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man a fleet of 60 or 70ships so effectually as the Americans were enabled to man their small navy---, Fl sp,ke in I.igh terms of the conduct of the men dischar,:,ed from service. Not a murmur had escaped from who were detained. Mr. WHITBREAD stated an anecdote of a Cap tain in the N tvy, who, complaining of his - comple- Nem of m a when going out on foreign service, was told he could have no more. He then weighed some of his men, and sent up their weights, in o er that the Admiralty might see what sort of a crew rd he had go, on boat J. Mr. C RuKER and Sir J. YORKE denied the gene: al statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman ; but admitted that on some occasioos, on the home stations, the c omplement might be sh.-rz. Mr. FOR( ,ES made some observations in respect to the dames Nlasters' Ma;ei and Midshipmen to be pionv,iej. • Mr. ROSE infoimed the Hon. Gentleman, that the sehject had not escaped the nozice of Govern nt, who had promoted many deserving young mot ; and th , se who had not received promotion were In i‘e maintained afloat. After snie ollserialions from Mr. WHITBREAD (who recomntendoA, that Naval Officers who had been prison. rs of war should be placed in the same situation as Otfice!s in tl.c Army, in respect to pro motion), Mr. l'otinEs, Lord NUGENT, Sir J. YORKE, and Mr R. \Vann, the Resolution was agreed to. T . ... 1 a towing sums were then voted ttg £554,000 0 0 F r Vavtoalli NV c•ar and (-n• - - 430,000 0 0 Oiiiivanc fur Sea Service 70,000 0 .0 372 Salarit s for Admiral , y, Navy Office, Sm. , , - 1 426 12 9 Halt-ray and Pensions to Officers and Widows of Oihcers the Navy, Stc. - - 907,502 19 0 Mr. PONSON BY expressed his approbation of the last Vote, and would have given his support to a larger sum. Comnnisioners, Clerks, &c. superannuated 267,292 i 6 0 littuiltling and kev.airing Ships , &c. - 14[16,710 0 0 Fur the Purchase of l'rovi , iuns for ei', &e. Bahama Islands licrmu. t' anada Nova -.'otis • /*kw urstfekk C r ape 1 reton St Jo:A', N: AY South Wales 1,238,757 0 0 3,301 10 0 1,023 0 0 - 9,920 0 0 13,440 0 0 6,055 0 0 - 2,194 0 0 2,826 0 0 - 12,787 15 0 15,760 0 0 terra Lett.a., - - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then called the attention of the Committee to a Vote of £60,00i), for the Relief* of the Loyal French Emi grants. This description of persons, who had for rnetly r. ceivcd relief ft OM this conatry, had returned to France, the French Government having under. irion tha restoration of the ancient monarchy, to mak the necessary provision for them ; but the unhappy everts which had since occurred. had pre. vente‘i the ac ceixiplisimieut of their onject. The amount of Omie who claimed under the head of St. Domingo, Corsica, and Maltese Emigrants, on ac e w.it of their military services, would be 029,500 of the v. hole sum. The other class of claimants' were Cute echo appertained to France, and included those who could not, from age and infirmities, teturn to France. This class world receive about £31,300, rnakiog the total sum of £60,000. The Right lion. Gentlianan moved Accordingly. Sir JI.W. RIDLEY objected to this rote, became so in sty of our own people were suffering tinder th, pressore or• the public burthens. lie thought these suiFeting Frenchmen had better rally round their S..vereign, and Accordingly repair to his standard. — (Hear, !tar.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with the sentiments of the Hon. Baronet, and assuted him that only those who, from age, or length of services, were entitled to claim relief, should re ceive it ; the rest should, if capable, be advised to tepatr to their Sovereiga. Mr. wurrBREAD asked if the snm of it'6o,ooo was to be added to the Vote already granted for the use of the French Loyalists ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied it was to be added to the £15,000, making a total of £7.5,600.—The motion was then agreed to. For paying ill.. Interest on Exchequer Bills - A1,0000)00 lltito certain Debentures Half-year's interest on •litto 19,633 Certain Annuities - - 49,797 Compensation to certain Cnnunissioners, for ascer taining the Boundaries of Wiiii!sor Forest 6,000 A vim of X 175,000 was then moved for, to be appropriated for For:igu and Secret Services. On this Vov: a convcr , atiott arose 4etween Mr. WritrzaLau and the CuANCEL:LOA r)i tlir Eartaingurta, the forgoer Hon. Gentleman objecting to the Vote till some turther inti - amation was before the House. The Cita:scet.Lott of the EXCHEQUER at length With drew the inction. Lila -charges of the Messengers belonging to the Secretaries of State 1e29,0n0 Mr. TIERNEY objected to this grant, on the ground that large sums had•already been voted for the same service. He wished every thing Jew Lived, and thought that Ministers might as well take a sum of R 50,030 at once. Mr. ARBUTHNOT assured the Right Honour able Gentleman that the Treasury wire not ashamed r.o.produce the items of the expenses.—The motion was agreed to. For Contingencies for the Office of three Sweat-Its of State a€2l,oCo Mr. TIERNEY observed, that here was another reason wh the detail the expenses of these offices should be y produced. s Thes, repeated votes shewed the ntctssity 0 . it. Mr. AR dU rkmar again assured the Commit. tee, that the acclaims, if desired, would be produced. Sir M. W. RIDLEY was of opinion the Secre rsries of State were not sufficiently remunerated for their services. He for one was inci.ned to give them larger salaries, rather than they should come to the House` for cotangent votes. Mr. H. ADDINGTON said, that vouchers for all the stuns paid in the etlice of his Noble Relation, were ready, it the liinSe cnose to call for them. Tttis motion was then agreed to. . IT B READ wistlea to know when the ad.at *tonal gr.itst, for £9,000 to the sum already given by Parliament, fbr the our chase of an estate for the tr.ir. of the I ate Lod Nelson, would be produced Mr. LUSHING VON sarcl, the additional grant would be pr up. sed on'Wednesday next. ROSE said, that when this additional grant should be proposed, he. woulil be prepared to state the grounds on which it was thrill& necessary. The Report of the Comenittee was then ordered to be received tomorrow. • Mr. WHITBREAD then moved, that there be laid before the H - Ouse copies of the commissions or authorities under which 'the Earl of Yarmouth, J. Nash, Esq. and C. Bicknell, gs q . acted as Keepers of the Royal Parks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the House was taken by surprise ; but the Hon. Gentleman would do better by giving a notice of this motion. Mr. WHITBREAD said, he would move for these papers any day that the Right Hon. Gentleman would be prepared to meet this motion. Ile then withdrew his motion. Adjourned. FROM THE JOURNAL UNIVERSEL, (.1 PAPCR PUBLISHED AT GHENT) UNDER. TILE All MORI FY OF LOUIS XVIII. ORDINANCES OF THE KING OF FRANCE. " Louis, by the grace of Goo, King of France and of Navarre ; 4 , To all those who shall see these presents, greeting : " Considering the urgency of circumstances, and the duty which they impose on us to exercise in all their extent the rights of our royal power, conform ably to the 14th article of the constitutional charter, we have ordained and do ordain as follows " Art. 1. It is forbidden to all our subjects, who shall fled themselves momentarily under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, to pay to - the government called Imperial any species of tax, di rect or indirect, under whatever denomination, at whatever pe riod the tax has been imposed , whether kgally by the concur rence of the two Chambers, and of our authority, or by any other political body, illegally assembled, or by the violence of arbitrary authority, whether civil or military. 2. It is equally forbidden to all Prefects Inspectors of Fi nances, Receivers general and particular, Collectors, Managers of Contributions direct or indirect, art Customs and Registries, and generally to all Accountants connected with the Finance De partment, to pay the funds which they shall raise or have in hand into the chests called Imperial. 1 he above named agents who, having cognizance of our pre sent order, shall neglect to conforpi to it, shall forfeit the eectu rities which they have furnished, or shall be obliged to pay a se cond time to our Treasury the funds delivered by them to Napo leon Bonaparte ; and all quittances and receipts given by the au thorities of the government called Imperial shall be .cull and of no effect, with respect to these agents. • 3. The sale of timber and of the public domains, authorised by the last budget, is suspended in the department+ invaded by Napoleon Bonaparte. Any sales made subsequently to the date of this ordinance are declared null and void. 4. In the provinces where tlw treason of some corps of the army, and the tyranny of Napoleon Bonaparte, have l.ot yet put down the agents of the royal authority, they shall follow tor the payment of the taxes, the instructions of our finance minister, dated the 12th of this month. 5. Our Ministers, Secretaries of State, of Finance, and of our ,household, are charged, each, as far as concerns him, with the execution of the present ordinance. " Given at Lille, the 23d day of March, in the year of grace, 1815, and of our reign the 20th: (Signed) LOUIS. And lower by the King, BLACAS D'AULPS. t red " Louis, by ilw grace of Gon, King of France and Navarre, " To all who shall see these presents, greeting : " The treason of almost all the corps ot the array destined to defend the country rendering it indispen sable to chatre entirely the measures which we theught it our duty to take: Wishing to prevent the new calamities with which cur people are menaced by the presence of Na poleon &naval te on the French territory: " Con-idet UT, that the Conscription was abolished by the l2th article of the Con.,tittur.mal Charter, and that the recruiting of the army by sea and land has not yet been determined by law : 6' Having referred to the 11th article of the said Charter, which puts at our disposal all the land an) sea forces : " Considering that by the same article of the Charter it belongs to us to make and publish ordi -1 :lances and regulations fleet-sway for the safety ot our kingdom ; that we have been solemnly invited by the Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of the De potties of the Departments, to make use of this autho rity in all its extent : " Considering, in fine, that to all the powers with, which in ordinary times we are invested by our royal title and the Constitutional Charter are united, in. crisis so perilous, all these which danger, confidence, the will of the nation, and the wishes expressed by representatives, impose on us the duty of exercising : " For these reasons, we have ordained, and do or dain, as follows : Art. I. It is forbidden to every Frenchman, whether he hee l previously belonged to our troops, or has not hitherto served , to I obey any pretended law of cons cription, or recruiting, or any illegal order whatever, which shall emanate from Napoleon Bo naparte, from all bodies or authorities, political, civil, and mils. tary, which be shall call together or establish, or which shall I have obeyed him since the Ist of March, 1815, or shall obey hint in future. 2. It is in like maims forbidden to all governors and general officers commanding in our military divisions, and in the depart ments of our &ng.lom, to the officers of our royal gen-d'arnterle, and to every individual gen-d'arme, to every colonel, major, or chief of a carpi, as also to all our admirals and other officers of our royal marine, to the maritime prefect., and to the comman der+ in our ports and arsenals, to all prefects, sub.pretects mayors; or assistants of the mayor, to execu te, or cause to.b; executed, any of the preteodest laws of conscription or recruit- I ing, or any of the acts or Wept orders mentioned in the pre ceding article. 3. Every Frenchman wham they shall attempt to force to en list under the banners of I.api;eon lionaparte, la authorised to 11d raw h instal, even by main force. 4. Every governor or general Aces' commanding in our mili tary itivisiom, or in the departments of our kingdom, every colonel, major, or chief of a corps, every commander in our Mr tres,es, or military positions, every officer of our royal corps of entineens and of artillery, every admiral, vice-admiral, or other tinker of our royal marine, maritime prefect, and commander in our ports and arsenals, who, in contempt of the oath which he has givs.n to us, alien have adaered to the party of Napoleon Bo- Hepatic, shall be removed And deprived of all full or half-pay, tiaiess after having cognizance of our present ordinance, he int. niediaiely returns to his ditty towards us. 5. We discharge by the present ordinance all officers and sol diers of land anti sea forces, who, being seduced by the chith who have betrayed us, have participated In the revolt, and have passed momentarily under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, or ot his adherents, and we order the said officers and soldiers us repair immediately to their homes. u. Our Ministers of War and the Interior are charged, each is what concerns himself, with the execution ot the present c.e ordinans (Signed) LOUts. Next is a declaration from Mr. Laing as ti , ltows ; 4 , As the Duke of Otranto, calling himself Minis ter of the Police, outrages me so far as to tell me that I may rest in safety at liourdeaux, and pursue my pi otessional labours, I declare, that if his master and nis odious agents do not respect me sufficiently to cause me to die for my country, I despise them ton mum to adopt their insulting advice. Let them know titat altkr having, oulhe 200 fl-Match, read in the • hall of Session, the Proclamation of the King, at the moment when the soldiers of Bonaparte entered P trite I have arrived at the city which'deputed me; that I am there at my post, under the order s of M 'dame the Duchess d'Angouleme, occupier; in preserving die honour and liberty of part of France, waiting till the rest shall be delivered from the most d;sgl eful rac tyranny which ever threat ened a great peope. No, I will never submit to Napoleon Bonaparte ; and lie who has been honoured with the quality of chief of the Representatives of France, aspires to the honour of being in his own country the first victim of the enemy of the King, of the c ountr y . and of liberty, if, what will not happen , he should be reduced to the (extremity of contributing to defend them.` Le (Signed) 4 m." The following are extracts from the Observations on the Report of Bonaparte's soi•disant Council of State, on the Declaration issued at Vienna on the 13th of March : Human society has rejected from its bosom and its communion, him to ellium life had been allowed after so many assassinations, to whom treasures after so many spolietions, to whom even a remnant of So. vereignty after a mass of such monstrous usurpations, and who, arming himself with the clemency of Sove reigns and of nations against themselves, would punish them for having spared him, and a second time under takes the misery of the world. 46 Branded with tha burning mark of this univer sal proscription, of this final reprobation, the e,uilty one felt how much his power would be shaken by it ; with what eyes he would be regarded by his victims, his slaves, even his accomplices, and those whom he deceived yesterday, and those whom he crushes to day, and those whom he threatens for to-morrow, and those too whose aid he implores with the inten• tion of ridding himself of them, when he shall have used them, as they on their part demand from him portions of his power, with the design already formed of building their existence on his destruction." With reference to the idea, so preposterously in dulged by some persons, that Bonaparte's having got possession of Paris would induce the Allies to aban don their avowed policy, it is observed, 46 that it is mere insanity to suppose that the same Powers who put the enemy of the world out of the law because he meditated the greatest of all crimes, would restore him to the law because he had consummated that crime." 46 The King of France is still on hit throne. Far from having renounced the defence of his crown and of his country, he has sworn on the contrary to de. fend them even to death. He will defend them as soon as loyalty shall restore the means which treachery has taken away, and the period of that return to or der and justice is not distant." • France has been really invaded by Bonaparte. " Against this invasion the French nation calls upon its King and its children, its national guards and its allies. The French nation calls wpon all that can save it, avenge it, restore it ; for at this moment, torn from its King, deprived of its representatives. betrayed by its army, at the mercy of a Corsican ad-' venturer, of Polish lancers, and Egyptian Maine. lucks, the French nation is given up without defence to all kinds of disasters, of torments, and of disgrace." 64 It is mesh more than the public tranquillity of France, it is the general tranquillity of the woad which is disturbed : there is no question here of inter ference. The phrase of 44 foreign powers" is almost without meaning. There are ri , ) foreigners in the CRUSO t humanity. All men are fell•)w countrymen to ti ? , ,h: against A power which dissolves all countries, and tramples upon all men. Jiomo sum; such is the rallying cry of all who enlist aga‘nst t eliversal tyranny. 66 All Governments must stand or fall with the French Government. it is the stability of all thrones which is connected with the throne of the . reigning' family of France. It is the liberty of all people which is connected with the preservation of the charter ,worn between the King of France, and the French people." 44 What is a throne," said Bonaparte, on that strange morning of January, - 3814, in the middle of P his torrent of insults on the Legislative Body, belore he dissolved them, and after having wishsed to shoot them. 46 What is a throne ?—four planks and a bit of velvet." The material throne s in t a ct not hi ng else,—that we give up to him ; but t:te moral throne, the national suffrage which give) it, the love of the people which consecrates it, the legitimate inheritance which transmits it, the right of sitting there to go vern men, and the virtues there to be displayed to make them happy,—this is the throne which we claim, —this is the throne of which Louis XVIII. is in full and uncontested possession, and the throne on which Bonaparte can never sit even as a isret:•niler! 46 This pretended election to the empire by four millions of cotes, in a country which has 22 millions of inhabitants ; this juggling of' yes and no, which history will give up to the decision of posterity ; these lists of votes ranged in bundles in the home offices, like,dee packets of an empiric on his shelves, one la- 1 1 belled 20,000 voice: for, 17,000 against, and another and 3,000 against, even to the last : sody, that which is called by the name of psi/47444T, by those who are denominated Council of State: what becomes of all this in comparison with the dethrone. ment, pronounced not merely by the Senate, but by the whole nation ? 66 it was the general sentiment of France which pronounced the fall of Bonaparte; it was that which w iiintentnnoscsdtdfw: benedictionsa a hitiri saeefd t ,si h terminn a adKe t eol insriti l ge l ehes i se c (o,d) hafnfi treasonlarai hises: c hs o l ei n paes d esitlr t ud i dsr c oin t vn.i,, t m every proclaimed Louis XVIII. on the shore where he dm. male -1 ty l 6ewddais that wb l ire li e l ur m a r i d aea ' liggli,s i pretestedagainst his hich of the my d.tl re llion hich _ that n p d re c venting . t he i centre of European civilization the establishment of a corps of Janizaries, to dispose of the possession of thrOnes and the liberty of people." 64 I am in full and smcontested possessinn," says Bonaparte. How ! Does not the King conies , . it ciiTttoss Congress—do contest it with you ? France, its Repre,eotatives, its Peers, all t r i i l etr a re t woess i‘L t n sh , doy e lon ven your accomplices, do not they nyn:outr Euro pe, (' : nations, , who will preserve their their titles and their glory, ya b i c Ly' ause they have kr{ t their y d every d a y bring those Colonels and Oiticets of all ranks who to you their resign:ttions with a courage so noble; thine soldiers wht,, in order to yo ea u pg for gemn havinget which wdehceihot h a ve ve i ta t nildi disgrac e d rvaci them edih a em, punishcreakan right to break, and abandon in crowd's your standard ; those Magistrates, those Admiiiistrators, who, with heroic conscience, firmness, and disinterestedness, have declared to you that they cannot serve you—do not all these contest your possession ? The victims whom you proscribe in multitudes, do not they contest with you the power to aesessistete them ? Are you not in contest even with many of your comrades ? Has there not been already one who has rej-eted the poi tfolio, saying to yeti--.." this is not my liminess ; I am not the man to sign a volume of arrests ?" Ney, after having consummated his disgraceful trea chery, did he not say, word far word, Bonaparte promised us that he would be prudent—if he is mit, we will kill him ? " I am in a condition already stable and trate oil," says the Usurper. " Stable—you will soon judge of that ; tranquil in the midst of proscriptioas ; free -04 when the doctrine and language of 1793 pear tranquil, when the red cap dared to shew itsza again on the ith inst. in the streets of Paris, and esca• peel with difficulty the fury of the citizens ! In like manner the Usurper adds—" It is by dig puting my possession that they will brine back C.4lm mity and disorder." Really, a commfelious dnctriue for brigands and robfirt s ! Al band of plu,;sh.rers as• semble, they go by night, sword and torch in hand, to take possession of a tam, or a inansieu. the;- perfidy they have removed all defensive arms. They expel the proprietors who are too feeble to resat them. They fix and fortify themselves there. p s y. light finds them in full possession. The lewitil owners, however, shew themselves ; the Magisttai,s of the place protects them, the neighbouring viii lends them aid ; the besieged robbers cry nu., \v e are in full pose: ,sirin, all here is now eta„ e and tiali cutil: we will not overleap our bounds, tink, yi penetrate here ; if you dispute cur posses ion with us, it will be you who bring back disorder." 01 Ney. it is justly said, " that the enormity of leis infamy and wickedness was such that no one could foresee, and, indeed, any one must have blushed even to suspect it. man, loaded during a whole year with distinctions and favours by his Sovereign, reite rating to him on every new favour the oath o! his fidelity and the expression of his gratitude, received all at once the most honourable of missions. He w.e, sent to save his country and repel an invasion. At the moment of liis departure, his King, instead of any instructions, said to him : I confide myself to you," and held out his hand. He kissed that royal and pa. ternal hand, and said to the King : " I go to endea vour to take him, and will bring him to you in an iron cage :" this was more than the King asked. He wrote while on his route—he wrote when he reached his army—he wrote when he put himself in motion—and always the same protestations.— He pretended to be full of hopes and of zeal ; he said that his army was in the best disposition, that he was pursuing the enemy. and ready to come up with him ; he CAM up with him in fact, but it was only to sell himself and his troops to that enemy. He was not drawn on by the troops, for they resisted li s trea. son ; they were corrupted and delivered up by him. It was this moment which decided the fate of Fra:.ce ; it was this crime which consummated the triumph of all the other crimes. Reason w.ts confounded by it iii every ; Bonaparte is the first enemy of the cooed, Nry the second. The Rebels effect to say that the King's Govern. meat " had neither basis ,isr foundation." Bonap irte then had an excellent both of g o ve rnment, in that f.erd of mutes ridiculously called legislators, who, on cu ffing questions, or measures already executed, were in the habit of throwing into an urn which decided nothing, balls whose colour was still marked by espi.,-• nacre; but this same assembly, raised from its ehjea state to the dignity of acknowledged represent:nye:a and free organs of the French people, is ton feetk to support the fabric of a government. Thus naparte could solidly build his political edify.... ern I:ic foundation of a Conservative Senate, which ee weer employed hut to destroy (and to destroy men as well as things !) : but this solid foundation became a worm-eaten prop the moment the same Senate, puri fied, increased, invested with the first political magie tract', exercised the noble function of balancing and uniting the rights and privileges, the inteicsts and at fectious of prince and people ! Thus, then, he was not fit to govern,—that Kine, the heir of thirty-five Princes, of the wisnem of one. the goodness of another, and the rights of all; that King whose virtues issued more pure from the crud. ble of adversity, whose understanding was improved by the torch of experience, and whose mild huma- nity was increased by all the emotions of compassion ate pity ; who established public liberty as the file basis of happiness; who, as the pledge of that li berty, gave a charter applauded by al l nations ; w!. in short, during eleven months, never once sliesv;3 himself, but his looks, his words conveyed with then that confidence, love, and religious respect, which rebels themselves could not help feeling, whethct mixed with his great family, as he called it, he c3r.- versed with them with his pleasing affability ; or ups his throne, summoned by his Peers and Compete. lie consecrated the wisest principles, and expreii., 3 the purest sentiments in the noblest and most torca dug language. We must have, then, in order to found a govetr• mein, a satumalian Sovereign, who, raised by t. :e. caprice of fortune to the summit of power, was tin. abie to support the weight of his prosperity, tn. l crushed the world with it ; who had it in his cho to he the benefactor or the scourge of humenita, end who preferred the latter title ; who, while he had i! in his power to consecrate his genius to satety conservation, devoted it to works of ruin and di stinction ; who lighted up war every whine, between his natieftt and other nations, between himself an.; the whole human race ; who, thouali the codd ct . victory, destroyed the honour of those who enaeleJ him to conquer; who was constantly in semcil 1 virtue to proscribe it, and of crime to p lace it in councils, who making sport of the Idiot all men,clair that his own remain sacred ; who, in h is MAMA ti) stroy, dashed in pieces, one atter the other, has of; . institutions, expelled his Tt ibunate I it his Senate, -.11" now hi. Senate for his Fields of May.--h s constie, tional Magistrates for his organic ; his people with lies, overwhelmed his servents sl outrages, kept the sword suspended over every ue sentative body that was bold enough to utter the VI complaint, and told them solemnly in his lan "C' " I will teach you to know at least how to waCil) d rty liagn en fa' ',blip" giV kcl hi. I ant I t• 1 I.) L Ta ) l I, $ , • • • • • • • • gis. No and co l at pr one. tli.it rr ruci• an oseA ima- sion- ;:f fivt pr it ii. ~; vv. - A then t:. ethcr car: upoa b; nets, do (ii )Ver• t.-C th i s p ! ChO'C \,A 113 01 . 11A 1 cl rc etWet`r• , 111 I ,chtir; to de rs ov; fi ay. Al a onst e . ; tl is y repo he ley: a I Cove , 2,1) •