Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-04-05
PARIS, Fee 10


THE Emperor Napoleon appeared before
the Legislative body, and delivered the
following Speech -
Gentlemen, the DEPUTIES The Legislative 6ody
The war, rekinded in the North # En-
rope. offered favorable occasion to the
projects of the English upon the Penlnsus
Ia. They have made great efforts, which
has. proved sboriiye. Their army, has tai
len before the cusdel of 5afgos and after
having sustained great loss has evacuated
all Spain l, myself, entered RlssisS The
French armies have been consi All Iy victor
GUS IN the fields OF Ostrowno, ot Poiotzk,
of Mohlow, of Smolensk, ut Moscow, OF
Moloiaroslawetz No pat of he Russian
army has been able 10 stand before our
eagles. Moscow has fallen mo our power.
When the bound iries of Russia was for
ced, Il lie ,ncapsc,ty OF her arms was ascer-
tanned, q swarm ot Fartsrs turned their par
rlc,dal hands sgAinst the finest provinces al
this vast Empire, which hey have been cal
led 10 defend. They have in lew weeks,
IN spite of The tears and d,spair OF the un
fortunate MoscDwvltes, ourni more than iour
thousand OF ,hei, Sues, villages more Than
tifi of ,heir finest citles-thereoy sstlstlng
their ancient hatred-4nd all under the
pretex, ofre' srding our march and surroun.
ding Us by desc I. We haVe r,umphed
ser ali these obs oc!es
Even the coofsgration of Moscow. where,
1 in fouc days they have annihiated the iabors
and earnings Of forty generations, did not a,
all change he prosperous sisie OF my at
fairs bu, the premsturs and excessive RI
gor OF lie wlnter, has thrown upon my army
a tremendous calamity. Ina few nights
have seen evey thing changed. have mel
w,tD ereat losses. They would have broken
my heart, ii, under these great oircumstso
ces, had been susceptible 10 any bu, The
interests aud future glory Of my people.
Al The view Of tie evils which have
ftlieh upon US, the joy IT Englsnd has been
great Her hope. have had M bounds
She offered out finest provinces as recon
i,ence for treason. She offered, as condi
tloniDr peace, the disme mbermeat of tins
fine Ems,re. l. was, III other words, 10
~ ecisim perpetual WAT. The energy OF
NV people under these great incidents
thcir attachment 70 The INTEGRITY II he E0-
pile Tie love which ihey have shown me,
have dis sipsted alt these chimerss : and
, has brought our enemies 10 a more Just
sense Of things
TIE misior, unes which the rigor Of he
climate produced, has shown, III It's ful.
lest-exient, The grandeur and ,olidity # his
empire founded upon the efforts and love
o. hfty million or ciIzens and upon the
territorial resources OF The finest countries
Of he world.
It's with lively satisfaction that we have
seen the people of he Kingdom Of ltaiy,
those Of ancient Holland, AID ns depart
men reunited, in r,salsh'p with the ancien,
French and feeling that there is no hope
| for them in their future prosperity, but III
the consolidation and triumph OF tie CRANE
Empire.
! The agents of England propagate with all
our neighbors, the spirit OF revolt against
sovereigns. England would wish 10 see tue
whole continent prey 10 civil wac, aud 10
all the luries of anarchy; but Providence has
designed her TO be the fist victim OF anar
chy and civil war. | have Just signed with
the Pope an agree ment winch will 'efininste
all the d,fferences watch have unh"Ppily sfis-
en- in the church. The French dlnasiy
reigns and will re gn IN Spain. am sans.
fed with the conduct Of all my alice. 1
will ,andon none OF them. | Will MAINTAIN
the integrity of their aIes. The Russians
shall reenier their frlshtiui climate
Idesire peace. l. Is necessary TO tue
woriI. -Four tunes since lhe rupture winch
followed the uea,y OF Amiens, lave mad
solemn over,ures will never make any
but slI honorable peace, ana coniorm"bie to
the interest and grandeur of my Empire.
My policy IS not mys erious. have made
known the sacrifices | can make AS long
AS this maritime war shsil continue, my peo
pie uugh' 20 hold themselves ready To msKe
every sz,r,6cc for bad peace would
m Ike us lose all, even hope snG all will be
compromit,ed, even The weiia,e ofour pos
TERN.
America has required to arms to cause
The sovereignty of her f,g to be respected
The wishes OF the world accompany her in
III, GLORIOUS con est. lift terminates in OBJ.
'igng he enemy of the Continent TO recog-
nize he principles that the fl e stall protect
ne merchant ze and GREY ", and that neutrals
lught not Ia summit to paper bockades. Gall
. conform Bile to Ne tresly OF U,rech',O \
menc. W, Il merit the applause Of ,be world
posterity will say that the ancient word had