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FRL'NCiI PAPERS. FROM' THE JOURNAL DE L'F.:MPIRE PARIS, 12.-After having thenss.2lVes fixed the basis of peace, the Aliieci powers have refused to sign it. This is a fact which is proved to de monstration ; they have not even attempted to deny it. People puzzle themselves 'with conjec tures on such strange policy ; it is asked how it happens, that what suited theni fly days earfle.r, no longer suited them five days later ; it is petted that they made their proposals only in the hope of seeing them rejected ; that the contrary having happened,_they are extremely embarrassed, `,sir the hazard of Shoving their ban faith, they have pre . ..I-red pursuing plans of -conquest, which they cherished without speaking, of them, to. sign a Peace which they spoke of without de siring it: 'While we are looking forward to the Moment when time shall clear up these mysteries - , we can not help lamenting when we see a Power. figure in the Declaration of the Allies, which has so many reasons to agree With France, and so inaliy reasons to mistrust Russia,. bat above all it' is eNtrcipely difficult to reconcile this refusal of :bus- trig to sign peace with the honourable part of a mediator which she but lately assumed in the eyes of Europe. We shoved some days ago the : moderation of the Emperor, when Victorious, towards this .power. Let us contrast the- conduct of her noble enemy with that of her Northern Allies 3 let 'Lis open the book of history, let us consult old facts which new passions cannot obliterate, and let us see whether they justify the attachment or rather the resignation Of Austria to the ipterests of Russia. What was the conduct of Russia during the Seven years War Three times she c!ianged her system. Her troops which one, day fought for Austria, fought next day for Fiederick, and that Monarch owed to their desertion of the cause of the Allies, all the advantages which he obtained. In I nS, _Austria formed projects upon Bavaria; Russia was at that time engaged in a war with the Turks ; what did she do She flattered the views of the Cabinet of Vienna, but she has-tencd to make peace with the Turks, declared herself the guarantee of the Treaty of ‘Vestphalia, in which shejiad no share, and obliged Austria, whorls she DO longer wanted, to renounce her pretensions. In I 7 85, Russia meditated a new war against Turkey, and, faithful to her policy, her first th ow! ht was . to Make herself sure of Austria. Joseph the Second had - plans for the, opening of the Scheldt, and for the exchange of Ba varia. Catherine promised to second them ; but while she sends to Deux Pontt Count Ro manzOw., to negotiate this exchange, so ardently desired by Austria, she excites Prussia by means - . of Count Panin, to form against Austria a con federation of the states of Germany under the Dame of " the Gerthan Union." Lastly, in 1787, Austria and Russia are allies, war is declared against the Ottoman Porte, what is the result of it Austria sacrifices 300;0.00 nien and 300 millions of florins to secure to Ails- Ala the possession of the Crimea, and that of Oc zakow, and she obtains for her share twolam lets.- in Croatia ; thanks to the generous interest which her ally testifieS for Ler iii the famous Con vention of Reichenbach. During the first year of the war of the Revolts. Lion, Austria .makes war on us. Russia continu- Ltlly proinites troops which never arriv.e, and Aus tria is vanquished. At last, in 17'39, the Russiansappear in Italy. What is their. conduct ? They ii„s.‘tisne the com mand of the Austrian troops. Glorl, booty, suc cess, all must be theirs.' Au Archduke still not submit to their Generals - ; they instAntly depart, return house, and abandon Austria to the disasters of 1800. However, in 1805 they.dragged Austria into a new war with France. Vienna was already taken before they had appeared in the field of battle.-- , - . • At length they anived at Austerlitz; they were beaten ; they saw Austria humbled ; and without •coneeruiug themselves about her fate, they hastily withdrew, leaving to the Conqueror the care of raising her himSitlf. In 1809, Anstria again (rives the Signitl for hat tle they lull her .with false hopes; promise her, assistance, but at the moment when sheds sinking they declare against her, Oceupy Gallicia, and at the peace enriched themselves with her 'spoils.— Lastly, in 1813, the Cabinet of Vienna, which it should seem ought to have been enlightened by experience, suffers itself to be agoin led astray by . Russia. But this time she disposes of Austria as .of a subordinate power ; she dircetsC ) _ i her troops; • keeps her Archdukes at a distance, AppeArs' to put her forward on all occasiozis, in order the better to conceal her own desigrs.. Is it possible that Austria can long remain in a situation so nnwor- thy of her poiyer and of her ancient splendour ? Let us„ hope that ere long, better informed of her true interest, she will perceive the secret ob- .3ect at the Aily who appears so faithful to her.— Is it not ev.iclent to every one who has the least information and good faith, that Russia seeks to . aggrandise herself with impunity, even at the ex pellee of Austria, while the latter ; unable to in . Yemnify herself, lexcept at tbe.ct.pence of France, _ . would lie alone exposed to 14e'ealled On in future to make restitution of the perfidious thesents. which Rosia would bare made her ? Besides, does Austria believe can as readily free herself front the influence of Russia, as she has submitted to it ? Russia .makes tnagnifi- cent promises, now she bus need of her, weshA see what her gratitude will be, when she has placed herself iu a situation to do without her aid; or to despise her , menaces-. Let Austria remelt:l - ber the past ; let her think on the faute; tnd then she u'ili art the only part which,heeßnie3 her fr:wer and her dignity: This day,is,perliaps not remote, for sooner or later truth reStuneS its enl- pireo the. policy of States may sometimes - Waver at the will of tite passions; but its deviations are only momentary ; and sooner or later it returns . _ _ to the road pointed out by experience and by w PROM THE .IoIJ.RNAL DE PARIS. PARIS; J'ANI 11.—The Allies are at this moment offering to Europe a sight very distressing to hu- manite. They have kepf none of the promise; which they have made,tothe inhabitants of the Swiss Cantons. They had promised.to :spire the property of private persons, and yet . enormoas con tributions, disorders of every kind:, accompany the march of their undigeiplined columns. They had engaged to respect the forms of the llAvetic Government, amt - the first essay of their power has been to substitute the ancient Aristocracy for the Constitutional Act which insured the rights and the liberty of the Citizens. Thus Switzerland has become the theatre riot only of war, but -of anarchy. The ,discontent of the people, Avhose interests are sacrificed to those of a few Nobles, begins to express itself loudly— commotions have taken place in the Pays de Vaud, and in Argovia ; andthe friends of peace - lament the fatal consequences which must necessarily en sue from these popular disturbances. It is then by rekindling the furies of party spirit that the Allies prove their moderation ; it is by over-, throwing the most sacred VightS of Nations, by giving up to pillage the property of individuals, that they :11mill - est-their love of justice, their re spect for humanity. Moderate in their Proclamations, full of yid knee in their conduct,. they resemble those fero ciOns animal's which imitate the voice of man only to surprise and to devour him. Frenchmen! judge by the fate. of ,Switzerland of that which is pre pared for you. The Allies have entered our ter .ritory as they did Switzerland, with words of peace. Ask the inhabitants of Alsace, of Franche Comte, ,what is the peace the enemy has brought us ? They will answer unanimously, ".their first steps were marked by vengeance and rage. The scourge of reqniSitiOns has exhausted our country . --7-bands of savages, strangers to every humane and generous sentiment, spread themselves.over our fields, ill-treat our children, insult our wives and daughters, and carry off our workmen, destined to people the deserts of Russia, and to die far frOm their native land, in , Sla very and despair. Even the Ministers of Religion are abused by these Barbarians, who ac knowledge neither law nor discipline. 0 you, our brethren, our countrymen, arise ! In the name of our country, and of 'honbur, seize your arms, and come and deliver us from the evils that oppress us. Reflect that we are the advanced guard of the na tion ;• that we have et no time deserted this hO.- &imble and dangerous post, and that we justly claim your gratitude and your aid. We still stop thif torrent, - which will soon impetuously burst upon you, if you remain basely inactive. United by the same language, the same laws ; proud of bearing the name of Frenchmen, which is our glOry ; our dangers are in common ; bur interests are the same ; our union will form our strength ; and we shall at length obtain that peace, which is the object of our hopes, and of the solicitude of the. Government." Such is at this moment the language of our invaded frontiers. Is there a Frenchman whose heart is so narrowed by selfishness as to be in sensible to these. affecting calls ? No ; we cannot believe it. The love of our country still lives in our souls ; we have for our guarantee the crowd of citizens, who, filled with holy indignation, throng round the national standard, and wait with impatience for the moment to exterminate the sanguinary hordes who infect the sacred ter ritory. While the regular army is preparing for vic toiy, partisans accustomed to wag , will hover on the flanks And the rear of. the enemy's masses; in such circumstances, -every French citizen, of whatever sex or age, ought to glory in resisting and in• mak ing a barbarian bite the dust. Stratagem, Open force, every thing is permitted against the ene my, who brings us • misery and slavery. The tocsin Of death wherever- he spews himself.— Let the deeds of courage and -heroism, which in all ages have done honour to nations, be our lessons and our models ! Even among the wo men, let sonic of those generous heroines at ise, whose names were consecrated by the national gratitude and love. What mother of a family could see her daughter insulted, her son massa cred, Without braving every danger to defend and avenge them Let our French women render themselves worthy rivals of those noble Gallic wives who encouraged their husbands and their children in the day of battle, and supported by their presence their firmness and their valour. Let them remember Jeanne Hachette, that illus trious woman of Beauvois, who on the slay of an assault suddenly appeared upon the breach, snatch ed from an enemy's soldier the standard which he was going to plant there, threw him over the wall, and saved the town from pillage and confla gration. When the ettemy, who thoutght to de ceive us by perfidious proclamations, shall see all France united under their protecting Government, they will hasten to fly our country, and to aban don their projects of vengeance and ambition. FROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE. JAN. 10.—The Decree relating to the organization of the National_ Guard of Paris, commanded by his Majesty himself, is one of those grand thoughts never fail : of their . effect on such a generous people as the French. At All times the capital was dear to our Princes at all times they regarded it as a kind of palla dium. of the empir e . B u t among th e most re nowned of the Kings, its benefactors, which of them, after. having appropriated so many trea 7 sures to the embellishment and the prosperity of this courageous city, ever gave it such-a mark of honour ? At the moment wl,en the -Empe ror, after having ruformed in a magnanimous si lence, prodigies of activity more .astonishing, perhaps, than the most brilliant successes, is going to put himself at the head of his armies he seems - to bid adieu in these terms to the faith ful inhabitants of Paris :—" I confide to you the seat of the Empire, the centre of - all the su perior Powers, the guard Of the monuments of the Arts, and of the trophies of. our victories.—l deliver into your hands all that is Most dear to me, my Spouse and my Son, the hope of the State and mine. In the midst of my perils My thoughts -dwelt among you. I have given you splendid marks of my esteem, and my love. I give you to day the greatest of all." Here follows a long ar ticle, taking a view of part of the French history, . particularly the.wars with England, the taking of Guieuuc from Edward 1., the vain attempt of Ed ward 11. to re-cover it, the pretensions of lE;lward 111. to the Crown, the battle of Cressy, where tlii French (says the Editor) lost a most decisive, victory by the excess of their courage. The King. being wounded, and forced to fly, arrived at a castle. The n. . Cons:able appears—" Open the gate," says hilip, "it is.the King, it is the for tune of France." A sublime expression which, when the . .country is in danger, the French should always bear in mind. The article concudes A s more fortunate Prince took advantage of the brilliantqualifies of the French, and of their just hatred of England.. The victory of Cocherel ushered in the reign of Charles V. This return of good fortune due to the intrepidity of the French, electrified :he nation ; all desire to serve under the lathoiis Duguesilin—all desire to die for the safety of the country and of the Prince. Let us remilse the enemy is the cry of war from Calais to Bourdeaux. Charles, shut on in his capital, has need of all his efforts to check in the French that impetuosity which was so often fatal them.— Let us let the English alone," said he; " they will soon ruin themselves." From that moment Edward, who believed him self invincible, experienced nothing but disaster S.. Charles saw his strength increase with his vic tories. Five armies march under the banners'of this Monarch, who, in the beginning of his reign, conld scarcely collect MO men. The English were every where defeated ; Charles re-annexed to his Crown the provinces which they had too long usurped ; the English bad only one place in the kingdom still in their possession. The happy times of Philip Augustus, St. Louis, and Philip le Bo', are seen to revive. FROM THE JOURNAL DE L'EMPIRE. :PARIS, JAN. -12.—in the article which We pub lishcd some days ago, in answer to the Deelara tion of the Allies-, we proved that it was not to the ambition of France, but to the eternal jea ! lousy of ; her eneiiies, that. we must attribute all the wars which have. desolated Europe during.the last 20 years. We have given a clue to the secret views of the Allied Powers. We will now stew them in the fullest light, and for this we have only to transcribe a page of history. The World re volves in a circle of events, ,which pass away and return after the lapse of age& . Thus the coalition- of )814 seems to be the same as the coalition of 1'214 ! - and though 600 years have intervened, we find in both the same yiews, the same passions, and almost the same actors.—Let our readers peruse the following. chapter, which we have extracted from "tJelly, and they Will be struck with the astonishing siMilarify of tWo such distant periods of our history. EXTRACT FROM VELLY'S HISTORY OF PRAls:cr, TOM - . 3. P. 474, &c. " PHILIP H.—The successes of the King had excited the jealousies of his enemies, all kogued • together to humble so formidable a 1;, - ,•.:2' : ili'ci. Emperor Otho IV. the King of Etl'::0 id, ti.e Count of Flanders, and many other. Ceunts and Dukes, all equally formidable, as well on account of their power as personal qualities, People ‘`vere strangely Stirprised to see in the rant:s of the APies . the Duke of Brabant, the King's son-in-law, the; Count of Boy, his subject, and the Count of Na mur, a Prince of France. The Allied Princes presumed so much on their numbers and strength, that they divided France among them before they. had conquered it. The Count of Flanders was to have Paris and its environs, the, Count of Bou logne Vcrmandois, the King of England the pro vinces on the Loire, and the EMpeior, his nephew, Burgundy and Champagne. The good fortune and courage of the King brought him out of this danger with the greateSt glory tha'Vbrid ever been acquired by a King of France. The brilliant victory which the King was on the eve of gaining, was ushered in by the . success of his son against King John, who had landi2d at Rochelle with a pOwerftd army. "The main stress of the war was on the side of Flanders, where the Emperor, at the head of 200,000 men, was distributirg the provincs of France which he considered as a certain. Cod- I quest. ' ' . " The King, though weaker, by above two , thirds, advanced, however, as tar as Tourney, in tending to give battle, if an opportunity should offer of doing so with success, " One cannot sufficiently praise the courage and ability which he displayed in these critical circum stances. " Soldiers," said he," addressing ICs troops at the moment of the battle, " think that you have to day to defend your King, your fami 7 lies, your property, your honour." `` He was•answered with acclamations and cries of Lo4live Philip ! we will die in Iris dr:fence and that of the State.' Immediately the soldier,' seized with new enthusiasm, prostrate theniklyes at his feet, and ask his benediction, which he gives them without hesitation - . " The two armies met near the Village of Bo vines, between Lille and Tournay. The Emperor had ‘vith, him the Eart of Salisbury, a bastard brother of the King — Of 'Eiigldrid, the Count '6l - Flanders, the Count -of Boulogne, the Dukes 'of LeMburg, Brabant, anti Lorraine,, the count of Namur, seven or eight German Princes, and alVve 30 Lords Bjmieret. There Was no it , ;e'rve, so fully were the Allies, convinced that the French _would b'e all cut, `to pieces, or taken at the first onset. The French army had, ..among its prin cipal commanders, Eudes, Duke of Burgut - 14 ; Robert, Count of Dreux ; Philip, Robert's bro ther, Pierre de Courteriai, Count of Auxerre and Nevers ; Etienne, Count of &incept ; John, Count of Ponthieu ; Gauther, Count of St. Paid, 22 Lords Banneret, above 1200 Knights, and 7000 other men at arms. . The action began a little Wore noon. The right wing of the French was the first that en gaged. The 'Count - of St. Paul fell on the first ranks, overthrew all he met, and pierced through the whole line, which in this place was routed. He was followed by the Count de Beaumont, by Mathieu de Montmorency, and by the Duke of Burgundy, who had with him the flower of his Nobility, and ISO warriors of Champagne, ail' distinguished by their eminent valonr. It was there that they embattled most irregularly. Every where were seen only horses killed, and horsemen fighting on foot. Rising as soon as fallen, all in this action displayed a courage which danger only serves to inflame, Tic r•erft )ll9 ' ct 1„ iin)digics of St . Paul esi)o(!iaL) it 11 1 1 , :l ., ‘; , .•4.1 his fidclity, i7l3p-diiress, and his of- s i'itinticvs sir.c.we(l equal abilityalii irtrypidity ; surri-m(le(1 cm :1 4 ,1 sid ° ,4u:l tltrown fro! ii Id - Ids itors, covervd with 1 4 " ° ' 1 and ‘voiiii(L:,.lie was forced to surrender to vs .° LoKds•of Mareull. • • ; re to ' l ' llC 4-reqtest , e vas in the centre, wo c i the King, though w e ak er by h a lf, s.epportea ic attacks of the Germans with all the prudence Pt ti General, and the brav er y o f a so ldi er. his Side the flower of his brave troops and of 1 . Nobility. Otho, ho had drawn up his arniY l l ;; three lines, giving o r d ers t o a i m w h o lly at t French Monarch, persuaded that all the hope the nation was in him alone.. " The Kings danger, tiOnonr, and the ofthe nation, all animilted the French with ti l ' ,e fire which produ tTs he r o es - an d heroic deeds. 'l l r Gamans were broken ; th e F renc h penetrated i the guards of Jtho, and by one of those revet',, of fortune which are eotamon enough, yet ill surprising, ,this Prince b ecame hi mse lf t h e 0 11 .1 c -, of all the attacks of the Fretuth Nobility. N r' lll ,l voisien seized the b r idl e o f bis horse ; Ge ," i , Serophe aimed at him a severe bloW with I ` ' sword, which fell on his horse's head. The :P. 11 ; mal, mortally wou n d e d, fli es w i t h hi s niastc r' ol ,. exti eine rapidity. Destarres meets him, him twice, and twice he has the good fortuae escape from the French Achilles. Otho, holve cc „ mounted on a fresh - horse, fled with all. speed 'le; Ghent. Now all yi e ld e d to t h e F renc h va lo there was only sp ee d to d e f eat, s l aughter , Carnage. They took th e I m p er i a l standard, 'ltlg; Ki n gpresented to the the car which bore the moos Golden Eagle, which the Germans had h garde(' as a glorious presage of their triumph , ",1 which, in its present condition, only announ ce a shameful defeat. '' 'flie King returned to France. His return a, continual triumph. The roads were thro 4 ,, with pcopk, eager to see their victorious All the streets' of the towns and cities thl'n''' r e which he passed were r i c hl y carpeted; every the road was str ewe d w ith flowers and brauc'' ' of trees, &c," . [The French Papars contain, besides, vae, accounts of the arrival of the Extraordinary C (1 '; missioners in the Departments ass i g n e d to tb`l:l.‘ and several of th e i r P roc l ama ti ons, which are ' L ;(1 , similar' in substance, and even expressie)as9,,,V that of Count Segur, that it is needless to'll e ` them.] LAW INTELLIGENCE. COVRT . OP. CHANCERY, - JAN. 20, 1814. Ipan CIJANCELLO R Contin u i ng infrsP° s4 l the second. Seal b e f ore tern' was this di„ G.,-,!: , :le c tat his Lordship's house inßedford-squi per c. ;1 the luntiOns,•of conrSc, onl y u nd er the 431,,,t were heard. at Lincoln's inn before .his the 4TICE C/lANCPLLOII—the 1110 SC . ..11/I.CreStilq; which was the followin:—. Captaiii a prisoner hi the Fleet r year'. past, was brought up to the Court, un o , writ of Ilabeas Corpus, for contenipt iu no ~it swcring a Bill til e d against him, bat to 1,14: had entered an appearance. In answer to his LioNotTles cincstio n r be' eause•of contempt, the prisoner replied. f1i.:1.40" ~ vr o in s ; informed of the pl a i n tiff' s intention 0 ` , ;PI , ceeding io a decree, by getting the hill tolc cl i, l sil collies's!), he had prepared an answer thereto , ,‘ iii, was in readiness f. r M on d ay l ast, b ut t°'' art consequence of the neglect or inisinfornudi °ll o' Mr. Sewell, of Upper Sel.'nionr-street, 115 torney,• the answer was not filed in due time' „If; His HONOUR observed, that all be could do , o f [ to admonish the prisoner against taking wr"'*o;l evil advice; and as he was still in cUstodv for c . a dt tempt, to remand him to the place he etinic f r s , till the contempt b e purged.--,The.prisoner remanded. . . REPUTED THIEVES.-The notorious Bat Sti al ; i ? so often noticed as the leader of one of th" 5 , e ,4 dacious gangs of pickpockets and thieve commit their depredations in the streets or of metrormlis, even i n th e open d ay, has, 6'l'ool himself:greatly embarr asse d i n the exercise trade,' by his notoriety, and the woman. ‘ o s'' horn he cohabited being under sentence of tr ' i t'n ( pollution, petitioned the Secretary of Stri te b ic : leave to accompany her to Botany Bay, for , c place the precious pair sailed some months ogd One of his gang, a fellow well known b.F 1 il zi name of Bill Wood, wh o was as notorious 3 11 0 as Soames, but not such an old one, Captain left this country,..and tearing the C, ° ' l 3 ;if Tences of the notor ie t y o f his person, bc c , More tantibus in his conduct, and took equally disgraceful trade of keeping a bro th On Monday he paid the debt of nature. SUICIDE.—A Gentleman, of the naMeof gan, was found last week suspended by hisb'oe from an iron curtain rod in his apartments, ° t i t ) Smith -street, in Warwick. The body, o°, discoered 'vas quit e co ld, an d i t was supp ose‘ 0 0, vital spark had b e e n l ong ext i n c t . W e : 0 11J the deceased had bee n i n a d erange d state orl l ,/ for some time p rev i ous to t hi s f ata l cata strOegoi A Coroner's Inquest was held on the bodY' returned x verdict—insanity. ED. On the 4th inst. Lieutenant Ross, of the 90th Re r j irr ' Foot, tqUer, of Capel-strict, Dublin. IMF 1). ' ' •. , a Car On the 15th inst. at Gosr,ort, Samuel Hol worthy, S ' e 6 taih in fhe.East Suffolk :',:i;itia. '.', 41, r - . .On Tuestlay i4st,. at l'alniQuth, M n Mr. John Bun'' , ;, ' 1) 1 .,.':( years. Mr. Bunny has carried on business in tW:t u : ' . va • the- ast 410 years, in th e 'd r n g. line-,• and was well /5 11 '` d his eccentricities. 11, 4. ~. Latoy, at Lappit, tied!. Honiton, William Ratteoo-• 106. 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