10] ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1815. 
CHAPTER II. 
Prince Regent’s Message on the landing of Buonaparte in France : 
Address and Debates.—Lord Wellesley’s Motion respecting the 
Escape of Buonaparte from Elba, and debates on the subject.— Dis- 
cussion of the Treaty with America.— Motions and Debates respecting 
the Transfer of Genoa to the King of Sardinia.—Mr. Whitbread’s 
Motion for an Address against a War with France. 
ARLIAMENT had hitherto 
been chiefly occupied with 
matters of internal policy, when 
the extraordinary event of Buo- 
naparte’s landing in France, the 
particulars of which will be found 
in the chapter relating to the con- 
cerns of that country, called its 
attention to different objects, and 
in fact gave a new turn to the 
public history of the year. On 
April 6, a message from the 
Prince-regent was delivered to 
each House, communicating the 
information that “the events 
which had recently occurred in 
France, in direct contravention of 
the engagement concluded with 
the allied powers at Paris in the 
course of the last year, and which 
threatened consequences highly 
dangerous to the tranquillity and 
independence of Europe, had in- 
duced his Royal Highness to give 
directions for the augmentation 
of his majesty’s land and sea 
forces; and that he had deemed 
it incumbent upon him to lose no 
time in entering into communica- 
tions with his majesty’s allies for 
the purpose of forming such a 
concert as might most effectually 
provide for the general and per- 
manent security of Europe.” 
The consideration of this mes- 
sage was entered upon in the 
House of Lords on the 7th, when 
the Earl of Liverpool roseto move 
a corresponding addresss. In his 
introductory speech, he began 
with observations on the treaty of 
Fontainbleau, concluded in the 
last year by the sovereigns then 
at Paris, with Napoleon Buona- 
parte. He affirmed, that lord 
Castlereagh, when informed of 
its contents, had expressed a 
strong disapprobation of it ; but 
that the representations of the 
allied sovereigns having at length 
convinced him of its necessity, he 
had consented to accede to it 
in part; namely, as far as con- 
cerned the possession of the isle 
of Elba by Buonaparte, and the 
sovereignty of the Italian duchies 
conferred on his wife. He then 
denied that any breach of this 
treaty had been committed by the 
King of France, as the first pay- 
ment of theannual sum stipulated 
for Buonaparte had not become 
due, nor had he made any repre- 
sentations to the allied powers on 
