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FRENCH PAPERS.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
SITTING OF THZ IST JULY CONTINUZD.
M. BORY DR ST. VINCZNT gave the following ac-
_count of his Mission to the Army charged with the
Defence of Paris, in company with his colleagues,
Garat, Mornay, Buguet, and Hellot
" We repaired to la Villette, where were the head.
quarters of the Prince of Eckmuhl. The Marshal
had just come in from visiting the lines, which M.
Carnot had visited in the morning.
General Vandamme, whose fine corps was that
moment traversing Paris, answered for the excellent
spirit of his soldiers, who shared in his enthusiastic
patriotism.
" The General in Chief seemed to think that an
affair of importance might take place to-day ; and
through his modesty one could distinguish, that, far
from dreading its results, he entertained from it the
finest hopes frr• the honour of our arms:
44 We visited the works at many points ; the sol.
diers and a great number of inhabitants were working
there with zeal. We found them in the best state.
Our colleague, Buguet, who, a year ago, like my-
self, formed pan of that brave army of the South,
which, under the orders of Marshal Soult, so well de.,
fended the South of France against the triple force
of General Wellington, remarked, that these works
were even better than those under the protection of
,which our army at Toulouse dealt such horrible de-
struction among the English.
Abattis were formed on all the great roads, ob.
stacles multiplied, and the ditches covering our lines,
inundated. A- Prussian party occupied some villages
visible at a distance, and we advanced near their vi-
dettes. . We met a crowd of brave national guards
and federates proceeding to exercise at sharpshooting,
and thus familiarize themselves with dangers which
they burn to meet.
ai Many of these intrepid Parisians complained to
us, that neither arms nor cartridges were given to
them ; others complained that them. courage was kept
back ; we promised to state their representations to
he Executive Committee.

46 The gendarmerie, that chosen corps selected from
other corps, accompanied us, protesting that they
would also contb•it with the rest of the cavalry fur
national independence.
66 We were every where received with transports :
the soldiers, young as well as old, formed iv oupes
::round us, shouting, Vivi la Liked ! Vive Arapolon
11.1 Pivent let Refirtuniant ! Point de Bourbon:
46 On one return to the General in Chief we found
him with Count Reille, who also answered for the
patriotism of his troops. We next proceeded to the
extreme r;glir, to visit the guards commanded by Ge-
neral Roguer, and the cerps of Count d'Erlon. These
corps occupy the heights of Belville, which are crowned
with excellent works.

66 In our way I met General Daricau, who as-
sured me, that should there be a battle, he mold ap.
pear at the head of 7,000 tirailleurs of the National
Guard and Federates he had hitherto been able to
arm and clothe this number of patriots out of the
many who had offered themselves; but these 7,000
were equal to troops d'ilith and their number was
hourly increasing.
64 We may expect every thing from Frenchmen
combating for national honour, when they are con.
mended by one of our Generals to whom honour is
so dear, and who so bravely defended Seville.
46 It would be difficult to describe what we were
witnesses of at Belleville. All the old
.guard was
there collected—they at first saw us pass it.s. silence—
inquietude was in their looks. Calumnious rumours
respecting us had for some days been current in the
army, that system of alarm and distrust which your
internal enemies have adopted; the apparent indeci-
sion of some of our deliberations; in flue, the opinions
ascribed to one of our colleagues, made the army for
a moment fear that the words I national tafety,' and
* country,' were in our mouths words which concealed
a mystery.
From the moment we assured the troops that it
could not cater into our views to falsify your orders,
and that you were determined to die for the cause of
our rights., a, burst of joy, the certain pledge of vic-
tory, Wilke firth from all quarters. The shouts of
Vive ?Independence ! Yite Liberti !Yi ve Napleos
I ! must have re-echoed even to the enemy's camp.
Soldiers, officers, delighted to see the tri-coloured
scarf again in their camps, swore to defend the Na.
tional kepresentatives. We may answer for their
fidelity to this oath. '
•' If the enthusiasm of the army was at its height,
that of the whole population of the faubourgs was
not less ardent. On being witnesses of what we saw
yesterday, we may answer for the safety of Paris.
66 Gentlemen, the French soldiers are the most in-
telligent of all ; they reason very sensibly as to their
true interests ; and the officers, who, like myself, is-
suing from their ranks, have risen to superior degrees,
tell yoe that notoratre better indigos ahantAsaisitit
Biers of all that affects their honour, and the-. ceish-
'deuce due to their 'chiefs. The shouts which we
heard, and the conversations we had with many of
your defenders, made us acquainted with their -real
sentiments—it would be criminal to conceal them...,
you, Gentlemen, have sent ambassadors to the Fo.
reign Powers :.you charged these ambassadors to re.
mind them of the words they so solemnly swore, that
they mean no attack on your independence, that they,
make war on Napoleon alone. Well, Napoleon es
,now to you onlyalustrious and fallen. Place your.
selves, therefore, in a position to await a reply which
must be favourable to your liberties, if, as a King at
France once said, good faith has its last asylum in the
heart of kings.' • •
a Proclaim the wish of the immense majority of
,the French, that your negotiators may not Jim it.
'said that Trance desires a coanter.revolution.
44' Recollect 'that in 1814, when Europe in league
precipitated Napoleon from the throne, the initiative
iwhich one city took in. the events made a Govern.
went to be imposed upon you which Russia and Aus-
tvialad not thought of.
; gi It is not doubtful that an invisible hand endea.
Tours to influence °the negotiations of your Arnim.
roadaril that invisible hand has weighed-upon the in-
ttrestinf Europe ; it has found them 'contrary to
fhosdof the ficklon which if 'ierves knowk.tho
Europe
can hrive' 'no 14keit tq ihipose tipon you IP
goveriunriaitimiLir to that with which Ferdinand VI!

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oppresses Spain ; it knows that Austria and Russia
mar still pronounce for France; but that parricidal
hand wishes, by a system of discouragement, false-
hood, and ambiguity, to render it impossible for you
to await the result of your negeciations.
44 You have been told that you had no longer au
army. and that all was lost; that your soldiers, dis-
couraged, were disbanding and would fight no longer
—these reports were put into the mouths of certain
Generals to give them weight; the report of your col-
leagues proves that all this is false.
G, You have been told that one hundred thousand
enemies were advancing against you by forced
marches; this also is false. Even at the commence-
ment of the campaign, the English and Prussian ar-
mies were not estimated at more ; and the battles of.
Fleurus and Waterloo cannot have increased their

strength
46 Those who are the least acquainted with the art
of war, are aware that they are only the beads of co-
lumns which now menace Paris. Your forces &rest
least equal to those opposed to you, • and would be
double, if you added to them the federates and the
sound part of the National Guards.
" With such elements, commanded by the &few
der of Hambitrgh, can you not await, and save the
glory of the French name
.? Far from me be the idea
of seeing Paris exposed to the horrors of a defence ;
but we must not assume a suppliant attitude when
there are still men who know how to combat, who
can and will do so. We must not, besides, look upol
Paris as all France.
46 Let us not conceal, gentlemen, what would Se
the situation of France, if they succeeded in impo;ing
upon you the Bourbon family. The head of that fa-
mily, however willing to do gO.;d, could not even
effect it ; the multitude of creatures who accompany
him would necessarily hold back his band. Promises
would be given you, but would not be kept. All
who for these 25 years have fought for liberty, those
in particular who have combated latterly, would be
considered as rebels ; their success, their misfortunes,
would be passports to proscription.
66 The pur:ltasers of national property, forming so
large a mass of tl,e nation, Would be violently de-
spoiled. The peasants would be oppressed by the
petty lords. Do our enemies suppose, then, that the
men of the revolution are cowards ? They have
placed their hopes in Royal.Vemlees, and they do
not consider that there will be patriotic Vendees.—
Da they suppose that the latter can be kept down by
the presence of foreign troops' Al,i- Gentlemen,
those who like ourselves were garaisaire: in Spain,
know•that the presence of the best garr sons is insuiii-
dint to subjugate a people."
He concluded with moving, that five Representa-
tives be constantly with the armies, not to intertei e
with the military movements, but that the weld
might see that they knew nothing more glorious dim
to die for the country.
On the motion of M. GORRVA the above speech
was ordered to be printed, sent to the departments
and armies, and posted in Paris.
M. JACoTOT then appeared at the tribune, in the
name of the Corntnittee charged to draw up an Ad-
dress to the French people. He stated, that the Com-
mittee unanimously adopted the tollowing :
46 Frenchmen—The Foreign rowers proclaimed in
the face 4Europe. that they went duly armed against
Napoleon ; that they wished to respect our indepen-
dence, and the right which belongs to every nation
to choose the Government suitable to its manners
and its interests.
" Napoleon is no longer the Chief of the State;
he has renounced the throne, and his abdication has
been accepted by your Represeutatives. He is re-
moved from us. His son is called to the empire by
the Comititutions of the State. crlesced Sore.
reigns know that. The war ought then to be semi-
noted, it the promises of Kings be not vain.
44 However, while Plenipotentiaries have been
sent to the Allied Powers to treat for peace in the
name of France, the Generals of two of those powers
have refused any suspension of arms. Their troops
have hastened their march, under the favour of a
moment of trouble :old hesitation. They are at the
gates of the capital without any communication
having informed us for what object the war is con-
tinued.
" Our Plenipotentiaries will soon declare whether
'we must renounce peace: In the mean time resist-
ance is as necessary as legitimate; and humanity, in
requiring an account of the blood uselessly shed, will
not accuse those brave men who only combat to repel
from their homes the scourges of war, murder, and
pillage—to defend with their lives the cause of liberty,
and of that independence the imprescriptible tight of
which has been guaranteed to them even by the ma.
nifestoes of their enemies.
66 Amidst these grave circumstances, your Repre-
sentatives cannot forget that they were not chosen to
stipulate fur the interests of any party whatever, but
for the whole nation. Every act of weakness, while
dishonouring them, would only serve to compromise,
during a long period, the futute tranquillity of France.
in the mean time, lten, that the Government is em-
Pkliffg all the Wafts for obtaining a solirpaine.
what more advantageous to the nation can be done,‘
than to collect and establish the fundamental rules of
a Monarchical and Representative Government, des-
tined to secure to all citizens the free enjoyment of
those sacred rights whist) sacrifices so numerous and
so great have purchased; and to rally for ever, under
the national colours, that great body of Frenchmen,
who have no other interest, and no other wish, than
to enjoy an honourable repose and a just independence.
" Meanwhile, the Chambers conceive that their
duty and their dignity require them to declare,, that
they will never acknowledge as legitimate Chief of
the State, he who, on ascending the throne, shall re-
fuse to acknowledge the rights of the nation, and to
consecrate them by a solemn compact. The Conti-
tutional Chart ii drawn up and if the force of arms
should succeed in temporarily imposing upon us a
master.—il the destinies of a great nation are again
•to be delivered up to the caprice and the arbitrary
will of a small number of privileged persons, then, in
yielding to force, the National Representation will
protest in the face of the whole world in support of
the oppressed French people.
Your-Representatives will appeal to the energy
of the present and future generations to renew their
claim both to national independence and the rights
of civil liberty. Ter these rights they now appeal to
tjejiistice and the reason of till civilised indigos."
s''l he sabre address was adapted amidst load sp-

plause, and ordered to be sent to the Chamter o.
Peers.

SITTING OF TIM SD OF JULY.

(In condonation )
The PRESIDENT—AImost all the Committees I,av;
finished their labouts on the Constitution. The Ces.
tral Commission labours without intermission. Thee
being co other order of the day, I propose to the a;
sembly to form itself into Committees.
M. Fate I)ESIVETES-1 demand to be heard
quieting rumours are in circulation.
The formation of Committees was called for.
M. Felix DESPORTES insisted.
M. Saurr demanded to be heard on the ster
taken to accelerate the work of the Can►trtntion.
A number of Members called for tire format:o
into Committees.
M. PREMN—How. Gentlemen, one of your Cs
leagues wishes to discourse with you on ti.e pal;
safety, and you refuse to hear him.
The PROIDENT—The public safety consists in t!
speediest completion of the Constitution.
The Chamber resolved that M. DtsroaTge sleet
not be heard. _

The PRZSIDENT proposed to the Chamber to go ir. t
Committee, and wait a message from the Governinez
M. Sumer insisted upon an hearing on the ctiurt .
of the deliberations. After some general remarks,
spoke of the arrangement of a plan of a Constitutic,
relative to the Peerage and Hereditary Succession.
All Ades called for the going into the Carnality
The hutstomr.—The Committee has rectived se
verttl insendsnents on the subject which M. Sibu,.
wishes to discuss: it is employed about them : tl:.
will tie the object of its first report. A Constittitir::
ought to be a whole. whose separate parts are cr..
ordinate. Every part of it ought to be ess:ntiall.-
eon elative. •
M. llsuasor.a, and other Members, insisted on 2,
hearing.
Tile Chamber determined to go into Commie:
and wait the message from Government.
At five o'clock the sitting WAS resume!.
The PRIIIDENT.—I come from. a co:iference
the Commission of Government, of three quarters •
an hour. An interesting Message will be :Address:
to you. Affairs are not yet regulated they will pr..
study be in order. I propose t the Chamber
meet this evening at half-past seven o'clock.
A great number voices—No; no, a perm:me:l
sitting.
M. Cassam: demande t that it should be first asect.
tamed whether they were in sufficient iniint.z.ts t.:
deliberate.
rlp P.m:tot:NT renewed the assurance which he
!I id given relative to the expected Message from C.
vet nment.
'flu e Chamber suspended its sitting till half pa:.:
seven. At eight the sitting Was resumed.
Tim l'itLstor.—There is yet nothii.g def.uitivy.
there is nottring determ ned.
Several Islea.bers J.tmattded to be he.trd.
The PRESIDENr.—Several Members have made fr.'
observe that a great number of strangers hive
traded into the hall, and have taken their seats amonr-
the Representatives of the people. 1 order them it •
scantly to depart : the persons she sfjall be found at
to belong to the assurAly shall be conducted to tl P
QUard.hgair-

A long disturbance prevailed in the assembli
The ushers passed along the lines of the benches.
The PBSIUDIMIL.There is one certain method
determining that there shall be no strangen amoi
us : I call upon the whole assembly to go out tro. -
their teats : nobody shall enter except on :hewing yo
the ushers the medal of 1815.

This arrangement was adopted, and immediate']
put into execution.
All the Members of the assembly having re.rnterro
ana resumed their places, the President ar.n.,unce
the arrival of a message from the Government. wl-
demanded that it should not be laid before the Char'.
bar, any more than the documents which accompanit.
it, eseept.in secret Committee..
The PRESLIMNT called upon the spectators to wits-
draw from from the galleries.
The Chamber went into secret Commit? th
Committee did not rise till two o'clock this mcrnin„,.
The result has not been made public.

- NATIONAL GUARD OF PARIS:
TO Tit torroz Of Tie BIONITICUL

" Parts, July S, ISIS.
" Mr. EDlTOR—Pamphlets and addresses, withot,L
signatute, attributed to the National Guard, have
been spread abroad with profusion for some days.
The agitators, no doubt, hoped, that by calum-
niating its intentions they should succeed in destroy-
ing the estimation which it has acquired, and whit.:
keeps. them in awe.
a But it is in vain that they have flattered them.
selves with success in this culpable design. A stunt i
to all parties, essentially interested in the maintenanc ..
of order and public tranquillity, the National Guard
of Paris will constantly fulfil the object of its institu-
tion, and will never shew itself factious.
66 I call upon you, therefore, Mr. Editor, to soak.
.k4Virli by 'means of your hlarnal, that it formal) sr
_disavows all such produCtiims.
* ' " The Major. General, Chief of the Staff,
a Baron Da Boanct '
FROM A GERMAN PAPER.
FRADIKFORT, JUNE SO.
It is reckoned, that the Sovereigns, who were co:
to be at Nancy, till between the sth and Bth of July.
will reach that place on the Sd. The following is a
sketch of the position of the armies : Count Bubn ;
has passed Mount Cenis ; General Frimont has ell.
tered Geneva and Lyons • his Imperial Highness the
Archduke Ferdinand is between Vesoul and Langres;
the corps of the Prince of Hohenzollern and Cou.:•
Jerome Colleredo have passed the Rhine at Bask.
and hare entered Alsace; the Prince of Wirtember.;
is marching upon Luneville, where he has In, •
likely arrived; Prince Wrede is at Nancy; Fier,'
Marshal Barclay de ToUy at Deux Pants; the inAc
fatigable Count Czernicheff. who kit this place or.
the 294, is already in the line. and maintains wit%
his usual intrepidity and activity, the connunick.-
lion between the army of Count Barclay de Tylly
and Prince Blucher.
The Prussian Life Guards, the. Hussars, and tlif
IChasseurs on foot of the guard, passed through this
city today: All these corps, remarkable for th•
• finisets of the men, bad a magnificent appearar;e;
A public print announces, that General ir.c.itPli'
has arrived "at Vienna, and is going to Vraisaw.