PARIS, OCT. 20.
CONSERVATIVE SENATE.
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Senate Of Tbwtaay tbc ID B,ugraiye, rear IA


AT one o'clock, in the afternoon, the
members Of the Senate aiicmbled by virtue
of an extraordinary convocation ordered 5y
his imperial Highnc(S Prince Joieph, Grand
Eledor.


His Imperial Hishnefs Prince Louis,
Conitable, His Serene Highnefs the Prince
Areh-Chanfellor of the Empire, and fome
of the minilters, were preient at the fitting


1t was opened under the Proficiency Of
the Grand-Llettor, by the following fpeech
delivered by His Impeaial Aighnel5.


SENATORS,


{" In the midh of his triumphs, His Ma
lefty the Emperor has felt the defre of Civ
ing to the Senate a new mark of his affec-
ton this is the Object of the Mcfage which
His M9jeity orders me to lay before you.
y +" Y on will fec, Gentlemen, that His Ma
jelty longs to fee the French youth take
part in the rew fuccei1eS that awai; them.
/" But already our young confcripts are
IN motion they are all fetiing off Or alread-
dy DEPARTED.


GAL the families know that, when their
children repair to the Grand-army, they are
going to range themfelyeS under the i'd
ance of the common father of the French,
more tenacious Of their blood than greedy
of their glory.


The Emperor and his army have fur
pailed the hopes Of the nation am hap
by to be able to tell you that it anlwers in
a manner worthy fit to the glorious call Of
Its chief"


The Meaage of His MaieRy the Empe-
ror and King which His Imperial Highnefs
caufcd 10 be read TO the aftmbly, was
couched in the following terms:
SENATORS,


81 Send you forty ftand Of colours con-
quered by my army in the different engage
Inents which have taken place Gnce that
of Wertingen. Itis homage that and
my army DO to the fages OF the Empire !;
Its preient thai children make to their
fathers Senators, behold IN il proof Of
my iatisfacton for the manner i'll which
you have conitantly ieconded me in the
mott important affairs of the Empire. And
you FrenChmen, make your brothers march,
make them run TO fight by our ide, that
without cfFuEon of blood without efforts,
we nay drive far from Us all the armies
that the gold Of England forming, and
confound the auxiEarieS Of the oppreAors Of
the ieas. Senators, it is rot a month fince
l told you, tha: your Emperor and his ar
my wodd do their duty.


Since my taking the field, have difper-
ce3 an army of an hundred thouiand men
i have made nearly the half of them prfon-
ers; the ref are killed, wounded, or def
erted and reduced to the greatest confer-
nation. TheGc brilliant luccenes | owe to
the love Of my folders, to their conftancy
in fupporting fatigue. | have not loft fit-
teen hundred men killed or wouniad. SEN
ators, the frlt Object of the war is already
accomplished The EIector of Bavaria is
reetabIi(hcd upon his throne. The unjut
,aggrciIors have been itruck as if by thun-
derbolt, and, with the hel God, hope,
in ihort fPace Of time, to triumph over
my other enemies.


% From the Imperial camp of ElchiRgen,
the 26th Vendemiaire, year "a"


Signed NAPOLEON.


BY the Emperor,


Tbe Mimfer Secretary Of State,


SigHed H. B. MAKEr.