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4 98 Pr TT traitor, LEFEBVRE DESNOULTTES, who, three weeks be fore the landing of Buonaparte at Cannes, reviled him at all public assemblies, in a manner that disgusted even the Royalists themselves, they swear that they abhor him, and that the " infamous culprit should be put to death by the British Government, if Louis XVIII. dares not do so, after due trial and conviction, for the murder of Captain Wright." But their views are unmasked ; and The wisdom of that Go.ernment which they wished to mislead, has disappointed their hopes. Conscious that he i 3 not amenable to our laws for any act proved to have been committed when he was recognised as the Emperor of France by all the Powers of the Continent, and by us as the sovereign of that country , both at the Peace of Amiens, and in the negociations which took place at dif ferent times, down to the 18th of March, 1814, our Mi nisters have treated him as a prisoner of war, whose free dom is incompatible with the general interests of mankind. They have secured the world against the possibility of fu. ture dangers on his account : they have consialted the dig. nity of our national character, for " The Lion prep, not upon caraulsrp." And they lune fulfilled the ends of justice, by inflicting en the greatest of offenders the greatest of punishments —life. Extract of a private letter from Paris, dated July 29.--" The Parisians appear to have recovered from the consternation into which they were thrown by the ordonnance of the King, denouncing those who aided the momentary restoration of Bonaparte, which is attributed, with every other act of severity, not to the King's personal desire, but to the Allies. It now appears, that arrests had not taken place, in conses quence of it, to the extent, I was led to suppose. Sault ha addressed a memorial to the King, in explanation of his con duct, which has proved far from satisfactory; and Ney has it is said, succeeded in obtaining for himself a degrading im punity. His reputation, indeed, is hacked and trampled upon by all parties with merciless abhorrence ; but if these men vere to be tried by a military commission, according to the military code of Bonaparte, there could be little donbt of their acquittal. The French do not seem to feel much in- terest for the fate of Bonaparte, whether from the total ab sorption of their feelings in their own distress, or from his loss of reputation since his return from Elba. Ile has lost Lis reputation with the multitude, and even with the army, since his defeat. But still, as far as I have been able to col lect, the opposition to the King's Government is far from being weakened by the fall of Bonaparte ; on the contrary, it may, perhaps, have gained strength. The ceremony of the Champ de Mai has given a new jacohinicalimpulse through the country. Even in the French army, the cry of rive la Libcrle, has been much more frequent than rice an/pew/P. But all Frenchmen do justice to the wise and paternal con duct of the King. From the Paris Papers nothit b , can be known of the real state o f P ar i s . It i s generally understood that the King is dissatisfied with the measures of the Allies, and that he is perpetually assailed by the discontented intri w.tcrs about his person. lie is about to complete and con r,olidate his administration, now that the arrangements be tween him and the authorities of the Allied Powers arc distinctly settled. It is reported that Marshal Davoust, when he arrives in Paris, will be received by the King. The Fiend' army will not, it is said, be disbanded. The whole blame of thcii defcction from the King is thrown upon the office's, and the °films at c to be, fur the most part, rc- E NATIONA L EGISTER. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. RESTORATION OF PEACE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PARIS. AIN , 27,—FaithInl to the principle of Alliance firmed between the Powers of Europe, and entirely directed agsin•t the man, who again usurping the sovereign authority in France, revived all the evils which war carries along in its train.—His Roy a l Hi g h. ness the Mince Regent of England, who has slims' himself so con stantly animated with the noble desire of putting se end to them, having been informed that Napoleon Plu •.aparte ltas surrendered himself to the Naval forces of His Britannic Majesty, ha.: hastened to cause all hostility to cease on the .bores of Franey. His. Excel. lency Lord Castle:each has given to the King's Minister an official communication of these orders, and the following Note has been ad dressed to His Excellency Prince Talleyrand. NO rE The undersigned Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of his Britannic Majesty, has recei•ed from Isis Royal Higlitir as the Prince Regent an order to inform Prince Talleyrand, that he may make his most Christian Majesty acquainted, that as soon a% tl;e news arrived in England of Napoleon Bsionaparte having surren dered himself to the naval forces of Great Britain. his Royal 'less had immediately given orders to cause all hostilities vs tLe coast of France to cease. • The undersigned confmnnicates with the greatest pleasure to his Excellency Prince Talkyrand, a copy of the orders given to him ol) the subject, and seizes this opportunity, to renew the assurances of his distinguished consiarations (Signed) CASTLEREAGH. To his Excellency Prince Talleyrand, Paris, July 24. (From the Gazette Offieidle of the lot instant.) The first Ordinance in this paper is dated V9th July. and direet4, that those persons who were removed, or who retired from their functions, whether civil or military. o►► account of the events %Oki., took place on the loth of March, and from that time till the 7111 et July, are to receive an indemnity equal to half the emolomeins which they would have derived front their offices during the time they were interrupted. Those wits accompanied the King, as they continued to perform their duties, are to receive their full salatie•. The payer the functional ics appointed by Buonaparte is suspended, and not to be renewed under any circumstances unless they are con tinued in their offices. The other Ordinances in this paper are quite uninteresting, as they relate to matters of minor financial regulation, and to the further qualifications required for the hianbera of the Electorate Colleges in each department. OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF GENERAL POLICE.• CIRCULAR •DI)HESSED TO TILE PREFECTS OF THE KINGDO M (. GENTLEMEN - Your relations with one embrace tw•o great objects, the establishment of public order and the pacification of the kingdom. " - The King knows the extent of the nation's sufferings • all Ws efforts tend to assuage them ; but we cannot obtain • from sufferings; all happy state until Europe see in the termination of Nsur agitations, and the union of the people with the throne, a certain pledge of our and her repose. 4 ' The will of the King has east a veil over common errors and faults. Thus his Majesty has kft the punishment of crimes and treasons to the laws ; and that suspicion might not be extended, he has been pleased to designate the accused and so limit their number& There is then security for all; no ground, no pretext for disquietude or irritation is left to malevolence. All things in their existing state arc under the guarantee of the law and the iegis of a Monarch whq wishes to be the father of all Frenchmen. " Stability is the first object of his Majesty's attention, and of the measures which he has prescribed to his Ministers. Every sort a reaction, befog subversive of stability, would be a crime. It would disturb the tranquillity of the State by destroying all confidence. " While bending under the weight of Europe, united astainst 41% ambition of which we were the tiest victims, let us at least have tbe consolation, that not another drop of blood nor a tear shall be shed which can be imputed to us. Ao Tier public interest ought to have the first rank among all infurests, Who, then, amidst midi public misfortunes can think Of private vengeance There is no longer any hope for safety, there is CYCD DO kluges any true hotiour except in IMF union. , AUG.