The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-29 00:00:00

PEACE.

There is every reason to beieve the negociationa are draw.
ing to a happy termination. The pirate letters received
within the last two days from Paris to the 2-tth inst. state,
th 4 all the. impediments to peace had at length been re-
moved ; and that the treaty would be signed on Weduesdavt
the esth. The departure of the
.Emperor of Russia and
K ing of Prussia for England was expected to take place
To-morrow. The Emperor of Germany ‘vJl Fuceed aLotit
the same time to Italy.

'Flint the treaty will he signed immediately there can be
no doubt. - The spkudid preparations for public rej.oicing,
now making in this country, under the authority of Govern-
ment, prove that Ministers are aware of no serious obstacle
to the signa'ure of the treaty. It is highly probable that it
will be brought over by Lord Castlereagh in the course of
the ensuing week. '

Since writing the above, Paris Papers to the 25th hive
been received, and it is still reported that the race w•ls
signed on the 25th, though -neither the .Ibaitew• nor the
other Papers afford any official information upon the sub-
ject. The latter, however,. contain two paragraphs whi,:h
deserve great attention. The first communicate •to us the
following outline of the treaty :
" The ancient limits and possessions of France—No tri-
bute—no indemnities-7--All the works of arts•p/undereti
14:Iv and Germany to be kept by France."
• second paragraph adds, that not only will France re-
cover-aller colonies, and her ancient limits, 'but that she
is to have t suitable accession of territory : but where is not
stated.

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The papers contrast these conditions with those demanded
of and accepted by Buonaparte
" The surrender of three of the strongest fortresses of
France to the Allies as pledges of his sincei ity—The repay-
ment of the contributions levied on foreign powers, to the
amount of 1800 millions of francs, about 75 millions ster-
ling—The restoration of all the works °fait taken from Italy,
Germany, Src."

Upon which The Co'iritr of last night makes the following
observations : Now ceitainly there is no comparison be-
tween the conditions which the Allies might have obtained
horn Buonaparte, and which they sow demand of Louis
XVIII. .It• will, however, be said, and tinly, that they
could place no 'confidence in a man who had violated every
treaty, and broken • every promise he ever made. But with
every respect for the character of Louis XVIII. we must
say, that we think the terms granted him, supposing the
statement to be correct, are such AS the Allies were not jus-
tified in giving. The ancient limits we do not object to.
But surely it cannot be meant to cede all her colonial pos.
sessions; it• cannot be meant to surrender to her the Isles
of France •and Bourbon, though we -are told by a para.-
graph in these papers to infer that it is-I • In -the present
penury of Fruice, it was liberal and proper perhaps not to
demand the repayment of the contributions levied by France
on foreign. countries. But why allow het to keep all the
monutnents of arts? There- is a tone rather of complaint
against this country, as, if she had entered upon the war.
just terminated, upon a false pretext. IVe are desired, too,
to believe,. that there. ate grit diXerences between the
Allied Powers, and that the hing of FlancP may be called