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You have the force and energy of the Here 
Cules of the ancients. 
“* I have united Tuscany to the empire. 
The Tuscans were worthy of it by the mikd- 
hess of their character, by the attachment 
their ancestors have always shown us, and by 
the services they have rendered to European 
Civilization. 
‘¢ Flistory pointed out to me the conduct 
T ought to pursue towards Rome; the Popes, 
become sovereigns of part of Italy, have con- 
Stantiy shown themselves enemies of every 
preponderating power in the peninsula—they 
have employed their spirituai power to in- 
jure it—it was then demonstrated, to me, 
that the spiritual influence exercised in my 
states by a foreign sovereign, was contrary to 
the independence of France, to the dignity 
and saiety of my throne. However, as I 
acknowledge the necessity of the spiritual 
influence of the descendants of the first of 
the pastors, I could not conciliate these 
grand interests, but by annulling the donative 
of the French Emperors, my predecessors, 
and by uniting the Roman states to France. 
<< By the treaty of Vienna, all the kings 
and sovereigns, my allies, who have given 
me so many proofs of the constancy of their 
friendship, have acquired, and shail acquire, 
a fresh Increase of territory. 
‘¢ The Illyrian provinces stretch the fron- 
tiers of my great empire to the Saave. Con- 
tiguous to the empire of Constantinople, I 
shall find myself in a situation to watch over 
the first interests of my commerce in the Me- 
diterranean, the Adriatic, and the Levant. 
I will protect the Porte, if the Porte with- 
draw herself from the fatal influence of 
England. I shall know how to punish her, 
if she suffer herself to be governed by cun- 
ning and perfidious counsels. 
- TI have wished to give the Swiss nation 
@ new prooi of my esteem, by annexing to my 
titles that of their Mediator, and thus put- 
ting an end to all the uneasiness endeavoured 
to be sbread among that brave people. 
‘* Holland, piaced between England and 
France, is equally bruised oy them. Yet she 
is the débouche of the principle arteries of the 
empire.—Changes will become necessary ; 
the safety of my frontiers, and the well-un- 
derstood interests of the countries, imperi- 
ously require them. 
“* Sweden has lest, by her alliance with 
England, after a disastrous war, the finest 
and most important of her provinces. Happy 
would it have been for that nation, if the 
wise prince that governs her now, had as- 
eended the throne some years sooner! “This 
example proves a-new to kings, that the al- 
liance of England is the surest presage of 
ruin. 
‘© My ally and friend, the Emperor of Rus- 
sia, has united to his vast empire, Finland, 
Moldavia, Wallachia, and a diztrict of Gal- 
licia. I am not jealous of any thing that 
can produce good tc that empire. My sca- 
State of Pullic Affairs in December. 
[Jan. 1, 
timents for its illustrious sovereign, are in 
unison with my policy. 
<¢ When I shall show myself beyond the 
Pyrenees, the frightened leopard will fly to 
the,oeean, to avoid shame, defeat, acd death. 
The triumph of my arms, will be the triumph 
of the genius of good, over that of evil, of 
moderation, order, and morality; over civil 
war, anarchy, and the bad passions. My 
friendship and protection will, I hope, restore 
tranguillity and happiness to the people of 
the Spains. 
*< Gentlemen Deputies of Departments to 
the Legisiative Body, I have directed my Mi- 
nister of the Interior to lay vefore you the 
history of the legislation, of the administra- 
tion, and of the finances of the year just ex- 
pired ; you will see that all the ide-s J had 
conceived, for the amelioration of my p-ople, 
have been followed with the greates* activity5 
that in Paris, as in the most distant parts of 
my empire, the war has not produced any 
delay in the public works. The members 
of my council of state will submit to you 
diffeyent projects of law, and especially the 
law upon finances ; you will see in it their 
Prosperous condition. I demand of my peoe 
ple no sacrifice; though circumstances 
have obliged me to double my military. 
Means.” 4 
Paris, Dee. 6.—The festival appointed, by 
the City of Paris, for the celebration of the 
Annivetsary of the Coronation of his Ma= 
jesty, of the conclusion of Peace with Austriay 
and the return of the Emperor to his Capital, 
was established with the same splendor that 
distinguished five years ago the union of the 
Monarch and his people, when admiration 
was joined with affection and unchangeable 
fidelity. ; 
_ About five o’clock, the Kings of Wurteme 
berg, Saxony, Holland, Westphalia, and Na- 
ples, and the Queens of Spain, - Holland, 
Westphalia, and Naples, followed by the 
chief persons of their Courts, were reccived 
in the Hall of the Throne, by the Princes 
and Grand Dignitaries there assembled. 
At half alter six, their Imperial and Royal 
Majesties entered the apartments amid shouts - 
of * Long live the Emperor! Long live the 
Empress!” A few minutes after, the Em- 
peror took his seat on the Throne that had 
been prepared for him; and after the accla- 
mations, excited by his presence, had some- 
what subsided, and the Duke, the Governor, 
had received the commands of his Majes ty, 
the Councillor of S-ate, the Prefect of th ®. 
Seine, Frochot, delivered an ovation. f 
SPAIN. 
The Spaniards have been totally de- 
feated at Ocana ; and the following is not 
considered as any great exaggeration of. 
this event. ey } 
Paris, Dec. 4.—The following report has — 
been received from the: Marshal the Duke of 
Dalmatia: Met y . 
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