The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-26 00:00:00

NOV. 26. they evince the same respect for the laws and allegiance to the t..:overeign, if they submit to the coremun sacrifices in support of the State ; we would then asii, in what code of murals, or precepts of religion : in what recordsof profound policy, or suggestions of enlarged philanthropy', a justifica tion for this insulting and dangerous partiality can be found ? As men, they must be sensible of its injustice ; as know-sub jects, they must resent unwarrantable suspicions; as chris tians, they complain of a deviation front the benign precepts of the common religion ; as freemen, or, at least, animated with sentiments of freedom, they have a right to spurn at every thing short of the most perfect equality. Such are the reflections, which the contemplation of our in ternal situation offers. The ground of the picture is bright ; but from recent mismanagement, or former ignorance, it is disfigured end obscured by a quantity of m,eless and he terogeneous matters. It rcquies only the maser hand of a great artist to remove these defects, and restore it to its original splendour. Is Mr. Pelle Evan that man ? Is his mind sufficiently enlarged by philosophy, or has he that generous expansion of feeling, to fit him for this delicate and masterly task ? A man, who labours under, and is guided by, the prejudices he imbibed front his grand mother, or nurse ; and calls them the dictates of state policy, or the precepts of a humanizing religion, is as un qualified for this arduous undertakhqe„ as we arc incompe tent to instil into his mind the true, unsophisticated, pa cifying, and love-breathing sense of the Gower.. We have no objeeion to him personally f. rwe believe him to be a good man, a good subject ; an amiable individual; but we have the Stt ong,est, the most rooted antipathy to some of his principles ; because they endanger the safety of the state, and compromise its character fer liberality . Let him renounce this contraction Of pri: u ; let him emerge front the dreary, phantom-creating gloom of . pre- Judice and superstitions terror, and stand with unshackled mind and exploring enlarged view in the broad day of reason, philanthrophy and genuine policy ; and there are few men, in whose integrity, or understanding; we would repose a stronger or more implicit confidence. It is la mentable to see a good man warped by such chimeras; it is painful to see an intelligent man, display on the great theatre of he world, and in the beginning of the nineteenth century, the philosophy of the nursery; but it is fa: more painful and lamentable, and, at the same time, an absur dity bordering on madness, to think that the repose, the safety, the freedom and the reputation of sixteen millions .of people, should depend upon such anile impressions. Such are only a part of our objections to the head and members of the present administration. The latter walk in the footsteps of the leader; re-echo his sentiments, and bow to the snrriority of his.geaiies and the prof9undity of ;xis policy. In objecting., therefore,' 'Fit Lint, - we decitsteeqy - disapprove of his agents or colleagues. But we have not adverted yet, to their capacity to manage our foreign in terests; to re-establish the reputation we have lost, and re store the confidence and honour, we have gambled away at Walcheren, in Portugal, Brabant, Holland, Germany, and Denmark. Do 'they profess that deep knowledge of the manners, languages, interests, policy, aed resources of the various States of the Continent, or the attributes to in spire confidence, to conciliate, and, at the same time, to command respect? Have they penetration enough to fore ate, and widorn to use and seize, time fortunate ittoiden!f:, 747 which the picsent teetin,qs in the North and of Europe, arc silently preparing ,? Have thl-Arprinciplei L;)at undcbiat ing tendeny, that feature of strong-iit•rve:l humanity . , to pursue a great mensure of policy,• in to the frars of the timid, the scrur.les of the coast:len/ions, the ob jections of the s . ...ort•ii;;;llted, and the vet:Ter:o;l'g, inkce presenting cries olfaction, malice, and Like eu ibility ? This is w h;it. we doubt, and ground upon this very doubt, our objections to their compettiicy. FORE/Ca' ar PELL IGEN E. PROCLA M ATI ON. EUGENE NA TOLCON, ARCH-CHANCELLOR or STATI: OF TH•B FRENCH ENIVIi: VICE-ROYOI.' ITALY, roiNcn OF VE NICE, AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF ITA I.Y. " TO Tun PEOPLE OF Tun TYROL, " Tvroleam:! Peace is concluded twtu ecn his Majesty, The Emperor of flu...Fret:eh, iog of I tal v, Protector of the Conk de rotiou of the !thine, my august Father anti Sovereign, and hie Majesty the Emperor of Austria. " Peace thvrefore prevails every where except among you— you only do not enjoy its benefits. " Listening U, perfidious suggestious, von have taken up arms against 3 - our laws, and have subverted them, and now you are galherinl; the hitter fruits of' your rebellion ; terror governs your Cities; idleness and misery teign in you : discord is in the midst of you, aint disorder every w !tete prev•tils. iii Majesty the Emperor and King, touched w tth your deplonible situat lot:, and with the testimonies of repentance which several of you have conveyed to his throne, has expressly cot:setae:l,ln the treaty of peace, to pardon your errors and miscondurf. " I then bring you peace, since 1 tiring you pardon. But I decho e to 3 - nu, that pardon it: granted you only on the condi tion that you return to yoar obedience and duty, that you vo lunt..rily lay down )(Hs arms, and that you offer no resistance to my troops. " Charged v. ith the command of the armies which soil-tto:I you, I CO C to receive 3our siuhmission, or to coaipel you tO '' T!!e army win he preceded h 1 Co..ntn6sioners appoioTed by t oe to hear our cotnpiaiot, , , alid to do jtvaice t.) the Je n:ands you 111f1V 11;tVe to Iltake. - 1;111 1:;10%1 , that these Commis stoners can only listen to you when you 11;tve laid down your al..ns. " Tv roleaw, if your cohiplaints and. demand- he well founded, I Itereby ,1:;/ti:ti:ice shall dooe Nou. " ileafi - guar!cry, 1 cl:ach, Oct. '2.6, Fa vra iNnLzA Li, Nov. J. --The grand hunt. of St. Hubert, which has alwas taken r.13. , ..e the t!ay after All Saints, has been postponcci till tic areival of the Kin of t=l-axony, who is daily expected at Font.; Libleau, 'fhis Prince w:11 occupy the aparlments of :l:e tuecn of It c !! :l i t: 1, w h o i s to remove and take others in the Court of the Princes. The "Kings of Bavaria and NVeAphalia, and the Viceroy of Italy, are also expected. Such is the general report. The.Ernperor hunted with net, a few dayi ago, in the plain of Cormaise ; •last Thursday he sent out a chor,lin, and yesterday he hunted for five houi:ii onti hat f, 4.i 11 which time he rode above ;*::Z v miles! The yncht v Lich was t.;:einjie, has been removed to the fze , i; iibl i ne park. This little vessel, which ;was preseated to the Emperor. by the me;-chants of Nantes, is of a -,:fry cleg:.:it form, the body is painted grey, upon the deck a .sqeace saloon is raised, which is painted Line, w ith s k ‘vindows, in the front of ibis saloon there is a glasg door, t,pe back.or stern part has no aperture, and is d. , conted with-a imperial cushion. Great numbers have arrived .here in the train of the Court ; but there arc stilt Many apartments unoccupied. The inhabitants of Vontairibleau used formerly to furnish (di.ring the tours.ol.themalybidgings for twenty thou slml visitors. A grelt , nutOer of-houses have since been built or enlarged, :tad we Ji4ve.tberefore vead in • certain journals, with some surprie,. - that`the multitude who bad 2.QCli.cd bit!ier '.7as ort,ll to procure lodgings. < -,,.~. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.