Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05

PARIS.
coNsEnvATivE SENATE.
Sitting of the 10Th December, 1910.
The sitting was opened at O'Clock
in the afternoon his serene highness
the Prince Arch Chancellor of the
Empire presided.
Their excellencies the Duke de Ca
iore, Minister of foreign relations, the
Count Rcgnault de Saint Jean d'An-
gely, Minister of State, aud the
Count Caffarelli, Counsellor of State,
were introduced. 49,
His serene highness the Prince
Arch Chancellor, President, caused
the following message to be read:
Message from his Imperial and Royal
Maiesty.
order my Minister of For
eign Relations TO make you acquain.
ted with the different circumstances
which render necessary the union OF
Holland to the Empire.
The Orders published by the Bri-
fish Council in 1906 and 1907, have
torn in pieces the public law Of Eu.
rope a new order of things governs
the Universe. New guarantees hav.
ing become nee essary to me; the an.
nexation of the mouths of the Sheldt,
of the Hleuse, of the Rhine, of the
Ems, of the Wcscr, and of the Elbe
to the Empire the establishments of
an internal navi CATION with the Baltic,
have appeared 10 me to be the first and
most important.
have caused to be drawn up the
plan of a canal, which shall be execn.
ted within FIVE years, and which shall
join the Baltic to the Seine.
lndemnities shall be given to the
Princess who may be affected by this
grand measure, which necessity en-
Joins and which strengthens the frcn.
tiers of my Empire upon the Bal
tic on The right.
Before taking these determinations,
| intimased them to England: she
knew that the only method of MAIN
tanning the independence of Holland
was to recall her orders In council of
1896 and 1907, or to return at length
to pacific sentiments. But that pow.
err has been deaf to the voice of her
own interests, as well to the cry of
Europe.
1 hoped to be able to establish car
tel Of exchange of prisoners between
France and England, and subsequent-
ly to profit by the residence of the two
commissaries at Paris and at London,
in order to bring about an accommo-
dation between the two countries. MY
hope has been frustrated. / have,
found in the mode of negotiation of
the English government, nothing but
craft and bad faith.
The snnexation of the Valais is
foreseen consequence of the immense
labors which have for these ten years
past caused To be carried on in that
part of the Alps. At the time of my
act OF meditation, L separated the Va
iais from the Helvetic Confederation,
as l then had 10 view measure SO
useful 10 France add to Italy.
Extract from the rebortof the minis.
Ter offoreig,t relations, (Chambdg-
ny, Duke Of Coa0re) to his majesty
me Emperor md King, dated Paris,
sfh Of December, 1909
Sire---As lcrg as England shall
pcrsist in her orders in council, your
Majesty will persist in your DEGREES.
Your majesty will oppose to the block
ade of the coasts, the continental
blockade, and to the pillaee on he seas,
the con6scaiion Of English merchan.
dies upon the continent.
tits my duty to say so to your Ma.
iesty your Majesty cannot henceGorth
hope to recall your enemies to more
moderate Idees, otherwise than by
yoT perseverance, in this system.
Suppose this Sx rsct TO have been