The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-14 00:00:00

STATE• -PAPEIt,

DISCOURSE OF HIS-ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PP.INCE
SOVEREIGN' OF. THE NETIIVALANDS, DELIN't,RED
TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE NOTABLES, ON TAK-
ING THE OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION, ON THE
30TH.of MARCH, 1814.

GENTLEMEN,-lexperierlce a lively satisfac-
lion in perceiving my npinion with regard to the
Constitution confirmed by the declaration of so
numerous an assemblage of honourable and en-
lightend men.
" feel equally sensible 'of the testimonies of
zeal and of attachment which I have received on
thii solemn occasion, from this illustrious As-
sembly. - .

" The national honour, our interests well un-

'derstood.. the manifest protection granted to us
'by the Almighty, every thing, in short, must en-
courage qs to persevere without relaxation in our
efforts for the welfare of the country.
"" Precisely four months have expired this day
since. my returtr,to the Netherlands ; and'dnring
that short period, the progress which we have
made in'the important work of the restoration of
the State, has greatly exceeded all that we might,
ha-e dared to expeCt.
" Foreign PoWers .have, not confined them-
selves to applauding the recovery of our indepen-
dent existence ; they have also manifested, by
deeds which must inspire ns,with boundless gra-
titude, their satisfaction at witnessing the save=
reignty conferred upon my house. ,
" The most important of our foreign relations—
those W hick. subsist 'between us and thegenerom British

nation—will soon ae-Onice; by the marriage of my
eldest Son,,a new degree of intimacy and of recipro-

cal, tegccrd.

" But what gives. me the Chief hope,for the

future, is the experience which I fame• acquired of
the sentiments and of the good dispAition of the

nation itself.

'
" Its devotion to the good 'cause has enabled
me, notwithstanding the exhaustion of this coun-
try, -and its dilapidated resources, to raise, in the
space of a -few weeks, more than 25,000 troops;.
the greater pare of whom, well armed and equip-..
ped, will soon be collected on our frontiers, un-

der the command of my two sons.
" Its unanimity, in all that concerns the great
interests of the country, has been displayed in the
most marked manner by the prompt organization
of the militia, the levy en masse, and the national
guards, and as now also by the acceptance of the
Constitution.

`• I am persuaded, Gentlemen, that I shall only
anticipate the wishes of ycu all, by immediately
applying myself to the enforcement of that Co-
nstitution, as well as by adopting all the measures,
anti e,ablishing all the arrangements, .without
which its effects would remain lung incomplete
and iinperfect.

That important task, therefore, shall be
henceforward the main object of my attention ;
and in discharging it, I shall be guided by the.
same impartiality, and the same solicitude for the
public welfare, which I have endeavoured hitherto
to display in all the acts of my government.
" As long as no inroad shall be made on the
spirit or the letter of the cOnstitution,- the coun-
try will be sheltered from all dissensions, from all
contests about authority, and all rivalry between
the provinces. It allots to reasonable citizens all
the liberty, to the Sovereigns all that extent of
power, %%lid) they can•respectively desire ; at the
same time that the peOple and the Prince, the
'Governors and the governed,
_find in itsiequitable
and liberal arrangements, what is calculated to
establish and secure their mutual agreement and
co-operation.

" In these sendmcnts, the fruits of a long and
deliberate examination, and which arc still.far-
they fortified and exalted by the solemnity of this
memorable moment, I declare myself 'ready, in
presence of this Assembly, as representing the
United Netherlands, to take the oath which the
Constitution, has prescribed to the Sovereign
Prince."

The release of the French prisoners in this
country has already commenced.
The Frencl prisoners are already on their march
from Norman Cross Barracks, to he embarked for
France. The first division of 500 proceeded from
thence on their route, on Tuesday morning. •
-.47e have received intelligence. from Guernsey
to Monday last. The boats had commenced go-
ing to France as in times of peace: The Duke
DE BERRI was to'sail on Tuesday.from Jersey:
Count DE CASTEJA, Prefect of Boulogne, and
Baron D'OavE, Commander of. the National
Guard of the Pas de Calais; are arrived to tender
their allegiance to the KING.

There }vas a report yesterday that Bo NiAPPI RTE
had turned out a thief as well as a poitromi; for
that, anticipating his fall, he had carried of with
him the crown jewels, as well as a large sum of
gold. This had been discovered ; and that the.
escort which was appointed to protect him on his
journey to Elba, could scarcely secure hint from
the vengeance of the
,people. The jewels and
treasure, however, it was said, had been recovered.

inipiTs of the CROWNAnd An'Sitrt,ALTY

Actording to the account, ordered tip thellonst
of QUtilmons, of the Total Amount of the Pro-
ceedsreceived:from the Dkorrs of the CROWN and
ADMInALTY, frOM the sth of January, 1813, to
the sth Of January; 1814, together with an ae-
eount.of • the.Sunis paid out of the DroitS 6110..
the same data, specifying, by„svhorn received, and
on, what account, it appears that the total, in-
cluding Dutch, Spanish, Danish, Prussian, and
American Droits, %vete as follow

Receipts. Payments.
574,044 4s. Bd. - X-353,913 12s. 10d.
Of *this anionnt; the proceeds trom American
Captures are. X511,500.—N0 wonder the MADI-
SON WAR is becoming unpalatable in the.Tjuited
States

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