The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-21 00:00:00

11 4;01t. 2 . 1• to relieve our ancient frontiers from the, too near daeger of suililee attacks, and to found their security on limits fortified by na ture; it becanie necessary so to separate France, by alliances. from tier rivals, that even the sight of an enemy's staudarti never could alarm the territory of the Empire. " England, defeated in the disputes she en often 'renewed, pro fited, however, of them to lactease her wealth, by the univer sal monopoly of commerce. " The genius and the prudence of the Emperor have hot over looked this daugee. Involved in the difficulties of the Contineu 'tat War, he ceased not, however, to repel from his States the monopoly of English comiterce. lie has 'init. conipleated the Measures of an effectual resistance. " No one can now' be deceived on this subject; since the English have declared this I** 'kind of war, all the ports of the Contineat are blockaded; She 'ocean is interdicted to every hentral ship which will not pay to the British Treasury a tribute which is mead[ to be imposed on the whole population of the globe. • " To this law of **very other stations hove replied by then tures of reprisal, and by wishes for the annihilation of such tyranny. " The English Whits ltd[ sepatitted itself from every other Station. She is smitten by the e.reollimuniZ:ation w hich shit has herself provoked. " The war will henceforth eenstst in repelling from all points the English commerce. " France has energetically concurred in the exclusion of the Monopoly of commerce; she has resigned herself to privation: which long habits most have rendered more painful. Some branches of her agriculture and her industry have suffered, and Still suffer, but the prosperity of the great body of the nation is not affected : she is familiarized *ith that transitory state, the hardships of which she beholds without fear. The allies of France, and the United States, sacrifice, like her, and with n resolution equally gesiekoar, their private convettiencies. Eng land was on the eve of the Moment when her exclusion from the Continent was about to be consummated ; but she availed herself hf the last circumstanceo spread the genius of evil over .41iftiri, and to excite in that unhappy country fill the rage of furious passions. She hat sought for alliances even in the support of the inquisition: Unhappy people, to whom do you confide ffiur des tiny ? —You have without doubt recovered from your. error. 1r 011 will groan for the new perfidies that are reserved for you. But how much blood, and what a quantity of wars will Sinn before this tardy return to your senses. The English hi therto, absent from all great conflicts, try a new fortune on the Continent. They migarrison their Island, and leave it almost Without defence in the presence of 'an en erprisiug and valiant King, who commands a French artily, and who has already snatched from them the strong position of the Jslund of 'Capri. What then will be the fruit of their efforts? Can they hope to he able to exclude the French from Spain'and Portugal ? Can the success be doubtful ? The Emperor himself will command his invincible legions. What a presitge does the Wait Army 'it Portugal offer to us, which, straggling agaltert ttouhle its !firer, has been able to raise trophies of victory on the very land s here it fought to such disadvantage; and to dictate the condi tions of a gloridus retreat. In preparing 'for a new struggle ii;ainst our only enemy, the Emperlir has dont all that was necetsary for the maintenance of peace on the Continent. lie intht ream' upon it without dotibt; - inasmuch as Austria, the only Power u'llich could dftturb it, has given the strongest assu talfces of her disposition, ih reeallihg her Ambassador from London, and desisting ftudt all political communication with England. Still Austria, had recently made arniattletstsi . but they took place certainty without any hostlteintentinn i . Prudence never theless dictated energetic mea,ures of precaution. The armies f Gerinahy and Italy are strengthened hyllivies of the new Conscription: The *troops of ;he Confedenstiou of • the Rhine toe eo replete , well organised, and disctplined: " Ono hundred thousand 'of the Grand Ai my lekve•tbe Prus sian States to occupy the camp at itoulegne, while • Denmark, henceforth safe from any linglithlityfition, is evacuated by our troops, which are concentrating - and centritii , •ing themseiveS. Refine the - end of January-the batttalons wirhdraw n• to Spain u. ill be replaced on the Harks of the Elbe and the Rhine. " Those which qlrelied I aly las&eir refurn to their former I de.stinntion. " finch, Messieurs, iS the ezteirlini situaticin of France. " In the interior, the greatest order in all 'parts of the adnii ltistration, important inseliomtions• the oustiber of new ' in ssistionS, have culla the gratitude of l'"l'l(** THE NATIONAL RttIISTEIL " The creation of titles of nobility. Move envjrosied the throne with a new splendor. This system creates in all hearts a laud able emulation. " The Clergy have distinguiShed themselves by their patriot.. isni, and by their attachment to their Stivereign and their ditties. " The Magistrates of all classes every where aid, and with. out their efforts; the views of the Sovereign and the People. " Soldiers, Magistrates, Citizens, all have but one object, the service of the State; but one sentiment, that of admiration for.the Sovereign; but one deire, that (Jr seeing Heaven watch ever his days, too just a. recompenve for a Monarch who has rio other thought, no other ambition, than those of the happinest and glOry of the French nation." The Orator descended from the. Tribune amidst the applauded of the Assembly. • The President,—Moasieur tl Minister of the Inferior; and Gentlemen Counsellors of State-- " You have painted the true greatness of the Prince, in res tracing all the good he has done. The:t roat! pictures of his internal administration Still One day be the finest monuinentS tot his reign; Uuhappy the Sovereign who is great only at th 6 head of his armies ; happy the Otte who knows how to govern as well as to conquer, ot ho occupies himself incessantly with useful works, in order to rest himself from the fat isrues of •wari and ,whose provident handsaws in the midst of so many ravages, the fruitful sceues of public felicity: One single man has fuk tilled these two great destinies. Ile has subdued powerful States .; he has traversed Europe, tts a Canquerior under tri umphal arches, corseted to his glory, ham the hounds of Italy 16 the farthestextremetles of Poland. 11 was ~ugh fur the first of Deroes, but not. enough foie the first of Kings. In the fields of Marengo and of .level; that indelotigatile genius meditated the happiness of nations. All the ideas of public order;—all these safe counsels which protect societies and empires, have always areompanied him in his worliht tent. It voids he that re-opened the temples of dc:solated Religion, and time saved morality and the laws from a rola which was almost inevitable In one word; he Has fonsided more than others hod destroyed:— Behold that which recommends his memory to eternity. " In the midst of the most magnibeeht of our • squares, columni worthy the nee of the Antonines of the Trajans, has been elevated in opposition to the voice of the nerd that is above such things: Odr exploits will be engraved on the glorious bronzes with which It is to be covered; Victory erect on that triumphal column will point to Italy twice eitbdue.d, to V ienna, to Berlin, to Warsaw, opening their gates ; our standards float; ing on the Pyramids, the Po, the Danube, the Rhine, the Spree; the Vistula, stooping beneath our laws.—Frenchmen w ill stoop with pride at the foot of this monument. The day ip perhaps hot far distant, when we way be able to erect, to the pacification of Europe; a Monitment still more Worthy of him: Let all the arts decorate Ilitn with the cinUleavl 'or apiculture and industry; let the images of peace rfAlfi abliodance preside above; let there be represetited with theta, nut cities destroyed, but cities rebuilt—not captive risers, but risers mia4g their streams for the benefit of commerce—not gelds of slaughter, but fields fertilised—not 'the tzar which shatter* abrones, but the wisdoin which re-establishes them. Let them engrave ou them, in fine, as a substitute fur all other inscriptions, these memorable words have felt that hi Order to be happy it was necessary for the first to be assured of the hoyifine's of FroncP.' This triumphal arch of a new deScription will otter he beholden .without emotions of respect npd love. ..it ;s thete that every heart will send forth;, without el fort, the most exalted eulogy . -of the great man who has been the Author of su much good. We cannot render him fink homage in a better mode than by putting up vows, that his talents as a. warrior may soon be. come useless. Secure is he of Slatting within hipoself othet sources of greatness. Let its not doubt it. Thadit sio ull that he shall undertake for the happiness of the nation. II is .enown as a.Conquerot will henceforth be but the Most feeble part of hit glory." The Assembly renewed its applauses; The Legiilative Bodies gave a formal deed of acknowledge- Meat to the Orators of the expoe . , which they had presented in the name of his Majesty, which they ordered to toe 'entered on :the journals, and also to be printed and distriooted trkeach of ;the Members: ®a FROM THE .1'..3:v1611 i'..IPEnS; Coutxpi; Nbv. B.—A dispatch has been received by the 3dnta of this kipti;dorn, from General Joacluirn Wake, Cap talc) General of Gallieta. dated 1, Ctllltaiiiirlg thi` --.7 WfX!