The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL. DECREES.

A D,Tree is hicerteil of the 1! ttt IkTay, in whirl' Napoleon, in eon-
F'l,idllon el the Mess kin:: declared rree, deelate•, that the 33 1n•
fp:viol-A of the ilook•ellerg are nll looLter fp:res.:try. They are
thcrt•let e ‘upp resied, :Ind a Connoissary for the inspection of lb-
Ili is appointed at each of ;ht r commercial towns,
vii. cover at paii;, one at 91r!t,hor,::11, one at Lyotts. one at Avignon,
01. at Thoolgteie, one at Boardestig, nod noe at Lille.
intnetial I)l•erte has ht en ptAishett at. Strashnreli, ortlerine
the iNiribitiatit• or that town, and ot the others of the Ist line of
fostie.sses, to provision themselveS for six months.

DITT.A.E.I.TION OF THE OENFIUL IN clurcr (WELLING-
TON) OF 'THE ALLIED ARMIES TO THP. FIZENCII PEOPLE.
" ! fr to my hea,!-quartere, in the midst of a formi.
dablo :tidily of veteran soldiers. I rajw my voice in the names of
voto Kiog and his Allies. to recal you to the sentiments of sub-
ini-,•ion and peace. (1) The misfortones with which you are me-
awed, retokr Ibis a painful duty, but the reward will he glorious fitr
me it lam listened to, In conferring on me the chief command of
the Annica of the Isiltrth, the Allied Sovereigns have invested me
with an lirinnmabl^ confidence. I have promised to fulfil its duties,
awl: will keep my word.
l'retlidimen?:--What do you expect by attaching yourselves to
fate of tho violater of treaties? of a man without right and with-
al! ;tr,wef•? Do yoti ish to render wor'etertial by fdlowinz that
Eagle %Melt feeds Ill) nod still becomes mote thirsty of human oleo ?
Can volt he so much deceived, so Mod) misled, as to illeazinc, that,
cortra.y to all probability, he will triumph over the whole of Europe
in the contest Which he is madly prvparing to maintain? No,
w•c•c.cillot we- cannot sopposc, that his furious
an:bition can line ii:fluence sufficient so far to seduce you, as to
prodtwe -a belief in the success of his insane projects. (0
"We knees his forces, we ar • acquainted with his means. We do
not dreeive onr.:clves in declaring to you that all his efforts will only
ir.rve to twilit. Islin fall with more certainty into our hands. No,
L()(1111(1) I most repeat, it is not on the nation we mean to make
oar, but o t Bounaparte and his soldiers. (3) Woe to tbetn who
shill join him! %Woe to the rebel provinces! Do not imagine that
Hointapa: to cal, brave with impunity the sovereign authority of ,o
me is crowned !watts (4)by abusing with impunity, as be has already
,ne, their clemency ; or that offended Europe will consent to have
in vain made enormous: sacrifices for replacing the Bourbons on the
'lltrnie of Trance, (S.) when the repose soil the interest of nations
relit that they should be t»iiiiitained thereon.
Rat did tint these circumstances exist, one role more powerfitl
woold render it necessary to resume arms a stood t hue—that of
pithishi• g the factious horde by Which the present ti tildes have
hero frmiented, nod which 1133 (Lite(' to pronounce against the ono-
irittoois wish of :t!1 the ElilipPall Monarchies.
" Yes, Freoehmen, henceforth Enrope united and moved by the
smite interest. totr•t firm hot one single power. a,d the Soverei2'wett
Pi!bre:ne corporation, upon %Odell will be raised the >oli l pt lit'Stal of
t. e peace awl happit:e,s tit *lions. 'f lie rights of the 7s:own-city
i.l attain all front this aligile t Senate, and be consigned in its so-
leom aetz.

" The name of Lit:is XVI /1. is inceribed in this fednal compact.
The Allied Sovereigter replaoet; him oil tl,e throne of his aneest
prlciaimeit I.',e relem of the family of ilinsr/ on until its c.rtinetion,
over the Fre;:ils people. (61 They -new" rake up rtrms to restore and
c"tinn that (Ivod•tv—to supeort. the eirme uf.
(hie the ti ,ver nie..t--to.see...re the rept.,e. (.f mankind, and to rive
at: impo,lue exluip:t! of soy( reiern authority to all Intionl. They
oo lay down their arms until they shall have destroyed, P34t the
l'"`shility.or. retort:, the source of ril the evils with whirl, you are
mold a general peace he sigticil, and the tranquillity of
all. 511"Pe be secured. This they have sworn in the lace of the
uti;v,,, Cp.
" Frenchmen! in the name of vonr and of his Allies. I ex-
-I'9{t you to return to yOur duty, and to embrace the good cruise.
Qnce murQ recalls ; his cletutt:cy still wiihes So