The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-05-05 00:00:00

• • Ir ll' I. ME STATESMAN. throughout all Illitantsy. lit Pry thing is in the most perivrt order at Rennet, notwithstanding the eu thusiam. Ina CITIZENS OF tf tsTri, Ramey, AND TARED, AND Till SCHOOLS OF . 1.511, :I,ID SUHRERY OF THE $.131E TOWN', TO THEIR VELLONT-CITIZE.NI Or BEITIMET : FEDERAL COMPACT PROPOSED TO TILE FITE HETARTMEETS or attITASINT. TElPltly4lre years have elapsed since oar old men confederated for the conquest of liberty. Bei taney feel the glory of giving the signal. Our rig:,ts, our liberties, our privileges, the pur chase of so tench bleed generously shed, the reward of so many immortal exploits, were all torn from us, lint a few days aeo—all except honour. From citi zens we were becotte vassals ; from freemen, slaves. '1 he nation shuddered : the whole arms, unanimous in Ps wishes, immovable in its fidelity ; that army w hies; as betrayed, but never vanquished ; that army wr , se glory was an eye-sore; those veterans covered with s..ars, who were indignant at the pros titution of their honours ; these warriors who saw at once, by a crime uaesanrpled in 'history, 50 fortresses given tie at once to the enemy, without a combat; our cannier, our ships, our most valuable dock-yards surrendered a itlmut compensation ; the domain of heroes, the most legitimate, the most se cmd of all property, v. hich 10 solemn treaties had guaranteed, abandoned without a single diplomatic lie havieg been consecrated to its defence ; 30,060 relicors, tine' it so many bettlea, driver, out to make f rr men ' who, instead of a statement of ser sieve presented 25 years of nullity, some days of emigration for 10 active campaigns ; treason re warded like virtue. and the star of the brave shierag on the breast of melt whose hands still dropped with the blood of their slaughtered fellow-citizens. No, the army could not remain insensible to so much ignominy ; the 'mires could tint choose to be come the by-word and laughing-stock of all people, to resume the most degrading fetters, to replace itself under the most shameful yoke, to tear its 'privi leges, tread under foot its imprrscriptible rights, and consent to pass for an assemblage in a state of revolt and sedition for 20 years. Thus the nation and the army had only one wish, and the same cry burst from cities and garrisons, from town and cantos, the - moment the deliverer ap peared. Millie delayed, the national impatience would not have waited for him; it was at its height. ‘V hat an event, what a march, what a triumphant course! What a spectacle to the world! Napoleon appeared, the nation was delivered, the army re sumes its attitude, and glory floatcwith the Imperial eagle and liberty over intoxicated France. 1.3.1 t it is said, Bretons, that foreign war threatens us. What treaties hare we violated ? What tel ritory have we invaded ? What outrages have ireighheuring States received from us? Have we attempted con quests. or does the tri•celouredlig wave upon the Mime ? No : the baud which so Often impelled our heroes into the midst of hostile nations, holds hack and chains hr their valour on our old limits. Are we no letver, then, a sovereign and independent nation ? Have me less right than our fathers to ele vate on our shield the Wal I ior whom we wish for a monarch ? Has not the nation four times invited NapoleoN to govern and reign over it ? Ilave not all nelPionv saluted him with the name ref Emperor and Augustus ? Is not the blond of Kings commixed with that of the man of our choice ? His rights, and those of his sort, are they not our's ? Has net the holy oil been shed upon his head ? Is not his dynasty our work, consecrated by our will ? by four millions of authentic votes, 15 years of victory, and espe cially by this last triumph, the finest of all, in which, while an ephemeral Court tied, abandoned, shaking incendiary torches, the • people and the army bore their Monarch to the capital which he had covered with trephine, and to the palace which he had filled with great recollections? IVere l'haramond, Clovis, Charlemagne, or the Carts created Kings of France in any other way? Is there one of these heads of dynasties to whom history assigns a more incontest able legitimme What ! shall we be less free than in the sth. 7th, 9th,, or loth century ? Are we ire longer the escendates of the Franks real of the Gaols? Were our fathers sold like a worthies: herd ? Are we the property of one family ? If a descendant of the Stuarta still existed, must all Europe declare war against Great ni Rain in order to replace him on (ha throne? It is unnecessary to say more. Europe is enlight ened, and her Sovereigns at this great period w ill • show themselves worthy of their age. Bat if our wishes be deceived, if France must resume her arms, war and iirrery shall s , sl for ever the rights which we hold of God a n d by our swords ; the war shall be national and victery, as prompt as the necessity of vaprquishitig, shall he :merenge We, rise!g Bretons, the souls of fathers who have loft us a precious legacy to defend, have, for the good of France and that of Britanny, which is so dear to us, duties to perform and engagements to contract. Our country suffered keg; and here, more Shari elsewhere, the • feudal system made the most obstinate efforts to overwhelm us--that system, whose branches, lately ready to spread, are for ever broker, and scattered. It is said (but we repel the thought) that there are some of our fellow-citizens who invite the fo reigner, and dream of the devastation of their coun try. It is said that civil war will become his frightful auxiliary- No; civil war, which all the gold, all the power of the Court could not light up, and of which the preoence of its Princes could not excite the least spark, shall riot break forth in our provinces.-- Our fellow-citizens know who are their friends ; and while we contribute with all Frenchmen to the sareess of the national cause, we, here, with a firm hand, will maintain respect for persons and pro perty, we will give supremacy to sound doctrines acid the equality of rights, the first condition of re conqiiered liberty. In this view, Bretons. we propose to you a fede rative compact; we desire that close ties should unite us, and by mutual aid guarantee to our intrepid war. riora, that during their absence, their homes shall he safe, and that no attack shall escape the severity of the laws of which we ere the defenders. Art. 1. The Cal/Ants or the five department, of Breams., re at came and the Emperor. are confederated; e rls. winfinn wr.ieb unites them takes the title of the Breton 1 I: ?.. The object of this Confederation is to consecrate all theft weans 1.. the p- •tHtg:ttion of lilterul pruitiplei, to npp.3se truth In impos ere. to !quell Relit oolong's misled melt, to support spirit. to maintain public safety in the interior, to em ploy nil our it lluemse ant Credit to retain e•ery one within the line of duty togros4l4 the Prince and the country, to afford i t rompt n o t effectual aid on the first requipition of public nu to nssist Ore:tie:seri cities, towns and villages, to count leritet all plo.s a,uitat lihei v, our Ci.nlittition-. and the Em peror, Lind, iu shunt, In lend reriproienl nss.sttinee and protee- Slott according to rirt umslanees and eient 3. All the C....federates are specially hound. to conform to the neerre of 'he 10M. relati%e w INr arming of the Citizens. 4. The Confederation has no roliti,Alnutboriiy, but it ever irises liver its Nleoitters n inor.il police, persuaded drat the greatest punishment itcan Intl ct, ii the expulsion of it Member, a hen he rot foto. hi: ho. our. . _ . J. Every Citazeit deoring in contribute to 1 1 . e object of the iti;soeiltiim, is, admissible, whatever be his rank, situation, or profep.itin. 6. 'file Confc,lerates iterecotrily form part of the National (iu•ird. a., , lc.,nx:itute no d corp.. The Conf,-derati II F. simply a means of uniting snore pull. Warty all the friends of the ssssss rv. of liheity„ owl the Fmperiir, by leaving in ni - graceful abandonment the small number of Frenchmen, nit worthy of !hit name. who shall invite the disgraceful yoke of fiiteignet: , , or commit excesses in the interior. (There are a variety of other regulations relating to the inter nal management of the institution, /Ind to the whole are said to he attached xr).) signatures.) 0 . 11 Mr. Lo► ELL having been congratulated by some unknown Friends on his supposed liberation from Prison, in consequence of the late discussion in the House of Commons, begs leave to acquaint them that he has 'not .yet been so fortunate, as to obtain his liberty, but he hopes and !rugs the day is not far distant when it be in his power to announce that desirable and long looked for event. Newgate, May 5. 1815. In Ihe Fifth Year or his Imprisonment. %rt. Mailg. Due Got t enburgh 1 Lisbon France Hamburg}, 11,.11anil 0 , Comma 0 Flanders .., DAT AT rki se. O'CLOCK I..nc. Ann. It 746' India Bond., 13 11* Exchequer Bilele 4 6 p thallium Consols for flee. MOS PRICK np• STOCKS THIS wink 719 per teat. Red. 571 per Cent. Cont. Stti 4 per :'rats. 721 I per Cent. Navy 881 7 THE STATESIVIAN. LONDON: FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1815. Brussels and Frankfort Papers arrived this fore noon, bringing the articles which we subjoin. It will be seen from them, that the movements of hluaaT are not considered as accounted for by the success said to have been gained over him. A suspi cion 15 entertained, that MVRAT has some object be yond security in view in retreating; and a conjecture is hatarded, that he and Austria now understand one another better. We shall submit these articles, and reserve our comments for others:— AUGSBUILGII, APRIL 24.—A1l the letters received to-day from Italy agree, that the fears Quite() by the approach of • Murat% troops are wholly dis pelled. The Neapolitan army, after having been beaten in some actions, is retreating, thougli no suf ficient reason can be given with certainty for this retreat. According to some, it is in consequence of the negociations of Count Neipperg ; others attribute it to a landing of Sicilians and English, but it is easy to see the fallacy of these two suppositions. — If the retreat of the Neapolitan army was in conse quence of a negociation, it would not be harassed as it is by the Austrian Army. Besides, how can it be imagined that A t:aria, while victorious, would nego. ciate with a man, whose constant aim has been to deceive her and whose bad faith she has actually laid open in her Manifesto. Impossible as it is to confide ill the new promises of Murat, peace with him would have for Aurstria all the inconveniences . of war, without any of its advantages. As for the landing of the English and Sicilians, this is of the same de scription as that of the Declaration of War by the English, who have hardly had time to be informed of Murat's treachery. This landing will take place without doubt, but the news is premature. It is much more probable that'Murat, who had hoped to take the Austrians by surprise, reckoned on a gene ral rising of the Italians on the one side, and upon the active co-operation of Napoleon on the other ; finding himself beaten by the Austrians, notwithstanding their inferiority, he does not think fit to wait for the arrival of the reinforcements which they will soon receive, for fear of being overwhelmed by them. Th roads from Milan to Parma, Placentia, and Genoa, are quite open. CoeItTRAY, APRIL 22.—Tbe number of French who abandon the standards of Bonaparte increases daily ; every moment we see them arrive in this town, wearing the white cockade, and going to their lawful Sovereign. To-day we saw WO arrive, armed and equipped, with a white flag at their head ; the soldiers were preceded by officers of rank, who , repaired post to Ghent. They have informed, that the greatest want of harmony prevails among the soldiers of Bonaparte; there are. as many who cry Vive le Roi as Vive l'Empereur ! At Lille citi zens are often met in the streets with the white cockade, who cry Vive le Roi! and loudly express their contempt of the partizans of Bonaparte. 1 BRUSSELS, Aeatt. 30. —8 y letters from Trieste we learn, that several vessels, with troops on board, have sailed from that port, so that there can be no doubt of Murat's haring by this time, the enemy in his rear. Count Alexia de Noailles,one of the Ambassadors of Louis XVIII. at Vienna, has passed this line on his way to Glieut. VIENNA, Aram 19.—1 t was in consequence of a letter tram his Majesty the Emperor, that the Prince Archbishop of Vienna ordered public prayers and processions on the renewal of the war. FitAwavonT, APRIL 26.—The last Chronick of the Congress contains the following article:-1 com municate the following extract from the territorial arrangements, from very authentic sources : Bavaria cedes to Austria— In Salzburg In Ilausruckvierlel In Ina V lend inls 92.112 92,!i93 115,00 791 i Total - 3 3,1466 It ohtainq from Wirtemherg, including Orrimten 81.256 I From Baden, the Circle of the Main and Tattler 9138 . 2 Circle of the Neckar, to the Ll,euz - 0 . 39,0 Of Yseaberg - -41000 Of Ilim*, with the town - 45,000 Of Fulda 2 ~ FBl . - ' Reclaim - . - 3000 1 A Bailliage of Fulda . • 21.83-1 Total 3.5i,411 laden receives for itc indemnity 176,000 souls on the left bank of the Rhine. Mirms'adt receives for its ceshions to Prussia, Ba varia, and Hesse Cassel, 325,982 souls on the left bank of the Rhine. The cessions made by Virtemberg run along the line of the Jagst. Its indemnities, necordiag to se veral amounts, is to be the Black Forest of Baden. Darmstadt will be almost wholly on the left bank of tl.e !Vine. On this side it keeps the principality of Starkenberg, in which Darmstadt is the capital. All accounts agree that the countries on the left .bink of the Rhine, not yet disposed of, are to be given only to Baden or Besse. If the latter con tain together 500,000 sonic, Baden will have 180,000, and Hesse Darmstadt all the rest. lo the new plan of the German Constitution the rights of the mediatised Princes are placed under the guarantee of the Confederation. The 14th and last Article says, " A meeting will soon he called at Frankfort, in order to complete the Constitution in its full extent at the Diet." AUGSBURG, APRIL 2-I.—(From a letter from Hamburgh, April 14.)—The reports of armaments in Sweden seem not to have been wholly unfounded. — It is thought they were occasioned by the demands of Prussia and England, who, at the request of Den mark, called upon Sweden to give up Pomerania as it engaged by the Treaty of Kiel. The armaments were, however, not considerable, and were certainly not of a description to make Russia uneasy respect ing Finland. BASLE, APRIL 19.—Several of the Cent Saisses, as well as the first division of the returning Swiss regiments have arrived here. They bitterly complain of the treatment they have experienced in the way from Paris. They had only five sous a day and no rations, and were ill used in many places by the people. In general, great ill will towards the Swiss prevails in the nearest French departments. The French at Hunisigaen aro busily employed in raising new works, we suppose them to be batteries to destroy the bridge over the Rhine, at Basle, in case the Allies should again attempt to cross it. We give the substance of some more Hamburgh, Dutch, and Flemish Papers which have reached us. One of the statements in the Vienna articles thin re ' ceived is important. We allude to the article of the 1 19th ult., contradicting the assertion which we had yesterday by the Brussels Papers, that the Declare tion of IVar against France by the Allies was signed on the 11th. The intelligence we have to-day is , that " the second Declaration which the Congress intended to issue against BONAFARTE will not take place, because they could not agree upon the terms in which it was to be couched." It is thus admitted from Vienna that the Congress, which is still sitting, is by no means agreed on the subject of war with France. Some of the Powers composing that As sembly may now see the necessity of altering the style of their Declarations, though they certainly have not been very scrupulous about style in their former issues ; but we suspect it is more an alteration of policy that is deemed necessary by some, and that it is not merely terms of language that they are squabbling about—there are other terms and points of consideration to be attended to. ‘Ve do not wonder at their increasing difficulties—there is now more to be struck than the bargain. After the fire and fury which we have seen emitted from the Royal Conclave, we expected to have beheld before this time the ‘. valiant band, each a torch in his hand," firing another Troy in the heart of France, or dancing on the grave of the chief object of their hate ; but we find that the departure of the Sove ,l reigns, to their respective posts, is not yet fixed, and that it was imagined it would not be before the middle of the present month. As the passage of troops going to join the army still continue till the end of June, and the Allies have determined to reserve the commencement of hostilities till they have assembled all their strength, and can act in force and in line, the lovers of war are not likely to be gratified so speedily as they have expected, in seeing the battle reddening along the French frontier. Some little time must yet elapse before the men of vengeance can have the sublime satisfaction of seeing Paris in flames, and BONEY'S hones bleaching on a gibbet. France i$ not the only object to which the High Allies have now to direct their attention. There can be no doubt that Poland is in a state of insurrection, and I that the presence of the !tocsin Emperor is deem"d necessary at home. The number of Rus.ian which are to act against France, is now greati sened, even in the Brussels and German Pap Besides Poland, where a great many Cossack t must remain to preserve order—" the ordt things so happily established '."—and beside. popular movements which are already mat ed, and apprehended to a much greater eater the partitioned countries and those I ened with violations,—among which we h; reckon Switzerland, now , in commotion at thi of having her neutrality and independence Ire. as before, underfoot,—we perceive militar: dications in Sweden and on the Torki,ll fro. which appear to claim no small portion of from Russia. As the Swiss side is the mo: nerable part of the French frontier,thesenti me; the inhabitants of Switzerland are of great conseql They appear to lean favourably towards h t It is stated, from Vienna, that there is much I: a new plot in favour of NAPOLEON, which eat to Switzerland. If it be true that Lucti:m BO PARTE is at Geneva, it is a more probable position, that he has bad some connection this plot in favour of his brother, than that we see put forth by the disordered heads hired railers, namely, that Lecr EN has quarrelled \ NAPOLEON and his new friends, and left them disgust. But, the chief point,and the chief article, to we would direct attention, in order to show the dalous misrepresentations which have heel, props, I gated, and the real state of the popular mit. France, are, the Northern Provinces of that Em, and the interesting article of information relati them, which we give in our columns of Fc Intelligence. If a particle of attachment to BouttcoN family, and any thing of the nature 0 disposition to aid their cause existed in any pet France, we should hove expected to have seen vigorously manifested in the present crisis Normandy and Britanny, and the provinces the North, " peculiarly Royalist ! !"--1 ( a hat is t''o fact? These provinces have vr ferny, and with enthusiasm, entered into a federation to support, by arms, and with all energies and means, the Government of rozeoN, the Constitution, and the liberties independence of the country, with the presort of which the name of the Emperor is ieseptli blended. The Confederation is composed of elite of the generation born during the Revolt and educated in the principles of freedom. The men confederated for the conquest of liberty, the young are now uniting, by the most IL parts, for its preservation. The sentiments express , ed in the Federative Compact of the citizens Nantes, Rennes, &c. are inspiring, and breathe turous spirit of devotion to the cause of um independence and honour, which foreign Poveirs in vaiet endeavour to pat d f ewit with the sword, Such a spirit is unconquerable, and may, if pelled to expand into activity, kindle a blue may light Monarchs to their doom ! Mr. WHITBREAD, for speaking his sentiments becomes an Englishman on the approaching ur and unnecessary war, has drawn on himself the sure of the Courier. Our Ministerial brother very lively on his " grammatical errors" and " involved sentences." Alas ! we apprehend Wrlrratte.tn was not aware of the formidable cisms of this Parson TIMACKUM he ought to studied the Courier more attentively, and he have there seen the French Emperor called a tiger fiend, and every thing horrible, all "according I( rules of Grammar;" he might then have learnt of mach more consequence prosody is than either ptiety or prudence ; we hope, however, that spite of the sycoph tots who make such an m about violated syntax, Mr. W., of whom the , try ought to be proud, will still protest agal our going to war, in violation of every ' cipie of common sense and self-preservation. One remark in the Courier is, however, most quisite. Will it be believed that Lord CAsmEct is complimented on " his deep, hiller, and just buke of the conduct of Oppositilmi ?" Really, wag had better be careful. A deep, bitter, and rebuke from Lord CAST LER Elfill !! ! Mercy at our sides absolutely ache oath laughing at the itlea.The wispy washy sty le of his Lordship's orati well known, and we Hill be bound for it he never any thing " deep" since he was born, except s emi icy be a mark of depth. As to his "just rebi we are quite at a loss to guess what part of his I. ship's political conduct entitles him to rebuke body. Is it his former polity in Ireland, or his reri Diplomacy at the Cuiteress ? Is it his seat-seh' Is it his patriotism ? The Courier must have ilk , ed to be jocular; and, as a joke, the thing is eitoogh. " A deep. bitter, and jest rebuke" Lord CASTLEUr. %C: 11 ! " only think of that, Id; Form ! think of that !" ft is rPperfe.l that Geyertment has it in cool to induce the Batik of Ells:and to advat certain snm, to be reitlid by the Income uhich event no Lean would be nececssry till the ter end of June, or the beginning of July. A report has for some time prevailed, that NlELvtifs, aware of the istsullicienr.v and frets of the Medical Department of the Navy, sfittit oil as its Board at present, where such and extended dillies, as well as great patronage, 'eke on an individual Nledical Commissioner, wisely meditates a new arrangilinent. Every r , concurs That a new system is much required, cannot take place too soon. A dashing half-pay Agent kat present no; inacnius, being deficient 10.0001. c hiefly ar perry of Officers, received by him upon their toll" accounts. tr: tly sb dor of e: inifrßt- ill tzut, in !fur - it bl - t u he ith.a re in. he 'ender, rogltd 111 L Pa 'cot: of Pi jueli c o. 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