The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-16 00:00:00

SUNDAY, APRIL. 16 1813.

Preparations for war continue to agitate all Europe, and
yet no declaration has been published. The hesitation
which seemed to prevail in the Allied cabinets has ceased,
if we are to trust the statements of Foreign Newspapers, but
notwithstanding the reported march of armies, and the col-
lection of nearly a million of men to restore the order which
Buonaparte's return has interrupted, no actual hostility has
yet taken place. The monarchs remain, their hands on their
swords, the blade still rests in the schhhard. Their threaten-
ing attitude, however, even should their ultimate decision
Le peace, will probably supply Napoleon with a pretence for
war, as soon as he shall feel himself strong enough to under-
take it with a chance of success. Already does the humility
of his roue give way to reviving confidence : his pacific I
professions to menaces of war. It is now nearly a month
since he entered the Capi►al, and as he has been left entirely
unmolested by the Allies, there is no doubt hat this
period has been actively employed in recruitiug his
force, and preparing means of resistance or of attack.
'Supported by tl►e whole interest of the Jacobins, ioto whose
arms he has thrown himself, as a pledge of his sincere
renunciation of despotic principles, his intlirence with the
people, will he far greater than when he stood at the height
14 arbitrary power. The seducing doco ines of liberty will
once noire lend astray the minds of the multitude, and for-
getful of the past,..they will collect under his banners and
f►ncy they fight for freedom ! Without an immediate re-
vival of the conscription, he can form numeirms armies out
of the prisoners returned, and his intention in assembling the
vlectoral colleges of the whole nation in the Field i f May, is
not merely to frame a new constitution satisfactory to their
wishes, but to make them repay his momentary concessions,
by a general call for a Levy-en-masse, in case he should tI
be attacked. That this is already in his contemplation is I
evident from an eapresion in the speeches which he ad-
dressed to hi; soidiers whilst reviewing them last Sunday.
After informing them that Toulouse, Montpellier, Perpignan, I
and almost in every place in the South, except Marseille,
had !masted the ti i•colour ed flag, he added, that if the Allies
brought 600,000 men against him, he would encounter
Brew at the bead of two nillions. This may not prove an
empty boast, should he be allowed to assemble the nation in
the manner he prophecies. If war therefore is to be waged,
promptitude alone can !ceder it swecessful. It it were pos-
sible to anticipate the meeting in the Field of May, he would
be disar►ned of the co-operation of the people, and left to.
e•crnter,d with means, which, however considerable at first,
could neither last long nor be effectually recruited. it ap-
►:ei:rs that Mar it has decidedly espoused his Brother-in-
law's quarrel, and has even been before-hand with him and
1;!e xiirs in commenciag the war. Rome is already said to
have fal:en into his power, and Italy to be convulsed with
mcipierit insurrections.

Paris Papers vf the 7th art ived or, Monday. The failure
of ti,c Duchess of Atti;ouleine at Buurdeaux, is more than