Star.
London, England, 1802-07-10 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER, PARIS, JULY s.

Citizen Goalie is appointed Comrniffary for Fo-
reign Affairs at Amfterciam, but his nomination is
not yet made public : he was the laft Prefident of
the Executive Direaory, and the only perfon of
that Affembly who mewed any courage and &m-
-ild's upon the famous 18th Brumaire. Sim and
Roast Ducos, who were in the confidence of Bo-
swears, deferted their friends on that day, and
Bee Ras fent in his refignation, before any meafure
to effea the great change had been adopted.—
Mousses was of no importance to his pasty, and
Consist therefore was looked up to as their only
refource—but no oppofition could prevent Bona-
TAILTa's fuccefs. During the Monarchy, Gowtaa
was an Avocet Is, Parinanst, at Rennes, in Brittany,
and obtained univerfal efteem for his defence of
the Marquis Mow CONTI, the Governor of the
province, whom the Court finned determined to
ruin and difplace. During the molt tumultuous
times of the Revolution, he was Minifter of Janice,
and, it is aid, that from his humane interference,
more than a thoufand perfons owe him their pre-
fent esiftence. He was bold enough to refute at-
tending the Club of the Jacobins, and became an
objea of hatred in confequence to the Terrorifts,
who, however, found no means to deftroy him.
His talents are not remarkably brilliant, but are
well adapted to the fituation be is now placed in.
The two litels which appeared lately againft the
FIRST CONSUL, have very ferioully occupied the
Minider of Police and his Satellites for Tome time,
not only to tlikover the authors and their accom•
plices, but more efpecially to prevent their circu-
Luion : the author of she brit was loon found out
and arrefted, a Prieft—but the other would, per-
haps, have long remained unknown, had he not,
either from eompunaion, or fome other motive,
avowed himfelf—there is fomething extraordinary
in the faa, as well as in the manner, in which he
has concluded himfelf. General SIMON is the per-
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thor elate libel, printed under the title of dat,
ewe Arras:, which it highly reprehenfible for as
virulence, and the probable confequences of its
publication. This General fent into Paris a certain
number of copies of his Addrefs, concealed in the
great pots of butter which come ufually from Brit-
tany, where he refided ; but as foon almolt as
he beard the effects of his work produced. and
that the tranquility of feveral Citizens was likely
to be difiurbed on account of the fufpicions which
had fallen upon them, he applied to Citizen Mov-
the Ex-C-onffituent, who is now Prefect of
et Yileine, in Brittany, and avowed himfelf
the author of the libel : and added, that 4, he was
incapable of allowing the innocent to falter for
what. in a moment of dircontent and pallion, he
had himfelf committed. He was concerned for
having been fo imprudent, but that as there was
no remedy, he conflituted himfelf prifoner, and
only requefied that he might be concluded to the
Temple, in a manner fuitable to his rank of Ge-
neral." Moo tsa contented, and General SIMON
arrived at Paris on the z9th ult. efcorted by an '
Officer of rank in the Seselareserie. He is a young
man of violent charaaer, but who has conduiled
himfelf in the army with dillinetion. His father
is Si stom,,ses Tam, a man of letters, and one of ,
the Librarians of the Tribunate.
General !lir appears to be gaining ground in 1
the favour of the Flier Cousin., and teems to be
confirmed officially. He has received from Bow
PARTI a magnificent (word, and it is underflood,
not only as a proof of prefent diflinaion, but as a
fort of precnrfor to the appointment to Come im-
portant &nation.
The Flare Coesvz will certainly vifit Brufrels
foon after the fete of the te.th of July, which, it is
faid, will be particularly fplendid as a Military
fight; but it is fingular, that at this moment, no'
one knows, whether the Deputies from the army
are to be received at the Thualleries, or at the
Champ de Mars.