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" was to moderate the use of it.—You have sliewo.as.tbe spec-
•• taele of force whirls subdues every thing. and you reserve for
" us a 'tore extraordinary spectacle, that (of force subduing
" itself.
".A hostile peopie-t it is true, pretend to retard this last
"glory. They have descended upon the continent at tbe.voice
"of discord and of factions. Already you have take') up your
" arms to march and meet them-already you abandon France,
' 4' which for so many years has seen you hut for so few days ; you
" depart, and I know not what fear, inspired by love and tem-
" pored by hope, has disturbed all our hearts. Yet we know
"full well, that wherever you are you carry with you fortune
" and victory. The Country accompanies you with its regret
" and its wishes; it recommends you to her brave children who
" form our faithful legions—her wishes will be accomplished—'l
" all your soldiers swear upon their swords to watch round a'
•• head so dear and so glorious, where so many destinies re.
" pose,—Sire, the hand that has led you from miracle to miracle,
66 to the summit of human grandeur, will abandon neither.
" France nor Europe, which yet, for so long a time, stands io
" need of you."
HiF Majesty replied—
" tientlemen, President, and Deputies of the Legislative Bo-
'• dy. My duty and my inclinations lead me to share the dan-
" gers of my soldiers. We are mutually necessary. My return
"to illy Capital shall be speedy. I think little of fatigues,
. :41, when they can contribute to insure the glory and grandeur of
46 France. I recooize in the solicitude you express, the love
s• you hear me. I thank you for it."
PARTS, OCT. SO.—The Maniteur of this day states, that
his Imperial and Royal Majesty set off yesterday at noon,
on his journey to Bayonne.
The Journal de l'Empire says, that her Majesty the
Empress accompanies her illustrious spouse as far as Ram-

On the. 28th' it* 'Emperor surveyed the public works
which are going. on, in; pursuance of Lis orders, in various
parts.of this capital. Ms Majesty arrived at eight in the
morning, at the Place des Fines de St. Thomas, in a very
plain carriage, and without any retinue. After minutely
inspecting what has been hitherto done there, and asking
some questions of the workmen employed in pulling tloN%ii
the old buildings, the Emperor drove off in his carriage to
the street of St. Denis, and alighted at the new conduit
making in that quarter. Ills Majesty examined it from
one end to the other, and seemed highly pleased with that
superb work. His Maje.sty then visited several of the hos-
pitals of Paris, and informed Himself of the state of their
internal management, enqui;.ili;; into the minutest eirctini-
stances.

The capitulation of the id:m(l ot- Capri, which was Con-
cluded on the 17th instant, was scarcely signed when a
convoy hove in sight coining from Sicily, with the regi-
ment of Watteville on board, to the assistance of the
publish ~,rarrison. This reinforcement, however, came
too late fin. the English, and could only witness their ILO-
mission.

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GERMANY.
Vii' A, OCT. 15.—They write from Iluda, that the
Crown of Hungary, which is considered by the Hungarian
nation as the palladium of its independence, has been
brought back to the citadel of that city on the 4th of Oc-
tober, after having been at Presburgh during 14 days.—lt
has been received, and placed in an apartment of the Royal
Castle, with much solemnity.
OCT. 20.—We have received the following *accounts of
the disasters that have happened in the Port, of Trieste :
In the night of the tst October a most drea4lo to It
came: suddenly on. The fury of the waves was such tfal
the noise of them might he heard through the whole town.
1;:e nq,xt morning six Ships which had taken in their ear.
• goes, in tile whole or in part, were thrown upon the coast :
thre?, were stranded near the Post-011ice, and three ()flers
at some distance. A great number of small V c,4iels,. Boats,
X..c. suffered the same fate,—(elioniieur, CM. 29. ) •

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