GENERAL HISTORY. 



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and the Chamber of the Depu- 

 ties of the Departments are con- 

 voked for the 30th of November 

 of the present year. 



2. The present decree shall be 

 inserted in the Bulletin of the 

 Laws. 

 Given at the Tuileries, Nov. 4, 

 1818. 



(Signed) Louis. 



(Countersigned) Laine. 



The latest accounts which we 

 have received from this kingdom 

 issued from the Moniteur on 

 December 30th. 



(From the Moniteur of Wednes- 

 day, the 'Mth.J 



Louis, by the Grace of God, 

 To all those whom these presents 

 may concern. We have ordained, 

 and do hereby ordain as follows : 



The Marquis Dessolles, Peer of 

 France, Minister of State, is 

 nominated Minister Secretary of 

 State for the Department of 

 Foreign Affairs, and President of 

 our Council of Ministers. 



The Sieur de Serre, Member 

 of the Chamber of Deputies, is 

 appointed Keeper of the Seals, 

 Minister Secretary of State for 

 the Department of Justice. 



The Count de Cazes, Peer of 

 France, is appointed Minister 

 Secretary of State for the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior. 

 j Baron Portal, Member of the 

 I Chamber of Deputies, is appoint- 

 ed Minister Secretary of State for 

 the Department of the Marine. 



Baron Louis, Member of the 

 Chamber of Deputies, is appoint- 

 ed Minister Secretary of State of 

 the Finance Department. 



The Ministry of Police is sup- 

 < pressed. 

 I OurMinister Secretary of State 



of the Department of Foreign 

 Affairs, President of our Council 

 of Ministers, is charged with 

 the execution of the present 

 ordinance. 



Done in Paris, at the Castle of 

 the Tuileries, in the year of 

 Grace, 1818, and in the 24.th 

 of our reign. 



(Signed) Louis. 

 The Minister Secretary of 

 State of the Department of 

 Foreign Affairs, President of 

 the Council of Ministers, 



(Signed) 

 Tlie Marquis de Dessolles. 



DECREE. 



Louis, by the Grace of God, 

 &c. The state of health of our 

 cousin the Duke de llichelieu 

 having obliged us to accept his 

 resignation, which he has offered, 

 the Duke de Richelieu is named 

 Minister of State and Member of 

 our Privy Council." 



ANOTHER DECREE. 



Louis, &c. In consequence of 

 the resignations offered by Count 

 Mole and Messieurs Laine and 

 Roy, they are appointed Ministers 

 of State and Members of our 

 Privy Council. 



(Signed) Louis. 



(Countersigned) 

 The Marquis de Dessolles, 

 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 

 President of the Council. 



SPAIN. 

 The royal pardon, dated Feb. 

 24th, 1817, proclaimed by the 

 king of Spain on the occasion of 

 the double marriage of his majesty 

 and of his brother Don Carlos 

 with the Infantas of Portugal, has 

 been extended to his American 



dominions 



