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of Odom, and at his left the Duke of Nemours. Her Majesty the
Oils vas as well at the Priam sod Peineesses, and the Prtu.
ane the 's sister. The Ministers sod Aides-de-Camp oil
the Ow essinaisi dna% The President of the Congress de-
livers& the following qua
of •
" bpi am the Belgian people, the Sovereign Cou-
ntess, in Ms dais ol! Malay 3, elected sod proclaimed King, his
tonal lifibmses INA Charles Philip d'Oekans, Duke of Nowa%
yea likisetes eon, and has entrusted to us the mission to offer
Stellate eo b isyat Highness in the presence of your Majesty, as
Ms guerilla and sing.
14 This *aim, which was balled by the acclamations of a free peo-
ple, is an laoalie tendered to the pope royalty of France, and to the
virtue of yaw yt it cements the natural union of the two nations,
without weatswesthrg this. It reconciles their wishes and their natural
inmate with the lama end the peace of Europe t and by giving to
the ininesniaceaf Belgian a new support—that of the French honour
—it assess to tea Sala anew element of foals and
tranquillity.
" The Cassia:laid elapset on which the Crown of um rests
is finished. The nation, whose independence is recogn expects
with impatience both the Sovereign of its choice and the benefits of the
Constitution, to which he will take the oath. The answer of your Ma-
jesty will fulfil its well.founded expectations and our just ha. Your
accession has proved that you know all the power of a truly national
wish, and the sympathy of France is a pledge to us of its ready assent
to the soilage, of Belgium.
" We deliver into your hands, Sire, the official Decree of the election
of his Royal Highness the Duke of Nemours, and a copy of the Con-
stitution decreed by this Congress."
The President of the Congress then read the Act of the Congress in
the following terms :
" In the name of the Belgic Nation, the National Congress decrees—
" Art. 1. His Royal Highness Louis Charles Philip d'Orleans, Duke
of Nemours, is proclaimed King of the Belgians, on condition of ac-
cepting the Constitution such as it shall be decreed by the National
Congress.
" 2. He is not to take possession of the Throne till after having so-
lemnly taken, in the presence of the Congress, the following oath :
"I swear to observe the Constitution and the Laws of the Belgian
People, to maintain the national independence and the integrity of the
territory.
"Brussels, Palace of the Nation, Feb. 3, 1831."
" The Secretaries, Members of the Congress.
Viscount VILLAIN XIV.

" LIETDZ.
" H. DE BROUCHERE.
" NOT HOME.

" The President of the Congress,
" K. SURLET CHOKIER."
The King answered to the deputation :
" The wish which you are commissioned to lay before me, in the
name of the Belgic people, on presenting me with the act of the elsedu
which the National Congress has st made of my second es% dos
Duke of Netnours, for King of the Belgians, fills me with sentimoots
which I request you to express to your generous nation. lam pro-
foundly affected that my constant devotedness to my country has Inspired
you with this wish, and I shall always be proud that one of my sons
has been the object of your choice.
'4 If I listened only to the inclination of my very sincere desire to
yield to the wish of a people, whose peace and prosperity are equally
dear and Important to France, I should readily accede to it. But,
whatever may be ay regret—whatever may be the affliction which I
feel in refusing yea soy son, the strictness of the duties which I have
to fulfil eollons sipios me this painfnl obligation, and I must declare
that I de net wept for him the crown which you are commissioned to
Os Wm
My iss isity is to consult, above all things, the interest of France,
and eakagooody not to endanger that peace which I hope to preserve
far Its happiness—for that of Belgium —and for that of all the States of
Europe, to which it is so invaluable and so necessary. Exempt rnyselt
from all ambition, my personal wishes agree with my duties. It will ne-
ver be the thirst of conquest, or the honour of seeing a crown placed
upon the head of my son, that will lead me to expose my country to
the renewal of the evils which war brings in its train, and for which
the advantages which we might derive from it, however great they
might otherwise be, cannot compensate. The examples of Louis XIV.
and Napoleon would suffice to preserve me from the fatal temptation of
erecting Thrones for my sons, and to make me prefer the happiness of
having maintained peace to all the splendour of the victories, which,
in cased was, French valour would not fail again to secure to our glo-
rious standards.
" May Belgium be free and happy ; let it never forget that it is to
the concert of France with the other great Powers of Europe, that it
owes the speedy acknowledgment of Its national independence, and let
it always rely with confidence on my support to preserve it from every
external attack, or from all foreign intervention; but let Belgium also
secure itself against the scourge of internal agitations, and let it pre-
serve itself from them by the organization of a Constitutional Go-
vernment, which may maintain a good understanding with its neigh-
bours, and protect the rights of all by insuring the faithful and
impartial execution of the laws. May the Sovereign whom
you shall elect consolidate your internal security, and may the choice of
him be at the same time a pledge to all the powers of the continuance of
peace and general tranquillity ! May lie be fully sensible of all the du-
des he will have to perform ; and may he never forget that public liberty
will be the best foundation of his throne, u respect for your laws, the
maintenance of your institutions, and fidelity in observing his engage-
' manta, will be the best means to preserve it against every attack, and to
save you from the dagger of new convulsions.
" Tell your countrymen that such are the wishes which I form for
them, and that tkey may depend upon the entire affection which I bear
to them. They willfind me always eager to manifest it to them, and to
maintain with them those relations of friendship and good neighbourhood
which are so necessary to the prosperity of the two States.

CONFIRMATION OF THE REVOLUTION IN ITALY.
MODZWA, Fan. 4.—The following Proclamation has been publish

here today :
• " Francis IV. by the Grace of GOD, Duke of Modena, &c.
" Some conspirators dared, in the evening of the 3d of February, to
unite in arms in the house of Ciro Menotti, on the Great Canal, with the
wicked intention of surprising us, thus armed, in our Palace. Di.
vine Providence was pleased that their guilty designs should be known
and their attempt defeated by our troops, who surrounded the house.
After a long continued fire of musketry, our troops en-
deavoured to take the house by storm, which, however, was
ordered to be suspended, in order not to risk the valuable lives of so
many of our brave soldiers : but the conspirators having recommenced
their Bre, cannon were employed against them, which obliged them to
surrender at discretion to the number of more than thirty. A Court
Marshal has been appointed to try them. In communicating this
event to the public, we cannot omit to bestow a great and
deserved tribute of praise on our troops of every description, who, in the
worse of last night gave the most striking proofs of their bravery and
fidelity. We have to give especial commendations to the corps of
poineers, which was the first to surround the house of Menotti; and,
notwithstanding a very brisk fire from the conspirators, bravely main.
tamed their gound. The pioneers were under the command of Count
Corot:hit, who, with great bravery, showed remarkable military talents.
He was supported by a company of dragoons under Colonel Count
Steeple, whose zeal and attachment greatly contributed to the success
of his enterpeise.
" We also owe much praise to the battalion of troops of the line, pan
of which surrounded )lenottl's house, and the other part hastened to
the defence of the palace and the gates of the city. The citizens exe-
cuted with much vigilance the important task confided to them, of de.
fending the citadel, together with a company of troops of the line,
under the command of Colonel Papassoni.
" The Officers of the Court, the Nobility, and the corps of the
noble Guards, hastened in arms to defend our person, and our faith-
ful domestics testified their attachment by voluntarily arming them.
selves with muskets, and being prepared to protect us. In the
-midst of the confusion caused in- the night by some guilty con.
spirston, we observed, with gnat satisfaction, the quiet and per.
feet tranquility of our city and residence. Not a single indi-
vidual took part, even through curiosity, in what was going on ;
everything was left to the military, who, in their frequent patrols,
through the city, did not meet a single person. This ma*,
of good disposition, docility, and attachment to our person, on the part
of the citizens of Modena, does not surprise us ; but it deserves praise,
and may serve as a model to every other city which may be in similar
circumstances. We take pleasure in giving these praises to our city
in the present Proclamation, which is only a faithful narrative of the
events which took place last night, and an expression of the feelings
of our heart towards those who have served us with so much zeal and
affection, and towards the people who, by fulfilling their duties with so
much composure and obedience, have acquired every right to our
gratitude.
"Given at Modena, in our Palace, 4th Feb. 1831.
(Signed) " FRANCIS."
His Royal Highness the Archduke Modena, being informed on the
Bth of the serious troubles which have broken out at Bologna, and
being unwilling that his faithful troops should be implicated in case the
territory of Modena should be violated by the revolutionists,has thought
proper to order them to retire to Novi di Modena, where they have
taken up a position. After having instituted a regency at Modena, his
Royal Highness has taken his family to Mantua, where they arrived
on the Bth, at nine in the evening. According to the latest news from
Modena, the regency established there by his Royal Highness the Duke
continues to ntain good order in that city.
Botoona, Fns. s.—Troubles broke out here on the morning of the
4th. The Pro-Legate, seeing that the armed force was not able to keep
down the Revolutionists, resolved to give up the Government to a Cam. ,
mission, which has assumed the name of Providocal Government of the I
Cig and Province of Bologna.
l'ansea, Fan. B.—The communications betweeen our Government
arid that of the Duke of Modena, which were interrupted in consequence
of the events in the states of Modena, are now restored. The most re.
cent accounts from Reggie affirm that the most perfect tranquillity pre.
*lied in that town.--Jourstal do Frankfort, Feb. 15.