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London, England, 1815-05-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL DECREE;

A Decree, bearing date the 22d of April, 1815,
relative to the organization of free corps, contains the
following dispositions :
One or more free corps shall be organizel in every
one of the frontier departments in the Empire. These
free corps shall be denominated accordiug to their
departments ; and in such departments where thew
arc several, they shall be dis:ingiiishcd by roi-a-
ber, and according to the order of th,ir for,l,a-
Owl. Individuals poss,siing the needful qualities
for raising a free corps, have to address them-
selves to the Minister of W tr, or to the Prefect. The
Prefect, after having consulted with the Commandant
of tli-! Department and the Ccmmandant of the Gens
d'Armerie, shall transreit to the Minister a report of
the services, experience, and capacity of the oiiicer,
who has requested to raise a free corps ; as likewise
of the influence which he pcisesses in the department.
The officers permitted to raise free coins shall be
breveted by the Emperor—and an officer so breveted
by his Majesty may grant tommissions to Captatins,
Lieutenants, Sub-Lieutenants, and Subaltern officers.
They shall enter volunteers, either for the Nitt:..nal
Guards, which are not part of the active companies,
or of those disbanded ; or of the Rangers, and others
employed under whatsoever denominatan ; it being
understood that the latter cannot be deprived of tl,eir
functions until the Department is taken. The in-
fantry and cavalry of these corps shall be organized
in the same manner as the cavalry and infantry of the
light troops. These corps shall not be obliged to
wear any particular uniform. The maximum of
these corps shall be 1000 men for the infantry, and
300 for the cavalry. The infantry may be armed
indifferently, either with regimental or hunting
muskets. The cavalry being armed as lancers, shall
hear a lance, but without a flag. These free corps
shall arm, equip, and mount 'themselves at their own
cost. They shall receive no pay, either in time of
peace or war—they shall be allowed subsistence in
the field, but this only in time of war. The free
corps may hair.: each Ewe pieces of artillery, three or
four-pounders; and in this case they will be supplied
with ammunition from the arsenals of the Empire.
They shall always be obliged to carry with them
sufficient powder and ball for six hundred discharges.
Whatever these free corps may take from the enemy,
shall be good prize, and for their own benefit. The
cannon, caissoons, and military stores shall be pur-
chased by Government, at the rate of two-thirds of
their value. Premiums shall be given to partizans
!or whatever prisoners they may take, and according
to their rank. The partition of theseoums and prizes
shall be made agreeably to a regulation to be drawn
up by the Minister of War, on the principle of par-
tition, as adopted for Maritime War. There may
likewise be free corps formed in the interior depart-
ments—and who shall not leave their department,
until the moment when hostilities shall have com-
menced ; and they may march to any part of the
frontiers, at their own choice, only taking the direc-
tions of the Minister at War.—Meniteur, April 27.
BERLIN, APRIL.
The King of Denmark will not pass..through this
city, as he returns to his States by the North of Ger-
many. M. the Baron Von Bybon, his Minister at
our Court, goes to Magdeburg to receive his orders.
BOLOGNA, APRIL 9.

Immediately on the intell►gence of the Proclama-
tion of the Independence of Italy having reached the
departments of the Rubicon, the Reno, and the iltn
tiler Po, the people, by a spontaneous movement,
arose en maw to go out and meet the Neapolitans,
and to embrace them as liberators and as brethren.
The people every whe:.e Ile+.• to -arms, and registers
are opened at Fuenza, at Forii, and at 13010gn3,
wherein citizens of all ages enrol themselves, for the

independence of Italy. The Bolognese, Also have .•
all ages been distinguished for their patriotism a
their energetic character, celebrated the day of t
Neapolitans' entry as a festival. Early on the ni
morning the veterans and young people of the c
disputed with each other for the honour of enrolli
themselves under the banner of independence ;
aged people and females ardently seconded these
pressions. The Professors of the University, a
mated by the same zeal, and headed by the Prof
sots Gambaci and Massi, presented thcrmelves C
neral Lecchi, to request of Joachim of Italy to be
corporated among the brave Neapolitans, and vowi
never to lay down their arms omit the seal of It:
should be cleansed from all fo:eign mixture. V,
Joachim Napoleon, by a decree of the fld of ;Ili
has nominated Pellegrino Rossi to be Curnmissat ;
the three departments of the Reno, the Rubicon, 4
the Lower Po, and Baron Alexander Agnechi
Prefect of the Reno. By another Decree be I.
formed the Grote cf Ravenna into a separate d
ment, under the name of La Pima. Tim tame
per quote; the eh.quent and energetic address-,
four conquered departments, as likewise that t
Prefect of the ll.:partment d ro, all wlee'n
dresses breathe the purest patriotism, and all et.ncl
v.ith the c 7 e of “ Flee Phalle! Pire P led
halicnne ! le Roi Joachim I'halique !"-41 ut.,:
of the King, bearing date the Pith of i 1 p:
the functions of the Civil Commissaries of
partments of the Reno, the Rubicon, the
and the l'incta. An order of the day Ai..
Civil ;Ma Military Authorities of the
mns, that Lieutenant General Baron
Knight of the Royal Order of the Tw )
been nominated Commander in Chief of the Ind d
partments. A Proclamation of the Prefect of the tl
partment of the Reno invites the citizens who h
guns, pi.tols, satires, cat butes, rec. to wake a 'Nati a;
offering of thew to their country.
Another Proclamations of the Bth of Aptil,
non:lces the occupation cf Ferrara and of Flortrr
and that the old Italian soldiers, the troops of Ti;
cany and the National Guards, have run to meet e
brave liberators of Italy, and have sworn to tom!):
on their side, nor lay down their arms until that I:al
shall be entirely liberated from the yoke of foreigner
The Ecclesiastics part:lke of toe same enthusiast.
with the inhabitants. and the pulpits resound wit'
their patriotic exhortations. All Italians, of whatevt.
rank or degre.t, have but one and the same uisll an
sentiment, it.z.—“ The Independence of Italy."
GENOA, APRIL te.
General Frimont expects numerous reinforcements
ti resume offensive operations. The Neapolitan.
only occupied Reggio a few hours: they kit it it
consequence of orders from King Joachim, v:l
caused these troops to take another dirt coon. Ti:
corps of General Bianchi was, on the evening of tit
I ata, two leagues from Modena. !'here has been 7t
new engagement between the Neapolitan troops ano
those of the Austrian General Nt'gent, near Pistoja
—Letters from 'Tuscany state, that his Majesty 71.:
King of Naples has levied large contributions of
FL .rence.

BRUSSELS, APRIL L".
The Duke of Wellington, after having inspec:e.!
our frontiers, yesterday teturned to this city. It !.
sirprsed that he viii repair to Antwerp to res•ie,l
the corps of Hanoverian troops, which are ,nceei
sively arriving in that city. • l'he corps of /tumid
troops now pissing the Rhine „,;11
.4;..,
its march by Louvain and Warre, in order ro
upon our frontiers. General Kleist de Noll..iisLi
to ,m hi. Majesty the King of Prussia has con
tide l an impoitititt command, between Neuwi..d ay,
Coblentz, set out the 19th from Aix-la•Clape....
to rei.air to his destination.

FLORENCE, APRIL 10.
Count Nugent, Commander of the A ustrn.Britar..
nic troops in Tuscany, has published an Order of t:ii
Day, in which he informs his soldiers, that Os:• fiat
of Naples has violated the Tuscan territory, contrily
to the most positive assurances that his tro.ps
not enter the Grand Duchy.
EXTRACT FROM THE JOURNAL OF ROME, OF Arm:
Napks, April
Madame Letitia arrived in this capital yestc: 'iy
evening, from the Islv of EI!)1, in the Nripolitil
ship Joachim, of 80 guns. Al lir W4s 11?•
ced to the people by a discharge of artillery. Cirl-
nal Fesch has been here for some days.