Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-08-08

emperor ALTO intended TO make comma
nications to the chambers, to agree with
them on fuch laws and arrangements as
might beit fuit the prefent exigency-
(this communication was heard in &
lence
TSome difculion followed as TO the
mode Of queitioning the minifer~ when
they ihould appear. The prefdent a
iecond time ordered frangers to quit the
interior of the hall.
M. Tay-When we, this morning,
learned the dangers of our country, the
nobltit fentiments were manifefed in the
anembly. There is not one Of US, who
did not fwear in his heart, to die at his
poit, rather than abandon that glorious
caule, which is the caufe of France
You hive requeited the miuiiters to APP
pear before you.- Comfortable time has
already elapied, and there is no appear
ance of their being ready to comply with
youi defire. demand, that they be ar
dered to appear before the representatives
of the people, and that this order be en-
joined upon them upon their peril. Sec
onded, feconded.
M. Manuel, in a dJcourE full IF fire,
fupported the propofal of M. Jay. he
ALTO de6red that the propoial of M. La
Fayette for arming the National Guard
ihould DC adopted, and that iuficirnt
number Of thofe citizens fhould be az
fembled round the palace, not to protect
the lives of the deputies, which they were
all ready TO facrifice. but to pEotect the
dignity of the ailembly He demanded
that iecond mefage be fent TO the min
i!ters, and that meanwhile they fhould
take meafures to collect about the palace
sufficient national guard Qeconded,
feConded
A member obferved, that the emperor
was commander of the national guards !;
this corps can receive no order but from
him, and to effect the objef of the NOV
or it would be neceliary TO name another
COMMANDER. lie propofed that it b.
done (Vi9lsat nsa,mHfs
/ a menage from the chamber OF peers,
announced thai it haa received the reio-
lutions of The chamber OF representatives,
and had adopted Gmiiar ref3lutions,
which in its turn it communicated to the
representatives, and to the emperor.
A menage was received from the
minister OF foreign relations, declaring
that The council OF minliters was It'll al
iembled, and that, as loon as i. fhould be
ended, the minilers would attend the
chamber.
A iecond menage arrived from the
mirilers, executing thclr delay, and lay
ing. they would loon attend.
soon after, The minifters arrived. Il
was half palt 5 O'Clock. The minItters
of war, of police, of the interior, and of
foreign relations were feen entering in
succe lion. Prince Lacien aJo appeared.
Swpri2s and mErmars Many mem
bers exclaimed Why do we fee any
here bur the miniiterS ] he PRECEDENT
attempted to fpeak, and at hra could rot
make himleif heard lie fucceedcd at
Taft, and read a decree of the emperor,
4vhicb namea Prince Eacien bis ccanmDFsHer
to the chamber.
At the requeit of Prince Lucien the
doors were clofed, but re opened two
hours and an half after.
The PRECEDENT then put to vote pro-
petition, that committee thould be nau1>
&C 20 be Joined with fuch as might be
named by the chamber OF Peers This
committee ihould collect all the intorma
ton poilible as to the fate of France, and
report to rhe Chamber, at the fame time
propofng fuch mealures as .heytho't belt.
Ibis was unanimously adopted. A
difcuIon enfued as to the mode of APP
pointing ibis committee 1t was then 70
dark thar lpcakers could not be diitin-
guilhed, being after eight o'clock. Cries
OF no no i! were frequent.
The miniter of war leized an interval
of Calm to cry with loud voice, +" Me(
| Geurs, am informed, that report is at
this moment circulated, that am fur
rounding The hall Of your ieillon with
troops The report is more u jult TO the
Emperor than TO mylelf It's as falle as
th1 rumor that General Travot was at
Paris = (ApPauie
1t was agreed that the committee be
competed OF The PRECEDENT and four Vice
Prefdents.
The felton, was then adjourned to the
next morning at o'clock Ii was then