The Sun.
London, England, 1811-01-09 00:00:00

I,'ItLA,CI-1 ?AVERS.

I)tc,
CONSERVATIVL S4NATE.

magrgv (toloicnirrieN,
The'COtinsellor-Of Slat-, Count Calla&li, pre-
sented the tidlowing tapusd:—
"•Senators,—We are commissioned by his, Ma-
jesty to present to you 41)- projut of a Senatus Con-
sulium, in which you will take pleasure in remarking
the character ot public today, Of energy, tind'of fore:-
whiCh belongs to the vast conceptions of his
Majesty.
fhe empire enjoys the most, profound. peace ;
nations which surround it, deeply convinced, that
the' surest pledge at' their repose. will constantly be
fiend in their alliance with the French people, every
play draw closer the tie; which unite them to it, and
appear to constitute only on6'and the same great fa-
mily by their sentiments towards the august Chief
of France.
" And if the horrors of war still desolate tie ex-
tremities of Europe, if the misled portion of a
neighbouring nation, agitated by laclions,. still mis-
take its true interests, you know, Gentlemen; that
the cause must be sought for in the perfidious ma-
chinations of that Government, the enemy of Eu-
rope, which, repelled and menaced oh all sides, has
no longer any thing but a single ',corner, where it
is still able to fan the,tiame of discord and ot civil
'! Englald blockades the ports of Europe; •she
parade's upon the wig her ships, emery where the
objects of reprobation ; she seeks openings for the
prodnce of her manufaCtures, piled up in the
vt.irehouses of her dismayed inhabitants. Her cri-
minal is rteognised ; her snares have lost
their clh.et ; the nations at last know how to ap-
precia.e blab her fltal alliance and her disastrous
se tv ices:

.“ Amidst the calm which his Majesty has re-es.
t ,blighvci in the'empire arid in Europe, he is occu-
pied whir tOv. ainvlioration his tnaCii,e; nod Irs
gc;nins siig ;eats to him efficaeifins for op-
poising in his eneniles., Upon lq seas notri rous
aniliwed like his'%;eteran and formidatite
g with a desire ar last io conquer ;in univer-
s peleo. The .will of hiw Nl3jesty shall be always
that of ocstiny ; for power and genius. never will
in - _

j" Already, Gentlemen, at the voice
.of his D/14.
jesty, toaritit»e establishments are created ; our
coeits, the extent of which is augmented, are evert
where defended bycouraee and tortified by at t the
0r311131s are provided with ow:0,11y materials ; ships
ale rising in our ports, and our fleets will one day
toy their strength with tho,a3 of ebertly,, Mid
reign upon the seas.
" But in arm these vessels, .to equip them, his
Majesty has felt that he stood in nee=d of sea.
meu. These who at present man his squadrons
would not be sufficient for the greatness of his
plans) new means' are therefore necessary for sew
views,
44 Commerce and the fisheries, which were wont
tafernish seamen for the State, are at present too
inconsiderable, and a new system must be forth-
with resorted to fur supplying the wants of the
" At the voice of his Mijesty there issues from
the maritime departments, a crowd of young men,
who, being tit once sailors and soldiers, will chew
themselves, worthy rivals of those who have raised
so high the glory of the arms of the Empire.
if We shall now unfold to you, Gentlemen, the
'basis of that Institution, from which his Majesty
expetts the most advantageous results.
" The Emperor has perceived that the, mode of
conscription can alone procure lot the into ine those
roe:tutus in men which it reqcires; but be has felt
that thit, moo could not be eV,tttdd through the
whole of our territory,- for the inclinations of men
are generally the fruit of their habits. Thus, the
itthabilant of the:townisaf the interier never sees the
sea or seamen; is stranger to that element, to that
mode of life, he forms to himself only a monstrous
idea of it ; be prefers the land service, for which
the innumerable vidories of our armies have already
excited his earliest enthusiasm.
t, The inhabitant of the coast, on the contrary,
from his earliest years is hearing the sea-service
talked' of g while yet a child he. gambols in that
element, upon which lie will Otte, day brat e the
atom, end.the battle. 'Born on 'coasts adjacent to
those of the enemy, lie feels the necessity of defend-
ing them, bedtime lie has tri ported his farnily and
his puiperty. Lie is 86telted mote than any other
with the (Mill of re stance to ag6ression ; he is at
once a tom and a citizen,
" ft is from the maritime departments, then,
that the marine must he recruited; it is riona the
Pe of coasts that meta be made the telethon' of
men destined to serve on the sea.
" but the profession of the seaman is liable to
so many vicissitudes end dangers, that it is necessary
to commence it from the_ most tender age, when
the organs arc ' the body flexible, and habits
ere contrattled without dittieulty, ft is necessary
trait the triatilier Should be early accustomed to
• and learn to face it with a smile.
• Young s.adors shall therefore be selected at the
age of from 13 to t 6 ; it younger, the State
would wait too long betore it enjoyed their scrvici • ;
if older, tho physical constitution .of mail could
only tie bent with difficulty to all the toils of sea-
tumidity.
" Here it is our duty to communicate one of
those flue thoughts of the Emperor—that of iohi.
acing from the present moment, these young con-
scripts, in the career which they are destioed to
run.
" His Majesty has formed crews for ships, and
crews for flotillas. The former, composed of ex-
perienced ,mariners, will man the ships ; for the
latter, his Ailojesty is fitting out in his ports small
vessels, commanded 5161411 officers; can board
which will be exercised in manccuvres, in steering,
in the use ()farms, those young seamen, whom the
Solatua COOSUlttltn, which we present, sunimons to
time gin our of serving their country,