GENERAL HISTORY. 



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•s slipululed by an article of the 

 armistice, tiie Baron de Stein, cliief 

 cf the central department, issued 

 an order on May 9th, commanding 

 the immediate resignation, by the 

 authorities of the allied powers, of 

 the administration of those pro- 

 vinces to tlie commissioners of tiie 

 king of France. At the same time 

 Louis published an address to the 

 nation, in which he mentioned 

 that the allied armies were begin- 

 ning to move to the frontiers ; 

 gently noticed some abuses that 

 had been committed by levying 

 contributions upon the departments 

 kince the conclusion of the armis- 

 tice; and forbade compliance with 

 such illegal demands; and required 

 uU the civil and military authori- 

 ties in his kingdom to redouble 

 their attention for supplying the 

 armies of the allied sovereigns 

 with every thing necessary for 

 their subsistence and wants. 



A touching solemnity appro- 

 priate to the restoration of the 

 Bourbon line took place at Paris 

 on May 14. It was a funeral ser- 

 vice at the metropolitan church 

 for Louis XVI. and XVII. Queen 

 Marie Antoinette, and Madame 

 Elizabeth de France. The king 

 repaired thither without a cortege, 

 and assisted incognito at the cere- 

 mopy in a tribune prepared for 

 the purpose, with the Duchess of 

 Angoulenie, also incognito, in 

 another tribune. 



The chief mourners were Mon- 

 sieur, the Duke of Berri, and the 

 Prince of Condc. Tribunes were 

 reserved for the Emperors of Aus- 

 tria and Ilussia, and the King of 

 Prussia, and for several foreigners 

 of distinction ; deputations from 

 the senate and legislative body, 

 •marshalu of France, and other great 

 officers, filled the choir nnd nave. 



Although no Unnecessary splendor 

 had been displayed in the prepara- 

 tions for this ceremonial, a vast 

 crowd was attracted Viy the inte- 

 rest which its subject inspired, 

 whose profound and respectful 

 silence added to the solemnity of 

 the scene. It might be politically 

 regarded as a well-judged measure 

 towards promoting that association 

 between the sentiments of religion 

 and of loyalty, which it appears to 

 be particularly the object of the 

 restored family to revive. 



A matter of still greater present 

 importance was to conciliate to the 

 new order of things that formida- 

 ble army, which, having been 

 treated with every distinction by 

 the late ruler of France as the sole 

 support of his despotism, and hav- 

 ing under his command attained 

 the summit of military glory, 

 could not fail to look towards him 

 with a remainder of former reve- 

 rence and attachment. It has 

 been noticed, that care had already 

 been taken to gam over the mar- 

 shals, by securing to them their 

 honours and emoluments; and se- 

 veral instances of flattering atten- 

 tion to the army had been given by 

 the members of the royal family. 

 To connect the troops more closely 

 with the Bourbon line, the king, 

 on May I5th, published an order, 

 by which Monsieur, the Prince of 

 Conde, the Duke of Angouleme, 

 the Duke of Berri, the Duke of 

 Orleans, and the Duke of Bour- 

 bon, were declared colonels-gene- 

 ral of different corps ; and it was 

 farther provided, that the generals 

 whom the preceding government 

 had named to the functions of co- 

 lonels-general, should . have the 

 title of first inspectors-general of 

 their respective corps under the 

 orders of the above princes, pre- 



