The National Register. — London, England, 1815-10-08 00:00:00

642 THE NATION like France, of the very first magnitude, even after her reverses, could oppose but a divided and inefficient resis tance to the attacks of Russia. Even supposing France to take no active part in the contest, her existence in such a position and with such a degree of strength, would excite doubts, require a force to watch the possible ap plication of her means, and thus create a powerful di version in behalf of the Russians. It is not astonishing, therefore, that Prussia and Austria should strenuously resist the revival of the Treaty of Paris, which left France stronger than she was before the revolution, or any modi fication of it, which should not reduce her to comparative insignificance. They may not choose to acknowledge it openly, but their objections are more founded on their dread of Russia, than on any apprehension that the French should find it practicable, speedily and single-handed, once more to threaten their independence. On the pre-' dominance of their wishes in the sett'ement of this ques tion, probably, depends not only the present elluilibrium, but the future tranquillity of Europe. The Archduchess Maria Louisa has formally re nounced the title of Empress, and all rights for herself and son to the throne of France. Her titles are now Archduchess of Austiia and Duchess of Parma, and her son is entitled Hereditary Prince of Parma. Brussels Papers to the Ist inst. came to hand on Wed nesday. The Emperor of Russia arrived at Brussels on Friday evening last, and was received with all pos sible honours by the king, the military, and the civil authorities.—The First Chamber of the States-General has adopted the resolutions for creating an Order to be called the Belgic Lion, and giving an Es!ate to the Prince of Waterloo, to the value of about 20001. per annum. A private letter from Paris states, " that a minority had declared for the Duke of Orleans, but that this party did not seem to be at all formidable. It is added, in, an article from Frankfort, that the Pa risian Police had bathed a movement, the object of which was to require the King to remove the Princes, and to appoint the Duke of Orleans his successor, and that nu merous arrests had taken place. Two brothers, named Faucher, twins, were tried before a Council of War at Bourdeaux, on the 22d ult. charged avith prolonging the resistance in that part of France, against the King's Government, and exciting eisil war. They were found guilty, and sentenced to suffer death. The prisoners had long had an unfortunate celebrity in that part of the country, in consequence of the influence which they exercised during the disastrous epochs of the revolution over a certain class of the population of Reole, the district in which they resided. By the Dalin mail of yesterday we hqve the follow ing paragraph copied from a Waterford Paper :—" We are neither free, nor very willing to publish particulars : put we should think it unfair to suppress the alarming truth, that the insidious system of swearing the peasantry to a reduction of Tithes has so far gained ground, as at present to include, very mai ly, peliaps fully, the entire of the county of Waterford. It affords some satisfaction to know that, at least in these near parts of the county, it has been chiefly through the agency of strange emissaries that the sy,tem ha 3 been carried into execution." REGISTER. OCT. 8. OFFICIAL NOTE, BY THE DUC D'OTRANTO, ADDRESSED TO THEIR EX. CELLENCIES THE isTERS OF THE ALLIED POWERS. The following has been transnlittcd from Paris, as the actual .Note of Fyne I)uc d'Otianto, on the state of public opi. nion in regard to Buonaparte and the means of consoli• dating the King's authority. It was dated on the Bth A ug►ust. "Tl'e situation of France is composed of a variety of cir cumstances, which it is necessary should be thoroughly ap. predated, if we would not wish to be the dupe of false ap. pedrances. Of these circumstances many refer to anterior events ; some are connected with permanent opinions, and principles which have nothing in common tith the vicissi tudes of fortune, while others again have been produced by recent transactions- " The evils of France had already opened men's minds, and united them, before the abdication of Buonaparte, and even before the commencement of hostilities : it was no longer a question of defending personal interests, or which were fo reign to those of the country itself: and the King since his return to Pads, has found in every heart the elements of a prompt pacification. A state of disorder still exists, but it re sults-from causes which may easily be obviated; it will soon cease even, unless bad policy interpose obstacles, and it would be equally erroneous and unjust if we were to designate that temporary and inevitable disorder by the names of resistance and revolt. '• In order to judge of nur situation we must refer to what took place before the 20th of March. Buonaparte emp oyed more than one artifice to resume and keep possession o f tire supreme power; and when a nation is skilfully cheated' nc thng but the course of events can undeceive it. The illusion had already , ceased in the mind of every wise man, before the reverses sustained by the army took place; but conviction is not produced in the minds of the multitude with so much fa cility ; the causes of the evil were of long standing. The Sovereigns had not time to observe, while they were at Paris, that a revolution of '25 years cannot terminate without con ciliations, without precautions, and without management. & great part of our calamities has arisen from this want of fore. sight. Why should the truth he now concealed? An im prudent and overweening zeal for the Riles and maxims of the ancient Monarchy led to the commission of many faults; alarms of more than one description were the result, as well as a fluctuation of opinion and a dissaffection towards the Government. This moral opposition, which was known to the whole of Europe, did not escape the calculations of Buonaparte, and he had no need of any other invita tion to throw himself into the midst of this discontent, and these elements of discord. In proportion as the perilous chances of a conspiracy, and the secrecy it would require, might have rendered all his.projects abortive, in the same proportion he might calculate with a degree of certainty upon the stupor which great novelty produces, and that per plexity ' and confusion which seize the mind when sod denly struck by some bold and unexpected enterprize.— A single, but decisive defection, doubtless facilitated the en trance of Buonaparte into Grenoble, at the very moment when it was still possible to avoid the evi►s with which lie threatened us. It was no longer so three days afterwards; he had already, when he presented himself before Lyons, col lected a considerable force, or at least sufficient for waging an intestine war. It was, besides, at Lyons that he began to develops his deep laid plans, by his promises of consolidating civil and political liberty by every species of security; whac I ► l what ooyed ; f: fusion re the ion is ch fa- The Paris, con- it. & fore. n im- nis of ; ; well is the flown ations nvita. ntent, ilous quire, same ,ointy t per- ze.— le en. ,meat Ch Is; 11C col- aging at) to latin 1 while 1