The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-08 00:00:00

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THE NATION

like France, of the very first magnitude, even after her
reverses, could oppose but a divided and inefficient resis-
tance to the attacks of Russia. Even supposing France
to take no active part in the contest, her existence in such
a position and with such a degree of strength, would
excite doubts, require a force to watch the possible ap-
plication of her means, and thus create a powerful di-
version in behalf of the Russians. It is not astonishing,
therefore, that Prussia and Austria should strenuously
resist the revival of the Treaty of Paris, which left France
stronger than she was before the revolution, or any modi-
fication of it, which should not reduce her to comparative
insignificance. They may not choose to acknowledge it
openly, but their objections are more founded on their
dread of Russia, than on any apprehension that the French
should find it practicable, speedily and single-handed,
once more to threaten their independence. On the pre-'
dominance of their wishes in the sett'ement of this ques-
tion, probably, depends not only the present elluilibrium,
but the future tranquillity of Europe.

The Archduchess Maria Louisa has formally re-
nounced the title of Empress, and all rights for herself
and son to the throne of France. Her titles are now
Archduchess of Austiia and Duchess of Parma, and her
son is entitled Hereditary Prince of Parma.
Brussels Papers to the Ist inst. came to hand on Wed-
nesday. The Emperor of Russia arrived at Brussels
on Friday evening last, and was received with all pos-
sible honours by the king, the military, and the civil
authorities.—The First Chamber of the States-General
has adopted the resolutions for creating an Order to be
called the Belgic Lion, and giving an Es!ate to the
Prince of Waterloo, to the value of about 20001. per
annum. A private letter from Paris states, " that a
minority had declared for the Duke of Orleans, but
that this party did not seem to be at all formidable.
It is added, in, an article from Frankfort, that the Pa-
risian Police had bathed a movement, the object of which
was to require the King to remove the Princes, and to
appoint the Duke of Orleans his successor, and that nu-
merous arrests had taken place.
Two brothers, named Faucher, twins, were tried before
a Council of War at Bourdeaux, on the 22d ult. charged
avith prolonging the resistance in that part of France,
against the King's Government, and exciting eisil war.
They were found guilty, and sentenced to suffer death.
The prisoners had long had an unfortunate celebrity in
that part of the country, in consequence of the influence
which they exercised during the disastrous epochs of the
revolution over a certain class of the population of Reole,
the district in which they resided.
By the Dalin mail of yesterday we hqve the follow-
ing paragraph copied from a Waterford Paper :—" We
are neither free, nor very willing to publish particulars :
put we should think it unfair to suppress the alarming
truth, that the insidious system of swearing the peasantry
to a reduction of Tithes has so far gained ground, as at
present to include, very mai ly, peliaps fully, the entire
of the county of Waterford. It affords some satisfaction
to know that, at least in these near parts of the county, it
has been chiefly through the agency of strange emissaries
that the sy,tem ha 3 been carried into execution."

REGISTER.

OCT. 8.

OFFICIAL NOTE,
BY THE DUC D'OTRANTO, ADDRESSED TO THEIR EX.
CELLENCIES THE isTERS OF THE ALLIED

POWERS.

The following has been transnlittcd from Paris, as the actual
.Note of Fyne I)uc d'Otianto, on the state of public opi.
nion in regard to Buonaparte and the means of consoli•
dating the King's authority. It was dated on the Bth

A ug►ust.
"Tl'e situation of France is composed of a variety of cir-
cumstances, which it is necessary should be thoroughly ap.
predated, if we would not wish to be the dupe of false ap.
pedrances. Of these circumstances many refer to anterior
events ; some are connected with permanent opinions, and
principles which have nothing in common tith the vicissi-
tudes of fortune, while others again have been produced by
recent transactions-

" The evils of France had already opened men's minds, and
united them, before the abdication of Buonaparte, and even
before the commencement of hostilities : it was no longer a
question of defending personal interests, or which were fo-
reign to those of the country itself: and the King since his
return to Pads, has found in every heart the elements of a
prompt pacification. A state of disorder still exists, but it re-
sults-from causes which may easily be obviated; it will soon
cease even, unless bad policy interpose obstacles, and it would
be equally erroneous and unjust if we were to designate that
temporary and inevitable disorder by the names of resistance
and revolt.

'• In order to judge of nur situation we must refer to what
took place before the 20th of March. Buonaparte emp oyed
more than one artifice to resume and keep possession of tire
supreme power; and when a nation is skilfully cheated' nc-
thng but the course of events can undeceive it. The illusion
had already, ceased in the mind of every wise man, before the
reverses sustained by the army took place; but conviction is
not produced in the minds of the multitude with so much fa-
cility ; the causes of the evil were of long standing. The
Sovereigns had not time to observe, while they were at Paris,
that a revolution of '25 years cannot terminate without con-
ciliations, without precautions, and without management. &
great part of our calamities has arisen from this want of fore.
sight. Why should the truth he now concealed? An im-
prudent and overweening zeal for the Riles and maxims of
the ancient Monarchy led to the commission of many faults;
alarms of more than one description were the result, as well
as a fluctuation of opinion and a dissaffection towards the
Government. This moral opposition, which was known
to the whole of Europe, did not escape the calculations
of Buonaparte, and he had no need of any other invita-
tion to throw himself into the midst of this discontent,
and these elements of discord. In proportion as the perilous
chances of a conspiracy, and the secrecy it would require,
might have rendered all his.projects abortive, in the same
proportion he might calculate with a degree of certainty
upon the stupor which great novelty produces, and that per-
plexity ' and confusion which seize the mind when sod
denly struck by some bold and unexpected enterprize.—
A single, but decisive defection, doubtless facilitated the en-
trance of Buonaparte into Grenoble, at the very moment
when it was still possible to avoid the evi►s with which lie
threatened us. It was no longer so three days afterwards; he
had already, when he presented himself before Lyons, col-
lected a considerable force, or at least sufficient for waging
an intestine war. It was, besides, at Lyons that he began to
develops his deep laid plans, by his promises of consolidating
civil and political liberty by every species of security; whac

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