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

M t Rai 26. them .eives with our honours and oar goods—that they shook) ca l umn iate nor glory P If their reign should continue, all would be lost. even the memory of those immortal days. With what fury do they pervert their very nature ! They seek to poison what the world admires, and if there still remain any defender of our glory, it v ainimg those very enemies whom we have fought on the field of battle. soldiers! in my exile,.l heard your yoke : I have arrived through all 05.tacles and all perils ; your General, called to the throne by choice of the people, and educated tinder your bitnmrs, is res• tori , (l to you : come and join him. Tear down those colours which the nation has prescribed, and which for z 5 year. served as a tallying signal to all the enemies of France : mount the cockade tricolour : yon bore it in the days of rrrainess. Wt , ninst forget that we hare been masters of nation!; but we n,..1 n , .t •offer any to intermeddle in our affairs. Who <hHlt presume to be master over us ? Who would have the po „,k r ? neeirver those eagles which you had at Ulm, at Austerlitz. at j, ~t F l inn, at Friedland, Todela, at Eekmuld, at Ealing, at Wagidm, Smolcnsko, at Moscow, at Lutzeu, at Vurken, at Mout irsil. Do you third: that the Landfill of Frenchmen, who are A , arrogant, will endure to look on them t! They shall n turn ',hence they came, and there if they please they shall reign as they pntend to have reigned during 19 years. Your possessions, your rimk ur glory, the possessions, the rank, the glory of your children. have no greater enemies than those Princes whom foreign ers have impo,ed upon us, they arc the enemies of our glory, because of so many heroic actions, which have glorified the people o; France fighting against them, to withdraw themselves from their yoke, is their condemnation. ':P veterims of the armies of the Sambre and the Meuse, of the It a ly, ++f• Egypt, of the West, of the grand army, are all I : their honourable ‘i omit!: arc disgraced ; their successes ncre imes : those liei oes were rebels, if', as the enemies of the people pretend, the legitimate sovereigns were in the midst of the f0r6.211 Armies. fro rewartis, affection are given to those who have served t g.ite:t the country and us. Soldiers I come and range yourselves under the standards of your Chief; hi% existence is only composed of yours ; his tights HIT only those of the people and yours ; li interest, his honour, his glory, tre no other than your intere , t, your honour, anti your glory. Vic t iry shalt march at the charge step : the eagle, with the national ('dour.. -hall fly from steeple to steeple. even to the towers of Notre-Dame. Then volt will he able'to slim your scars with Ito- Loar ; then you will be able to glory in what you have done ; you will be the deliverers of the country. In your old age, surrounded at.d esteemed by your fellow-citizens, they will hear you with re— Itc:t while yon recount your 1ti..111 deeds ; you will be able to say with pride—' And I too, was part of that grand army, which en tered twice the walk of Vienna, those of Rome, of Berlin, of Ma• f!ritl, of Moscow; and which delivered Paris from the foul blot which treason, and the presence of the enemy, imprinted on it.' Hollowed be those brave soldiers, the glory of the country ; anti eternal shame to those guilty Frenchmen, in whatever rank fortune caused them to be born, who fought for ycars with the foreigner, to fear the bosom of the country. P ) the Ettiptror, (Sigred! , 7s;APOLEON. • _ • MARCH 26. t hen..eives with our honours and oar goods-.-tba c alumniate our glory f If their reign should continue lost. even the memory of those immortal days. Will they pervert their very nature ! They seek to po world admires, and if there still remain any defender ( siamig those very enemies whom we have fought battle. soldiers! in my exile,.l heard your voice : I have a all oh.taeles and all perils ; your General, called to the choice of the people, and educated under your b fond to you : come and join him. Tear down those colours which the nation has p which for z 5 year. served as a rallying signal to all 1 France : mount the cockade tricolour : yon bore it rroainess. W ninst forget that we have been masters of na !mot m t •offer any to intermeddle in our affairs. Who shall presume to be master over us ? Who sv pow'er ? neeover these eagles veldt!, you had at Ulm . at J, t Flint), at Friedland, 'fndela, at Eck mold Wagidm, at Smelensko, at Moscow, at LlltZeli, 1 Mout irdil. Do you think that the handful of Fn are tee.. arrogant, will endure to look on them n turn %%hence they came, and there if they please the; they !mired to have reigned during 19 years. You your rank ur glory, the possessions, the rank, the children. have no greater rummies than those Minces ers have impo,ed upon us, they arc the enemies of our the recital of so many heroic actions, which have glor y o; France fighting against them, to withdraw theme! yoke, is their condemnation. veteran• of the armies of the Sambre and the Rhine, of Italy, of Egypt, of the West, of the grand howl:Ate I : their honourable wounds ale disgraced ; sere. imes : those lies ries were rebels, if', as the people pretend, the legitimate sovereigns were in th forei :e i armies. rewards, affection are given to those wit ;g4ri:t the country and us. Soldiers I come and range yourselves under the Mai Chief; his existence is only composed of yours; his those of the people and yours ; Ills interest, his hen tare no other than your interest, your honour, and you tare steal march at the charge step : the eagle, wi a 'dour., -hell fly from steeple to steeple, even to Notre-Dame. Then volt will he able'to shew your Loir- -, then you will be able to glory in what you li will he the deliverers of the country. In your old sag arid esteemed by your fellow-citizens, they will heal o.c:t while yon recount your Iti4ll (Iced{ ; you will with pride—' And I too, was part of that grand ar tared twice the walk of Vienna, those of Rome, of f!ri(l, of Moscow; and which delivered Paris frog hi rii treason, and the presence of the enemy, imprir honoured be those brave soldiers, the glory of rho eternal shame to those guilty Frenchmen, in whateve caused them to be born, who fought for :2.) years witl to tear the bosom of the country. By the talperor, (Sigeerl!, TIM NATIONAL The Emperor his thoughts, by repeating : 7 " We most forget that we•ba • bees the masters of nations—sitar rights ate only those of the f•eeph..-- every thing that individuals may base done, wtittes, since the capture of Paris, I shall always be ignorant et In the different andiences granted by his Majesty, he has tles. Glared his fnll conviction, that the destinies of Frame conk, may be fulfilled by the laws of a fibers! government ; that the Frenili were born to furnish the example of a nation happy by 11w conservation of public liberty, and the eomfirmation of the priueiplez of ',tartly, of rights and duties. His Majesty enquired with posit-Was solici tude into the state of the peawintry, and 4aid, " I route to banish from them for ever the recollections of the tendal system of servitude to the soil ; I bring theta nothing hat benefits." Every where on his route, since he left the isle of Elba i , the Ent. peror has fonntl only snbmission, respect, and devotedninet. AU the departments lie had traversed have flocked around his eagies; and_ this second return to Frenchmen, as unexpected as that which brought him from the sands of Africa, has afforded his Majesty a new opportunity of collecting the Lounge of their admiration snit love. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS. amstoAy, stiirton ?O. Lord Grtrttvtrt r. presented a petition agaimt the Corn Bill, from 13`ristol, signed by 42.000 pessons.—Lord Stardsope also delivered pe titions from Sheffield and t►thrr places, signed by 2 Of 30 0 ,000 per sons.—Several pelitiuns were rcjected, on Ocionnt of the petitioners' names nut being inverted on the skin containing the prayer or the pe tition. CORN LAWS. The Marquis of Beet son riAll rose, mt the Order of the Dee for the third reading of the Corn Bill, and intimated that he did not wish to "mit the opportunity of entering his protest against this measure. It was not his intention to trouble the Home with a recurrence of what had passed on this sohjeet ; Ins principal object was to protest against the Bill. The noble Nlarquis then entered on oppositien to the which be described to be a Pleasure of injustice Sounded on bad The Earls of WESTMORLAND and BCClWlCitamsninz supported the Bill. Earl STA srut:ev. opposed the Bifi, ns pressine hard on the poor. The Nribb. Earl coneltided his oppositions, by the lollnwing Friltente:'‘ If ever I abandon the cause of the industrious poen, may Ged stn his ven geance abandon me ; I will nut temporise, but I move this Bail be re jected." Lord REDPSDAT.E advocated the cause of the farmer, and gave 'his support to the Bill. Lords Catlisle, King, and Grenville spoke at same length against the Bill ; and Lords liarrowbv, Dainlev, Liverpool, and Lauderdale, for it, e hen Lord Statiltope's amendment, that the. Bill be rejected, was neeatived ; after which a division took place upon the original motion, when the numbers were : Contents, lia—Nun-Cnitents, ttl.-310ju riq in favour of the hind reading,-107. The Bill was accordingly read a third time, and passed. TUESDAY, MARCIT U. The !Ica Restrictinn woe read a third rime and pa d. The M.trquis BuLkilighaiu gave notice of x wotion after the Netts, on the subject of Cenua.—.Adjourned. WIDNFSDAY, MARCH 2 4 2. The Bills on the table were forwarded —Adjourned. Tut itsnAv, m.rtnrn '23. The Royal Assent was trey' by commission to the Corn Bill, the Household Bill, Lord Warsineham's Annuity Bill, Blink Three Millions EOl4ll- Bill, Bank Restriction Bill, Indemnity Bill. Irish Spirit License Bill, Tobacco Bills, Mutiny Bill. Marine Mutiny Bill, Malta Trade Bill. London NVet-dock Bill, mid several priviite Bills. Adjournud to Wed. tiestluy se'unight. STER. 197 mot has, in sense mestere, laid epee the bottom of sit