118 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [Aug. 



The King replied to the Pre- 

 sident's address in the following 

 terms : — 



" 1 am deeply sensible of the 

 sentiments which you express 

 towards me; I accept with grati- 

 tude this gift of the French 

 nation, this monument, raised 

 by the offerings of the rich and 

 the mite of the widow. In con- 

 templating this statue, French- 

 men will say — ' He loved us, and 

 * his children love us also.' The 

 descendants of this good King 

 will say — ' Let us deserve to be 

 ' loved like him.' It will be the 



pledge of the union of all parties, 

 and the oblivion of all errors; it 

 will be a symbol of the happiness 

 of all France. May Heaven 

 realize these hopes, which are 

 most dear to my heart !" 



These words of the King were 

 pronounced in a manner too 

 pleasing for us to attempt the 

 description, or to convey a just 

 idea of the enthusiasm they 

 produced. 



The following inscription ap- 

 pears on one side of the pedestal 

 of the statue : — 



HENRICI MAGNI 



OB PATERNUxM IN POPULOS ANIMUM 



NOTISSIMI PRINCIPIS 



SACKAM EFFIGIEM 



INTER CIVILIUM FURORUM PROCELLAS 



GALLIA INDIGNANTE 



DEJECTAM, 



POST OPTATISSIMUM LUDOVICI XVIII. REDITUM 



EX OMNIBUS ORDINIBUS GIVES 



JERE COLLATO 



RESTITUERUNT: 



NECNON ET ELOGIUM 



QUOD 



SIMUL CUM EFFIGIE 



ABOLITUM FUERAT 



LAPIDI RURSUS INSCRIBI 



CURAVERUNT. 



At, the conclusion of the cere- 

 mony, the King returned to the 

 Tuileries, amidst the unanimous 

 acclamations of the assembled 

 multitude. In the evening illumi- 

 nations took place, and great 

 rejoicings pei-vaded all parts of 

 the capital. 



The number of troops under 

 arms during the day was calcu- 

 lated at 30,000 men. 



28. Petersburg^— By the fol- 

 lowing Imperial Manifesto, which 



appeared on the 16th of Julj', 

 several false reports are contra- 

 dicted : — 



" We, Alexander I, by the 

 Grace of God, &c. hereby make 

 known, that the peace with Persia 

 gives tranquillity and security to 

 the eastern frontiers of Russia. It 

 was concluded at a decisive 

 moment, at the time when the 

 new destiny of Europe was fixed, 

 and unanimity was crowned by 

 victory. Since that memorable 



period 



