The National Register.
London, England, 1815-11-12 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Many an angry discussion took place, but no one was so
frequently called to order as the Emperor himself. In the
heat of debate he sometimes forgot that lie was not Emperor
at home. But the execution of his threat of ()Meting a
Minister to be shot was adjourned by that Minister's assurance
that the Emperor himself would not survive an hour after.
•` These controversies in the cabinet of the Thuilleries
were not altogether unknown to the Parisians, and were
even sometimes rehearsed before the mob, hired to cry

" Vive l'Ctupereor !" Acclamations were at first purchased
at the rate of five !ivies a day, but the price was now
reduced : no effort of the lungs was paid higher than thirty
or forty sous, and the enthusiasm of the populace diminished
in proportion to its current value, and even their respect was
measured by their salary. An animated discussion between
Buonaparte and his Arch-Chancellor happening to take
place at the window of the Thuilleries, the Emperor, accus-
tomed to ill treat his Ministers, seized him by the collar.
The scene was witnessed by the mob, who related to their
fellows the scuffle between Pere la Violette and his comrade,
in the same manner as they would have recounted one (4
the battles which takes place for their amusement, between
the puppet-show actors of the Boulevards."

" Joy brightenad his crest. He was drunk with hope on
reconnoitring the English army, A Council of war was
held in the morning. He reluctantly seemed to yield to the
opinions of all his Generals, that it was prudent to suspend
the attack. put before they rose from a rerast to which he
had invited them, the noise of the artillery told them what
account lie had made of their advice. In a moment of in-
spiration be bad secretly given the orders, and his Generals
had only to repair to their respective posts.
" I stood by him," said General -- to me, " on a
ring ground, and at a convenient distance. His astonish-
r.lent at the resistance of the British army was extreme. His
agitation became violent. Ile took snuff by handfuls on the
repulse of each charge. He exclaimed, "fhese English are
devils. They ought to have given in two hours since.' Ere
, the decisive blow was struck, he took me by the at
41 Come, General, the affair is over— we have lost the day,
let us he off."

" The country people had learnt that the invading army
was that of the English, and they had heard that the English
trocp! in exception to the goneral practice of plunder
and devastation ; that they never ill treated the inhabitants;
that they paid liberally for what they wanted, and caressed
the little children. They beheld an armed host, four abreast,
ratite when about to enter the field of wheat, in crossing the
country, and changing their order proceed in Indian files,
Gne by onc, along the narrow beaten path, careful to do no
injury by treading on the corn, and avoid .‘ bruising the
flowerets of the valley with hostile paces."

No further hack than the 17th October, it is stated, that
• fresh perLecution of the Protestants broke out at Nismes—
seven of it!, [Host respectable inhabitants were on that day
as••ssinated, nistallan, the leader of this Catholic baud. has
sirwe been taken into custody by the military force.
The veteran Blucher, we 'egret to hear, was lately thrown
flora his horse, at a horse-tam on the plains of Sablon, and
reteived a hart its his shoulder.
Letters from New York arc said to state, that Joseph
Buonaparte, beside:, other property, has brought with him a
credit on aconiaaercial house in London, to tbc amount of
Two rfundred nous. ata Pounds.