The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-03-13 00:00:00

r "On learning stilt Napo on Bonaparte has dared to set his foot oil 'he soil of Frniice, in the hope us, and of lighting up a civil war, to ac complish the purposes of his vengeance, there is cot one of us that is not animated with the deepest indig nation. "Is it not then enough that the deliri•im of his am bition dragged us to all parts of Europe, has roused every nation against us, has lost us provinces that French valour bad gairicil before he was known in our rank', and at lore) opened the kingdom, and even the capital itself, to strangers ? Now he wishes to inn Frenchmen against Frenchmen, to distoeb our internal trainprillity, to destroy all our hopes, and to crutch from us at once the liberty aod the Coostitntion which Louis le °mire has given us. No, soldiers, no; we will not suffer it ; our *albs and our honour are gßerv,l pledges, and we will all die, if it I e necessary, fur our King and Country. Vivo k lloi! " Coon, V A ISON, Cournor of thrhoary Divibios." • Rims, MAactr B.—A letter from Turin, dated March 2, contains the following :-- " That which is ptscing at the present moment, justifies all the fears %i Lich have been entertained as to the character and conduct of the King of Naples. From the moment the ilkpositiotis of the Congress were known, which dispossP%s him of his kingdom, be heir .ted not to favour toe projects of Bonaparte. In consequence, on the '2sth, he signed a treaty with the latter, to match his troops upon different points and proclaiming the independence of Italy. It is said that he is marching upon Florence. We are as. sured that the most afflicting troubles have broken out at Milan, Bologoa, and Genoa; but we are not sufficiently assured of the melancholy details to corn- Tuunicate them." TI - LEGItIPIIIC DISPATCHES. PARIS, NIA B.—The dobarkation of Bona. %parte was otlly known at Mai -cities on the 311 of March. Whi!e yet in doubt regarding the 11l %%5, white flags more displayed at all the ainflowc, cries 'of Vier is 1:oi were uttered on all sides, and the 'National Guards demanded leav:t to Mardi.-- Narshal Nlassena caused two regiments to march upon Digne. News from Grenoble, of the 6th, announces that General Marchand has made all preparations, and that he was in a situation to repel every attack. Bo ttaparte has not passed Gap. On the morning of the 7th all was quiet at Lyons. The National Guard and the people are animated with the best spirit. Many regiments are expected. Pd. the Prince of Conde, covered with years, with *ion., and honour, waited yesterday on the King, to otDr again his arm to the burden of the sword.- -The heft:es of this noble family know no winter ; their generous blood freezes not amid the snows of M. the Duke of Orleans left Paris this day at 11 o'clock, to accompany .blonsieur. PARIS, ►MARCH 9. MrXISrItY OF WAR -01ZOIAL OF THE DAY. SULDII us !—That mall who but a short time 'Fiore, before the eyes of as Europe, abdicated his u•surpPil authority, of whirls he had made so fatal a use, fisis.aparte, has landed upon the French soil, whivh hs , ou4lst never to have revisited. " What toes lie want: Civil war.—What does he see:. ? Traitors.—Where will he find them? Will it hp ainusig the soldiers whom he has so deceived and sacs ifivd , so often disapprisstiug their valour ? lVill it he in the bosom of th.;ba faciiNes u hich his name alone !ilk with terror? liaoapaite must estimate us low indeed, to think that can abandon a legitimate and beloved. SOVP. reigu to Ji.tare the fate of a man wfic, is only an at!. venturer. Ile is weak enoullt to believe it ; and this last act ef perfidy is sufficient to convince us. " Fren:h army is the noblest army in Europe, and it will also be the most faithful. " us rally round the banner cf the Lily, at the voice of the fi.tlier of the people, the true heir of the virtues of the great Henry. He has shown you the duties that you have to fulfil. He puts at your heed this Pane*, the model. of the Chevaliers of France, whose happy return into our country has already chased away the Usurper who is now en deavouring by his preseuco to destroy his only and 'last hope. " Duke of DALkIATIA, iii“isior uid Sectcury of War. '• P4ris, March 8." cHANIIIER OF DEPUTIES. On Wednesday, the Bth March, the Deputies met fer two hours, when the President made to them the following R.port : " The l'itt..,thrNr, in discharge of the mission with which you entrusted him, addressed the King as follows : Sinr,—On reading the Royal Proclamation by which the Chambers were convoked the Deputies then In Paris collected spontaneously. The first emotion of their heart, impresssed by this new proof of the confidence of your Majesty, was that of gratitude. They feel re-assured, Sire, by; the measures you have adopted against a banished stranger; and their una nimous voices, in displaying their fidelity and their devotion, have chimed . *** President of the Chamber to convey immediatel,tthe first expression of it to y our Majesty: ' The King received the President of the Chamber with his accustomed serenity. The following are the words which his Majesty was pleased to address to him : cc I sensible of this demonstration of the sen- The Court of Accounts also presented an Address, 1. power can only be moderated in two cases, that of timents of the Chamber, of which you arethe organ ; observing, " that Frenchmen wish for peace and the • divorce or separation, demanded or pronounced ; 1 await with confilencethe arrival of th e Deputies o f laws, a liberty without licentiousness, and a govern.: that the parties are not in either of these situations ; the Departments, and I calculate on their fidelity, as ment without despotism ; of all these they are now 1 that, the taking possession of the mansion and ter well as on that of all Frenchmen." assured, slid they wiil unite with your Majesty in , ritory of St. Lett can only refer to the position of • The Assembly, composed of 62 Deputies, ware defe.ding their rights and yours." • :'the parties ; that the Duchess does not adduce any well satisfied with the report that was made to them,) Tie Royal Court of Paris also presented an Ad. , proof of separation, resulting, according to her, and ordered the President to pros re i it to be insect:it dress, adverting to Botiapartels being allowed to ye- I from the Imperial Statute: the Tribunal has ordered is the Morriieur and in the oth ournals. The De., tire into obscurity, and observing. " But Heaven that in three mouths, reckoning from the date of the puties will meet again to-morrow, and it is hoped was not satisfied, and he who his shed so much judgment, the eldest son of the Duchess shall be de that they will he more numerous. They only wait blood owes a more memorable expiation. Yes, Sire! livered back to the father, or to his trustee, by special the arrival of the number prescribed by the regula. the hand of God is upon the great culprit ; he has power, and adjudges the costs according to the quality tions to open the Session. 'l violated, with arms in his hand, the soil of a coon- of the parties. Etats, M Anal 9.—The weather being extremely try which was contented with his voluntary exile, sad PARMA,• Fee. 25.—Sume persons Wowing to the cloudy and stormy during the whole of yesterday he comes to meet his destruction." h o use o f M ar i a L ou i sa o f Et rur i a, arrived in our nsOirring, it totally interrupted the telegraphic com- The following Order of the Day has been issued city on the 23d instant. One of them, Major Domo, ro , ri.rcations, and nothing arrived but those by the , by Lieuteuant-General Damao to the Royal Guards this day received a Courie r , whi c h carr i e d back. the d. istuy made of correspondence at lIUOIJ. of Patio ; ' smite which is to collect at Rome. .„..................il type ..... Arr. Mails. bit 0 b• Malta ••• . . ...... .• ••• I 9 oHamburgh 2 0 Guttenbargh ... I 0 Holland.... 2 1 THE S TAT E SMA N. ,LONDON: MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1815. -.. ....4i....- Every arrival which we uow have from France is pregnant with matter of .the highest interest. Th e re-appearance of BONAPARTE ill arms, and his mn r .. meats ; are a subject winch swallows up almost every other consideration in the public mind. The lutel. ligence that is now piessing in upon as every h ow, tied our anxiety to communicate the latest and fullest particulars of the extraordinary events attending th e steps of the man who has astonished, and is again astonishing the world, will not permit us to iddulgo in minor considerations. Since Saturday the eager. ness and anxiety displayed by the public for intel. ligence from the Continent has been equal to any desire ' far news no have yet seen. Rimers of all sorts, the natural food of curiosity, have theref ore been in circulation. The, arrival of various settd French Papers has tended to correct these, and fur. Dished something like a regular detail of BONAPARTE'S operations, which sae insert ; bat we must caution the reader to keep in mind, that the statements therein made are Frmh, and that they are issued under the cogniiance and by the direction of the French Government. The Illoniteur, the official Paper, is the only one that is alloyed to make dis. closures in the first instance. The others barely copy from the 11Ioniteur.; It will be observed that, whether true or false we cannot say, the French Journals represent BONAPARTE in a desperate and inextricable situation, and this enterprise of his one of the wildest and maddest he ever planned. Moniteurs and the other Paris Papers to the 11th have just arrived. The latest information regardiog NAPOLEON is as follows : " A letter addressed to the Government, dated Gap, March 5, at night, announces, that BONIPALU was then at Poe►, two leagues from Sisteron. His troops continued to diminish as he marched, his men remaining behind and quitting him in every village.— Mareschal.deXamp ROSTOL A NT, Commandant of the department, had united his little garrison to tts Gendarmerie, and arranged to act in concert with the garrison of Embrun. 64 Momattua arrived at Lyrinv on the St at 10 o'clock in the morning, in good health." - From the Gazette de Fnuice and the Journal des Debats, of the 10th iust.—" The King reviewed in person yesterday the National Guard, and the troops of the garrison of PariF. He was placed in a bat. cony, and surrounded by a great. number of Genehl Officers. The most enthusiastic testimonies of the devotion of both branches of the military service were given by continued acclamations, and by placiu; their caps on the point of the bayonet, as they de filed before his Majesty. The review closed at half past three o'clock, and at that instant the immenta crowds about the Palace poured into the square of the Carrousel from all quarters, in order to express their affection and loyalty. It is impossible to express the sincerity and warmth of their love and attachment to his Majesty. The King, after the review, ad dressing himself to Count Mmsow and Count Dm- SOLE, said, " I am perfectly satisfied with all I have seen and heard. With such men no enterprize is to be roared." Certain intelligence is received that the Comman der in Chief at Chamberry had dispatched strong de tachments to occupy all the passages and defiles of his department communicating with Dauphiny and Piedmont. It will consequently be impossible for BomAeiturc to make any attempt to escape on that %lmn Bow A PARTE found the people of Grasse de termined not to receive him, he said he should pro ved to join an army of -10,000 men, which was ready to meet him in Dauphiny. It is said the French Government was not ap prised of the treasonable correspondence carrying on with Btmteatere until a few days before the fact 6f his landing' was communicated. The conspirators were numerous; and, (heading the discovery of their plot, urged Its immediate execution. Hence the stn!- denness of the event, which had excited The greatest sensation in Paris. There had been numerons rests, and these extended to individunls s hose ciples, from their past conduct, were known to he revolutionary. Within the last few days u;4ward of 200,000 military men, composed of all nations, were discharged from the French service, a great iturt, l 6er of whom were Poles : the attachment of the latter to BONAPARTE is known to have been faithful and in violable. Divisions of these men were observed in various peals of the country, pursuing a direction bending towards the southern shores of France D.:a the Italian States. Marshal DAvocsr, whose con duct, at Ilamburgh is well known, and had in vain sought to be taken into favour by the King of FRAMcE, had left his estate in the vicinity of N• - .'gt . - chatel some time in January, and was stated to retired to Italy for the benefit of his health. The statement s Lich throws the greatest light )rt disclosed on BoNApARTE's object and plans, is out contained in the Cavite de France, of the 9th. which it publishes on the authority of a letter from Turin, of the 2d. instant. It asserts that Mu THE .STATESMAN. A letter from Digne, dated the 4th instant, written h " The tie en o e n mi de d Fra a : d ce i r Lld o n t a m t n se o e f — e th ith n o a li tida lo r ies a y Ki s n issi by the Captain of the Gendarmerie of the department of the Lower Alps, to Marshal Aloncey, states that who atr. has not e ceased to labour e for s the happiness of his people our enemies wish to divide an army, which, after 20 years 4 lionapat tehad.arrired with his little troop at Bareme, r e ry,le e i r l e s f r o i r t e ho w l , b b e t i o ng des be t ; o ten. us T i t 3y ey ni zu os ld o r t es o t li s r n s b e l y a ; m s, t: er aL t four leagues from Digne, levying in that town a re- ine y t% p lun g e Us into anareit. n y nd civil war.—Let as overth ow quisilion of 3000 rations. the projects which can only tend to the rain of our fine country. • A Letter from the Maritime Prefect of Toulon, and ur force; tolene le t oar do us back teovfotrieoii;s to the ninvio i tz log le a t n o: i ir th u e eo nio n n o augment o te y gun dated the sth, adds the f o llowing d e tail s to those infirm us from the evils which they wish to accumulate upon us. which are already known :—'• The detachment —Vive le Rol" which occupied Cannes, consisted of 80 men, in- This Order of the Day was received with enthasi eluding three officers and a drummer. A General asm by the Officers and soldiers of the Guard:, who named Cambrone then arrived, who immediately put immediately transmitted to Gen. Damns the fullewe himself at the head of a detachment. posted at St. ing Address:— Pierre, a French port; two of the above-mentioned e GEN ER AL —The Officers and soldiers of the Royal Guard of officers demanded passports for Marseilles and Ton- Pitr ii i i s e , i i ) te i tiet rated wituli to be ar sen a t r im m eZu f l o at o l t ife. o rd the lii , g r u o r n O e rd ti e le r lop a hich were positively refused them, and Lime rively aad Y s'in p e r e a r y e expression of 'their love and respectful devo- • tensest General Abbe was immediately informed of time—Watchful of the tranquillity of the capital, they will this fart, in order that he might be on his guard t o lre li eTt e i7t e : e s i n g r ie t s h s eVrl pts o r f e: t c h r u Ze w to ho th i er, t li l i e f i his a rut Y against the emissaries whirls it appeared Bonaparte they will fulfil.—They offe Y r Zr their guarantee, their honour!, I wished to send into those two cities. General Cam. their g ratitude, ai.d the virtues of their legitimate Sovereign, [none arrested the Prince of Monaco, who was at vi " he Roi." 1 Cannes at the-time of the debarkation, proceeding Arinitie was performed the evening before last at to his Principality, he declared to him that he was at the Ol'ern. Before the Overture, the public with i his prisoner, and conducted hint to an inn, where a great oouts, demandA the air of f'ico Henri Quatre, i corporal's guard was stationed, and a sentinel at his which they a pp lauded, and again demanded, shouting, door ; and he then made requisitions of provisions, Vire k Roi, Vire la Famille Royale. I and ordered the - houses to be illuminated. The Between the fourth and fifth act, the Duke de t 1 whole town was in motion, and all the streets crowd- Berri appeared in one of the boxes. There were ini. , l ed, some questions were asked by the General and mediately acclamations and shouts of 17re le Roi, is his O ffi cers as to the disposition of the inhabitants fireAlonsei , ;.neur Duc de Perry, which were re with respect to Bonaparte, but the most guarded newed and prolonged ; the air of Vire Henri Qaatre, silence was maintained. At half an hour after mid- was again demanded, and listened to with new en itight Napoleon arrived, preceding his troops some thusiasm. paces. lie established his bivouac near the town.— The day before yesterday the King signed an or- At one he had brought before him the Prince o f M o . donnance, re-establishing the Institute under its an. naco, of whom he &mended whither he was going, cleat form, that is to say, an Academy of Sciences, and if he would 'follow him. Every one easily a French Academy, and an Academy of Inscriptions perceived front the gestures of the Prince that he ex. and Belles lAttres. (By this arrangement, Napo cused himself, at'd solicited theliherty of continuing leon, Laciest, and Joseph Bonaparte are excluded.) his route, which permission was immediately granted. ' PARIS, MARCH 9.—Bonaparte on his arrival, pro- At three Bonaparte issued orders to depart, and celled to be cast upon the coast two Proclamations, mounted on horseback. His troops followed him, the one addressed to the army, the other to the French people; they were dated Antibes, where he , drums and music at the head, preceded i by four field pieces, and a superb carriage. lie took the route of hoped to have been received, but the gates of which Grasse, and halted one league from that town. li e were shut againt him. , sent a General to sound the disposition of the in- We cannot believe that General Bertrand is with h tbitants, who found them in great agitation, but Bonaparte : only a fortnight ago, he sent to his Ma-. not at all favourable to his views. On his approach- jesty his oath of fidelity by a Peer of (:ranee. in; he was convinced of this, and he did not think' We are assured, that the mother and sister of Bo it prudent to enter. Ile then took the route of Saint naparte did not know of his departure, and when in- Vanier, leaving at the gate of Grasse his four pieces formed, was much afflicted. of artillery and his carriage. It is thought that his ' It is asserted, that Joseph Bonaparte has written to plan is to advance on the side of Grenoble, passing the King, requesting, his Majesty to be so good as to by Casteilane, Digne, Sisteron, and Gap, and assign to him till further orders, some place of retire spreading on his route all the reports that may be ~ went. stoceptible of encouraging his troops. It is already, . We understand that the King as made the Baron , however, remarked, that his own soldiers sell their Corsin, Governor of Antibes, who so well received cartouches, and that arms and cockades have been ' the flag of truce of the General in Chief, Corn found abandoned at the bivouac, and in the streets, mandant of the Legion of Honour, and has raised him! from which it is supposed that desertions have taken to a superior rank. place amongst his troop. Four men have been ar- 1 The Sardinian Ambassador to-day received a Con- I . rested at a village, in a state of intoxication, ten rier from the King, sent from Genoa on the 3d of others entered Grasse, and remain there. It is not March, at night The King was aware of the Wen- ; know is that a single individual has taken part, or lions of Bonaparte and htegiven the strictest 4rders made the least demonstration favourable to Bona. t:):tt he should be arrested wherever be should be • parte. This event has had on all persons at Toulon found on land or sea. nothing but the best effect. All the inhabitants and Letters from Naples of the 16th of February state, all the military have again evinced their sentiments of that Murat was still there and had not made prepare attachment and fidelity to the Government. Order lion for any movement. and tranquillity prevail in the city, and the most P. S. The latest news from Bonaparte are from perfect discipline, and the best spirit amongst the Lyons, of the date of the 7th inst. At that period troops." Bonaparte was in the neighbourhood of Digne, the; Letters from Grenoble, dated the sth in the morn- gates of which had been refused to be opened to him; ing, announce, that as soon as the stews of thedebark- By the march of troops from various points to at- mint' was Circulated in the City, a great number of tack he most by this time be completely surrounded. the inhabitants went to the Staff of the National They have sounded the Tocsin in all tha villages, Guards to inscribe their names for active service.— and the peasants have armed themselves to ruts to op- The white cockade was spontaneously resumed, and pose him. shouts of l'ke k Roi, were heard on all sides. The 1 There is one remarkable circumstance which proves troops which compose the garrison participated in : that Bonaparte must have calculated on defection of this movement, they showed themselves to be aid. the place is, that one ship, laden with arms ,and mated by the best spirit, full of ardour and fidelity, , other effects for his use, has actually entered into the and with au entire confidence in their Chiefs, who . port of Antibes where it was taken. This fact second, with a zeal worthy of praise, the wise ar- ; proves how grossly these intriguers hase been de rangements made by Lieutenant-General Marchand. : ceived and have deceived themselves in supposing 'The most perfect union prevails between the troops , that their discontents were partaken by all France, and the National Guards, between the military Chief' and that those models of honour, French Officers, and the administration. could be capable of abandoning their duty and their All the official and private letters from Marseilles t oaths. agree in giving the following details: I PARIS, MARCH 9.—According to a report, the " On the lint intelligence of the debarkation of authenticity of which, however, is not guaranteed, Bonaparte an unanimous movement was immediately ' the English have seized upon Porto Ferraja. They manifested amongst all classes of the numerous inha- found there, it is said, the wife of General Bertrand bitants of this vast city almost at the same moment, and the sister of Gem Dronet, who demanded to be and as in the first days of the restoration, the white allowed to proceed to France. flag was hoisted at all the windows. The entire pee Bonaparte's troop appears to take a direction to. pulation spread themselves in the streets,crying Vivele wards Briancon, and there is reason to believe that Roi, Vive la family Royale! the National Guard% it seeks to gain le col de Fenestre. It is said that the took up their arms, and demanded to be instantly ; feluccas which conveyed them from the Isle of Elba to led against the disembarked men. The most perfect ' France were Genoese. • harmony prevails respecting all the measures that MARCH B.—All the Ambassadors were yesterday circumstances have rendered necessary, between the presented to the king, who received them, not with- civil and military authorities, and the faithful Mar. standing his indisposition. " Messieurs," said the seillois." i King to them, with that grace which never abandons The Court of Cassation.presented an Address to him, " you see me suffering, but do not deceive his Majesty, in which, after noticing the attempt of yourselves; it is not disquietude, but gout which Bonaparte, they promise their support to the King,• causes it. Assure your Sovereigns, with respect to observing, that the "eternal enemy of France and what is passing in France, that the repose of Europe the world may agitate it, but can effect nothing will be no more disturbed than that of France." against its repose; you have rendered that repose The Duke de Berri has not quitted Paris. .The unassailable by reascepding the throne of your an. Duke d'Orleans set out for Lyons at ten o ' clock yes . cestors. Frenchmen are fully satisfied that they can terdaymorning,accompanied by all his Aids-de-Camp. have no other Sovereign than the descendant of The Tribunal of the First Instance of the depart. Henry IV. No nig hots ever been more dear to . talent or the Seine has given its important judent them thin your Majesty—none to them so nem. to.day, in the cause of the Count and Duchess ffSt. sary, all their destinies resting upon your sacred Leu. The Tribunal, considering that the paternal head." t authority belongs only to the father, that this _ - . .11 • Ii es I di 0 cl O ti 11 1 . 0 r ti t • E 1. I a a I r • t ../ 1 T • t ' '1 • a r