Star.
London, England, 1817-12-06 00:00:00

rRANKFORT,NOVEMbEit G.

It is known that besides M. liomshal, Professor
Martin had also offered to take upon himself the de-
fence of Colonel Massenbach. The following is the
Colonel's answer to this inter
" You have been so gond, Mr, u to offer to charge yourself
with my thlet:c.-; I am animated by the most lively gratitude at
the generosity en your proceeding. I should hays esteemed my-
sell happy to be able to entrust my cause to you, 11, Sir, the in-
quiry which has taken place in my affair, if there bad been any
question of my political views and opinions, and if the laws per-
tained to have recourse to a Counsel settled in another country
This inquiry was entirely relative to a mule against the duties of
the military wreies, and I have rendered myself *why of it, be.
cause nut having been tor these ten years In move service, I did
tot thlbk I could atwitter myself any longer as an Olizer. This
inquiry has been conducted with justice, integrity, also haw-
pity, and doss honour to those who have calmed It on, a, well as
to the Legislation and to the King. I shall always !eel the grati-
thde I owe you tor yobr offer, which is so Immutable to me.-.•
4kcclot the assurance, Sm. M MIAs. artsocu."

THt EVENING STAR.

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FRENCH PAPERS.
The four days' Paris Papers which have been in
arrear arrived this morning.

The Chamber of Deputies had a public sitting on
Saturday last, when M. de Gouviou Sr. Cies, the
sew Minister at War, brought forward his prolies of
Law for the recruitrocut of the Army. It was. not,

he stated, a pr ject which originated in any sentiment
• of fear or inquietude ; it did not aim at arming or
'putting in motion the population of France, nor teen
at putting the military system of the country nivel

an equality with that adopted by other Powers ; it
bad only for its object the savice of the garrisons,
and maintainance of internal order in a time of peace.
The question, he urged, was no longer whethet the
people of France should go forth to attack, to ag-
grandise, or to defend other estates ; but whether
they should defend their own fire-sides, their families,
their King, their country—whether, in shots, they
should establish that independence and that dignity,
without which there can be' neither King nor nation
'The plan of retrenchment which he had to submit,
was of a two-fold nature; it comprehended both
voluntary and forced service. Experience, he stated,
bad suthcieqtly :hewn that the departmental Legions
could not be kept up by voluntary enlistment alone,
and it was therefore a matter of necessity that, in as
'tar as that was inefficient, recourse should be bad to
obligatory means; but with regard to the Royal
Guard, the Cavalry, Artillery, and Engineers, it was
not intended to resort to any other than the usual
mode of voluntary recruiting. The total effective
amount of the Departmental Legions, it was propos-
ed, should be restricted to 150,000 men; and that,
Lowever the number of voluntary enlistments for that
service might fall short of that maximum, not more
than 40,000 men should be allowed to be raised by
ballot in any one yea'. The duration of the set vice
of the Legionaries (as they are termed) to be for six
years—the first drawing to take place in 1818, ow
of all those who have completed their twentieth pear
is the course of the two preceding years—tbose only