The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-10 00:00:00

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ancient prero:::atives now deemed inconsiAent with tlic civil
frecdo,n cif the people., they surely will not repine at itni-
tatin.q., his conduct. To his, they have associated their \
fortunes. They will therefore imitate his tingnanimity•
They will con,i&r that their estates have not only passed into
thk Lands of, one posf.essor ; but that Isy sales, inheritance,
legacies., marriages, executions for debt, they have been par-
celled out among an immense number of proprietors, and that
to restore the ancient order of things and gratily one indivi-
dual, • peiliaps Inaies mu: t reduced to beggary.
Tli?v inu,t be ern,:•it,tr, that sueb an ro tempt would lie suffi-
cient to occa,ion l•-polar opposithw, which might he fatal to
th..ir real iioe,e-ts, as well as to tho,o of Eurolje. They
will
al,o perceive, that supposing their whole estates should be re- •
stored to them, other etas:-es, whose property consisted in an-
nuOies, which have been cut down to one-third of their origi-
ml prance, would have an undoubted tight to complain.
Unanimity is the first duty of those who wish well to their
itug and ,country. They do not reta'ie the State by storm;
they arc admitted by capitulation ; and when their Monarch
gives them adistinguished example of distinteresteduess mid
magualliMity, they must be happy to follow it and to accede
to the terms on which they arc allowed to recover their for-
mer rank, and a considerable portion of their revenues.

The folltwing is stated to be the sosstlnee of Bnotiaparte's
siemandA iireyious to the breaking up of the Negociatton :
" Ile de:mottled Italy, insisting them Eugene Beaultarnais should'
be king. In this demand of Italy, ce was included; so that he-
was were exorbitant in his terms than he was when the Treaty of
Luaertile was conclatied, by which Venice was ceded to Austria.
"2. tie demanded the line of the Rhine The Netherlands',
theretet, to remain annexed to France, and he to continue insister
of Antwerp and the Scheldt.
" 3. He did not delnand that Holland should be restored to him :
but he did demand what would have made the independence of that
country merely nominal—he demanded. Nimegneu, and part of the
line of the Waal..
~ 4. li!..sitics the deinand4 we have just stated, Iva demanded pro-
Ni..ionsee indemni Gos for diikrent members of his family who wcnid
he iliTosseiied of territories or titles, Tl:lis an indemnity for Jo-
acids Iltionaparte for the loss of his Kingdom of :ipain ; an indem-
ititv for Jerome nuonaparte, for the loss of his kingdom of Wjst
phatin ; Par Napoleon Louis, C:•and Duke of Berg and Cleves; fur
Eimene I:eaaliarnois, thr the sacrifie.-, of his claim to the Grand
J):ichy of Frankfort, upon few demise of Charles d'Albert, Arch-
bishop and (lrand Dtike of:Frankfort. The nature of these indem-
nities and provisions v..e arc as yet imacquainted with.
" Such, we are asoired, was the stil,tattee of his demand or
projet. The I),lcriipot:aitiavits of the Allies had its the commence-
vila of.the nt'gociatiol. delivered their mojet, which went to reeatce
France-14 her ancient limits, including, besi'hs, a cession pro 16.nt-
pore oi tome fottseasc;now in the postesaion of France. ifew melt•
tiale;was occupied in the ciiseussion of this 'prajet WC know rot ;
Intl at. letigt!i Ilnanaparte was 'la/aired to• deliver a categorical an-
a wer to it liv a certiiin day, the 10th or lYth of March. When the
tine' tied had expired: he delivered Ids projet, cent:doing the de-
snands.-we have meetioutd. And svitat• is perfectly new in the his-
tory of' *diplomatic transaelii.r.4,where parties proceed upon this
&sire" of agreement and aecommodatiop, 13tionrparte tii‘i not re-
(vire- any answer, or offer tv consider end mutually concede *dia.
pitted points, but at once ordered his Minister back to his preseuee.
;;,Torvieur elitered Nancy on the 19114 and was received N% ith the
silkiest acejamatiorts of ril•eie 1:.or! • 17m .:4onsieur !"
M. Gan -.who- was shot by Napoleoit's..order after the
Frertth returned from 'Troyes, for Itarir; worn. the Cross
of St. Louis, died with time- greatest fortitude. lie ‘•sould
Tiot•iisvo liis.eyes.. covertd, and excl.:l:tied to those pr:3ent
4. My eyes see clearer than your-•—1 fall the last victim for
the liouvr9q4 'dr, and therefore I die with joy." lie
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