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they conflitute the CommifllonerS.
It is understood, that they have
appointed, as their Secretary, LIT
TLETON W. F AZEWELL, Es
quire, of Norfolk, a lawyer of con -
fiderable eminence. The ftarion
is one of importance. The Board
bears fome refemblaoce to the Bri
tish Admiralty Board, and its Sec
retary, Mr. Croker, is a member
of parliament. Our navy in its ci
vil as well as milirary character is
drawing around it an increase of
attractions and splendor ”
New Tork, April 27.
VERY LATE and VERY
IMPOR S'ANT NEWS
FROM i'UROPE,
of the return of NAPOLEON BO
NAPARTE to Paris a# Eemperor
of France, on the 20th of March
departure of King LOUIS and the
Princes of his family, for England,
on the evening of the i9th March.
A change of rulers, without the less of
blood ! i ‘
Last evening arrived at this port
the fad failing letter of Marque
ichooner Sine Qua Non. captain
Pond, in 26 davs from Rochell,
France, from which he failed on
Ift of April. Capt. Pond has very
politely furnifhed the Editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser with a file of
the Parts Moniteur to the 23d of
March inclusive, containing the
details of this mod: extraordinary
event, of which translations follow.
We learn verbally from captain
pond, that the congress at Vienna
did not break up until after the
the arrival of the Emperor Napo
leon in Lyons, which was on the
•10th of March.
Napoleon embarked on the 24th
of February, with a fleet of five
final! vessels, and 600 men ; arriv
ed at Frejis on the 23 th of the
fame month, and at Lyons on the
trvth of March, where he tarried
three days. Twenty five thousand
men were at Lyons under the com
mand of the Duke De Berri, and
Marshal McDonald—the army
joined Napoleon, and the com
manders fled. On the 19th of
March, Napoleon arrived at Foun
tainblean, where Marlhai Ney was
stationed at the head of 40,000
men, who received Napoleon with
open arms ; and on the 20ih Na
poleon entered Paris, at the head
of his 600 guards, who accompa
nied him to and frofh Elba.
Translated for the Mercantile Ad
vertiser from a file of the Paris
Moniteur to the 23d of March.
PARIS, March 23.
The Emperor left Elba on the
25th of February, at 5 in the after
noon, in a brig 6t 26 guns, with
400 of his guards, accompanied by
three other vessels, having on board
200 infantry, 100 Polish light-horse
and a battalion of flankers of 200
men. The day of failing, palled
the French brig of war /4ephyr,
without suspicion. On the Ift of
March, the Emperor arrived in the
bay of Juan, where he landed at 5
in the afternoon, and encamped on
the feaffcore untill the rising of the
moon. —At 11 o'clock, he put hiui
felf at the head of his handful of
brave men and proceeded to Can
nes—from thence to Graffe, and
through St. Vallier, and arrived in
the evening of the 3d at the village
of Cerenon, having marched the
firft day 20 leagues—The manner
in which he was received by the
people of Cannes gave the Emperor
the firft presage of the success of the
enterprise. Oa the night of the 3d
he slept at Sereme. On the 4th
be dined at Dignie. From Caftel
laqe to Dignie, and throughout the
department of the lower Alps, the
peasants, informed of the march of
the Emperor, assembled from every
dire£tion upon his route, and mani
fefted sentiments which left no
doubt of his success- On the sth
Gen Cambronue, with an advance
guard of 40 grenadiers, took poff
eflion of the bridge and fortrefs Sif
teron. On the fame day the Em
peror slept at Gap, with 10 horse
men 40 grenadiers. The eathufi
afm with which the presence of the
Emperor inspired the inhabitants;
the hatred which they had felt to
nobility, was a proof of the senti
ments of the province of Dauphine.
At Gap thousands of copies of
proclamations were printed and ad
dressed by the emperor to the army
and to the people, 2nd by the sol
diers of the guard to their com
rades. These proclamations were
circulated with the rapidity of light
ning. On the afternoon of the 6th
the Emperor left Gap, accompani
ed by the wliulc population of the
city. At night he slept at Gorp.
Ihe 40 men of the advance t
of gen. Cambronue proceeded to
Muse, where they fell in with the
van ot a division of 7000 troops of
the iine, coming from Grenoble to
eppofe their march. General C.
wanted to parley with the advanced
polls. They antwered that they
were forbidden to hold any com
munication. However the van
fell back three leagues, and took a
pofmon between the lakes at the
village of—. The Emperor,
informed of this circumstance, rode
to the spot, where he found 7 or
800 troops, dismounted his horse,
made hi mi felt known, and fat'd, that
“ the firft foidier who chose to kill i
his emperor might do fa”—The j
unanimous cry was, Long live the \
Emperor,--This regiment had been :
commanded by the Emperor du- !
ring his firft campaign in Italy.— i
These troops embraced the follow- j
era of the emperor, and instantly ;
tore from their hats the white cock- j
adc, and replaced them with the |
tri-colored. The Emperor then !
addrefled them, after which they ,
demanded to be the firft to march
against the division which covered
Grenoble* They began their
march in the midst of a crowd of
inhabitants which increased every
moment. The emperor marched
towards Grenoble,and, on his way,
©whole regiment came over to him,
commanded by Col. Cabedoyere.
At 9 in the evening, the emperor
entered one of the suburbs of Gre
noble. The troops within the
gates of the city confided of about
60c© in number, among them a
regiment, in which 25. years before,
the Emperorihad been made a cap
tain. The national guards and the
whole population of Grenoble,
were behind the garrison, and rent
the air with cries of Loner live the
o
Emperor. The gates were burlt
open, and at 10, the emperor enter
ed the city in the midst of an army
and a people animated with the
mo ft lively entlsufialm. The next
day he reviewed the troops, in the
midst of the population of the
whole department, who cried,
“down with the Burbons! down
with the enemies of the people !—•
long ITe the Emperor, and a go
vernment of our own choice l”
The garrison of Grenoble immedi
ately afterwards proceeded by
forced marches towards Lyons.—-
From Grenoble to Lyons the march
of the emperor was like a triumph.
During this time the Count D’ Ar
tois, the Duke of Orleans, and fe
vera! Marshals, had reached Lyons.
Money was lavished among the
troops, and promises made to offi
cers, but to no purpose. The em
peror entered Lyons on the 10th at
the head of troops sent to oppnfe
him, and was received with every
demonstration of joy. The count
D’Artois quitted Lyons, escorted
by a Tingle gen d’arme i
On the nth the Emperor re
viewed the troops at Lyons, and,
Gen. Brayer at their head, began
his march.
On the 13th he arrived at Villa
Franche, a small tow nos 40co in
habitants, but which then contain
ed upwards of 6000. On the 15th
he arrived at Autun—on the i6rh
at Avellon, on the iyrh at Aux
enne, where he was joined hy the
Prince of Mofkwa, who had caused
the tri-colored cockade to be hoist
. ed throughout his diftri&s.
The Emperor reached Fountain
bleau on the 20th at 4 o’clock in
the morning- At 7, he learned
fl-mt ttu’ Bourbons had quitted Pa
ris, and that the Capitol was free.
He immediately proceeded to the
City, and entered the Thu tileries at
9, in the evening, at the moment
when he was least expe&ed.
Thus has terminated, without the
shedding of a Tingle drop of blood ;
without meeting with any obstacle,
this great enterprise which has re-,
stored to the nation her right and
her glory, and which has effaced the
stain which treason & the pretence
of ft rangers had fixed upon the
capital
In 18 days the brave battalion of
guards have traverled thefpace be
tween Juan and Paris ; a distance
which usually takes 45 to travel.
On the 2ift at one o’clock in
the afttrnoon, the Emperor review
ed all the troops competing the ar
my of Paris. Every possible de
monstration of joy was exhibited
by both soldiers and citizens.
Moniteur.
> Talleyrand was at Vienna, and
his lady left Paris on the 19th for
England, with Madam Moreau, &
Lady Wellington,
Avery hot press had taken place
in England, for what purpose was
not known.
44 Ships of the line were at Brest
equipped. No expedition had left
France lor St. Domingo.
The defeat of the British at New
Orleans, had reached Europe and
the Plantagenei had arrived at Ply
mouth with the bodies of General
Packenham and Gibbs.
The capture of the frigate Pre
sident was also known in England.
I The fiiip Fingal, capt. Stanton,
was at Havre, to fail Toon for New
j York.
The brig Sailor's Friend, of Phil
adelphia, failed from Havre on the
25th of March for the U. States
difpatcheu by our minister Mr.
Crawford.
The Empress Louisa, would ar
| rive in Paris on the 4th of April,
escorted by the Arch Duke Charles
at the head of men,
Murat, king of Naples, had de
clared for Napoleon, having made
a treaty of alliance with him previ
ous to his departure from Elba.
The army of Murat is eflimated
at 30,0c0 men, who rose upon the
Austrian guard on the frontiers of
Naples, and put every one of them
to death.
Lord Cochrane had escaped from
prison in England, having jumped
out of the window.
A British frigate arrived at Cadiz
on the 2d of March, in a very crip
pled state, having loft 109 men
killed and wounded, in an addon,
with an American ship of war, pro
bably the Peacock.
The private armed fchr. Arrow
had captured 28 prizes, one of
which is an an Indiaman.
At Lyons on the 13th of|
March, the Emperor issued a
set of decrees, nine in number,
by which is annulled ail the
alterations that had been made
in the constitution and govern
ment since his deposition, and
placing things as nearly a?,
possible upon their former
footing.
Vienna , March ll.— The
departure of the Emperor
Napoleon from Elba, contin
ues to occupy the whole at -
tention of the public. There
have been numerous confer
rences Between the sovereigns
and the ministers. As yet we
know of no resolution of the
congress relative to this unex
pected circumstance.
Paris, March 21.
Ilis Majesty by a deree of
yesterday, being desirous of
giving Carnot, a testimony
of his satifaction in regard to
his defence of Antwerp, has
named him Counrof the Em
pire. Gen. Count C.arifiont
was also, the same day ap
pointed minister of the interi
or.
London , March 7.
Twenty sail of the line were
yesterday ordered to be put in
commission ; and many offi
cers who had been put upon
half pay, have been ordered to
repair to the admiralty. A
press is ordered m the port of
London, and in all the other
ports lor the service of the
fleet.
W hen the news of the land
ing of Napoleon reached
Ghent, it excited the greatest
enthusiasm in his favor, and
we learn, that the same effect
was produced in all the low
countries. Our troops will
have sufficient employ in pre
serving tranquility there.
Nothing can equal the agi
tation of the exchange since
the reception of the news from
France.
We learn that the minister
has deferred the notice to the
Exchange of the next loan, on
account of the unexpected al
teration the present state of
France has produced by low
ering our funds-
O
* London, March ll*
The important news bro ? t
yesterday from France has
struck us like a clap of thun
der. No person expected it.
j All the great concerns of Eu
rope had been arranged at the
Congress. There was no
probability that the flames of
j war would be rekindled in any
part of Europe. The best
