Star.
London, England, 1815-08-29 00:00:00

SUBS! DI ES.

Sweden demanded indemnity for the past, and v.
curity for the future, &c.
The injustice of these pretensiress was evident, pir-
ticulArly that of France. The Germin P. hire:, ch.
j,•cted, that they were not Lonna to any svti,,ta.ti
either from compact or from any faith, since
had given foreigners nn cause to invade
W:4Me the Empire : that it was unjust to dein tu,',
tisfactiint, since the war had been carried on in the
Empire chiefly with the treasure and Llo (o the
Germans, who vtere now to ex',:tust,•;i, that t:lew
seem to be at the List rasp, while the Crow it, oil ;hi
other hand, Ilan enriched themselves with the spills
Of the innocent.

Even French impudence cannr,t .such ar
guments against us in the present reeer,Qd
things. They serve on the other hand but to streng.
'then our claims npon France.
But if we woul,f act towards France accnrdiiiv. to
the principle, With what measure yon mete," Scr.
France could no long( r exist. If, therefore, it is to
exist, we must exercise mercy : therefore only a word
or two about Alsace.

When Bnsac was taken, Cardinal Richelieu ex.
claimed triumphantly to the lying Father Iv...ph—.
44 Courage, Father Joseph, Brisac is outs!" Bit
Bernhard, Duke of Weimar, replied to the M irsll:4l,
who tri:d all his rhetoric to induce him to g've up
t 6 conquered comes! to France—m Otez aon sap
fille son twinge, et aan homme son honneatr." At t'.4
uegociations the Frenett were extremely eager to tart
Brisac, threatening to break off the negociations.—
The tame reasons that made it highly important 1(::
France to gtt this place, made it equally important
Germany te, keep it.
What may be said of Brisac is equally applicqbl:
to all the fortresses in the country.
_ L.et Alsace then, for the Fvoch n robber's nest,

for Germany (with i:s lofty ridge of mountains ai.d
the river, and with the fortresses bu'lt by Germin
and commanding the passes thvat.;il tit
mountains,) a strong bulwark, which fit ms a prc.
Jeering point of attack for France, and wi h tie Ilia? cf
mor:hern fortresses a most formidable line...utter
gressi,in or defence, the interruption of which wool.l
Mace both nations on the natural footing Of thrir
stresgth, let the fine rich German Margraviate, the
prinivval possession of the H'.use of .1-labAnitg; 14
spoil gnictitally obtained by France through viotoice
and stratagem, in the COlir'C v.l two centuries,
into the great confederation N Germaa State,.-4
(Riau:A Mercury, August IS.)
ARAU, AUGUST 103.
On the occasion of the ..voaring to the r.clerai
Compact, the Burgomaster V in Wyss made an
cellent speech, of which the folio .v iii 4 tit the nib.' Atm,:

" tie first ►kett.hes a rapid pict,:re of the ti,.harov care of
Switzerland after :he French invasion at tar b gllsk
14 ticlutitin. the subju;; ithqi of the COtillay, the lea ;fa' bar!
fc,sglit un Swiss,wound between °main:les of the most o..zendl
nariot.s, the iwet.ene diiiertions mfi.uned by false weds oi alms?
PrJ eitua'ity, the charge of c‘aiiitutions, the cage or fad 0:0.
and lastly the act of mediation, under ss Bich hr oll.erev. t,..:
they •pent deven peaceful years, in wiacti, though ►ubjec:r
the will of a despot, they were, however, hew off than a t‘ti
period immediately preceding. att knMtb, 8.111 he, :h• a!,tl
war against the claims to the sovereignty m he work! brought
us,.as well as the rest of EUrnpe, liberty and in•tepeui.vice •he
heroic efforts of so many utdted nations were il remit ty Otte
monarchs, whose names will h ever illustriou► n hi 4. ry W;:5
reverential gratitude Europe blesses th..tranen~►tn,
union with that hvwerful nation the especial Wend of ,w's
land, whose fleets command the seas, and which has so lung sun•
tended with invincible fortitude for the liberty of this quarter u:
the glohe."

He then mentions the favour they have shewn
Switzerlamd, and the prospect of at happy state of
things.

" But before this wholesome work was Who 11! Perfected,
when stiffrring humanity had scarcely dried up its bit res• tear.,
au unparalleled event again filled Europe with astonislar.ut,aud
laid new burdens upon the exhausted States ; the fot.E.idablc
Usurper, banished to the rocks of Elba, broke the peace of the.
world, and in intelligence with a band of great tral-ors, 'mice
as a rebel on the French soil; his former rude companions n'
arms, thiriting fur combats, forgetting their oaths to their law-
ful Kinp, Sucked to the eagles, which promised fresh *oil scd
dtiminiutL; the nation, terrified and deteneviets, forroirk its alt.
Royal Family, and in a few dye Napoleon again eat on there.
faued throne of the Bourbons."

He now notices the renewed alliance of the Save.
reigns, the declaration of the 13tli of March, the in:•
mense armies sent against France, the accession td
the Swiss to the alliance, the noble conduct nl li3
Swiss troops in France, the Treaty ut Coe ‘d()Ill 0
May, &c.
66 At length, far from our frontiers, began the di vital and
bloody contest. Two immortal heroes, armed by the had rg
GOD with the sword of vengeance, an: thilated with diet:Maw
armies, in munierous atid gigantic wattles, the main force of Le
Usurper, and speedily took the Capital of the Elliptic I."l'cf.
taut Provinces are already in the band!, of the Alters.
the nimble King, tried In the school of adversity, lies, 'or "
and ileliveratn.e, mounted her the second Ince the long-sI34K.
throne of ids lathers. Yu put a happy end to the ht,tintite. co*
fusion of his kingdom is the infinitely d nicult obi ct
common wisdom and moder:y ion. Switz t Lind iticatir• i.
Win the augnst successor of Its ancient altos, who hid .0 141
shared watt tie Allied Monarch.; Inc care of 'tor sv. h•lt
the loyalty and gratitude of a numerous people, won me. ro
a second deliverance, andwho nave been tor cent ultimo travi'
reward the generous Prince !"
• He then commends the behavi"ur of the Stti.; t':
the present crisis, thanks the reprosent.itis e• it,
lied Sovereigns, and concludes by impluf dig the'
vine blessing upon the ri-newsid swiss Contruer.ito

. .
An American Gentleman who h lately API!'
from New York, states that there /3 jug 0/11/ill"
that harbour, it steam frigate, the letigt.i %co° '•
I uti yards, :lid breAdth WX) feet ; tier :..dt... 141)ic
Are Alternately composed of oak, pl.ink, cori
wood, are J 3 feet thick. She clergies 44 41111?' I"
1f which are of very large bore, the oth,rs 444'r
tiers; in case of being hoarded, o!ic 13; en.tw" ti
machinery to discharge jot) SAIIOO6 of b'Hiffig
uu her enemies per minute, and at the s
woo 4-
cutlasses branch over her gunwales, And an or'.
number of rikes dart oot from her sit*.

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171 to g•
ve up
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rear." At t'.e
y eager to vet
legociAtions.—
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ally applicable
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though bubjec:N
ter oil than it
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e world braught
rt•lepeuience •tw
e 41 rected ty three
oi q log. re W::5
fiend of :see-
rh hat Ito long tow
of this quarter u:
have shewn
happy State of
Wholly perfected,
• its hi. t: res• tear.,
astonishir•ta,ani
a ; the fin.ttidable
e the peace of the
at trai-ors, Waded
ide companions Ir
oaths to their law-
ted trolls .poil aid
forsoak its ate.
,aln sat on the pto•
:e of the Save.
March, the ar.•
le accession 01
conduct tit tiLt
tit Coe dOth 0
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THE EVi.,NING S l'Alt.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29. 1815.
'RICE OF S COCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK I.
Reduced 56I—Cons. money 56—for act. 541
4 per. Cent. 71i gaper Cent. 113 i 84—Bond, Bt. dis.
ououum pre. pay. et—Exchequer Utu. da. 24. dia.
•

A Hatnburgh Mail arrived this morning ; also a
Pctch Mail, which has brought us the following im-
p:taut document :
STATE PAPER,

HAGUE, AUGUST 25.
We, Wixstasi, by the Grace of Gov, King of the bre-
tberlands, Prince of Orange Nassau, Grand Duka of
Luxemburg, &c. &c. &c.
0 To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting,

From the moment that we assumed the Royal
Dynasty it has been our most ardent wish to see all
the in:nibitants of the new kingdom united, under the
slaw political institutions, and all inducement 4o
envy or discord to be thus removed.
In consequence of this, the Constitution that
.is Arcady binding upon one part of our subjects
w.,i; necessarily to be ad apted to the interests of all,
11:1 conformably to the intentions of the Monarchs
t;,whose policy, under the dipection of the Divnew
ralvivt:NcE, this new state of things is to be awl.

•
hum].
e, The Committee to whom we confided this im•
p:►rtant task consisted of men, whose talents and pa.
triotism Lad acquired them the respect of th,:ir fellow
citizens.

- _
" But, however perfect might be the confidence
which we placed in them, we thought it advisable,
la an a2air so important to the general welfare,
t endeavour to learn the general sentiments upon
tt:e which was the fruit of their deliberations.
In the Northern Provinces, the Constitution had
pointed eut to us the way to attain this end, and the
States-General were summoned, consisting of double
the usu4l number of members. lit the S .uthern Pro-
vinces, where there was n' Assembly could be
onsidered as legally eepr..senting the People, the
measure was thought of which a year ago, ca the
iatroduction of the first Constitution into the United
Nrt:erlan s, was executed without any opposition.
But, notwithstanding this example, the affair was de-
linerately examined ; and it was by the advice of the
Committee of Revision that we resolved to assemble
the Notables in each Arroudi.lscalcat, in proportion

is its population.
14 We !Live learnt with sorrow that out endeavours
have been mistaken or mi.uaderstood, . and that foe
teasms which must afflict every good Netheshinder,
tae measure we commanded has not had the result
which we expected from it.
" Almost a sixth part of the petsatis sommomed
Lave not appeared in the AsseMblies, and though
their absence may be Considered as a proof that they
are satisfied with the praposed Constitution, it would
have been more agreeable to us if nobody had missed
the opportunity afforded him of freely expressing his
sentiments on the highest interests of the State.
" Of the 726 Netables, by whom the Project is
rejected, 126 have expressly declared, that it was on
account of some articles relating to religious worship
e—articles which, agreeing with the long subsisting
legislation, founded upon treaties, and in unison with
the priilcieles which the most religious Sovereigns
have introduced Into the European political system,
could not be omitted in the Censtitution of the Ne-
therlands without risking the existence of the Monate'
city, and without weakening the security of the rights
even of those whom these stipulations have the most
alarmed.
" If this truth had not been obscured by some
=en, from whom society ought on the contrary to
have expected the example of evangelic charity and
toleration, the above-mentioned votes would have
jsincd the .527 Notables who have approved the project.
" The States-General have also communicated to
us their approbation, which is the more remarkable
as being unanimously given in a very numerous as-
:. a:sly—it must be considered as the clearly expressed
opinions of the Northern Provinces. • •
"And since after this enumeration and comparison
tF the votes respectively givea, there cats be no doubt
of the neitiments and wishes of the great majority of
411 Cru su;s;.:cts, and that the assent of this majority
lending, we de not hesitate to fulfil our obliBation
by icansally sanctioning the project which has been
•tommanicated by us to the States General and the
sota:ske, and by deciarin ss as we declare by these
present:, C..at the dispositions contained in it form,
from tiva es:anent, the consitution of the kingdom of
tLe Net:ierlands.
" We sletll proceed without delay to the measures
Yete:sery to execitte these dispositicns ; find it is our
articular resolution, by a speedy convocation of the
t Aro Chambers, to eneble the States General to exe-
cute the legislative pow ere. The oath which we shall
pronounce in the midst of them Las been long since
el-vanillin our heart; never have we bed, never can
we have any other views than to augment the general.
prosperity, and to protect public and indivdual liberty
and the rights of all and every cf our subjects. Dis-
posed to respect the institutions which arc to guaran-
!ee these precious pledges, we expect and require the
same respect from all the inhabitants of these coun-
tries; and he who should in future allow himself,
either by his actions or writing, to disturb or to shake
the sentiments otsubmission, attachment, and fidelity,

arhicit owes
haie to Maine himself for the had iiiiwquences tilat
will arise to him frorii the strict application of be
laWi against c; Imes of this nature

" But far final us be the idea, thirthe slppricatiob
of these laws can ever becomi necessary. This day,
which puts an end to all uncertainty, must also puts
an end to all agitatton, all dissension. The Belgians
will not be blind to the benefits which Pitovinence
otters them. The *nice of the passions will soon be
appeased by the calm judgment which characterises
the nation, and all will participate in the conviction
that the national happiness, the foundations of which
are just laid, cannot be completed and confirmed but
by mutual good will, and by entire confidence in the
Sovereign to whom they are all equally dear, and
whose only thought is to consecrate his life to their
prosperity and their glory.
" We ordain these presents to be published in the
usual form, inserted in the bulletin of the laws and
the official journal, and registered in the superior
courts of justice at.the Hague, Brussels, and Liege.

a We ordain that the Administrative Authorities
and others shall see to their execution without any
connivance.

" Given at the Hague, the 24th day of August, in the year
1815, and the second of our Reign.
(Signed) " WILLIAM.
(By the King) " A. R. Fm.cic."

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