Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05

trusts the SIX great ports of the military
mari. ~ it is 10 the national guards
that he conHdes the care OF repeiiinS all
attack az gu. enemies ON the coasts Of
the Empire.
You have not forgotten, gentlemen,
with what arlor the inhabitants Of our
coasts marched against the expedition
directed on the port OF Antwerp.
Bat this zeal must be regulated aud
what happened in 1893 has shewn how
::noortant it is to organize the service
OF the empire where they Judged neees-
sary. -,
The departments which are specially
He'd 70 courur in the defence OF the
nor,s. are designated in the 4th sec
ti0I.
The national guard shall be organised
IN the departments, Ill case OF need, ana
companies OF grenadiers and horse
siloii he completed in such a manner as
20 present in each township u farce Of
from 4 j to $4,000 effective men 1T hand
and always ready to act.
Iii, in The hosam OF The Senate that
his majesty, gentlemen, will choose the
generals whom he will charge TO pre-
Side in Che organization OF these COM
panies and tu take tho command OF
Them.
In giving to the citizens to direct
them in the path Of honor, chiefs who
unite so many claims to the genera,
consideration. his majesty Is desirOus OF
encouraging the confidence of the ma
tionaI guards. to render their obedience
more easy aud to guarantee TO them
every care and attention not inconsis-
tent with the wants OF the service.
There shall not be put in activity in
each district, more than 1900 to 5000
men. who shall he placed on the poipt:
where their presence shall be judge
necessary. aud shall be renewed every
three months or oftcner, so AS not to b,
too ION, u time taken OFF from tiieil
occupation aud their affairs.
The contingent OF each orrondis'e
uent shall be ready tn march on al
noints which may be auacked bu
thew shall not be removed far from
their families except III this case, ant
only for the time the danger shall last.
This contingent reduced to the MINI.
MUM OF $4,000 men for each of the ar
reimbursement, gives 10000 IN Jolnins
to them 10000 guards Of the coast
$4,000 men OF the marine troops, 20.0ct
workn,cn employed in the great ports
the local national guard, about 20 900
men In the barracks of the land arm,
near the coasts finally, 5000 men OF
the gcndarmerie, spread in the Same
q! &c NJ
coasts are thus guaranteed by more
than ESQ, 900 men, independently o
the reserve OF srenadiers and chasSenrs
who DO re: cntcr iutc the FIRST re4ui,I
ton. and who aIn3unt further to more
than 10000.
It's nevertheless by means Of this
measure, which does not call forth
more than a t'.ousandth part OF the po-
pulation of the six ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
and ONLY for a temporary service, that
the 90. OoG men OK the CONSUMPTION OF
4s4a are rendered iispos;,hle.
The actual situation OF Europe. the
necessity il which our enemies md
themselves. to dispense their forces IL
Sicily. in Portugal, and in Canada
removes every idea that our coasts may
be attacked but however improbable
an attack may be, 1t is sufficient that
is not impossible that his majesty iii
his deep wisdom did not hesitate to a
dopt the measures which are proposed
to you.
In concentrating them, gentlemen,
you will have the defence Of our COATS
and Of our ports thus the empire will
have an army Of 100000 on the Elhe.
one o. 100000 in Spain, and 100000
men as we'll OH the RhiGe as in the
SD military division, aud in Italy.
Vet it is in the face Of similar forces,
that eur enemies conceive the foolish
projects Of Remembering the empire,
and of making whole departments en-
ter as indemnities Into their political
calculations.
This struggle is the last: Europe
will take Gcfiuitiye seat. and the
wants oft winter OF 1913 will have
at least for France the advantages OF
making her know her friends from her
enemies, The extent of her means, the
devotednes5 Of her people, and their
attachment TO the Imperial Dynas-
ty."
The Count Boulay succeeded the
Count Deferm1nt, and thus laid open
the motives Of the second plan OF the
Senatus COnsultum.
= My lord, Senators, the o2d sec
ton oe The constitution Of the month OF