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London, England, 1814-01-14 00:00:00

FIRENCti PAPERS.

irtikilitErt:txtrtActsl
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ti.—The of tke 4'Orld
ibrifted ofd Fraiite or by - This ia°4 great
truth-, which it is not; perhaiis,,*(in-a-pmpos to
Vxagnine in its principle, and to follow in its re-
st:ll's. Nature herself has madeFraneverful,
and 11,.r enemies would have wi511667-by
muti-
latitig her, to destroy the works
More than once they have attempted tis:li-eaken.
to overthrow her more than once weakened
themselves by the ill success of their attacks,
they have accused hoof ambition, while her d-
fOrt3 had no, other object than that of main 7
Wiling her independence, and insuring het; re-.

pCise.
• England, which was banished beyond the boundaries of the
world, has seen,-thanks to the-progress of eiriliiation aild in-
dustry, the element which separated it from other nations,
bccothe the easiest niedium of communication with them,—
Weak in herself. iittle 'formidable either by her popplation
er her extent, she has laboured. in the dark to increase her
power.-without exciting envy; the Governments or other
Eta*, slid not think that their independance would
.he me-
iliteed by a- natio, which seemed incapable of invading'theit
territory. On the contrary, they readily supposed that in
inereasing their communications with her. they.should only
have advantages to-partake, and no risk to run. It is in this
elotible point of view, that we must considef the political ca-
feet of France and of England amidst the interests—the pas-
siene which agitate the States of Europe, and to fat:we the
kaeceseion of fluctuations which they have caused the public
opinion to undergo. •
France imprints on her designs the character of frankness
'sod of generosity, which is natural to her; she seldom con-
geals her views; she almost always goes strait forward to hir.
object. England empidys in her combinations alt ineans.that
ears lead to success; tdo often she-employs-peace as a work
fer war; the shole extent of her projects is not known till
they are executed. She is rather dexterous a9ti crafty than
strong. The one is seldom seereat the bead of coatitiont she
has sometimes had to support the whole weight of those. into
Which she has been led; and her Adelity,to her engagement.
bas often imaosed on her the.sacrificteef her blood and of her.
treasure. The other has heels constantly the soul of every
league, principally of those whose object was the degradation
or the ruin of France, and yet she--,has never hesitated to
abandon them, when her efforts appeared to her to be above
the reward which she expected from them': her -alliances-are
commercial calculations, and her merchants knosr how to•
hring back into her coffers the gold which he pays to Princes
Mahe blood of-their subjects.
If we analyse the consequences of the principles on which
are founded the systems which have habitually gnided the
ttvd Powers; if we follow with any attentive rye the varia-
tions of the prepcniderence whicb they have exercised over the
states which are within sphere of their activity, we cannot
dissemble, that France, possessing in herself all the elements
tif
.public, and private'prosperity, has had no dillienity in.
ruatdin`g )tee elf against a spirit of invasion; that she has.
been attire frequeutlk engaged is preserving than-, in .acastir...
ing, in repelling than in attempting aggression, that eves to
these latter times, several ages of wars, as one niay.say, here-
ditary, hat e procured her no other advantage titan that of
re-
covering two or three proViticea, from thy earliest times in-
tegral parts of the'moriarchy, and whieli a litigated possession
had separated fronaher, without operating; as a proscription
against the rights of Soveteiglity. England, on the Contrary,
haring succeeded in erecting.for heiself, by her iaulustry and
Ler commerce, a greatness wholly fictitious; evaa obliged, to
support her power •by the same means that she acifurrq it.
'The more ardent her aainition was; the more artifices and
evasion she was forced to employ, to conceal its progress, -to
hide its activity; the • more her power passed its Data' al lie
mits, the more efrorts and expence werepecessary-to support
her in her elevation. Her precarious' situation led her to
astride profoundly the nature of her relatiOns with the Couti-
neidai Powers.. She swin saw she could obt be strong except
in the wealiness of others, and this knowledge has beCome
the, basis-of her polies', and the invariable rule of her cin-
din t. which is- the " least praetised in i-renetrating
the mysteries of politics, soon perceiyee this evii,ofsintrigues
tin& wachin,.tions, siaeaus of which, England holds iind
snores aCearsiing to her sole interest, that of impeding the
v. v.... of. the Fairepean Governments, of stopping; -of st
stroyintrathe industry of hations ; of 'turning aside the chap=
Ada of commerce ; of making Europe rerrograide.towarcis bar- 1
harism, in order to enjoy ab,ot all the benefits of civili2ae •
Cols. These.restalts of her influence -on tie Continent are
inscribed on' every page of our mocern annals. . We set no,
wars which she has not. influence.d, encouraged, maintained ;
no weak nation which has' been safe from • her attacks ;- no
Power which she has not agitated, deceived, heti ayed, by ren-
dering it tile victim or the instrument of her ambitious dee
•

it is part icularlysi ;teethe Revolutiim that the whole secret of
the :pretensions, the proj eats, the hopes of England, have been
unveiled. ''e.arcely had our troubles broken out when she herself
atioqased all thosovhichdisturhed litr,and. in whieb,she had zn
interest. Already, in 1799, we saw her hasten to terminate
the warn India, to suspend, the vengeance which she medi•
tated against Spain. She Made herself naediatrix between
Thrliey and its enemies. Russia' and Sweden are reconciled;
Prnsisia ceases to threaten the Empire ;. a universal peace
seems to cstingnish the flames of war (1; : but, this prate is
only the calm which precedes the storm', Suun it burst over
rra:ice; and while all the foices of Enropr are successively
broken against our. frontiers, while warevery where exhausts
the blood and treasure of nation., paralyse 1 the:: commerce,
and silently undermines the basis of their prosperity, Eng,
land, sheltered • from the direct eife trts of the tempest which
she has excited, collects the fragments of every shipwreck.—
She extends far around, and without danger, her system of
ieizitig the commerce of the universc,and her conquests, more
profitable than glorious., are -Gri the point of rendering the
ttvliole world tributary to le€r, if a mighty -and enlightened
power dues not hasten to break the yoke; which, though im-
posed only by cunning, does not tlie leSs threatrw.th honour
and independence of militias.

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It is I:lown'that this generous tlionOt 15gisAliat•of: the
Prince to whom France has confided her destin.y.• Ltjsknown
that to free Europe from the wants which subjuct: it
land, he resolv.d to re-establish the ancient separation which
wade them ,strangers. to each other, 'and to.oppose 6.42 laud'
to the sea. .

The execution of 614 grand prOject • changed the'wbble
system of the war; Europe anidiated by its repose, by its vi.r
inertir??, to England was given the alternative•either of en-
during the banishment pronounced against .her, or sripport-
log herself by her own. force. 'I his force could not be that
of arms. ~Faithful to the,lesSotr left her by one of her,Kings,
who fastc-ned, a.fox's tail to his enSighs
.(2), she was getli to
mix, with some show of the iotigues which. she
thouglet adapted to beep open for her secret doors, comumni-
iint,enetrable to the eye of ber emnity.
These attempts were-fatal to her', and the more isstres she •••
endeavoured to maintain, the more this enemy, obliged to
close turns against her, saw the means Olcomptetely Isola:hat'
•the dtstnrbero the. world.'inerease power: -1 n ttri4
extietnity. their usual acts did .not Rill them; and because
Frinoe overthrew , the system of their political desputi,m,„
they lotion sly renowedthe satin_ out attd senseless; -acensation •

•f -her pre:ternted...prt)ject of ufil'62rial, Mooarchy,

We have

seen the ilTCeess of t,iiest last ettints of.Englatid; it is useless
to ohlerve that tmforeseen, irresistible circumstances have
some to the aid of her pulley; that the, general war lias re-

stored her The security ivhich bei,-an to forsalre•hcri'that she
strein4thens and raiSes herself on the of the nations
di aeg•ed to hattle,in.order to veure.to theanerchants -of Lon-
don all the Um:tits:of peace. The success of this 'great
etriiggle, Which is 'still swpeniled, is not doubtful" for us;
France, w.bich p.tn-tr utiire in times of tlaziker,
will display, all the eilere4 of patriotism and courage,
in the extent of her resources, trlptezieree her inclepeotfencei.
the inte,;rity of her territury,-litid- her honour. In eki3ecta.-
tion of this result, which boldly foretold-, the-pi-tien't.
conjuncture ought to have demooJtratv4, this itupotlt4art ttuth
and may it not•.be kart far our descent-huts), that the in-
fluence of England on the Continent maintains inc4.peple;•
Oates tltern the wars of which that power bag need, t?..pre-
serve its own internal tranquility, and of whiCh,sfie'reay., all
the fruits, Whereas the peace. of the,. rest Europe with
France, f4vourable .t. 2 the evelfipetnent of the inctuAry, of.
riat-wio t the prx,ress .of their manufactures and Of their
CA, is for Englan7,l a alari:.;cr so manifest.: and•so idirninent,
that all the rtforts: of her insidious incessanCy tend
to invert it. It is thui that she in the common -
losses; it 6 thus that she speculates un the misfortunes of
Luroanite. .

'fl,a lovo of one's country is that sense -of ont,ifniit'rlotts

(1.) Tl•iz4 remark is important, and ought to be Weighed
by the Continental Poste:Ai, wb. will uric diy perceive that
then have been nothiqg but the inlitruincuts of the I:atillib
pel icy.— (2.) 13 envy V.

*hit t Sri ilhhst<ttt liiiiticl4 the •teirtiati td thttfitti=
pyht, width encouraged the Atheilletts, when Us east their
country, they eotiragreolt; abatiddned theft tlatire WellA ;
Which, when cter.y hope of safety Wat.iled, • inspired the Su-
gfititifio to bury thertitelves under the walls of their at'.
reduced to'ashes. Sueli great exafitpltli elevate the tout; and
excite a fifibleemillation *tid still wote when the pates of
Our oWli history give us faithful accounts dfAilreiu. „When
those whose courage we admire are. our fello*-cititertS and
out forefathers, With what eagerness ifd we follOw in Wiley'
Or in Mezerai the operations of the siege of Illetz, defended
by the Duke of Cittise against Charles V. who attacked it in
person at the head of ioktioti mefi ; how proud are'We of
being Vrenchnien, when we learn, that. forced by Gs ad-
mirable resistance, to fail in the h 4.4 taken, to, con-1
quer this bulstark of France, Charles raised the siege, lour-
ing behind 40,000 of his best trodps biltiedahout the walls of'
the place. •

If in our time:, the entrance of the enemy into France could
rraise some alums, it would suffice in order.to dispel:it to recall
the histOry of the cities; which from the !mist-ancient periods
-of.the-.Fr.ench Monarchy, have been inviolably attached to it.
AnstnatlfeSe cities, reinarkable for their importance and their'
Lynne Which was founda by theitiiinaus, which so
matiOvriterS,of 'the ;I-kindle miscalled the ,arose y" the sci-
i•Aiets, and Which tlmialditap of Peutinger calls the capital of
the Gaic•ls ; Lycins4-ihe birth plaCe of Ci'erniarietes, which the
Roman Emiterors. -fitted with, monuments of their magnifi..
cenCe; has'alwaVs iVunion with France, the-con..
stint ohject of tine sotieiteine of our Princes. It owed to their
favours most of its hospitals, ch'urches, and public
.edifices.
:Childebert; the son of Clovis, founded the Hotel Dieu.; Henry
H. t_he Court of Lustin iu our times august., hands have. la,.
boured-to repair its misfortunes, and to restore twit the spten-
dour of which the events of the revolution liaCdeprired it.-
This ancient city having Voluntarilysubmittedtothe Goveirts-
meat of our Kings, Was maintained by thew in-tbe.. enj4-
mennita the privileges which it had under flit rtontliii.Em-
perors, To these prerogatives our Kings added new-owes to
reward the fidelity of the Lyonese to the eioveriithent. ,
IVotain„ hi fact; lie'difficalt to shew more zeal mid loyalty than
the city of Lyons always displayed. It is well known with
what•churage they defended themselves under Charles Martel,
against the-Saracens,who threatened Franey with a shinnefol
yoke;' how much the Protestants suffered during the civil
wars., in their attempt in 1560, to take this city; which had
re'unained faithful to Francis 11. It was out of gratithde fur
their immovable attachment, that our Kings .gave the
Lyonese the most honourable mark of confidante which sub- I
jects can receive Irons their Sovefegns, the tight of guarding I
themselves. „

They have always &hewn themselves`wOrthy of such a high
privilege. The same spirit, the same generosity, display
themselves among them at this moment. In the burst of pa-
triotism, has,-induced them to call for arruS, and ogee
to defend their city against every attack of the enemy, we re-
cognise the descendants of those I.yonese, who were always.
brave soldiers and faithful subjects,
If the inhabitants of this great city have she -n such no!ile
resolution at thencws of invasion, what proofs-of loyalty will
they not give when they have heard the memorable Wi,rds of
the Sovereign who is incessantly occupied wi a their pros-
perity ?
Fot the'rest,' the generous enthusiasm, which this charac-
ter promises, shews itself in , parts of the Empire. The
blood of the ancient French still, glows- in our veins; if we
could for a moment forget our own victories, we would. think
on the trophies of out ancestors. While we, read the ac-
counts of their noble actions,slet*Fmake it out duty tai iuii.
tste them; ands as poetry is the sublimest of arts when' it
expresses great sentiments, let the following verse, as re-
markable for the expression as the thoughts, be always pre-
sent to' Ouiminds::—

" Les Dienx ont un Olytupe et nous une patrie."

SOLEURE, Dec. 23.—A1l the world knows that
Switzerland does not produce wherewith:U. to feed
its inhabitanttc, it is by care: economy,-and fore-
sight that several of the cantons escape famine ;
the Governments are often obliged to make pecu-
niary sacrifices to supply the wants of the indi-
gent classes.
Let anyone then conceive our distress on see-
ing, in the middle of winter, numerous armies in-
vatic - our territory, and empty the magazines
which- we were' accustomed to look upon as-our
resource and our providence.

The cniumn3 haNc. trftv.rszed the can-
, tons of-Berne, and taken the 'way to the Pays
de Vaud ; tbey have lived every where by re..
qinsitinns, or rather at discretion, on the unfor-
tnnateinhabitants. Many detachments have also
passed 'through our territory. The head-quar-•
ters •of -the Prince of Schwartzenhergl..have been
far some days at Berne ; the Emperors of
Russia - and Ati.4tria have passed the Christ-
mas Holidays there. Their equipages,- their
retinue, the luxury of their head-quarters make a
singular contrast with the modesty Of the Swiss ;
but what astonishes them.most of all, is the lan-,
gunge- of the courtiers. To hear them, the Allies
have only to spew themselves for every • thing to
give way to their army.- To such a degree does
success dazzle people who are not used to -; hut
Princes who are wise, and jealous of their repu-
tation, cannot listen to such language. It is af-
firmed, that the two Monarchs are going- to Lan.
sanne. A part of the army of the Allies is al-
ready on the way to that town and Vevay.
The town of Lausanne is plunged in grief. It
appears that the Canton of Vaud will be sacrificed
to thennthition -of Berne, which desires to brink
back under its dominion Argovia and the Pays de
'Vaud. ,

Thus Nobles of Berne, ►►nder the name of Bai-
liffs, will exercise an unlimited authority over
these unhappy countries, which are indebted to
France for their liberty and politicarexistence.
It is known for certain, notwithstanding all the
precautions taken to conceal it, that Gen. Belli-
garde has failed, like his predecessor, General Ha.;
ler, in attempting to pass the Adige.
lie has lost many Inca, cannon, Ste. and pon-
toons,.and has been obliged to renounce this pro-
ject..

'Allitalyvbesides, sbews the greatest attachment
to the French Government : it knows by experi-
enee- that if -Austria, which is so embarrassed in
its finances, anil_whick reps laves by- paper wit Ant
value, tlre"-kold and silver it receives of its (sub.
jests. All the proclamations which it publishes
produce no effect. Anstkia continually announces
immense fOrces ; its aim- is to induce the people
to revolt, and then it abandons them when it be-
Heves its inerest is concerned.

Our Diet is convoked, and will speedily assem-
ble, The debates will be Warm. The Canton of
Berne will be violently attacked, and it will be dif-
ficult for it-to justify the conduct which it has ob-
'served •under the present circumstances.

SAMES BAXTER, a carpenter, about 20 years (If
age, was on Friday night wounded in the groin,
by the diScharge of a musket, loaded with sings
or small shot, from the door of a house in the
Seagate, Dundee; of which ;tvound he died in the
Infirmary, on Monday the 3d curt. It is said,
that 'a number of young men having assembled=
at the door of a pUbtie-house, kept by John EE
der, they,became riotous, and were threatening
to force their way into the house, ''lien Elder,
enraged, came out with a gun, and Ilischarg'cd its •
contents at the cruwd. In this manner 13Avirca,
whO was not concerned in the riot, but who was
merely passing the • door on his way home, re:.
(Tired the mortal wonna. Elder ,has, been com-
mitted to prison.

tfit6M -fitt ttSitt.l

Td THL ittiitoll of 'tat moitsid

8ta,,,;-I read With filitch sttlprise iii yoilt paper
of ttfonday 'Asti an article Which boilteins. Me ;
aild I Must iidtv ask yob; why you mention the
name of a peson, When it an add nothing to
the news ydu publish ; but; on the contrary, cntn-
mit hiS family-?—why ydu expose lain to lie uit-
dered on the french frontiers, by publishing hit
arrival here, and his departure froin hence ?—and
why you insult bitit, without hit having ever seen
Or offended you
I'Went froni Paris to Amsterdam on family af-
fairs ; and come to London on my 'own parti-
ctilar business,. and not for any•folitical. object.—
I was neverObiked to !gave London to avoid any
creditors; and if I have:had any, they have always
been my friends, n4lose esteem I should hope I
have not lost.

I trust, Sir, that you will be ready,to make
amends for your indiscreet publication respecting
me, by publishing this letter.

I have the honour to be &c.
at, Thayer-sttect, Minc hest er-sqaare. CHABANNES.

• ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT ARSON.

kmostAaring robbery was committed on Tues-
day afternoon, in'the,prernisei of G.,Sturinan
iu Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. During- the oh,
sence 'of the fatnilv, 'some ‘illaitis entered the
1-iott'se bv ineansd.talse and.in,:.atitly pro-
ceeded the front parlour, where they broke
open the book-case, and stole, in gold and Bank
notes, to the amount of 6401. They atterivards
went up stairs into the diningrrooni, where they
packed up tfie whole service-of silver plate, to
.an immense amount. The villains then broke
open a .chest of drawers, and took Out wear-
ing apprel and Other- articles, besides a great
mimitity. of jewels, ;&r. to the amount of about
3001. After they had committed the robber},
they set fire to the haelt parlour and staircase
willr a coMpositian of 'turpentine, rugs, and se-
veral lrund:es of wood, and Other combustibles,
which immediwely' enveloped the place•in {lames.
They afterwards left the house with the property,
and got off undiscovered. _An immediate alarm
.was_ given on the flames being seen issuing from
the hark part of the premises, and shortly arter-
wards a great nomber of engines arrived on the
spot. The firemen instantly began to play, and
fortimattiv the flames were got under, alter doing
considerable damage tJ the premises.

Lieutenant-,Colouel' 'BARNES, of whom made
honourable mei4tion was made in the last .dis-
pat cites front Lord WE 1.1.1NG,T0 , displayed a
lucky presence of mind, on the 1 ult., when,
at the head of- his Regiment; bringing in '2OO
prisoners, after being closely engaged with the
enemy for several hoUrs, supported by the brave
9th. '' At this moment," says a young Officer,
who served under him, when writing flume an
account of the action, " the Royals were sta-
dehly out-flanked, completely irrotoocd by
three French battelions. Here (he ac4cts) we stood
for a little, in the most critical bltuation, neither
they aor we apparently knowing what do. In
this shot., interval of awful suspense; a French
Major rode up to -Colonel Bixeses, and said to
him, he was his prisoner, Sir, refilied the Co-
lonel, seizing hint by the cellar, von are mine.
This ,itt once inspiied ,with determitted resolution
the whole regiment, while -a sufficient number
flew,-to defend their beloved Colonel; and knocked
the Major from his horse ; the rest made instan-
taneously such a desperate charge, that, with the
loss of :t Lientenaut and six .or severs privates,
they completely paralysed and routed their assail-
ants, and brought in' the whole prisoners they
had formerly taken,''
A must extraordinary attack has been made for
two months past upon the windows of Mr. I-lotto.-
SON, an Army Clothier in Soho-square, and still
Continues' to be repeated without the authors of it
beipg discovered. The attack on the windows of
the back of the house, which look , into Dean-
street, begins about dusk ; they are broke almost
invariable with coals, which 'sometimes aie so
extremely heated, that they have set fire to the
linen furniture of some of the rooms. The coals en-
tered the rooms with such velocity, that they have
been suspected to have been thrown from an
air-
gun. The mystery attending the perpetrators of
this wanton act of mischief is considerably in-
creased by the cirennistance of Mr. IloncsoN's
premises in,Soho-square being completely covered
by a house and prmises in Dean-street, 'which
are exactly opposite .to those in Soho-square,
which he uses for his business ; and at the time the
windows of his house in Soho-Square are broke, no
-person is in any of the incenses' in Dean-stiete-.
There have been hitherto about 130 squares of glass
broke.. Mr. HoDGsom has had the attendance of
some of the' Bow-street patrole,. to.endeavour to
detect the mischievous antlrors, but in vain. At
the time they were watching, the windows have
been broke, and they have frequently received vio-
lent blows from coals, although they could not
conjecture, or suspect, front whence they came.
Mr. 1-10Dosote is in au equal dilemma,- not being
able to suspect any person, nor being aware of
any difference with any of his neighbours, that
could induce them to do him such wanton inju,
ries. Thus the business rests up to this time.
, Mr. WAiNRIGUT, of Poplar, while riding a spi7-
riled horse, in Leadetthall-street, yeter'aay, was.
suddenly thrown front his saddle, and hiS eVe
coming in el:tweet
`with one of the iron spikes
connected with kedray,it was literally forced our
on his cheek ; he was taken in the most excru-
ciating agony' to a neighbout ing Surgeon. -
A Waterman yesterday undertook to cross tlae
Thames on the ice at Battersea Bridge, -Im-a•
trifling• Wager ; but.ere Ire-had performed one half
of his tourney, he was precipitated into the Ri-
ver, and it was with considerable diffiCulty .he re-.,
gained the.shore.

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_
RAM; Avis. -On Tue:sday last a person' of
Bosted shot a white• starling', which was-One or
,a flock of birds of the ordinary' colour flyiiig- in
the pastures round that tmvil. ilcing on'ey slight-.
ly •vounded, it is yet alive. The gunnere Oh=
served another white stirling in the'llock.. ,