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are there ne le with regard to the insuuctions given to our Ministers at Vienna ?" Lord CASTLEREAGH-.- 44 If the Right Hon. Geollemtn had teen present at an earlier part of the ev:enug. he vreul,i have lewd toe answer a question askei by an limo. Member, and which involved the one new proposed. I then stated, that on Thursday next I should make every necessary communication to the House relative to those events which have re cently t , Cetil rel." Mr. W. WYNNE—: I rise merely for the par r) r ~f :lig into the truth of an assertion I h :ve fairly heard. It has been stated, that although clikiteys were stationed off Elba, no instruc ti 11.1t1 bees given to prevent any enterprize of lii;:t.tii.irw—and that if he had set sail in sight of the.e. they had no authority to arrest his passage, or prevent his landing on the coast of France."-No :tn;srrr ware made, and the papers were - ordered to lie CM the t.11)10. Irish Excise Tobacco BiU, and the Irish Cat call. Tobieco.Bill, were both read a second time, nod c-sninitted Ii r Friday next. Tile Highland Road Bill was read a secon3 time, and ordered to be committed on this day fortsiget. Mt. 11.AMME1 SLEY moved, that there be laid b. t,re the House, an. account of all sums of ra: , ney, ativaticed by, Great Britain to Foreign . States, by vr.ty ci loan, subsidy, or in any other manner, from the be i ;iteii..g "oi the year 1793, to the termination of the year 18:1, distinguishing the periods at which Uhl had been paid, and by whom they had been cu.; ved. ..`i CfIAIstELLOR of the EXCHEQUER . 4.iid, that in the annual accounts of National Expen. &ere, such sums had been regularly entered. But that, it the House desired to hare them all in one ge ni:ral account, to enable them to form a more accu rate opinion on the exertions of the country, he had no objzction to the motion. Mr. HAMMERSLEY replied, that such was his wish—and the motion was accordingly agreed to. Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved, that a new Writ be made out for the election of a Member for the Bo roubh of East Grinstead, in the room of James King, Esq. who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.— Ordered.—Adjonrned. -PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE SLAVE TRADE. The Papers relative to the Slave Trade were pre sf.ote.. to the House. The following document contains tioclarAtion ut the Powers who signed the Treaty ; 1'.11!0: DECL A RATION. Tile Plenipotentiaries of the Powers who signed tl , e neAt y of Paris, the 50th of May, 1814, assembled _ . 11 tvit:g taken into consideration that the traffic un :kr the name of the African Stave Trade, has b,i, regarded by just and enlightened men of all agez, repugnant to the principles of humanity and ot universal morality ; that the particular circum cances to which this traffic owes its origin, and the ,clidictilty of abruptly interrupting its progress, have to a cci taut de ;rue lessen -!d the odium of continuing it: but that at lai.t the public voice in allcivilised countries has dc.naoded th it it should be suppressed as soon as ; cast since the character and the details of this traffic have been better known, and the evils of every b. rt w..ich accompanied it completely unveiled, several ' E,,r,, l ; can Governments have resolved to suppress it ; and that successively all Powers possessing Colonies diErent parts of the world have acknowledged, either by legislative acts or by treaties and other for mal engagernents, the a:ligation and necessity of abo. lisning ii; that by a separate article of the last Treaty ct Pat is, Grt•at Britain i:nd France engaged to unite their dim is at the Congress at Vienna to engage all CAI Powers of Christendom to pronounce the univer sal and definitive abolition of the Slave Trade t that th.• Plenipotentiaries assembled at this Congress can it,a better honour their mission, filial their duty, and niailitcst the principles which guide their august So ver•Ogns. than by labouring to realise this engage me•lt, arid by proclaiming in the name of their So vet eligns the desire to put an end to a scourge, which so long desolated Africa, degraded Europe, and, of humanity. The said Plenipotentiaries have agreed to open their deliberations as to the means of accomplishing so salutary an object, by a solemn de claration of the principles which have guided them in this work. Fully authorised to such an act, by the unanimous adherence of their respective Courts to the principles announced in the said sepitate article of the Treaty of Paris, they in consequence declare, in the face of Euro t ie, _that, looking upon the universal abolition oftha Slave Trade, as a measure particularly Worthy of their attention, conformable to the spirit of the 'age, and to , the general principles of their august Sovereigns, they are animated with a sincere desire to can eu , by every means in their power, in the most prompt and effectual execution of this measure ; and to act in the employment of those means with all the zeal and 'all the perseverance which so great and good a cause merits. Too well informed of the sentiments of their So vereigns- not to foresee, that, however honourable ma) be their object, they would not pursue it with. tit a just regard to the interests, the habits, and even the prejudices of their subjects ; the said Pleni potentiaries at the same time acknowledge, that chi. general declaration should not prejudge the period which each particular Power 'IRAQI:a upon as tlit expedient for the definitive abolition of the traffic iu - Consequently the determination of the period when chis.traflic ought universally to cease, will be an ob ject of negociation between the different Power.; it b e i ng , however, well understood, that no means pr p,...r 0, ensure and accelerate its progress should he utglectedi add that the reciprocal engagement con. tracted by the present declaration between the Sove. reigns wno have taken part in it, should not be con sidetesf as -fulfilled until the moment when complete success shall have crowned their united efforts. I n making this declaration known to Eutope, and to ail the civilized nations of the earth, the said Ple nipoto.tiaries flatter themselves they shall engage all' iktiwr governments, and particularly those who, i n abulislimg the traffic in slaves, have already mani. f o to Ore same sentiments, to support them With their iug l 4 , ,e is a cause, of which the final triumph one of the greatest monum ents o f the 'age a4ai li44nok it, and whislpAttataigska i g uss a r t • _ _ !.I!S!ikr.t BOURDBAUX PIPERS. DEPARTMENT op THE GIRONDE. The Prefect of the Department of the Gironde to the persons within his jurisdiction : " Inhabitants of the Department of the Gironde : His Majesty, perceiving that a battle might take place under the walls of Paris, and wishing to avert from his capital, which has given him so many proofs of affection, the possible chances of pillage and de vastation, has preferred to withdraw to the camp formed by the troops arrived from the fortresses of the northern frontier. He departed under the escort of his faithful and devoted Guard. 64 His paternal heart repressed the generous feeling of the Parisian National Guard, which wished to brave every danger in defence of the King. " The two Chambers prorogued by his orders, and which are to assemble in the place which shall be appointed by his Majesty, have unanimously given him the most touching testimonies of attachment and fidelity. 66 This intelligence has been brought here by the Baron Vitrolles, Minister of State. His Excellency communicated it at a m:eting, composed of the Mem bers of the Civil and Military Authorities, and the different Councils. All manifested the most noble dev.)tedness, and swore never to obey any other orders than those of Louis XVIII. " The Departments of the South will form one Government, under the command of his Royal High- 1 ness the Duke of Angouleme, in whom you have long placed your hope and your confidence. Let us unite all wills —redouble all efforts—and bring into action our protestations of affection and boundless attachment. France will then be saved, and will preserve to posterity her independence under the Government of the best of Kings. (Signed) " Baron De Vat,sunsat., Prefect of the Gironde." " Bourdeauz, March 23, 1815." [Here follows an Order issued by the Prefect, con taining regulations of the General Police for the De partment, dated March 21. It consists of the articles directing the Sub-Prefects and Mayors to assist the Officers of the National Guard in establishing a re gular military service, to cause the execution of the Royal Ordonance of the 6th, relative to measutes of general safety, to examinz passports, arrest strangers travelling under suspicious circumstances, to cause dealers and manufacturers of arms to give an account of those in their possession, &c. &c.] ADDRESS OF TILE causcu. GENERAL OF TILE DEPART• IiNT OF TIIE GIRONDE " Brave Volunteers of the National Guard !—The honour of the King and the Country 1 Such is the Ippe a l which virtue makes to courage! Sua .the order of the day and your rallying cry " Honour, the King, and the Country ! This is all which is most valuable of whatever the Divinity has confided to Frenchmen. At these words all breasts are animated, all arms raised. " Happy Youth ! Your force seconds your cou rage, and your love fOr the King is your passion; but doubt not, t h e same fire burns in our hearts. " Our dearest interests are confided to you ; in re turn entrust your's to us. The brave are good sons. good brothers, good husbands, and good fathers : rely upon all these affections; to fulfil their duties will - be to us a pleasing tas:. Our families are ex rading ; they intermingle with yours; all faithful Frenchmen, all friends of the King, henceforth, form only one family, of which he is the father. Fly whither you are called by Honour, the King, and the Country. Your fathers, your mothers, your wives, will be the objects of our respect and care—your I children will be the . brothers of ours. We share your sentiments, and- your families shall share our means of existence." [lo this /Wares, i. subjoined an order for giving additional pay and gra:stales to the Volunteer National Guards, beyoud the regular allowances of the Government.] PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, MARCH SI. The General of Artillery, Aboville, who corn manded at La Fere, was yesterday at the audience given by the Emperor. We are assured that his Majesty has given the Eagle of the Legion of l-lor.our to an inhabitant of Lyons, one of the cavalry National Guard of that city, who offered alone to escort the Count d'Artois,' when that P 1 ince was obliged to retire. To him who has experienced great reverses, it belongs to estimate fidelity in misfortune. The formation of a camp of 40,000 men near Beauvais is spoken of. It is said, that the Officers of the Mint are so bu sily employed in striking the pieces of 20 francs, that four millions will be in circulation within a week. We are assured that the Emperor, in speaking of the libels which have been published against himself, observed, that the only reparation he could require was, that their authors should in future neither write any thing good of him nor ill of the Bourbons. • Marshal Ney left Paris three days ago to inspect and command the line of ,Flanders. M. Dupont Delpurres, the new Prefect of the De partment of the North, arrived at Lille on the 27th. General, the former Marquis, de Jumilhac had the command of the 16th military division, only two thys, The precipitate fall of the late Government did not prevent its agents from becoming guilty of spolia tions of every kind: valuable effects, plate, dia month., &c. belonging to the State, have been ab %!racted. It is now asserted, that a sequestration be pined on the property of the responsible agents who participated in this pillage, and that of those who, having thc,power w prevent it, did not. French Funds, 69—Bank Actipns, 971. IMPERIAL. DECREES. Pilau' of the ThuiMoto. March se, 1515. Napoleon, Empero r of the French. We have decreed, and do decree, ss follows : Art. 1. The regulations of the Ordinance of the 28th of May st , concerning our Imperial Theatres, and the prders given on the 28th of December last, for the suppressiep of the Conservator' of Music, are to bit regarded as null. 2. The Coramisgioners appointed by us for our Ira Qerlat trhealres shall resume .their functions, and re km4 Pr°14 1 9.9 4 14 derl and h uirWolioni-frein our •• • the Conservatory of Music stall also resume their functions t the organismiou and Administration of that establishment shAll be restored conformably. to the import of our di.crees relative thereto. (Signed) NAPOLEON. By the Emperor, The Duke of BASSANO. The Momteur contains a great number of congra tulatory addresses from the troops in various parts of France. It has also addresses of the usual stamp from the Tribunal of first resort of the Department of the Seine, and from the faculties of Law and Medicine. It also contains the following letter from Coua .cl'Allonville, Prefect of the Department of La Creuse, to the Minister of the Interior ( Abbe Mon tesquiou) : Gueret, March 20, 1815. " Monseigneur—There is so little enthusiasm in this country, (I have informed you of this long ago and often) that I shall not collect more perhaps than 23 horse volunteers, and certainly not two on . foot, should it be necessary, to form them, and rendel them moveable, without lndemnities.• The internal! service is very necessary , . Yesterday we passed the first review both of the sedentary National Guards and volunteers. In the morning a great many re.' , turned to their homes without even speaking to me. Thefe remain only about 25 volunteers. In a word,' Sir, nothing but miney can enable me to retain ueople lme in readiness to marc!i. I lament it, and am s , ary to tee so little enthusiasm I eichtavour to warm them, but I do not_succeed." Courier Extragrainary, Frilly Morning. We are assured that the equipage for the Eanpicss left Versailles on the 27th instant. Letters from Rome, thsteJ the 1 th, say The Neapolitan troops which surround us are beginning to march. Every thing announces some enterprise.' The Prince of Wagram is not gone to England. - That Prince gave in his resignation to the King at Nlenin, and proceeded to Bamberg to seek his wife and children. The Count of Lille is at Frankfort. • NANTES, MARCH 24. • On the evening of the 21th, the Duke of Bourbon and Madame de 14 Tremouille passed in the neigh bpurhoood of chit place. They did not venture to enter Nantes. Their carriage was pursued by the country people. M. D'Autichamp left Nantes immedi .:ely after the arrival of the Emperor. All the chiefs of the Choulns are concealed, fearing to he.arrested a. 1 ,1 iii mated by the purchasers of national property. The vain teei s have returned from Angela, and have abanl'- ned their chiefs. LILLE, MARCH 26. All is tranquil here. The gates are open. No Royalist has shewn himself. The population is de voted to the Emperor, and the troops daily defile on the parade with ales of Five PErtipereur ! We hear of no movement of foreign troops. It ap pears, however, notwithstanding the state of peace, and our pacific attitude, that our neighbours conceive alarmi, which arc doubtless without foundation, and that Tournay is strongly palisadoed. LILLE, MARCH 27. Enthusiasm is at its 'height among the troops, and is participated by an immense majority of the inhabi tants. The obstinacy of a townsman in retaining the dectmition cf the lily produced 'the only quarrel. Thz set who foilowed the Counts de Lille and Ar tois have not been paid : they sell their horses, clothes, and baggage, for toad, and are returning to Paris— some ou loot, and others by the public vehicles. VALENCIENNES, MARCH i 6. The communications with Brussels appear inter rupted. The Hanaverians who are on the line per mit Frenchmen to enter, but do not permit them to return. The Generals do not seem to depend on the Belgians ; they send them into the rear, and place the Hanoverians in front. All the Belgic soldiery who served in the French armies retain the.r old attachment to the Emperor; in many towns they have uttered cries of Vire Na poleon! and a number have joined the first Frefich posts. SAVENAY, MARCH 26. M. de Coislin had been authorized to raise a batta lion in this district. A certain numbtr of nobles re. ceived powers from him to form volunteer corps.— They reckoned upon from '2 to 3,000 men. On the 24th the Sub-Prefect was required to give up' a de pot of muskets, quite flew : this he firmly resisted. About ten the same night, M. de Coislin received news from Paris : in a moment he' threw up his com mission, and shewed no other wish but to return to his estate in Anjou, and there live in tranquillity. This resolution immediately disorganized all the as semblages. All the volunteers have returned to their homes, declaring loudly that they were happy iu re linquishing projects which augured no success. DOLE, MARCH 25. The public feeling in the department is excellent. Some royal administrators endeavour still to corrupt it, but cannot succeed. BOURDEAUX, MARCH 23. What is called the royal grenadier corps was re viewed yesterday ; it consisted of only 30 men armed and mounted, exclusive of domestics, who are also mounted and armed. The Duchess of Angouleme is still here. Fifteen of the royal grenadiers repaired last night to St. Andre de Cussac, where they stop the carriages and post-boys on their way to Bourdeaux. To-day there have been already thirty mail-coaches and two couriers seized. All these efforts are the work of a small numba of men. As . you may ima gine, ne long for news from Paris. VALENCE, MARCH 2S. The events at Paris, the departure of the Princes, arid the way in which the rest of France has declared itself, appear to produce a great effect on the partial assemblages which were formed in the South. This Alan collection of rebels are in want both of arms and money, and they begin to. perceive that they have nothing better to do but to return to their homes, and there live in submission. The great mass of the people here, as elsewhere, is for the Emperor. This happy state of things is chiefly owing to the good qaduct of qt : ppral Dobelle. . ANGERS, MARCH 214 ing ?rumises that tit, district of Beau. • mites, alarmed as to their fate, that he d:d not v. either his name or that of his family to be nudt t'. pretext of civil war ; that all might return to thtli homes and occupations. NANTES, MARCH ^4. The entrance of Napoleon into Paris has just ly proclaimed here. At this news, all who rental... 4 here Or the chiels of the Chouans have taken to STRASBURCII, MARCII 27. The Duke of AlbufiTa is gone to Paris. SEDAN, MARCII There is r.othing new in this town. T 1..! , feeling is excellent here. Sonw, reports of the approach of forLigu troops, but (~, believes them. EsTAIR -:, (District of I Inebrnek ,; MARCH On the 24th instant, at six in die i•vontng, Duke of Ragusa, General Lauriston, :lb Art i of Generals, and 2000 horsemen of the housel: , :o troops of the Count de Lille, esc , :ting the C ,j'Artois and Duke de Berri, arrived at Where they stopped and took refreshment.. six or eight hours' repose, they lett .th at their route for Niciikirk. Stvenit them decl.tiAtions to the May ur, that they mud turn to tt.e'.r homes. The route take►: by the Princea is remarkab:e; proceeded towards Niaukirk, which, in the wain.: • 1313, was the locus of the insurructiuu whic:► litcd the district of Ilazebrotk. FR! NTH PAPERS. • RECEIVED THIS MORNING: 13OURDEAUX, MARC!!! el. The Duchess D'Angouleme is still hens. partizins of the King continue to fa up tions. The friends of the Emperor wait only toi opportnnity to rise. The number of Royal leers is only 300 in all, 50 of whom a.e These horsemen stop all disp:itelies. POITIERS, P.IARCII 25. The Cute of Quoy, twelve leagues f:(17.: was preaching on the 19th for the Kir, ; ; : v.! urging his parishioners to arm. Inimedl.a , .:y ta hearing of the arrival of the Emperor, la c.:llcd nether his parishioners, asked their pardon, and itorted them in favour of the Emperor, who, L was sent by GOD ! TOURNON I ,'LARCH °7. Two Emissaries of the Cue D'Angouleme wer.: recognized at the moment when the Emperor's arrival at Paris was made known. They tied on horseback immediately. A detachment of the National Guard.; Aubenat r:turned home when they heard the new;. Aneol has resisted a detachment of the National Guards of G.trd. GRENOBLE, MARCH 29. Some detachments of volunteers of the S9i:th c.-niing from Sisteron and marching upon G,:p, slept yesterday at Monstier, four leigues from city. General Chakut took up a position on ee mount...tilts of Gap. The National Guards of V. zille, La Mure, and Corps, advanced in front, a detachment of infantry and two pieces of a7till.ry. We ''earn that there are two regiments of the Ii;:e with the detachments from the South. We are per. suaded these corps only march to unite with us.— (See Me article Penis.) PARIS, APRIL The Emperor went this afternow, in a cartiai,e, to the I), , tis de Boulogne. Telegraphic dispatches, sent from Lyont this nrr ning, give the following news DISPATCH FROM THE PREFECT. " Apia 1, le ig All is perfectly tranquil here. " An engagement took - place the day before) terday in front of Montelimart, between tl'e N . Guards of the Departmetat of .;.e Drome, to the num ber of 600 men, and a considerable collection of .0• surgents of the South, who were dispersed Li A.l instant. " The troops of the line, which had been maclwl along with the rebels, rallied to the Edgies. ... 44 The rebels 6y. The inhabitants of the Dcp.u . .- mentof the Drome arm on all sides to pursue them. 61 The Duc D'Angouleme arrived on the 29th:.: Montelimart. He was saved." DISPATCH OF THE GENERAL COIZMANDING THE DIVISION. " Are! I, Two o'Clock. 16 All the troops of the line of the garrison of Ma seilles, who had marched upon Gap with the M seines volunteers, united themselves to the Mt:ion d Guards who appeared in front of them. The sei diers and National Guards embraced amidst the shouts of Vivi l'Emperear ! The towns of La Mure and of Corps have given tricoloured flags to the 58th and S.ith regiments The Marseillese tly in all directions. There was not and there will not be a musket fired." PARIS, APRIL 2. General Dejean, Grand Treasurer of the Lepion of Honour, transacted business yesterd.ty niortia g with the Emperor. His Majesty ordered the Mau bets of the Legion of Honour to be paid all citric arrears for the year 1813, the preceding yesr, six months of 1814.—Mositeur. The Emperor took an airing the day before yes terday in his carriage. It was the first time his Ids• jesty had gone abroad since his arrival. Ile is conti• nually occupied in affairs of State. The Council of State asseMbled yesterday at 010 o'clock, and will continu e to meet every Tuesday Friday. The Count de Sem has resumed his office of Grand Master of the Cereasonics; - - % 7 c_