The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

their troops. The season of the year, and the removal of
almost all the grain to the fortresses and inland towns)
compelled them to depend entirely on their own re-
sources. The expellees, the difficulties, and the hazards
of the war were thus doubled. May not the wish of avoid-
ine similar inconveniences induce them to defer the open-
in:, or this campaign ? The fields which they now threaten
only display promises of fertility. In a few months they
will be realized. Fruits will then have succeeded to
flowers, and the heavy rustling of the loaded ears to the
light witticg of the growing crops. They will then enter,
not enly to conquer, but to reap ; and the land itself, e%en
should the population be hostile, will prove an ally to
their cause. Meanwhile, will they lose, or Buonaparte
gain, from delay, any material advantage ? Not many
weeks since we should have answered in the affirmative
but the state of France has varied. Unanimity in submis-
sion, has ceased to exist throughout that empire. Ilecou-
raged by the attitude of the Allies, the Royalists have re-
sumed both spirit and activity. In thel'irest and in the South
they increase their adherents daily, and occasional defeats
only serve to discipline them for final victory. Foreign
aggression, at such a time, might give a contrary impulse
to the poptCar feeling, and lead it to assist Buonaparte in
repelling the invaders, whilst, if left to itself, it would
progressively be won over to the Royal cause. This may
be another reason for the inactivity of the Allies. They
=ay have grounds to trust that demonstrations alone will
suffice to terminate the war: that, secure of assistance
whenever they may require it, the Royalists will so el-
feetualiy exert themselves as to insure success, and that
France will work her own deliverance. In remembrance
of her past gteatness, in tenderness to the character of
a noble though misguided nation, they once more leave
her an opportunity of redeeming her honour. To
her they confide the task of re-conquering her King, who,
if carried to the throne by the arms of his own subjects,
will no longer labour tinder the imputation of having
been imposed by foreigners, and will hold a stable sway.
Should their hopes be again disappointed, they at least
secure powerful diversions for the time when they may
think it proper to enrol ce their declarations with the
sword.

Letters have been received announcing the welcome
in-
telligeucc of the disputes with the Chine!,e Government
having been amicably adjusted the latter end of November.

Advices from Buenos Ayres upto the 911) of February,
state that the Spanish insurgents have been most complewly
tAlccessful against the Royalists.

The Dey of Algiers was poisoned by one of his Negro
slaves, on the 22d March last, and his Chief Minister
Maimmet, was proclaimed in his stead.- lie enjoyed the
f: nits of his treachery, however, but a short time, he being
t,trangicd on the 7th of April. Aga Omer was then elected
t 0.6 di! effected with the loss
thy quiet when the
the port.

CONGRESS OF VIEANA..
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF CONFERENCES OF THE
SIGNED THE TREATY OF PARIS.
Conference of the 12th May, 1815.
The Committee appointed on 9th instant, and cl
mine, whether, after the events which have passed site
or Napoleon Bonaparte to France, and in consequence
cuments published at Paris on the Declaration. whtcP
issued against him on the 13th of March last, it wonle
to proceed to a new Declaration, presented at the si
day the following Report :•—•
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Declaration published on the 13th of Marc!
Napoleon Bonaparte mid his adherents, by the I'owci
the treaty of Paris, having, since his return to Pa
cussed in various shapes by those whom he has mph
purpose ; these disciissions having acquired great pu,
letter addres,ed by him to all the Sovereigns, as svcr
dressed by the Duke of Vicenza to the heads of th
Europe, having been also published by him with the ma:
Lion of influencing and misleading public opinion, ti.
appointed in the sitting of the 9th inst. was charged
a report on these topics; and considering that in th,
tioned publications, it has been attempted to invalid;
ration of the 13th of March, by laying it down,
Declaration, directed against Bonaparte, at the period
ing on the coast of France, was without application
had laid 1101(1 of the reins of government without ope,
and that this fact sufficiently proving the wishes of
had not only re-entered into possession of his old sigh
France, but that the qoe•tion esen of the legitimaf
vernincet hail ceased to he within the jurisdiction of
Tlrit by ofieriog to ratify the Treaty of Paris, he
ground of war against him;—The Committee has bee
charged to take into consideration... 4. Whether the
Bonaparte in regard to the Powers of Europe has e/
tact of his arrival at Paris, and by the circumstances
Hied the first success of his attempt on the throne
Whether the otter to sanction the Treaty of Paris
of May, 1814 can determine the Powers to adopt a sysl
from that which they announced in the Declaration
March;— S. Whether it be necessary or proper to p:
declaration to confirm or modify that or the 13th of
Committee having maturely examined these questions, .
the assembly of Plenipotentiaries the following section
result of its deliberations:—

FIR ST QUESTION.
Is the position of Bonaparte in regard to the Powers
altered by the
.first success of his enterprise, or by the events
passed since his arrival in Paris.
The Powers, informed!of the landing of Bonapart
could see in him only a man who, by advancing on th
ritory, with force and arms, and with the avowed pr.(
turning the established Government, by exciting tI
the army to revolt against their lawful Sovereign, am
the title of Emperor of the French, (1) had incurred
which all legislations pronounce against such outrages,
by abusing the good faith of the sovereigns, had tiro'
treaty,—a man, in fine, who, by recalling upon Fran,
tranquil, all the scourges or internal and external w
Europe, at a numient when. the blessings of peace ml
soled her for her long sufferings, the sad necessity of,
armament, was justly regarded as the implacable ene,
welfare. Such was the origin, such were the groumf
claration of the 13th of March ;—a Declaration of win,
and necessity have been universally acknowledged
general opinion has sanctioned. The events which cr
naparte to Park, and restored to !din for the mom,
cise of supreme power, have, doubtless, in fact, alte,

-(1) The I,t Article of the Convention of the Ilth of
is as tAiatvii ; " The Emperor Napoleon renounces
his successms, and descendants, as well as for al tlr
his funily, all rights of sovereignty and et power,
the French empire and the Kingdom of Italy, but also
other country." Notwithstanding this formal renunc
parte in his different proclamations from the Gulf a
Gap, Grenoble, and Lyons, routed himself ." by
God and the constitutions of the empire Emperor of the
E:te Illonitcur of March I:1, 1015.

to. the dignity : these revolutions were effi
of very few lives, and Algiers las perfect
vessel that htotnv. .4ion left th,
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