of the Commissioners ; making it theie duty to cause the fund to be applied in payment, Ist, of such sums as by virtue of any Acts they had pre viously been directed to pay; 2d, of such sums as • may be annually wanted to discharge the interest and charges accruing on any other part of the then debt of the United Staten; 3d, of such sums as may. be annually required to discharge any instAment of the principal of the then debt; and 4th, as to any ' surplus, to apply it towards the further and final re demption, by payment or purchase of the then debt. .The Act of the 10th November, 1803, having created aii per cent. Stock to amount of 11,250,000 dollars in pursuance of the convention for ;be purchase of Lonisiana L added an annual sum of 700,000 dollars ; to the Sinking Fund. to be paid out of the duties en merchandise and tonnage ; and to be applied by ;ha l Commissioners to the payment of the public debt, in. eluding the Louisiana Stock, in the -.manner above stated. It may be added, that the interest on the. Louisiana Stock is payable in Europe, but the prin cipal is reimbursable at the Treasury of the United States, in tour annual instalments, commencing in 1808. _ It is obvious that a Sinking Fund of 8,000,000 of dollars (independent of the general pledges in prior laws) was ample for the payment of the interest aid the principal of a public debt, amonnting only to the sum of 86,000,000 dollars, extinguishing the 6 per cent. stock in 1818, the deferred stock in 1824, and the Louisiana stock in 1822, as fast as the terms or the contracts and the policy of the Government, would permit. The general operation of the fund, indeed, has been :hewn; but it is proper, more parti.. culasly to add, that on the Ist of January, 1815, there had been transferred to the credit of the Com missioners, in the books of the Treasury, an amount lof public debt equal to the sum of 35,873,463 dollars 98 cts. ache following denominations, to wit : I. Foreign Debt. 3 per oast. stock, 8,200,000—A percent. stock. 320,000.-4 per ceat. stock, 3,100,000--. Total 5e12,300,C00. IL Domestic Debis. I per cent. stock, 1,946,026 99-3 per cent. stock, 698,335 41— Deferred 6 per cent. stock, 1,005.179 $3-8 per cent stock, 6,482,500--Ezehasiged Spur csatuocki 6,294,031 12—Com puted 6 per cent. stock, 1.659,350 70-44 per cent. rock, 176,000-54 per ant. stock, 1,643,906 —Navy 6 per cent. stock, 711,700—Louhdane 6 per cent, stock 326,500.44te per OWL 41.04 k of 1811. 3114,460---Total 11,673,463 96. Taal of Foreign and Domestic Debt . 33,373,463 93 int the sharps open the Sinking Peed have accumulated, In ' massinasse of the Ist* war, to an mum thick it bas lot the madly So de*wf ; while ha operations` ha other respects, have boss dssaufted W the tomOstary et the revenue seising from dudes on merchandise and tannage, and the protracted em barrassments et the *cabling melba. Thu 1. TM annual appropriation for the Slaking Fund amounts to 6,000,000 of dollars, and modes at proem, I. Of the interest on such parts of the public debt as have been reimbursed or paid off (which, however, is itself derived from the customs) enameled on the sots at December, t a i fp, at the sum of • 1,969,577 64 2. Of the net proceeds of the sales et the public lands, exclu sive of lands sold in the Mississippi Territory (which as yet belong to the State of Georgia), estimated anomaly at the aunt of - 800po0 3. Of the proceeds of duties on imparts and tonnage, to complete the annual investments, estimated at the sum of - 5,239,4 22 341—. Total 8,000,000 2. The annual charge upon the Sinking Fund, estimated fur 1816, will amount probably to the sum of 14,524,200 dollar,. On account 9f the interest and the instalments of the old debt, the sum of :400,090 On account of the interest of the new debt, computed on a capi tal of 70 millions of dollars about the sum of 4 .200,000 On account of the principal dollar, interest of Treasury NOtes, sued under the Act of the 30th of June, 1812, elm Y. ;tit of bruary, 1813. and the 4th of March, 1814, (after a!lowtog tor the amount reimbursed subscribed to the loan and paid for dudes), about the sum of 6,864,20)—T0tal 14,5 •4,uon Deficit In the amount of the Sinking Fund, con.p.iresl with the charges upon it, estimated fur 1815 6• 544 " 00 . . . . . . From this view of the financial operations of the Governmenr, the Secretary of the Treasury, with every sentiment of deference and respect, presents the following general couclusions, for the consideration of Congress : 1. That the existing revenue of the United States arises, Ist, front ditties on imported merchandize. and the tonnage of vessels —gd, internal t!utirs, including the direct tax upon I.inds, and slaves—and 3d, the proceeds of the salelinf pudic lands ; but some a tlmsli• auts,a 5,..4 ray.. are errinanentiy Unposed, and some are limited io their del scion. it. That the following du tee or taxes are either partially or wholly limited in their duration. Ist. The duties tnt mereben dize and tonuace, will be reduced vile half ot. the 17:h of. Fe bruary, 1316, except such a; arc imposed on goals of the like description with the articles of o,nnestie manufacture, on which duties have been laid, and iucludel in the pcnerat pledge.— The new duty ott salt; the duty on sugar refined within the Uuked States, and the stamp duty on bank notes, prondisory notes discounted, and on bills of exchange, are not included hi the general pledge, and will wholly cease on the .17th of Fe bruary, ISIS. 3. That the following duties or taxes as* not limited in iheir duration, and are included in the general pledge. I. The di rect tax upon lands, houses, and slaves. S. The duties upon licences to distillers of spirituous liquors distilled. S. The duty upon licences to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors, and to reign merchandise. 4. The duty upon Wes at auction. 5. The duty upon carriages and harness. 6. The duties upon household furniture and watches. 7. The duties on articles manufactured For made for sale within the United Slates. S t The rate of Paine. 4. That the faith of the United States, and the revenue arising from the dudes and taxes, which are not limited In their dura tion, are pledged for the punctual payment of the public debt principal and interest, according to the terms of the contract. respectively; and fur creating an adequate Sinking Fund, gra dually to reduce and eventually to exthiguisli the debt. But this pledge will be satisfied by the substitution of other adequate du ties or taxer; and the increase in the proceeds of the dudes on merchandize and tonnage, subsequent to the pledge, affords an advantageous opportunity of making such substitution, in respect to the MUM inconvenient and burtheosome portion of the inter nal ditties. S. That the establishment of a -revenue rotas, which shall not be exclusively dependent upon the supplies of foreign com merce, appears, at this juncture, to claim particular aueatiom BONAPARTE. • We have been • favoured with the following inte resting letter from St. Helena : " On leaving Bombay we had heard very little of those great recent events which have occurred in Europe. We were acquainted With 'Bonaparte's escape from Elba, and his attaching to his-cause the army of France. On our arrival at the Cape we re ceived a very indistinct account of the battle of Waterloo, and its consequences ; in addition to which . it was reported, that he ( Bonaparte) had endeavoured ro escape to America, which had promised him pro tection, and had been captured by an English ship of war. All this of course gave us great . joy ; but our warmest hopes could never have anticipated our seeing him at St. Helena; this, however, we did, twelve days after leaving the Cape. “ On making the island we were met by the Red pole sloop of war, who first communicated to us the agreeable intelligence, and was answered by us With three heartfelt cheers. I of course expected to see Captain Fraser, but looking over a recent navy list, was consoled for my disappointment by seeing his promotion. We were of course all very anxious to have a peep at the Great Napoleon. He resides about two miles in the country, in a small cottage, with a marquee adjoining, belonging to Mr. Bal. colm, a Navy Agent; Mr. B.'s country-Louse is in the same inctosure, about a hundred yards distant.; this is the only family on the island which he visitr. Mr. B. has two smart young daughters, who talk the French language heady, and to whom be is very much at -4—he styles them his little pages. There is a number of little stories of the WWI= hvedoms tbt7 talto with him, awl bow highly be is 'directed by it. He is occupied during the day ,writing the history in his life, and the evening is de voted to walking n the fden with his Generals, and his society at Mr. Balcolm's. The only chance strangers have of cooversing with him, is by getting an. introduction to Mr. B. and stepping in, as if by chance, in the evening. Our . Captain, and several of our passengers, by this means, have had long conversations with him ; he talks upon every subject but those relating to-politics. which he seems very desirous to avoid. He behaved with great politeness to the ladies, who have beeu.echoing his praise!' ever :inn. - I rode up one afternoon, and had the good fortune to arrive as he was taking his afternoon's walk in his. garden. We (for I had a companion with me) tied our horses to a tree, and slipt behind a bush, a little way from the walk where he, was to pass; he passed several times within a few feet of us; we had a most distinct view of him; he was accompanied by two of his Generals, Montholons and Gorgon', who remained uncovered. From what I'could hear, (for though loud, he talks very thickly) the late events was the subject of their con versation. Daroust's name, I could learn, was men tioned with no high encomiums. He was dressed in a plain blue coat, buttoned high over the breast leav ing the belly closed, which protuberated a good deal, long white waistcoat, nankeen breeches, and military boots ; he had a large star milk left breast. He is a middle sized man, well made. rather corpu lent, with a aitigular, though agreeable countenance, light blue eyes, which appeared to me the most strik ing-feature of his countenance. being so expressive and intelligent; there was nothing, however, in his appearance, at all indicative of the great qualities he possesses. He is very strictly watched by the Admiral ; two sloops of - war are constantly cruising off the island, the one on the windward and the other on the leeward sides, besides several guard boats; they are fortifying it in every posaible direction. He still, however, entertains the idea of being at no dis tant period the Emperor of France;—he- thinks it impossible that tLe French people can long suffer the Bourbons." =TRACT OF A LETTER FROM HIS MAJZSTY 9 I SHIP NOR THUMBERLAND, DATED ST. HELENA, NOV. 23. 4 4 The exiled Napoleon reached fiis adamantine prison oa the 13th of October, after a passage of 74. days. He left us on the evening of the 17th, choosing that time of the day to avoid the gazing throng. The weather was uncommonly temperate during our pas sage, and Bonaparte appeared to bear his reverse of fortune with an uncommon share bt fortitude. The disappointment in not being permitted to reside in England disconcerted him greatly, and we naturally concluded he would shew some marks of.his disappro.- bation, perhaps either by being slick, or confining himself to his cabin. No, no, there has been no mo roseness, nu sullenness of disposition shewn by Bona parte; on the contrary, he has been particularly affa plc, inquisitively curious, and•condescendingly com municative. The only thing L beard him complain of during the passage, was the length of it. He longed ior t•xcrcise on h oseback, and was always desirous of learning particulars of St. Helena. He read Lord Valaicia's account of St. Helena, and we lent him Mr. Johnson's account ; both of which, he told me sinov wa arrived. are ton highly coloured. Bena pane is extremely healthy, and the few days he has been on shore I think has improved his look. I think he was a little alarmed at a residence in a tropical climate. He was very inquisitive respecting the number of sick, and with the nature of the disease. Li a crowded ship of 860 souls entering the tropic, sickness in some shape or other is looked for; it made its appearance on beard the Northumberland, in the shape of the inflammatory fever, with derangement of the Hepatic system, and considerable affection of the head, which was combated by considerable bleedings and purgatives. Bonaparte argued stoutly against bleeding ; he could not conceive how. three or four pounds of blood could be taken from a man without occasioning great debility—he was clear for attacking it on the Brunonian system; but I believe Napoleon has at last become a convert to the system of deple tion, for be acknowledges the success of the practice has refuted his argument. 44 We reached St. Helena with only nine on our sick list, without having lost a man on the passage. Ido assure you Bonaparte has no contemptible opi. nion of the practices of the day, but jokingly says, it is perfectly Sac Griulth I remarked to him one day how very temperate he was in wine ; yes, he replied, I 'required onli a quarter of an hour to dinner, and drank a very moderate portion of Claret or Bur. gaudy; now I get older, I feel my relish increase, I like wine very well. I stood by his side when he first viewed this frightful rock. The only accessible chasm or valley is so fortified by nature s and so breasted with guns, that one had only to look at it and Bonaparte, and be satisfied, that any attempt to escape from this stupendous perpendicular, hideous rock, must be fruitless. Here we pay £l. 10s. a day for board, and a bench to sleep on. Fortunately we get four dollars for our pound." A letter from Lyons, of the Ist of December, says : -" Bonaparte's success at the beginning of his enter prize, when he landed at Cannes, was, as we now know exactly, very precarious ; only an unexpected circum stance, which he certainly had not taken into his cal culation, changed his situation in such a manner that his undertaking succeeded. The following are the particulars : —lt is certain that when he first landed at Cannes, instead of finding a good reception, be every where met with opposition. The soldiers whom' he sent to summon Antibes were arrested; and in Pro.l vence the people retired from him. A great part of his corps ot 12 or 1500 men vanished. He bw.l but 600 left when he reached the frontiers of atuphirty, and these were so alarmed that they spent the last mo ney they had to purchase clothes, in order to escape dis. guised as peasants. All at once the tables were turned. —The country people of Dauphiny came to mutt Bonaparte, crying in their dialect, 4 Long live the Emperor I no tithes, no feudal rights I"fhis was now the cry on all sides. The courage of the sol diers increased. A mated rank, and a rich land owner in Danphiny, in whose house Bonaparte stop. ped same hours, said, The only truth perhaps that- Bonaparte ever raid,' is, that he might have come to Paris with an army of three millions ot peasants t'. for this army will exist as long as the peasants tear a return of tithes and comes # they would oppose the re-introduction of about to the utinost." l .—(4flintsitv. Zan.) LETTER PROM GENERAL LOT, TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS Vim Sneer—Always a stranger to civil , passing through twenty-three years of se and sometimes gebrious military life, I ae l , name placed in a list of men, who ha ve displeasure of your Majesty, and whom yee from your capital Had my career been run in the mid* di or had I sought to derive support from the parties, who have in their turn ruled my country, I might have expected to be the such conduct ; but I have always resided is have often been persecuted, anck the ri n k so I have risen, has been acquired by long l ed, services. Convinced that it never came province of a soldier to deliberate on the, power, I followed my colours, braved e te th . considered myself as fulfilling my duty. Under your Majesty's Government I oaf every easidayrutet. Had the Minister post to me, it would have been faithfully for I never failed sa my dais. If. Sire, I have been represented as erne of men whom the favour of another man mud, Majesty has been deceived : I have always r• • to the country: When year Majesty was absent from you dem, the command of a division of the Amy, North was given to me, and it was ea ti t er frontier I received the order to repair tota l ' to that La Vendee which so many dared awful. The danger appeared gr_ eat, be t , not consider it above my courage. Hitherto 11, had the good fortune not to be engaged in r I knew that the events of battle were theism gers to be incurred in such contests, and r' hatred of which a Commander becomes the, poisons the remainder of his lite; but] cm and it war say duty to obey. I fiattared myself that my moderation arm those I was summoned to combat, or dm blood which I might spare, would expiate which I might be condemned to shed. Lea six thousand men, decorated with the tided . army, were consigned to me, to reduce aid ' down an immense populktion. In such a it moderation had not been my wish, it "maid been my policy. I thought it proper to use . , menaces, to avoid making particular view, ' vested with great powers I made no use of 1 and I never reverted to them except to apply el relieved from them. My first object was to endeavour to avoid ding French blood. On the Sd of June, before, ing the Loire, I wrote to the Vendean Generals, do not blush to ask peace of you, for in civil there is no glory exeept in terminating thew Atter the only battle which was fought, I man the Minister of War.—u My heart is tont big aspect of a field of battle, where ooly Fs. " ire seen. I shall pursue the Vbedeans wore by positions than by my columns." These propositions were accepted. A war could have no influence on the destiny of Ft which was to be decided On a greater theatre, terminated within a fortnight after the pssuge cl( Loire. and at that event the heart of your most have been coneolecl. - Sire, men whose hopes are always , peace, and who wish to exaggerate the of the war, may calumniate me, but to whole population of La Vendee will reply- 0 , conducted the war with humanity. His army hal traces of devastation behind it.mnur property :petted, our inhabitants preserved, our tempks vexed. He sent back the prisoners—The took the wounded—he spared us in battle—he us to our agricultural labours." In great political commotions two distinct. tions of men always appear. Those of thecae brave, ardent, gallant, and generous, rum late ger ; the others, cowardly and irresolute, wait the commotion is passed, in order to gather its, I appeal to the testimony of the former: diet give me their suffrages, as they have merited' The latter, who are condemned even in tber country, may calumniate me; the justice of AI King cannot long be deceived. The war of La Vendee is to me, Sire, a glory : I not only carried it on humanely, sad I had read in futurity that 1 should one day lag render an account of it to your Majesty I bet I the courage to resist the authority under acted, when its commands were opposed tool ciples and my conscience. I was ordered to Mow sip sad datroy tic 7 Pathan Chiffs. I disobeyed, and I mil detachments to protect them. I was directed to seta price on the heads of La Roche Jaqueline, Saputaud, 4c. and 1 _ I was to have destroyed the bells and to ban tied off hostages.—l refused. I was to have thrown, brarbitrary Imam" expense of the war on the Nobles. This 1 a do. The property of all was equally protected., I was directed to condemn, and immediately' the Chiefs who might fall into mey hawk. 'laved' MM. de Civral, Dubouchet, kc. were set at ' The only blood which flowed, except in back that of my own soldiers, who were roamed rigid discipline. . Sire, I even exceeded the bounds of all tion. At the battle of La Roche Cerviere• hours after the fire had ceased, M. le . Vendean, fired a double.barrelled rifle carbine sti Aide.de.Camp and me. According to els' war, I was entitled to consider him as an . I rescued him from my soldiers, who wished orifice him, and he still lives. I need your justice. Sire, and I must , For the present, and for the future, I am nidinli rely on my past lite. lam ready to present hair defence, and as my guarantee. Born of an able finial , I have derived from them some , I fought under Moreau at Eager, ac ALie.killi" Biberbach, at Hochsted, and at Hoheillindeni to mention Austerlitz, Wagram, the perdcel l ,' of Cage... the Isle of Caprea, which I tovi brave and long.prepireu enemy. Lt is of deeds of arms less brilliant, but whiff more connection with my present situanee• ought to speak. I combated four years in the dem of Naples, and I can travel securely O.' banks of dm Trento to Cope de Sportiva.' ER PROM GENERAL Lou TO HIS MAJESTY Lows x v i nt. beta -Always a stranger to civil dissen ste .,• " ithetrimes"ghgebritwe:7l.thmreeilitaTlfriesof I no e 4 n e t ,aced in a list of men, who I;a ee are of your Majesty, andwhom yes ur I sought to derive support f rom ; wit my career been ran in the mid st a y tbe who have in their turn ruled my • Lig , I might have expected to be the • • 7 oduct y but I have always resided i n a ir ten been persecuted, and, the sink to , ; ffie risen, has been acquired by long and T w i n . Convinced that it never came lekti eof a soldier to deliberate on t h e , I followed my colours, braved de red myself as fulfilling my duty. rr your Majesty's Government Iw e . rry eastdayruent. Had the Minister me, it would have been faithfully • ver failed its ray duties. ire, have been represented as oat II .1 2 tom the favour of another Man f has been deceived : I have always • . outstay: n year Majesty was absent from y en . • . 1 was macas gimniv v n ell ed d i e ndW th of : lne h o i a ch r ' d d e ani so v r isid t m o oitn re an wo N y fas reco i th ri s o A :Le tile : La m a 1Z wful. The danger appeared vat, let eider it above my courage. Hitherto 11 good fortune not to be engaged in that the events of battle were theism be incurred in such contests, and the of which a Commander becomes the the remainder of his fifes but 1 WWII vat sag duty to obey. tiered myself that my moderation weld use I was summoned to combat, or did , which I might spare. would 'aping I might be condemned to shed. Lea usand men, decorated with the tided . • were consigned to me, to reduce lad n immense population. In such a • ' I !ration bad not been my wish, it would • y policy. I thought it proper to me .s, to avoid making particular victims j with great powers I made no use of lever reverted to them except to apply a from them. first object was to endeavour to avoid rench blood. On the Sd of June, before Loire, I wrote to the Vendean Generals blush to ask peace of you, for in civil j s no glory except in terminating then he only battle which was fought, 1 mat nister of War-..—is My heart is toes by of a field of battle, where only F .• 3. I shall pursue the Vbadeans snore by is than by my columns." . s e propositions were accepted. A war have no influence on the destiny of F etas to be decided On a greater theatre, Lted within a fortnight after thepasuge rf and at that event the heart of your ti ire been consoled. F men whose hopes are always • • and who wish to exaggerate the um.. war, may calumniate me, but to then population of La Vendee will reply--* ted the war with humanity. His army le If devastation behind it.aaour property ea p our inhabitants preserved, our temple He sent back the prisoners—.he took - • unded—he spared us in battle—he IT agricultural labours." rear political commotions two distinct • men always appear. Those of theme • ardent, gallant, and generous, roar late le others, cowardly and irresolute, wait emotion is passed, is order to gather its tl to the testimony of the formers they re their suffrages, as they have merited tier, who are condemned even is char r, may calumniate me; the justice of • t annot long be deceived. war of La Vendee is to me, Sire, a : I not only carried it on humanely, aid zed in futurity that 1 should one day • an account of it to your Majesty i be! wage to resist the authority under - I when its commands were opposed to my • Ind my conscience. ts ordered to Mow up od destroy the n MO. I disobeyed, and I oaly • mints to protect them. is directed to set a price on the heads of IcheJaqueline, Saputaud, 4c. and 1 Ls to have destroyed the bells and to have hostages.—l refused. • is to have thrown, by.arbitrary measure', eof the war on, the Nobles. This I did L'he property of all was equally protected. is directed to condemn, and immediatdi • rfi who nuest fall into ow hawk. Laved ie Civral, Dubouchet, etc. were set at Inly blood which fl owed, except in battles f my own soldiers, who were restrained k liscipline. _ . I even exceeded the bounds of all At the battle of La Roche Cerviere, after the fire had ceased, M. le LOW'S an, fired a double.barrelled rifle carbine fe.Camp and me. According to MIA. was entitled to consider him as an led him from my soldiers, who wished W him, and he still lives. f e e d p y re o se ur n j t u , st an ice d fo .S r ire th , e Imy past lite. lam ready to pes.eiii e, trod as my guarantee. Born of an have derived from them tome. tr ": ght under Moreau at Luger, at AIA and future, lmu i s a t m e tdilA iglitil mai, at Hochsted, and at Hoh otion Austerlitz, Wagram , the penlas.„, eta. the Isle of Caprea, which I foul 11"'" and long.prepired enemy. of deeds of arms less brilliant , bu t whisk itu connection with my present s ad" tI 4 present t it ts t to speak. I combated four years ill the ' of Naples, and I saw tsavel securely fool of Use Trollt9 to Cape de SpartiVeSl94