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PARIS, December 81.

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PARIS, December 81.
Napoleon by the grace of God, and by the
constitutions, emperor OF the French, king
of Italy, protector of the confederation OF
the Rhine, mediator of the Swiss contede-
ration, SC sc.
To all to whom these presents shall come,
greeting
The Senate, having heard the orators OF the
council of state, have decreed, and we decree,
as follows:
Extracts from the registers OF the conscrva-
tive senate, of Friday, Dec. 90, 1911.
z The conservative senate, assembled to the
number of members required by The 9Sth ar
ticle of the act OF constitutions, OF Dec. Is,
1899, having seen the report OF the senatus
consuitun, dieested in the form prescribed
bv the 81 article of the act of constitutions, OF
the 9Th of August, 1902, having heard upon
the motives of the aforesaid report, the ora
.ors of the council of state, and the report OF
IRIS spccial commission, nominated In the Sit
t;np of the 18th of this month its adoption
having been deliberated by the number OF
voices prescribedby the 56th article of the act
of constitutions, of the 4th August, 1902, de-
CecSs:
Isl. One hundred and twenty thousand men
of the conscriptien OF 1912 are placed at the
disposal oil the minister of-war, ter the REIN
forcement of the army
Cd. They shall be taken from amongst the
Frenchmen, who were born between the list OF
January, 1892, and the 5lst of December, OF
the same year.
Sd. Their ages and appeals shall be deter
mined by the regulations OF the pubic admin
istrations.
4th. The present Senatus Consultum shall
be transmitted by message, TO his majesty
the Emperor and King.
(Sipnesl CAMBACERES, President,
GOUVION, COLCHEN, Secr'yS
Seen and sealed, Chancellor OF the Senate,
+ lS,esned) Count LAPLACE.
WE coplmapc and ordai, shat these pre-
sents. invested with the Seals OF State, aud H.
serted in the bulletin Of laws, arc addressed
- onr courts, our tribunals and our admins
trat;ye authorities chat they may be Inscribed
in their registers, that they may observe thtln
and cause to be observed and the grand MI
mister of Justice is charged to inspect It's pub
LEGATION, =,
December 1911.
(Signed) NAPOLEON
By the Emperor Minister Secretary
of State.
(Slgned) Count DAkO.
Seen by us, Arch Chancellor of the Empire,
fSipped4 CAMBACERES.
December IS.
GENERAL GIBARD's .1eeount ofhfs dcfeaf.
r mort oil Gen Giisti, to Gen Count d'Erion
commanding the 5th corps ofthe army.
Ri6eru, Nov 3, 1911.
CsENERAL--I send my aid-de-campto you
70 give YOU the details oil the battle OF Arroyo
Meiinos.
On nv departure from Carceres, some
vaoue reports, but without foundation, an
nonnced a movement OF the English quit
ted tnat position, and halted at Turre-NIoeha,
and on the 27th at Arroyo-Molinos. In these
n ,,so DAYS there Was no appearance OF the march
Of aay corps of the enemy.
kA intended to be at Merida on the 29th,
/ Gen. Remond was ordered to repair to Meol-
lin. The troops were assembled at O'Clock,
Ind were upon the march. The rear guard
81 bo,ameaceel their movement at halt past z,
khen shouts and TIC sound Of musketry an
q lnnced that the enemy had penetrated into
Il he tON0, NAtC0 NHS Only OGSupACu " NV P"''
si oler of the rear guard. fastened thlther
Zen. Dembrousky formed in column the
Aoops OF the rear guard, and ordered the ID
Ntallion Of the S4th, commanded by M. Mu-
s. li,,arc, to arrest TIE tlva!.eurs of the Engasl'
who had begun to dvhouche from the village
and to rescue the light cavalry, which had be-
fore been IN the village, and which supposed
IS 10 be engaged
was satisfied OF the superior force of the
enemy, but could not abandon the cavalry
.rhci E.ag!ish columns then moved, and marcn-
" cd upon ne; had at most 1900 men these
,vithsfood thcir first shock, and repeiled the