The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-18 00:00:00

tog at Cannes, with 1100 men and four pieces of can.
ttett. The Courier first dispatched broke his thigh, or
the Dews would have arrived several hours sooner.— •
The news was not generally known until the middle
of the next day, hut Monsieur left Paris for Lyons
early in the morning, as did the Duke of Orleans the
next day.
"The sensation produced on the public mind could ,
not be judged orfor a day or two, as the news was
communicated sparingly. However, the Chamber
Mere summoned, as it is said, by the King, against the
opittion4of the majority of his Ministers ; and about
50 Dintties met on Tuesday, the usual Addresses
were voted, and no questions asked. The town was
kept in perfect ignorance of the news which arrived
during the Tuesday and Wednesday. Occasional re-
ports, indeed, were circulated, but enough trans-
pired to convince thinking persons that bad accounts
bad arrived, and that the Court was in great alarm.
During this interval I had an opportunity to observe
the effect of the news upon the public mind, to the
workings of which I have not been inattentive during
the time I have passed here. The molt of my ob-
servations have been what I expected, viz. that not.
withstanding all the cries of Fire le Roi !—all the
addresses, paragraphs lit the papers, &c. the most
perfect indifference, at the best, exists u to the fate of
the Bourbons, and that, although he is much feared,
still Napoleon will not be an unwelcome visiter in this
capital.
" The spirit of liberty is strong here, the in-
dignation at the King, for the numerous violations of
the Chart, is great, and the consciousness of the
power of public opinion gives the people the belief
that the Emperor will be obliged to govern accord-
ing to the laws. While I give you this as the gene-
ral result, I by no means would have you believe
that the most sensible and sincere men are of the

latter opinion. The fear of a military Government
operates as it should do in their minds; but on the
one hand they trust to their own efforts to take ad.
vantage of the laws • and on the other, they think it
too late to correct the reigning Family.
" Yesterday morning the telegraph gave the ac-
count that Napoleon was at Bourgoing, a few
leagues from Lyons, with twelve thousand men, and
that ha was expected in that town that evening. Mon-
sieur and the Duke of Orleans retired before Cler-
mont, and I believe are this day at Chalons.
" It appears that all the regiments, as they ap-
proached, joined his standard, and it is apprehended
he will meet with very little resistance, either from
the people or the army. A report was spread this
day that the Duke of Orleans had defeated him, but
it was evidently fabricated for the purpose of stock-
jobbing.
" 12.—1 have just seen the Duke of Orleans,
who is returned. It was found impossible to make
any stand. The population of Lyons went out to
meet Napoleon. It seems there are no troops be-
tween that town and Paris. Nothing but a miracle
can save the Bourbons. Smelt has resigned. It was
proposed to teem*Olatiliii-athar &Misters today;
but, in fact, it is too late.
" I am determined to remain, apprehending no
danger. " Adieu, ice."

Another letter from an Viglish Gentleman sow in
Paris says, that the first alterations of the Constitu-
tional Charter were acquiesced in from the belief, that
time would meliorate every thing that was defective,
and that the known moderation of the King's princi-
ples, with the experience he had received in the school
of adversity, would secure to France the blessings of
a considerate and tranquil Government. But what
abore all satisfied the majority of the people, and re.
conciled them to the new order of things, was the
solemn promise made by Monsieur, in the name of the
King, on his first arrival, that the Droits Reunis, the
most grinding and obnoxious of all Bonaparte's
taxes, should be done away. This pledge, so so.
tenthly given, and which was the thing that made
the great impression on Bourdeaux and the other
commercial towns, has not beet, redeemed—and this
great fault of royalty, together with the various
encroachments on the Constitutional Charter—and
the many ill-advised attempts which have been
made to establish the Clergy in all their ex-
travagance—to disturb the settlement of property,
to prefer the most dastardly of those Emigrants who
deserted the family in the hour of their danger—the
tudied neglect of all those eminent persons, who,
like M. de la Fayette, were desirous only of reme-
dying do abuses, and of reforming the Constitution 1,
of France, together with the flippant behaviour of
the Royalists, have very much estranged the middle
classes of the community, the new proprietors, the
commercial and the agricultural population, as well
as the army, from the interests of Louis XVIII.
though all, except the army, esteem him personally,
and laineut that be has suffered himself to be in-
tuenced by the imbecile click who are his favourites.
When•the weirs arrived of the lauding of Bonaparte, I
the King was flattered by these favourites that the I
whole world was with him; but the return of the
Duke of Orleans, the Prince of the blood royal who
has conducted himself the best, convinced them of
their danger, end• from that moment all has been dis-
order and dismay. The King was made to say, that
lie could only depend an the weak arm of the Na-
tional Guard, a body of men who certainly wish for
tranquillity, but who will not Abandon their own ,
property to go forth to resist the invader; and lbws,
if any spark of attachment remained it; the regukar
at my, this speech was calculated to extinguish it.

Extract of a letter from Calais, brought over in 11.
small row-boat, dated Mitch 14 :—" Although I
may be in England ere this reaches you, the chalices,
;to sorry to add, are opt in my favour; so de-
sirable an attempt, god knows whether I shall ac-
complish! Three days have we waited for the wind
to shift : as it is, mit a vessel can leave the harbour.
Should wh;t every one weds be realised, via. an
embargo laid pa the shipping, my stay ip this coon.
fay will be rather loner shag I calculated upon.—
The late event has come so • suddenly upon us all,
that we bar, not been able to take the slightest pre-
caution against It ; and argil yesterday we remained
in a stute of perfect ideal security. Yesterday pre-
sented an alarming scene, a general confusion in
the town, with the military crying out rive Na-
poleon !" This day has convinced tae we have
nothing to hope, and every thing to fear, as long
as we breathe this cursed air. latelligence hourly