Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-31
with the most
profound respect, go.
[Signedl
Such Prince ar Bernadosfe in S.veden!,
THE DIXIE OLE, NO MO

Such Prince ar Bernadotfc in S1peden!!
THE DUKE OF BASSANO.
After the reading Of the report, the Counseliors
OF state presented two plans of Senatus Consul.
INN, seeherewith the session Of Sd Apiii1 aud the
Count Defermont explained he motives OF the first
OF these pians in the following manner:
My Lord, Senators, you have heard the commu
uicstions which his Majesty has ordered TO be made
on of our military establishment Indispensable this
is the object of the Senatus Consultum which we
are ordered to present to you.
If ought to regret the detection of an aIly We,
II is better TO see hn openly in the ranks Of an en-
envy, thsn to be exposed to his daily trcasoas-
The disposabe fol- ces IF ussia are not such that
the empire cannot make her repent of entering IL.
siin the lists against her but you know, gentle
men, that we must, when we desire pea ce, obtain
IT by successes which guarantee its duration &
TO obtain this end we must employ ut once great
means, rather than exhaust ourselves by degrees in
feeble efforts.
The first section of the plan places at the dispo-
ston OF the Minister If War 80 900 men to be nd,
ded to the armies in active service. Ninety thou
sand men taken from the CONSUMPTION of 1914, the
levy of which having been already authorised only
experiences change of destination.
Ninety thousand men must be raised conform bly
to the dispositions ofthe 2d and Sd sections of The
plan.
= he detection of Prussia may increase the mum.
Der OF our enemies from eighty to hundred thou
sand men, and tits also proper and necessary to in
pire
The second section creates four regiments ofhorss
guards of honor, TO the number of ten thousand
men. SD.
Z he departments have requested the formation
OF companies OF body guards. The institution, so
necessary to the support of the throne, can only e
realized prog essiveiy.
The officers be taken only in the first grades
q. the army q their presence near the corps which
they command i, not at this lime necessary. Ifthey
we're taken from afer'or grades, the object of the
institution would fal and be perverted because we
could not wish 10 place the head of those who will
be specially responsible for the Emperor and his
family, airy others than men clothed with the 6rst
dign ties OF the army and of the state.
Body guards moreover not for the urgency
ofths moment only the gendsrmerie, the troops
otthe garrison, and the five six hundred men OK
the Imperial Guards. as we'll horse as foot which
exist at Paris, and who are composed Of old sodi
ers less ina situation to make war; aud of young men
all commanded by picked officers, guarantee the
maintenance OF good order in the capital. Never
thecss II is useful to progress in the formation ID
those compaaies of body guards and to rally in the
army men still in the flower OF their age whose
trade Is arms, and who lsDguish and pine without
employment.
Finally, must open the career 10 young mer
who have been prevented by the education they have
received from going into the ranks as soldiers and
who having attained their 23th or 18th year, looL
upon themselves as too aged TO run the chance o
slow advancement in the military career.
IL s IN conformity these views that tie proyisi
ons OF the second section are conc, iyed. The men
erlled TO compose the four regiments must ciothe
equip aud mount Themselves at their own expeuce
but they bave the of obtaining The brevet
Of officer after ~ his OF active servce and
they shall be admissible in the formation of tie four
companies Of body guards when after the campaign
they shall he formed in the mean TING there mSy
be employed detaohmeuts OF 500 20 40 men 10 10
sl't ia the service Of the Empress aud the king Of
| Rome.
These regiments shall receive the pay of horse
meu Of the Imperial Guards.
Finally, the members ofthe Legion Of Honor @,
their may, il they have fortune enough be
| equipped aud mounted al the sxpenes of the lie.
| giou.
| These united advantages WILL without doubt car.
~ the children OF the electoral colleges ct the de-
| partments aud Errondissemcns :, 1t the municips
| councils the OF the Isost weghty men in the
departments aud communes, Of all those in fine who
are depoHtaIies of ths public authority, to cause
their names To be Inscribed in thee regiments s
there will no longer remaia any TO those J.
| die young men VINO complain Of having no earee
| opened TO them; and where disspated habits Nigh,
| thereby be contracted.
The third section makes a new call on the SOC
mea Of The FIRST band wen for recruiting tie ar
my for he formation Of an army ofreserve, mer
named before the publishing Of the SeBsto, CsasuI
tuin are excepted.