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PARIS, APRIL 6. •
REPLY TO THE NOTE 01 M. THE BARON DE KRUSEMARCL•
M. Heron —I have laid before his Imperial and Royal Majesty.
the Note winch you did me the honour of addressing to me on
the 27th of March.
. What is "moat damning of *edam censiderathe ,may be re-
duced to what follows :
hat Prussia solicited and concluded an alliance with France
bi 16.0, because the French Armies had approached nearer to
the Prussian State., than the Russian Armies.
- Prussia declares in tun, that she violates her Treaties, because
the Amman Armies have approached nearer to her States, than
the French Armies. Posterity will judge, whether such conduct
be faithful, and worthy of a great Prince, conformable to equity
lbad.seund policy.

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• It wilt always sio justice to the perseverance of your Cabinet
In its principles.
In 1792, when France was inwardly agitated by a Revolution,
and, from without attacked by a formidable enemy, appeared like
to skit, PrBssia made war on her.
Thee years afterwards, and at the moment when France was

triumphant over the coalesced powers, Prussia abandoned her
allies, she left the side of the combination together with its for-
tutte, and the King of Prussia was the first of the Sovereigns
who bad taken up arms against France, that acknowledged the
Republic.
Four years had scarcely elapsed, (in 1799) when France felt
' the vicissitudes of war—some battles had been lost id Switzer-
' landancritaly; the Duke of York had landed in Holland, and
the Republic was threatened both fmm the North and the South.
yortune had changed, and Prussia changed with her.
Ant the, English were driven from Holland—the Russians were
beaten at Zutich—vittory again came under our colours in Italy;
and Prussia became again the friend of France.
In 1805, Austria took up arms; she carried her armies to the
ibassubel she took possession of Bavaria; whilst the Russian
troops paised the Niemea, and advanced towards the Vistula.
The union of three great powers, and their immense prepara.
Alone, app.-aced to presaga nought but defeat to France. Prussia
could not liesitine an instant; she armed herself; she signed the
treaty of Berlin : and the mane's of Frederick the Second were
callid upon to witness the eternal hatred which she vowed
.against France. When her Minister sent to his Majesty to clic-
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earn the law to hint, had arrived in Moravia, the Russians had
I lust lest the bottle of Austerlitz, and it was owing to the gene-
♦ -rosity of the French that they were allowed to return into their
sawn country. Prussia immediately tore the treaty of Berlin, con-
'eluded only slit we..ks before, abjured the celebrated oath ofPots-
dam • betrayed Russia, as she had betrayed France; and entered
.jnto fresh engage:mans with us. But from these internal fiuctua-

.tions in poleics, proceeded a real anarchy in the public opinion
in Prussia;-an exaltation took place in men's minds which the
Prussian Covernment were not able to direct—they supported it,
and, in 1806, declared war against France, at the moment when
it was their best iotereht to-keep up a good understanding with
her. Prussia being entirely conquered, saw her herself, above
-bee own hopes, admitted to sign, at Tilsit, a peace by which she
received every thing, and gave nothing.
In 1.6f:9, the war with Austria broke out : Prussia was again-
going to change her system ; but the first military events leaving
*no doubts of the definitive result of the campaign, Prussia was
: ' goveenerl by prudence, and did not dare to declare herself.
In t oil, f...ie preparationsenade by Russia threatening Europe
,with a new war, the geographical situation of Prussia did not
permit her to remain an indifferent spectatress of the events which
- were about taking pl.!ce; and you, M. le Baron, were charged
so early as the month of Mar :h in the same year, to solicit the
• alliance of France; and it is useless for me to recal to your re-
membrance what passed at that period. It is useless' for me to
,repeat either your reiterated instances ur your warm solicitudes 1
His Majesty, remembering what was past, at first hesitated
what part Is. should take. But thought that the King of Prus-,
sia, enligidenedhy experience, was at length become sensible of
• the versatile eoiicy of your Cabinet. He felt himself obliged for
the steps wi ich it had taken at St. Peiersburgli to prevent the!
t rupture. It was b:sides, contrary to his justice and his heart to
declare war, merely fur the considerations of political corset- ,
nieuce. lie yielded to his personal sentiments towards your So-
yeeidgn, and eunsented to make at adiam e v. ith him.
.. So lung .as the chalices of war were favourable to us, your Court
chewed itself faithful; but scarpely had the premature rigours of
the winter attacked our armiefun the Niemen, when the defer-',
tion of General D'Yorck rewakened suspicions but too well
founded. The equivocal conduct of your t:ourt in so weighty a
... circumstance; the departure of the King for Breslau; the tree-,
• Cliery of General Enlow, who opened to the enemy the passages
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• of the Nether Oder ; the public Ordinances, to excite a turhulent
.and factious youth to take up arms; the junction at Breslau of
i ' men designated as Chiefs of the disturbers, and as the principa!
t instiga• ors of the war of 1806; the daily communications' esta-
blished between some Court and the head-quarters of the enemy,
bid for a long title, left no doubt of the'resotutiens of your Court ;
when, M.Baron, I rece,..ved,your note of the 27:h of March,
and it has therefore caused no surprise. i
Prussia wishes, it is said, to recover the inheritance of her an •
cestors : but we may ask her, if, whet she speaks of losses wince '
her fair reicy has caused her to suffer; we has not likewis.
.inede sone: acquidtions to put into tha scale ;—il, among those
acquisitions, there be none which she owes to her faithless po-
licy ? It is, that she owes Silesia to the abandonment of a Frrnch
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army in the v. ails Prague; and el her acquisitions in Ger-
puny, to the violation of the laws and interests of the Germs-
,. tdc Body.
Prug.a talks of her desire of obtaining a peace founded on a
pad basis; but Low ts it possible to reckon on a solid peace with
a power which believes herself justified when she breaks her en-
gagements according to the caprices of fortune ?
Hit Majesty prefers a declared enemy to a friend always ready
to abar4on him.
I will not carry these observations any farther ; I shall content
rtyselfwith asking, what would an enlightened Statesman, and a
friend to his country, have done, who, in thought, placing him-
self at the hehu of affairs of Prussia, from the day when the re-
volution in prance broke out, would have conducted himself ac-
'cording to the principles of a sound and moral policy.
• Would he have engaged Prussia in 1792, in a war, in which
she must leave the chances in favour of states more powerful
than berse:t ? Had !le done so, would he have advised to take up
arms before the Revolution was finished ?
If. nevertheless, he ba•l ,been led to acknowledge the Republic,
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would lie not have persisted in his system—would he not have
endeavoured to derive advantage from it, and to profit by those
'senilments with which France would have been inspired for a
'Prince, who, for her sake, braved the prejudices of the times ?
'fie would have established the influence of Prussia in the North,
by alliances; the Monarchy of Fsedertek would have been more
*firmly established, and Prussia would have founded her interior
)sappiness and her consideration on a strict union with France.—
; lie would not have suffered himself to be puffed up, Ur 1799, by
the transient success of our entmies.
'-' ' Re would in 1805 have repulsed, with policy and dignity, the
alliance by which England, Russia, and Austria had unitedly en-
tered into reciprocal engagements to constrain Prussia. Never-
theless, if di awn away by unforeieen dreumstances, he had taken
an oath on the tomb of Frederick, he should not have violated it
after Use battle of Austerlitz ; he should have taken the'only ho-
nourable way in a false determination, by remaining true to those
, :Whet who were maltreated by Fortune.
If in 1812 he had thought he might forget what Rush had .. _ ..

done in favour of Prussia at 1 Boit, whatever circumstances per-
mitted; and if he had signed the Alliance with France, he ought
to have remained faithful to it. He would have found iii tin-
t expect,d es•-ats, an opportunity of causing Praceia, notsenn-
-1 standing her weakness, to act a fine part, and to manifest decided
sentiments, and of which he might, lit (attire time, invoke the
honourable remembrance. This faithful resolution would have
secured to Prussia the esteem even of her enemies. She would
base served not their bate, but their true interes:s ; fur Uetieral
ow D'Yorch would not have betrayed, and the Russians would ntot
have passed the Niemen,—General Bulow would not have be-
frayed, and the Russians would not have eassed the Oder; and
would not have exposed themselves to the catastrophe which
is eatens them :—M short, *France, feeling the want of a Modia.
for between her and Russia, would have found it in faithful
Prussia, and would have conzented to aggrandize for the interest
el her system, and for the peace and repose of the world, which
Is her sole view, a Power, whose sincerity had been put to the
proof. • •
At present, M. Baron, what remains for Prussia, She has
dune tolittig for Europe ; she has done nothing for bet ancient
Ally; she will do 'nothing ibr peace. A Power; whose treaties
are citify eonditional, cannot be.an useful Mediator: she guaran-
tees stothing ;- Ole pi nothing bat o subject of discussion; she is
lot escoobarrier. The tauter of Provioaxce has ;hewn itsvifi

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to the eft is ce this wthitilii.le predated tbon ee littlish oieestaidy Guards••-Thiefoadteffien, Seeetiery to the *We,
false Meade, and snub the •it has given Ide Mefatty can lady tiruiltragivelY no
power sufficient to insure the , of the making the dies. * The are only to be taken from the int ratite" in ten
tise•asent if the other'. ~N army, end their presence In the corps they command is noir a
In terminating my trap's:43olM with you, M. Bat" 1 usury. If they were taken front iree elevated tellits,they would
tulate myself in keying to espress to you his Majesty's satisfies. fail of the intended end, and be eentretl to the btaltitti°9l be'
don with your conduct during the tin* that you have resided cause there would not be placed at their had thee, whoofare ti
near to him. He pities you, bodras a military man and as a be especial', responsible for the safer of the Emperor and h
man of honour, that you should britkietsod yourself obliged to family ; men who are cloathed with'''. first discoidal!!! goo army
Asa such a declaration. ".---"---.. ' and in the,State.
I have the honour to transude yeicsbe*posegseei which you 64 The body guard is otherwise not neadhi he the present
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have requested of me. moment; the gees d'arnies, the troops of the gitniben, and 5 or
I beg you, M. Barop, to aer4inhe assurance of my high eon- 6000 mat of the Imperial Guard, he& of bine .ind hot, which
sideration. • • (Sign Ina ottaz ox Lissome. are now at Parts, and are compost siren Megan, not so able
Paris, April 1, 1813. to go to war, and young men, commanded by Officers d'Elite,
Then follow a great number of Notes in the Magi- guarantee the maintenance of gocid order in the Capital. -
49 It is nevertheless useful to proceed to the formation of these
tear, •on the different passages in Count Krusemark's comrades-of Body Guards, and to strengthen the army with
' Letter. The only points on which they present any men, still In the Bowes of their age, whose profession is arms,
novelty, are those relative to the occupation of the and .tio are languishing out of employment.
Prussian fortresses by the French in 1812, and to the 44 It even necessary to open a career for young people who are
Prussian offer of mediation in February . diers—but who having attained their 24th or 25th year, consider
(1) The Convention (of 1808) stipulated nothing concerning themselves as being thetetoo old to run the chance of a slow pro.
the fortresses of Pillau and Spandau. France declared (ID 1812) motion in the military career.
' that she had need of either Grandents or Colberg, and nothing 99 It is with this view that we have conceived the dispositions
was said concerning other places. The King desired that these of Title 11.
might be passed over in silence; but it was agreed that France I 99 The men called to compose the 4th regiments shall eke*,
might occupy them, without any formal disposition to that effect ! equip, and mount themselves at their own expense, but they
being inserted in the Treaty. They would certainly have been have the certainty of obtaining the Brevet of Officers, after a
named among the excepted places, if it had been intended to campaign of twelve months : and they shall be capable of admit.
have excepted them. It was in consequence of these disposi. sion into the formation of the four companies of body guards, if
dons, made by the two contracting parties, that they have been they shall be promoted thereto when the campaign is finiabed ;
occupied in concert, and under the circumstances stated In the they may even be employed in detachments of three or fear hurt- ,
following Extracts : deed men, to assist in the service of the Empress, or that of the
(First Extract.)
DI BT. MANSAN. King of Rome.
LETTER OP Id. THE COUNT
" These regiments shall receive the pay of horse chasseun in
the Imperial Guards.
Berlin, April 24, 1811.
I "In fine, the Members of the Legion of Honour, or their
I have, in conformity with his Majesty's orders, made known
sons If they have net a sufficient fortune to do it tinwares,
the considerations which moved him to desire the occupation of 9-
maybe equipped and mounted at the charge of the Legion. These
Spandau. The dispositions have been made, and are entirely
put in execution. • united advantages will no doubt lead the children of the Mem-
• hers of the Electoral Colleges of the Departments and Circles of
The King has not hesitated for a moment; but he was,never- '
theless a little hurt, considering this demand as 4 mark of re- • Municipal C
the
ouncils, the sons of the most respectable pro-
pie in the departments and the communes, and In short all
maining suspicion, which he ardently wishes to see dissipated. 1 - • '
those who are depositaries of the public authotity, to Inscribe
There are no mere than 80 Prussian veterans at Spandau.— ;
themselves m these regiments ; and there will be no excuse left
One French battalion, with a battery of artillery, is In the.town, ,
for those idle young people who complain of having no employe
and one con.pany of artillery in the fortress. The Prussian Cum- . mandant remelts there. meet open for them, and who too often give cause for Ind-
mending their excesses. •
(Second Extract.) " Title 111. makes a call for 80,000 men of the first Baas, as
LETTER FROM N. COUNT MARSEN. well for recruiting the Army, as for forming-an Army of Reserve,
- Berlin, April 28. but from which are excepted such men as were married before
I have the honour to inform your Excellency, that the arrange- the publication of the-Senatus Cunsultum.
. "This call will gin soldiers of the age of from 21 to 26 years,
memo relative to Spandau are already put in execution.
According to the new dispositions, the garrison of Spandau
.and consequently men in their full vigour, and capable of enter-
ought to be augmented, a General of Brigade should be established
=lug into the corps as soon as they sbaU have received the prelimi-
nar
tbere,and the magazines will serve to content the corn and other y instructions. .
" The cohorts formed by the first call on this Ban have al.
articles appertaining to the French srmy.
ready proved what we may promise ourselves from the new call
I have this morning mentioned it to the Baron de Hardeeberg,
in a conversation that I had with him. He answered me, that Proposed.
every thing would be done as the Emperor desired. He always "We do not dissumulate how painful this appeal must be to
the last classes ; but what French Citizen does not feel it prefer-
assures me, that the only pain the King feels, is, lest there sbould
able to make a present effort, to avoid making greater ones, and
remain any suspicions or doubts in the Emperor's mind, of his
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intentions, and of his disposition to make every possible effort for from which the same re alts could not be expected ?
seconding the views of his Imperial and Royal Majesty. " Exclusive of this, the calls, and their fixed times, should be
I answered him, that he ought not to attribute to suspicion, determined by arras of the Council, and these executive measures
those measures of precaution, which are nevertheless as much
! shall be taken in the most proper manner to prevent all injustice
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for the interest of Prussia * that of France; that, although his and difficulty.
Majesty the Emperor bas never marched but •frOm victory is " You well know, Gentlemen, the spirit of foresight which
always guides his Majesty's designs :and thus to prevent every victory, he had never omitted taking the most minute precau-
kind of dancer and even of inquietude, he bas deemed it peces-
tions, evereat two or three hundred leagues in his rear; that no-
thing appeared indifferent to him; and that he is, perhaps, the • wry to organise an Army of Reserve, whidi encamped on our
frontiere, will, at the same time, watch for their defence. and
only man to whom it has been given to perform such great actions,
maintain order among our Allies.
without forgettirig the least detail of the very smallest matters.
M. de Hardenlierg then entered into my way of
r To., IV. renders disposable the 90,000 men of the Colo
and as he is master of his subject, and is no man of thinking;
forms, he scription of 1814. who had been destined for the defence of ow
perceived nothing in this alliance, but the- great end of saving western and southern frontieri; they will form the Army of Rey.
I serve on the eastern frontiers, where they will fill this new sire.
Prussia : and he concluded by saying, that if, after all, there
should remain any mistrust on the part of the Emperor, he hopes tination.
that the cotistancy with which Prussia will prove herself a faith-
" To the honour and courage of site National Guard, the
ful ally, will entirely destroy it. Emperor confides the defence of the six great ports of she nil&
(sired) •ritz COUNT DR SAINT MARSAN. tary marine; it is to the National Guards that he eatables the
care of repulsing any attack of our enemies on the roans of the.
(Third Extract). Empire.
' LETTER FROM COUNT Da SAINT MARSAN. You have not forgotten, Gentlemen, with what ardour the
Berlin, April 29, 1812. inhabitants of our coasts marched against the expedidon directed '
Yesterday evening I was at the house of the Duke of Reggio, to lite port of Antwerp.
with Count' de Hardenbcrg, and M. de Narbonne. Tee dis- " &telt is necessary to direct this zeal, and what happened
course was about the orders given concerning Spandau; and M. in 1809, has shewn how Important it is to organize the service elf
the National Guard, in such parts of the Empire where It may
the Duke of Reggio convinced the Baron de Hardenberg that
these measures ought in no wise w cause the Kinglny inquietude, be deemed necessary.
nor cause him to suppose that his Imperial and Royal Majesty " 1 hose departments which am especially called upon to con-
cur in the defence of the ports, are designated in 'fide IV.
entertained any mistrust; that it was such precautions as the
Emperor takes always and every where, and that they were " The National Guard shall be organized in the departments,
commanded by circumstances. The Minister perfectly entered ,fit shall be found needful, and the companies of grenadier and
into the sense of the Marshal, and assured hint that they were I chasseurs completed in such a manner as to present a force of
disposed to do every thing for the benefit of the common cause ; , from 15 to 30,000 men, in every circle, effective, present„aad
not only what had been stipulated, but likewise every thing that always disposable.
might be useul; and that besides, the affair of Spandau was con. "it is from the bosom of the Senate, Gentlemen, that his
formable to the strict terms of the treaty; because neither Majesty will select the Generals whom he will charge to preside
St andau nor Pillau bad been excepted, like Colberg, Grautientz, . over the organization of these companies, and to take the coin.
and Potsdam, by the stipulation, which says that the whole nand of them. In giving the citizens such chiefs to guide them
country between the Elbe, the Oder, the Vistula, and the NM- in those sentiments of honour as have so many claims on the
men, might be occupied by the French army. general esteem it was his Majesty's wish to encourage the cone.;
I render account of these expressions of the Chancellor to
dente of the dation* Guards; to render their obedience more
and
your Excellency, that you may the better be enabled to judge of ; easy,
the manner io which this Minister regards the positional Prussia. I consistent with the duties of the service.
(Signed) COUNT Di
" Not more than from 1500 to 3000 men from each circle
ST.
Will be called into activity, and these will be placed at those J
(2.) Prussia was in full negociatlon with the enemy when she ' points where their services may be deemed necessary, and will
made the proposal of acting as a mediator. It was contained in be relieved every three months, In order that they may not be
a note addressed to Count St. Marsan, at Breslau, on the 15th of . too long detained from their occupations and business.
February. It is sufficient to remark the date of this document, " The contingent of every circle shall be in readiness to s
and give the exact expressions of the Chancellor of State, to form ! to such points as may be attacked ; but will not be parted from
an opinion of the decency and good faith which dictated this pro- the r families, excepting in such cases, and then may for the time
position. the danger may exist.
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It has occurred to the King, that nothing could more advance " '!'his contingent reduced to the lowest number of 15,0011'
the great work than a truce, in consequence of which, the Russian men for each circle, will give 90,000 men, to which, when we
and French armies should retire to a certain distance, and este- join 20,000 Gardes Cotes, 60,000 of the marine troops, 20,000 lines of demarcation ; leaving an intermediate country be• workmen employed in the great poets ; the local national guard,
tween them. Would his Imperial Majesty be disposed to emit' about 40,000 men in the depots of the land army, who are wide.
into such an arrangement? Would he consent to give up the in reach of the coast, and lastly 6000 men of the Gene d'ArMial
guarding of the fortresses on the Oder, Pillau, and the fortress distributed in the same arrondissement, the defence of our calla
of Dantzic to the troops of the King. and withdraw his army will be found to be secured by upwards of e 50,000 men, lode.
behind the Elbe, whilst the Emperor Alexander should withdraw pendent of the reserve of grenadiers and chasseurs, who are sat
all tits troops behind the Vistula? The King has ordered Gene- entered in the first contingent, and which will besides smn ID
ral Krusemarck and Prince Hatzfeld to ask his Imperial Ma- upwards of 120,000 men more.
jetty's opinion respecting it. He is also sounding the Emperor 1 "It Is nevertheless by means of this measure, which dole net
Alexander as upon an idea coming absolutely from himself, mid call out more than a thousandth part of the population tithe
which can in no manner compromise the resolutions which his six arroodissetnent, and merely for a temporary lervice ; that
Imperial Majesty, your Sovereign, M.Count, may take in this the 90,01,0 men of the coosaiptiou of 1814, have been rendered
respect. His Majesty will regulate according to this hie ulterior ' dtspostable.
proceedings. Accept, &c. lIARDUIRZRG. " The actual situation of Europe, the necessity our enemies
Breslau, Feb. 16, 1813. are under of dividing their forces in Sicily, in Portugal, and in
PARIS, APRIL 13. Canada, banishes every idea Of our coast being attacked, but
. I however improbable an attack may seem to be, it is sufficient
The following is the Report of Count Defermont ! that it is not impossible, to induce his Majesty, in his great wit-
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not to hesitate in applying the measures which have been
to the senate, on the plan for calling out an addi- ' awns
tinned force, in consequence of the war with Prussia : proposed to you. 41 By giving your sanction, Gentlemen, to them, you insure
46 MT LORD AND SZNATORS---YOll have just heard the cum- the defence or our coasts and our ports, and thus the Empire
menace dons which' leis Majesty has ordered to be made to you ; ' will have an army of 400,000 men on the Elbe, one of 200,000
existing circumstances render an augmentation of our military ' in Spain, and 200,000 partly on the Rhine, partly in the 22d mi-
force indispensable; it is the object of the Smatur Cwirkkinai Which Mary division, and in Italy.
we are charged to present to you. " And it is in the view of such forces that our enemies tem-
" if we must regret the defection of our Ally, it is better to ceive the ridiculous idea of dismembering the empire, -knit to
Y allow our departments to be given ind.
tee him dpenly in the enemy's ranks than be exposed to his daft
treacheries. The disposable force of' Phissia is not suche but that Thisstruggle is the last. Europe will take
dal
calculations. Th,s
the Empire may make her repent of again having entered into a a definitive situation,
contest with her; but you know, Gentlemen, that if wewish for the events of the winter of leiS will
at least have been of advantage to France, by causing her to
peace, it must be obtained by successes, that will guarantee its know her friends and her fors, the extent of own means, the
dttrabiley ; and to obtain that object, it is much better imme-
devotion of the people,
diately to employ great means, rather Mad gradually exhaust dynasty:, and their attachment to the Imperial
overtures in feeble efforts. [This project, after having been referred to a special commis-
"P .ehe first title of the Project puts 180,000 men at the dis-
Mon
of the was adopted and decreed' by the Senate, in the sittings
posal of the Minister at War, to be added to the active armies.
" Ninety thousand men taken of the Conscription of 1814, Colonel lIot7LAy followed Count DFFEICOON, and
whose levy has already been authorited, will only find a' change
in their destination. s thus developed the motives of the 2d project of the
" Ninety thousand men are to be levied agreeably to the dis- SenatUS. Consultum. After going over all the recent
position of Fide li..md Ili. 6f the Project. ' events in the North, he thus proceeded
Ihe defection of Prussia may augment our enemy's forces a 41 Suds, Gentlemen, was the condition of those countries, when
with 80 or nr ' ,000 teen and it Is therefore right and adviseable the misfortunes which'e rigorous and premature season occasion-
to encreaee the army of the Empire in the same proportion. ' ed the Grand Army, reanimated among our enemies those hopes
" Title 111. creates four regiments of Hone Guards of Honour, which our vhitoties bad disconcerted. -
ill the whole to complete 10,000 men: • • • " AU kind of intrigues have' been horned to. A new coalition
" The Depart/note have demsoded the fetutstioa 61comPaq Is formettinthe Nbree; and rrus.ia, believing teat she ,

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skew do hatred With tellmelty, Me at the world an 'um* it
an 'doss perfidy.
44 The collated, la their tranmetioni, have ceded Norway to
Sweden, and promised our Haniestic poeseesians to Denmark,
re as indenntficatien.
* The Danish Goverment has rejected an arrangenteat,
wish, by despoiling it of an important part of her States, Zees
ken lathing in return but a chimerical hope, and the cenainty
„of, an eternal war wish the empire. A wise and esliehtened
Prince has not forgotten the outrages of Evg,aand, he has felt kp
true interest, and remained faithful to us.
" Nevertheless, the enemy has approached our Hanseatic De-
Pments, and has there sown the seeds of trouble and revolt.
Pid be have been blinded to such a point as to persuade their.
'bathe saki have withdrawn then from the obedtence they
owe to his Majesty t
" How, because a tempest which prudence could pot fore.
me, has dispersed a part of mar victorious army, ar enemies
tier themselves that they may, vs their pleasure, dispose /sr
our territories accorilieg to their ambition ! They believed that
they can dictate the law to us, and draw us into 4 disgractkil
peace!
" Without doubt, it would soon become necessary to burnout
fleets, destroy our docks, and reduce our navy to 30 vessels, inf.
they have dared to propose to as.
" Deprived of our Colonies, and the advantages of a maritime
commerce, we should furthermore renounce nut Continental
power, and suffer our manufactures and our national industry
to perish, and become in every respect the servile tributaries of
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England ! No, no! the Nation is of the same sentiments with
her Sovereign. Fall of confidence in the firmaess of his charm.
ter ad the resources of his genius, she will never suffer the lean
attempt to be made await the dinky of 'his Crown; she will
deplore that it may regain all No energy to replan-sock Take
pretensions.
" She has already made known its mile asstlmenis, and we
shall see her persevere la time wkliimehskes eerauscy.
06 You, Gentlemen, who are the principal organs of this ge.
wrests people, you will show yourselves its worthy interpreters
by sanctioning the measures proposed to yen.
si What we are especially charged to present to yes is as we
said at the commencement,in the cases provided for by our coo-
stitudon. Since the enemy has defiled the territory of the Han.
static Departments—slue be has excited these disorders and se.
ditions and that he hes there raised culpable hers, it la evident
that hie empire of the constitutional and common law, the ear.
else of which presupposes a regular and peaceable state of align,
should be there euspeaded, mad 'Lake way fur obvert/et eatraer-
diary measures may be commanded by circumstances.
4 This suspension is, however, only for three mouths; every
thing beds us to believe that it rill not require more than that
time to Wog those departments again under perfect submission;
and we have no doubt that we shall see all the good citizens, all
the enlightened people of those countries, concur of theiuseives
to the *actresses of the measures which ids Majesty will take to
restore there the government of order and law.
[This project, after having been referred to a special Commis-
sionA was adopted and decreed by the Senate, in ,the Sitting of
34 pril.]

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PARLIAMEhTdRr PRO.C.EEDINGS.
HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL IL
The Earl of GLASOON took the oaths and hie seat.
A few of the private Bills before the House were forwarded,
after which thair Lordships adjourned for some time during
pleasure.
On the resuming of the House, the Piccadilly Parented Bil
was read a third time and poised. •
A few private or local Bills were brought up from the Corm
mons by bins W. Rosner, R. VAirostiot, sad other Members,
and respectively read a first titan
Mr. Lamm presented aeveralaceranti from the Stamp Oiket
pursuant to former vomit 9f their Lordship, which were ordered
to lie on the table.
The addition' Customs Doty Bill, and the Snuff and Tobacco
Excise Bill, which were read a second dote on Saturday, semis
rally passed through Committees of the whole House, and were
rejorted without any amendment.
Lord ERMIN, presented two Petition from cerridn Clergy,
Freeholders. and others at the County of Cornwall. aping the
Catholic Claims, which were ordered to lie 00 the table.

On the motion of the Earl of DAR n Lair, variety of accounts
relative to the military force of the eineutry, preparatory to hie
intended modem after the recess. were ordered to be laid before
the House.
On the footlos of the Earl of CLANOARTYi the Passengers'
Regulation 818 was read a second Urns, and cudered to be cows-
On the suggestion of the Earl of Haaaowlir. the farther***
sideration of the Report al the Cumuli Stipends Bill was defer,
,ted till Thursday.

THE SINKING FUND DILL.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose on the order of
the day for the second reading of this Bill. His
Lordship stated, that it was fottaded on the Act of
Mr. Pitt, in 1792, and the subsetp,sent Acts of 1798
and 1799, for making a Sinking fund, that should,
in farty.five years, pay off the national debt. The
Noble Earl went into a general statement of the ads
vantages which the country might expect to derive
froni this new measure. The most prominent advan-
tage was, that it would enable Government to carry
on, if necessary, increased and vigorous war, without
additional taxes. He was prepared to meet the ar-
gument, namely, that the Bill would be ,a breach of
taith with the Stock Creditor a and his Lordship con-
tended, that there was not the slightest foundation
for such an idea.

The Marquis of LANSDOWN opposed the Bill,
' and expressed his opinion that it was a total dew-
cure from the original undertaking in the Bill of
1792. That Act was to prevent the accumulation of
debt ; and with reference to the present Ili% it was
made the ground of increasing the debt. If the old
system was persevered in, the fund, at the end of
ten years, would be one twenty-sixth of the debt,: by
the new system, the Fund will be one fifty-fifth part
of the debt in ten years, which was i falling,off of
half the produce. The Noble Marquis conceived that
it was dangerous to admit any innovation of such
importance to the original system.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE opposed the Bill.
His Lordship could not agree to the doctrines of
either the Noble Earl ar his Noble Friend. He did
not believe that the Bill was a breach of faith to-
wards-the Stock Creditors, but he deprecated the
measure, and all the precedingAcu for the establish-
, went of a Sinking Fund. Any Sinking Fund, in his
Lordship's opinion, was a fallacy with respect to aniy
real saving to the Country.
Lord SIDMOUTH said, he would not deny that
something like a contract had been entered into be.
tween the public creditor and the Government with
respect to the Sinking Fund ; but the Noble Marquis
(Lansdowne) had relieved him from considerable
anxiety, by expressing his opinion that the public
faith would not be violated ay this measure. The
substantial interest of the public creditor was provid-
ed for in the Bill. That fact was sufficiently proved
by his Noble Friend (Liverpool). The taxes which
it would be necessary to raise, under the proposed
system, would be much less than under the former
one. This was a most important consideration. In
1786 and 1792 there was no plan in the contempla-
tion of Government to provide for the service of the
year except by loan. Ihe prospect held out by the
present plan was sufficient to animate every mind.—
It was, a measure most beneficial to the country,
which held out new proofs and new grounds of Con-
f‘dence.

The Marquis of LANSDQWNE explained;—
after which the Bill was read a second Cm., and the
House .adjourned. . '

Wow

-HOME OP ecamova, .
•
The RPEAkER actittainted the Hoileb tau he had teethed a
letter frail the Marv& of Wodiestoo,' dated 'head% dad
March, 1813, the cantons Of which Were expreedira of the gra-
titude feh by himself and the Woos* under his cominand, for the
Thanks of the House communicated by the Speakers letter.
• A new Writ was ordered for the porough of Orford, in the
room of Mr.he'lltaghtosst who, since his election, has accepted
of the office of one of the Irish Lords of the Treasury.
Mr. W. FITZGERALD presented an Estimate of the charge
of the Roman Ceiba ° Seminary in Ireland.
The Life Annuity Bill was dtdered to go through a Odattnittee
of the whole House on the 18th inst.

The Brass Exportation Bill went through a Coagulate of the
whole House. Report to-Morrow.
The Bermuda Trade Bill weet thrinlgh a Committee, the re-
port of which was received, and loved to, and the Bill ordered
to be read a third time to-morrow.
The Scotch Creditors' Bill went through a Committee of the
Whole House. Report to-marow.
Mr. R. RICKARDS took the. oaths and his seat for Wooton
hese.

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Mr. Sheriff Baton presented k Petition front the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London,
hpinst the erection of the Queenhithe Bridge.
Mr. LOCKHART gate notice, that on the :Sfh of May be
world Move that the House take into Consideration the Report
of the Committee on the Petition of the British American
Claimants, when be should feel it his duty to submit to the
House a Resolution expressive of the justice of the claim of the
Petitioner. on their country for compensation and relief.
The House having resolved itself into a Committee on East
India Afars, the Counsel for the Company proceeded to examine
Colonel Monroe. The substance of his evidence was similar to
that in the other witnesses, and in favour of the Company.
When Colonel Monroe withdrew, the House resumed, Mr.
Ltrsittflovon reported progreos, and obtained have to sit again
to.mortow.
Mr. RYDER gave notice, that he would more that the House
n. Should be called over o.Tuesday the 11th of May. This notice
was understood to be given with a refgrence to the Bill to be
brought in by Mr. Grattan in favour of the Catholics.
'1 he House went into a Committee on the meth)* of Mr. H.
MAaTin, on the Deputy Remembraneer of the Exchequer. Ball.
Sir J. GRAHAM did not object to the principle of the Bill, but
bad many kmendments to move the principal object of which
wzs, to provide a proper remuneration for the Officers of the
Court of Exchequer employed by the Deputy Remembrancer, in
lice of the emoluments they at present received.
Mr. H. MARTIN defended the Bill, as not trenching on the
proper fees of the officers of the Court. It went on the same
rinciple as that regulating the office of Accomptant General of
the Coon of Chancery, which tbuk from the eleven Masters who
were not defaulters, the monies with which they had been en-
trusted (and of which they had been accustomed to take the ince-
rest), without making them any remuneration. He wished the
clauses in the present instance to be gone through pro forma, and
taked into consideration soon alter the holidays.
Sir J-. GRAHAM wished to know If the Hon. Gentleman was
willing to let the Bill be re-committed, as be was not disposed to
give up any of his amendments without taking the sense of the
House on them.

Mr. H. MARTIN swished the measure to be• fully and fairly
ton,ldered.

The clauses of the Bill were then read preform, and the House
having resumed, the Report wts brought up, and ordered to be
Wien into turther consideration on Friday the 7th of May.

GRANT IN AID OF PORTUGAL.
The House having resolved itself into a Commit-
tee of Supply, Lord CASTLE REAGH, in calling
the attention of the House to the'most gracious mes-
sage of the Prince Regent, as that to which it referred
had been already several times before the House, and
he not being aware that any thing bad occurred to
induce thenf to depart from the line of policy they
had pursued nor several years, he did not feel it ne-
cessary to go into the subject as it had been gone into
on former octasions. Satisfied that in the present
state of the war, Parliament would be ready to give
to Portugal the same aid which it had formerly
granted, he would not trespass longer on the tune
of the House, but holding himself ready to give any
explanation that slight • be required, or to meet any
objection that might be urged, he should move pre-
cisely the same grant as had been made in the last
year. He then moved, that a sum not exceeding
42,000,000 be granted to his Majesty, to enable him
to continue in his pay the Portuguese troops now
serving, and to afford such other aid to Portugal as
circumstances might reqaire.—Agreed to.

boric their whole Means. of ciAlito to tit WAIN
cause.
Mr. Mr. WilitalttAn hilt if thddottetittition thirb
a gond one, it would be thodt iatisfactoty td find
that it benefitted the people of Sicily. If it were felt
to do this, we should have in Sicily an Ally very
different froth what she had hitherto been, as till now
there had always been a very Considerable party
against gngland. The Motion was agreed to.
MUM MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Mr.W. FITZGERALD moved a Resolution for a
grant of h'52,988 Is. Irish currency, to the Board of
Public Works for the present year.
This vote, after some remarks from Mr. Burma;
and Mr. WYNNE) which were replied to by Mr. PULE,
was agreed to.
The sum of 16123,943, odd expenses of the Secre-
tary of State's Office, was voted without opposition.
upon the next vote, £10,4500 for advertisements,
proclamations, &c.

Sir H. PARNELL opposed the grant, as tending
to give Government an undue influence over the press
of Ireland.
Mr. W. FITZGERALD rebutted this charge,
and explained the circumstances which rendered the
expenditure necessary to the country.
. WHITBREAD was against the vote, as to-
tally unnecessary.
Mr. PEELE stated that these advertisements, Sec.
were sent indifferently to all newspapers, whether fa-
vourable to the Government or not; and noticed, if
this was an'evil, it was upon the decline, for in 1806
and 1807, when Hon. Gentlemen opposite were in
power, instead of £lO,OOO, it amounted to upwards
of £17,000. in each year. •
Mr. BANKES saw no ground for opposing this
grant, and thought it unfair to describe the applica-
tion of this sum as any interference with the Press on
the part of Government.
A desultory conversation ensued, in which a consi-
derable quantity of humour was bandied about. The
speakers were—Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. BARIUM, Mr.
W. FITZGERALD, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. BELL, Mr.
CRoKER, Mr. Rosa, and Mr. PONSONBY. The Reso-
lution was then agreed to without a division.
Several other Resolutions for sums were agreed to.
Mr. W. FITZGERALD proposed an additional
sum for the support of the Establishment of the Ro-
man Catholic Youth at Mayneuth. He thought that
the Establishment should be extended ; at the same
time, he was authorised by the persons concerned to
say, that they did not by any means take a part in the'
great queition at issue. The additional sum which
he proposed would be £7OO pep annum.
The Resolution for a grant of £1763, for the sup-
port of the Establishment at Mayneuth, then passed.

NATIONAL DEBT.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
proposed a Resolution for granting the sum of
£260,000, to be paid into the Bank of England, and
to be placed to the account of the Commissioners for
the Reduction of the National Debt, for the purpose
of being applied by them in providing for six millions
of Exchequer Bills.
After some words from Mr. BANJUM, this Resolu-
tion was agreed to.

WAR WITH AMERICA.
Mr. LYTTLETON gave notice, that soon after
the holidays he should make a motion on the subject
of the manner in which the naval war has been car-
ried on with • the United States, and that to-morrow
he would move for the production of certain papers
relating to that subject.
Mr. CROKE R WAS sure that the Admiralty would
not have any objection to produce any papers con-
nected with the subject on which the Hon Gentleman
had given notice of a motion.

WEYMOUTII VOTERS' BILL.
This Bill was read a third time, and after a few
words from Mr. DAVIS GIDDY, who proposed a new
clause, Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW opposed the clause.
Mr. B. BATHURST spoke in favour it.
Mr. Serjeant BEST thought the clause innocent.
Mr. W. WYNNE said a few words, after which
the clause being read a first and second time, went
through a Committee of the whole House, the Re.
port of which was received, and agreed to.
Another Clause was pfoposed, which was nega-
tived. The Bill then passed.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock.

THE EVENING STAR