The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-18 00:00:00

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FRENCH PAPERS.
In the sitting of the French House of Representatives, on
sth, some displeasme was evinced at a piece of insulting
bi htviour of Buonspatte's. The President, ad interim, said
be had made known to Buonapatte the nomination of M.
Lavjuitnis o h • Presidency, and had asked hint whether he
lad any thing to communicate relative to that nomination.
llle replii d. hat if he, the President, wnuld write next morn-
ing to ti e Chamberlain, he would make known his decision.
—Muritur• were immediately heard in the Chamber, at what
they cons dered an indignation offered them. One of Bou-
naparte's friends, Regtiatilt de St. D'Angely, attempted to ex-
cuse him, saying, that the President had not beard his words.
seem ately The sitting was suspended, and when it was re-.
sumzd, Regnault brought down Bounaparte's reply. It was
very laconic I approve."—ln the sitting of next day,
13uonaparte's conduct was again alluded to, artd an excuse
svgs M tele, th wgh but a lame one, for the insult he had of-
fered•thetn —ln the sitting of Tuesday, there was rather a
warm debate upon the oath to be taken by the Members.
Some were for its being taken, not in consequence of a de-
ee is, ued by a Soverign, but in eirtue of a law. After a
debate, which turned a good deal upon the state of France,
the oath was carried in these words •—" I swear obedience
to the Constitutions of the Empire and fidelity to the Em-
peOur."—The brother of Carnot then moved a decree, pm-
porting that the army had deserved well of the country.
This was opposed by one Member, on the ground that the
army had not yet done any thing to justify the vote. Much
clamour took place, and one Member said, " have not the
army by a spontaneous movement saved the nation ?" The
motion was got rid of by Regnault de St. Jean d'Angety,
who observed, that the Chamber was not yet definitively
constituted, and could not pass such a •vote.—M. Flanger-
gues, Dupont, La Fayette, sen. and Gen. Grcuier, have been
slantedVicePresidents—Bounaparte has created 116 Peers,
among whom are his brothers Lucien, Joseph, and Jerome,
Eugene Beauharnois; his uncle, Cardinal Fesch, and all the
Marshals and principal Generals.
On Monday, French Papers arrived to the gth inst, On
that day part of the. equipage and baggage of Buonapatte was
sent off for the army, and also all the Imperial foot guards
which were in Paris took their departure for head-quarters.
The military service will be committed to the National Guard
during his absence, which will be commanded by _Officers
of the troops of the line, under the orders of the Minister of
War. Domiciliary visits have been ordered in Paris, for the

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purpose of searching for disaffected persons. The spirit
manifested in the Representative Chamber of Parliament can-
not conduce much to soothe the cares,. or allay the anxie.
ties of Buonaparte. A motion was made in the Chatnber of
Representatives on Wednesday, by M. Lapelletier, that as
Louis XVIII. bad been called " the Desired," Bunnaparte
should be styled " the Saviour of the Couutry.." Ile was
put down by a tumult of disapprobation ; and the confusion
was so gi cat, that the President continued for sonic time
ringing his bell, in the same manner as in the n t disorderly
pesiods of Jacobinical anarchy and bloodshed. Bayonne,
Navarrens, St. Jean Pied-de-Port, and Blaye, have been•de-
clared in a state of siege. It is stated from Valenciennes,
that all is in motion along the line of that frontier, The
French funds have fallen to 54 and 544. They have sunk
one per cent. since the opening of the Legislative Session.

• A great diplomatic conference took place at Vienna on the
29th of May, which was understood to form the last meeting
of the Congress there. That Assembly will soon resume its
sittings at Frankfort on the Meine.

A packet has arrived in five days from Corunna. The let
ters from Cadiz are of the 26th, and from Bilboa to the 30tli
ult. %General Castanos has assumed the Command of the
Spanish armlr'of Catalonia, In General Orders, which he
caused to be published at Barcelona, he has forbidden, under
the severest penalties, any communication with France ; ;lea
he tells the Catalans, that, after having fought like hence'
during six years for the independence of their country, they
ought to take arms at this time to overturn the infamous ty-
ranny of Buonaparte, which again threatens the world. Fer-
dinand VII. was expected in the middle ofJune at Barcelona.
A squadron was fitting out at in the port of Carthagena,
which was intended to cruise in the Mediteiranean, along the
coast of Proverree.

Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, in presenting the Irish Budget, on
Friday, took occasion to intimate that the duties of the Irish
Exchequer were about to devolve on his Right Hon. Friend;
Mr. Vansittart. This is explained by the fact that a Corn.
mittee of Finance has been sitting for some time, whose
report, though it has not yet been presented to.the House,
will contain a recommendation, that' the English and lrisla
Excheqeser be consolidated. Under this new arrangement,
the whole of Mr. Fitzgerald's present department, will of
of course, he absorbed in that of Mr. Vansittart.
A courier in the course of Friday reached town with Dis-
patches for Government, which were considered of so much
importance that a Cabinet Council was immediately held on
them, and continued sitting some time.

Information has been received at Lloyd's, that the Penguin
sloop of war has been *captured by the American sloop
Hornet, after an action of forty minutes, in the South Sea.
The British Commander was killed., The part of the crew
which survived was sent into Bahia in a cartel, in April.
Governmentove understand, has established a chain of mari•
time telegraphs, by ships stationed between Ostend and Deal,
so that the intelligence of any event may be transmitted from
Flanders in a few hours,

The 43d Regiment and the 2d Garrison Battalion embarked
at Dover on Friday for Ostend,

A communicalion was made •n Friday night to Parliament,
that it was the intention of his Royal highness the Prince
Regent to call out and embody the Militia.
It is said that the Regency of Lisbon has determined not tr.
contribute the Portuguese contingent towards the allied at-
tack, upon Fraucc.

JUNE 18.
ersons. The spirit
r of Parliament can-
. or allay the an'xie-
e in the ('hainber of
Lapelletier. that as
;!sired," Buonaparte
Country." He was
; and the confusion
tied for some time
the n t disorderly
)odshcd. Bayonne,
;Jaye, have beerrde-
from Valenciennes,
that frontier, The
They have sunk
gislative Session.
;ce at Vienna on the
,rm the last meeting
will soon resume its
Corunna. The let
) Bilboa to the 3rat.;
e Command of the
Orders, which he
las forbidden, under
n with France ; and
fought like herce4
their country, they
'l'l the infamous ty-
ns the world. Fer-
fJune at Barcelona.
)rt of Carthagenn,
teiranean, along the
e Irish Budget, on
duties of the Irish
Right Hon. Friend;
e fact that a COM.
some time, whose
.ntad to .the House,
English and lrisla
s new arrangement,
lepartment, will of
;ittart.
bed town with Dis-
isidered of so much
nmediately held on
's, that the Penguin
le American sloop
in the South Sea.
part of the crew
irter, in April.
led a chain of man-
a Ostend and Deal,
te transmitted from
Battalion embarked
ight to Parliament,
ghness the Prince
determined not tr.
'ards the allied at-