The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-08-16 00:00:00

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HAGUE, AUG. 9.—The following h the answer of
Air. De )logendorp to the solemn Address by which
Lis Majesty yesterday opened the Assembly of the

States-General:—
"
SIILE,—The striking picture which year Ma-
jesty has sketched, with equal simplicity and truth,
has excited a lively emotion in our minds. How
much does the present epoch differ from those which
have preceded it. Every one remembers, and your
Majesty cannot have forgotten, how all our cuter-
pikes then failed, how all our efforts did but tend
to hasten our rain, and how an invisible hand seemed
to turn to nought the best concerted plans. Now
the sun of prosperity illumines our horizon, all oar
efforts are crowued with the happiest success, and
this Divine baud visibly concurs in confirming our
felicity. Even at the moment when distress and
down. seemed to approach us, when the Oppressor
of Europe was *gain seated on Lis execrable throne,
his elevation has served but to hurl him from it for
ewer, and to cansolklate more strongly the political
state of Europe, and that of oar country. This re-
markable difference in the ways of Providence, is
accompanied by a difference equally great lu the sen-
timents of the citizens. Formerly two powerful
parties had arisen among us, civil war had broken
out, and the flames of hatred and envy glimmered
tinder the *sires. The cause of punishment became
the instrument of it---.Discercl destroys St rength.—
To.day all spirit of party is forgotten—ell hands are
joined—all hearts united round the Throne; and
new dangers serve but to draw slater the ties which
bind the citizens to each other," and attach them to
the country.
" The generous blood of your son has flowed for
us, and the whole people has offered property arid
life for the common cause. Thus the cause of our
prosperity becomes also the instrument of it; usioN
eONSTITLITEI STRENGTH. It is not ouiy in the
Northern, but also in the Southern Proviuces that
the same unanimity and good will have been display.
ed. Your discernment, Sire, your love for the coun-
try, have summoned from every part of the kingdom
the most distinguished men, in order to modify, ac-
cording to the interests of your different subjects, as
children of the same father, the Constitution under
hich we live happy.
64 Our deliberations have given rise to reciprocal
sentiments of affection and friendship, and in the
fi eternal banquets which we have given each other, ac-
cording to the custom of our ancestors, and from which
all mistrust, all reserve were banished, it was my
lot to express the desire to unite in a toast different
advantages, namely, our agriculture, our manufac.
tures, our commerce,all the arts, and all the sciences,
the Constitution, and peace ; on which one of the
D..poties from the Southern Departinerts exclaimed
with enthusiasm, We shall owe all these blessings to
the Constitution.'
" It is with such sentiments, Sire, that w►e begin
this day the task which your Majesty has imposed
upon us. We begin it penetrated with ardent zeal
towards our King and country, with perfect and cor-
dial union among ourselves. We shall discuss with
calmness, we shall not preciiiitzte our deliberations,
and lastly, we shall omit none of the forms which
become a solemn and numerous assembly. Mean
time we recommend ourselves to your Majesty's fa-
vour, begging !leaven to shower down its choicest
blessings upon your !louse and your Person."

Ltr.LE, Aec. 9.—M. the Marshal de Camp Ban-
mire, Commandant of Conde, has received the fol-
lowing letter from the ?Minister at War :
GENERAL !—Your submission, with that of the
garrison and inhabitants has been presented to the
King. His Majesty has deigned to accept it: you will
shortly receive news concerning the general arrange-
ments made between the King of France and the
Allied Passers."
Fit.tisgvottr, Ace. 7.—Baron Austeller, Privy
Counci for to the Emperor of Russia, and M. Galax,
Count llor to the limperor of Austria, have arrived
itere ms their way to Paris. Prince Eugene, of
Wurtemberg, General in Chief in the Russian ser-
vice, passed on the 4th through Alareuth, going to
Paris ; his corps, as well as that of Prince Witt-
genstein, has iccelved orders to halt. The Colston
of 11,nm has prohibited all the French rebels from
entering that Cant on.
(;ENEes, JULY ‘2.6.—Madam Letitia, the mother
of. Napoleon. Dormice, the Ex-Queen of Ifollaird,
and Cardinal Pesch, accompanied by Maret, Duke
of Bassani, and 1;x-tiecretary of State, have been here,
an what is ,ex;remely remarkable, they mere pro-,
vide(' with prisspoits with the signatures of King
Louis am) the Emperor Alexander. I believethey
ore stow gone, or at least some of them, es they have
not lately wiiie their appearance) and most glad we

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