The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-13

PARIs, Feb. 10.
The Emperor Napoleon appeared before
the Legislative Body, and delivered the
following Speech:
G Gentlemen, the Dchutfes ofthc
Legfsta'iUe Body.
The war, rekindled in the North Of En-
rope, offered fav' rable occasion TO tht.
projects OF the English upon the Peninsula.
they have made great efforts which have
proved abortive. Their army has fallen
before the city of Burgos and after having
sustained great loss. has evacuated ali
SPAN. 4, myself. enteredl Russia The
French armies have been Constantly vic
torious in the fields ofOstrowno. of Polotsk
OF Mohilow, of SmOlensk, of Moscow, of
Moloiarosiawetz. No part of the Russian
army has been able to stand before ,onr
eagles. Moscow has fallen into our power
When the boundaries of Russia were
forced, and the lncapacity OF her arms as
certaned, a swarm of Eartars turned their
parricidal hands against the finest provinces
OF this vast Empire, which they have been
called to defend. They have in A few
weeks, IN spite OF the tears and desDair of
The unfortunate Muscowites. burnt more
! IN An four thousand cf their GScst v-;.,sye.-
more than fifty of their finest cities--there-
by satiating their ancient hatred-and All
dnder the pretext of retarding our march
and surrounding us by p desart. ne have
riumfhed oUer aUthese obstacles.
Even the conilagratiou of Mo. ow, where
in four days they hare annihilated the la
bors ard earnings of forty generations, did
not at all change the prosperous state oc my
AFFAIRS but the premature and excessive
rigor OF the winter, has thrown upon nv
army tremendous calamity. In a fer
nights IheOe cccn every thing chaneed.-
have met with great losses. They would
have broSen my heart, if, under these great
circumstances, l had been susceptible to
any but the interests and future glory of nv
people.
At the view OF the evils which have fallen
| upon us. the Joy Of England has been great
Her hopes have had no bounds--She of
tered our finest provinces as a recon pensc
tor treason. She offered as n condition for
peace, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of this fine EN-.
pire. It was, in other words, to proclaim
perpetual war. The energy of my people
under these great Incidents; their attach
ment to the integrity of the Empire the
love ther have shown me. have dissiDated
all these chimeTas; and has brought our
enemies to more Just sense of things
The misfortuncs which the riyor OF the
climate produced, has shown, i'm its fullest
extent, the grandeur and soldity OF this
empire founded upon the efforts * love Of
my HiUi DIS ot CiliZepS and upon the ter
ritoriaI resources of the finest countries Of
the world
! itis with lively satisfaction that we 'have
seen TIE people Of Italy, those of ancient
Holland, & is departments re united in ri.
vaishlp to the ancient Fr-nch--aud feeling
that there is no hoFs fer them in their fu
! tore prosperity, but in the consolidation &
triumph Of the grand Empire.
! The agents CT England propagate with all
onr neighbors the spirit Of revolt against
sovereigns. England would now wish to
see The whole continent prey to civil war.
and to al the furies Of anarchy but Provi.
deuce has designed her 10 be the first vic.
! tim Of anarchy and civil war. have lust
signed with ,hs Pope an agreement witch
VII term'aate all the differences whict
have unhappiiy arisen in the church 49,
Ia French dynasty reigns and will reign ir
Spain. I an satisfied ,elth tie conduct ot
all my allies. ! will abandon none Of them
! will maintain the Integrity of their states
The Russians shall re ester their frightfu
lclimate.
desire peace. It is necessary 70 the
world. Fogr times since the. ruPtore whief