The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-26 00:00:00

ABDICATION OF BUONAPARTE.

" It is not often that the account of the beaten
enemy is more favourable to the victors than their
own but a second instance has occurred, in Mild)
litioxarAirre not merely has admitted his failure,
but has described his disaster in the most emphatic
terms. Precisely as he did on his return from
Moscow has he done here. The battle of Water-
loo is painted in the most gloomy colours—and
he throws himself quite open to the nation, as if
all were lost if they do not instantly tally round
his standard, and make a national effort for the
salvation of France.

" Yesterday forenoon, a Mr. LANE arrived in
town from Boulogne, which he left on Saturday
the 24th. He quitted Paris on the 20th, at which
time all was joy and exultation on the report of
the Emperor's success on the 15th and 16th, of
which our readers will sec the French account in
the Paris Papers that we have received. On Sa-
turday last, at Boulogne, Mr. LANE says he saw 4
Moniteur of the 22d, of which, however, he could
not obtain a copy, as the Sous-Prefet said he
could not give it up for 100 Louis d'ors. In this
paper it is said that the EMPEROR returned to Pa-
ris on the..2lst, and that on the same day he com-
municated to the two Houses of Assembly, by
his Ministers, an account of the important and
decisive battle of the 18th. In this repbrt, so far
from concealment or diminution of the loss sus-
tained, he goes beyond the molest account of the
Duke of WELLINGTON, and seems to have framed
it to alarm the French nation, and to rouse them
to extraordinary efforts.
" After a splendid account of the success which
attended the commencement of his operations,
the Emperor states that every thing promised the
'•
most complete triumph. Up to six o'clock in
the afternoon, the impetuosity and ardour of the
troops had surmounted every obstacle, and the
French Army was -on the point of reaping the
most perfect harvest of glory front the efforts they
had made, when the English were reinforced by
the advance of the Prussians on the left Bank, as
well as on his rear ; that in this moment the Eng-
lish cavalry made a successful attack on the Cui-
rassiers, who gave way, and the impetuosity of the
new 'lmperial Guard exposed them to the superior
numbers of the English, by whom they were
.
entome, that is, cut in upon, or a slight impres-
sion made on them ;—at this moment the Maiced-
tans in the army called out " sauce qui petit," save
himself who ran, which put the whole into utter
confusion, and the left wing " a entib-ement
htio n-holly disappeared. In consequence
of this disastrous event, he left his Generals to
rally and unite the dispersed remains of the army,
the whole loss of which was estimated at from 50
to 60,000 men.- The statement' concludes with
the words " que to journee etoit la plus glorieuse et
la plus funeste pour la France."

" We give the emphatic words of this Report
in the original, to mark the meaning, and we think
it right to say, that having made it our business to
Inquire, we have not been able to find Mr. LANE,
but the address of the Gentleman said to be ar-
rived may be different from that we received, . as
It is certain that Government yesterday received
such an account fron► a Gentleman of that name,
and that they gave it publicly in the streets, with
the most entire confidence in its veracity. It was
added, hat M. CARNOT made a most impressive
speech to the Assembly of Representatives on the
occasion—and proposed that the Sitting. should be
made permanent—that it should be held treason
for any Member to absent himself—that the levy
en masse should be ordered—and that a Committee
should be formed for taking all other such ttr.‘a-
sures as the exigency of the moment should re-

("lire.''
After some of its own ,remarks (which are as
anti-British as usual) the-Paper from which we
copy the above, adds,
" We had written so far, andltere preparing
for press, when we received information that be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, Ministers received
dispatches from Paris, stating that'theAssembry
of the Representatives declared their Sitting per-
manent, and that the most energetic expression
of pUblic opinion on the danger that threatened
France_ Was maeested, which there did not
appear any disposition to connect the'interests of
BuowAyikare with those of tl►e country. The
EMPEROR was at the Palace of Elvsee-,. and there
all his Ministers assembled in Council. The event
had transpired, and-a multitude of persons assem-
bled round the 'Palace, and a faint cry of " Vive
l'EmPereur" was heard. The impatience of the
Assembly of Deputies was.at its height. A vies
sage was,,eent to them from the Council to say that
in six hours a communication would be made to
them. To which they replied, that they would
only allow one hour for a message to know
the determination of the EMPEROR. Upon which
REGNAULT DR Sr. JEAN ANGELF,Y, as,the organ

1 of the Council of Mini3ters, stated to the l'aPer'''f
in plain but respectful terms, that the ititcrests°o
France demanded THAT rits MairsTv
ABDICATE
do
Ti4RONE. BUON'APARTE S 61(:
" What ! do
1/Q4 say so? Et tip Bret"'
which REGNAULT answered, " Your MajestY
may believe that it is. with grief of beirt tl';le
I announce to you the fatal necessity, but tt
well-being of France demands this sacri.fic....° te
your hands." NAPOLEON then proposed to nbdil
in favour of his son. This was announced t° t
fficiell
Assembly ; but it was declared to be insu,,
The abdication must be unconditional, that
might be left free to- rake such measures tot' tb:,
preservation of their independence as tnigb,t:
best calculated to the exigency of their aFI3'IO
BLIONAPARTE then sent a message to the tiv
Houses, that he Abdicated the Throne, "ni IC
lied on their wisdom and firmness to take
sures for the preservation of the Empire• with
• " The Assembly received this intimation
("
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respect, and with a rote of approbation.
then proceeded to constitute a Provisional
1.5
vernment, CARNOT, FOUCHE, and °tllfer:
were appointed Committee of public 53:,4,1
Various propositions were made. One was f() -w
a Deputation to the Duke of WEA.LINGTort, 1
t(be
sire a cessation of hostilities, to give time f,°r
formation of a new Government, but this
'te..
overruled as derogatory to the dignity Of. Firtini to
In the mean time, couriers were disP9tcli,e
every part of France to announce this nl°sl
and
portant event to the public funetionari-e5,
the
Poe they came to a solemn resolution to Preserve isb
integrity and independence of France, r tore
in the struggle.
::
"`This is briefiy the substance of the dispatch
received last night. ,Lord CASTLEREAGII went
tdot
be
the PRINCE REGENT tO the :
event to him, and Lady CAsTLcRF.AGS It 6( .5 of
pleasure to make it known at the Niarchit'ne'
SALISBURY's rout, from which it was
spread over the Hiole town."