The National Register. — London, England, 1816-01-21 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER: DEPOSITING THE FRENCH EAGLES At nine o'clock on Thursday morning, all the egirnents of Guards in town were formed in grand parade, at the horse Guards, preparatory to their proceeding to the chapel at Whitehall, to perform the solemn ceremony of depositing,_ with due pomp, the . eagles taken at the memorable battle of Water 100. The uncommon fineness of the morning greatly added to the effect of this interesting scene. 'l'he houses looking into the Parade, at the. Horse Guards, were entirely covered with people, and the windows, in almost every direction. were occu pied by Persons of the first rank and fashion. l'hc military line extended the whole length of the Parade between the Tteasury and Admiralty—the capacious square which it enclosed was occasionally enlivened by the appearance of groupes of ladies, who were admitted, through the courtesy of the Officers on duty.. But beyond the line, inside the Park enclostue, and in front of the Treasury avenues, the diversified crowd that pressed forward, consisting of both sexes, of all ages, and indeed of every rank, was greater than we have seen on any former occasion. The trees were peopled, nor did the bending of their branches deter the venturous aspirants loin perse vering in their attempts to surmount the intermingled throng. A little after ten o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of York entered the Pa ade, aecompanied by their Royal high nesses the Duke, of Kent and Gloucester, and a numerous Staff. 'these illustrious personages were received with loud greetings, and the bands immediately struck up along the line. Soon after the arrival of the Royal Dukes, the two Eagles taken at Waterloo were displayed at the avenue of the Treasury nearest to the Eloise Guaids. They were preceded by a com pany of the first regiment of Foot Guards, and the escort of honour consisted of a small detachment of the third re,, , iinent, which distinguished itself in the memorable bathe in which the oph ies were taken. The Eagles appeared somewhat of a lar4e.• size than those captured in the Peninsular war ; they we e richly gilt, and bore the number of the battalions to which they were attached. The silk colours appended to them were about the sim) of our cavalry standards, and-splendidly embroidered with a profusion of gold ft loge, and a number of inserted bees, stars, &c. Hut the most interesting part of the ornaments was the laurel wreath, inclosing, in letters of gold, the bright inscriptions which were once emblematic of I.rench renown— '.UsTERLITZ, EisLING, FALAU, JENA, and FRIEDLAND, still Watered in all the richness of splendid embroidery , but the spell of their glory was gone, and those "Ntones ai zohich the world had 100 their enthusiastic fascination, and transferred to an enemy the charm of their renown. The Eagles were borne in slow march in front of the whole line, amid the acelamaticnis of the immense assemblage present upon this occasion, and then conveyed through the Eloise Guards to Whitehall, in the same order, followed by the mili tary in files, who accompanied them into the Chapel precisely at eleven o'clock. They were deposited at the altar by Captains Druimnond and Standen, of the Sd Regiment of Guards, who were at the taking of them at Waterloo. The Royal Dukes were obliged to proceed to Whitehall through the private avenues of the 'treasury, to avoid the in convenient pressure of the crowd, which pressed fOrwaid on all sides. - They took their seats in the Royal Pew. 'Ole Bishop of London, after praers, delivered an excellent Sermon, suita ble to the General 1 hanksgiving. . The Chapel, v t hick no person was permitted to enter without producing a ticket, signed by the Bishop of London, was ex cessively crowded, chiefly by ladies of the fir,t rank and fashion, After Divine Service, the glorious trOPhies of British prowess were deposited along with those 'memorial's of our triumphs in tbrmer actions,. which have already b e e n Pl ace d t h ere. Th e company retired while the anthem of “ Gob SAVE the, king" was pertbrnied. As far as we had it in our power to observe, the gratitic4tion attendant upon this ceremony was not interrupted by the oe- UNITCliet of any accident. ''''lr known whether they are official, they are only communi cated secretly from hand to hand. An address from the public functionaries, land owners, and other inhabitants of the Circles of SaTiark and the Inn, to our King, whom they beg not to ceJ. them to Austria. seems to be authentic. • 4 S" era! of .our regiments, which have gone into their garrikons since their return from France, are• to assemble on the Inn It is said, that others have received orJers to hold themselves in read:neJs to march. Austria has collected a force on our frontiers ; nevertheless, it is to be supposed, that all these TBOVPMetlis :;re mere demonstration!, and that the tranquillity of Germany will not be disturbed."—Ga tette Gen. du Pays bas cologne, Jan. 7. SIR ROBERT WILSON AND HIS ASSOCIATES. The arrest. in France, of an . officer of high rank, like Sir ROBERT VViesoe, for an offence which in England is, by the common law, high treason, cannot but excite the most lively sensation of surprise and regret. What can have induced this officer to have assisted in the escape of LAVALETTE ? Was it gallantry—fiolic—money—friend_ ship—or repugnance at the breach of the military con vention of Paris in 181.5. Sir R. WiesoN is one of the personal ne.nies of Buoez tPARTE. le stepped out of the usual course of his profession to give to the world an ac count of the Ma-sacre at Jaffa. lie has withheld his proofs hitherto from cle-Peacy and for fear of injuring individuals in the French army, but as that ground is long since re moved, we hope that he will no longer ke•ep back the par ticulars wh'eh he most certainly possesses. Is it improbable flea as LAVALLYTE served in Fgypt, Sir It. WILSON kllt•Ns him there, received some kindnesses, and contracted a regnrd for him ? It would be strange indeed if a British Knight, wl:o fought to place the Bourbons on the throne, should at last be substituted as a victim to enraged royalty, for the man who wa; eage-r to seize ihe post for the BUONAPARTF. The Duke of Weeuticrox has very coldly resi,:neel Sir ROBERT and his'comianions to the French civil authorities ; but, if Parliament were siting, we think this would riot so tamely be endured. British Officers now in France can surely not be subject to the laws of Fiume They are undertheir.oa Ts General. subject to niili ary law ale! to the laws of England only. It 1w a novel question in the Law of Nations to see the conquer ing army in . actual possession of the country, submitted by their Gce•teral to the law of the vanquished. The hit uu, ti6:l of the British is so inconsistent with all former preced ent, at once the makers and the servants of the King of France, his conquerors awl his subjects, that we scarce ly know in what light to consider them. In whatever way Sir ROBLAT and his associates may be treateei by the French Monarch, LAVALETrE is by their arrest and the detention of his wife placed in a very em barrassing situation. He may provably be induced to give himself up to the law to save his wife and friends, and this we suspect is the: hope of the French Court in their pro ceeding.. With respect to Madame Lay.m.errue as she cannot be considered criminal in aiding her husband'i escape, we hope she will .soon be released. As to the Englishmen, we kilo w not went to say fur them, and ),•et we hope- they will ultimately be admonished anti (ItSilliiiSed. LOWS the 18th canner be ungrateful to i is benefactors, who for trim at Wat , rluu when his owls ./ilit t rcts were' safe at Ghoit• •LAtALLETTE atutrt be, • however, an estraurdenary character, foiting steadily. against him ) to Wife crtasted so much interest in his favour. JAN. 21.