The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-09 00:00:00

AMt 43.

TfIV NATtoNA

COWITER EiTnAbirDVNARY or MONDAY MORNING.

There has been a Council of Itiltdaters, at Which the Emperor
pee-I,led.
Prince-Joseph IVO Prineesoi Julie, the Princesses their daughters,
and p,ineesslicrtense, ttined vepterday, with the Emperor.
Tile Duchess of Anguideme stitl.at Iloideaux,on the 26th.
We are astatred that the Emperor. tit his Levde yutiterday, an-
nounced that be had •-re?tlved.the wwlstinithfaciou intelligence from
Vienna —Gillette de Frdit
MI the roads which lead to Paris are covered with officers of every
duct iptiou, who ate detiPous of beiug placed on active service.

lIINISTRY OF tEtsmitAL:PciLicE.
(citttctateitt "go 'esettellcvfo.) •
" Paris, March SI, 1815.
tc Moszatetit to Flrver-4—lt hif% oppeussetl 'keine neceotery to
fix the end and the mitnte of the relations wiriclrare to be establish-
ed between you `end me.
" The Principles of the Pollee have •been subverted. Those of
morality end ..isettice have tint 'always resiated the influence of the
All•the ucts,of a Governm'ent which originated in treason
',car the buret:inn thot origin. It 'was not by public measnres
;bre that it cupid tarnish the recollections dearest to the nation,
prepare s•enecances, excite rancotirs, break down the rcaistatices of
public epinioes. reestablish the domination Of the priviledged orders
and ant ft it ste the protective power of the taw. That Government,
to aecompliatt its intention., pot in play the secret springs of subal-
tern tyrafty, Of all tyrannies the most insuppot table. The people
paw it sorroond itself with informers, extending its retearchea to the
poet, pushing its mysterious inquisitions into the bosoms of families,
terrify;tig by clandestine persecutions, sowing opprebensiona through
ail things that exist, destfoying in fine by its coefielential instruc-
tiotis. the imposing dress of its promises and its Prochematons.
" Such proceedings were equally wounding to the laws and to the
rummers of France. Thuy are incompatible with a Government
whose interests are inrorporoted 'with those of the citizens.
" Charged to maintain public order, to watch over the eafety of
the State, and that of individuals, the Police, Motto% under different
faring, can have no other rule than that of justice—it is its tight, lint
•not its sword ; the one prevents or repres•es offences which the
other:either cannot ptinteli ot cannot reach. Both are instituted to in.
sure the execution of the laws, and not to left loge them—to guaran-
the the liberty of the citizen, and not to violate it—to confirm the
security of hottest men, and not to poison the springs of social en-
jar-merit.
Tlins, Sir, your superintendence ought not to extend itself be-
yond what the public or private safety requires--nor to embarrass
itself with tt e meddling and minute details ora coriosity withont any
useful object—nor to check the free exercise of the human tneulties,
and of civil tights, by a violent system of precootion. which the laws
do not anthorise--nor to snifter itself to' be drawn away by vague
presumption, and conjectures, hazarded in the persuit of chimeras
whirl' vanish in- the midst of the terror occesioncd by them. Your
correspondent, regulated on thesame principles, must quit theeourse
of those periodical reports, those Rupee ficial and purely moral state-
ments, wh;ele far from instructing and enlightening nuthority,!pread
around it errors and prejudices--a false security or false 1041111 q.
du not require, nor do I wish to know, more than mere facts,:
eollected with care, presented with accuracy and simplicity, rieye-
lapel with all the particulars which teat to explain their conse-,
eiences, to indicate their connections, arid make the results more'
accessible.
" You will remark always, that confined within limits, your I
septrindence cannot jodge of the importance of the facts that it
observes. An event little rernarkablo in 'appearance, in the sphere'
of a department, may have a great effect on the general order, by.
its connection with analogies which have not come within your.
kuuvtledge. For this reason, I should not be left in ignorance of
What passes extraordinarily, or in the habitual course of things,
" Such, Sir, is the simple and easy task that I impose on you..
Frazee, reintegrated in the tnioyment of her political rights, replaced
in all her glory tinder the protection of her P.mperor. has no longer
any wishes to form, nsr any enemies to fear. The Government tinds
in tlie union of all her interests, in the consent of all her ctaseea,
real Wen:oh, to which tire artificial sources of authority cannot ~ake
a::y addit l'he errors tit' that pisticelif utiat*""" he abandoned,
incessantly twinned by suspicion, incessatitly disquieted and
turbulent, threatens withont securing, and torment. Without pro-
tecting. It is necessary to be restrained within the limits of -a po-
Shire and liberal Police; of that NOW 4foefirlPitiio4l War calm

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in•its proceeding, measured in its researches, active in its psitssiii.,,
always present and always protective, watches for the liappitte,a of
the people, fur the labours of intimacy, for the repose of all.
" Scek it) the past only for what is honourable and izlot for the
nation, for what eon reconcile men t rarli othrr, weal.en
eels, and unite all FreliCillUell iu the saute ideas and the :#einie stuti.
metals.
• " I am happy to think, Sir, that I loh41! he well seconded by your
ititelligence, your zeal, your Patriotism, and your de %o-
-lio» to the Emperor.
" Receive, AI. Prefect, the assurance of my distinguished con.
sidera I ion.
"The llCc b:Offt ANI E, MilliOer General of Police.

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BIItSSELs PAPERS.

trtvlevx,•Minint 4l.—lmmerlixtely after the Declaration of the
.oo,veris, the most vigorous military inen•rnes hate been prosecuted.
Three• greet •rtnies march against Fiance—one on use N rib, one
on the Sruill, and the third in Italy. The first, c.•montrided by the
Duke of Wellington, will be strendthearil by 40,000 Prussians, es
auxiliaries. A Prussian army of the Mtriel!e Rhine as,emble. if
'necessary, at Aterrit, under Prince lllecher. The Austro-Bavari4in
army, under Prince Schwartieriberg and Wretiv, will unite unto the
Upper Rhine. The army of Italy will be cutu.u.inded by the Arch.
duke Charles.
Inn vet* short time there will be in all 950,000 on the frontiers of
France. fietween this and the Ist of Aprd tuo Russian army will have
passed the Oder, and on the Mil it will be ut Prdeue. Trio Emperor
Alexander has even sent for his guards, since, an every ca-e, it will
probably be necessary Gin several years to keep u watchful eye upon
France.

The Duke of Wellington is still here; he will deport, it is said, eu
the 23d. Prince Schwartzenherg and Piitice Wrede are expected to
leave us shortly.
Wit'ein three or four days there will certainly he published a duct.
mem of the highest importance, concerning the e,sential poio.s of the
Cons iintion of Germany,and of the Army.
It is by a formal act tl at the Archduchess Maria Louisa has re-
nounced the title of Empress. On the Itttli this Princess Jppeared at
the Burg, and was welcomed by the reiterated neelain.itions of rite pub-
lic. Iljr domestics were clothed tar the first time in the liveries of.the
Princes of the Imperial family, instead of the green livery which they
formerly wore. All the French in her srryiee have been dismissed.
The young Prince of Patina is now in the Palace to this capital.
The courier sent by M. Tallyrand to Paris, nit') the declaration of
rhe Congress, was stopped, on tbc confines of the Empire, Ins
papers seized, escept the dispatch.
GII r, Marten 50.—The Duke of Treviso is now here with hie
Aid-cie-Carap, and a great many' orrlcers, who remain faithful to the
This morning strived 3f. de Ahssey, to prepare the 'origins
of the Marslial.Dirke of Ragusa.
MARCH S I.—Alonsiew, the King'e brother, left us this morning to
go to Brussels.
Buniparte has caused the Doke of Treviso to be arrested at Lille.

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