Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-09

o1ke OF Parma, ,exeTciiing tn. ditic
which are asiribl el To rs 81 ,ii. 2, ar,
Ii. of the statute of n. inperia! fi,nax
and in virtue OF orders adi,sss.il To US
by his majesty the emp-ro, AMI hing, in
sealed Ieuer OF that days date, of which
the following is the ,eHpr: s ~
' His majes.y the emperor and king
condescendsd 10 address Us il the follow.
ins words:
My cousin the prince arch chancellor,
! have forwarded yon a letter dated this
day, to order you 10 repair Ia my chamber
in ordec to make known The resolution tina.
[ and the empress my dear @ife have Ia.
ken. 1 rejoice that tn. kings. queens &
pfiacesscs, my brothers and sisters. my
brothers in Law and sisters.in law my step
daughter and step son becom. my son by
adoption, as we'll rs my mother, are pre-
sen, a. what I have 10 maze known to
you,
" The policy of the monarchy. the in.
.teres,s and wants of my people, which
have constan ~ guided all nay as,ions
vail that leave 10 my children inhertors
OF m' love for my people, tn, throne
on which providence has sea ed me-. For
several years have lost all hopes rs ha
wing children by ray marriage with my
we'll behaved wife, the empress Josephine:
~ is this WI en- has led IRE to sacrifice
The sweetest aT:aio1s of my hear, to
hsarken to nothing but the welfare of the
state and to dissolution ofour ,aarriage.
" Arrived a, tbs age of forty years, /
hope to live long enough to raise. OPP in
my spirit and charaete1 the children which
It may please providence to give ne. God
knows how much this resolution ha,cost
my heart but there is no sacrifice whics
is above my courage, when ii is dem IN
stra'ei to be useful to the welfare O,
France, :
+" Il is necessary to add, that far from
hayi;g ever given me any cause of com
plant, Ola the contrary / think it .incuin
bent TO praise the attachment and affection
OF my ,wel.beloysd wife: she has embel.
lished fifteen years of my life; the re
membrance of it Will ever be engravea in
my heart. She was crowned with my
hands wish her TO retain the rank and
title of en- press; but above all that she
viii never doub: my sentiments, and that
she hold me always her best and dear
est friend"
His majesty The emperor aud king ha !.
ving finished his discourse, The empress
queen spoke in the following words:
" With the pernisslon of our august
and dear husband, it is my duty TO declare,
that having los. all hopes OF having chl
dren to satisfy the wants of;he policy ard
inerest OF France, am pleased to give
him the greatest proof ofattachmsnt and
deyotedasss which has ever been gwen on
earth, hold all his muniGcence, was
crowned by Isis hands. and, ffom the
heigh, of the throne have received no
thing but tesimlnials ofthe affection s.
love Of The French people.
50 I must acknowledge these sentiments !,
in conserving to the dissolution of mar.
riage which is henceforth an obstacle to
the welfare OF France, which deprives
her OF the happiness of being one day go
verned by the descendants of d great man
go evidently raised up by providence to ef.
face the evils OF q terrible revolution and
TO re-estabish the altar, the throne and
the social order But the dissolution of my
marriage VIII in no ways change the sen
timehts of my heart. The emperor vii!
always have in me his best friend. know
nov much this act, co.nm anded by policy
and SO great interests, has rent asulie
his hears but We mutu ally glory in the
slcrlhce we make to the good of the
country.
Upon which their imperial and royal
msjeS:ies having demanded of usthe act of
their respective declarations even as of the
mutual Consent winch they contain, and
that their majesties give the effect OF their
Will to the dissolution of their marriage, as
also or the power which their majesties
nave conferred upon W, TO pursue through
out whatever else may be nsedfuf, and to
whom II may have appertained, yieldns
TO the orders and requlsliions o. their ma
jesties, we have given the said ac', and
prepared in consequence, the present pro.
ces-verbal TO serve and make valid even as.
OF rights to which proces>serbal their IN A :.
jestles nave affixed their sisnaturesi which,
after having been signed oy the kings
queens, princessss ami prince, present, was
signed by Us and couatersigned by the Sc.
Cfstagy of state OF the roya, fanny, writ.
Ten with his owa haOd."
Done at the palace of the Thuillcries,
the dry noaj and year as above.
Slg1ed
NAPOLEON.
JOSGPaiN q.
VI dam. Lewis, Jerome Napoleon, Joa-
chin Napoison, Eussas Napoleon, Jdiia,