The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-26 00:00:00

NOV. 26.

they evince the same respect for the laws and allegiance
to the t..:overeign, if they submit to the coremun sacrifices in
support of the State ; we would then asii, in what code of
murals, or precepts of religion : in what recordsof profound
policy, or suggestions of enlarged philanthropy', a justifica-
tion for this insulting and dangerous partiality can be found ?
As men, they must be sensible of its injustice ; as know-sub-
jects, they must resent unwarrantable suspicions; as chris-
tians, they complain of a deviation front the benign precepts
of the common religion ; as freemen, or, at least, animated
with sentiments of freedom, they have a right to spurn at
every thing short of the most perfect equality.
Such are the reflections, which the contemplation of our in-
ternal situation offers. The ground of the picture is bright ;
but from recent mismanagement, or former ignorance, it
is disfigured end obscured by a quantity of m,eless and he-
terogeneous matters. It rcquies only the maser hand of
a great artist to remove these defects, and restore it to its
original splendour. Is Mr. Pelle Evan that man ? Is his
mind sufficiently enlarged by philosophy, or has he that
generous expansion of feeling, to fit him for this delicate
and masterly task ? A man, who labours under, and is
guided by, the prejudices he imbibed front his grand-
mother, or nurse ; and calls them the dictates of state-
policy, or the precepts of a humanizing religion, is as un-
qualified for this arduous undertakhqe„ as we arc incompe-
tent to instil into his mind the true, unsophisticated, pa-
cifying, and love-breathing sense of the Gower.. We
have no objeeion to him personally f. rwe believe him
to be a good man, a good subject; an amiable individual;
but we have the Stt ong,est, the most rooted antipathy to
some of his principles ; because they endanger the safety
of the state, and compromise its character fer liberality .
Let him renounce this contraction Of pri:u ; let him
emerge front the dreary, phantom-creating gloom of
.pre-
Judice and superstitions terror, and stand with unshackled
mind and exploring enlarged view in the broad day of
reason, philanthrophy and genuine policy ; and there are
few men, in whose integrity, or understanding; we would
repose a stronger or more implicit confidence. It is la-
mentable to see a good man warped by such chimeras; it
is painful to see an intelligent man, display on the great
theatre of he world, and in the beginning of the nineteenth
century, the philosophy of the nursery; but it is fa: more
painful and lamentable, and, at the same time, an absur-
dity bordering on madness, to think that the repose, the
safety, the freedom and the reputation of sixteen millions
.of people, should depend upon such anile impressions.
Such are only a part of our objections to the head and
members of the present administration. The latter walk
in the footsteps of the leader; re-echo his sentiments, and
bow to the snrriority of his.geaiies and the prof9undity of
;xis policy. In objecting., therefore,' 'Fit Lint,- we decitsteeqy -
disapprove of his agents or colleagues. But we have not
adverted yet, to their capacity to manage our foreign in-
terests; to re-establish the reputation we have lost, and re-
store the confidence and honour, we have gambled away at
Walcheren, in Portugal, Brabant, Holland, Germany,
and Denmark. Do 'they profess that deep knowledge of
the manners, languages, interests, policy, aed resources of
the various States of the Continent, or the attributes to in-
spire confidence, to conciliate, and, at the same time, to
command respect? Have they penetration enough to fore-
ate, and widorn to use and seize, time fortunate ittoiden!f:,

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which the picsent teetin,qs in the North and of Europe,
arc silently preparing ,? Have thl-Arprinciplei L;)at undcbiat-
ing tendeny, that feature of strong-iit•rve:l humanity., to
pursue a great mensure of policy,• in to the
frars of the timid, the scrur.les of the coast:len/ions, the ob-
jections of the s....ort•ii;;;llted, and the vet:Ter:o;l'g, inkce-
presenting cries olfaction, malice, and Like eu ibility ? This
is w h;it. we doubt, and ground upon this very doubt, our
objections to their compettiicy.

FORE/Ca' ar PELL IGEN E.

PROCLA M ATI ON.

EUGENE NA TOLCON, ARCH-CHANCELLOR or STATI: OF TH•B
FRENCH ENIVIi: VICE-ROYOI.' ITALY, roiNcn OF VE-
NICE, AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF
ITA I.Y.

" TO Tun PEOPLE OF Tun TYROL,

" Tvroleam:! Peace is concluded twtu ecn his Majesty, The
Emperor of flu...Fret:eh, iog of I tal v, Protector of the Conk-
de rotiou of the !thine, my august Father anti Sovereign, and hie
Majesty the Emperor of Austria.

" Peace thvrefore prevails every where except among you—
you only do not enjoy its benefits.
" Listening U, perfidious suggestious, von have taken up arms
against 3-our laws, and have subverted them, and now you are
galherinl; the hitter fruits of' your rebellion ; terror governs your
Cities; idleness and misery teign in you : discord is in the midst
of you, aint disorder every w !tete prev•tils. iii Majesty the
Emperor and King, touched w tth your deplonible situat lot:, and
with the testimonies of repentance which several of you have
conveyed to his throne, has expressly cot:setae:l,ln the treaty of
peace, to pardon your errors and miscondurf.
" I then bring you peace, since 1 tiring you pardon. But I
decho e to 3- nu, that pardon it: granted you only on the condi-
tion that you return to yoar obedience and duty, that you vo-
lunt..rily lay down )(Hs arms, and that you offer no resistance
to my troops.
" Charged v. ith the command of the armies which soil-tto:I
you, I CO C to receive 3our siuhmission, or to coaipel you tO

'' T!!e army win he preceded h 1 Co..ntn6sioners appoioTed
by toe to hear our cotnpiaiot,,, alid to do jtvaice t.) the Je-
n:ands you 111f1V 11;tVe to Iltake.-1;111 1:;10%1, that these Commis-
stoners can only listen to you when you 11;tve laid down your
al..ns.

" Tv roleaw, if your cohiplaints and. demand- he well founded,
I Itereby ,1:;/ti:ti:ice shall dooe Nou.
" ileafi-guar!cry, 1 cl:ach, Oct. '2.6,

Fa vra iNnLzA Li, Nov. J. --The grand hunt. of St. Hubert,
which has alwas taken r.13.,..e the t!ay after All Saints, has
been postponcci till tic areival of the Kin of t=l-axony,
who is daily expected at Font.; Libleau, 'fhis Prince w:11
occupy the aparlments of :l:e tuecn of Itc!!:lit:1, who is
to remove and take others in the Court of the Princes.

The "Kings of Bavaria and NVeAphalia, and the Viceroy
of Italy, are also expected. Such is the general report.
The.Ernperor hunted with net, a few dayi ago, in the
plain of Cormaise ; •last Thursday he sent out a chor,lin,
and yesterday he hunted for five houi:ii onti hat f, 4.i 11
which time he rode above ;*::Z v miles!
The yncht v Lich was t.;:einjie, has been removed to
the fze,i; iibline park. This little vessel, which ;was
preseated to the Emperor. by the me;-chants of Nantes, is
of a -,:fry cleg:.:it form, the body is painted grey, upon
the deck a .sqeace saloon is raised, which is painted Line,
with sk ‘vindows, in the front of ibis saloon there
is a glasg door, t,pe back.or stern part has no aperture,
and is d.,conted with-a imperial cushion.
Great numbers have arrived .here in the train of the
Court ; but there arc stilt Many apartments unoccupied.
The inhabitants of Vontairibleau used formerly to furnish
(di.ring the tours.ol.themalybidgings for twenty thou-
slml visitors. A grelt,nutOer of-houses have since been
built or enlarged, :tad we Ji4ve.tberefore vead in • certain
journals, with some surprie,.-that`the multitude who bad
2.QCli.cd bit!ier '.7as ort,ll to procure lodgings.

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