The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-27

Emperor ant, his family, any others than
men cloihed with the first dignities of the
arn,y and of he stare.
bods guards moreover are not for the ur
gene" ot the moment only the gendarme-
ue,>ths troUps ut the garrison, and tie S or
eoco 'nen OK The IMPERIAL guard. as well
horse as foot, which cl;ise AZ Paris. ana who
are cnmPas ed t. Of soldiers sass in II s,tua-
.ion 20 make war, aud al young MGR all
, com pand"d by. picked Offices, guarar.ee
rna'n,1inancc otyoc.i ort.er In the CAPITAL
Nevertheless !. IS useful to progress ~ che
formation OF those body guards, aud to rally
IN the srmy, men sill in the ao~er % II cir
age, whose -"ade is arms, and who lanruish
anu pine without employment.
| Sinaliy, we Wust ePeu the career to young
men who have bseii prevented by the edu-
lcauou they have received from going into
lahe rsnks IS soldiers, and who have Att s4n-
~ iffss ssSt or year and lopS S.,spon
ttthei 1xel. IS as too age6 to-run tfsEnsi1ee of
SLOW sTiy@sccEnent,iath Tni;its4ySeaFeer
Its in conformity TO these views that the
provisions of the 90 section arc conceived.
The men called to compose the four regi-
ments nn,t clothe, equip and mount them
selves at their own expense but they have
the assurance OF obtaining the brevet of an
| oilcer after II months OF actual service *
! they shall be admissible in the formation of
the four companies of body guards, when
alter the campaign they shall be formed-
IN the mean time there may be employed
ldetachneCts of 500 to 400 men, TO assist in
she service of the empress and the King of
Rome.
These regiments shall receive the pay Of
horsemen of the imperial guards.
Finally, the members of the legion of ho-
nor, or their sons, may. if they have not for
time he nd
the expense of the legion.
These united advantages will, without
doubt, carry the children of the electoral
colleges or the departments and arrOndiss-
| ments, of the municipal councils. the sons Of
the most weighty men in the departments
and commuues, of all those in fine who are
depositaries OF the public authority, to
cause their names to be Inscribed in these
. regiments--and there will no longer remain
any excuse to those idle young men who
complain of having no career opened to
| them 4; and whose dissiPated habits might
thereby be corrected.
The third section makes new call on
the 5000 men of the first baud, as well for
recruiting the army, es for the formation of
an army OF reserve men named before the
publishing of the Senatus consultum are ex
cepted.
This call will give soldiers of the age of
- W 30 years. ana consequently men In
the vigour of age, a chance of entering in
the cadrcs or skeletons Of old regiments the
moment they shall have received their hrst
| rudiments.
The cohorts formed by the first call on
thisband, have already given pledge of
what may be expected OF them in the APP
peal now offered.
| We do not attempt to disguise how pain
ful this call on the back-c iasses must be !;
but where is the Frenchman who does not
feel that it is preferable to make an effort
to day in order to avoid greater hereafter,
and even from which we could not expect
the same result.
Moreover the calls and their epochs must
be determined by the DEGREES the Conn
Gil. and these executive measures shall no
be taken but in a mode to prevent any nju st
tice and all difficulty. You know, gentle
men, the spirit of foresight which always
guides his majesty in his projects; thus TO
prevent all kinds Of daDger and even unea-
sEess, he has thought proper to organize an
army OF reserve which encamped Oh our
frontiers, should watch at the same time
| their security and the maintenance Of order
! among our allies
| The 9Th section renders disposahle the
$4,000 men Of the conscripton Of 1914; who
j had been destined for the defence of our
western and southern frontier they will
/ form the army of reserve on the eastern
frontier, where they will fulfil this new des-
tlnation. 1t is to the honor & the courase of
national guards, that the emperor trusts the
six great ports of the military marine /; it is
to the national guards that he conGdes the
care of repeiliog all attacks Of cur enemies
OH the coasts of the empire.
| You have not forgotten, gentlemen, with
what ardor the inhabitants of our coasts
marched against the expedition directed on
| the port of Antwerp.
| But this zeal must he regulated; g what
happened in 1909 has sliewn how impor-
tant il is to organize the service of the
national guards in the parts of the empire
where they may be judged necessary.
The departments which are specially
called to conc ur in the defence Of the ports,
are designated in the 4th section.
The national guard shall be organized
in the departments, in case of need, and
the companies OF grenadiers and horse shall
be completed in such manner as to present
In each township a force Of from IS, to
$4,000 effective men at hand and always
/ ready to act.
1t is in the bosom Of the Senate that his
majesty, gentlemen, will choose the gene
rails whom he will charge TO preside in the
Organization Of these companies and 10 take
the command Of them.
in giving 10 the citizens 20 direct them In
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