The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-28 00:00:00

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they reasonably be doubted whether they would
much serve the cause they were intended to support.
—We hope, therefore, they will be, if possible,
molded.

PARTIN MAY 24.—As soon as we are informed of
the conditions of the new Treaty, of Peace," we
shall hasten today them before otir Readers. It was
yesterday asserted, that we should not only get back
-Our colonies and all our former territories, but that
we should have some additional suitable cessions.—
Such condit :)ns we were not in the habit of command-
ing under the late Government.—ln those days the
. principle of war did not only show itself in war, but
else in peace. We are not to have such a peace as we
shoukl hase had under that Government. The fol.
'peeing conditions were required and were accepted,
the repayment of all foreign contributions, whose
• amount, as stated by the Allied Powers, was
1,800,000; the restoration of all the monuments of
:the arts, and the occupation (as a pledge) of three of
t. Our strongest forts. It is certainly a great deal, con-
sidering the deplorable state to which we were re-
-4nred, that we shall get back all our colonies, and
' !hes beleegedto oklFralsee, Those who shook, corn-
. ••• is not (lint brilliancy in this Treaty of
reace which was seen in thoseof Luneville,Vientia,and
:fresh urg , do not consider, that the firist conditiou of a
treaty of peace is to be, pacific. What formerly was
'thus called, was, in` fact, disguised war; the conces-
sions Whirl strength wrested from weakness, and
• whielt contained tae embers of future hostility, the'
• nonquerell intent epee repairing his losses, the con.
.queior to add to his cotoqueats. :ribose who were
'in the secrets of diplomacy in that days remarked
the coolness and • iudifference of the negociations.
_During that of ,Amiens, though the First Cell-
' Sul took possession of Italy, an event athigh
•at any other" time would have set all. Europe lea
'blase, yet it was scnrcely the object of a note on
:the part of the British Government. The same in.
.difference which marked the manner of making peace
Was observable in the breaking it. England accused
lus of preparing armaments in our sea-ports, which
was false. During these convulsive periods, both
Manifestoes and Treaties appeared such perfect nul-
lities, that nobody troubled their heads about thim.
lit seemed, in fact, to be the general opinion, that
• :there'never was a bona fide peace; and that it was
• nothing more than an armistice, and an intermittent
state of the war.

The Emperor Alexander yesterday honoured the
printing-office of Firmin Didot with a •isit. He is
the first printer of Europe, and hi' Majesty paid a
minute attention to ail he saw.

We have.news from the island of Elba of Miy
8. The first act of Bonaparte's reign has been
the doubling of the taxes. The Allied troops were
hourly expected lu that small island to garrison the.
fortresses, and protect the inhabitants, whose num-
ber is not more than between nine and 10.000. •
MAnitin, MAY 12.—Yesterday, the 11th, the
people openly pronounced in favour of King Ferdi-
' stand. The principal Members of the Cortes are
Aber arrested or have fled. Two Members of the
Regency, Messrs. Agar and Ciscar, old officers of
Marine, are imprisoned in the Chateau de Villa:
Viciosa, where the Prince of Peace was detained six
liters ago.—The King's troops are about to enter
Madrid.—The King has just sent us a Proclamation,
exhorting all the citizens to peace, and the oblivion
"of reciprocal injuries and errors. lie will add to
the benefit of his presence that of giving us a Consti-
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.twtional Charter, such as the state of knowledge in
'Europe, tire localities, and our circumittances gene-
rallys,Troder necesorry to the Spaniard; of both he-
soiwl hies.llls Mejeaty comes surrounded Ity Ce-
meritstile Duke del Infautado, Elio, Copocit,' Zalas:
O'Donnell, &e.

PART*, MAY 25.—The article inserted.yesterday
in the Gazette de France is entirely fabricated.—
Tile Sittings of the Commission occupied by the
constitutional charter, are secret; but we have au-
thority to believe, that not one of the questions
mentioned by that Journal havebeen agitated ; among
them indeed are some that cannot be agitated any
where in France.
The third regiment of Guards of ROnour, has
deposited
.in the hands of M. Bertrand, notary at
raris, the sum of 4574 francs, for the re-establiah-
• meat of the statue of Henry IV. This sum pro-
ceeds from the recompence granted by his Majesty
Louis X VIII. to Me regiment, as having escorted
him ou hie eutraoci into Palls.

AC* It *was knowathat the Emperor of Atisirsts.t
Ali not visit this country, the Russian Arnhem'sler
• had s !nag audience of the PRINCE Receirr on Toes.
, day, on the -subject of offering Cumberland ileums'
to his illustrious Master. After the audience, Ms
,
Exceliency, accompanied by Colonel BLoossettLn,
t. went to view the premises. The state bed is altering,
with emblems and ornaments appropriate to the
Emperor of RusslA, and they will be offered to the
Emperor.
Colonel. UPTON, Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of
Tom, arrived in town yesterday morning at four
o'clock, (rum the army in France, and waited upon •
the Duke at York-house. •
Mr. BROWN, the King's Messenger, arrived in
town yesterday morning with dispatches from Vis-
c The
it AGII at Paris.
There are no less than four Members of the British/
Parliament now holding the humble situations of
cjet ks, Storekeepers and Surveyors in the Ordnance
Office. •
CF.,
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oyal Veteran Battalions are to be reduced
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