The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-19 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORD Ard-INi_7E, Jan. 31, 1.813.

THE ,PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His MA-
- • JESTi-S 0 aD-V7-INCE do hereby ,;ire Xatice,
That PropO:gals will be received at their Oji
ice in Pall-Mall,.
on • or bt:fore Aionday,the 9.lst day of Fehruarynext,frora such
Persons as ,n Ty helcUli!ing to undertake the Supply of CAKE
cprvE:t, for Service of this Department for a period of
•Thiee Yiars, from Elie Ist May next, deterininable at the ex-
piration of cote Year, upon Notite of three Months, at the
option of either Po-rty.
if Specimen of the Copper to Le supplied nay be viewed upon
appliation. at the lisass Founder,/ in the 'Arsenal at
froulaith:

zind further Particulars, together with the TermS and con-
ditions. it the Contmet, may lie knoWn at the 4ecretary's
Offec, aforesaid, any Day between the hours
of. Ten and Four o'Cloek, where the Proposals 2anst
be, delivered, settled up and indorsed " Proposals fur
Cake Copper ;" but no Proposal can be admitted after the
said 214 t of February nest, at Twelve v'Clock at. Noon
of the same n!..:ither will any Tender be noticed, un-
-I,,ss the Pwrtv otah;ng it, or an t 3 e 4 in his &hay', shall
attend.

By Order of tilt' Board,
R.. 11. GREIF', Secretary.

OFFICE OF ORDNA NCE, Feb. g, 1814.

TUE PRINCIPAL OFFICEVS iris
S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice,
That Proposals will be received at tbcir Office, in Pall-Mall,
on or before frednesday, the id day. of March next, froM
such Persons as may be wieliwg to undcrt4he the Supply
of certain Articles of IRONMONGERlicpnsisiing of
TOOLS 'bf various Descriptions, for Service of this Depart-
ment for ti Period of .Three-Yeetrs, determinable at the Ex-
ptration• of One Year, upon Notice of Three Months, at the
Clptait of either Party,

Patter2is of the Articles 2iirty Le viewed i7on -Ippfication
al the Principal Storekeeper's oj-ice in: ihe' T0n..(1., and far-
flier Particulars, together the Terms and Cirnditiens of
the Contract, may. be known at the Secretary's ?lice, ins
Pall-Mall, aforesaid, any .may between the Hunrs of Ten
•and Four •o'Cloch, where the Proposals mast be delivered,
sealed ap and iml6rsed,"- for Imantongery Touts,"
but •no Proposal can be adniltted after the said day of •
Afetriii,-at Twelve o'doth at, Soon of the 'same Dr, ; neither
till any Tender be noticed, unless the Party 'malting it, or
an --Igent in Ids _Behalf shall attend. •
"By- Orderof the Board,
• • •• • - R. H.CRE7r, Secretory.

WILLIAM
p. MOUNTAIN, . •
A SARACEN'S HEAD INN,
The best Accomundation•fur Travellers, .490
i..,ii!ttors, and moiierate
The following ikis4 Cotithes, Nl:ail Coaches, tze. sut nut from
-
• the Saracen's liehd Inn, Snigv-I-Ml.

XETiat, Plymouth, Weymouth, Dorchester,
ill ,F alrn uth: Dartmouth, and SaliOntry,Ninv!POSteoftell,
every 'Morning. at halt pnst Six • o'clock,. through Huniton,
Bridport, Blandon!, Basingstoke, and Bagshot.
_I4PSTON, Spading, Peterborough, Hosting-
d'on,nri+ltoyal Mai! (cinch, sets out Creryncetlit4.—el>o*-.
from Boston to Spil%by, Lhuth, Ccriinshy,• and Hull. •
BATH and BiI.ISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through:
chippenham, Caine, and Marlboraii.,,,h, every Afternoon ;_
ar'r'ive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Bath, afttl,the Lon-
don-Tavern, - Thomas-street, ;And 'the Swan,,,Hristol, next
Morning,—Coaclies to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, &c. .
LEEDS new Light Coach,calledThe Rockingliam, sell
every Morning at Eight o'cloclii cla-rier'rt6r insides
and gods remarkably easy, with a Guard tthrottghotit. Pas,,es
tbrough!Stainford, Newark, kiefford, Doy,ea4ter., and
to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next aus' ;It*.,Noon. NoI--
withstanding the uncommon Expedition o.t. thi.reba::!;, it -is
al lowed to lie idle' most ,agfeeithle and comi-tletts Cop.
vevauce on . the North Road; being iniequalled i t apeoanno
Illation by ac y other.
KENDAL, Lancasttr,' Preston, KirhY-Lonsc!,itei Baton,
Cliorlay,'Ori/d4kirk, scut Garstang Poit-Cnaches; 'ever; After-,
nouo;at.Five .

GLASGOW, Lonrown, (s Breen, .I.•inun, Dumfries,
Brownhill,-Thornhilf, Santa(jl•ir•,..itn,
etui all parts Caluperdown Coach
Newraitte and couch, ikerform.ed:
with ktirtard throughouL, sets out every. Alortring,at half
sr clock, by way Of• Newark, hetford, Tadcaster,. Dar-
'lflfgtotti Northaiirrton, Darharn, Nlorpeth, mid Berwick.
Passengers findinz• thinuselvesi.fatigueil from the length of
the journey, may rest what time they please, and then.pro-
''ceed on without any additional Fare. 3. Clark, the Black
F. was), Loney-street, YOrk, runs COaciw,s to Sunderland,
Scarborough, %V bithy,•and othcrpiaces.. -. •
BRIDGENORTH and Walsal new Post-Coach, every
. Evenings v, . . :.-
I.WEnPOOL Post Coach, to carry four Irmides, sets out
erery!Morning,,through-Lutterworth, H •Cross, Hinckley,
4therstone,. 'Taaaworth, Litchfield, I.lllesztiorp, Knutsford,
Wirrington, N;tirtlifThiptoti, and' Danstahle.
CARLISLE; Penrith,- and Whitehaven, Post-Coaeli,-goei
with Four flors•es, tiled a Guard all the way. 'Passes through
rot tg, h, ./1 ppleoy, Greatalwid,ge, itiehmund, Catf
NVethechF, Aberford, Donca'ster, add Oran-
. tham (the twitrest way by 18 Miles); sets out' every MOrning,.
and 4perfornas tiro journey with - the
,'greatest facility'. 'Prlo,
senors detained on the Road. by business or pleasure, have
the peculiar advantage of their Seats being secured in the
net -Coach. • , •

WAKEFIELD Post-Coach, every Morning, at half-past
• etIESTER, Newport, WhitC:llllTil, Tarporlcj, Nantwich,
NirthWiCh, and Miadlewiati, Post-Coach,' every Evening,. as
Five o'clock.

SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm, new Coach, every
Moiriing, to the George Sunderland.

MANCHESTER, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsaf,
and WolverharoptAnt,Post,.Cuach, every'Aftertioon. Guarded-.
SHREWSBURY, Wellingtori and Shillual, Post-Cbach,
the Prince .of Wales`; tp the- Britannia, 'Shrewsbury, 'every
Eveffing. at Five o'clock, Guarded. • • •• • •
SHEFFIELD and Rotherham Post-Coach, called the,Rebli-
itsgtiarn, every Miming. •
SOUTHAMPTON; Winchester, Alresford,- and Alton
'Coach 'every Evening.: • •
- • BIdMINGHANI ',Mercury Post Coach, with a Gnard, sets
out ever-Afternoon, and reaches Birnainginan next day, at
Noon. rases by Oxford, -.Enstai and. ShipStbne, to the
Saracen's Bead, Bull-street, and Castle Inn, Birmidgbant; '
BIRMINGHAM, \Warwick, and Leamington, • New Post
Coach,. eveLy Morning.
HULL-Northcave, Howden, Thorn, and Doncaster, Post-
Coach, every Morniit half-past,Six o'clock, to 'the' Hui.)
and Sun Ion; .Myton-Gate, HUB,' • • •
IiEWEFORD, Ware, Hoddestion, and. Chesl;uut Coach,
•
very . •
I'6I,TENHANT and'Edmontort Coach, Dally; at. Half-past
Ten, Halt-past Two, Halt-past Four, and Half-past Seven
o'clock.

'WILLIAM 13, MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acqnaint
their:Friends and the Public, that they will not be 'account-
aille.for any Writing, Parcels, or bug,Lfage,-&c. of wore t ban
Fire'scads Value, if lost or Oro only., entered as shch
and ,laid •for accordingly, at the Sdr,iCCil'S Head Inn, Snow-
Linido6. • •
'Passengers and Parrels.are booked for all the above
Coactic,,at Hatchett's Llurse Cellar Coach-()ttice

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wm-rAkER's ABRIDGMENT OF UNF(rEItSAL
HISTORY:

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Compiled by the Rev. E. W, rAKER,
Rector of St. Cani:erbury,
And containing' a Draught of the history of all Nations
from- the Creation to the Peace' of Paris in 1763, wither so
diffuse as to discourage a Reader from attempting- its
perusal, or so concise as to leave him ignorant of the story
of any civilized part of the Earth, ,while the notice particu-
laily taken in it of the moral dispensation, Of-which timacthe
Theatre, will render the Work peculiarly interesting to the
serious investigator ofthe History of his own Species.j
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the Ist of January last, are requested now to pay them.

• CHILBLAINS, SPRAINS; RHEUMATISMS, &e.
DR. STEERS'S
.OPO.DELDOC:has been long
established, from its superior excellence in the above
anal othei external Complaints;•and its • celebrity has gi-vert
rise to a variety of Counterfeits, • whiCh are now effeied for
sale in almosteveryStreet.and Town in thF Icingdom. They
arc in general'conipO'sed of ingredients so,l;ase, as to produce
little or nootfect, thereby deceiving those who expect relief:
and they arc wrapped up in Directions uearly Copies of thirst
of the Genuine Opodeldoc, in which the names of Dr.
of Charing-Cross, and 'Mr. Newbery,Book!ieller, o; St. Paul's
Church=yard, persons not. in existence, aft niudeuseof, witit
the intent of more readily defraudingunivaty. PArcbusersi As
it is therefore become necessary to obviate s,uch,ikupositioni,
which are practised evin in houses of ,ceming respectability,
the Public will becareftil to ;isk for thel;enuitte
sold:•.bn F.•Newbery. and Sons, in.:it:Jim:3:s chitrelt-yard,
Londojk.;:and they will olisoi-ve; as the only inn L. anti.t,n-
ticity,,rhat the words, '' Newbery, N0..15, St. fait's a..
engraved in the-Stamps. - • • '

•
taIIORD'S ORIG ~ INAL PECTORAL
. RETtiOVNDi art eicg„llt.Pre,traio,i ii,ort,hat
~crll-111 own Herb ; it has olitd111.1""tlite p
bu-
yond prtcetfent) for the Cure tfiVeleFahove, Complaints, of
which-t l•ie authenticity cap be asoettained,i.by •apklicat ion at
most of the
.respectalAe Veu M ders of edicine, ip I
'a Cities nd Towns ill ile Ktriptim t ttrb p'opolurity',.,:i
'end elfects of this invaluable Medicine need no superfluous
coin meats, :the extensive demand proves its, superiority as
a'lc Medicine to give m iniedilite relief. Thel'ul>lic,eill
fpease.!.to obServe it cannot be genuine, tlilliNS ea-ch-bottl..: is
thcloiediti :an Atlida7it, attested at the Mansiiin-house, Loa-
don, ndie,7th, 1.405 ; and signed in his own hand.
Sold ip butt les at I.os. 6d.',ls. Gd 2s, 9d. and Is. 9d. paella
EdwarAs, F. Ne,vber,• and Son,' Church-yard;
S.;tton,.liew Chttrch.i,Ard.; Barelay arid Sops,. ;
.101111 EJVAUS, 4204411g-litllLit;Johnston, Greela'at ryet.„. Soho;
Sauter,. lap; Oxford-street ; , Green, Ilarbicats Weston-. Lna.l
; by the-only I'voprietor, R. Ford' -C
well,tc-rrace, near Islington, 41\nm lkirbitan a.sd ,by ll... Bu-
tler, London.
, .

THONIAS TAYLOR., LS 'l.
No. 9, New Bridge-street, Loniko.l

HONQURED.SIa,- Edinb
• urgh, March 18.
I BEG leave to inform you, 'that:t-:vei• since the
year 1790, I had been alllicted;with* the Loos VOleCeet ;
fc,:m-itltibstinately resistineYerreormse of medicine
prescribed-by the most eminent of t4e tiaculty here, rut(' nu...
dergoing several severe courses salivation, and ;.vice.
Charged.from the Hospital with little,relief; would appear to
be of the most ini-eterate nature. In the spring of htstlyear
niy.disorder had got to such a head,. as, nearly to put a period
to my existence-4 had_a large ulcer on tbe.crowii of me head,
one on each arm, and my' legs were broke out in a frightful
manner; my'rigllt was dreadfully painful, ,and hail been% in a
state of uleeration.for the last seven years; my left had,als©
two large'nodes on it, was very much discoloured, and gave
me such excrociating pain, particularly when.warm in :lied,
as nearlyto-depriye me of rest ; in thin lamentable stag, I
was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who ,receircal so
•great a cure by.them. 'here), to take votut,Leakes Patent Pills,
which I began to do on the 2Gtb of May ; in the' Coarse of a
fortnight I began
.to rc'ceive .benefit—JO 'elan a
nititittv the ulcers on my head and arms were sontuliy-he*ll—
after, the sores on .uty legs 'pealed 1v:41714H.4. jtow_
ever, considerable discolouratiun to th,.. skin, and 'pain.7ll the
bone of the left, which, by the bles4ing Of God, -and'friittle
longer perseveranc.,.in, your invalu&de Medicine, sublided ;
the nodes dispersing, the skin regatoing.itS nat.dral' hue, and
the nocturnal pains gradually going ,:ff.ttlius" te4.3atitei, by
your iiberrl advice and medicine, perfectly 'free from-all my
iortuer complaints—have recovered-my former spirits: and
strength, and sin become
,iolly.and fat, in which state lupins
contioneduranY mOnths to the astonishment of all who hue
tv
Vie, 1 our at ;s loss in what,terins to express my grlifittle,but
beg yOu; for ,the • good• of other suffering mortals, tO.make
this my case as public as possible, as I. shall on :every Ocza-
sion; in so doing you will greatly oblige,
Sir; `your grateful, obedient; very humble servant;
•• . • o . . ALEX. muitutt.
Swann's Close; High-street, Edinhursh,
'Witnesses to the above cure:— •

John Thompson, Na. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh;
John M'lntosti,-Old Assembly Clow, EdW.Airgh.;
-Prepared and sold by the sole Proprititor, THOMAS TAY-
LOR, Member of the Royal College of 'Snrgeons, at his
house, No: 9, New Bridge-street, London; ,where; OPor ,a
constant residence of more than 38 years; in a practice parti-
-eularly directed to the cure of Venereal Complaints ;01a thjise
incidental' to the Parts of Generation; with'that inviolable
secrecy 'which men -of his profession•stioold always observe its
such-teases, he flatters himself the advice. and -as,istaace
gratuitously udininisters to persons taking this Medicine, will
be esteemed, by a discerning- Puhlic, as an advantlge 'Seldom
attainable, a. d void of all-ambiguity.
Also sold, b his appointment, far the convenience of•t hole
living at a.distance, at the Perfumer's, N. :35,, St. Arian's-
street, Pall-,pall; the Toyshop, No. 103, Oxford-..treet"; Mr.
Disborongler., Na. 7, Viih-street-hill; Mr. lkt:iter's, South-
bridge, Edinburgh; Mr. M'llontild, Jeweller, Glasgow ; Mr.
Callwell!s, Dublin; and by ora, person in over).- considerable
town in .Great Britain and Ireland, in boxes oronly
eacti, stamped, and sealed up 'with full and plain direci ions,
whereby persons, -of either sex iniq cure themselves With
ease, speed, secrecy, and safety.
N. 13. Every Box sold in Great-Britain is sealed up with
Stamp, on which,- by"favour of the Commissioners, is printed,
at the Stamp -aylnr, No. p, New Bzidge-street—
to imitate Ns Bich is Felony, and all others a-re c,)ttaterfei.

D UTC LI PAPERS.

711GG

, FEB. 1 1 e Baron Von Bourts!ie

Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of his Russian

Alajesty, passer! ti rough here to-day from the

Lead-quarters of C-;neral Winzinggroje, on his

way to the Crown Prince 'of Sweden, to -present
kin' with the . h'eys,-.of the town of 1.110114, of
Rheinfs, and of the fortified avenues. Sizteen
pieces of brass cannon were taken there, besdes a
luantity of ammunition and arms. The troops of
the Allies were every where received by the pe0p!...1
with rejoicings. The head-quarters of General
Winzingerode were in the .fortress of Avesnes. A
great part of the advanced guard was already on
the other side of Rheirlis.

• FRANKVORT;•FEL- Ddsseldotff Gazette
contains the following letter fr6m Baron Faiken-
hansen, Commandant of a Prussian regiment of
icavaky

"•All the country as:far as. the Meuse is now
purged of the, enemy, and every where the people
are delivered from the yoke under which they
groaned. On the 17th of January, I quitted our
dvanced posts 11(...U: , Luxemburg, and advanced
'upon Arlon, Bastogne, and Massarete, as far Na-
mur and .Liege. 1 was fortunate enough to cut
Dff from the enemy the resources which he was
drawing from the, department of the 'Sambre and
Meuse, to liberate some thousands of. conscripts,
to deprive the enemy of more than 100,000 francs
in specie, and surprise two movable French co-
lumns, Which were destroyed or captured.
f"The enthusiasm of this people is beyond nil
_.description ; you can scarcely form an idea of the
reception I have met with. They flocked to meet
me with .banners, which they had taken from the
churches, even in the midst of sharp actions. I
had only to follow Them ; every where on my
passage the bells were rung ; every where 1 was
received with the sound of music, and joyful ac-
clamations of, BehOld
,our Deliverer the first of
the traie Allies! Lung live the Emperor of 4ustria!
Live the' Allies ! Death to the Frentlt! The-Mita-
- tsitants threw their--hats into the air ; intoxicat-
ed with joy they embraced one another, and my sol-
diers shed tears rilemotion. All wished to combat
with us ;. and neither Macdonald, nor Sebastiani,
in their retreat, dared to attack the assenaded
people. These. -LuxemburgU.rs, inhabiting the
country between 'Liege and Namur, are a truly
good people."
FEANKI.ORT, FEB. 4.—Baron de Wetterstadt,
Chancellor of Sweden, has arrived here from the,
head-quarters of the Crown Prince, on his way
to the head-quarters of their :Majesties. The
Lippstadt Gazette announces, that the corps of
Generals Bulow, Winzingerode,-and Wallmoden,
will pass under the orders of the Duke of Saxe.
tVeymar, who, besides,' commands • the Saxon
troops. The Dutte of BrunsWick commands the
second corps of the army of the North, which
consists of 40,000 men, and of which the Hanse-
aic Legion forms a part. -
ALKDIAAR, Ek.a.:13.---The day before yester-
day, an Euglish.twosmasted brig was observed off
'our coast seemingly in distress Some of our peo-
ple 'went off in a fishing-boat to its assistance,
notwithstanding; the roughness of the sea, when
they found it to be a transport which had sailed
from Jersey six weeks ago, and had been beat-
ing about in ignorance of the Dutch coast. There
were on board the transport 7 officers, 1 sesjeant,
2 corporals', 26 soldiers, and 13 horse*, all be—
longing to the Si st regiment, and commanded by
Lieutenant Hume. Their provisions were almost
wholly consumed. They were all safely brought
ashore next day. We are sorry to learn, that
there is a report of two other English transports
—shaving been lost near the Texel Island, and that
all on hoard, consisting of 300 souls, perished,_
with the exception of 40:
THE HAGUE, FEB! 16.—1 n a former Stoats
Courant we mentioned the unexpected dissolution
of the Legislative Body of France, by order of
the Emperor ; and also, that the cause which led
thereto Ivan the peace-recommending tenour of
the Report of the Extraordinary Committee aps
pointed to examine the official documents relating
to time negociations for peace. We now comm-
. nicate this Report itself, time same as it came out
of the hands of the Committee, and was preseuts
ed by-M. Leine in their name, after first mention-
ing several singular circumstances which took
place on the occasion.
This Report was discussed in a General' Com-
mittee on the 28th and 29th of December, and
• on the 30th it was put to the vote, in open as-
sembly, without, however, having been read on
the occasion. The result of this vote, by which
it was only decided whether the Report should
be printed, was in the affirmative, and six copies
were ordered to be delivered to each of the Mem-
bers on the following day. Instead of this distri-
bution, the members, on coming that day to the
lobby of their hall of meeting ti, receive their co-
pies, were told that no distribution of the Report
would take place, and also, that there would be
no meeting, as the Legislative Body was adjourn-
ed by order of Government. It also transpired,
that in the night between the 30th and 31st of
December, at the printing-house of the Leglslative
Body, the copies of the Report,.as far. as they had
been thrown off, were destroyed by the
the forms broken 'to pieces, and the printing-
house shut up. Sometime before the Members
Of the Legislature had received an invitation to
repair on the clay 'following, being new year's
day, to the place of the Thuilleries in grand cos-
tume, where the Emperor would receive theinin
-
the ball of the throne. In the evening of the 31st
the invitation was'repeated, with the addition, that
•the adjOurnment of the assembly would make no
alteration. On new year's-day, therefore, they
appeared in time appointed place; and there the
Emperor, standing before the throne, in the
midst of the Hall, in the presence of the Minis-
ters and great Officers of State, adiressed the Le-
gislative Body with great violence, and, expressed
his highest displeasure with the Report they had
produced, and the 'order for printing it, as being
m a 'Report which, he said, had no other tendency
than to set the French people asaiast thir Gus

vcrntheut, pni v.'eapons into the Irtricis of the
Allies,•;tn.a overturn the existing orcter of things
.Fcnnte.

REPORT. OF THE EXTRXORDI%ARY COMMITTEE,

COtiSlt TING OF ME.IA. 4AyNouAlm, LACNE, G4L-

LtH3, FLAUdpitGUES, AND MAIN 2 I'2E-
B.EtTED TO THE LEGISLATIVF. BODY.
srrriNG OF DECEMBZIt 28, 1g13.'

GENTLEMEN,—The ~.Extraorilinary Committee
which y' nominated,, in virtue of the Imperial
Decree of the 20th of December, comes to com-
municate to yon the report- of which voi are in
expectation at, this important It i 3 proper
that yot only-the Conimitt ee, but the whole Legis-
latiVe Body should be made acquainted with the
information contained in the original documents
in the portfolio for Foreign Affairs, connnunicated'
by order
.0( his Majesty.
This communication, Gentlemen, took place
uuder the Presidency of his Highness the Arch-
Chancellor of the Empire.. The pieces placed be-
fore us were nine in ithinber ; among them were
the Notes, which passed between the French and
Austrian Ministers up to the 18th and 19th of
August last ;' there was also the, speech which the
Prince Regent delivered to Parliament on the 6th
of November, in which it 'is that it eras the
wish neither of the British Government, nor of the
Allied Powers, tOletpund any sacrificeS of France
-incompatible with her honour 'and legitimate pre='
tensions,

The pres'ent negociations for peace commenced
on the 2d of November. Their .opening took
place through the intervention of a French Mi-
nister, who was present at a conference.between
the Austrian, Russian; and English Ministers he
was charged to con'vey,words of peace to France;
and thus lay the general -bases on whicl•neg•Ocia-
tinns could take place. •
. The Minister for Foreign Affiiirs, the Duke of
Bassano, in consequence of this conounnication,
replied on the 16th, declaring to the Austrian
Minister, that a peace by land as well as sea,
founded on the general independence of nations,
was the object of the wishes • and yolicv of the
Emperor ; and he, therefore, proposed. that a
Congre.i-s• Should assenible at Manbeim.

The Aus.triatk Minister replied, on the 25th of
November, that their Majesties the Emperor and
the King of Plussia,were ready to enter iata
gociations as Soon as they reeeived.the'assarauce,
that the Emperor of the 'French :iclopted the
neral bases, iii the same '.%ay c,.!e:y,•.A.el•e
muniCated to. hi:a ; the trt:re of oivniou,'
that the principles laid'kin itt the ic.t-ti V of the
16th, though all the Sovereigns woltid be ready to
•
assent to them, were not explicit enough to sere
as general bases.
. .
On the 2d of .December, the Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs, the Duke of Vicenza, gave the•re'-
quired assukance, repeatiug the general principles
contained in. the letterof the 16th of November;
he made known, with great satisfaction, that Lis
--Maiesty adopt:cif the bases before laid-down that
1- France was willing to make gt eat sacrifices to re-

store pe4tce to Europe. • ,
To this letter-the Austrian Minister replied, on
the 10th of DeceMber, ?that their Majesties had
seen with satisfaction that the Emperor of the
French had
.accepted the principles essential to
the restoration of_ the balance and tranquility of
,Europe ; that they would ecommoicate the letter
to their allies, and had no doubt that, imme-
diately on receiving their,answer, the negociations
might be opened.
With this last document, so far as has come
under our inspection, the negociations ceased.—
We dare to hope that they will resume their na-
tural train, RS soon as the delay caused by a very
distant communication .shall cease. In the -mean-
time, .upon 'these two documents our hopes are
founded.

During this correspondence on both sides, there
appeared in the Frankfort Gazette, (which also,,
in consequence of a letter of his Highness, was
laid before the Commission), a Declaration of the
Allied Powers, dated the Ist of December, in
which we remark the following among Other pas-
sages
The Allied Powers wish France to be great, powerful, and
happy; .because France in a state of greatness and strength,
is one of the principal foundations of the political system of
Europe they wish that France may he happy, - that French
commerce may recover its pcosperity, that the arts and
sciences, the blessings of peace, may flourish, because a great
people can only be tranquil when it is happy; the Allied
Powers assure to- the French empire an extent of territory,
such as it never had under any of its Kings, because a brave
nation must not be dishonoured because it has suffered re-
verses in some obstinate and bloody battles, where it has
fought with its nsual-valnnr."

Prom ail these documents it appears,.that the
coalesced 'Monarchs have loudly declared a wish
for• peace i you will also probably have remarked,
Gentlemen, that the Emperor has declared his re-
solutidn to make great sacrifices; and that he has
adopted the above-mentioned bases, which the
Allied Powers had ,themselves proposed.

.
. Amidst our cares for our country, it is! ri.ot ne-
cessary to be more particularly acquainted with
the above-named bases, nor to dive into the
secrets of the Cabinet, • while the knowledge of
them is, unnecessary , to the object which we
wish to attain ; sufficient it is for us .;.0 know,
that the bases are nothing else but conditions
towards the opening of 'the asked for Con-
gress: - 'ls it not then satisfactory to' remark, that
the conditions Were proposed by the Allied' Pow..
ers themselves, and. to be convinced that his Ma-
jesty has adopted the bases which are necessary to
the opening of a' Congress, where all the claims
and interests may be discussed The Austrian
Minister himself has declared, that the Emperor
has acceded to the. essential bases of the restora-
tion, of the balance and the tranquility of Europe.
The accession of his Majesty to these bases was
therefore a great step towards the peace of the
world.

Such, Gentlemen, is the substance of the consi-
derations which, in contorMity to the Constitu-
tion, are submitted to you. It now belongs to
the Legislative Body to declare the sentiments
which this is calculated to excite ;''beeunie, . in
conformity' to the 30th Article of the' Senates
Co/au/Min, of the 28th Friniaire, year 12, " the
Legislative Body shall, as often as the G )very►=
anent communicates to it any matter distinct from
deliberation on the laws, return a reply to' the
same in full assembly."
While the Legislative Body.awaits the observa-
tions of itc own Connuittee, appointed to pre-

pare r. reply worthy of the nation and the Empe-
ror, •rte may' also perhaps be permitted to express
our sentiments. The first is that of gratitude for
a coinimmiCation ley which the LegislatiVe Body
is now invited to take a share in politleal affairs ;
to this sentiment'l add, that of hope, when we
hear, amidst ail the calamities of war, Sovereigns
and nations pronouncing the word peace in the
most impressive accents.
And indeed, Gentlemen, the repeated import-
ant declarations of the Powers at war completely
coincide with the general wishes of. Europe, and
with those expressed around us, and in our De-
partments, of which the Legislative Body is the
natural organ.
According to the observations contained in the
Declaration, the wishes of humanity are directed;
towards an honourable and LiSting peace. 'The:
peace should be• honourable, because both with
nations and individuals, honour consists in main-
taining their own legitipiate pretensions, and in;
respecting the rights of others : the peace should.
be durable, because the best guarantee of peace
consists in the deterMination of the contracting
Powers to be true to themselves. Who; then,
shall rob' us of its blessings ? The Allied Powers
have given this important testimony of the Ein-
.peror, that he has adopted the essential bases
for the restoration of the balance and tranquility
of Europe. •
.The first security of a peace-loving disposition_
lies, not only in
.adversity, which, according to:
the proverb, is the best teacher of Kings, but also
in the so severely felt privatiOnl of the people,"
and' in the wants of the Crown itself, You will
probably, therefore, think it unnecessary to ise-
quest his Majesty to add to theSe seVitrities some
s+ill more solemn. •

If. the Declaration of the. Foreign Powers were,
fraudulent ; if they wished:to. hring us under the
yoke ; if it were their object to 'tear in pieces the
sacred territory of France, -then must we witte
nWonal war to prevent :our native ;country front
becoming the prey of foreigners. But at a period,
sock as that in which we • five, the .power_.of the
Empire would he 'still more vigorously displayed
by drawing closer the ties which. mutually bind
the 1,,-ati'ona,nd the Sovereign. ASSurimees.in. the
form of proclamations, would he one means of si-
fencing the reproacheS of 'the enemy, as"tO the
lust of conquest and of colossal predoininance, and
of tranquilising.the people. Is it not worthy of
his Majesty, by means pf solemn declarations, to
i-eanoye a I .d-oubt 'with regard to the objects of
France and tile Emperor ?,
When the Prince, • to, whom history has given
the surname of Great, woeld itispire his people
with vigour, he disclosed to them what, he had
done for peace, andllis' frank commttnieation did
not:remain without.effeet.. To ptev.ent 'the
Powers from reproaching•Franee and the liluipc-
rorwitharnbition, let all groundslor the reproach
be removed by a formal declaration.
It belongs not,
.certainty, to usi• to put wok&
into the mOutli -of the Prince; but should not
such aleclaration, that, it moy 'make: a- beneficial
.impression on Foreign 7Poi.Vers,., have a due
influence in France, solemnly ,announce in. the
-
face Of all Europe, that we' make war, only for the
independence of the.Freneh people and the
lability of our territory ?
When his Majesty had thus replied in -hiS own
name, and in that of_France., to the declaration.of
the Allied Powers, then it would be seen, whether
they were actuated by other views than those of
the equilibrium of Europe. But let it once be
well understoOd that France alone reniains true to
honourable principles, -which she shall have thus
solemnly proclaimed, in the face of Europe, by all
the authorities• of the nation, tuott will France be
driven, by the obstinacy of her inerities, into a na-
tional war, which will be,:acknowledged to be just
and necessary for the maintenance of her inde-
pendence-and rights ; vigour, unanimity, and dar-
ing, will be displayed, -her whole force will be di-
rected towards conquering peace, and a new proof
will be furnished to the world, that a great tia
.tion can always maintain its honour and its rights.
• In the mean while, it is not enough for the in-
spiriting of a people to summon titans, according
to the laws, to place themselves in a defensive at-
titude ; but the Governmeut most establish the
surest and speediest means of compelling the
enemy to make peace on durable grounds. Theie
,means will be effectual whenever Frenchmen shall:
be convinced, that their blow' Shall no longer be
shed but for the defence of their native: country
.and its protecting laws ; but the-Sacred names of
peace and country maybe echoed to the winds,
when men Cannot secure those constitutionel li-
mi:s on which the blessings of both depend.
Your Committee considers it as one of their
imperious ,duties, while the Government adopts
the speediest measures for the defence of the
State, to beseech his. Majesty to maintain the full
and complete exechtion of the laws, which secure
to the French the rights of personal freedom; and
of security of property, together with the free de-
lopemeut of their political rights.
This security appears to Your Committee the
best means of communicating to the French the
necessary vigour :for their own defence. 'Your
Committee founds these ideas only on the wish,
and the necessity, of re-uniting more closely the
throne anti-,the nation,. for the purpose of their
joining their efforts against mis-governinent,
ar-
bitrary' power, and the enemies of our country.
It was the first thought of his Majesty, at this
important crisis, to assemble around him the se-
presentatives of the nation ;is not; then,AL'2iv
first duty to reply as becomes Ahern to the su,u-
mons, by laying before the Monarch the. truth,
and the universal wish for peace