Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-28
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
BALTIMORE, july %,

baltimore, July %.
The editors of the American were last
evening favored by respectable mercan-
tile friend with French papers, received by
the Henrietta, arrived yesterdayin 4S days
from Bordeaux, containing Paris dates to
May 81, and Bordeaux to June /. The
late hour at which they were received,
prevented us from having more than the
following prominent article translaled.-
We deem it interesting, inasmuch as it
proves, in a decisive manner, that the IL
supper has placed on his head the Impe-
rial Diadem we hope it will be his last
rapid stride to earthly glory.
IMP ERIIL ECRRE,
Bearing regulations on the mode of pre-
sentation TO the acceptation of the peo-
pie of the proposition announced in ar
ticle l42 ofthe organic Senatus Consuite,
of the 2Sth Floreal, 18th year.
NAPOLEON, by the grace of God, and by
the constitutions of the republic, emperor
oil the French, upon the report of the mi.
nisters and council of state, of the 2sth
Floreal, year l2-Ordains the regulation,
Article l. There shall be open to the
records of all the administrations and of
all the municipalities, to the officers of all
the tribunals, to all the justices of peace,
and to allthe notaries.registers, upon which
all the French are called upon to sub
scribe their votes on the following PROPOSE
ton:
"Do the people desire that the imperi-
al dignity shall be hereditary in the direct,
natural, legitimate and adaptive descend
ants of Napoleon Bonaparte, and in the di-
rect, natural and legitimate descendants
of Joseph and Lewis Bonaparte, as regu
lated by the organic Senatus Consulte, on
the 28th Floreal, year H."
Art. 2. The registers shall be open 10
days.
Art. 8. Immediately after the expirati-
on of the time given for voting, each de-
positary of register shall be closed, and
said register shall be certified, and then
directed and forwarded in the course of
two following days to the Mayor Of mu-
nicipality and within the space Of 24
hours, the latter shall forward the same to
the under prefea of his dietricl, with a
note certified by him, and which shall be
conformable to model, in present regula.
lion, under No. /.
Art. 4. Twenty.one days after the pub.
LEGATION of the present regulation, the un.
der prefecl shall transmit to the prefecl
all the registers of his district, with note
by him certified, and which shall be con-
formabe to model, no. 2.
Art. 5. twenty-five days after the pub.
LEGATION of the present regulation, each
project shall forward to the minister Of the
interior, all the registersof his department
with general note by him certified, and
which shall be conformable to model, No.
8.
Art. 6. The projects are authorised to
put in extraordinary requisition, the Gems
d'Armes, for the quick transmission Of the
registers Of the several municipalities and
! the orders relative to the execution Of the
present regulation.
| Art. Z. The ministers are charged with
the execution of the present regulation
which shall be printed in the bulletin oil
the laws.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
BY the Emperor.
The Secretary of State,
ISigned) II. B. MARAT.
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENcER
.NgW SERIES or FEDERAL DEISEEPREsEE
9AqIoN.
Sick Of the unceasing faisehoods anC
misrepresentation with which the fedora
papers swarm, we determined to abandon
at least for a time, the detection Of wha
we hoped had been disarmed Gifts capaci
ty Of doing injury. In this purpose WI
probably should have persisted but for TIT