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London, England, 1813-04-05 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

pARts, MARCH 24,
This day his Majesty, the Emperor and King,
being seated on the Throne, surrounded by the Prin-
ces, QranckDignitaries, &c. &c. received a Deputa-
tion from tbe Legislative Body.
The Deputies were condOnted to the audience by
the Master of the Ceremonies and an Assistant, in-
troduced by his Excellency the Grand Master, and
presented to his Majesty by his Serene Highness the
Prince of Benavente.
The Vice-Grand Elector, his Excellency the Count
de Montesquieu, President of the Legislative Body,
presented his Majesty the following Address:
" Stan—Your faithful subjects, the Deputies from
the Department of the Legislative Body, have charged
as to lay at the foot of the Throne, this new homage
of their gratitude and their fidelity.
44 Whilst the great political interests detained yoar
Majesty so far distant from your States, you were al-
ways present to their thoughts—they associated them-
selves by their wishes with those noble' labours of
which their children partook the honours and the
perils. On this day, as then, all our hearts are re-
sponsive to your own, and it shall be said, that our
triumphs were suspended only tt shew in a stronger
light the energy of your character, the extent of our
resources, and our confidence in your Majesty.
" Yes, Sire, the people of this vast empire, formerly
divided by manners and interest, united by honour
and fidelity are no longer rivals, but in zeal and devo-
tion to your Majesty. Repelling even the idea of a
peace which might stain the national honour, every
sacrifice will be disregarded by them to maintain the
integrity of their territory, that of their allies, the pre-
ponderance you have acquired for them, and to con-
quer a glorious peace the only one worthy of French-
men and of your Majesty.
" The Legislative Body is happy and proud in
, being the interpreters of a generous nation, which will
always give you assistance unbounded ; but there is
none to the gratitude with which it is inspired for all
your Majesty has conceived and executed for its pro-
sperity.
" In effect, the great progress made in agriculture
and in the arts, those immense works which have
opened new roads for commerce, and embellish our
cities with magnificent monuments, the creation of a
skilful and numerous marine, the maintaining that
system of finance unexampled till our days, and wor-
thy of serving as a model for future ages, are so
many benefits bestowed by your Majesty upon your
people, We trace in our province all those wonders,
performed in the midst of the greatest warlike pre-
parations. We will tell them, that the wants of the
Treasury pnd the Army are provided for without any
fresh impost being laid on them. Tranquil respect-
ing the present, we do not for the future fear those
turbulent minorities, in which the partition of oath°.
thy, and the uncertainty of their rights should lead
us, as in former epochal, to dread civil troubles.—
The order of the Regency is fixed, as well as that of
the succession, and the heart of a mother will be the
faithful guard of her child, and of this great family,
of which the monarchy is always the emblem. Thus
will the tutelary Government, so dear to our forefa-
thers, be established and ameliorated, and with it
those generous sentiments which formed its splen-
dour. Thus are days of peace prepared, by those
works which are best adapted to ensure the enjoy-
ments of it, and by those efforts which must com-
mand it. May this happy alliance between the Prince
and his people be for ever perpetuated, and become
the most imposing strength of this Empire, the most
happy bond of authority and obedience, and the Le-
gislative Body obtain the glory of having given the
most memorable example of it !"
His Majesty replied,
" GENTLEMEN Dartmes—The Legislative Body
has given me, during this short but important session,
proofs of its fidelity and love ; I am sensible of them.
The French have entirely justified the opinion which
I have always entertained of them.
44 Called by Providence and the will of the nation,
to form this empire, my steps have been gradual,
uniform, analogous to the spirit of events, and to the
interests of my people. In a few years this great work
will be finished, and every thing which exists com-
pletely consolidated.

_ All my designs, all my undertakings, have but
one object—the prosperity of the empire, which I will
for ever render independent of the laws of England.
History, which judges of nations as it judges of men,
wll remark with what calmness, what simplicity, and
what promptitude great losses have been repaired ;
one may judge of v. kat efforts the French would be
capable, it the question was to defend their territory,
or the independence of my crown.
" Our enemies hate offered the King of Denmark
our departments of the Elbe and the Weser, in com-
pensation for Norway. In consequence of this pro-
ject they Iraq formed plot* those couotries.

mark rejected those iasidiotu proposals, the intent of
which was to deprive her of her provinces, and draw
her, in mbar, into an eternal war with us.
66 I will quickly place myself at the head of my
troops, and confound the fallacious promises of our
eetraies. In any negotiation the integrity of the em.
pity neither has, nor shall be called in question.
a Immediately that the laws of war shall leave us
a moment's leisure, we will recall you to this capital,
u well as the great men of our empire, to assist at
the coronation of the Empress, our well-beloved
spouse, and of the Hereditary Prince, the King of
Rome, our dearly beloved son.
64 The thought of this great solemnity, at once re..
ligious and political, touches my heart; it shall hastea
its epoch to satisfy the wishes of France."
After this reception, there was an audience in the
grapd apartments.
bunc.o 28.—T0-day his Isfajesty reviewed in t.
Place du Carrousel, a great number of troops, 4
every description.
, The Duke of Abrantes arrived on the 10th /dards
at Triest.

MARCH 31.—0 n Sunday the eSth, his majesty
and King gave a private audience at the palace ot
the Thuilleries, before mass, to Baron de Just, Miei.
ster Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of
Saxony, who presented his credentials.
His Excellency the Count de Narbonne, Ambas.
sador to the Court of 4ustri* arrived at Vitaua the
19th last.

The Motiketff of the 30th Match, centains the fel.
lowing remarks on paragraphs contained in English
newspapers of the 271-1 and 23d March
Encash Paper.—J, We learn with regret that there Is not
among the powers of the North that accord which we ex.
petted,"
NOTE I.—What accord do you wish there should
be among the Powers of the North ? The project
of England is, that Denmark should cede Norway
and be indemnified at the expence of France. Was
'ever a more extravagant project conceived l—And
how imagine that a Cabinet, which has shewn the
most good sense in its conduct, would fall into such
a snare Indemnities at the expence of France
But were the enemy's armies encamped upon the
heights of Montmartre, not a village of the villages
constitutionally united to the Empire should be
ceded ; it is therefore a gratuitous sacrifice they wish
to obtain from Denmark. She would cede Norway
with the certainty of never being indemnified. bide.
pendently of the King and of his character, so cony
Crary to even the thought of partaking of the spoils
from one of his allies, the :Danish people know wells
that the French nation is not one of those nations
which are stripped, and that madmen only wish tQ
draw its hatred and vengeance upon them.
Paper.—" All the Merchants of ilionburgh sod Ey
beck have renewed their correspondence with thew hitedg in
England, &c."
N'>Ti 2.—We had the simplicity to content oat
selves with 16,000,00 Q which the trade of liamburgh
paid to reboy the English merchandise. It shall at
be so this time.

English Parr—" Our letters state that D. KM Ito*
out, ate."
NOTE S.—lt is a long time since your scapulas
stated it to have surrendered, The French army
will quickly be there; but should it not be there for
:Tx months, there would be nothing to fear forthat town.
English Paper—" A journal of Sunday Oat states, *at tie Pint
peror Akneader has offered to place 40,000 men at cite &spoil.
den of the k;iiglish Government, &c. Ike. use."
NOTE 4.—Fine intelligence ! The Emperor Alex.
ander has occasion tot his troops. Your moments of
joy have passed. We are awaking. The lion slept,
and you believed him dead.
English Paper.—" It is said the Prince Regent Intends sending
a person of distinction with the Order of the Ganer to the LAl-
parer Alexander, as soon as be shall have received intelligence o$
his arrival at Berlin."

NOTE s.—Make baste,
LEIPZIC, MARCH 1!,

•
The head-quarters of the French army are still
here, And we continue to possess his serene Highness
the Prince Viceroy. The labours and cares of war
take away nothing from his goodness and affability
of character. The greatest discipline reigns amonl
the troops which obey him—no inhabitant of the town
or country has had occasion for complaint. The
Prince maintains order; it is impossible to form an
idea of his activity.
We have here, and in the neighbourhood, a very
great number of French troops of every description.
and more are incessantly arriving; some likewise set
out for different points of the Elbe. Several hatta.
lions have just marched for Grimma; they will after-
wards proceed to Dresden. A corps of Saxon ca.
valry, which never kit the right bank of the Elbe, has
done considerable injury to Benkendorf's corps of cat
valry, which had the temerity to advance.
A great part of General Count Orenier's corps
cl'armie is still in advance of the Elbe, from the side
of Wittenberg; his patroles extend Treverbretzen.
These troops. which are commanded by the Dtike of
Belluno, have had different engagements with the
Russians, from whom they have taken several prig
suners, who were immediately sent off to France.
The corps d'armee collecting in the environs of
Magdeburgh continues to receive reinforcements,---
Within the last few days. we 'have seen a corps of
5000 men belonging to the Imperial Guard arrivis
here ; their appearance is admirable,
In all the course of the Elbe, from Saxony tql Ham.
burgh, there are but three bridges, by means of which
one can communicate from the right to the left bank
of that river ; the bridge of Wirtemberg, and those
of Dresden 4nd Torgaul these tetes•cle-poet are de-
fended by a tormidaule aruhery. All the small boats
have been sunk. 111. bridge of Dresden is mined ;
but it is to be presunied, that we shall never be re,
'
duced to the necessity of blowing it up,

AUGSBUROH. MAkCH 21.

General Count Wrede airr;vo here from Mu.
nice, and will not daily settikg out tor the army.—
All the Bavarian trooi,s whien are going to enter
upon the campaign an. roliecting in the vicinity of
Bamberg.