The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-12 00:00:00

162 •Tn E - - they have made- to several Cmlrts have been it is scarcely to be doubted .that they would prefer rising rain into a kingdom, even under their former Aeapot, to elnaini ng the undistinguished vassals of a German Power. W hat ‘vill be the result of Buonaparte's attempt, it would be presumption, with our present data, to pretend to decide. Were the French armies composed of new troops, like the King's hou , chold, there would be little danger to apprehend. Even the treachery of the chiefs might be rendered unayail , ing. by the loyalty of the soldiers. But when those who are sent to repel Buonaparte are the very companions uf his labours, the agents of his triumphs, whose daring voices have fiequentiv insulted the ears of the Bourbons with the cries of rive l'E.,vptreur. in spite of threatened punishments, the result must be left to that Poker, who alone can rule the hearts of men, and raise or overturn the throne of Kings. GN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. ORDINANCE OF TIIE KING. CONTAINING MEASURES FOIt TI U •: GENERAL SAFETY. Louis, by the Grace of God. King of France and of Navarre, to all whom these presents shall come greeting : The 12t1iatticle of the constitutional charter specially auttiorizei us to issue regtilations and ordinances necessary for the safety of the State : it would be essentially compromised were we not to take Prompt measures for crushing the enterprise that has just been tOrmed at one of the points of our kingdom, and to prevent t'►e effects of the plots and attempts tending to excite civil war, and to overturn the Government. For these reasons, and ou the report which has been made to us by our beloved and trusty Chevalier the Chancellor of France, Sieur D'Mnbray, Commander of our Orders, by the advice of our Conn. eil, we have ordered and order, declared and declare, as follows : Art. 1. Napoleon Buonaparte is declared a Traitor and a Reba, for having introduced himself by force of arms, into the Department of the Var. All the Governors. Officers commanding the armed forte, and National Guards, the Civil Authorities, and even private Citi zens, are enjoined to go in quest of him, to apprehend him, and to bring him without delny befbre a Council of War; which, after hay ing ascertained his identity, shall sentence him to the punishment pronounced by the law. g. The same punishment shall be inflicted, as guilty of the same crimes, upon the military men and civil officers of all ranks, who shall have accompanied or followed the said Buonaparte in his lava- Kim of the French territory, unless withiu eight days, reckoning from the publication of the present ordinance, they come to make their submission to our Governors, Commandants of Military Divi. &ions, General or Civil Administrations. S. All civil and military administrators, chiefs and subordinate persons in the said administration, payers and receivers (.f public money, and also the private citizens who shall directly or indirectly aid and assist Buonaparte, shall in like manner -be prosecuted and punished as promoters. and accomplices of rebellion, and of attempts tending 10-change the. form of the Govenirnent and excite civil war. 4. Those persons shall suffer the same punishments, confOrmahly to article 102 of the Pt nal Code. ho, by language held in public places nr companies, by posted placards, 14 r by printed works, shall have taken part, or induced the citizens to take part in the rebel lion, or to abstain trims repressing it. 5. Our Chancellor, our Ministers, Secretaries of State, and our Director-General of the Police, each in what concerns him, are charged with the execution of the present Ordinance, *hick shall be inset ed in the Bulletin dcs Lois, addressed to all the Governors of Military Divisions, Generals, Commandants. Prefect., Sub-Prt rect., and Mayors of out kingdom, with orders to can , e it to be printed and pc:O , l(A both at Paris and elsewhere, and wherever there shall be occasion. Given at the Palace of the Tuillerieo, the oith March, 1813, and of our reign the 201 h. By the King, (Signed) LOUIS. The Chancellor of France, (Signed) D'AM BRAY. [Previous to the above, a Proclamation was issued fur cormokinz the Chamber of Peers anti that of the Deputies of the Departmental PARIS, MARCH 6.—The situation of Italy, and the movements which appear to be making there, having made it be thought nem• sarr to assemble a corps of observation between Lyons and Cliam• hery, several regiments have received orders to set out fur that des. Mensiettr set out at five o'clock this morning for Lyons. It is said the Dukes of Berry and Orleans will set lint to-morrow mutu al's. The former for Besancon, and the latter for Lyolll ----~ NATIONAL REGISTER. 1 rejected, lf FORE] NOMMINIMOMMOII We have received the 2uutidienne Paris Paper of the 7th' and distinct copies of the King's Ordonnanees, which are, in the shape of "..4.ffiches," widely distributed all over France. The former, which is the only minor Journal that notices the .event, says—.. He who was fora long time the scourge of France, has made a mad attempt which must end in his Pain; he has dared to polute the French territories with his presence, on which he was so lately spared. He has landed in the Department of Var. A PRICE HAS BEEN SET uvoti ins HEAD, and proper measures have burn taken to apprehend bin) The President American frigate, for whose safety consider able apprehensions were entertained, arrived at Bermuda l ath Jannar,, totally dismasted —His Majesty's schooner Eliza beth, of 12 guns, upset in chasing three Ameiican vessels in the West Indies, and we regret to add, that all on boa'd pe rished! Her commander. capt Dwyer, was on . 0 511 ore on the invalid list; and a very promising young officer, lieut. G. Simmons, from the Satellite, had the temporary command. We understand that while strangers were excluded from the Gallery on Wednesday, Mr. Franklaud Lewis gave notice that he should bring in a Bill to alter the mode of Assize.where by. the quarter!) loaf, he pledged himself to say, would be at least from a penny to three halfpence cheaper. A number of shop-windows in the Strand and.other pub lic pails. had, on Wednesday, written papers stuck in them with " No Corn Bill"—" No Corn Laws"-•-Cheap Bread, and. a Good Trade." Cochrane Johnstone was seen at Lyons, a few weeks since. On Thursday last, Mr. Kean appeared for the first time in the le. ived play of Richard the Stroud; and, in a field which Bone of his pi edecessors -bad trod, displayed a degree of excel knee which cannot be surpassed, and on which we shall say 11101 E in our next. The following is the report exhibited at St. James's Palace last Sunday. 44 WISIDSOA CASTLE, AIARCU " The King continues in good health, and any deviation Emma state of perfect camposare, winch had been observell in His Majesty fuiring the month of January, has entirely sUbsided for wore than a fortnight past." Thee is now living at Glencalvie, hear Kincardine, a ve teran named Alexander Campbell, alias iverach, who is now hi his 117th year. Six gentlemen connected with liosshire, lately meeting at dinner in London, subscribed one guinea each to nttrchase a suit of tartan for Iverach, in which he danc •ti a 'eel at the last Kincardine cattle fair. A few days ago, he entered as School. lie is 40pp0:,c3.1 to he 1 a scholr.itt Glenceivie Guth tli • • - 4,•;:*.• 1 : • e alive. dill - ' 4-4. _,. 7‘. ..,i • . i i•-• * n' ilillei irrksi • -1 1041; •,-, i t .. 7. • f - ... : -. 4 . , t 0 . ,.... ..,... • .... d nl. - tit C , . 4,7 111110..;- . . • - . ••.-N---;" -.•