The Sun. — London, England, 1814-08-16 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF A raw TO PARIS. (Ne. XXIII.) Paris, Friday, 29th. I devoted this morning to visit the Hotel des Invalicks, the 'Chelsea flos'pital f Of Fradce. This is one of the most remarkable public buildings in Paris, -and it-was the view of its Magnificent dome, of lead gilded, which e)torted from the enraptured Cossack the cry - of--i-“Tlie Golden City, the Golden City 17—It was built by Louts theXl Val, and took 30 ye;irs, from 1671, to finish it. It consists o: five lare Courts. with rooms calculated to contain €O)9 soldiers, a noble Esplanade and fine fountain in front ; the Grand Facade .is also in a noble style, and the whole adorned_ with has -relievos nnd s.atties, representing the . "Victories of the Royal Builder. In the center, over the great en trance, is still visible the following inscription, painted during the Revolution :—" lndia isihilite de la Republique," which forms a curious melange with the insignia bolonging to the original archilecture, and some new ornaments intro duced by BUONAPARTE. The Courts are surround ed with Piazzas, like those of Covent-garden, for the benefit of 'exercise to the Invalids in 4vet weather, Having presented myself at the garden gate, I was allowed at once to enter as an Englishman, and I must do the Parisians the justice to say, that this was a passport to civility and attention every where. I wish I could reflect on the polite ness shewn to Foreigners, beeanie they are fo reigners, in England, with the same complacency, but in this respect the French. are far our su periors. In the garden, a number of the Pensioners were sauntering and amusing themselves—some Of them were horribly wounded, and several, from having their faces dreadfully mangled, wore com plete 'musks, which gave them a--strange and ghastly appearance. —The church is very plain, and unornamented. It had, I was informed, been grandly adorned with religious decorations and military nophies ; among the latter of which were the Sword, Sash, and Cordon of FREDERICK the Great. All theSe have lately returned to their lawful inheritors, and of the religious ornaments I saw not a vestige remaining, if I except a Vir gin and Child of the rudest toy-shop construction, and crowned with an imperial diadem of red and white cotton ! The Mosaic pavement of the Dome is, however, worthy of notice for its beauty. On each side of this Dome are three Chapels.— In the center one, on elic right, i 3 indifferent Monument, erected to the memory of Marshal TURENNE, and representing this Hero expiring in the arms of Victory. BUONAPARTE removed it from the Church at St. Denis, and caused it to be placed here, as also one to Marshal Vat/8.11 , 1,in the opposite center aisle, erected in 1807 by his orders, to countenance a plan of his own, to exhibit me morials of his modern Marshals after their death in the other Chapels. In pursuance of this design, the bodies of Marshal BESSIERES (Duke of Istria), of MarshalDuaoc, and of Gen. Lisaciussanic, have been brought here,and deposited in the upper chapel on the left hand. BESSIERES is in the middle, in a superb coffin, covered with silver crosses, and raised on tressels ; the pall is also richly em broidered. At the head is an altar, before which so many masses arc daily said for the repose of his soul, the expellee of which (a considerable suns) is paid by Madame BESSIERES. DUROC is not so decently bestowed. his remains are en closed in a cask of brandy, 'and stand in a niche pertaining to the Chapel ; the tub ,Is, however, concealed under a gorgeous pall. General BoUSSEEIE is• placed in a similar recess on the' other side, in a splendid coffin, enveloped' in a rich pall ; and, as I understood the Con ductress, a few words are thrown into Ma dame BESSIERES'S masses, for the benefit of these worthies whO have so rich widows to con; cern themselves for their immortal weal. "This is no doubt both kind and cllaritable. Au invalid soldier, with a drawn sword, stands sentinel at the entrance of this chapel. The roofs. of four of the chapels are handsomely painted. Prom the Grand Dome I went to the Dinner-hall of the Officers, of whom there are about 150 at pre sent in this retreat. Thirteen tables were laid out for them, with 12 cover's on each. They dine at one o'clock, and sup at nine. At the end of the apart►uent is hung up a bill of fare for the week. It seemed to promise reasonably good living, as, besides a bottle of decent wine per day, a pint at dinner and a pint -at supper, the dishes for the former meal included soup, bouilli, eggs, entre mers, roil, &c. and the latter consisted of sallad, ragouts, desert, &c. 7he tables looked neat and clean for France ! • The n uu ►her of invalids provided for here at this dare is 4,600. Their Com►non Hall is surrounded with pictures of numerous French 'Victories, a , ) d I enjoyed a secret national pride in observing that not .one of tuem was over an; English. The meats preparing for them, their eating place (where half a dozen of long tables were spread in a tiecent manner), their cooking, &c. &c. offered nothing for observation. which might not occur on an in spection of Chelsea College, nnly, that•nOthing is so clean and perfectly well ordered. The library belonging to this establishment is of considerable niagnitude, and filled with excel lent"works, especially on military '..,trbjects. There are also some pictures, by DAvin and others, and a few philosopHeal instruments ; .but I did not find any Librarian inclined to assist 'in an exa mination of any of the scientific furniture of the apartment. I accordingly took my leave of the Hotel des Invalides, which is certainly one of the sights of Paris well worth the attention of the stranger. I forgot to mention that it was, at the period of my visit, guarded by Russian sentinels. I From the Invalides I walked to the " Ecble Militaire ;" but here I was disappointed of seeing any thingdeserving of notice. This Grantl Pepsee of the Grand NAPOLEON was now a Russian Caserne, or Barrack, and its left wing an Hospital for the Allied sick .and wounded. This scene of BuoNA . - PARTE's vain glories is in a Aelapidated condi tion—indeed it never was either a fine or suLstan tial building. Partition walls of lath and plaster, a grand staircase, and shabby rooms, a singular mixture of meanness and affected pOmp, the for mer altogether predominating, render the Scale Militaire unworthy of a visit". A few of the scholars attached to it were walking about the Champ de Mars, in which it stands. They have Much the , same dress with the Midshipmen of bur Navy. VIATOR.. for all the States of Europe, interested in the ge. ncral pacification. • BASLE, AU a. 5 Diet is ndw complete, as the Canton of Schwitz has sent its Deputies. The , . Cantons of Vaud an I Argoxie seem resolute to preserve their independence against the preten sions of Berne. PARIS, AUG. 12.—The Duchess of Angouleme is expected to-morrow at the Palace of the Thu& leries. AuG. 13.—The news from Copenhagen are, that the Danish Government, who ha(l 'prohibited the exportation of every kind of foreign merehan dii.e, have removed the prohibition, with the ex ception of cloths - and woollen stuff.), Indian anti cotton stuffs, dimities, foreign raw sugars and European refined sugars, porcelain, and playing cal ds. Letters from Stockholm, of the 30tifJuly, men tion an interview between the Prince Christian and the Prince -Royal of Sweden. This is not, how; ever, probable, •Maxis, AuG..12.---Tlic Duke d'Angouleme ar rived yesterday, accompanied by a number of Ge neral Officers and strong detachments of cavalry, who had gone . to meet hhn. PARIS, AVG. 12.-11:tdarne Letitia Buonaparte left• Rome, for Elba oil the '27th July. - • The t iertna Gazette of the 28tb J July contin't .the following article' : " According to accounts from the Island of Elba, the Emperor Napoleon continues to enjoy good health, and to exhibit every sign of content. lie resides at Porto Ferrajo, hi a small house, till the palace which 'he is building outside the town shall be finished. A great number of strangers, and particularly of English, including all the Off cers . of the fleet cruizing in the. Mediterranean, put into the Island, and cometo see the Emperor. That Sovereign continues. to lead a very active life, employed alternately in his Cabinet, or in specting the different public works which he has ordered to he erected. Ile expends considetable sums on these works, and has invited the most celebrated artists from different parts of Italy for the execution of them." MADRID, A.uc. 2.—The King has published a Royal Decree, in nine articles, ordering the dis solution of those JllfltaS called Constitution'ill, the suppression of the Constitutional Alcades,and ordering the restoration to their places of all tile individuals who held them on the 18th of March, 1808. Atuttrun-1 France, 1 Dublin, 1 AVaterford, DUE—I MA laud, Guttenburg - b, 1 Lisbua, 3Harnburgh. PRICE OF SICUKS • THIS DAY Al TWELVE OCLOCK. 3 per Cent. lied. G 74 India Bufnis, 17s. 18s. pr. 8 per Cent. Cons. (i 761 I F.,sehey.l3ill3, 93. 53. pr. 4 per Cent. Cons. g 4 Onminni, O 5 per Cent. Nave Anil.. 9K Consols for Account. Gii palm 1.. 41111.1. rO3 E. ErroN, Stock-Broker, NO. 2, Cornbill, and No. 18, Coventry-street. - SU GA R.—Tile average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed froni the Returns iu••ade in the wech ending 10th August, 181 , /, is .595. 81d. per cwt. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 35 minutes alter 3. 1 Evening 2 minutes alter 4. $101.E: , 1 Q(11 , 1 DICF.RE YALSUNI AUDEAT ? FRENCH PAPERS. (GERMANY.)—BPUNSWICK, JULY 28.--His Royal Highness is desirous of opening a voluntary loan of 600,000 crowns, at an interest of 4 per cent. and to be repaid in four years. CASSEL, AUG. s.—The Minister of the Electo rate of Hanover has re-established,. in the Princi palities of Osnabnrgh and Hildeshe'm, the prero gatives accorded by the Diet of the Empire to the Prince - Bishop and die Catholic Clergy. CittLsexuE, AUc. 6.—Towards the end of the week, there have successivel:,; arrived at the Baths of Baden, the . Empress of Russia, her Majesty Queen Frederique, Madame the Margravine, and the Princess Amelia, her Royal Highness Madame the Grand Duchess, Prince Eugene and the Prin-• cess his spouse, the Margrave Frederic and Ma dame his spouse, the Hereditary Prince of Bavaria and his brother Charles. (ITALY.)—ANCONA: SLYLY 23.—From the date of the Ist of September ensuing, the Port of An cona I'6ll be free, under the same conditions and regulations which existed before the 19th Feb ruary 1797, excepting such modifications as exist ing circumstances render necessary. C,IL OF DEPUTiES.—Srij : ING or THE 12TH. Some omission on the Proces Verbal, relative to the debate on the Liberty of the Press, were rec tified on the motion of M. Durbach, Notice was given of a Motion for Tuesday re specting the Rural Code. 11, Laur mounted the Tribune. to bring for ward his motion relative to a new mode of levving the imposts.. His propOsitiOn .was founded on these basis--I st, A new division of the personal contribution, according to a graduated scale of the population of each Commune ; 2d, .The equalization of the s contributions on property in each Commune to the personal contribUtions ; and; 3d, The pro Visional. determination of the amount to be im posed on each department. To be taken into future considertion. Nothing else of interest occurred in this Sitting. MADRID, AUG. 4.—Several Ecclesiastical Chap ters, anxious to acquiesce in the wishes of his Majesty, but not having any disposable revenues, solicit the permission of selling part of their funds ; others require money foT certain individuals, and offer their property as security. The Order of Malta, that is, say the Assembly of Spanish Chevaliers, have instructed their Grand Prior of Castille, Monsieur Ic Bailli'dc Valdes, to implore the protection of hls Majesty, in order to obtain the means of rising more brilliant than ever from their ashes. The Captains-General of Provinces are declared Perpetual Presidents of the Courts of Justice in their Departments. VIENNA, Auo.l.—The 10th :of September, it is said, has been appointed for the meeting of the Ministers of the four Grand Powers, the Prince of Metternich, the Count of Nesselrode, Lord Cas-' tlereagh, and the Prince of Hardenbcr,2-,, to settle the basis of Peace. On the 27th their Majesties the Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prusia, are expected, who will ratify the basis, in Con junction with the Emperor of Austria. The Con- gess will afterwards open on the Ibt of th:tober, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1814. We have a Private Letter from Madrid of Ist August, which represents all the Spanish Pro vinces as perfectly tranquil, and FERDINAND the Seventh as extremely popular. It would be ridiculous in us to throw discredit upon our own Correspondent, but we confess we can scarcely believe that this is generally correct,. though we have no doubt it appears so to he being near the KI NG, and one whom his Majesty hash delighted to honour. The following are ex tracts, from our letter, and'some of the facts stated are certainly not only new, but of considerable importance. If the Inquisition be an Open Court, the name is nothing, and its existence may be as compatible with liberty as the British 'Assizes; The remarks relative to the Duke SAN CARLOS seem to have more reason on their side than the noisy clamour which some of our contemporaries have raised against that Prince. MADRID, Acc. I.—His Majesty seems to study .the happiness and welfare 'of his subjects he personally superintends the adoption of such measures as he 'himself conceives, or he has beenl taught to believe, likely to contribute to their comfort or prosperity. Ile has re-established the Inquisition, but the venom has been extracted from it. It is now a Tribunal of Justice—an Open Court, under the eve of the King ; and its pro ceedings will be witnessed by tl),:' nation—Public . arrest, accusation, trial, defence, and sentence. j The Supreme Council of Castile, at the bead of which the Duke del INFANTADO ITpre- Scuts the Soveicign, takes cognizance of ap peals, and renders justice to the oppressed. 'lire Duke del INrANTADo is known in 1.;11 his mild and generous di,posi cle4nnt conciliating fuatiain - s i his ji,s, 1;v:1 nis Lire )I'/' ►.ing heart, dignify the Juilge A great deal has been insinuated in V " " col , aga'nst the Duke (10 SAN Cnit.Os, be l ' tv'e eluded a Treaty with BooNAPAR` r ' but .44thost an act of necessity : the terms ATtr, l'4, tater! in power and acceded to in 61'111 f,le ,' tan only regard that proceeding' as or to gain time, at at: important cajole to impose upon the man Iv" basely deprived I4:RDI NA AND of his Cra"ll'3 i ' O ril prisoned him from II i s dominionfu r stlell under such circumAnnees, with s uch ti't NAPOLEON, could never he expected tO g Jek' b oil stamp of validity. It was a mock er ! ! st) ii t /0 5'' that had be not been' in his wane, e ve" PARTE C011(1 hardly liae sanctioned se tons a piece of acting. It is perhaps ill° , 0' not to be faseinatod by personal those who are, wo! , hl b • irrisistibl v the Duke of Sat C ARLOS ' S manner and,Pral ance; and we have no reason to supr se deserving of the high confidence and trlis ;,t lo his Majesty reposes in him. We are t'll;i!r•ii expect that his Excellency LienterOar GriaoN about to take the Porte:Piers° the Minister of War, and there is, better calculated for this important (,)Oce'volic4 ing had extensive cOniniithd with tile ,ai r under the Duke WELLINGTON, he" s fl ic‘ 5 sonal acquaintance with the quatifi c3t'll it l ' ile . merits of a large proportion of the A' 111; 01 )1i° his abilities and his address perfectly °c4 him for the Minister of a great coun"l ' . We are also under the most fao ui'l opi te pression IliS MAJESTY' S affectiona te ' llll fist disposition towards England and the 1.,,, ( it manifests itself frequently and p . ab lielY. Vl final arrangements for the South Aaleric°o.°° dition have not yet been made, but -31°1° to command. Boards are sitting f c ' r nization of the Army and Nary; tb : 1 0" Don CARLOS presides at the one, g;i' l t-e Uncle at the other." ; t 1 the • ANTWERP, AUG. .----H s EXCeIICnCf het(' of NVr.LLIZ,TGTON arrived here yesterd'Y' C I not immediately known, as he was in plO O e ' ‘ ,ol l ; but when discovered very much c heere d ' e i sP 5 1" by the British. Hi s G race ver y ehee r t.l°, '`Cr hands with se vera l English Ladies, ct I) anxious to approach him. This no rllil4 t sited the Dock-yard and Citadel, al 'cl 'ti o'clock set out 'for Brussels. • c GRAVESEND, AUG. 15. Tide RS 5° 6 ' 4 1 ' 1 ; yatch sailed this d a y a t t we l ve o'clock , ford -:111116,- His R. H. the Duke of CAmavAinGs eleven o'clock ; a part Of his suite 5104 ti at the White Hart Tavern, and every Prelv;,:rl'r was madefor the Duke's reception; b e : e i t' 6s 44l in the barge, having the Royal Sulu d : 1 ;1 11 ', ° :: under a salut • rolu the guns of our litre po• of Tilbury Fort ; on his Royal Ilighoe ( . ll i til L4 the New Tavern Bridge, he was c heere d I)! t s 4l i concourse of persons who had collected t c ti te ` l ,l the embarkation; which was, from t ll6 6 1 ; er t " the weather and the passing of a c't st 11'1 : ter °i' the West India fleet, highly beautiful i uld 1:41; °le , ing ; on the Duke's arriving at ti r le r :V crews of the Royal Sovereign and '` .(. 0": 1 t who had manned their yards, gave and a salute was fired frotal the latter. 1 ,(1 soon after got under sail, and was sdl utl- v •P rt" second discharge of artillery from Tilbtl'lr'ito She was soon after followed by th e v'' cr e en' .; board of which the Duke's carriages barked. There c a n b e no doubt o f tb e , arriving to-morrow, early, at Oste nd ' , coant rf~ The Duke de Btaat's visit to this l ~ c C l 4 l cording to rumours in certain 1:3 ig Iles, is of a more important a nd intere sti % t o r t , than has latterly been supposed ; tt 1 5 late to a dissatisfaction in the French„6d,;' as to the intended division of the I V ;4' , mid the proposed arrangement reSpeCiil3‘4llis turn of the French C o l on ies captured 5Y try. Tile subject is such " high niatt-t" though we deem it our duty to all "'ude Wltt't we shall not' venture to say mo re, i r , s s, rity, in the present stage o f the u'" L 1 10 3( ' ta; from all we have heard, w h a tever le rfe c 11 be o Le' Stilt, we are persuaded that "1 o' ll consistent with the honourr, 111°' rest of this county;. ~ ~1~1~ Ili 0 4 French Papers to the I,lth furnish r'''t ). Portant.—The Order of Mal ta is pro13'11): eve of being re-established in Spai"" 1 '3:1 • 190 I: ;i f IVe have received a series of F; j3t is)(: up to February, front "'' 5 I extracts to-niorow. Vtre iinderst.lll:l, C)a , at Cie Cotiocil /Iti t ,:" (' Alk ohiy, Cie flirt he r " e Ar .idiutai u tbe th L il l • -0 . 1 Ist if° THE SUN.