The Sun.
London, England, 1815-09-23 00:00:00

FOUCHE'S REPORT.

The following are some remarks from the Rhe-
nish Mercury, of the llth, on Fouche's Report to
Luis XVIII. on the State of Featice

" This is the production of Pouch& the Police
Minister,, as it was dissetninated in Paris in the
latter part of the preceding month, and read 'with.
eagerness throughout alt France. A strong, broad-
shouldered, hard-boned enemy has bestrode the
enchi pressing theta like an Alp, and they
groan under the load. They had once, already,
succeeded ingetring rid'of him by means of their
'specious phrases, and hence they have formed the
idea, that however Corporeally robustand power-
ful, hewaS stupid, purblind- in intellect.
and timorous withal. They therefore wish to
lead him off a second time by the nose, to the
laughter and amusement 'of the whole world. As
they have had no success with the Generals, they
now address themsekes to the Princes and Di-
plomatists. The report is drawn up-in the most
gloomy colours. It reminds us, in its •forin, of
the Expose of the situation of the Empire, which
Buonaparte's orators were wont to submit with
chucklin:., and joyous sneer at the rest of the
world, but' this time-the picture is lamentable
and whining, as it- France might be compared
to Dante's hell, in which the damned are .siag-
ing one chorus. In the midst of the picture,
the good King is represented as a Montezuma,
'crowned with .thorns and laden with chains,
—his subjects, as unfortunate, subjugated Mexi-
cans, who once, indeed, may have butchered men,
but have since greatly improved, and now are
rendered interesting by misfortune. M. Gaye,
to whom the immediate composition of the ivork
is ascribed, has exceeded his -Usual exaggeration.
It sets out, like a French drama, with pompously
`declaring,' that " 'the ravages Of France are at
their height ;" and then briefly describes the
scene : in the fore ground, ruined cottages, burn-
ing villages, the inhabitants fleeing before the
Soldiers, the woods peopled; the wolves raging,
the crops rotting in the fields, ruins in the back
ground. The spectator, however, knows that
this is not true; he sees, that, with the exception.
of _places, which their own party-rage may have
laid waste, all the. ('tiler towns and villages are
quite tranquil and uninjured.
‘`. Next follows a' warm appeal to the specta-
tors in the Royal boxes : are these your fine pro
Pulses ?—Have yo-u formed an alliance with us, as
ire acted against you ? Have youpromised -us such.
friendship as we inflicted upon you ?
" To all. this the Powers ought to reply:—
You must restore to us the money, proyerty,"anri
land, of which you have robbed us; (vents and;
1:m011114s we Crave not) and then our reckoning
is settled.

`YI-lints, however, are thrown out of Sicilian.
Vespers ; and it is asked,whether there is no dan-
ger to be dreaded that the troops though dis-
persed lie all around ; adding, that the army of
the Loire has still preserved 500 cannon, and that
scythes and threshing flails are formidable wea-
pons when wielded by furious men. 'ThiS is very
'true, when it so happens,that these ihstrtruerits
are united to energy, virtue, unanimity, and fide-.
lily; these, hOWever, have become very rare iil
Isavaeis foultfirltileet,
a 1
ii ,
France. It is also
'Phis
one. point.
evnedr.ythlttitlinpgoil tios, that up to this moment they
have not done enough for their people, who have
fought, and bled, and conquered, for them. Ye
repeat vtililveesoildkosnasyindga,u—g!Gitcivres, uosx'evtitl,ata3isd
act:'