The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

FROM A LATE PARIS PAPER.

Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitutions, emperor of the French and king of Italy, to all those who shall see these presents, greeting:

The interest of our people, the honor of our crown, and the tranquillity of the continent of Europe, requiring that we should secure in a stable and definitive manner the lot of the people of Naples and Sicily, fallen into our power by the right of conquest, and making besides a part of the great empire, we have declared and do declare by these presents, to acknowledge for king of Naples and Sicily our well beloved brother, Joseph Napoleon, grand elector of France. This crown shall be hereditary by order of primogeniture, in his male legitimate and natural descendants. His said descendants coming to be extinct, which God forbid, we intend to call to it our male legitimate and natural children by order of primogeniture, and in default of our male, legitimate and natural children, by order of primogeniture, reserving to ourselves, if our brother should happen to die in our life-time without leaving any male, legitimate and natural children, the right of designating to succeed to the said crown, a prince of our house, or even of calling to it an adopted child, according as we shall judge proper for the interest of our people, and for the great advantage of the great system which Divine Providence has destined us to found.

We institute in the said kingdom of Naples and Sicily, six great fiefs of the empire, with the title of duchies, and the same advantages and prerogatives as those which are instituted in the Venetian provinces united to our kingdom of Italy, to be, the said duchies, grand fiefs of the empire, in perpetuity, and in the case happening in our nomination, and in that of our successors. All the details of the said fiefs are committed to the care of our said brother Joseph Napoleon.

We reserve to ourselves on the said kingdom of Naples and Sicily, the disposal of a million income, to be distributed to the generals, officers and soldiers of our army, who rendered the most service to the country and to the throne, and whom we shall designate for this purpose, under the express condition of not being able, the said generals, officers and soldiers before the expiration of ten years, to sell or alienate the said incomes, but by our authority.

The king of Naples shall be in perpetuity, grand dignitary of the empire, under the title of grand elector: we reserve, however, when we shall judge proper, to create the dignity of prince vice grand elector.

We intend that the crown of Naples and Sicily, which we place on the head of our brother, Joseph Napoleon and his descendants, shall not prejudice in any manner their rights of succession to the throne of France. But it is equally our will that the crown either of France or Italy, or of Naples and Sicily, shall never be united on the same head.

Given at our palace of the Tuilleries, the 30th March, 1806.

Signed, NAPOLEON

Seen by us, arch chancellor of the empire,

Signed, CAMBACERES.

The minister Secretary of State,

H B. MARET.