The National Register.
London, England, 1808-11-13 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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FROM THE FRBNCff AND DUTCH PAPERS,

TRANCE.
NONAPARTEIS spiticeit tO TIII I.P.GiSLATIVE BODit's
Mats, OcT. 46.—Testerdav his Majesty the Emperor and
king %%cot in great state to the Palace of the Legislative Body,
in order to open the Sittaig.
His Highness the prince Vice Grand Elector, having received
permission of his adniinister the oath to those Dept's:
tics of the Legislative,-.Body appoimed since the sitting, of the,
year 1801, the mimes of these Deputies were coiled over by Ow.
Questor Mb Despallierest while each of them approached the
rooltif the throne to take the oath.
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This ceremony heinrended, his Majesty spoke as follows :11•.7
MISsIEVith r►►m DEPUTIP3 OP THS I)FPARrMENTS TO TIIII

LE6I9I.4TITE BIODY!
" The codes of law laying down the principles of property
" and of civil freedomi which farm the subject of your labours;
" will be adopted as the sentiment of Europe, illy people
" already experience thsd most salutary of from them. -
" The latest laws have laid the foundation of our system. of
" finance. That is a Monument of the might and greatness of
`• France. We shall henceforward be able to meet the expea-
" diture which might be rendered necessary, eyon by a grueral
" coalition of Europe, by stir yearly income alone, Never
shall we he reduced to have recourse to the fa:a! expedients
" of paper money, of loans, or anticipation. of reixnue,
" 1 have, in the present year, laid out more than a thousand
" mile of road. The system of works which I have crinb-
'• ikhed for the improvement of our territory, will be carried.
i• forward with zeal.

" The prospect of the great French family, latelft" tori•ta
" pieces by opinions and intestine rnticonr. but now prosperous,
" tranquil, and united, bas affected my soul in a remarkable
" ;it:toner. I have fell, that, in order to be happy, l ehould in
" l u/lest place be gistired that France alai happy. • •''
" The peace of rresittirg, that of Tilsit4 the asfault of Capra.,
" hageq, the plans of England against all nations on the Oceans
" the diterent revolutions at Constantintiple, the affairs of
" Spain and Portugal, have, in various ways, exercised alkigi-
" duence on the affairs of the world. . •
" Russia and Denmark have united with me whist Itneatta.
4' The United States of America have I't chosen to Oto-
" don commerce and the sea, titan to ncluovviedgelheir
" A part of my army has marched against that which Eng-
" land has funned in Spain, or has disembarked. It l 4 a distia-
" guisited favour of that 'Providence, whit% halt tonstruttlykra-
" tected our auras, that passion has so far blinded the'Englists
" Council', that they abut:Won the defence of the seas;xsoe,at•
" last produce their arnty'on the Continent.
" I depart in a few days to put myself in person at the. tiF+4
" of my. army, and, with God's help, to crtiwn
~of
" Spain' in Madrid, and .to. pima any Eagles Oh ihe %forK of
" Lishont
s' 1 have only to prithe the rentlmenti of the Marti of the
``Confederation of the Kahle.
" Switzerland e xperiences every day more tind enure the bene-
tits of the Act of Mediation.
04 The people of Italy give me groitaa's fut notblug hot ex-
pitmans saLisfac Liao.

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