The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-01 00:00:00

'PHE STA7'ESMIIN.

LONDON:
TUURSDAY, ZVn 1, 1315.
• The French Papers of Monday last (the 29th)
&deed this morning. IVe shall subjoin their prin.
tiipal contents. They furnish little news, except I
Bulletin aanonce of a victory by Monsc over the
Austrians at Ancona, but they afford interesting
matter for reflection ; and some articles, which will
go far to OW* the utter falsehood of the statements
confidently put forth in this country relative to the
French Emperor; and what it of still gteater im-
portance, if men corld see it, the folly and the hope-
lessness callus attempts making, with the aid of the Bri-
tish Government, to brings') France the horrors of a
evil war. In regard to the French Emperorhimself,
the safety and stability of his Government may be
pretty well inferred from the personal safety which
be moms to possess, and of which he appears so well
'mend, even iA the midst of the insurrections which

Weareteld have broken oat, that it is officially de-
tiered any and every Frenchman who has a petition
to present may now approach the throne, and
address himself direct to the Sovereign,—not be
soder the necessity of entrusting the expression
of his wantsor sentiments to, perhaps, some courtly
sycophant, who may be interested in shutting up
their passage to the royal ear—to men who may be
Rite the heathen gods—have ears and hear not, eyes
old cannot see. NArot.tost thus shows that be is
out afraid of the daggers of the aestassin, and that
he can listen, not by proxy, to the voice of his
people. Whether he is disposed to obey that
voice, which it is certainly his interest to respect,
is another question. This is certainly the way to
make himself acquainted with his people, and all
their mitts and wishes. But our attention is still
more strongly directed to the fate of that wised of
expeditions, which we are given to understand went
from this country to IA Vendee, to enable the hands
of the agents of insurrection there to renew the hor.
rid scenes of devastation and slaughter which con-
stitetes the bloodiest picture in the eventful history of
the Frooth Revelation. Ca. it be that any civilized
Government, without any 'declaration of war, nay,
whilst it professed peace, and a desire to see social
order immersed among nations as well as indi-
viduals, could openly show so little of morality
is its polity, as to endeavour, in the face of
iternise, to excite a civil war in a neiehbour-
iug State, to area sobjeets against their Government,
and he the cause of blood being shed in ass attempt,
which every one who has reason could perceive to he
hopeless I What better cause of hostility, of endless
hostility, between nations.—stations which should be
friends, and go hand in hand in the improvement of
the human species, and in proving to the world the
benefits of virtue and refinement—what more justi-
fiable mow of war, the bitter source o(all oar miss.
rine ran Frusta-have, than this endesesser to give
her op a prey to the mole dreadful of dissensions—
to teach and urge her own children to tear her very
vitals ? What more justifiable ground than this, and
the intention avowed in the Prussian Proclamation
to divide France among its conquerors, like Saxony
and Poland, can the military power of that country
Lave for overrunning other States, and making them
the scene of war and all its calamities ?
Let us pass from the moral guilt of this act, which
we see has been committed, and bid the Reader lift up
his hands sad wonder, not at its failure, but at the
folly of squandering away thousands of pounds,
wrung from the hands of a much suffering people, to
furnish the Imperial army of NAPOLEON with mili-
tary stores, and the requisites of which we are told
be was so very much in want.
The toss of enAtterxe, the head of the revolters,
who was killed at the first discharge, is a death-blow
to the hopes of the insurrectionists. His father was
shale the old La Vendee war. We cannot say 'all
that ought to be said on this subject, and shall pro-
ceed to give our extract s : —:"
PALM, MAX 29.—Yesterday, after Mass, his Ma-
jesty reviewed a body of '25,000 troops, cavalry, in-
fantry, and artillery.
Prince Jerome arrived at Paris on the 27th.
. The Duke of Ragusa (Niartnont) is expected daily
at Basle, where his house is prepared for him.
Some Austrian Officers presented themselves lately
*Schaffhausen, to demand permission for a body of
troops to pees, which was refused.
• By • 'sew arrangement, as to the right of Petition,
every ifeelelekan, can now approach the throne, ad-,
Owl kilossif direct to ail Sovereign, know as aeon
es possible the fate of his Petition, and the degree*,
lope which he may encourage.
LTOXI, MAT 264.--A Bulletin was affixed to our
*schene yesterday, communicating the pleasing in.,
telligetsce that Kin Joachim bad obtained a victory
over the Austrians at Almon*.
Aspens; M 25. We have learnt with FRO

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