The National Register.
London, England, 1815-03-26 00:00:00

THE NATrONAL REGISTER.

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obtain so seccesd. The garrison was augmented; the 76 and tith
re in:cots of the line arrived on the 7th from Chambrey ; the 4th
Lessard -owl ..terr catered the city, quitting the garrison of Vienne,
The whole population crowded to the ramparts and public places,
led by their wished and hopes.
The Emperor was at La Mere on the evening of the 6th; early
on the 7th his advanced posts occupied Vieille; this last town being
eoly three leagues front Grenoble, it was not doubted that his Ma-
jesty would enter it the amuse day.,
tistrature was too long delayed for the wishes of his soldiers:
at four in the afternoon the 7th regiment went out of the town, hav-
ing at it. head Col. litany de la Betio:O.., who ran to offer the Eau.
peror prison and hi* regiment.
A party of the sth had already joined his Majesty the same day,
five leagnes iii advance from the city ; and the rest of the garrison
no longer held out. Night arrived, and the result of these events
appeared to be postponed tili the next day. whet', at half-past eight
an advanced guard of Polish lancers made their appearanee at tie
Boom gate, which was shut, and demanded that it should be opeu
ed. 'The iloops occupying the ramparts answered with shouts of
Five CEmpervar ; the gate was opeued ; the advanced guard enter-
ed ; all the citizens flocked out to the light of flambeaux, and iiilllolt
immediately the Emperor appeared alone, at the head, and in ad•
Vance of his army. An immense crowd threw themselves in hi,
way; all were mixed, soldiers and citizens, and all mingled their
shouts tutu t .sir enthusiasm, inspired by the presence of their Suve
reign. His Aaje Ay proceeded to the Hotel of the Three Dauphins,
which a, e multatuue constantly surrounded, rending the air vi ith
their joyful slants The Mayor of the city, and several other pub.
lie functionaries, immediately waited on his Majesty. At the same
moment the following proclanotiou was dispersed through all guar.
tenet' the city

Bay of Juan, March 1, 1815.
Napoleon, by the grace of God and the Constitution of the Em-
pire, Emperor of the French, &c. &c. &c.

MARCH 26.

U„ der these new and important circumstances, ny heart was
rent, bat my soul remained unshaken. I consulted only the ifs.
terest oldie country. I exiled myself on a rock in the undo of the
sea. My life was, and might to be, still n,efnl to you. l did not per.
nit the great number of citizens, who wished to accompany me,
to partake my lot. I thought their presence useful to France ;
and I took with me only a handful of brave men, necessary for my
guard.

Raised to the throne by your choice, all that has been done with.
out you is illegitimate. For twenty-five years France has had
new interests, new institutions, and new glory, which would only
be secured by a national Government, and by a Dynasty created
under these new circumstances. A Prince who should reign over
you, who should be seated on my throne by the power of those very
armies which ravaged our territory, would in vain attempt to sup.
port himself with the principles of feudal law; he would not be
able to recover the honour and the rights of more than a small num-
ber of individuals, enemies of the people, who, for twenty-five years,
have condemned them in all our national aoembli, s. Your trim-
quifity at home, and your consequence abroad, would be lost for
ever.

Frenchmen ! In my exile I heard your complaints and your wishes :
you demanded that government of your choice which alone was le-
gitimate. You accused nay long slumber! you reproached me for
sacrificing to my repose the great interests of the country
have crossed the ,seas in the midst of dangers of every kind :
arrive amongst yon to resnme tey rights which are yours. All that
individuals have done, written, or said, since tile capture of Paris,
I will be for ever ignorant of : it ►hall dot at all influence the
collections which I preserve of the important services which they
have performed. Theie are circumstances of such a nature as to
be above human organization.
Frenchmen! There is no nation, however small it may be, which
has not had the right, and which may not withdraw itself from the
disgrace of obeying a Prince imposed on it by an enemy momenta-
rily victorious. When Charles VII. re-entered Pais, and overthrew
the ephemeral throne of Henry V. he acknowledged that he held his
throne from the valour of his heroes, and not froth a Prince Regent
of England.
It is thus that to you alone, and to the brave men of the army, I
account it, and shall always accoant it, my glory to owe every

thing.
By the Emperor. (Signed) NA POLEON.
The Grand-Marshal performing the functions of Major-General
of the Grand Army.
(Signed)

Count BERTRAND.

I.,ttiph of Juan, March 1,4815.
Napoleon, by the grace of God and the Constitution of the Eutpite,

Emperor of the French, &c. &c. &e.
TO THE ARMY.

Soldiers !—We were not conquered : tao men risen from err
ranks betrayed our laurels, their country, their Prince, their bens•

factor.

Those whom during twenty-five years we have seen traversing all
Liirope to raise up enemies against us, who have passed their liviN
against us ill the ranks of foreigu armies, cursing our fine France,
shall they pretenil to command and controul our eagles, on which
they have Hot dared .ever to look ? Shall we.euclure that they should
inhurit the fruits of our gle:ious labours— that they should clollo: