The Sun.
London, England, 1805-06-08 00:00:00

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'Tit vigilance of the GovernMent in France, and
the fear which tiniversally prevails. iitiong the peo-
) le, render it difficult, if riot iMpossible, to gain
-env accurate account of the iaterital situation of that
unhappy Country, Oppressed as it is by a- foreign
Usurper and nurnerous hordes of official Spies
and Military Bufli ins. The following, however, •
is given as an atithenti,c statement, by a Gentleman .
who is said to haire lth Boordeatt\ about the middle
of last month, in ,a neutral vesst.l. According to
this Gentleman's account, the -Irish Legion, or, as
it is calledin Frtace, the Corps of Irish .Guides,‘was
at liourdeaux when he sailed.. It is a sort. of ske-
. leton reviment;compoSed entirely of Qffieers,.to be .
filled up with priVates- upon its arrival in Irchuld. .
They are allowcd,t he pay of French Officers 'of equal
rank, which is puntatially paid, 'while Government
is greatly in arrear even to the most favourite regi
talents of the native army., This skeleton corps, or,
more properly, Congregation of Offieersn, something,
Stepha kingdprn,in The Tempest, all kings
and viceroys, is entirely composed of United Irisli-
'men, :who have been transported, 'or fled from their I
native country. They have split into two fitEtions,
called the o.Coxson and the k;m.,rpxT parties, and
many duels h:we been fought by individttalsOf these
contendirig. tlialOns., Young EVANS?, late of the
,Leounty of Dublin, is amopg- the immticr. of Irish at
BourdeauX, and lately married a French
Dr. Al'iNEtr it,: has; followed 'Counsellor .E:11111ET fo
Aiiiclrica, although he 'received 'a strong enaouragc-
meat to settle in that
,cite, and follow his profes-
sion of a physician., . .
The taNcs in France. are enbrmeus,, and have in-
created IL.4,,cent. .:this year.. •If a pe4on asks by
t* hat ,la v 4 thig" augotenultion has been made, or to,
witrit .the 'rise is °Vying; no, ekplanation or satisfac-
' tin is`given. The as,...!!ssmerif at whieh' the party'
is rated, issheWn to him; and he is told it Must be
paid, and that he his no right to inquire further
about it: The Emperor is universally detested 3 but,
supported by power Upon one tilde, and ifear upnn
' the (;the r, little doubt is entertained of the stability
of his Government, the, ckpences of whiclr, even in
the civil .d 1 t-ortment,. are excesSil but 511C.h.
tCjil Of CF,pitniclV is inaint'an(l, that- the slightest
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espression (~,scontent cannot for a day escape ire-:
taion and Ir.m isimtr r t .
The prisons
,of .France are all full. Fersons are'.
taken rip,,,diSappear, and are heard of no more, as .
tlwir frindi dare tint make inquiry: into their late:
The whole empire is disarrued„ and no persba,..e.t-;
eepi. a proved friend and supporter of the Govern-'
'meat, 3110,,vA to keep -even a foWling,pleee, frir •
annisement in the field, or any port of arms for
the (Lfenee :of his house against robbers. Even if
...,vere alio d tire-arins they Would be of no use,
for pinpowder prohibited to be sold, and the fer
son in wl.rose possesSiOn any is found is liable to. a
he;tvy Clue., `file trade of Bourdeaux 4:carried
on in .Arnerialn battorns, anddias been so much re,
dueed by.the war and the revolution, th.t it is &Nisi-
' tiered the Ini:St ..;d part of France. The thu-
nicipality, notwithstanding, lately scut an invitation
to llotc,v, yrr.,. reqUestiug the honour of a visit ußon
his return from Italy:: Ile:answered, that if circuma-
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stanceS permitted, he would:be Sappy to see his good
city of Bourde:AUX. On the „10th elf May,.hOwever,.
a s::scopd answer arrived, in which he stated, that he
could not have that pleasure. Beef, mutton, and
veal, were at an average price about .yid. per lb. at
Ilcurdeaux. Brandy is very cheap. he Gentleman
from whom we received 'this infOrrnttion'addsrthat
he had been at Bourdeaux once before, about 4 years
'ago. At that time the dress of the inhabitants was
the most filthy and stnutlid nuaginable. they are now
running into the opposite. ext Venn! of tlte old scitool,
th)(1 in conversation Citizen ha.i utui crially given way
: to frion4eur,