The Sun. — London, England, 1814-01-29 00:00:00

FRIWCH PAPERS. :TAN. ti . 7 -THE BANK OF FRANCE. '.K.TRACT FROM THE REGISTER OF THE DEI,IIIE RATIONS,' OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE EXTRA- ORDINARY. SITT"NG OF - JAN. 18. , • "%The Directors and Censors (Censeurs) assem bled in a General Committee, piesided by the Go vernor ; vie General Committee deliberating on the_ situation the commerce of, Paris now, is considering that the _state of , the Bank on the' evening of the I,Bth of January; after ate shutting of the - chests, that the notes in circulation' Amount to And the Accounts current to Frants. 35,5i5,500 6,3,74,00) • Together Being the whole passive debt of the Bank.. " That the Bank:hat in ready money in its bands, The tutu of That its Port-folio in bills at short dates, is 31,331,000 45,695,000 " That consequently the disposable capital is vuperioeto its debt s without it being necessary to have recourse to the fundamental capital fur nisheahy the share:-holders, or, to the sums re , -served from the profits obtained up to this,day ; that thus the interest of the holders of the notes is fully secured. " That, nevertheless, the eagerness which the holders of notes skew tocome and require payment ‘i of them would tend, if it continued, to exhaust in a few days the cash 'amounts to a larger-slim than Giro Banks (Basques de circulation) ought to have in reserve in cash. " Considering that prudence and reason bind the Administration of the Bank to take extraor dinary measures, whenthere is a concurrence o f circumstances so unexpected ; " Motif the Bank 'suffered its cash to be ex hausted befoie it had been able to realise the amount•of its port feUille, it would 'be obliged wholly to stop all discounting, which would be a worm' blow to commerce, that it is highly impor tant not to deprive it of the facilities which are so necessary to it. . " Considering that the greatest part of tbecash in the-Bank is in gold, that if at a, moment when gold obtained a considerable premium it were em ployed without restriction iii the payment of the votes, this'inodeOf paythent would only render the draining the - casii orthe Bank more rapid, without - any advantage to circulation, since experience proves that gold disappears when it gets out of the hands of the money-changers ; " Considering, lastly, that if the first duty of the Bank is to pay its .notes, it has also -another duty to fulfil towards the-proprietors, iod that no reasonable man can disapprove, when the demands for payment exceed all bounds, that the Bank - should take mmsores to reduce the payments to the limits of real necessity: HaVing heaid the Censors, resolves. , ' Art. 1. "That, dating from Thursday the Oth.instant, the Bank of France will liay daily the sum of 500,000 francs.— This sum will he increased in p ro p or tio n as t h e rea li z i ng of - tte contents of the port4euille shall permit. 2. " All proper measu res s h a ll b e ta k en to - secure - the or r of the payment, fixed by. the first Article. (An Extract.) AUDIBERT,” - " The Secretary of the General Committee of the Bank." SITTINGS OF JAN. 19. The Directors and Censors being assembled, in a General Committee, presided by the Guyer- -nor ; prcsent-- Messitnrs Thibon, Das - filler, Delessert, gucr, Cordier, Moreau, Flory, Rodier, Roux, Gorton, 0111- Lititte, Ducos, Martin'de Puech, Robillard, Martin, son of Andre. , " The sittings were opened. The General Coin mittee of the Bank of France - havited .100 of the Principal Ba n k ers , Merchants, and T ra d ers o f aris, to assemble at the Bank this day, at eight o'clock in the evening: 7 - [liere follow the' names . of all those who attended.] " The Meeting being formed, the Resolution vas read'which was' taken by the General Com mittee of the flank, in the extraordinary meeting of yesterday, relative to the payment_ of bank notes, and.to,the measures to be taken to con tinue the discounting, and to assist commerce.--- The ResOl;ition of the Conlinittee was read twice. " Several Members spoke on the situation of trade, on the state of the Bank, on the nece,ssity 3viii , Jh all good citizens ought to feel, - or second ing its efforts to support credit and the facility of business. " It was fount' that the measure resolved on by the General Committee of ,the Bank, to pay 500,000 franks per diem, till the receipt of the port-leuille shall allow, this stun to be increased, is the' only one which is suitable- to the state of the in“ , l the , interests (If tt•00, 3 , that it is dic tated by - necessity and by the public Anterest,, that the Bank having in cash and in bills, at short (Kates, sums superior to the amount .ot the Dotes in circtilation, zqd to the accounts'current, independently of the superabundant guarantee of the p;'hnitiye capital furnished by the proprietors, -under the •name of Commandite, and of the re served profits, which amount together to Jll mil lions 500,09.9 franks, it would .be eol.trary to all reason, that any apprehension "should - exist con cerning the'paynient of the notes, ana that all good citizens cannot fail to unite their effOrts that the bank-hotes may continue to be received as heretofore. . In consequence, the Members of this meet it have, unanimously given their,full.assent to the Resolution of the General Copimittee of the Bank passed on . the 18th of this month, and declared that they .votild second Hie . execution of it by all means in their power, in order that - the notes of the Bank of France may continue to be received as hitherto, ann that conmierce may obtain all the facilities of discount„.of which it stands in need. " 1 he present proses verbal was read, put. to the vote, and adopted. , The Governors, in the name of the General 'Comniittee of the Bank of France, returned thanks trthe Gentlemen present at the meeting, fur their rtAtly, tblYiplitibce with tine tt) them. (A true eopy,).. " AV.MMERT, the Secretory '5 of the General Committee of the Bank.v.' An advertisement. from the Prefecture Of the Police, published yestezday, intortns the public, that from this day forward,' and till it shall be otherwise determinul, no oue can apply to the Bank of Prance to change bank notes, unles's he he the bearer of a number which -shall hav'e been delivered to him by the MayOr.of his quarter, PARIS, JAN. 19.—Yesterday morning his Ma jesty the Emperor reviewed 18,000 'men of arms, in the. Court of the Palace of. the Thuille ries. Numerous trains of artillery, and 'of .the equipages of the battalions of the Imperial Guard, filed off before his Majesty. These troops set off to repair to thei7 appointed destination. A great number of other regiMents will also very shortly leave Paris. Accounts from Lisle of the 14tb state, that a telegraphic dispatch announces that • our. troops has gained an advantage in the environs of Maes tricht. PARIS, TAN. 20.—it is not without pain 'that we inform our readers that the itrhabitants of 11 1 1:1= . con have, suffered their town to be entered by a small number of horsemen of the enemy, whom it would have been easy for them to hare rephised. What was the result of this act of 'inexcusable weakness 7lt was, that the city of Macon was loaded with requisitions and contributions of every kind, for in war cotdage is - respected arid coward ice despised , such is the fate of tobabitants of towns who suffer themselves to be lulled to sleep liv deceidul promises. They must expect the contempt of their fellow citizens and the ruin of their property. _ The conduct of the inhabitants, of Chalons and those of Langres is worthy of the highest praise, and ought to serve. as' an example to all the towns menaced by the enemy. His principAl force is in cavalry. IVith that arm incursions ate made, but' not conquests. Detachments pre,ent' them selvej; at' great distances, but they are not sip ported by corps of infantry, which march more slowly, and 'an effectual resistance may be hide to those isolated detachluents. The peonittOf Chalons have ,made the experiment, As. have the brave Langres, and shewn themselves wo,rthy of the French name.' The tactics of the enemy are new so well known, that it would be inexcusable to be their dupe : a party of cavalry arrives at the gates of a town and announces a corps d'urtnee. They expect b'y this false assertibn, to intimidate the colstituted •thorities and the inhabitants, and In y out fear contributions. and regaisitions of every kind. It was thus that the town. of the Dole suffered itself to be surprised by a party npt very numer ous ; the men cowardly enough to advise inaction were the first victirns Their houses vere pil laged and laid Waste. it is very disgraceful to Frenchmen who have to maintain their reputation in the eyes of Europe, to suffer themselves to he terrified by troops of mara u de rs , . 'will col lect with care the acts of courage and .patri9tisth Which shall 'distinguish towns where the enemy shall present hithself. The inhabitants of these towns may one day sheer to their children these titles to glory, and the) shall applaud themselves for having consulted their true interests in serv ing sthe common cause. Every thing is saved •by .courage 7 —every thing lost by cowardiqe. We learn that the Prince . Viceroy preserves his advantageous position on the Adige. The passages of the Great St. Bernard are guarded by French troops stationed in the environs, and ready to proceed thither in case of need. PARIS, JANUARY 23.=f he Monitetir of the 22d of this mouth, contains -a.• Decree of the Emperor, ordering 12 regiments of volunteers to. be formed in Paris, viz.: 6 of Voltigeurs, and 6 of Tirailleurs of the young guard. The men : are to be between the ages of 20 and 50, and 'they are to serve till the'encmy shall be driven out of the territory of France. O❑ the 22(1 this Decree was published and posted up with the following Proclamation of the Muuicipal Body to the Parisians : PROCLAMATION. cr PA-ufsfAss!—His Majesty the Emperor and King, in his speech to the Senate, calk(' on, the French of Paris, of Brit tany, of Normandy, and Champagne, of 'Burgundy and the other departments, - to fly to the aid of those of our provinces which were invaded. " The City of Paris will not d• less -than Normandy, Brit tany, and the other parts of Fraace. It will not remain be hind - when the 'question is to spew - love of our country, and of honour, as Well as the unalterable , attachment of the-French to the Sovereign whu has re-established the moaarchv, and all who-,c thoughts have for their object the glory and prospyi'ity of the Empire. " The Emperor's :honour and our country calls on u 3. " The enemy, after haring violated .the neutrality of a na tion whom they had flattered, wished to sow, seeds of'dissen siopwamong• us, thus adding to the ravaging of the country which they occupy, an insult still more injurious to the French honour. • " His Majesty invites lolnnteess to serve in the Young gtiard. The citizens able to bear arms, and those whom cir cumstances depri►•e of work, will be eager to obey this An honourable. peace - shall maintain' the - integrity of France in its'natural limits, and above all the.skedy deliver ance of our territory ; this must be our .rallying .cry.. The • people ;of Paris who, have alWays given the "examplclfy first furnisiling their, contingent for the, - .4iffiercut conscriptions, will now;ti,4un give that atitachment to a Sovereie,nto whom , they owe every thing both al enchnien and Perisians. What Frenchman can be deaf to the cries of the people of French Comte,. of Lorraine, and to the' vice of the Lyonese, who are threatened by the enemy? -Who wOold.not :'red his blood to preserve , unsullie_d the honour which we have received,frorn our ancestors, and to maintain France in the limits which nature has assigned -to her ? Who would be ' come the sport of Europe and behold the Late of France sub ject to the caprice and to the hatred of Our enemies? • • " France, which till this moment has never needed protec tion; still less pity, from other people, and which, - ,On the con trary, has given proofs of its generosity and protection to the nations of the Continent. Let these great and clear interests induce those who are g, capable of servin and who, from circumstan ces , circumstan ces , have quit ted the profession of arms, enter into these valiant phalanxes, which will fight under the eye of their Sovereign, wader the standard of the-first Captain 'in the world. " The Muuicipal'Body with the consent o f the higheran thorities, resolv e s, th a t this present Proclamation be ed and posted up in the City of Paris, with the Decree of, his Majesty, and that dm unicipal.olticer shall attend frinp to-day at the Bureau of every Maine, with the officers of the guard named fur the purpose, to receive the nam e s o f t h e vulun teerS. , . " Done at the Town-Hall of, the City of Paris', January 22, 1814.. • [The Signatures,)' (A true Copy.) " The Maitr e des Requetes, Prefect of the Department of the Seine r Baron of the iinviie. " CHABOT." hairs just teteftreil aCcounts from the,army of Spain, which we hasten -to lay before our readers. Thejust.hop e s which were expected from the presence of Geri:liarispe'aminig tlieDasqtree ; his conntrymen, have been-realised, he has just made his debut by remarkable-advantages, and whith promise still greater. On the Bth the enemy sent a battalion to Osses, 'to'collect - some provision ; general Harispe was: informed of,itk went and Attacked bim,and briskly droVe.him away, without . allowing him to carry any thing array from the valley. On the 10th, the General having been informed that the enemy intended to, forage from the side of Maecaye and Loukossoa, left his head-quarteri at Iripari, with six chosen companies, imexnect edlv fell upon the foragers, - took from them 34 .English prisoners, and about - 1 10 horSes and mules. On the 11th the General came to-St. Jean Pied ,de Port, where two cohorts of the National Guard were assembled ; and on the 12-th, in the morn . - ing; he attacked the enemy at St. Etienne .de Boi gorry; from wllence be drove him into the valley 'of Bison; The General of Daultane, and the light troops bf Colonel Lalaune, formed part of this expedition. On another side, General Soult, commanding .the light cavalry of the army, had, on the 10th, his head-quarters at Saint. Martain Darlison ; his troops occupied It illitt e, St. Esteven, llouloe, and Ayrtire.' Lieutenant-General Clausel was at the Chapel of Icastide de •Clerence, guarding with his corps the right of the Gambouri, to its falling,in to, the Adonr abOve Urt. We can positively' assert, that our army is fine, 'filled with courage.and ardour; and that far from acting upon the defensive, it will asstime,..i menac ing 'atitude, which will soon second the Empe ror's intentions, by purging our south6rn frontiers frifiu the presence.of the enemy. • JAK.IB.---The endmv having made demonstrations-upon Annecy, all the bridges have been destroyed to . retard his march. Our troops. and Tt ation - al Guards, occupy the principal defiles. SAINT DmZIER, *TA'S. is atlirmed that . the enemy has passed Nancy, and that he is adc'anc. ing to. Bar-sur-Ornain, but he will find troops onf his way to stop him. Troops are continually passing to ,Troyes and Enemy. BausSELs,, enemy seemed to in tend to ad..:ance towards Antwerp .; but a bolif and well cornliiind' movement of Gems - al Maison, which was attended with complete success, obliged him-to •give up this project. The Marshal Duke of"Tartuttiiii has passed the Meitse,•and is march ing in our direction. The attitude of 'Brussels, and indeed- of all Belgian), Merit's the highest Praise. The most perfect . order prevails th ere , arr. ronfrihn tui - ns are paid,. afsd the contingent of horses for remounting the, cavalry . duly deli vert..d. SA NI F. Divi'E.;---The enemy has bccn roughly handled before Antwerp, where the fire of our artille - ry caused him to suffer considerable loss ; be_tetired - into his cantonments. • This moment was profited by to form tbe,gNrrison of Antwerp. and demolish the suburbs. Other' .fOr:resses of the Scheldt are in a satisfaCtory state. .hN. Duke of Tareattun_was at Macs, trlrkr on the 15:h ; he has 'set . cur Lit:ge_ , ;. leaving some troops to reinforce the garrison Macsiricht. 4 Since the affair of the s 74th the enethy has retired in part into Dutch Erabant, and in .part - tUwards Diest. General Mai.:ion anticipated this movement ; be has left a strong garrison in'Antwcrp, and placed two fyitalions and some cannon in Macstlicht. Tle has directed , his course tipdn Louttin, with the double design _Of disconcerting the operations of the evilly on that side, and effecting his junction ‘vith .the.. Mar-• shal Duke of Tarentum, who passed the Meuse the day before yesterday: BRUSSELS, J AN . 7.-The junction of the troops of Geile - ral :Maisoni, and the Duke of Ta rennin) has been fleeted td-day, between Diest anif ...11asselk . LYONS, JAN. 18.--L-The Duke of Castiglione is expeted immediately at Lvons, with a corps of regiOttr troops. A part of them arrived to-day, in t . v4,7g0 s TROYES, JAN. 18.—For several clays the pas sage of troops through this town has been con tinual. They are in general of.fine appearance. There are among them many cavalry, and they have numerous trains of. artillery. The sight of them inspires confidence and new energy. These brave men are iVeleomed with eagerness, wh o , ,can their side, di - splay the greatest desire to , Come to an engagement with the ''enemy, to whom. France has constantly, and in the tnidst of, her victories, offered the olive branch of peace. These troops take the road to Cliamtiont TROYMS,rJAN. 19.—Lt is affirmed that the, Mar shal, Mike of Treviso has Icred . his corps to !nuke A movement, the object of which is to effect a junction with that which is under the Prince of Moskwa. • • CHAL6NS-S'ill-SA6NE, JAN'. lii.L—General Le.. grand arrived here yesterday morning. The 'Na • t ional - Guards Of tire netighbouring country hasten from all sides,. It il'prohat4le that within a few days the .enemy will,he entirely driven Out of our department. The enemy told us they did not come to make war against the .French. We replied, 'Why are theV then in France ? and why (la they not retire.out of our territory ?" We have not been the dupes of these artful wordS, ai:d we ebfigratylate ; ourselves upOn it. A party of the enemy presentedlliemselves at Tournas, but.see ing the :inhabitants disposed to themselves, they retired. Such is the, good effects of courage and firmness.' • JAN. 16.—The enemy, on the 15th, had at Ma con only 2G3 men. The enemy; on taking pos-, Session of the town, had, according to his cnsto ,mary. tactics, ordered the Mayor to provide 20,000, rations for a corps which 'would arrive ''the .Batue' 'day, hut whieh has not arrived yet. The inhabi tants of the country are irritated tigainst the peo ple'of Macon. As to us, we are determined to profit by the lesions of experience, and not to suffer ourselves to be,surprised like the people of Macon, who have been Overloaded with requisi tions and contributions. • METZ, J. I 6.—The Marshal Duke of Ragn's - e left Metz this morning to proceed to the heights of Gravelotte, two posts from Metz, In the night, between the 14th and 15th, the enemy thrgVi hbOlit .(‘) sleds into toti r €if. T tonvi. 11.4 viii with Out doing any damage. The inhabitants. of this 'town are full of zeal and Courage ; they dO, not suffer themselves to be lulled to sleep by tli4s deceitful proclamations of the enemY. They are ,dstettnined to defend their property. This is ari example to cite and to follow. It yesterday !tined all day : the Moselle is no longer passable at any GERONA i JAN. 1 1 .-- , The art-rip - Ind& the orderg of Marshal the Duke of Albufera continues to dis-, tinguish ii3ell by , its strict discipline, 'arid tO: diminish as much as possible theinevitable evil of war., 4 .l l his estimable conduct has made an im pression on the minds of the Spaniards. Spanish General Copous lately sent back to 'aid Alarshal Duke of Albnfoa some dispatches whicli had been intercepted by some baiuis of robbersi: ,and be accompanied .the message with expr sions'of esteem, highly flattering, for the French' General. COLOGN, JAN. 0.---The accounts from other side of the Rhine state,.that the enmity eon.' fines himself to the observing )f Magdeburg, rat his attempts upon the place having been as fruit less as his summons to the brave garrison. ThG , fortress of Erfurth still holds out. It should seem) by the same accounts, that the enemy h as not yec ., ventured to make any serious attempt againt Many burgh, which, by the works the.t have been coT structed therein, is become a fortress of, 1)4 , ,greatest importance.—Westphalia is at this ino-, went in the greatest anarchy. 'the exhaust • it by contributions of every kind ; nd the ;Ancient Elector, farfrom trying to, lessen the . in7cleu, to the distress( of the inhab4ants, by .I.oadillg them with imposts, which are raised for liiS owl ! account. ANTWERP, JAN. 18.—The affair which we IniAl here on • the • 136 was very hot, l'he-prossiani, and Russians came up to our, very gates; 'diet were with great kiss. Our young Coo' scripts condetcted themselves with extreme ::corg ftold and bravery. Up to the present th eneals 'has not again 'aPpeared. His conduct has bed.' horrible in our eduntry ; - he ill-treats the inhabit' ants; pillages and takes every thing. away fri 7 o them. The fine country Louses which ornamenV ed our ncighbouritohd, have been ravaged and dj , stroyed,' ANTWFRP„TAN. al.—Since the last advanta."l 4 °. pined 'over die Prussians; Generil Bulow is liged to' remain inactire. 1?eople are ineesant!4: employed in intrenching the village <lf MoNhantl• they have pulled down the suburbs. • 'We thank iair Friend for the :11.vi:'veal Herald, of whi,ll We shall avail oucsel vcs on Monday. DUE-5 Gottenln:r , ,, , it, 4 2 Givarisel• .2 Jers e l i 4 Wettt:rford. VitICE OF' SIC Cli,ti . . TUTS 9.1 Y -Al IAVELVII ;)'CLUCK. 0 0 Cons.- ...... .UVI 1 t e :,1 . il, nn . ... ~ ( 37-h l I Onlniurn .... ` 2 I ... WATETI AT LoNpoN PRiI)GE To-monro\ , , :Wuxiling, 20 militzte..;.zfirr 8;j I.:verAng,.4s ruitlut.e, iL4 SUI.EM ttl!1:3 A:II , I , AT ? () , S~IT( 7 R1),1};.1z1 ' 1814: ' We = continue our Extritcts irom the Pnier,s, which afford intellige! ,-- of very consid e ! able interest. That of a in•iii ar y :kind fo , Y 1 shortly slimmed up.' MAcD iNALD, with all t• force which he could cat: , A on t h e l ower Rhitl; being unable to resist khe, ene my o pp ose d to l'''!,'S and being. li a bl e t o ht.: c.binpletely turned by t, advance of the right Tvi - ag 01 . General 13:,,t , ci'; If l ' i Army, has fallen bac t ii. ;till further, and fu e m' , • ''' junction with Oetir•ra't AlmsoN, from Apt'vfe t; . . , AV' between Diest awl lia s seit, that is in state of Liege, 4tric' i l abc'iut equi “lis tant f ° Maestricht, •Bruss;.••ts, and Anbverp;, so °°;, f , in - this . c e nt ra l p o: ati m i he corers these str y„o , 1' places, and th e y ( :over hi m from nuf...O-A- oil 0/ one side and W' ITGENTCAN on the othe:f . ., Pv When tlle StwediF It Army . comes up, he tooo t utterly overpowe red by the Allies, w h o 1,,,ve! 1 ready a force in I his quarteu sufficient tb co ote'. with him in the Lid, and at th e ‘sanle... - tifne‘?, c : siege or threat('; t all the fortresses by which le !c; surrounded. Pi Tian the other paints in the c' . - - atre of war, the i . nformat:on is scanty. Mor.1 1 , ) " i; it is said, %Villf mina junction with NEY, Hrti t1,,1i1 body, vviikh of etipics the department iir V-AiitiAr it the :Northern S id e o f t h at of the Upper Maine, i 4;9 , 1 ,, be considered a the main French Armi• - . (.1:40 , and Troyes a re the head- s quarters . of its' c.' ., fly wanders, an .d to :this p o i n t w ill BtiONArA t- , , ; himself prPc-i, 'veil, slould'he (as is reported), :.''', Paris to pil .t hintSe,lf at tl;e head of his as i ' L .,,, &- There can 1.., ,c no,,doubt but th a t as the. en emy ' i , driven hack .. upon Paris, th e y u lli b y t h e ir i i '', centration 4-ccom e stronger, and the oper;toll.s . • agaill.St th eta will require greatercaution. Vl'. • rl. obvious r e mark, accounts for the inert'y r t appearan .:.e of force under the TY° ',:, standard 5 i but even were, we to, -cs!ji ll '' ' A ) f, • • from th. , e relative nninbers of the • combiPll.,o, on earl; ; ; f , {.e., we would sdy that be can iftto;.,4 chat) cil . ~,l f si ,„„„, against• ti ~ •, - 1., 19°). ' id , , wAs, flip to ot (.11 . : I P P 5'S eS which :Vl:urge is pouring in on evert; - :.:..k . imre is h fine, a poimlous, and a mightY . ' l -1, 1 , cs' . p'-I'e- -- -'4ut bur finances are exhausted, her pO2 ‘ i - . • tion thinned, her might wither:ed under t he.i. . 0- ~,I, Llof despotism. tiaw thlas„ can 5 1,, e don:ea=i