The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-16 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

A great and powerful ally still defended it ; but the latter beingit-
selt vanquished in the plains of rriedland, leaves the Emperor Na-
poleon toaster of the destiny of PruEsia.
'the treaty of Tilsit places the King of Prussia again among the
Sovereigns of Europe The Emperor Napoleon* reotores to him al-
most two-thirds of his kingdom, the whole of which victory had
' put in his power ; and, thanks to the generosity of the Conqueror,
Prussia still retains above five millions and un half of inhabitants.
Shall we speak of Russia, which, after this same war in 1806, and
the loss of several battles, far from feeling the-effect of its defeats,
acquired the district of Byalistock from Prussia, whom she had en-
gaged to defend? These are not vain allegations, mot phrases with-
out incanin., ; they are facts which Our contemporaries have seen,
and %%hien history has already collected.
Let re Allies prove their moderating' ac we have just demonstrat-
ed oar's ; let them come fitrward, lo I them speak, and the world
will Judge if they have a right to accuse ns.
e were noble, great. gel erous. in the midst of our victories;
let us pew ilispiay firms.' ss, courage, and love of peace ; let us be
more Ilisiteul titan ever, let us press retwi Ow throne on which such
briin_nt trophies art! ti:%l)*'ll eJ, Ira usdi:lll'll3a tot enemy %%1141 at•
teepts to diente us, ate: oho hoping to weaktn us disnuion,
and to depress us by sends before hint taltacion% K410410:1- '1
lions, ant: enters with the torelt ;at his haunt; let us he dent to his pro-
tai-es as well as to his ntevace s, mid let hint learn, that we are no
inure to he seduced than to he teig;tieecd. Then he %%ill be forced
to th•site sincerely the iteace ,), which he speaks, perhaps witleett
%%Willi:. for it ; huntindly w ill lispiie. and Eniope w ill be constoled !
L: t this ;:cointo us Declaration then be read with the well !bonded
distrust which it is calcnlated to excite, and if there be a single
IC4 fidinidil ‘VIIOSII it can move, let him open the annals of Poland,
let him read the manifesto of Catherine, when her ai tides invadeot
that kia:olom ; hutshe came to route its lii.ppioess, to militant its
sow :rot constittition,—tu seenre hiterty of ciancieure. Let
hint
proceed tha re pages farther,--the sacking of Maga, and the massa-
. vie of 30,1,00 citizar, will shock has eves; let him read on, and he
will see writ:en in bloody characters, POLAND IS NO NODE-
PARIS JAN. s.—An advanced guard of the enemy, tinder Gen
llulona, ;bout soot) strong appeared on the 30th of December be-
fore the city of Geneva. The mimed national itnard had been
called wit by the Prefect, and was 1600 etronp„. General Jordy,
who
:commanded in the place, had been put in a state of defence.
He had 14 pieces of caution. 'The garrison consisted of ;
38tX) *nen front Grenoble were coming to teinforee, which was self-
ficionot to secure it from a coup de main. By a sort of fatality,
General Jtirdy was attacked by a fit of the apoplexy on the morn-
ing of the thoy when the enemy appeared. The Officer who com-
manded under him suffered hiniselt to be prevailed upon by the
citizous, and the garrison left the city. The Prefect had forsaken
it. so that lot t wee days past the eitizeus has constituted themselves
into a body, and had as,umetl the authority The garrison hail
mteched mit, the vitizens opened the gates. If the Prefect had
done. his taut)-; it he had not left Geneva, it' he hail been animated
hj t.-1' same spirit as guides the conduct of the Prefects of the
Uppt r Rhine, and of tee I)onbs, this important place %%mild have
to eat sine. Tilt Prefects are not nu•ro intendants of the finances ;
(Ley have the high police. lflon the capital of their depaitincnt
is a fortified town, they ought to organise the means of defence,
which the zeal of the inhabitants may offer, and make them concur
to the defence. The Prefect of the Leman could not doubt that
such was his duty. The too columns which were coining to rein-
force the garrison, were but at a small distance from the city when
they heard that it was evacuated.
[Here t'olloos a Decree of th? Emperor, suspending Baron
Capille, Prefect of the Leman, for neglect of ditty ; and ordering
him to be is it'd by a commission.] •
PAhis, JAN. Maje-ty yesterday reviewed ift,oo,) men,
horse mid met, bath of the line and of the new guard. He was re—
ceived milli acclamations of lire Empercur.

IMPERIAL DECREE.
Palace of the Thuilleries, Jan. 8,1814.
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the
Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation, &c.
We have decreed and do decree as follows :-
1. Ile National Guard of our good city of Path is placed in
activity.
e. The Emperor will command it in chief.
L'Etat-itlajor-General, is composed of a Major-General, second
in e immune! ; of four Anistant Major-Generals, of tour Adjutants
Commandants, and of eight Assistant Captains.
_
P• is composed of a Ivgion in

JAN. 16.

each arkondissement : each legion of tour battalions ; and each bat-
talion of five companies, of which um: is of grenadiers, and four of
fusileers.
The four companies ofgrenadiers of a legion will form a battalion
d'elite, which shall bear the name of battalion d'elite of such
legion.
ts. Bach legion shall be commanded by a Colonel and an. Adjutant
Major. The Adjutant Major shall be chosen from among the re-
tired Officers. Each battalion shall be commanded by a Lieutenant-
Colonel and an Adjutant.
G. Each company shall be composed in the following manner :
. A Captain, a Lientenantitwo Sub Lientenant3, a Serjeant-Major,
four Serjeant,!, a Corporal (Fourrier ), eight Corporals, two Di mu-
sters, and tug men ; total of a company, .115 nun.
7. The Guncrals and Colonels shall take an oath before us The
officers of other ranks shall take the oath before our cousin the Yiee-
Constable.
8. Tlit. offlecrs and sub-officers arc obliged to be cloaineil in the
uniform of the Guarck. The gr( with( rs ere bound to arm,
cloath, and egnip themsch co at their i,.%a exptnee.
9. Our Minister of th Interior shall pre!,ent to us the list of this
officers.
10 No person shall be allowed to find a substitute for the ser-
vice of the National (guard, i xec pt a father by his son, a father-in
law by his sou-in-law, the uncle the nephew, and a Urotbei hr his
brother.
thir Minister of the Interior is charged with the execution
of the present decree.
Oinzned) NAPOLEON.
Ily the Einperot, the Minister Secretary of State,
(Si:;ned) The Duke of BASSANO.

CoLmAtt, I)zc 31.—The enemy took ads-mitage of a thick fog
to attark St. Ci oix, this morning, ‘vith two regiments of cavalry ;
!;:q was repulsed by a brigade of the division of light horse, meter
Ci:lierid Pere, wills the loss of 16 killed, and 100 wounded. We
had three hnssais killed, and 10 sounded.
The Prefect of the Upper Rhine has just received orders to rai.se
the popuiation of the department en MOW ; the excesses room:ilk:4
hr the canny excite general indignation ; the inhabitants, incensed,
fly to anus defend their homes. Last Hight we heard a cannonade
on the side of Ilitningen, into which the enemy threw gtena:les ;
the garrison holds out vigourously.
SPERK, Duc. 31.—An the troops are in motion ill 0111 depart.
moo ; a corps is going to march to the Lower Rhine, and will
hr conmandcd, they say, by the Marshal Doke of Ragusa. Several
corps of cavalry are also equating to ru.ccild the Kbil e. /Ever:
thing shows that a considerable force will be asyerubled iu Al,ace,
r0i1.% of RusAians and Anstrians, said to he commanded b• (.;eneral
Tolstoy and Count Collared°, arrived sonic days ago in the Grand
Duchy of Baden. They arc the troops which were berme Dresden.
l'hey have made a show of passing the Rhine in our neighbourhood,
but it Was soon evident that they oidy %yank:a to amuse our troops,
and prevent them film' going to other points. The enemy's corps
has since taken the road to Rastadt, and continues to escend the

bine.
UppEn RHINE, JAN• 2.—The enemy appears to hesitate, since
he sees n e are prepared to receive hint. On our side, our confidence
increases with the continual augmentation of our for: es. Troops of
every kind are arriving in the departmcufs, Vosges, Jura, and Doubs.
It is said, that in >a few days, a formidable army •w ill be assembled
at Langres, to act aminst the Allies. The encray of the inha-
bitants will not fail to accelerate the enemy's retreat.
FLUSHING, DEC. 27.—The enemy has made many frnitles:;. at-
tempts to land. We have always in sight a wpm& on of 8 men of
war, which are said to have troops On board. Our garrison consists
of above Moo meta, and has provisions tilr more titan a y 'ear. The
works that have been raised since IEO9, at Fin•hing,Th el', and Ram-
skins, can hardly be conceived ; they have cost, indeed, many Mil-
lions. If the English venture to land, they will lose their army as
in 1809, and will tail in their attack on our fortresses. We have in
the port two ships of the line, tour ft igates, and sixty gun-boats, all
completely armed, to keep up our communication with the island
, of Cadsand.

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