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13RUSSELS, JANUARY S. 4-•
Vire learn that the resolutiOn taken by the Ale,
Allied Powers, relative, to the individuals
hended 'in the Ordinance of;the 24th July last; has
Win just made applicable to those who haie.come to
seek an asylum in the territory of the Netherlands.
7-be. Gaverusnent;itis alErmed, has caused it to be
sitinalicrio them, iliac a longer abode in the king-
dom caefiot be alloWed them.
They write from Namur, that the Prussian ga'rri.
son; composed of the regiment of Pomerania, which
has been lodged and led by the citizens for these six
months, departs the day after to-morrow to Sarre-
Louis. Plater!, the Commander, has pub-
. lisheil a farewell proclamation, very honourable to
the inhabitants.

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BRUSSELS, JANUARY 4.
Private*letters from-Amiens say that on the Slst
December a corps of English troops arrived there to
form the garrison of that city during the Winter.—
This measure has caused tbe,more surprise as Amiens
is not avithin the line to be occupied by the Allies.
They write from Lille, that the disbanding of the
trench army, which is now terminated, clearly
shewed the spirit it still retained. When it was at-
tempted to assemble the detachment destined to con-
cur in forming the Royal Guard, most of the soldiers
refused to make a part of it, and many had the ef-
frontery to add, that they did sot intend to serve the
13 •uibous. Of some regiments, not one than would
cuminue to serve.

FRSPICH PAPERS.

PARIS, JANUARY 4.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

&TTINO OF YUE SD JANUARY.

The discussion on the Amnesty Bill was resumed
on Wednesday, the 3d, when lii. BECQUILY opposed
the Amendments of the Committee. He corn-
nientcd generally on the prerogative of mercy, as
being inherent in the Royal Authority, and de-
precated any modification of that Assembly in the
exercise ct it. Considering the measure as one of
safety, the King alone could judge of the extent of
its operaticia..
M. DE CASTILBAJAC supported the amendments,
on the principle that they only intrusted a power 'to
the King,-which could be employed at his-discretion.
He felt it necessary to remove the regicides from the
French territory.
shttrquis Malsoxtuar approved of the original
Bouirun asked, whether any of the •Mem.
ben,. approeclaing the urn with his vote, could say
of the thirtx-tight persons mirk,:ki out for exile in
the firija-44 upon my honour, and Lefore GOD and
Wen, yvi, the thirty.eirTlit individuals are guilty r'
?L expressed great horror against the regicides,
a .4 concluded a long speech, in which he was'often
cllmorously interruptcd, by voting for the amended
projet.
M. DE Can, Minister of the Police, and M. Du
roicr„ defended the original motion. ; and were an-
• swered ::by M. PA EDE.:3US, one of the Member" of the
Comrnitt:•e, whose speech was loudly approved.
The Cliambe: adjourned the discussion at five

• SITTING OF THE 4•TII 31:WARY.
The discussion oa the Law of Amnesty was re.
sunned.

M. COLOIIII ascended the tribune. He observed,
that by the imprisonment of some, the death of
("then, And the voluntary exile of the rest, the power
of the conspirators was no linger formidable, while
the law against sedition secured the Government
against every violence. Doubtless, however, the
conspirators should be watched attentively ; but
there had appeared in the nation a destructive ma-
, l.ady, which was making a dreadful progress. La-
valette had escaped, not according to justice, but to
execute his work, and in this event were discerned
traces of a conspiracy ! The eff:cts of false alarms
should be dreaded ; if the country be in danger, it
is caused by prolonging inquietudes.by which public
credit is already shaken.—(Murnrurr.)—He com-
bated all the. amendments successively, and' voted

for the original projet.
M. BENOIST and M. MICIIIILLIIT opposed the
. amendments, which M. Chinlet supported, and the
Chamber adjourned the question to the following
dap,

SITTING OF THE STH JANUARY.
The discussion on the . Amnesty Law was re-
sumed, when M. de Santa ascended the tribune to
oppose the amendments of the Committee. He con-
i,.iered the good faith of the King as pledged to sup-
port the Proclamation of Cambray, with which the
t .1.!,1 amendments were totally inconsistent,—
(,Iturareer followed his speech.)
M. ETIENNE FEUILLANT supported the amend.
mews, which were opposed by M. Duimonane, at
t!i• wrmivation of whose speech many Members se-
c aired the conch:tier: of the question. •
The P41;11E/EN T having inquired of M. Corbiere,
the reporter, it he desired to add any observations ?
1.1. COI:MERE demanded that the discussion. be du.
lined to the day following.
Several voices--" No! no!—Close it ! close it!"
*; M. DORMINGON ue BRONSAC observed, that " the
mono?, would be the feast of the Epiphany. A
festival which I have celebrated in prisons under the
tyrants of 4793.—(klureruts fro," goad farts).--
I demand, then, the postponement of the question
until alter to-morrow."
• Several voices—,..6 This would he just."
The PnEspAriT consults the Assembly, which de-
cides that the Reporter be beard on. the following
• day. Adjourned.
arritio OP TILE CITH JANUARY.
'lt appears that yesterday, at the conclusion of the
Scree Committee, the Deputies had agreed to meet
to-day at eleven o'clock ' • yet when, at.'half past
eleven, the President (61. Lawn) called upon M.
Corbiere, Reporter of the Committee of Amnesty,
numerotts-;roices were raised against his being heard.
It was observed, that' the Joutnals had announced
that the sitting would not continence till twelve
o'clock* and that halt of the Members were not pre-
sent. The sitting was in consequence suspended
till is competent number of Membersehnuld 'be
sernbled. • •
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b4lf-PZit twe4vri A / PirAsiliMAPPick4

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tribune and said—g! TOO expect not your It4parterl
.to submit; to you- aAy new ideas after a disAisf,iots:l
ieh seetisito• be fiaisbede I shall, tin-rehire,. 6oly,
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apitulate the prsactpat points. The King bas'
*used thot.ftreilt of a Law of Amnesty t' be taid
*before yob.; the majeri4 of the Committee charged
With the duty, dangerous in so many respects, of first
submitting to Tou its • opinion, ii of opinion that.
amendments •were indispensably neceslary to, com
*se the measese and-render it efficacious; that they
were important tosupport the most jnit of causes, to
which we Should be capable of makin't every sacri-
fice after that which was difficult, and which we are

this darabnut to acdomplish. •
46 The first amendment is designed to prevent the
law itself from decreeing the exile of the 38, and to
leave to the King the task of deciding their fate....
Objections. have been made to the admission of even
'this amendment; there has been remarked a certain
unity of principles in what is called our scruples and
our severity. We are of opinion that this remark is
well founded. We have been desirous that every
thing should be connected in our additional articles.
It seems, therefore, that all these amendments ought
either to be admitted or rejected. altogether.
64 If 'we have formed classes, it is because we have
been stopped by the fear of trying withoot power and
condemning without trial. It is not the men, we have
been told, it. is the measure alone that ought to be
Considered. This is very right, provided we can se-
parate these men from the measure ; but this abstrac-
tion would be ill calculated to enlighten our under.
standings. Others have asserted that the measure is
already adopted by. the King himself, and that he
only proposes to obtain its approval. This argument
has been sufficiently refuted.
66 The second amendment consists in adding to
`the nominal exceptions those of certain kinds of
crimes which have appeared most remarkable.—
Here it is in particular that the opposition has been
violent and the objections numerous.
64 We have, in the first place, been reproached
with Wishing to retract the amnesty already. granted
by his Majesty; to make, in order to repeat a pictu-
resque expression, the Royal Pardon retrace its steps
back to the Throne from which it:has descended.—
If this reproath be well founded, the amendment
ought to disappear. If the amnesty be pronounced
without our concurrence, we ought to be: the first to
set an exathple of respect. Such has been our rule.—
The Declaration of Cambray is fru an Amnesty.
The Ordinance of the 2ith duly contains a first list
of 19 persons, who are to be tried before Clonal; of
W;1 ; and SR, who are placed 'tinder provisional
surveillan:e. The 4th a:ticle says, that no tither shall
be prosecuted except agreeably to the conaitutionil
laws and Icrinalitie: we therefore prop,se that the
goilty be proceeded ae;:;.inz.r. is a reolar and Legal
, to ower.

.....
" Tile first speaker whom you heard yesterday,
M. de Serre, • is of opinion that we had resists ken the
rae.:ning of this' art.itt.ternept: you are capable of
jtV.ging on whirl' side: the gtnuine intnpretaticia lies.
4. One word will be suilicii.nt respecting each class
of crioies. first class comprehends those who
%seri accomplices in aie return orbongparte, by cor-
responding with him or i.is agents at the isle of Elba,
for the purpose of facilitating the means of his re-
turn. The text answets those who have expsessed
fears Ica the number cf die accused should be inde-
finitely txtcrit.led.
,c The second and third classes except the high
civil lunctionaties, who anterior to the 23d of. March
contritiuted to form the Government of the Usurper.

If the Committee. has stopped at that priod, it is
because the Declaration •of Cambray rendered this
its duty. The exalted wisdom of the King has no
need of apology; his motives, besides, are evident;
it was our duty to respect them.
" If we have treated more favourably the Generals
commanding divisions and sub-divisions, it is because
the soldiers; aecustomed to a passive obedience, are
not excusable indeed, but less guilty in their detec-
tion, when it took place after the occupation of the
capital. As to the Generals-in-Chief who marched
their forces against the Royal armies, we have not
thought it our duty to spare them . It is said that
they are not more guilty than the rest. Vain excuse!
Ask the conscience of all the French ; they will tell
you that it is an audacity undeserving of pardon, to
have turned the French arms against a Prince whose
birth, misfortunes, and bravery, ought to command
the respect of his very enemies ; against those devot-
ed servants whom the country mty with pride con-
-I.trast with too numerous examples of cowardice and
treason. They will tell you that you cannot judge
*with the same severity those who have fought
a ainst foreign armies only, and those who have shed
'Trench blood.
The Reporter then defended the amendments of
the Committee relative to pecuniary indemnities and
the exclusion of the regicides.
" Fortunately (said he) you need nn neat infor-
mation to guide your decision.. You are Acquainted
with the crimes of those.men—you know, too, what
will ever be their dispositions. Form tl.tir nerseie-
ranee, you cannot doubt that they will be incessantly
placing thentstlires at the head of all sedition/; that
tney will always be ready to revive animosities and
to hatch new plots. Ail the speakers have vied in
manifesting vie indignation with which they are fill-
ed by sto h men each seemed only afraid of expriss.!
nig it in too weak terms. It his., nevertheless, been
'observed, that we act 'in contradiction to our prindi-
llples, to assume the power of judging on this occasion.
We are not at variance with ourselves, it we remove
'men wlose existence in• our midst will elwlys be in-
'compatible with our saibty, who discover nothing,
but an enemy in every good Frenchman, and an
accomplice in every man whom they can find means
to mislead ; if we treat them as the members of the
Bonaparte family, .who must be sensible of.the corn
plete legitimacy of the measure which you are. abase
to pronounce against them. But here, again, the
great obsticle is the will of the King.
4 it is 'quite sufficient to have endeavoured
justify the motives which seemed to render it a pain.
ful duty:to follow our conscience, since we have not
been so fortunate as to gain over the Ministers to 011 V
opinion. I demand, the adoption of the laaw'Projet,
with our amendments."
Several voices +' Supported I Supported. Print
the•gpetch I"
Others- NO!. no I"
The PAIRODUT-7-0 In a precediggAcusefese (th*
which :tuok 0449. i. ScVA 9941144145,94 ifif•

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6 pp of the Reporters was hie an opinioU
ni*lp4f
.
!Bicthey *ere at liberty to print at their ciera ex:
pence."
' M. CLAUSE. DI COUSSERCUIR.wAs This speech is a
sequel to the report; it forms part of it: it furnishes
-an answer to all the objections that have been urged.
M. de Booald had on a late occasion; the generosity
to print his reply, but you cannot impose a similar
sacrifice on all your colleagues."
After some conversation on this point, M..de Cor-
blare declared, that in order to put an end to the
discussion, he would print and publish his speech.
Tile PitESIDVIT then observed, that it would now
be time to proceed to the deliberation, article' by ord.
cle, if the King's Ministers had not requested a sae.'
pension of a few moments.
The Sitting was accordingly suspended for hail
an hour. M. de Vaublanc, Minister of the Interior;'
M. de Caze, Minister of the Police; and M.. Du -
trouchage Minister of the Marine, were on the Mi-
nisters' bench. .
The Duke de RICHELIEU, President of the Coun-
cil, ascended the tribune, and spoke as fellows : .
41 Gentlemen, we have reported to his Majesty on
this discussion, in which there is so much sincerity
with such disagreement i in which such love of jus.
lice is mingled with such veneration for the clemency
of the King. Touched with the honourable scruples
which cause many of you to believe, that they are
called upon to pass sentence on men already stricken
by the poiver with which necessity invested him, the
King consents to insert in Art. 3, the authority to
banish, if they are not brought before the tribunals, I
the 38 persons comprehended in Art. 2, of the Ordi-
nance of 24th July. His Majesty approves also the
new wording of Art. 4, relative to the family of the
Usurper, and die suppression of the .word children,
which might be wrongly interpreted, and which in
the natural sense is included in the term descendant:.
But these are the only amendments to which the
King has commissioned us to give his assent. The
Chamber ought to know, that this would be rather
to exercise the faculty of amending a law than of
changing the economy alt, and of adding so much
to its disposithns. Yes, Gentlemen, it is undoubtedly
a Projet of a Law that is presented to you ; but you
have easily perceived every thing in it extraordinary
or peculiar. It is a law which departs from the com-
mon rules of legislation, and is at once a sovereign
and legislative act. By an almost unanimous assent,
[ the Chamber has recognized the right of amnesty to
be an attribute of r0y..1 power, and even some la-
mented that his Majesty had made any communica•
don on it. But the King felt that the amnesty would
become a more Solemn pledge of reconciliation, if the
Deputies were associated. in this great act of Royal
munificence. You must be aware, Gentlemen, on
vinsidering the essence of a law of amnesty, of which
the characteristics have been so well defined, that it
lis a treaty of peace promulgated by Sovereigns. The
M.nisterz. will never pretend to restrict your discus-
sions. This proves to tare world that your liberty is
complete. But, .Gentlemen, is this a reason for not
expressing the wishes of his Majesty, when he has
ordered us to announce them on his part ? The
fourth article of the Committee so improperly called
an amendment, in adding several large classes to the
exceptions of die proposed law, steins ar us to exclude
the idea of an amnesty.—The persons comprised in,
these classes would be sent before the tribunals by a
law which detlares them authors and instigators of
the revolt ; and the law would say to the tribunals,
4 You shall apply to these authors of the revolt, the
punishment assigned in the penal code, which is
death.' Wouldnot this proceeding. contravene the
dignity both of law and justice? •Che sth article
proposes a disposition which gives rise to more vri.
nut observations. Without observing that this avti-
, de, under the name of indemnities re-est tbli4bes con-
fiscations, you should remark that those are sub-
jected to it, who are to be sent before the Tribunals ;
those who shall depart the kingdom by virtue of as-
tick 3; these who will be expelled by article 7 ; that
is to say, on the one side, put of the family of the
Usurper; and, on the other, same men whom it is
impossible to resolve to name. In this France would
receive no real indemnity, it would only renew con.
fiscations. From the days of Tiberius to Borratrarre
confiscations have been pronouncdd under the namr-
of indemnities, and this word is actually found in the
speeches of those orators who, presenting the penal
penal code, had filled up the articles of confiscation
which his Majesty has removed. Let us leave to the
august House of Bourbon the solid glory of having
abolished this ; and let us not make a law of mercy
a cause of discord; and after the deluge of evils
which has inundated unhappy France, Let this law,
appearing in our pOlitical horizon, be a sign of re-
conciliation and of rallying for all Frenchmen."
Several Voices—" Supported! supported!"
The Pazsmenv proposed, that the discussion, with
the Projet of the Law of the Ministers, should ter-
minate with the amendments of the Committee. This
proposal was adopted. . •
The first and second articles were adopted in the
following terms:
Art. I. A full and entire weeny is granted a ell those who
directly or indirectly toot part in the rebellion sad oserpation of
Nspoleon lienaparte, earns the following exceptions.
' x. The Ordinance et the sub July shall continue to be SW-
cuted with regard to the permits comprised in the first article of
that Ordinance. . .
~ M. de Rozotertoues—P I have proposed a' new
wording of the third article. The Committee agree
Stith me. It ingpriits to alloW the King a power. of
revising the second list, and. ,of keeping in. it thosi
whom be may judge proper. We cannot Acmes)
.that the original designation of the 38 persons niay
have been made, if not in an arbitrary manner, at
blast with much carelessness. In a word, it is neces•l
wiry that the list should become the work of the pre-
sent Ministry, which merits our confidence and . that
pf the. King." •
M. R.tr,uaktio declared his Majesty's assent to this
llinetidment. , 4.
The article was adopted in the following terms:
The King shall be empowered, la the space of two
months; dating from the promulgation of the present
law, -to remove from France those individuals com-
prised in the second article of the said Ordinance
such as he shall maintain on it ; end that they shall
not be brought before the Tribunals, in case they
shall depart tram Frapo, within the time prescribed
co them; por shall they return to it, without the ex-
pita authority of his Majegy—the whole under pain
of depottatios, . The King 40.101111tewite be empow.

[ered to deprive them of all
granted to them gratuitously.

[The projet of the Committee to
don of titles. The Count de Rolle
dog of the ad, that this would be
an infamous punisimtan, which, ea
a aid.]
Tile PRZSIDENT-0 Articii
ilex's T-be. Ministry a
Committee, and exclude the
After a Jew observations
was pre•servf:d, and the articl

art. 41 The ascendants children;
Bonaparte, his u: Iles and aunts
brothers, thcir wives and descend&
bands are excluded from the kir
bound to depart from it in the sp
perhiltia denoenced by the 9ltt arl
cannot enjoy any civil rights, pose
pensloci, gran:ed to thew gratuitc
be bound to sell, within the space
every description that they ptitsrss
TIA fifth and sixth article:

5. The present amnesty is not
whom prosecutions have been ci
tainrd, before the promulgation of
tions shall he continued and the ju
to the laws.

C. Are not comprised in the prt

meaner: against pavan:persons; 2
hav been committed. The persit
secotod awarding to law.
This article completes thi
Ministers.
, The Pres:dent read the a'
tides of the Committee, tb4
exceptions divided into five
The previous question se;
the vote. Of 3,59 voters, 1
quesuon, and consequently
were of a contrary opinin
were rejected by a majority
The second amendment
ties, gave rise to a long disc
M. CLAUSEL DS COUSSI
',opted, by murmurs, and ei
substance, Is that it was the
Electoral Colleges, that the
of the war contributions.
title of the Constitution of
Order!) During the three
hastened to retore confiscat
the advantage. The Chan
proclaimed the Charter, ant
Krug, saw their property s.
M. Bat Lear —44 It is im
a disposition of the Charlet
M. COIL\ gr d'INCOUIST—
toIIoWin aduitiJn to the A
Nevertheleis the maximum
never amount to more than
the property of the condem
be s questrated by the Adn
and there shall be mutual]
mony, the amount of wt
Administrative Authority,
and children, or of the ail
be not condemned to capita
The previous question, c
d:tioa, was put to the vot
majority ; and the discussil
Mesirs. de S :rre, aklyde
aithe successively against t
contenda, would be nothi
M. VAOILANC, Musisu
is the import.ttwe of the gill
clot it is impossible for the
c ,ntiwue s legit. rhe Artii
itsat in a very clear multi
confiscation ; it cannot be
lotion in the Charter to gr.
petty of the criminals npot
This goes:wit temis to an i
ter, winch could not have
is a question which ought
tot solemnity. I conjure I
moment, 4 question or su
it of you in tt,e tianie oE. th
have not ceased to nattnites
us by the King."
Ist. ksesuisi—r., Such h
20th of March can be appl
the fribun ALA
t'zisting at thy p-riod,Ths
indetnnities. I, tneretore. c
article as not betag within
The article of the Ca
vote, was rejected by an el
The last amendment cot
then read. Severalllemt
speak upcin it. M. de Be
discussion upon'this point I
speech, delivered with vim
gret our inability to give
a few passages.
M. Di 131111 V-14 It ea
us to be in opposition to tl
can we make •such a •sact
menu t If the good King.
mortal Diable a Qua-ire hat
assassins, would the ear=
passed with impunity I 1
even the faithful servants,
affliction, we would say,
La Vendee, in the midst
west cruel privations.; we
'theii• blunt but expressiv
paid wage."
The Article was put to
• Here the division wt
during the discussion, cea
gic. All the Deputies cc
shouts-of-6, Vire le Roi
selves in the nibunes i
thusiasm.
The gIaSIDIJITqw-" I
tive of the proposition."
• flute Members only rt
that they did so our of set
Thus the banishment
from that very same Tri
since, sonrt of them still
their larious-declamatiou
vereignty.
This disposition forms
which runs tuus:
7. Those of the Regicides
rneu wituuntbounds, have In
septa:claim:tsar empkyasents 1
have: 4echU,s4 theosslire
sad-of teststasate Geverameat