The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-06

land?
All that has been done without our consent
and that OF the people, and without having
consulted us, is illegal.
Soldiers! retired officers Veterans of our
armies! Come with US to reconquer the
throne, the palladium of our rights and let
posterity one day say, " Strangers seconded
oy traitors, IMPOSED shameful yoke uton
Frunce-the brave rose up, aud the enemies
OF the people, OF the army, disappeared end
refurnedfo Their original nofhingness"
Soldiers The drum beats. we march run
TO arms come forth to join us, to join our
EMPEROR, and our tri-coloured eagles.
loigned by number OF majors, captains
and lieutenants.l
GAP, March 6.
.Napoleon, 6yd.e Grace n God, sc. &C
10 the Inhabitants vi the departments OF the High &
Low Alps.
have been affected in lively man
nerby the feelings you have shewn towards
me. Your wishes will be heard. The cause
OF the nation. will again triumph!i You have
cause to call me your father. / live only for
the honor and happiness of France. MY re-
turn dissipatcs all your inquietudes. Il guar
antees the preservation of property. Equali-
ty among all classes, and the rights which
You have enjoyed for twenty years, for the
possession of which your fathers sighed, form
now a part of your existence
In Whatever circumstances ! may find my
self, will remember with a lively interest all
that have seen when passing through your
country
GRENoBLE, March 9.
Narrative ofevehts which have taken place at Greno
since the 4th at March.
I'm express who passed through the city in
the night of the Sd or 4th of March, had
drawn and occupied the public attention. A
Courier who arrived in the evening of the 4lh
Gould not but excite it still more strongly, &
the next, day it was known bv every BODY
that the Emperor had landed OH the first of
March, IN the evening, in the neighborhood of
freJus that he was accompanied by his faith
ful guard that he had first occupied Grasse
AMI that he was directing his course the I'd,
towards the High Alps. Successive intelli-
gence removed every doubt that his majesty
would make cur city the place of his first
stay.
numerous garrison was collected here
Some brave persons who expected to find
companions in glory among this guard who
brought back Napoleon, hestated ut first to
consider them enemies, and this first
thought OF their hearts, became the rule of
their conduct.
Some attempts at an enterprise to which
those who we're charged with giving orders,
did net perhaps assent but with regret, were
useless, and did not appear TO meet with sue
cess he garrison was augmented ; the
7th and nth regiments of the line, arrived on
&c IN ;ii;i Tie fttiti issaTs en-
tered the city little while after, quitting its
garrison at VIenne. The whole population
assembled on the ramparts, and in the public
places, drawn together by their wishes and
their hopes.
The Emperor was at La Nure in the eve
nm ~ 81 !.
p0sls occupied While At an early hour this
last village being only three leagues f,onl
Grenoble, we did not doubt but that the en-
try OF his majesty would take place the same
diy.
He delayed too long to suit the Impotence
or his soldiers and his soldiers ran out to meet
hiTa. At p. M. the 9TH Regiment left
the city with Colonel Henry De La Ber-
doyer at its lsad, who fastened to offer
to the Emperor his person and his regi-
meht
A part Of the 5jh had already joined his
majesty on the same day FIVE leagues from
the city and the rest of the garrison held
out no longer. Night came on, and the result
OF these events appeared to be postponed un-
til the next day, when at half past eight, an
advance guard of Polish Lancers presented
itself at the gate of Bonnie which was shut. 6,
demanded that it should be opened. The
troops which occupied the rampant an
swerd by cries of long iiJe tie Emheroy j.
The gate opens; the advance guard enters
all the citizens run by the light of fambeaux
x almost immediately the Emperor appears
alone, at the head and in advance of his ar
my. En immense crowd precipitatcd them
selves into the passage all are Mingled to-
gether, soldiers and citizens, and all their
cries and feelings are COMPOUNDED in the en-
thuslasm, which the presence of the sover-
eign inspires. His majesty proceeded to oc
cupy the hotel of the Three Dauphns. which
the crowd did not cease to surround, making
the air rcsound with shouts of their 10Y. Nj.
the mayor OF the city and many other func-
ticnares presented themselves Immediately
to his majesty. At the same time proclama-
lions were distributed and spread thro' every
quarter of the City.
On the next day, (the sth) the emperor was
engaged in business the whole motning. and
received the municipal body. His majesty at
tended general review, which lasted from
II o'clock until d, and received the visits OF
the imperial court, of the clergy. of the coun-
chi ct the prefecture, the civil and commercial
tribunal, the academy, the staff, the officers
q his suite and military functionaries. MANY
citizens have heard from the mouth of his
majesty the expression of the satisfaction
winch he deigned to express, and have receiv-
cd the assurance Of his devo.cd+ees to tbs 49,