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f , . , I FRENCH P.dPERS. PARIS, JANUARY 10. The-Deistee relating to the organization of .N - 11=4 ' tuatd g Paris, e to ms lo by his Majesty Mamelf, - is tine of thole giluid - dinUghts which never • faißifstheir effeert Aid such a idnerolts people as the Priiiiih.. At alliiiiiis the capital was dear to our Priines—at au thniii they regarded it as a kind of talladiniti,ofibe Empire. bit among the most re nowned of di - Kings its bendfactors, which of them, after having appropriated 56 many treasures to the 4wetliellishatent and the proiperity of this courageous eitj;,eyfe gave it such a mark of honour ? . At the' moment when the Emperor, after having perfairmed in a magnanimous silence prodigies of ac tivity, more astonishing, perhaps, than the most bril liant successes, is going to put himself at the head of his armies—he comes to bid adieu, in these terms, to • the faithful inhabitants of Paris : 46 I confide to you the seat of the empire—the centre of all the superior powers—the guard of the monuments of the -arts, and of the trophies of our victories. I deliver 'into four hands all that is- most dear to me—my spouse and my sort—the hope of the State, and mine. In, the midst of Iny perils, my thoughts dwelt among, you. I /revs given you splendid marks of my esteem andliiiii love; I. give you to-day the greatestof all." • - • [Here follOws a long article , taking alnew of part of the French history, particularly the arairwith England, the salting of Guienne from gdrard the Ist ; the vain attempt of Edward the 2d' in.recover it ; the"pretensions of Edward the 3d to the Crown; the battle of Cressy,- I gg where the French," says the Editor, g , lost a most decisive , victory, by the excess of their courage. , i rbe King being wounded and forced to fly„alefrve„,d at a castle—the Constable sp.: pears . --4 09. ,Ise gate,' says Philip, ,it is the King, i it is the fotidite-Of France.' A sublime expression, which; ithes•lhtieountry Is in - clinger, the French ... - should alwaYe bear in mind." - --6- 'The article con cludes—_ - " A more fortunate Prince took advantage of the brilliant qualitics of the French and of their just ha tred of Eitglgild. The victory of Coclterel ushered in the reign of Charles V. This return of good for- . tune due to the intrepidity of the French, electrified the nation ; all'desire to serve under the furious Dtt guesclin ; all desire to die fur the safety of the coun try and of the Prince. Let us repulse the enemy is the cry, of wa7frotn.Calais to Butudeaux. Charles, shut up in his.eapititl, has need - of all his efforts to' check ilt the Frencit !that • impemosity which was so• often fatal to them. , ,I Let us let the English skint,' said hi c , they itilleilien ruin theniselves.' From that moment . Edward, eihp believed himself -invincible, experienced nothing but disasters. 'Charles Saw Ais , strength increase with. his victorie s . five Oiidies. , march under the banners of this monarch, wh0... 1 ,' beginning-of' histeign could scarcelpcollea t s 1 , c - men. The English were every wh ere d e f eate d ; Charles re-annexed to his crown the provinces which • they had too long usurped, the Englis'i had only one' place in 'the kingdom still in their posseisicia„ ... a The happy times.of Philip Augustus, Wi l ouis 'and I 1 itrilelsol, are seen to revive." --- - - . .... PARIS, JANUARY IL ' '-- 4 . -•-. The Allies are at this moment offering to ttartipe a sight very distressing so humanity. They hasi" kept none of the promisei whicii-tisey hassi Made to the inhabitants of , the Swiss . Cantons. They had promised to spare the property of private persons,' and yet enormous contributions, dimirders of every kindf accompany the march of their undisciplined - , . columns . They had engaged to respe c t the forms, 'of the Helvetic Government:sand the first essay of their power has , been to substitute the ancient aristo- - , cracy for the , constitutional act which insured the rights and .the libtrty of the citizens. .. • Im. Thus Switzerland has become the theatre not cntlyi, of war, but of anarchy. The discontent of the people t l whose interests are sacrificed to those of at few no bles, begins to express itself loudly. Commotions banc.4en place in the Pays de Vaud and in Argo. ifsa-k . the friends of peace lament the fatal conse . q hid) must necessarily ensue from th e se po -4' -,,,,.. urbances. liil'iiien ,by lekindling the fiiries of party :Pia that the Allies prove their moderation ;—it is by: overthrciwing the most sacreclxights of nations,: by: giving up to pillage the property of individnals;that they manifest their love of justice, their respect for humanity. . • i Moderate in their proclamations, full of vintonee in their &induct, they resemble those furious-illus.* whiati imitate the voice'of map, only to surprise and" devour him. . - 4 Frenchmen I judge b , the fate, of .Bwitserland of 11*4.1ech is Frei:sited* yon. The Allies baveen land oar tee tit 4 Is thetdid6witzerland,with words of peace. Ask theinfriVtants of 41sice;:ikfranehe Consta r what is the pence the enriyhestratight •ne ? They will ailFwevutianispAsualy ; ttei#Ariltitipa:tipre . marked , or rens" ocit-anci rage.. :the scoarimaf reqtAisiitons ha* igharig4tit Oft Otnittftiliabdf Id sk gages, . strangers go miry hoonstransl. gemaretta- men timeut, spread themselves dyer ottr 4016, ill-treit out li.idren, insult our, wives and daughters, and carry AffMl r worknien, destined 'to people the desarts of RUSia,. Mai to di! Esti from their 'native land in sla- V k. ry :J;( 1,2, ':' a i r. Even the Ministers of religionsitre ;,; ; . ' .1. . . lk • '~ .. I I '. 'abisid by these barbarfiiii, whetacknowledge-vit,reF law nor disei*e. pi. you, pur bptlitipt, :our • l etittryttien atilt, in the name of enr country\ and Of- honour, seise.yetir amts, and tome and deliver is from the evils that oppress us; reflect that we ate the advanced guard of the nation; that We have at iibtiniestlisei l ted this honourable and dangerous post; and that we justly claim your gratitude marine aid. We still stop this torrent which will soon impe tuously burst upon you, ilyou remain basely inac tive. United by the same language, the same laws, proud of bearing the name of Frenchmen, which is our glory, our dangers are in common, our interests are the same ; our union will form our strength, and we shall at length obtain that peace which is the ob ject of our hopes, and of the solicitude of the Go vernment. Such is •at this moment the language of our in vaded frontiers. Is there a Frenchman; whose heart is so narrowed by selfishness, as to be insensible to these affecting calls ? No !we cannot believe it. The love of our .country still lives in our souls ; we have for our guarantee the crowd of citizens who, filled with holy indignation, throng round the na tional standard, and wait with impatience for the moment_to.exterminate the sanguivarir hordes who Infect the sacred territory. While the regular army is preparing for victory, par‘tisans accustomed to war will hover on the flanks and the rear of the inemy's masses—in such circurh stances, every French citizen, of whatever sex or age. ought to glory in making' a barbatian bite the dust. Stratagem, open force, every thing is permitted against the enemy who brings us misery and slavery : the Tocsin of death' wherever he shews himself. . - Let.the deeds of courig‘ and heroism, which in all ages have done honour to nations, be our lessons, and our models ! Even among the-women, let some of those generous heroines arise, a hose names are consecrated by the national gratitude and love. What mother of a family could see her daughter insulted, her son massacred, without braving every danger to defend and avenge them .? Let our Freuch *oases render themselves worthy rivals of those noble Gallic wives who encouraged. their husbands and their chil dren in the day of battle, and supported by their-pre sence, their firmness, and their valour. Let them iemember Joanne Hachette, that illustrious woman of Beauvois, who, on the day of an assault, suddenly appeared upon the breach. snatched from an enemy's soldier the standard which he was going to plant them, threw him over the wall, and saved the town from .pillage .and conflagration. , When the enemy, who•thought to deceive us bytserfislious proclamations, shall see all France, united under a protecting Go.; , vernment, they'svill hasten to fly our country § and to abandon their projects of vengeance lad ambition. PARIS, JANUARY. 121 Hill Majeity yestenisty held a Council of his Mini , which - sat for two hours. - Afier likViag . 7.themsetveS• fixed the basis-of peace: /lie 'Allied Powers. have refused to sign it. This is a tict ishich• is drove to demonstration ; they ha v e . di itie ti attetripted ti ny it. People puzzle therii.: i k .. •. . esivaswidruassiacturosess such strange policy ; it is. lifkled btHO iehatkikisith at what suitell them five daje` earlier no longer suited them five.days later ? It is supect that they made - their proposals, only in the: hope . .of geeing them rejected ; that the contrary having .. hapecued, they aTe extremely embarrassed, - bat iliat, at the hazaid Pf.shewing their had faith, :they Ogee prekrrfdorsu ing plans of conquest, which: thejeherished withdut speaking of them, to sign a' . peace, which they_ spoke of without desiring it. - While we are looking forward tut he moment when : ' , e shall clear up - these mysteries, we cannot help• lamenting when we see a power figure in the Decla ration -of the Allies, which has so many reasons to agree with France, and so many reasofts to mistrust ',Russia.; but above all, it isextremely diffiCult to re... concile this refusal of Austria to sirs peace,. with the honourable part of a Mediator, which she but- lately assumed in the eyes of Eurdpe. We'shewed , sorne days ago • the Moderation of the Emperci, when victorious, towards this power. Let us contrast the conduct of her noble enemy with that of her northern allies • let us open she book of Kis __ , sot u.ssienfailt ;id facts, which new passions 1 cannot obliterate ; and let us see whether they justify the attachment, or rather the lesiguation of Austria ut the interests of Russia. What was the conduct of Russia during the seven years' war. Three times she changed her system. Het...troops, which one day fought for Austria, toughs ugitt.atiy for Frederick; and that Monarch owed to their desertion of the cause of the allies, all the ad 'vantages which he obtained. In 1778, Austria formed projects upon Bavaria RUsaia was at that time engaged in a war against the -Turks. What did she do ?—She flattered the views 'of the Cabinet of Vienna,- but she hastened to make peace witfirneTurki; declared hersel f the guarantee of ,the Treaty. 4f Westphalia, in whirls ahishadAo there; and obliged Austria, whom !Ito* )44,04;.te,renounce her pretensions. • "..1 • ,I*-1785, . Russia meditated a- new vfar against ; and, faithful to her policy, her first thought was to Make herself sure of Austria. Joseph If. had Plans for, the opening :of the Scheldt, and for the ex change of Bavaria. • Catharine promised to second thein. ,BUt she sends 'to Deux Poets Cqunt Romanzow, to negotiatil this exthapge, so ardcptly Austria, she excr4hiader , inalfiat of ,-41 it Wen, to -form 'against Austria a coded*. eon of the Stites of Compaq, u4pArki Vie Merman Union..' ii `- rs*4 . 11 : .\ ‘ ' j* " Lastly, in 1787; Austria and A 2#4 3.54 ussig • , war is declared against the Ottoman PorttOraike k the result of it ? Austria sacrifices 300,000 men and 3QO millions of florins, to secure to Russia the pos session of the Crimea, and that of Oczakow; and she; obtains for her share two hamlets in Croatia: thinks , to the generous interest which her ally testified for her in the famous Contention of Reichenbach. • During the first year of the war of the Revolution, , Austria makes war on us—Russia continually promises troops, which never arrive--and Austria is vanquished. At last, in 1799, the Russians appear in Italy.— What is their conduct?—They assume the command of the Austrian troops. Glory, booty, success all must be theirs. An Archduke will not submit to their "Generals ; they instantly depart, return home, and abandon Austria to the disasters of 1800. However, in 1805, they dragged Austria into a new. war with France ; Vienna was already taken, before they had appeared in the field of battle. At length they arrived at Austerlitz, they were beaten, ,they saw Austria humbled, and without concerning 'themselves about her fate, they hastily withdrew, leaving to the conqueror the care of raising her himself. . In 1809, Austria again gives the signal for battle; they lull her with false hopes, promise her assistance, but at the moment when she is sinking they declare against her, occupy atMau, and at the peace ent ich themselves k.iith her spoils. Lastly, in 1813, the Cabinet of Vienna, which it should seem ought to have been enlightened by' ex perience, suffers itself to be again led astray by- Rus sia.; but this time she disposes of. Auitria as if a subordinate power, she directs her troops,' keeps her Archdukes at a distance, appears to put her forward 'nn all occasions, in order the better to conceal her own designs. Is it possible that Austria can long. remain in a situation so unworthy of her pewcr, and of her ancient splendour ? Let us hope, that ere long, better informed of her true interest, she will perceive the secret object of the Ally who appears so faithful to her. Is it not evident to every one who has the least in formatit-n and good faith that Russia setks to aggran dize herself with impunity, even at the expence of Austria ; while the latter, unable to indemnify her self, except at the expence of France, would be alone exposed to be called on in future to make restituthn of the perfidious presents which Russia would have made her ? besides, does Austria beliive she can as readily free . herself from-the influence of Russia as she has sub mitted to it ? Russia makes her magnificent pro mises now she has need of her ; we shall see what' her gratitude will be when she has placed herselffin i A situation .to do without her aid, or to despise her menaces. Let Austria remember the past, let her think on the future, and then she will act die only part which becomes her power and her dignity. This 'day is, perhaps, not remote, for sooner or later truth resumes its empire : the policy of States may some times waver at the will of the passions, but its devia tions are only momentay, and, sooner or later, it returns to the road pointed out by experience and ivisdOm, PARIS, JANUARY is. In the article which we published some • days ago, in answer to the declaration of the Allies, we proved that it was not to the ambition of France, but to the eternal jealousy of her enemies, that we must attri- bute all the . wars which have desolated Europe 'dor.% ing the last twenty years. We have given a clue to the secret,views of the Allied Powers : we will now show them in the fullest light, and for this we have only to transcribe a page of history. The world re volves in a circle of eyents, which pass away and re turn after the lapse of ages. - Thus the coalition of 1814, seems to be the same as the coalition of 1214, and though 600 years have intervened, we find in both, the same views, the same passions, and almost the same actors. Let our readers peruse the following chapter, which we have extracted from Velly, and they will be struck with the astonishing similarity of two such distilit periods of our history. EXTRACT FROM' VELLY P S HISTORY OF FRANCE, TO); PAGE 474, &c. - 11. " The successes of the King had excited the jealousy of his enemies; all leagued together, to humble so formidable a power; the Emperor Otho IV. the King of England, the Count of Flan- . I dens, and many other Counts and Dukes, aU equally torpid-040. as well on account of their power as personal qualitres. People were strangely surprised to see in the ranks of the Allies th • Duke of Brabant, the King's son•in-law, the Count of Bar, his subject, and the Count of Namur * a Prince of France. The Allot Princes presumed to much on their number and s tr engt h, t h at ' 4ihiy divided France among them before they had conquered it. tise•Coont of f&anders was to have Paris and its environs, the Count of Boulogne Vermandois, the King of England the pro. vinces on the Loire, and the Emperor, his nephew, Burgundy and Champagne. The good fortune and the courageof the Mag i brought him out of this danger with the grep.test glory that 44. ever been acquired by a Kiag of France. " The brilliant Victory whirl} the King was, os the eve at gaining, *as ushered in by the success of his son against 9161 John, who bad landed at Rochelle with a powerful army. " The math stress of the war was on the side of Flanders l where the Emperor, at the head o f 200,900 men, was di str ib ut i ng the provlopes of France, Which he considered as a certain conquest. st 11i King, though weaker, by quite two-thirde t advanced, kolhvir. as far as Tenuoily, intentlins to give battle, if so op. I • . p or t tan it i shoold.ofrer of doing so with suet:Jess. One mica ild ficiently praise the courage and ability which be displayed in theie critical circumstances. 6 Soldiers! (Aid , he, addressing his troops at the mosnene of the battle) think that you have to-day to defect your King, your families, your property, your honour!' " He was answered with acclamations and cries of 1 Lea( litre Phiill)! we.YAlLdie ip ble defeopontly tig of the State.:— iismediately the iadiers, seized NAM new eatbusiasw , pr rate themselves at his feet, and ask his beta q, which be lives **!!!ithcn't buitati" " The two aribi,s met near4be wiser, between Lille and, Toutnay... the Emperor ha trilk.itisa the Easi rt Salisbury, a bastard brother of the Slog of England; the Count of Flanders, tke Count of Boulogne,*the Dukairof Lembo% a Brabant, and Lorraine ; the Goat of Namur ; seven or eight German Princes, and above en Lakb banauret. There was ere reserve; lo fully were the Allies coaviaceil that the Fretith wool/ be all cut to pieces or taken at the firseattack. " The French army bad &mai its principal Conomaiders. Endes, Duke of Burgundy; Robert,- Cconst of Drew& ; hop, Robert's brotbes; Pierre-de ClOrtellai; Count of Auxe rre an t Meyers; Etienne, Coo= of ilsielora ; lobs, Count of Pretties, Gauchet, Count of St. Pant; Lords amineret, above Mb Knights, sod 7000 otter men at amass “ The action began a little Woos ussi. nu* wa g the French was the first unworn& • Illiblhient if St. Paul fell on the first ranks, overthrew all besot. Int pieced thrwrill the whole line, which in this peace was routed. He was Ai* lowed by the Count de Beaumont, by Mathieu be Mootem. reocy, and by the Duke of Burgundy, who had with al= the flower of his Nobility, and 190 warriors of Mammas, se e i , tinguidsed by their eminent vat ems time that Ahoy =h.. battled most irregularly. e ases wore - leen only beg ges killed and horsemen Suiting Rising as =Oa as faes . all in this action displayed a esemige which dange r only berm to inflame. Thu Cows de Melon performed prodigiey eat lour. bt. Pug espeetallr displayed his fidelity, his addresses* his courage. The Count . of Flanders ;hewed equal ability ad Intrepidity ; but et lost surrounded on.all sides, and 'brown's's his hotse, covered with blood and warmly-he was forced tun setrencier to, two Lords of Mareull. The greatest carnage was in the centre, *hero the Klog, though- weaker by half, supported the attacks of the Germans with all the prudence of a General, and thl bravery of a sol dier. He had at his s!de the lower of his brave troops, and of his Nubility. Otho had drawn ur his army in three hits', giving orders to aim wholly 'at the French Monarch, persuaded that ail the hope of the nation was hi him alone. " The King's danger, honour, and.the glory of the nation, all animated the French with that Are which produces heroes and heroic deeds. The Germans were broken. The French pene trated to the guards of Otho, and by one of those rtverses of fortune, ;which are common enough, yet always surprising, this Prince beoame himself the object of sat the attar of the rem e l t Nobility. Nauvoisin seated the bridle of his horse; Gerard Seropbe dined at him a severe Wow with his word, which fell on his horse's head. The animal, mortally vronindad, lies with his master with extreme rapidity. Destarres =eats kin, seises , hint twice, and twice he had the good fortune to escape from the _French Otho, however, mounted oa a frisk horse. fled with all speed to Ghent. Now all fielded to the French vs. lour—tbere was only defeat, daughter, and carnage. They took the Imperial standard, and preveatad to the King the car wk la bore the famous golden eagle, which the Germans had regarded as a glorious presage of their trlasph, but which in its presect condition only announced a shameful defeat. The King returned to France. His worn was a continual triutnph. The roads were thronged with people eager to see their victorious King. All the streets of the towns mid dot,. through Which he pasted were richly carpeted; every whese the ,road was strewed with Sowers and branches of trees, kc." STRASBOURG, JAN ClAttv s, The Gorges (Neck) of Saverne, hale been occu pied, and the heights ftirnished with artillery. We are assured that a great number of troops as rived yesterday at Saverne, from Nancy and Met=. The Marshal Duke of Belluno is concentrating his Eorces between Mulsheim and Aberoai, and at the entrance of tilt valley of la Bruche. A number of troops, as well infantry as cavalry, arrived to rein. force him yesterday. He has under his orders the 4th rtgimeat of the Guards hf Houour. - DIJON, JAVUARY 9. The measures of defence are continued on ail sides with an unexampled ardour. The service of the troops of the line which axe at Dijon is performed with the greatest exactness. The soldiers, wno are well armed, exercise daily ; a great number of zea lous citizens have offered then selvei'to march ; a great number of military Fiersons who had returned, ar dently request permission to resume their arm LANCIRES, JANUARY a. A citizen of this Arrondissement has just arrived here from the Department of the tipper Rhine. He was at Mulhouse at the time the enemy entered it.- 4ccording to the account he brings, Befort and Hu nmgen held out vigorously. The enemy had desisted from bombarding these places, and the siege is con verted into a blociade. it is the same with Brisack 'ind . Schefestadt. The allied troops from Mulhouse to Schelestadt aro estimated at 0,000 Alen. On the side of the valley of St. 4maun, only some Cossacks ,E'ave passed, who have not advanced beyond Reme remant, Their last piquet, on the side of fkfort, had not advanced farther than Froy. 411 that was in these environs, aid in the Porentruy, has fallen 'back upon Colmar. This traveller, who speaks German extremely well. conversed with several officers who were at Mulhouse, and it appear: from the conversation, that the enemy has an extreme fear of the levt en masse, and that this fear 'induces them to march With care. They advance with precaution, and are persuaded that 14 Emperor is collecting all his forces to attack them. They, however. bestow on our infantry and cavalry the greatest praises. Their infantry .is very young ; their eavajry is better,• but ours. is superior both with ',tett to snan and horses. Every body in Alsace agrees in saying that the Emperor, even if he had one half less troops than the enemy, would beat them completely, espe cially being seconded by the Masse. jt is very cer tain that the. Allies 'are afraid of the leeks of National Guards, and that they only advance 111 large columns xi 1 '~