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IMPORTANT PAPERS.
We reckon some of the following
xmong die most important we have!
*8e<m Tor many years ;beeausc of their
tier elopement of causes and opinions,
which will have a lasting effect on the
civil policy and religious state of Eu
re^,' We btholcFin them the views
of an ambitious, but of a great mind ;
do: d :s titute,ho .vever, of i n consis:en
,Cy_For, the correct distinction is
•scarcely pronounced between tempor
al and spiritual olHces; until we are
told, that Napoleon means to confer
civil honors and functions on the
Trench bishops by appointing them
u> the senate and other places. Thus,
in demciirhing an old fabric, i: often
happens that the tBtie old princi-1 s
.af dilapidation and decay are lodged
•in ths^oandati ;n of -hi new.
The iu.iH'e interference of th- R»
m tn pontiff in the politics of aclj ;inin;.
sta es, seems to be effectually prev.u
ted by ihe reg-akuions of I3onaparu.
The exertions of the two last popes i.;
b -h lf of the enemies of France, have
occa-u ned the late abridge men: o
pontifical power ;—(much to the b .ne
•tit, we think of the Catholic religion.3
T heir influence in Spain, tog:til :r with
the secret and treacherous agency oi
Austria, has been fatal to Spam, Aus
tria, and the court of R .nae.
T he regard of t onapar .e for evert
thing internal or external that can in
crease the wealth, arts, s.ienc^s aoc
glory of the French empire, provi
Ida wi-dom. T he immense ache « es
of interior improvement declare his
sound policy, rsven the divorcement
i Tfi tn itf.-- WW I An II.
lucn with 41 princess oi the North, may
in it» consequences, be beneficial to
nil Karo pc. Knit in alliance with
vir.ti other, the two preponderating
, mbircs of France and Ku cia,—will
probably chut out war for an age :—
Ivad bonapart-’s declaration may be
fu.filled ; th-*t“ nothing in th s centu
i v sh..H resemble the past.”
('lrumlated f or the Whig.)
l'lOin our French pap rs received bj
the Fawn from St. Sebastians.
Ai.tona, Nov. 30,1809.
The importation into ibis citv 'thro*
t’ « l rench custom house) of Aarier:*
can merchandize at T<»n dhgen and
Kieb, and also of some articles im
ported from Hanover and Holstein.,
has suddenly ceased. On the 28.h oi
November a Courier arriv d from Co
pvr.hagen, sent to the commission of
i vpc.nation ^established in this city by
Danish majesty to venfy the ricm
. tVal profe’ity of every individual ex
porting merchandize from the citv, &
to icccive the oath of the exporter,)
to order them not to grant any more
certificate* of exportation for col >nial
produce, - and foreign manufactures,
without even excepting the goods ari
t>ipg from the prizes which were con
demned or imported into Denmark
before ihe war, and which si »ce that
time have hefcn declared free by the
public authorities after having under,
gone a severe examination, and been
claimed by the owners. The Danish
trotps have received ordt-rs to scii.i
pattoles to the frontiers to prevent
fraud, and to put in forte the ord rs
of the commission of exportation.
This measure will greatly affect the
trade oi America with l’ouningen, and
Kiel. By that means the Americana
will be excluded horn the market* on
♦.he continent, for (lie port i of K.i«si > b
Prussia are shut on account cl the ice
ur»J the merchandize imported into
l Dcnmaik cauaot be m.tdc use of.
w fn addition to the above mentioned
ora r, :m edict arrived the same dar
from luc Chaacerr cf Copenhagen,
7 7
’ated the 25th inst. which ordered
<he commission to sequester all coL
»ni «1 produce and foreign raanufactur
ed goods imported during the last six
months, and to examine the property
juridically-Inconsequence, the mer
chants under the penalty of tuilifory
execution, have been obliged to give
bonds, not to sell, nor to permit their
goods to leave their stores.
As the government has pronounced
sentence or DE A I H against any cn?
trading with England, as the laws are
executed with rigour; and as all prop,
ertv arriving here is strictly examined,
there is reason to believe that this
3-cond examination lately ordered
! will furnish a convincing proof, that
not even a foreigner h is carried 0.1 in
this city a trade prohibited by the
government.
Hamburg, D*c. !.
\Yre have not received positive in*
formation concerning the future or
gonization of the 11 aim*towns. The
following are the particulars deserv
ing the most ere lir: The llansetowns
will be called the United and free im
perial Citieu, they will be under the
protection ol the emperor of France,
will l’umish a quota to the confedera
tion of the Rhine, (18rX) infantry be
sides cavalry, and 200 artillery:)
IJhsir deputies will assemble at cer
tain times, for the purpose of codsu!
iug about their interests. These ci*
t cs. can onl. h »ve an ambassador at ihe
crape; or’s court. Tnc other persona
ran only have a consul [ it the Impe
rial Hiiusetoivns.l
SUMMARY OF THE EXPOSE,
Delivered before the legislative bo
dy by Mon-ienr de Montali net, rr.in
.••>ter of the irrteri ar, on the 12th Dec.
1809.
il.s excellency divides his report
into several parts. In the first, lie
described the works undertaken, or
finished in the different parts of the
empire since the l ist session ; on one
side the canal of St. Q wntin, fiui.hed
y the pmancra oi war ; that of Na
poleon, which is to join the Rhone to
cite Rhine, a'ready lar advanced—
sev. ral locks of importance finished ;
the maritime winks of tiie ports of
<i.:it /’ m_: n
the bason of An v/erp, carried o •
wi-h great activity , .the road ol
M-nm oC< n!s op ning tiie passage ol
the Alp ; toe marsh:, of me Coten'
tim, and o Rochelor-. drained, are the
results ol the favours bestowed by tht
government, and of that solicitude
which it manifests for every object ol
its administration.
Before our c\ es, numb rless mono*
men's embellish the inetrop lis of this
vast empire : Out o! ike city of Par
ii, the bridges ol Bezens, of Choizt
are commenced ; that of Charcnton i
re-established ; the bridge ot Jen;
gets fora aid, tiie bi dge Si. ftlicna
s entirely cl-ared, the keys of tu<
Louvre, and ot Jena are tinisued ; gra
fiaries are erecting; large slaughter
ituuses have been built near on^ ot tht
g.*te$ ot Paris; lab ure»s are working
at the buildings d 6 iu.d to be the ex
change ot Paris ; the column of Auv
terliiz it nlre.idy covered with hall oi
• he bronze which is to decorate it
the Louvre is adorned with a rapidit)
which astonishes even the inhabitants
of this capital; already Paris enjoys
he waters ot die Ourcq, and by ano
ther favour of his majesty, begg»r\
that hideous plague in polished states,
lias disappeared.
His excell ncy here mentions the
improvements which the departments
have experienced during this yc't.r :
the inhabitants on die banks of tht
Rhine, who hate sulf-rcd by the inun
dations have been indemnified lor theii
losses ; succour has been afforded t<
the Communes afUicted by hail, and
lire : establishments for vaccination
have been established in the depart
inents ; the arts, and sciences have
been encouraged.—tlis majesty pro
poses to honour, and reward them,
With Chat view he has establish', cl de
cennial premiums, they would huv
brcn distributed by tiiis time, if tht
jury ol examination had sent in the rc
suit of their labours, and if the em
peror had not thought proper to givt
more scope to lug first decree, in es
ablislitng new premiums, and in or
tiering a nijrc solemn discussion ioj
the works ol the learned.
I lie administration of justice ha
been the s.;tnj as ia funner years. Thi
emperor, respecting the conscience;
of his subjects, ha-* thought that a!'
religion* founded on the morality ol
jhe gospel were useful to society. Ii
was with that principle th at the wor
ship of the Lutherans has -experienced
i the effects of his protection, and min
listers of that mode of worship re
supported at the exp;nce of the
state.
As to the religion of the erhp ror.
which is that of all his familv, and of
(the majority of the French •; ii has al
j ways been the ohject of h;s most assi
- (Luous cares f many places of worship
hive been repaired, new setninarie
have been formed ; the number oi
chapels cf case has been increased, as
sistance ins been afforded to the cu
rates, and deserving and infirm old,
clergymen. Lastir, his m*j .-ary has -.ip
pointed as members of the senate, and
ol the university several arch-bishops,
5k bishops & proposes to appoint them
in his council of btate.
Nobody can deny the evils which
the temporal power of the popes ha
occasioned to religion: had it not been
for that power, more than the half of
Europe would not have been separa
ted from the other. The emperor has
had discussions with the pope, his
o^fjesty acknowledging ia every thing
his spiritual power, thought it his du
ty to preserve the rights ofh’.s crown.
1 he concordet signed by the pope was
intended to recognize those rights ;
but the court of Route, actuated Ly
ha red against France, could no hu
ger conceal its secret sentiments. Ii
constan ly mauifested them, and th »*
even before t5«e battle of Aus.eilLz,
by receiving the enemies of I'/ancc,
arsd by refusing to acknowledge the
lawfulness of the appointm nt of some
tnemh;:s of the French clergy. In
ccrdi.try writing-*, 5k claadasti -e ball,
have been hawked about several patts
oi the empire,; bat they have been
received with that contempt they de
served.
Convinced of thfs pern ly of the
court ot Rome, lbs emp-.ror had only
to chuse between two resolu i -ni :
that of creatincr a Datriarch or rhi*-jf
religion in France* Hi3 nvjesty ha\
rejected the first resolution ; but hr
will never acknowledge the triple
• rovvn, and, will only admit ot the
spiritual power of the pope. I: is ne
cessary that the successor of S . Peter
like S:. Peter himself, should be a
pastor according to the precepts ot Je
Jiiis Christ, popes like kings ought to
givc unto Caesar, wh.it belongs to
Caesar.
- Hi •> excellency after announcing that
the einpero.r hiving done a great
■ dial, is disposed to do still more for
religion—Hus dedicated another part
of iiii report to the triumphs which
i uave crowned the French armies in
i the last campaigns. The emperor he
adds by a skilful manoeuvre had sue*
■ ceeded in drawing the English army
into a snare ; already he \va3 pursuing
t, and was on the point o.‘ annihilating
, it, when he received intelligence that
.he cabinet of Vienna was meditating
a diversion in favour of the Spanish
insurgents ; that it had promised them
100.000 in usque Is ; and that 500,000
men had inv.tiled il ivar a without a
declaration of war. IIi, excellency
call's to mind the effects which the p c
unce ol the emperor produced umids
the soldiers in Germany, and the briili
unt victories which brought about a
peace without doubt more durable thu..
that of Presbarg.
ills excellency then remarks upon
the expedition qf Flushing, so co ward
ly surrendered ; and praises the zeai
of the departments which fle w to tlu
defence of the French territor .—II
nevertheless excepts from this praise
the department of the S.irre, some
communes of which, instead of obey
ing the call of patriotism, rebelled. —.
I’lieir conduct, he says, has excited
the indignation <d his majesty—he has
ordered military commissions to pun
■ iih the guilty : already a council ol
s ate has g »ne to examine on the spo
the conduct of those communes ; aud
ss have betrayed th-ir houvur, will be
condemned to pay for 25 years doable
taxes ; the inhabitants will lose thcii
rights of citizenship ; and, over the
■ gates of the town these words shall b«
• written: Thi6 is not a French Com
1 mune.”
* *• His excellency terminates his re
: port by i.ic examination of *he polio.
* rnl relations of France with foreign
■ 'jower3.— the report announces that
» p'-ace with Sweden will aeon be siga
ccl ; that Holland equally bruised by
France mid by England will undergo
some changes—that our relations wi’.h J
-be U. States of America are oi.l. j
suspended for the moment, and will f
>0011 resume tueir natural channel:
{Marche naturelle)—that the par. ol
Poland added to ihe Grand Duchy of
'Varsuw and freed from the yoke of
Austria is about to prosper un ierthe
laws of the king ot Sax-my ; that it
true friendship unites Russia to the
French empire—lastly, that the kings .
dlies of Franch will receive an in
crease f territory ; and that France
berself, acquires new Lmurces of pro
P rty, uadpre.v opeuiags for her com
nerce by the means at the countries
incorporated wiin the empire.
Hhmburch, Dec. 2
The skate mc.a3 .1res have been taken
at Hus a r*, anl at Tonn.ngen as were 1
t aken at Altona against *’.e exp* rtation ■
ot colonial produce, and thro ghout
ihe Drtchiesoi H >lstein a id Sleswick
—the .roups have received orders to
put in force the rigorous measures ot
the commissions app irt-d to prevent
th-.* exportati 311 of colonial produce.
The last victory obtained by the
Russians cv r the Turk-* was celebra
ted wi.’n great pomp tnc 12th Nov. at
St. Petersburg?!.-— Forty six stands of
colours taken in that battle were car
ried to S.. Isaac’s church, aa-d after
wards taken to and deposited in the
Fortress at the sound of repeat rd dis
charges of arullerv. 0.1 that occasi -u
t ere vv’us a grand parade and circle at
the court.
Valladolid (Spain) Nov. 30.
An official account, was this day re
ceived that tv Herman had a*tacked
•he Spaniards in their position of Alba
de Formes, had killed 5000, taken 12
pieces of cannon and 6 colours, took a
grent many prisoners, and was still '
pursuing them. Letters from Madrid,
state that the prisoners taken at the
battle o' Ocana, arrived every day iu
ihat city, Tne number amounts to
30,000 men.
Paris, Dec S.
On the 10th inst. the troops which
arc stationed near Pa is, and which
formed the principal part of the corps i
commanded by the Duke of Abrani.-s ;
(Junot) will begin to march for Spain.'
i h y expect at Nancy the divisions of <
geu’ls. Le grange and Beau nont, which
ire to pass through that city on thur
way to Paris, wiiere they * w ill learn J
their further destination, (3 >ain no
doubt.)
The American ship Pamartieu, of
i Pniladelpnia, ol 322 tons, loalad with ;
I fine linen* and g»n, arrived on the 5 .h '
1 Dor. at Dunkirk a prize to the Lure.
gcrLc Furet ol Dunkirk.
Paris, Dec. 9.
An American vessel loaded with
colonial produce has arrived at Passage
i (near Bayonne.)
Nismes, Nov. 25.
Troops pass through here continu
ally to reinforce our atmy in Catalo
nia.
Paris, Dec. 12.
Orders have been rec ive l from
Char res to provide for he reception
ol a great number of troops, which are
to pass through that city for Spain.
Augsburgb, Nov. 26.
We are assured that the corps com
manded by M aftih.sl Ou l.no*., has re
ceived orders to (juit its cantonments
on the Danube aid to return to France,
(lor Spain.)
IMPERIAL DIVORCE?
CONSERVA 1 IVE SENATE.
Sitting of the 16th December, 1809.
At eleven o’clock, A. M. the mem
bers ol the senate assembled in their
robes in the pal ire in virtue of tho act
of convocation, of which the following
is the tenor :
Extract from the re.ister of the se
cretary of stale#
At the palace of the ThutUeries De
cember 15, 1809,
Napoleon, emperor of the French,
king of Italy, anti protector of the con
federation of the Rhine,
We have decreed aud do decree as
follows:
The senate will assemble on Satur
day, the 16th inst. ::t eleven in the fore
noon, at their usual place of sitting.
(Signed;
NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
The minister Secretary of State,
(Signed;
H. B. Duke oT Bnssano.
Ills serene highness, the prince
arch-chancellor ol the empire, who
was to preside at the aiuihg, was re
ceived wi.h the customary honors.
*1 s majesty, the king of Westphalia,
his majesty the king of Nupies, great
admiral, his imperial highness tit
prince viceroy ot Italy, archchancel*
lor of state, their s rene highness, the
arince vice constable and the prince
rice grand elector being present,
The siting was opened by the rea
liag of the act of designation of the
‘allowing tenor :
Extract from the register of the Se
cretary of State.
At the palace of the Thuilleries,
! December 15, 180?^,
Napoleon, emperor, &c.
We have decreed and do decree as
follows:
Our coudn the prince arch-chancel
lor of the empire will preside in the
senate which will assemtH*w>u the lGcb.
inst.
Signed,
NAPOLEON. *■« * i
By the Emperor. ’ )
The Minister Secretary of State,' ‘i
Sigreed, ;f
H. B. Duke ol Bassano.
i he speech of the prince orch-chancel
lor of State cn taking the o.clh of
Senator.
Ills iIllDl*rial litrrhni»5r nn lalimir «\*
oath ipoke in the following manner;
Prince, Senators;
*• Since the bounties r.f bis ma
jesty the emperor & the kingjtave cal
led me to be reckoned one of vour num
ber, t siimoniali of his confidence have
continuailv kept me far diat nt Iron
Pari.i, and it is for die firs*, ti ne to
dav that i have had the honor oi up
[»earing in your body.
411 am happy to inform yon, that In
the midst ot the hums which . is
majesty has unceasingly heaped kj.-ou
me, I am particularly sensible of
the h >n'*r accord d me in making me
a member of the firu body of the em
pire.
Accept, Senators, the expression of
my sentiment?, and the assurance of the
happiness I xp.ri nee iu.akng in tho
midst of you, that o.vh w. ich is to ms
thit cf duty,of love S: ol acknovvi d-e
ment.
4* I swear obedience to the consti
tutions of the empire and fi lehty t »
the K m per or.”
I he prince arch-chancellor of the
empire, president, replied to the p nice,
in the following words:
“ When his maj s»y the emperor
and king conferred on you the Ivgft
|dignity, one ot the m:st essential pre
rogatives of which you have exercised,
j the senate applauded this act of jus
tice : it felicitated itself, in reck
oning amongst its number, a proic*
whose brilliant qa .lilies gave them
sucb just hopes. Tills day a» these
hopes are realised by the glory of
your lit* campaigns and ly ihe wisdom
of your admiuistrau n, tje eena.e ex
pemnees great sumbtetron to see you
in its body, to c oin or in titc i.i^.or
tant deliberation? fc hich are abort't#
take place. You bftve shewn y ntisrif
(truly the adopted son ul the hero who
1 governs us ; in smothrrin ; as he h » ,
I done, your private ntt ctioas, lor ini
public weal.
44 Your first step in tills enclosure
could not be more worthily stgnah/.r.j
tb^n by this grand testimony of patrio
tism, of devotion, miJ «d fidelity*
4‘ I felicitate myself, to be near) our
highness,the interpreter ot she senate,
! and to express to you the vie x*. tviuta
Ut forms farryour prosneitjr. **
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