Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-04


Translated for the American.
From the Bordeaux l. indicator OF the
18th January.
CONSERVATIVE SENATE.
Sitting Of January 10.
The sitting opened at O'Clock 10 inc
afternoon. His serene highness the
prince arch-chanccllor OF the empire
presided. His excellency the minister
of foreign relations was present. he'r
excclIencies counts Ragnaud de Saint
Jean d'Angely, and Defefmon, ministers
and counsellors Of state, were lstfoeuc'
ed.
His serene highness the prince arch
chancellor, rose and addressed the Sc
nate in the following words:
Gentlemen,
"The nation is, Of her own accord
disposed to the adoption of such nea-
sures as she Judges necessary for the
maintenance of her glory, and tor the
preservation of her preponderance in
Europe.
"From every part of this vast empire
addresses succeed each other ; offers
multiply and the public will seems
voluntarily ready to anticipate the call
Of the sovereign authority
"The emperor, who relies upon the
love of his people, and who appreciates
their resources, has judged it unneces-
sary to deviate from The usual DISPOSE
tons. His majesty would ever have
deferred making use Of them, if an I'M
expected event had not caused him to
think that, whilst prohting of the useful
cooperation of our allies, it is, above
all, the display of four forces which must
accelerate tae moment of an honorable
peace; such an one as the French can
in their hearts desire, and such as his
maiesty has never ceased to offer to his
enemies.
alt is in that spirit, gentlemen, that
the project now submitted to your deli
beration was digested.
Conference.-The orators OF the coun-
Gil of state will inform you ofthe metive~
and the advantages thereof, after the mi
mister of foreign relations will have read
to you report and other documents.
which his majesty has ordered to be
communicated to YOU"
His exce.lency the Duke OF Bassano,
minister of foreign relations, communl-
Gated the following report:
REPORT
of the minister Of foreign relations, TO
his m1e&ty The Emperor and King.
Wills, Russia, in violation of her
treaties, and renouncing her alliance
with France, in order to join the system
of ENGLAND, declared war against your
majesty, you appreciated, sire, all the
Importance ofthe struggle in which you
were about to be engaged. You order
ed the formation, under the title OF CO.
horts OF the national guards, Of one hum
dred battalions, composed of men from
90 to 2e years of age; who, belonging
to the six last classes ofthe CONSUMPTION
had not been called to the army. This
institution has been attended with all
the success which your ma esty could
have expected. A group of warlike
vouth,, trained in the art OF war IN the
cradle Of old soldiers, ask with avldl.y
to pa, take of the glory of their brethren
in arms.
Whilst your majesty marched your
victorious army from Smolensk towards
Moscow, you did not dissemble that
YOUR progress in an eneny's country
added new chances to the usual chances
of war. You were even anxious to
strengthen the means ofyour operations;
and, therefore, ordered the levy OF the
CONSUMPTION Of 1918, which is this day
complete and uader arms.
With the garrisons of the places OF
France and Italy, your majesty has III
the interior of your states force OF up.
wards of 100000 men, which is sufficl-
ent to maintain the war against Russia
during the ensuing campaign. And
YOUR intention was, sire. to :sk no ex.
traordinary aid, provided all your allies,
especially Austria, Denmark & Prussia,
remained faithful to the common cause.
Austria, Denmark and Prussia have
given your majesty the strongest arsur-
ances Of their sentiments. Prussia has
even offered to increase one.third, and
to raise to $4,000 men the quota she was
engaged to furnish by treaty.
But whilst that power was manifest
ing dispositions so cenformable to her
engagements and to her political int
rests, the intrigues Of England were
preparing one of those events which
characteristics the spirit of disorder and
ans:chy which that power has never
ceasrd to foment in Europe. General
d'Yorck, commanding the Prussian