The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-02 00:00:00

THE. NATIONAL
_REOIST

tpt eio.,rbons. down with the enemies of the people, Lag lice the Empe-
fee, and a Gorerbnient of our own choice. 'file garrison of Grenoble
itatutultat. ly tilt. rwards proceeded by forced marches towards Lyons.
One thing Could not escape olpervation, which was, that In the
twinkling of an eye these tiotio men were seen .decorated with the
Intomal cockade, and each of them with an old and worn out one,
for upon I;.ying aside the cockade tricolour they had concealed it at
tic bottom of their knapsacks. Not one was purchased at Gretto..
ble. It is the same said they, Ai they passed the Emperor it is the
s.ithe that. we bore at Grenoble. This, said others, is the very one
*loch we wore at Marengo.

0:1 the title the Emperor slept at Botirgoien: The crowds and
the entetisiasin, if possible, increased. " For a long time we have
expected you;" said these brave people to the Emperor. " Behold
son are at !meth arrived to deliver France from the insolettee of
the noblesse, from the pretensions of priests, and from the disgrace
et a fold:y' yoke."
From Grenoble to. Lyons, the mart+ of the Emperor was nothing.
but a tiimiiph ! The Emperor fatigued, was in his Open carriage,
goings at a walking pace, surrounded by a crowd of peasants, sinuistte
3090 expressive of all the nobleness of feeling of the brave Data. •
pLiooi Ali," said the Emperor, " I recognize here the sen-
timents which twenty years ago made me salute France with
the Dame of the great nation. Yes, you are still the great
nation, and you will always be so." However, the Count
eArtois, the Duke of Orleans, and several Metsbals, hail ar-
rived at Lyons. Money had been lavished mom( the troops, And
promises townie the 4ficers. They wklred to destroy the brirlite
•f la Guillatiere, and the bridge Morand. The Emperor laughed at
these ridiculous preparations : he could not have a doubt of the
di,positions of the people of Lyons; endless of the disposition of •
the soldiers. However, he had given orders to General Bertrand to
collect boats at Mirbel, with the intention of passing over in the
nicht, and of intercepting the routes of Moulins and Macon, to
the Prillce who wished to prevent the passage of the Rhone. At
four o'clock, a reconnoitring party of the 4th Hussar* arrived at Li
timllotiere and was received witheries of Vine VEnspereer, by the
immense population of a fanbottrg which was etyma distingnialied
fur its attachment to the country. The passage of Mirbel was
countermanded, and • the• Emperor galloped towards Lyons at the
head of troops which were intended to prevent his entry.
The Coma D'Artois had done every thing to secure the troops
he was ignorant that nothing is possible in France to the agent of
a foreigner, and when you are not on the side of national- honour,
and the cause of the peope ! passing before the 13th regiment of
dragoons, lie said to a brave man, decorated- with scars, and three
cheviteis,—" Come, comrade, cry. Fire le Rai " No, Sir, answered
this lease dragoon, no soldier will fight against hirt lather ! I can!
ratty answer you by ervitie Fire l'Enspereur ! The Count d'Artois
etomiteil his roach, and quitted Lyons, escorted by one gen. d'arme.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Emperor passed across La
(illotiere. almost alone, but surrounded with an immensepopulation. •
The ni-xt Jay, the 11th, he reviewed the whole division of•Lemis,
arid the brave General Brayer at their head began his march in
advance *iron the cvital.
The sentiments which flaring two days the inhabitants of that great
city, and the peasants of the vicility, had testified towns di the Eue
ye tor affected him so much, that he could not express what he felt,
except by saying, " People of Lyons, I love yin." This k the second
t ne that the acchettations of this city had been the I,nesage of new
slcsiinies reserved for Frawe. On the lith, at three o'clock in the
afternoon, the Emperor arrived at Villefrauche, a small town of
4,0 )0 souls, which at that inoiliCilt contained more than sixty thou-
'old. He stopped at the Hotel de Ville. A great number of wound-
fel 'military were presented to him.
He entered Macon at seven o'clock in the evening, always sur-
rounded by the people of the neighbouring districts. He testified
his astonishment to the inturbitants at the little effort whirls they had ;
n.lhic in the last war to defend theinselves against the onemY, and to
maintain the honour of Burgundian's... " Sire, why slid you appoint
a bad Mayor i"
At Torirmia, the Emperor hat only praises to bestow on the in-
habitants for the excellent conatct and patriotism which tinder the.
saute eiretinistatiees slistingtajshed Chalous and St.
3ean•de-Lone. At Undoes, "hick for forty days had resisted
,re forces of the enemy, and deft:oder the passage nt the Saone, the
FniPeror took an aecottnt of every
.trait of bravery, and not being
Ode to repair to St. Jelin-de-Louie. he sent there the decoration of
447 Legion Of Honour to the worthy Mayor of that town. On this
!e.!asion, the Emperor exclainsetk" Irt is for yen, brave. people, that
lostietted the Legion of Honour atrif net for the emigrants pert-
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The Emperor received at Chalons the deputation of the city of
un-
worthy which cane to drive from its bosom the Prefect aed the
Mayor, whose conduct in the last campaign had dishoeloured
Ihjon and its inhabitants. The Emperor dvplated this 11lryor, spa
.pointed another, and entrusted the command of the division to the
brave General Devattx.
On the 15th the Emperor slept at Anton. and from Aston) he went
to sleep on the 16th at Avallon. He thorn, on this route the same
sentiments as in the monntaius of Datiphiste. He re-established in
their places all the functional ios who had been deprived for having
•conetirred in the defetice of their country against the foreigner.
The inhabitants of Chiticy were specially the object of olte persecu-
. tiona of a coxcomb, sub-prefect at Stamm, for having taken np arms
against the enemies of our country. The Emperor gave orders to
brigadier of gend'armerie to :must this sub-preft ct, dud to conduct
him to the prisons of Avalloo.
The Emperor breakfasted on the iTtlt at Vermanton, and pro-
ceeded to Auxerre, %%here the Prefect Gamot had remaioed faithful
to his port. The brave 14th had trampled under foot the white
cockade. The Emperor learned that tho 6th regiment of lancers
had equally wonted the white cockade, anti Was advancing upon
Monterean to defend the bridge against a detachment of the Body
Otani, who wished to blow it np. The young Body Glum], not
being as yet aertistorneil to the strokes of lances, took flight at the
sight of rids corps, and two prisoners were taken.
At Auxerre, the Count Bertrand. Major-General gave orders for
Collecting all, the boats to embark tile army, which was already strong
with four divisions, amid to trumpets it the same evening. to rossard,
to as to be able.fit reach Foutninbleun by one o'clock in the morning.
Before-leaving Anxerre, the Emperor was 'Mee(' by the Prince of
•Moskwa: This Marshal had caused the white cockade to he
monnted hi all hint government. '
The Emperor attired at. Fontainehlean• on the 20th at 4 o'clock
in the Morning:44l o'clock he learned that the Bourbons had lrtt -
Paris, and that the capital Was free. He set off immediately to re-
pair thither : he enteted the Thitilleries at 9 o'clock iu the evening,
at thelnoment when he was least expected.
Thos terminated without shedding it drop of blood, without find.
lug any obstacle, this legisimate enterprise. which has
the nation in its rights, hi its glory, and has ettaced the *stain v.lair't
treason, and the presence of the foreigner. had spread over the ca-
pital; thus is verified, that passage of the address of the Empefor to
the soldiers,—That the eagle with the national colours, should fly
from steeple to steeple, even to the towers of Notre Millie.
In 18 days the brave battalion of the guard has cleared the space
between the gulph of Juan and Paris, a space which in ordinary
weather 45 ilaysire taken to traverse.
Arrived at the gates of Pane,. the Emperor saw the whole army
whiCh the Duke of Berri enenrm.nded come f ell, to meet hint.
Officers, soldiers, generals, light infantry, intaiitty of the lime, lan-
cers, dragoons, cuirassiers, artillery, all came to well their General,
whom the choice of the people and the wish of the army, had raised
to the empire ; and the tri-coloured cockade was mounted by every
*niftier, who had It in his knapsack. All east on the ground that
white cockade which has for 21., years been the rallying sign of the
enemies of France, and of the people.
On the 21.4, at one n'elock, the Emperor reviewed all the troops
composite: the army of Paris. The witode capital was witness of
the feelings of etithosiasin sad attachment xellich animated thtse
brave soldiers. All. had recomptered their country, all were re-
lieved from oppression : all had again found in the national colours
the recollection of all.those generous sentiments which have always
distinguished the t'rencli nation ; after the Emperor had passed
along the ranks. all the troops were drawn up tuaqinne battalions.
" Soldiers," said the Emperor, " I arrived in Preece with 600
men. because I calculated upon the love of the people, and on the
remembrance of the veteran soldiers. I was not deceived is my
expeitation. Soldiers! I thank you. Glory like that which we
arc about to acquire is every sling! to the people and
glory is, that I have known sad %aloe(' pont you My
" Soldiers, the Throne of the Bourbons was illegitimate, because
it was built by the hands of strangers,
breanNi• it was proscribed by
the vow of the nation declared in all our national assemblies; be-
cause, in short, it of a guarantee only to the interests of * few
men whose arrogant pretensions were opposed te our rights. Sol-
ithen, the lirpetial Throne cam only secure the rights -
and above all the first of our interests—our glory!
are now to march to hunt from our territory these Pri
ries to strangers • the nation will not mils aceond tut
tallow, butt will-follow our impulse. The French.
calculate noon you We will not interfere with
1, fin eiga nations, but woe to the who shall interfere

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