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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



possible supposition for a moment 

 believed, that he would have per- 

 mitted propositions to be made to 

 him, contrary to his dignity, or have 

 listened to such jiroposition^. Nc- 

 Tertheless, to take away all possi- 

 fcility of belief from any such alle- 

 gation, or that even which the agents 

 of Russia have judged proper to 

 publish, the nndcrsigned has received 

 orders to deny it in the most posi- 

 tive and formal manner. 



Gregorian Calanler. — Decree of (he 

 Consercative Senate ; Scpieiuber, 

 0/h, 1805. 



The conservative senate, the num- 

 ber of members being a-sembled 

 prescribed by the 90th article of the 

 constitutional act of the ] 3th De- 

 cember, 1799. Having seen the 

 projet of a scnatus consultum, pre- 

 pared in the form jirescribed by the 

 57th article of the constitutional act 

 of the 4th of August, 1801. After 

 having heard, respecting the motives 

 of the said projet, the orators of 

 government, and the report of the 

 special commitfec, appointed in the 

 fitting of the 'id instant, decree as 

 follows: Art, 1. From the 1st of 

 January, 1 806, the Gregorian ca- 

 lendar shall be used throiigliout the 

 French empire. Art. '2. i'he pre- 

 sent senatus eonsultum shall be 

 transmitted by a message to iiis im- 

 perial majescy, 

 (Signed) 



Francois ue Ncufchateau, 

 President.- 



Colaud and Porcher, 



Secretaries. 



Examined and sealed. The chan- 

 cellor of the senate, 

 (Signed) Laplace. 



Expone of the reciprocal Conduct of 

 France and Austria, f^ince the Peace 

 of Luneville, read bij the Minister 

 of j-orcign lieiations in the Cun.ser- 

 vathe Senate of France, at the 

 Hitting oj the 23d Sept. 18O0. 



All Europe knows, that, during 

 the war, in the midst even of the 

 most signal and decisive sncces-es, 

 the emperor of the French never 

 ceased to wish for peace ; that he 

 often offered it to his enemies ; that, 

 after having reduced them to the 

 condition of receiving it as a bene- 

 faction, he granted it to them upon 

 terms which they dand not to ex- 

 pcct, and which rendered his mode- 

 ration no less conspicuous tlian his 

 victories. lie is sensible of the lull 

 value of the glory acquired by arms 

 in a just and necessary war; but 

 there is a glory more calm and dear 

 to his heart ; his first wish, the con- 

 stant end of all his efforts, has ever 

 been the tranquillity of Europe, 

 the repose and happiness of na- 

 tions. This end had been attained ; 

 the emperor omitted nothing to 

 make it lasting. It would still con- 

 tinue, if the increasing prosperity 

 of France had not brought it to a 

 period. It was at first altered by 

 the artful measures, and afterwards 

 broken by the open perfidy of the 

 cabinet of St. James's. But peace 

 reigned at least on the continent : 

 through the vain and false pretexts 

 under which England sought to 

 shelter herself, Europe easily disco- 

 vered her real motives. — England 

 was afraid of beholding the French 

 colonics, which had been, and which 

 might become, so flourishing, rise 

 from their ruins, and grow up again, 

 as it were, out of their ashes ; jea- 

 lousy wished to stiUe, or at least to 

 arrest in its progress the industry of' 



France, 



