The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-26 00:00:00

194 :WO NAT 'RO; 'ESSO. BUo N A P.4RIE. PUBLISHED UNDER TIIC AUTHORITY OF LOUIS XVIII. On Sunday, Government received dispatches from Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and the Paris papers of Friday also came to hand. The latest ativices relative to Buonaparte came up to the 13th, when he moved forwatd from Lyons towards Ma con. At this place, as well as at Tournus. Chalons, and Dijon, his agents•had previously succeeded in exciting dis turbances among the lowest of the populace. His force, the Moniteur asserted not to eNceed 'B,ooo.—Ney's army. which was marching against bi by Lons Ic Saularier and Bourg, I was estimated at io,ocel. The Marshal answered confidently for their fidelity. I; si,ies the corps of Ncy, it was sai'd there were advancing reiainst the rebels in front, the corps of Dupont from Tours, of Victor from Chalons, and of Oudinot from Metz; whilst in their rear, General Mouton Duvernet was advancing by Die, and General Miollis by Gap, on Grenoble. Ma , ,sena had published a proclamation to the Marsellois. which concluded thus:—" I have sworn fidelity to our lawful King. I will never deviate from the path of honour. lam ready to shed every drop of my blood in the defence of his throne." The people of Marseilles were so indignant at the rebellious attempt to overturn the Throne, that they offered two millions of francs to the regiment which should take Buonaparte dead or similar warmth in the cause of loyalty had been shown at Bourdeaux, at Caen, and Rouen, from whence volunteers had already set out to join the Royal Armies; but it was at Paris that the greatest readinecs was Shawn in these enrolments. The Schools of Law and Medicine Ithd volunteered to serve in a body ; and Monsieur had called on such of the National Guards as were willing to serve under him as Colonel General, to march against the enemy. By these and other means an army was forming at Melun, to cover Paris on the South. On the pith his Majesty went in person to the Chamber of Depu ties, and addressed them in the following short but manly and interesting speech, which was received with loud and re peated peals of applause :.--.- " Gentlemen—in this mantel:thous crisis, when the public enemy has penetrated into a part of the Kingdom, and threatens the li berty of the remainder, I came in the midst of you to draw closer tfinse ties which unite us together, and which constitute the strength of die state—l come, in addressing myself to you, to declare to all Prance my se::!inents and my wishes. " I have revisited my country, and reconciled her to all foreign niltious, who will, without doubt, maintain with the utmost fidelity those treaties which had restored us to peace.-1 have laboured for the benefit of my people—l hare received and still continue daily to receive the most striking Fouls of their love.—Can I, then, at sixty years of age, better terminate my career, than by dying in their de fence? Therefore, I fear nothing for myself; but I fear for France 7— Ile who come , to light again amongst us the torch of civil war, brings with him also the scourge of foreign war comes to reduce your country under his iron yoke—he comes, in short, to destroy that C.institutioual Charter which I have given you—that Charter, my brightest title in the estimation of posterity—that Charter which all Frenchmen cherish, and which I here swear to maintain. Let us rally, therefore, round it I—let it be our sacred standard !—The de scendants of Henry the Fourth will be the first that range themselves under it; they will be followed by all good Frenchmen. short. Gentlemen, let the concurrence of the two Climnbers give the au' thority of all the force that is necessary, and this war, truly national. will prove, by its happy termination, what a great nation, united in its love to its King and to its laws, can effect." The whole assembly, it is stated, e!ectiified by the sublime 'words of the King, stood up, their hands stie;clied towards the throne. Nothing but these words were beard, Long live the King !—we trill die, for Me Ki;ig !—the King in life and death!—The Assembly having resumed their places, a mo tion of Monsieur, to al,proach the King, commanded the most profound silence. Monsieur, after profoundly bowing to the King, said, " SIRE, I know that I depart from ordinary rules in here addres sing your Majesty ; but I beg you will excuse me, and permit me here in my own name and in that of my family to say, how munch we participate to the bottom of our hearts in the sentiments and principles which animate your Majesty." The Prince, on turning again towards the Assembly. added, raising his band, " We swear on our honour to live and die faithful to our Kiev, and to the Constitutional Charter, which secures the happiness of the French." While the wi , ole Assembly replied to this address by new acclamations, the K ing, profoundly moved, presented hi! hand to Monsieur, which his Royl Highness seized, and kissed with transport. The hind, no longer able to suppress his feelings, pressed Monsieur to his breast with all the did• nity of a King, and all the tenderness•of a brother. At thi, noble and touching spectacle, emotion gave place to transport, all hearts were melted, all eyes moistened with tears, and is was nut till after a few moments, when his Majesty rose and was preparing to return, that the acclamations hoist fort, with new and redoubled enthusiastn. The Chamber after wards, on the motion of the President, voted an address t. the King, expressive of the sentiments of his faithful subject and of the wishes of France. • Tuesday afternoon an Officer arrived with dispatches from Lord Fitzroy Somerset, dated on the igth. They an, nounced Buonaparte's movement from Autun to Auxerre : which he reached on the 17th. The Monitenr aid other papers of Sunday last also arrived.—The former l , a:ely mcn, tioned his departure from Autun on the lath. An extraor dinary courier on Sunday morning brought the intelligenc of his having entered Auxerre, and of his being expected tl occupy Joigney, about seventy miles from Paris on Saturda: night The extraordinary rapidity of his march had heel delayed by no opposition and no obstacle. According tt the Gazette de France, he was usually a mile and a half be. lore his advanced guard, in an open coach, escorted by onli twenty dragoons. This paper concluded, that as no oppmi tion bad been made to him, it was the intention of the Fren6 Government to let bins advance to the heights of Melun, where an army of '28,000 men was to be assembled on Sun, day last. The French papers also asserted, that the Prussian: had approached Thionville, which they would attack if Buo naparte should succeed—that the Emperor Alexander ha , declared he would march 600,000 men—that the Austrians began their march foritaly and France on the 12th—that the Prussians and Bavarians were to march on the 16th, and Oat the Duke of Wellingington bad been appointed Generalis , sumo of all these armies. STATE PAPER. Note addrestied to the Foreign Ministers at Paris by the Sccre. tarp' of State for Foreign AtLiirs:— " '1 he undei•signed Minister of State, charged ad in rerile wire the porte.fettille of foreign affairs, has received orders I. um tit King to acquaint M— that eirclinP•tance* compel his quit his capital. The Kim; will see with pleasure the Metithiis o the Diplomatic Body accredited at his Court re-assemlne at Lille whittler it is his intention to tepz:ir, without, however, pr' to io:n to hind the detetiniliatilla ()I tiliThe w ho may pieter to returi: o their respective Governments. " iintk ESi,giled has the honor, &f. • (Signed) `. 4 "Liie Count de JaWCQURT " Paris, March 19, 1U15." 1. ie Id 3- IC tg s. Sti id d, g, of 'll/ pis 'Si .7) CIS Ft, it 3d tli to :ti Itn re, ter 11 . )r- -cc to ay en to e- ►ly ki- ch In, ws lU- ad lis he tat re. tit 11. to Ite, ;a T. • , of! ,