The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-15 00:00:00

THE CONGRESS.

Instead of the French papers informing us of any of those
important results that were to rise from this Senate of Sover-
eigns, we are furnished with the following items—items ad_
mirably calculated for the meridian of a Lady's Gazette :

That Prince Metternich has drawn up with the greatest
care a new Constitution, and in conformity to the views of
the five German Powers.

That the King of Wurtemburgh has left Vienna, and that
Lis son will marry the Grand Duchess Catherine.

That the departure of the king of Bavaria is still spoken
of, but that ii?s precise period is not known.

That the King of Naples has had a fit of the chollc, but has
happily recovered.
From Tuscany we have intelligence of a most curious na-
ture, as may he seen from the following letter:
"There is no government more mild and liberal than that
of our sovereign. We are no longer subject to those military
and financial laws which were so oppressive under the impe
rial regime : very few alterations have likewise been made—
the same individuals occupying the same plaCes which they
held before; and yet, it will harelly be believed, that, notwith-
standing this tranquil state, our safety is still threatened.
" The old gendarmerie having been suppressed, and a public
force not having been yet organized, the effect has been, that
robbery is perristrated with new audacity, and that bands of
3,4, or 600 mess have sprung up in the marches of Tuscany,

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whence they mate inroads even to the' gates of our
These bodies hare no political ohjert is view, altia7gh some
it so to be understood. They are simply' on associa,ion of bri.
Bands, among whom, it is said, the King of Naples finds recruits.
They are in great part composed of tle,erters and rebdctory
conscripts, of a hardened and desperate character. The go-
vernment has directed three Austrian battalions t act its
moveable columns with the civil power against those depre- ,
dat,ord."

On the other hand the same papers put us into possession
of a curious Letter from Naples, whether of French fabrica•
tion, or not we are ignorant, but it should seem to indicate to
the people of Naples, that a change was approaching, and
that they were again to be placed under their ancient Sove.
reign.
" N.tPiEs, Dec 15.—Yesterday evening the King was attached
by a nervous (globe, which caused the greatest distress in the
RoyalTamily The Physicians of the Court did not cnit the Palace
tOr the space of twelve hours, and happily administeted such re. •
medics as served to arrest the progress of the disorder. The cause
of this sudden indisposition, which assumed so alarming a character,
is unknown. It has been trmaiked for some time that the King
has been disturbed and thoughtful. The to:certainty of affairs at
Congress cannot fail to affect him. The attachment which he
bears to ns must render him miserable on bring forced to abdicate
his crown, whatever indemnities be may receive in return. It is
asserted that if all the Powers should 'decline in favour of the re-
establishment of the ancient dynasties. Spain, Sicily, and particularly
France, will forcibly insist on our returning to our ancient Sovca
reien."

But the situation of Italy is wretched, and wilt be a source
of great injury to herself, and inconvenience to her neigh.
hours. To remove these impediments to the peace of the
south of Europe, the abolition of the Pontificate as, a tem-
poral Power is absolutely necessary.
. The obstacles arising from it•are in fact such, as, if not R-
immed, ever to prevent the consolidation of Italy into one
integral state, and of course communicate their influence to
Germany. Until this great point be gotten over, it seems
impossible to amend the state of Europe; treaties will suc-
ceed to wars, and wars to treaties, while the wni Id will never
he able to approach towards any permanent equilibrium.
As to Saxony, it still seems a source of abundant grief to
all, good Saxons. The conduct of the Prussians has excited
strong sensations-=whether they will 'result in any thing, of
importance remains to be ascertained.
Thus of the Congress we can say nothing ; except that
there are symptoms of the company breaking up, exhibi•ed'
ky.the'departure of some of the guests. As soon as the sea-
son shall arrive for troops breaking up their cantonments,
we mr4 expect to hear of the business being closed.

Just as we had finished the above, the Tiwes of yesterday
morning reached us: it states, and we fear with too much
truth, that " the happy hopes which a few months ago were.
entertained of an approaching order of things which would.
secure permanent tranquillity to Europe, have given *ay to
gloomy fear and anticipations of new injustice and spoli-
ation in countries lying far remote from each other. Even
the Porte has seriously taken the alarm, sod, what would
hardly have been expected, has AP% kgrest jealousy of tho
intentions of prcat Uritaiu.

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4' Mournfnl, indeed, is it to see that the miseries and °places.
(ions under which mankind have so long smarted have had so'
little efTect in turning away their minds from new schemes of
wrong, or rendering the characters of the Usurper and In.
Nader odious in the 'eyes of the whole world. The negocia.
tions of the Congress, indeed, are davit and secret ; but
every now and then there oozes out, as from a coy Bred Vol-
cano, the sulphureous smoke which betrays the consuming
fire within. ‘Ve hear of no deeds of mercy on which they
are intent—of no works of true and magnificent utility—no
common abjuration of that horrible iniquity, the slave trade—
no proposal for an universal standard of weights :led mea
sures—for a general toleration—for spreading the light of
the gospel, and the blessings of civilization, through the hea-
then and savage tribes of the old and new world ; but, in-
stead of toesse Ihings..we are told of proclamations assembling
Nvltole parkins under the banners of their seltstyled Protector
—of notes tivowing pretensions as barefaced and ►ltaitteless as
those of the robber litionanarte. We see a bitter opposition
sheen to the unions which are most obviously necessary to
cons-lidate a common system of defence ; and a--timid hesita-
tion to resist avgiautlist merits which make all pretence of
equilibtiutn a mockery. on all sides we see intrigue hilly
at work; on all sides we Ace nations louring (Vance and hurling
threats at each other; and the only.fact that we knew Beyond
a doubt is, that Great Britain pays vast subsidies du; ing the
;...,dinuanee of discussion,, from which she appears to hare hi-
t:ice() (It rived little benefit and less honour."

French Papers to the 11th Inst. were received yesterday
after noon. They do not hold out a very promising view of
the amicable termination of the Congress. The following is
the soltstance of their contents. The intelligence hem
Vienna is of the 90th December Poland and Saxony are
still represented as the chief obstacles—Russia insisting on
having the former under her dominion, and Prussia demand-
ing the union of Saxon.r. She demands also that her popula-
tion shall be increased from ten millions, its amount in 1806,
to twelve millions. Besides Saxony, she requires the restitu-
tion of all her German provinces, one excepted—of Posen,
Bromberg, and Kalitsch; of the former French departments
between the Moselle, the Meuse, and the Rhine; and
the Duchy of Berg. To terminate the affairs of Saxony and
Poland, a Committee has at length been appointed, which
met for the first time on the figth ult. It consists of Prince
Metternich, Count Rossumowsici, M. de Capo d'lstria, Count
Hardenberg, Baron de Humboldt, and Lord Castlereagh.
Colonel Dalrymple, the Commandant of Genoa, has pub-
-I;:,hed a Proclatnation, announcing the union of the Genoese
territories to the dominions of the King of Sardinia.
The King of Naples has sent a letter to the General com-
manding his troops, notifying that Austria insists upon the
execution of her Treaty with him in all its parts, and that it
is known at-the Congress that the Marches which formed
part of the Papal territories, are to be added to the Kingdom
of Naples.

The king of Wartemberg is said to have , concluded a
Treaty of Alliance with Russia and Prussia.—Bavaria a simi-
lar Treaty with Austria.

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• The Order of the Day, published by the Grand Duke Con.
stantine, at Warsaw, has produced the greatest sensation at
Vienna.

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All the account% agree in representing kussia and Prussia
as more determined in their _language, more cordial in their
co-operation. and more fixed in their plans than they were et
the commencement of the deliberations.
There is no domestic news of importance in the Paris
Papers. The Funds remain steady.

FRANCE

-- it seems wishes for Belgium (the inhabitants of which were '
the bravest of the opponents of easier, and thus, in the opi-
nion of the Times, worthy to be governed by the Dutch I !),
and is determined to have it, Mynheer nolens volens. But
we beg to refer our readers to the Times, and to ask them,
whether there can he found in the annals of new:-writing
suet a compound of ignorance, arrogance, and impudences
as are to be discovered in the following lines :
" The French papers to the Bth instant have been received, and
co .tinue to speak of the Congress as daily encountering new dill-
culties In its projects fur a general and satisfactory peace. The
tone of our private letters is still more warlike. 'rimy say, the mai—
litary at Paris are full of the idea of being soon to march to the re-
conquest of Belgium. This mad and wicked project cannot meet
the approbation of any wise or any honest man, and is certainly r#.
garded with Mr strongest arersion by Louis XVIII who well kuoss
the consegin nces of unprincipled counsels. The idea of a new
war of aggiesion on the part of France, hossever, even if promising
snecesa, would be such a shock to all moral feeling, that we redly
believe the virtuous Louis would rather resign hi.. sceptre, than bialys
his conscience with a crime so block and horrible! I ! Lamentable,
indeed, is it, that the torrents of blood that have flowed throughout
Europe have not every where awdkeued its inhabitants to a sense of
that justice. floe violations of which hale been so strikingly punish.
ed I Instead of this, a herd of scribblers are daily at work in France,
to stimulate the greedy passions of a soldiery ton long habituated to
plunder. AM. Bouald, for instance, has written a pamphlet. en-
titled ROretions sup l'interet emir& de l'Eurnpe, the nigh' object of
which is to recommend the territorial aggrandisement ot France,
partictilarly in Belgium ; and a journal, hitherto distingin.hed for
its just and moderate principles, has unfortunately so for deviated
from its gener..l tone and character, as to speak with approbation of
this worthless and dangerous work. When we find the official
paper of the French Government highly panegyrising this
and other jacobinical compositions, we do not conclude that
the Government itself has adopted a malignant and ungrateful jea-
lousy of England; but we infer, that it very injudiciously leaves it's
official columns open to writers who are eithe'r incapable ot distin-
Dashing good principles from bad, or are themselves tainted with
the leaven of a system alike hostile to the permanence of peace.
and to the security of the French Throne.
. We should really like to know how this paper can boldly
assert ibat this project " is rrgar ed with the strongest aver-
sion ly Louis XY111." Is the Times the " only official Jour.
real " of the Bourbons hi England ?
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This (now) eldest son of the Church has refused to admit
two Bishops sent by the Pope, to advise him to acts of ma.
deration. While on the of her had

sp4sic i AMERICA
is becoming independent, as may be seen from a manifesto
of the United Provinces. We should be happy to announce