The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL nr.caLE.

Napoleon, &c.
We fl?cree, ist. that all Frenchmen (except
who ore comprised in our Decree of Amnesty, of
19th of March), who are out of France iu Ge 0,4
vire of Louis Sinnislaus, Count de Lille, or in that
of the Princes of his family, re.
111 f s.ia. . urn to Franc*
within a month, conformable to the Articles 7, s,
and 9 of the Decree, of the 6th April; 1809, on oil
of being punished according to the terms of tlit
Decree.

2. The Officers of Police, including Prqect7 an,]
Mayors, shall send forthwith to our Procurators.
General the names, qualities, and residences of all
individuals that they consider the said Decree applies
to.

.
- The following are from the Hamburgh Mails re. 3 Our Procurators-General are ordered to pm.
1
ceived to-day :
secute, without delay, all persons who hold coml.
I
STOCKHOLM, Arm 21.—His Royal Highness the
open re-
sume; and the King, with crown, sceptre, and
pondence with the Count de Lille, or his futily,
Hereditary Prince of Sweden and Norway, Prince
when such correspondence has, for its object, the
Joseph Francis Oscar, in a solemn assembly of the
plots specified in the 77th Article of the Penal Code.
.
Court and the Sates of the Empire, took the oath of 4 All persons convicted of removing the tri-colour
fidelity and allegiance to his Majesty. The Here-
flag from any place where it is hoisted, shall be•p.
ditary Prince was, on this occasion, in the princely
'fished according to the 257th Article of the Penal
costume, with the crown and mantle; the Crown
5. The Communes which shall permit the Code.
lap
early
Prince, with crown and mantle in his proper cos-I
movel of the tri-colour flag, shall be punished accord.
mantle, the train of which was borne by the chief tag to the law of the 10th Vendemaire, year 4.
page, Count Steinback, and two other pages. The 6. All persons convicted of bearing y
Prince took the oath kneeling, with his right hand symbols, other than the National Cockade, shall
on the Bible, and when the ceremony was over he sutler a year's imprisonment, according to the 9th
. 1 Article of the law of the 27th G-rminal, year 4.
kissed his Majesty's hand.
7. The Prefects shall republish the Ist Chapter of
FROM THE Bamtrs Of THE DANUBE, APRIL 26.
the 3d Book of the Penal Code, and the 2d and 3d
The Arch - duchess Maria Louisa lately wrote a
Sections of the said Book.
letter to Count Ceratte, the Governor of Parma, I
8. Our Cousin the Arch-Chancellor, Minister of
which contains the following political confession of
J I ustice, and our Minister of General Police, are
faith:—"" My wishes rejected the hand of Bona-
parte : as a dutiful daughter I yielded to the en- I charged with the execution of this Decree.
NAPOLEON.
treaties of a beloved father, and sacrificed myself '
for my country. When 1 arrived in France amidst

FnExcn Fu N ns-58 f. 20c.—Bank Bonds 802 f. 50.

such dazzling prospects, the amiable manaers of the
French rendered me, perhaps, too indulgent to the

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned yesterday
to Thursday next. In the House of Commons,
Lord CASTLEIMAGII gave notice of a motion on that
day for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Crown
to call out the whole of the Militia. His Lordship
has been gradually developing his determination for
war, and t;iii evinces, beyond doubt, not merely
that war is considered as inetitable, but the extent of
the slrtiggle in %%Lich we are thus voluntarily to be
engaged. The actual Dielaration' It I 3 pre.
sinned, will not be delayed beyond the day on which
Parliament will re-assemble.

inconstancy and unsteadiness of their character—l

thought I had studied the natiou—l abandoned Na-
poleon in his adversity, and recoiled to the throne
the Prince whom it had proscribed. Ah Napoleon

returns to France, and the people forsake their
King—what a base and faithless nation ! Never

will I return to it ; and if 1 had not a son to whom

I have consecrated my fcistence, I 'veld shut my.
self up in a Content for the rest of my ilayi."

Exchange on London the sth of May,' 27.
LEIPSIC, AFRIL 21.—For many years past our
Easter fair has not turned out so ill (except in 1803) !
The Dube of .. ELIANGTON had desired to have a
b W
as this year. People have lost their courage. Many .' cons of Ponlooners formed and sent to the army, as
snarufacturers have sent word home to dismiss their i from The nature of the.service in which they are likely
workmen. The owner of two establishments for '. to be engaged in the Low Countries persons versed
spinning, at Chemnitt, -dismisses 800 workmen. ,in throwing over bridges will be particularly useful.
We understand that all the British ships of war,
There is no money, and goods are not to be sold /
even at the lowest prices. The finest English call.
, as they return to port, if in a condition to pat to sea I again, are regularly ordered off, to be ready to assist
coos are sold at six or eight Groschen (9d. or 12d.) in the protection of our trade, in case of hostilities
The finest cotton yarn, which the Saxon manufactu-1 taking place.
rers cannot sell under 23 Groschen a pound, is sold I Captain TIIORNDIRE, who came passenger in the
by the English for 16. The number of English at l Russell, which arrived at New Bedford, on Wed-
the fair is pretty considerable. Cloths, leather, ti.! nesday last, from Canton, which place the Russell
nens, and colonial produce, are unsaleable; every
I left the 27th of December, informs us that consi-
derable difficulties had recently existed between the
piing falls in price, and yet nobody buys. Silks, Chinese and English. One dispute arose from Sir
alone sell well, and have Then. It is feared, that ! GEORGE STAUNTON (British agent at Canton, and
there will be great distress in many parts of Ger.! who was in Lord MACARTNEY'S embassy) undettak-
many, from the number of people who are out of . big to write and send presents to the Prime Minister.
employment. —This gave great offence to the superior Officer
SWITZERLAND, MAY I.—ln the Sittin of the
lat Canton. Another dispute was occasioned by an
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application from the British for the exclusion of
27th April, the credentials of the Austrian Major.
j,
American privateers, as men of war are not allowed
General Baron Von Steigentesch were read ; they to ascend the river; but the Chinese answered,
were given, one on the 15th, by Prince Metternich, , that if British men of war brought cargoes they
and the other on the 19th April, by Prince Schwan.' might come up ; and that American vessels were
zenberg. They express the most favourable senti-
not more armed than the British merchantmen. The
ments toward Switzerland, and the assurance of cor- Etiliali next required prize goods to be interdicted,
i but the Chinese said they never enquired as to any
dial co-overation in every thing that can promote its vessel, where she got her cargo, or n here she brought
independence nod prosperity. They were referred it from. The British threatened to fire on the Itl•ic'st
to the Diplomatic Committee. , and the Doris frigate passed the Bums Tigris, and
A Note from the !Ili:lister s of the Allied Powers' fired on the American schooner Sphyn.r. In come-
. quence of this dispute, threat, and proceediug, the
of the 22d of April, communicated the double Con. British vessels were all ordered dowry the river, and
vention, by which the Sardinian Ambassador, on the' kept below nine weeks before there was a corn-
26th of March, in the name of the King, places at 'with
promise. A Chinese, who had eupplieti them
the disposal of the Powers a part of his dominion's some provisions while below, was thrown into pi isen•
—The British demanded his Holes. s, but iii;
in savoy, containing above 8000 inhabitants, under
countrymen beheaded him. Captain Titonvona
several conditions, the most important of which is ; heard mailing of any insurrection, Ar attempted te-
the admission of the districts of Challais and Fan-' volution, in China. Captain Tnoneosse brought
cigny into the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland, . Madras Papers to August 16, 1814. About two
which is recognised arid guaranteed by the Powers ; months previous to the sailing of the. Russell, the
in consequence of which, in all future wars, the Ser.' Grampus arrised with 18 sail of ships from Englai rt
dinian troops shall retire from those districts, and ' '
1 were to sail on their return, March 1.--
(Boston l'aper, April 4.)
neither the passage nor the abode of armed troops
An order h
shall he allowed there, excepting those which Snit-
as b en issued from the Treaserv, (te*
rectiug Cie house occupied as en office by the i4tern-
zerland shall think fit to send thither. keeper-General, to be apnropriated to the use of the
By a second Convention or Declaration of the Adintant-General's Dept rtment.
Powers, the above-mentioned part of Savoy, thus j 'ri., Home Department has been much prridry'l
placed at their disposal, in which part of the town of to find out a mow for the Local MAltia. the present
trot being adapted to the locomotise i:rovisions of
Carouge lies, is united with the Canton of Geneva, the new Act.
:'finder vitriol,* regulations, which relate to the reli- ' The new Sub-Committee of Drury-lane Tlertre,i
glous, civil, and political rights of the inhabitants of we understand. will be--the Fill of I:•sEx•
lia-nos, Mr. KIN Karen, Mr. l'i.Trit Moons., s'° 't
the incorporated countries. The Diet thanked the
ai,
r. i .nosmoecrir. It comprises taste, talent, tile'
Ministers for this communication, referred it to the •
rainy, errerey, and integri!e ; ncd in theme""
Diplomatic Committee, and ordered that the States essential quality for the pro,psr:is- fd the CCl:ge r)
should be made argettinted with it. I end the benefit of the pubic.

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