Star.
London, England, 1802-09-25 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF FRANCE.

According to a private letter from Paris, in-
ferted in the Courier de Loam of laic night, a fecret
Council has been held, to take into, confederation
the prefent Rate of public opinion in France, the
caufes that feem to have diminithed the confidence
which the Public repofed in the Government, and
the means beftcalculatedto reftore that confidence.
Several memorials on this fubjett were read be-
fore the Council, but one of them, which is Paid to
be the produaion of a man eminently dißinguihed
during the revolution, was more particularly re-
marked and attended to.

The principal objea which this memorial teens
to have in view, is to prove that the revolution
has inoculated the French People with an itch for
changes, with an overactive curiofity, with an ec•
ceniric reftleffnefs, which null be employed in
machinations hoftile to the Government, unlefs
Government fupttlies them with fome other kind
of employment, while it exerts itfelf gradually to
deftroy the principle by which perfons fo infeited
are situated. The author of the memorial next
proceeds to inquire into the different parties into
which France is now divided. Government, he
fays, has little to fear from the Anarchifts or the
Royalifts, but that it has every thing to dreld
from a mixed party, which is the more formidable,
as it has not as yet betrayed its views by any at-
tempt or enterprife, and becaufe its ftrength and
refources are as yet entire. This mixed party
he then reprefents as a kind .of middle term be-
tween the Jacobins and the Royalifts. The former
may join in it, becaufe it was revolutionary; the
latter, becaufe it has not been uniformly atrocious.
It may therefore fucceed in uniting the waive ener-
gies of Hick two faitions—aging alone, it may
give them that impetus and fupport of which their
former difconnexion and their fucceflive .defeats
had deprived them ; and, taking warning from
the faults committed by all former parties, while
it endeavours to collect together their (carter-
ed forces, it may aim at eflablifhing, an order
of things that mull give it a fovereign influ-
ence over the fate of France, and embolden it
moil probably to attempt the reftoration of the
throne of the Boulsons. This party is obferved
to move in a parallel direction to that of the go-
vernment—it does not teem wantonly to threaten
its exiftence; on the contrary, it would fain appear
to conned its exigence with that of the govern-
ment.. It doesnot reprobate the primitive inftitu-
tions of the government, having itfeif laid down
the-bafis of them ; but it pretends that if the
road they have chalked out be deviated from, if
the principles they have inculcated be difavowed,
there mull necerarily be defpotifm on the part of
the government. It has agents and abetters every
where; it gains over the difcontented in the,anny,
and flatters all defcriptions with the hopes of the
molt tignal fuccefi: it promifes to promote every
view uf ambition, and fiirnifh the means of gra-
tifying every revenge.
It was obferved by Another member of the
Council that the prefent (late of public opinion
was very alarming. All the magnificent plans
formed to embellitli the leifure of -peace, and to
fecure its advantages, were not at all properly
appreciated' by the people, who were chagrined
at the expence which *if created. The demo-
lition of buildings neceiratic to add to the beauty
and convenience of Peril excited murmurs, and
the proprietors of hottits facing the Gallery
of. the Louvre were ipprefed with the idea
that they are to be pulled down, to make room
for the parallel gallery which is requifite to
complete the grand -ttdifice. Reports of the
moll abfurd kind were propogated refpeiting the
views of the Government. Thhe perfons who had
acquired nati.sial property were particularly attic-
ted by the intelligente of projeits which were at.
tributed to it. Frotn all this he drew, as a 'weer-
( fary inference, thdt a fcheme for the fubverfion of
the Government• was aaually in exigence. He
therefore recomMended as a meafure abfolutely
indifpenfible, a deportation fo arranged as not to
give a violent lock to public opinion; but at the
lame time, fo efive as to comprife the moil ac-
tive individuals of each faition. He farther re-
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commended, as another effential mature to di-
vert the attention of the people by introducing
great politicil changes into the fyftein of Europe;
and in cafe of neceffity; by hating recourfe to a
new war, the iffue of which being by no means
doubtful, will force the difcontented to be filent,
and fill the people with admiration.

The refuk of this Council was, that inftru&ions
have been given to the Senate to deliberate on the
means of fßablithing a new mode of colonization
which may 4fford facilities of removinj from France
men who from their difcontents, their Influence as
leaders, or waive agents of parties, which may ex.
ill in she State, may dills& the public tranquillity
ash embarrais the meafures of Government.-3-
This nie,afure will be prefixed by a Report on the
fituatioa of France. In this State Paper an ac-
eiount will be given of the various difcoveries
*hkcb have been made within the laft few months,
lof*e confpiracies which at different times hive
,been formed againft the Republic, and of the indi-
vidualr by whom they were inftigated.
The Comtniffion a pointed for this purpofe fs
ennipoidi.of M. , Psamnauv, and
Generals litUsammitipiiktipsavas. •• •

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