The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-12 00:00:00

• *;- . • i • ••• • N. . • ~~. . . ' M • 6. 7fi 5..., ;~ ;~,, I~r Our Sing, constitution, anti tails. • I,,eens Ar;ia -I le IR ge.t PVBLIBftII3' ,- Al f NCI!) NE W CAST L E -13 E ET, ST RA.N D, • • int b•stfgr•PAr'lSWai.* l, • •it 1.A4 "oily/ , ' No. Ste" . •A SUNDAY, BRU A POLWCAL DISQUISITION. • STATE OF THE FRENcH POLICE UNDER MONA• PARTE. caries division of his own under the name of General Safety. At the head of the latter Mr. Desmaret was placed, au boncst man who was entrusted with the secret correspondence with foreign countries, with Prefects and Commissaries; besittei which he had a quantity of spies, called ltfoachapds, who is c quently acted as : a cguater police: that is to say, when asy person had been accused by the Inferior Police, before -. 'sirrt4t was ordered, the Hibb Police calmed him to be watched in order to ascertain whether the charge was well foundea, especially when it proceeded from the Prefectute of Pori., - *filch secretly corresponded with the cabinet of Napolecto, In justice to Fouche it may he said. that lie saved warty de stined victiros. particularly wben Dubois was Prefect of Po lice, for that man suffered himself to be led by a certalit Veers. Inspector General of the Prefecture, who directtd Buoaaparte had person The vanished, but far dreaded power of this tremendous engine, has too long excited the astouishment and indignation of the world not to have also awakened its curiosity. It ,has now fallen with the throne of its founder, but. what can be discovered amongst ruins, unless we should be guided by hose who had some knowledge of the edifice when entire, and can point out the outlines of its construction? It is under such gui&nce that we now proceed. We dive at the same source. from whence we drew in ow...notice on Talleyntad, a source to which few have access and which possesses the merit of authenticity. The French, eves under . the Italians, the Spaniards slaves andl victims enlightened nati some degrre, power to (lids& hr- _ Italy and rortugai the midst of revolutions, knowing their causes. Among those that ultimai* • duced the fall of the Despot e one of the chief was tine tsewer Police. On this Robject it may be observed, that BanwilassitiVs . military abilities raised him to the rank of - General-in•ch44: that the policy of foreign cabinets facilitated his return-tn France: tharthe levity and blindness of the French made him. Consul for life: that the Police and the Pope gave him the Im perial crown : that the POlice enabled him to overtsrn Europe, and by- the influence andlasscied security which it afforded Lim, imparted such a spring to his ambition, as ueintention ally hurled WI at last from his There existed in •Franc.e. the High . Police;that is the Mi nistry of Police, and the Lower Police, which was the Prefec ture of Paris, with five General Cominissariel stationed in different parts of the empire, al) dependent on the Minister linown May ,dicial furtM 3vere ever gmf;loy.ed, liui the petson wos taKen np par 48 " .41 4*. Mitzi'lre de 14 P ai lw &Reale. .W hen the M i :ter. hatio arrest,aa cossetnuence of a re 1 :6•• fkitn ihe Prefects of 60ni44 Itsh4es the. orders 6.0 executed by the frefecteie.ef Police.' Fitt juuntaiate sr _ reAs the Gendarmerie" was tt iy employed. It is also ie. ported, that the Itllbister nis;nber i)f . . for secret imprisonments suittutions, wit octbing r- Lain was ever kerma eh tfiat subject. When it vrv: intend'fr.l to preserve an appea!anc,e of judicial 'formality. the Gen darmerie, in . soldiers 'of he Prefecture of' Police, liettatne the agents.. According to the secret statutes of the Police, po one .cooket be irses . ted for bis opioioir; without . an order Porn the Vialiter ; bytt things e cone to such a pica, 1 - that arrests Mint o multiplied, Unite a thousand - pretence; ) ' without any authority. -" of Police. There was besides, *Military Police, the Secret Po lice of Buonaparte's cabinet, and ah inferior Police belotiging co ever, ministry.. These tbree were iodeptodent of thy 'sister of Police. • • • Thei torn BUOMII•art IWloslo4llilll tri. bunai eNt.Fraii re, would abut's sof ce ' W Affray tho 4x nr,e4 of so Stoantnical peace est a lWisiMint 'olP \ DespoilttAr that it wti4vOtiC: ietat t 9 4041t4;1) tike capitt` It would be uninteresting to et,ter tan the ditifsi divisions, and ramifications of the PrefeiAurp and Vol. VII. No. L c ci Litt. , 1.44 • okNi - RY IQ , 1815. lw Pruc.E-9d. 77:1" _ - subject to the Minister of Police, wbo b 4 besides a The French, eves under the sway of their tyres!, lauxbed. every thin. Buotiaparte had also appointed a per-,o: at the Italians, the Spet.isrds an t i th e p o r t u g uese and.catled salted Peal, Inspector Cellarslof the liigh toner; this mat them slaves and victims of the Inquisitian: they boated's( Who had but very moderate oral, it some der,rrA having enlightened natiose and freed them from the yoke • iodopeadeot a the Minister, as he had it in Ws power I of the Only Office. wkhout perciewtng 4hat they ! ti l t .** me to be arrested without the least judicial fei quisttorial Tribunal at Itosie4ati4iitott . tailtittiO.-diaik . 4nom ,.4 lB tikarg art ' e s i ;‘,..pies 410-£ooertor to frorstiti. - . Spain, Italy and rortugal.. But this is notvesionishing, 1, Wh en t gas r ol o cearrese i the midst of revolutions, the People see and feel effect*, without y one for .an Act Infra may , to ibOdiuiftcr, or -by- Buotateettes order, no * Polk; • • • •• . ~, :~ • 7!:‘..% t.~ ti...~.,.-.-~»--w.r ... _.. Initi. ' .. TI -° '