The National Register.
London, England, 1808-01-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

2. The Crown of Italy shall be, er tts, ant tiefselt of
our children; and male legitimate deseendantg, hereditary in the
person of Prince Eugene, and kb direct legitimate descendants
from made to male by order of primogeniture, to the perpetual
exclusion of women and their descendants. •
S. In default of our son's-, and male descendants and the sons
and male descendants of Prinee Eugette,' the Crown of Italy
shall devolve to the son and nearest relative of inch bf the
Princes of our Blood, as shell then reign in France.
4. Prince Eugene, our sob,- shall enjoy all the honours at-
tached to onr adoption.
5. The right which our adoption gives him shall never, in nay
ease, authorise him orhis descendants to urge any pretensions to
the Crown of France, the .sattession to which is invariably
*zed. (Signed) Nirolsox.
A Decree of the 20th confers upon Prince. Eugene Napoleon,
the title of Prince of Venice.
Another Decree confers upon. " . our well-beloved Grand-
daughter, Prince's Josephine, as. a mark of oßresatisfaction to
our good city of Bologna," the title of Princess of Bologna.
Another Deem declares the Chancellor Melsi, Duke of
Lodi.

After the above Decrees had been read; the Emperor made
the follovving speech

44 Gentletnen, Pocsidenti, Mita, and Commercianti, I see
you with pleasure about my Throne.
" Returned after three years absence, I am pleased at re-
marking the progress. which my people have made—but how
many things remain to be done to..etface the faults of aur fore-
fathers, and to reader you worthy of the destiny I am prepar-
log for you. •
44 The intestine divisions of our ancestors" their miserable
egotism to -particular cities, paved. the way [Or the loss of all
our rights. The country was disinherited af its rank and its
dignity ; that . country which, in more distant ages had carried
so far the honour of its arms and eclat of its virtuos. i will
make my glory consist in regaining that eclat and, those
virtues.

Citizens of Italy,—l leave done much for 3.oti; I will do
much moro--But on your side, united. in
_heart as you are in
biterest with my people of France, consider them as elder bra-
thers.—Always behold the source of our prosperity, the gnu-,
rantee of our institutions, and that' of our independence in
the union of the Iron Crown with that of my Imperial
crown."

MlL**, flac. W.—Yesterday Deputations from the three
Electoral Colleges •were iuiroduced to his Majesty,. wlio was
seated on his throne, with the Viceroy, the Grand Doke of
Berg, and the Prince of Neufchatel, by his side.—To the ad-
dress of the Duke de Lodi, - President of the College of Possi-
deuti, he replied, " Gentlemen of the College of P.Asidenti,
I am pleased with the sentiments Ton have expressed—the
laws of property form the compact between the Sovereign and
the People—Rely always upon my .protection."--To' the ad-
dress of the Collei;e of botti, he replied, " Gentlemen of the
college of Dotti, your talents give you a great influence over
the nation—employ them for the advantage of the Throne and
tie Laws, which are the support of it.—Your prosperity i•
egoally necessary to my people and my glory—lt will always
please me to give you proofs of my benevolence."
To the College of Commercianti, he said,—" The greatness of
a State is particularly advantai,eous to the prosperity of Colh-
merce, so necessary to the good of agriculture, The laws on ,
which my empire is founded are especially useful and honourable
to you. I shall constantly watch over your interests. I am
pleased with the sentiments ou have j ust expressed."
p 4 is, Dcc. t appears to be eertatil, that the Emperor
rind Kin„ will return to Parii: before the ist•of January.
It is sold that the King, of Persia has declared war against
EngLsad.

PORT r;,A

•
y,tsros, n re. Junot having ordered,- the evening
before his arrival in thi:< city, a corps of French troop, to proceed
by the eio.rlis of Lisbon, to Port St. Julien, which is the prin-
cipal tie:i‘Lee of the mouth of the Tagus, the corps entered the
fort, the cononand of o kit was given to the Chief of the 2d bat-
talion of. the 70th regiinent.of infantry. ft is a in good condition,'
and wt it nownted with cannon. A !ediest forced the
fleet, which has been in sie;ht, to wake sail, auddowu to this dav
it has not re-appeared. -