502 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1810. 



of Napoleon the Great and Maria 

 Louisa." — M. D'Amezaga, at the 

 table of the officers of their house- 

 hold, gave, " Napoleon the Great, 

 and Maria Louisa, the glory and 

 delight of France and Germany : 

 may divine Providence grant them 

 a long and happy life !" The castle 

 and park were illuminated in the 

 evening with between eight and 

 nine thousand lamps. 



No. VIII. — Copy of a letter ad- 

 dressed to M. Berthemy, by 

 Prince Ferdinand, acquainting 

 him with his wish to become the 

 adopted son of his majesty. 



Valaiicay, April 4- 

 Being desirous of having some 

 conversation with you upon various 

 matters which have long occupied 

 my attention, I request that you 

 will come to M. D'Amezaga's, our 

 first equerry, at three o'clock this 

 afternoon. This individual, exclu- 

 siveIy,enjoys our entire confidence, 

 which he has for a great length of 

 time justly merited from his excel- 

 lent conduct in all respects, and 

 the perfect knowledge he possesses 

 of our affairs, which he has always 

 directed to our great satisfaction 

 and to our advantage. 



M. D'Amezaga, who has on ray 

 part had the honour of conversing 

 with you upon the matters above 

 alluded to, and other affairs which 

 concern us, tells me that you are 

 already acquainted with them. 

 Our conversation, sir, will conse- 

 quently be short, and will not in- 

 terfere with your own affairs. 



That which at present occupies 

 my attention, is to me an object of 

 the greatest interest. My first wish 

 is to become the adopted son of 

 his majesty the emperor, our au- 

 gust sovereign. I conceive myself 



to be worth)' of this adoption, 

 which would truly constitute the 

 happiness of mj' life, as well from 

 my perfect love and attachment to 

 the sacred person of his majesty, 

 as by my submission and entire 

 obedience to his intentions and 

 desires. I am moreover, extreme- 

 ly anxious to leave Valancay, be- 

 cause this residence, which has 

 nothing about it but what is un- 

 pleasant to us, is not in any respect 

 suitable for us. I feel a pleasure 

 in confiding in that magnanimity 

 of conduct, and that generous be- 

 neficence which distinguish his 

 imperial and royal majesty, and in 

 believing that my most ardent 

 wishes will soon be accomphshed. 

 Accept, &c. 

 (Signed) Ferdinand. 



II. Bonaparte's Decrees Jbr annex- 

 ing Rome and Holland to France, 

 and also the Hanse Towns. 



I. Rome. 

 Extract from the records of the 

 Conservative Senate of Feb. 17- 



The conservative senate, assem- 

 bled in the number of members 

 prescribed by article xc. of the 

 constitutional act of the 13th Dec. 

 1799, has considered the project 

 of the organic senatus consultum, 

 drawn up in the form prescribed 

 by article Ivii. the constitutional act 

 of the 4th of August, 1802, after 

 having heard the orators of the 

 council of state, and the report of 

 the special commission appointed 

 in the sitting of the 14th of this 

 month, the adoption being voted 

 by the number of votes prescribed 

 in article Ivi. of the constitutional 

 act of the 4th of August 1802, it 

 is decreed as follows :— « 



