The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-23
GENOA, JUNG 2.

Some of our Senators, who were fent to Mi
Iauto the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon,
as King of Italy, having retained here OH the
gath of May, with NJ. Saicett, the French Mi
), hitter, on the next day an extraordinary Citing
i bf the Ligurian Senate was held, in which the
>inoit important quefion which could be fub-
intted to the confederation of that Aiiembly
was diicun:d. The Genoefe Senate, in this
meeting, formally declared for an union with
the French Empire, proclaimed its conditions
q and retnlv.d to fnhrnit il 70 the appreciation c.
the people. The Decree follows in theft
words -
"rhe Senate, taking into confederation the
actual fate Of the RI public, and convinced tina:
an independence, without frength or means tn
protect its commerce, the only iource of its ma
tionai profperity is of no advantage to the State
~ of Ignria, and that II cannot exit without be-
ing united to the French Empire, particularly
|s3 iince Piedmont has been incorporated with it
cofderne, beliaes, thu. the declaration made
al rue Congrefs Of hmeus, by the Enghih Co
vernmrrt, that it could no. recognize the Re-
y public of Genoa until it had returned its ancient
,fNrn "a condition to which the Lisurian people
coHi never confent,) expotes it to the fevere
necei'ity of being Involved in all the naval wars
WHICH may arte ,etveen France and England
contidering that II, on the one fde, the Barbary
! powers, defoiating the L'gurian commerce,
make all maritime communication impractical
bic, TO on the other, our communications by
lard are as much interrupted by the necefiary
7 fyeesn Of the Freno h law Of Cutoms; coniider-
q ing, ia fire, that the only means of withdrawing
onrlevcs from htuaton 70 critical, of re -etab-
J. 'hing our commerce, of recovering all our
a rights and privileges, and of removing all the
~ -oouactes 10 our participating with tic Co'r-
4 merce of France, the innmen{e advantages which
peace will ailIredy procure for her, is to incor-
porate omrielves with the French Nation, and
y that 10 obtain this our, it is advifeatle to
Proft of the journey OF the Emperor and King
of Ita'y; DEGREES -
"Artice /. The union Of the Kingdom of
Italy with the French Empire, ihaII be Propoied
! TO his majefty the Emperor and King, under the
following conditions lift. That all the Ligu-
rian territory, without the leaf Reduction, hall
corpofe an integral part of the French Empire.
Cd. That the debt Of the Lgurian Republic is
To be liquidated in the fame way with the debt
of the French nation: Sd. That Genoa ihaIl be
free port, with all the privileges thereunto an
nexed 4th. That in apportoning the land tax,
Y due regard will be paid to the barrennefS Of the
Bulgarian foil, and the expences Of agriculture,
more confederate than in any other country
5th. That there are ne her 20 be barriers nor
! cnhom-houfes between France and Liguria :
9th. That the law Of Conf:ripton iilall only APP
ply to iailors: 7th. That the export and imp ort
o.U,ies hall be regulated in the manner the mot
favourable to the agriculture and manufactures
of Lguria: 9Th. That all civil and criminal futs
iha be decided either at Genoa or in fone OF
tic adjacent departments of the empire OH.
! That athe proprietorsof national property ihall
be iecured in the poheiiion and full enjoyment OF
the fad property.
"Article 3. The preCrnt decree fhaN be i'm
Immediately fubmi,ted to the decilion Of the peo
pie.
LAzoTTI LANzoLA, Chief Sec'ry.
The Regifters having been Immediately open
cd throughout all Lguria, to receive the votes
ofthe FunctoDaries aud Citizens, the decree oil
the Senate was infantry ratified by great ma
iority of affirmative votes. The Re,ifers were
collected at Genoa, and entrufed 70 Deputies
who yefterday fct out to preient them L, the
Emperor of the French, and to entreat his Ma.
1 jeGy TO Grant the requea expreffed. Previous
to tne departure of the Deputies, official com.
munication made of the wiihes Of the IL
rnriaus TO the Anfrian Envoy, Baron Cuff, ir
Tie following note:
GENOA, June /.
TIE uuGerfzned Senator, Minifer for To
reign Antrs, has the honour to coDmunicaie Ia
his ESce'iency the Envoy Extraordinary ans
Mutt - Pienipotcntiary Of his MaiSfy the En-.
! I1croT OF Germany 6, huitria, the decree where.
by the S,nate has induced the Union of the IL
gurau Requisite with the French Empire: de.
cree which has obtained Che Eanct on of the peo-
II picf dHu W. Fi'ihN VI WhH-b q uCpuIdtCD mas
been appointed TO lay before b's Majeny the
y Emperor of the Frsnch aud King Of Italy, the
Nviies OF the y hole nation. Ills EXceency has
rei led efficiently long at Gsnoa to &c fatsfied
IF The impoiii6!liy under which this country la
bonred, Of preferving ITS Independence anida
events which have changed the face If Europe.
FOO weak to proie9 cur commerce aud naviga-
lion, we have coDfantiy fsen Our flag infilfed,
and our COATS eSpolcd to the page of the Bar.
barr Powers. While Tie great powers werc oc-
cupied IN making their Gag repe tted, they A.
baadoRcd the weaker ones 10 the Ouiragcs Of The
enemies of the Ciriftan uanle. Oar interior
p lice a.lc was 70 difficulty Circumaanced, thai
bsld,o obJcrs, who h,d taken refuge IN the
mocnlaiHg, ~e4e Income ri object of terror to
The az, ,shlOuriDs plrtc.
"Octhe 0thts baud, Engand il the negocia
tons ~i,.h preceded The treaty of ADiens