Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-06

exclaimed" Surely this is not man hut !,
God who has addressed us 7" The few men of
! integrity and wisdom whom he employed " ere
OF course silent.
q Alter the dreadful rcverses in saxony, in
1913, he returned to Paris ON the 9th of N. :
vemoer--and on the 18th he held a council of
sea!e. One OF those present, (baron de T.) who
.ooA minutes OF the proceedings, has transmit.
'ea 10 us the following details, for tbe accura.
cy OF Which We pledge ourselves
| impatient to see what kind of a face the
| emperor wore alter his disasters, the members
~; T., ure council crowded into the saloon adjoin-
ing the council chamber To avoid Ia som.
measure the embarrassment of a first interview.
.ne emperor abruptly sent for the governor Of
'uc oank 10 come to him first he bitterly ex-
CLAIMED against the wise measures which, at !.
crnieai moment, had saved this national esta-
oishments and secured the public credit hs
sPeHe bsif an hour, without giving the govern.
OF time TO put IN single word: he ran round
tue same circle of ideas three or four times
i! w.noat even changing the language, employ.
tnS aiouious images and very often the mose
gazing expressions OF scorn and contempt.
+, "nen bonaparte had done speaking. the
uoors OF the council chamber were thrown o.
psh' ana the sittings commenced by the reading
OF decree OF finance, under the imperial az
tnorlty. setting aside the sanction of the Iers.
iative body, which was nevertheless conyofed
'or tue "a december. He required, BY this de.
cree, nothing less than an augmentation of op.
malt on the contributions. The decree nas,e5
wlhout any direct opposition to its principle.
ana merely after desultory discussion, in the
course Oh which the emperor uttered various
contradictory aad absurd opinions" The CON.
tribution' he said, among other ,binpx q hao
no bounds 1t presents, generally the idea of
one NTH, but 1t may, according to the urgency
OF circumstancea, be raised to one fourth. ono
third' one halt, &c. No ! the constitution has
no limits 1t there arc any laws which declare
inc contrary they are bad laws.''
After TINS decree, the project of senatux
consuitum was read for placing at the disposaJ
Oh the minister of war, $4,000 men. to be To-
zen rom the Old conscriptions, already solemn.
~ liberated and exhausted. The most profound
silence reigned. Even the hired syeoohanta
renamed mute. member nevertheless. was
heara 10 say, =" Street.-The safety of the empire
must De consulted" Another blamed the ex-
preston or invaded frontiers" as 100 alarm.
ing. !" Whatp' said the emperor in a rage "ix
:. not best to speak the truth Has not Wei,
,ihgeon eatered The south OF France, and the
Russians the north Do not the Austrians and
baVarians threaten the east Wellington in
france What disgrace And there has
De. Dsen no rising en- nlasse, to drive him out 49,
ne rhsiisii laugh at the good nature Of our
peAsan.ry. nut the English have no ships with
MN naval manGyres will be of no ayaiI to
them where they are. They are upon our ter
rnory-they must be beaten and driven back.
All my allies have abandoned me-the Ia.
rAriauS are Faltors--the scoundreIs (kes Ia
cHes1 tnsy planted themselves in my rear. and
,.ttsmPted to cut off my retreat! And how
were they treated All, how finely they were
ii1ssacFea 1 Killed Wrede, and all his reiati-
ons with HIM No, No. no peace until nave
burnt Munich. A triumvirAie is formed in the
iiofth-t Is the same which partitioned Pc.
iahd-no peace until It is broken! Let the
next year come and we shall see. demand
3o0,o men. shall form an army of OO, 900
AZ bordeaux, another at Lyons, and another st
Munich With this levy, and what have all
reAoy, snaii nave million of men under arms
That will be sufficient for tie moment ! de-
mand 3OO,OOO men, but must have men Cho,n.
mes Jmfs.J of what Use are young conscripts,
out to incumber the hospitals and die upon 'the
highway.
The French are always brave-so are the
fledmontese and the Italians, aud they fight
weil--as Tor all the men of the north 1.-THE Ger.
mans lney are good for nothing 1t is not
Diood-it IS water, which flows in their veins ],
Il can depend truly upon none but the innabis
tants OF old France"
Sire"-sald member " the Belrianso
. Aye. aye the Beigians,' answered the en-
peror perhaps they do love me but what sir.
my ali those addresses which they have been
made to send me 1t is the height OF ridi-
49, SfS --Salo announcer Inc fnber, Old
France must be kept entire by U.s." And Hoi--
land too r replied the emperor sbruptly-ra-
TIER than abandon Holland, 1 will throw il into
the sea again AS for Italy, if it is not SUBJ
Ject to France, it must be declared independ,
ent.
Gentlemen--There must be general ri.
sing Every person must march. Monsieur
Cambaceres you also shall march, and YOU.
and you Ito various members --You shall be
made chiefs of legions
Councillors OF state you are fathers of fa-
milies-you are the heads of the nation-it 4.
Tor you TO give the spring Celan.J (.No symo,
toms ofaHpiause.) I know it, you are soft
you are pusillsnImous--you Ia k OF Peace -
Peace Peace do not understand the word
while the air ought to resound with the cry
OF war %
After this harangue the senatus consutum
was adopted, the emperor broke up the meet.
ing and the members retired, secretly agitated
with various sentiments. For my part, pene-
trated with an Indignation which could scarce.
W repress, hastened to put to paper what 4
had witnessed, being convinced that some day
or other tie communication which now make
to the Pnblic would be highly interesting.
PARIS. April 20.
Yesterday marshals Berthier, Money.
Mortier, Ney, Oudinot, Marmont, Macdo.
nald, Kellerman, Lefebere, Perignon & Ser.
rurer gems Lupon, Dessolles, Nansou,y,
LIE Grand and Dalonby, dined with Mon.
sieur, at the Thuilleries.
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