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Foreign News June 3, 1815

Daily National Intelligencer

Washington, District Of Columbia

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Letters from Amsterdam dated late March and early April detail Napoleon's peaceful return to full authority in France after three weeks, with the Bourbons retiring unmolested. Reactions in Holland include alarm, property transfers to England and the US, rumors of Ney shooting Napoleon, mob violence, and troop discontent.

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The editor of the Aurora states, that he is in possession of letters from Amsterdam by the arrival of the ship Atlanta, capt. M'Kibben, arrived there in 47 days, of the following dates, 29th, 30th March, and 3d April. They are generally occupied by accounts of which we have had the principal particulars, through the medium of English papers—we shall make a few extracts, merely as evidence of the concurrence of information on the subject of the return of Napoleon, from every quarter.

29th March—The extraordinary man whom the allies thought harmless, has made his appearance in France, and three weeks have been sufficient to restore his authority to full activity throughout France; not a drop of blood has been shed; he was hailed every where as a father and a deliverer; the Bourbons retired unconsole, unmolested and unregretted.

"The declaration of the ministers at Vienna, though full of sound and fury, does not quiet the alarms of the Hollanders; many of whom are transporting their property, some to England, others to the United States; which will, I think, be the asylum of many of the most opulent mercantile and monied men of this country.

"The Hollanders observe that Napoleon has 300,000 veterans restored to France from the prisons of Russia, Austria, Prussia; and 30,000 seamen from England. These men have returned to France with hearts embittered by the vile treatment and cruelty which they experienced during the depression of the French arms; and breathe abhorrence of the coalesced powers.

"I wish many whom I need not mention, were obliged to spend a year in Europe. My voyage to Amsterdam has given me a higher opinion of our government than before; and if the people can be only preserved from the depravity which party passions are so painfully adapted to produce, our government will continue to be the best on earth."

"30th March—There was a rumor set afloat this morning, that marshal Ney had shot Napoleon at Paris. Great pains were taken to spread the report and the activity of persons devoted to a certain government, which I need not name, was excessive; they succeeded in exciting terror enough; and I saw, for the first time, what is properly enough called a mob, but of which I had not before any idea; they were well primed, and paraded the streets in a style of ferociousness that I can give you no better idea of than that of a body of drunken Indians; every stranger they met they compelled to wear an orange ribbon, and to exclaim Orange Boven; to refuse, would be to be guilty of self-murder. I no longer wonder at the assassination of the De Witts, for I find the Dutch mobs are as much at the command of the princes of Orange now as on that occasion. God forgive me, but I have been obliged to shout huzza for Dutch liberty! God preserve me from Dutch liberty!"

"3d April—The communication with France is now entirely stopped and our news from France we now receive here through English newspapers; an American who left Paris 6 days ago, says every thing was going on there in perfect order and peace—that Napoleon's entrance was a festival in that city— and that divisions of troops were marching in from all quarters of France every day, which he reviewed as they arrived, and gave directions for their destination. Every thing was resuming its former activity and energy; and the Bourbons were no more thought of than they were ten years ago. The story of Napoleon's being shot is at last found out to have been a fabrication; but it answered its purpose; the mob will not change its character by the discovery; and the occasion served to give tone to this instrument of terror, and will repress sentiments and opinions of another kind. Many opulent men are emigrating.—The state of insecurity in every way has this tendency. The troops, though they wear the orange colors, are not much depended on, nor do even the officers exhibit any reserve; some of them who served under Bonaparte, say that in his ranks they were always well clothed and paid, and held in consideration; that now they are treated with by constraint, and they have neither clothing adequate to their wants, nor pay adequate to their subsistence—and in short that if they are not soon treated better, they must resign and seek fortune where it is to be had. This is the open and unreserved discourse of the officers. Their appearance is shabby, that of the privates even worse."

What sub-type of article is it?

Political Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Napoleon Return France Authority Bourbons Retirement Holland Alarm Dutch Mob Troop Movements Veterans Return

What entities or persons were involved?

Napoleon Bourbons Marshal Ney De Witts Princes Of Orange

Where did it happen?

France

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

France

Event Date

29th March, 30th March, And 3d April

Key Persons

Napoleon Bourbons Marshal Ney De Witts Princes Of Orange

Outcome

no blood shed; bourbons retired unmolested and unregretted; napoleon's authority restored to full activity; rumors of shooting debunked; emigration from holland; troop discontent.

Event Details

Napoleon returned to France and restored his authority in three weeks without bloodshed, hailed as a father and deliverer; Bourbons retired unmolested. In Holland, alarms lead to property transfers to England and US; 300,000 veterans and 30,000 seamen return to France embittered. Rumor of Ney shooting Napoleon sparks mob violence in Amsterdam enforcing orange ribbons and 'Orange Boven'. Communication with France stopped; Paris reports order, festival for Napoleon, troops marching in; Bourbons forgotten. Dutch troops shabby and discontented, preferring Bonaparte's service.

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