The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER . 164 STA 7 4 E 1).4 P ER. PROCLAMATION 01"1111.1 PRINCE OF ORANGE. We, William, by the grace of Ciod Prince of Orange Nassau, Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlauds, Sze. To all whom these presents come. greeting : Invited to the Sovereignty of these States by your confidence amt your attachment, we from the first declared, that we would under take the same only under the guarantee of a wise Constitution, which inight secure 'your freedom against ah possible abuses; and we have ever since continued to fret the tteceity thereof. We regarded it, therefore, as one of the first and most sacred of our duties, to sMiiillol) together some men of consideration; and to charge them w ith the weighty task of establishing a tundamental code, buiit upon your manners, your habits, and correspuuding to the wants of the present time. They cheerfully took 'twin themselves 614 office, performed it with zeal, and have submitted to us the fruits of their uninterrupted labours. After a careful examination of this work, we have given it tam II approhanien. Bit this dues not satisfy our heart. It respects the concerns of the whole Netherlands. The w bole Dutch people Hoot :be recognised in this important work. That people must receive the strongest possible assurance that their dearest interests are ficiently attended to therein ; th a t re li g i o n, as the fountain of all good, is thereby honoured and maintained, and religious freedom disturbed by 11°11611g of temporal concerns, but secured in the Most ample manner ; tl.at the education of youth, and the spread of scit ntifie knowledge, shall be attended to by the Government, and freed from all those vexations regulations which oppress the gems, and subdue the spirit ; that personal freedom shall no longer be an empty name', and dependant on the caprices of a suspicious and crafty police; that au imparti a l administration of justice, guided ' 1 by fixed principles, secure to every man his property ; that com merce, agriculture, and manufactures be no longer obstructed, but have Is ce course, like rich springs of public prosperity; that, therefore, no restraint be imposed on the domestic economy of the higher and lower chis-. 01 of the state, but that they he conformable to the general laws and the genera: governim nt ; that the move meats of the government be not palsied by too great a zeal f or local Mica ests, but ralliel receive from it an additional impulse ; that ge,.eral laws, by means of itil hartneilliMS CU-tpet ation o f the two principal branches of the government, be wooded on the trite interests of the st ,te ; that the tinanc, s, and the arming of the people, the wain pillar., of the body politic, be placed in that central point, upon which the greatest and most invaluable privilege of e‘ery let e people, their indepcndance, may be firmly fixed. Which of qua can doubt of this truth, after the terrible experience you have had of a fmeign tyranny, which acknowledged no right when it wanted means for its own maintenance by violence; after having sighed of late yekw, tinder the most oppressive yoke that ever was imposed sioce the Spatii•h times ? Now at least yon know the true value of those precious rights for w Inch our fathers sacrificed their property and bkod ; of that happiness which they bequeathed to their descindanta ; and which we S.IW lost through the adversity of the times! Following, therefitre, and deriving encouragement from their ex ample, it becomes my ditty, in imitation of those who s e ! l a me f bear, and whose memory I honour, to restore that which is lost ; it is our duty to support me therein within all your carts, that ender the blessing of Divine Providence, who summons us to this task, we tua leave our beloved country completely reconquercd owl re-estiblished to our children. In order to be enabled to judge whether the core. titntionat code Cols framed, as before stated, be a means of attaining the above great object , we have thought it right that the said code be submit. ted for mature consideration, to a numerous assembly of persons the most considerable and best qualified among you. We have for that purpose appointed a special commission utio are to choose, out of a numerous list given in to ns, aix hundred persons, in due proportion to the population of each of the now existing departments. Honoured with your confidence, they shall, on the 28t1► of this mouth, assemble in the metropolis of Amsterdam, to come to a de termination upon this weighty !rosiness. They shall, in like manner, with the letter of Convocation, re ceive the plan of the constitution, that they may be able to prepare their (!eci•iort thereon with maturity and calmness of deliberation; and for the more effeetnal attainment of this object, a copy of the sattleshall be sent to each member previously. MARCH 13 And as it is of the first importance that e %Albers fie po-wse ed of the general confidence, we order that a 114 of the pi chosen fur each department be made public, and that to all the in habitants of the same being howekeepe is, an omit tunitv .e.lll be afforded, by signing his name without any other .11 a register which shall lie open in each canton for eight dis approve of any such person or persons as he may deem mural:fled. No inhabitant is c!eprived of this right, %vitt' the eiteention of do mestic servants, valets, bankrupts, persons in a state of non are-, or under accusmion. When it shill appear to us, from the summing up of the registeio, OM the nojority are sati , fied with the persons tilts sulopitted to their electiou, we shall consider them as the Representatives ot the whf-le DaZeil people, call them together, appear in the !enkt of them, and saltue them as constituting the great assembly represent• int: the United Netherlands. They shall then commence their labours in freedom, and give us an account of their progress by a committee appointed to that effect ; and 4. soon as the adoption ot the eonstittitional rode is the rectilt of their deliberations, v, e shall make the necessary arrangement. f o r taking the oath prefxribed to us by the Constitution. with all due solemnity, in the midst of the assembly, and after toat ne installed in state. In the adoption of these treasures, worthy countrymen, you ' DL it feel convinced, that the welfare of our beloved country is my first and only object ; that your interests and mine are the same : and how can they be more manifestly promoted, thin by toe iottodue. tion of constitutional roles, in which yen find the enarootte of youf dearest tidits? They will furnish me with the advantage of conducting, on fixed principles, the charge and lespon—ln itv of Goverment, assisted by the best and most intelligent of the citi zens; and will secure to me the continuance of that affection, the expressions of which rejoice my heart, animate my,eonr:e.:e, my Inutile'', and bind me and my house for ever to our regenerated country. Given at the Hague this 2d of March, 1814, and of t%nr Reign the Ist. (Signed) WILLIAM. A. R. FALCK, See. of State. By command, AI?RirAL OF MONSIEUR IN FRANCE. The f,llowing extract of a letter was received freni a gentleman immediately attached to the person of his Royal Highness, Mon. sienr, on Wednesday last. Extract of a Letter from Alonsleur Le ('ount d'Escars, Captain of thi Guards of Monsieur. Vesoul, Franche Comte, Feb. 2,2. " We reached Basle on Saturday evening, and left it on Sunday, and arc now arrived here in Franche Comte. Throngli all The towns and villages we have passed, all ranks of people have received ns with acclamations, and with cries of " Vire It Roi Louis XII IL et les Bourbons!" They were enchanted to behold our dear Prince, whose demeanour has greatly affected them ; women, children, old men, all stengeling to he fiat to kiss his hands and clothes. Plea sure was painted in every countenance. They were so delighted With the affability of Monsieur, that nothing was to he seen but tears of joy. The old men and women said, " We shall die content, since we have the happiness of being again under our old masters, yaw have always lived in our hearts." Others cried, al We give you oar hearts. for the monster has left us nothing else." " When we arrived 'here another seenetook *cc. The popu lation of this town is oNtV about 500° souls : the whole came wit to meet Hs. They entreated us to go in on foot, that every one might see his Prince. It was an intoxication of joy. The nubility is faithful in all the provinces. Gentlemen flock in from all parts, announcing that all the peasants of their communes are at their dis posal, and are crying out to be allowed to march fur their legiti mite Sovereign. " An emiss.iry from Alsace came into to-day with a regneq to the Allied Power§, to he permitted to raise a Legion with the White Cockade, to assist in the reestablishment of their legitimate Master. " Towns request to surrender to Louis. XVIII. All France is ready to rise, in spight of every attempt to prevent it; but such attempts will be in vain.—France will free herself. " On the first day of our entering France we travelled thirty-three leagues. Had the Pi ince been an Angel from Heaven, the people could not have •hewn more eagerness to see him." A letter of the 4th r from bead-quarter`, Fads, '• Montilearbas new an army of 8,000 Mau l of whom a part arc cavalry." _ _ - ~. • 7.. .