The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-16 00:00:00

APRIL In.

,le beheld only a measure dictated by fear, and this re-
ilection destioyed its effect. The Emperor appreached, 1
and in tbe confusion which bewildered the depositaries of
.Authority, an attempt was made to have recourse to those
rigorous measures which were most repugnant to the
justice and natural goodness of the King.. Lists of pro-
scriptions were made out, threatening the liberty of all
those citizens who were supposed to have formed designs
for the triumph of a cause which they bad never betrayed;
and a Minister pushed his extavaganceso far, as to present
to the two' Chambers a plan of law worthy of the revolu-
tionary tribunals of 1793, which "they .rejected with in-
dignation. For the last five days of this period, Paris
presented the singular spectacle of two parties, each in
danger of proscription, seeking protection and assistance
from each other, against the political chance that each had
to fear. Some sought refuge in the house's of men to
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whom they had promissed an asylum for. the morrow,
and it is a very honourable trait of this period, thatin
the midst of the hatred engendered by party spirit, not a
single instance-of treachery ha-s been mentioned, or even
of breach of cenfidence. It is to this urbanity of manners
we are to be thankful for the little success the instigators
of civil war obtained, the design of whose eloquence was
to convince us that the' honor of the -nation-wOnld be
augmented if the ohe half should cut the throats• of the
other. Whilst the Royal volonteersf the last and feeble.
resource of monarchy,' were going through reviews at'
Vincennes, acid fatiguing themselves in running about The
streets of Paris, their •heads ridiculously ornamented with'
hats a its Heriq Napoleon approached. the capital,
after having passed through the,widest part of France
without experiencing the least' obstacle or firing a single
shot during his route. In all partsi the white cockade
gro place to the tri-coloured, before which the military
rallied with transports of the most inexpressible joy.
Every project of 'insurrection, eSest in La Vendee, had
fallen to the ground, the Emperor was only two short
stages distant. The Princes on quitting the review gave
orders for their departure; from this moment every one
made up his mind and prepared his dress and appearance
for the following day. In order to have a just idea of the
court and its frequenters, one must have assisted at the
King's mass at the Thuilleries on the morning of Monday
the 19th of Mardi.

This Chapel, lately too small to contain the brilliant
crowd that hurried there on the footsteps of the king,
now presented ,but a vast solitude where a few faithful
servants alone' hgd courage to accompany their un-
fortunate Master. The desertion of those unworthy
favourites seemed to affect the King's heartinost keenly;
but from their forsaking him, he at least derived the use-
ful inference that all hope of success was lost, and that it
was time for him to quit the capital. The night of the
19th and 20th appeared very tedious to most of.the inha-
bitants of the city, and few houses could have been• found
from which fear, anxiety, regret, or hope bactuot btu-