The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-02 00:00:00

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'israeied him, called him his best friend,. and indecd 6
to explain his principles the next day to Moms, 's •
.Atiker, and the other Members of an AsStttubtya
Summoned to put in execution the project of tilos&
-Pgnilemen. The orator brought them all over to
his opinion ; they resolved on convoking a National
Assembly at Ereckswold, on the 10th of A.pril,a4
that the Prince should be till then simply Regent of
the Kinz,dom, at the head of a Council of 17 Ztlem.
bers. . Mr. of Chri,tiana, Was appointed
Mitti,ter of the Home Depa► tment ; and the old Ga.;
neral Harthausen, Minister of the Finances. Count
Wedel Jsrlsborgh, and Mr. Hoist, by birth a Nor.
gian, now General in the Swedish service, we're be.
nished.
There was a general enthusiasm in all ranks, whicttl
made the militia flock to the frontiers, but no hosti.k: •
lities had yet taken place, though Field- Marshi ;
Count Essen was reviewing large reinforcements of
Swedish troops that came in wagons. Norway had
received prosisions, not only by English speculators,
but also by Swedes, under a permission, by which
the Swedish Government thought to lessen the ens".
peration which its plan of starvation had excited.

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• We have already expressed our convtettont taxti
the new order of things would not -be firirity esttrir-,
blished in Frpnce, without a coral:dead*: fetimetA.
i and agitation hi the public :mind.' lte,'ltliil n0t.,,.
however, apprehend that the conflict of portirt, would, '
!iutve commenced with so much rapiclitylinkllotence

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as it appears to have done. By the rettintotritival4
frOni Fray - we learn that the new Constitatiinsal

on, later •• _
Charter Wai humid at the Theatre at BoOtikhox;,
by the zealous adherents of the Mouse of Bottuscrts
notwithstanding the remonstribo4' of de Doliti;l
D'Aswout.t.sts:l who was preitnt • n - the occs-
s ion.- —The men who thus • intemperately and
• arrogantly'

expre:s their zeal •fur the. Ootnt.

BONS,. and their contempt for :the conditivas

on which alone they have any. pretensions' to tho •
French Throne are, perhaps, 'not sensible of the •
danger to N;hich-they expose their own curse. This%
heated and indiscreet 'Zell artist,
.in• 'the !retire of
things, produce a countervailing ardour in. the min&
of those who still retain any degree di attachment to
or who,' without this feeling, but from'
a mere regard to public liberty, look cpon the yeste,::
ration of .the ancient House -wils, auspiciok and
alarm. It is to be'remarked that *noise of the great
Military Officers, with the single ,exception
AUGEUEAU, have accompanied their declarations
of adhesion to the new Groverument, by any
testimonies of disgust towards the character
or conduct of the late ESLPEROE.--" The Se.
nate *and Legislative Body have decreed the for-
feiture of the thrOne, and we adhere to the decree,"
is the, universal language; but we look. in vain,
amongst the numerous annunciations of adhesion, for
airy express approbation of the grounds and motivel
i by which those bodies profess to have been actuated.
Cooke s, if not reluctance, has been the predominant
feature. Let those who treat thus contemptuously.;.
the charter which replaces the Crown of France en
the head of the Ho URIIONS, reflect well what may be
the influence of their Conduct on the vacillating
and unsatisfied minds 'of the numerous and power-
ful class of persons, for whose protection that
Charter has especially provided. When they
burn the Charter, let them bear in mind the al-
ternative to which they. are, reduced. No Char-
ter, no llourteoNs. • At least no *Bourret:no, unless
placed and upheld upon the throne by the mere mili-
tary force of. foreign 'nations, and consequently
sub-
ject to be.' removed from it, whenever the foreign
troops are withdrawn. If we.may judge of the ge-
neral disposition of the French prisoners of war in
foreign countries, by the specimen afforded us in
England, we must be convinced that their attachment
'to Bo NAPA RT E is power fit, and iettensife.--"'
I Many of these became capkia at a period when
I the lustre of NAPOLEON'S glory was yet un-
faded, when the universal sentiment still acknow-
ledged him as the honour and the happiness
of France. Captivity is necessarily a state of suf-
fering, and the sufferings they have Piaui-ell by em-,
bittering. their. hostility towards the enemies of
France, would naturally increase tho ardour of their
attachment to the person of her ruler and defender.
A considerable proportion of the Prisoners of w3r
about to be released, may he confidently expected to.
retain pretty strong prejudice in favour of the late or-.
der of things, till time and unrestrained intercourse
with -their • fellow-subjects, and the general dif-
fusioir of information shall have undeceived them,
its to the true.' character ,of BONAPARTE'S: ge"
iternmentf and its recent effects on the'
.con-
dition of France. This caiinot -be done in a mo-
ment. A- strlo- conformity to the Constitution ;
constant an determined resolutions to promote ht
all possible meaps, the tranquillity and happiness ?f
France ;-impactiality in the .distribution of Court:
favour ; the promotioh,Of load underttandinvaud