The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-10-24 00:00:00

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NEWS FROM THE FROVTIB. ERS OF FRANCE, OF
OCT.
FRANKFORT, Ocr. 12.—The Commandants of the
fortnnses of Alsace have received, it is mid, within
these few days, from the Minister of War, orders
to put these places on the peace establishment.—
These measures are to be put into immediate effect.
The canuon which defended the outworks. 0..we1l
as the greater part of those on the ramparts, are
consequently replaced in the arsenals. The palli.
sades are taking up, the superfluous fortifications
being demolished, and the number of persons! em•
ployed dimiuished. These changes had not been
made till now, because the decree which put an end
to the state of siege, continued these fortifications in
the state of war.
The duration of this state of war has been very
expensive. On the whole this new measure proves
how little foundation there was for,the apprehensions
of those who predicted a new war, and fancied they
every where saw indications of it. The disarming of
the fortresses along the Rhine, and especially the
destruction of the palisades which cost such great
sums last autumn, evidently proves how much the
French Government counts on the duration of peace.
Lam winter the houses, the gardens, the plantations
round the fortresses in Alsace were wholly destroy-
, ed; this measure was executed with particular rigour
at Befort, Iluninguen, and Schlestadt. The vast
buildings or the post office, and several large inns
before that town, were razed. Not a tree is left
round Befort and Iluninguen. The environs of
Besancon are now but a desert, though that
town was not even threatened with a serious attack.
Since the conclusion of peace the inhabitants hnd
begun to erect new buildings and to lay out gardens
withoutside the gates; but by an order of the Corps
of Engineers, those works have been suspended, and
what has been done is to be demolished, because it
is intended to abide by the regulations of an Impe-
, rial Decree published three years ago, which forbid
all building and new plantations within 300 toises of
the outermost works. Numerous remonstrances have
been made on subject to the higher authorities,
and their decision is expected.• •
Similar measures have been taken oe the right
bank of tite.Rtijne; the Austrian Commandant has
ordered the inhabitants of the village of -Klee!, which
was beginning to rise frctm its ruins, to suspend their
work of building till the fate of Fort Kehl shall be
decided. It is said that it will be declared a fortress
of the German Empire, and that the town and the
village, which. in a military view, belong to the fort,
will also be considered as.belonging exclogieely to
the empire. In this case the plan of the works would'
be wholly changed, and the most fortified point,
which was on the land side, would be then tyl the'
bank of the Rhine. This is probably the ground of
the above measure. At Strasburg they hue the plan
Ito fortify in a formidable manner the.island in the
Rliine, between that town aid KW, and to erect
I there, towards the grand arm of the Rhine, a new
fort, which would,, in some measure, indemnify
France for the loss of Kehl. But the execution of
this project would require vast ezpences, and there
being at this moment no funds for the purpose, it will
be necessarily deferrer' to a future time.
BRUSSELS, OcT. 19.—The three basins constructed
under the French Government at Antwerp have, been
opened since the 15th, to merchant ships and fishing
vessels upon payment of a duty. Some patriots cele.
Ibrated yesterday in social parties, the anniversary of
the mentorahle 18th of October, which delivered so
many nations from the brigandage of the man of the
isle of Elba.

mingo, as well al at the establishment of an interior
gisvernment ahalogoas to eircumstauces, essentially
concern the Executive Power ;
" Considering that the re-establishment of St. 11)-
ming°, the object of the wishes of France, is also
the constant -object of the solicitudes of his Ma. i
jesty ;4.batle Is thr the Government to propose the
milnadisti sihk.h' it shall judge necessary for attaining
that end ; , , - - -7
64. Coneldeeleg.aket.k...the Chancellor of France
has already propelled-to- the Chamber of Peen, on
thitdahlr,ise Shit payment of the'debts of the tole-
titbits: fie. Domingo, a plan of law on which the
Chamber of Deputies will soon be summoned to deli.
'..berate •
•." The Chamber transmits to the Government the
petitions which have beet' addressed to it, the report
of the CommisAion of Petitions, and the present
report,"
We cannot close this article without making an
observation calculated to reassure many persons who'
Nithink they perceive in the virulent Rrticles of the'
•r ~Loodon Journalists, the opinion of the English Ge
, torment : it is, that it is impossible for a Govern-
: went which so well understattds its, interests to be
• blind to the consequences si hick would infallibly re-
. suit to its own colonies from the entire separation of
St. Doncluge from France. A period would sooner
or later arrive when the spirit of independence would
pass from island to island, and deprive European
Governmentinf possessions which are so highly use-
, ful.to them. Cairit be imagined that the Blacks of.
. Jamaica are less alive to the pleasures of independence
than those of,St. Doming?? Would the comparison
'which they moat, be calltantly making between their
own situation, and that ef their brethren, the Dukes
smi.Peere of Ilayti, be without (Unger to the repose
of the English Colonists, and tha security of their
_ property ? It does not require mach intellect to
answer both these questions. It is evident that the
interest of England, as well as that of France, re-
quires the subjection of St. Domingo to the Mother
, Country. Whatever be the ultimate determination
, token on this matter, we trust its success will be
'brought about without the necessity of resorting to
. force or arms, and that it never will be forgotteathat
the Africans are men.
PARIS, Oc.r. 20.—The proceedings in the process
relative to 'Ol, printing sod--publishing of the. Me-
• morial of M. Carnot continue; the Author hinssial
was yesterday heard as a witness in the cause,
It is sopposed the the Princess of Wales means to
. .
• ma? some stay at Milan, where she arrived on the
_ Bth inst. Iler Royal Uighuess appeared in the eve-
, niug at the Scala 'lheatre, whete she was received by
Count Bellegarde, the Governor-General.
the JourNal tie Path has the following absurd
, paragraph most perfect agreement appears to
. prevail between.* Euglisli and French Pleuipoten-
, tiaries at the Congress. The), differ, only en one
point, and that is No union of-Lielgium to Holland,
which Fratice opposes,"
VI S.:l NA, Ocr. 9.----It is said that the Allied Mo-
nerchs %lilt lease this en the 20th for Buda, in Hun-
t/sty, %%bum they will spend a few days.
The Grans, 'Atka Constantine is daily expected
, here.
8R1A11411.14, 111...—Forty-fire columns of
French Omen**. of war, from Russia, are at present
traversing the *Premier States, on their return to
their country. Aeon. them are from 7 to 800

13elgien iromr of all rails.
VISNNA, Ocr. 9.--Teeterday, after our and the
Allied Sovereigns had• dined together, they visited
. Laxemburgb. These august personages promenaded

fot some hours in the gardens nocl neighbouring
plantations. They dined about six o'clock at the
Castle,.and afterwards returned to the Palace.
This morning there was a grand parade on the
glacial and in the evening there is to be a dress ri-
• dottO in the same place as the preceding. The fete
,of Schneninunn is fixed for to-morrow, and on
die 12th these will be a grand • ball in the Hall of
Apollo.
It is said that the Sovereigns will proceed on the
121 h to Offen, whence they will return hither, after
a few days absence. NVe are assured that their de-
Varture, will take place about the end of the roonth;
that of the King of Prussia, it is said, is positively
Lied for the 28th. The arrival of the Grand Duke
:Constantine is hourly expected.
STRAQUURG, 01 r. 6.—Copy of a letter from his
, Excellency Marshal Kellertnann, Peer. of France,
Governor of the 3t6 military division, to the Mayor
of Strasburg :

AUGSBURGII PAPERS.

FRANCE.—The 14th Number of the Journal des
Mecontins contains a letter from a " Mecontent,"
sent from the Club on the Isle of Elba. The author
makes Queen Caroline (of Naples) arrive there, who,
eager to preserve her husband's crown, tries to effect a
reconciliation between him and Napoleon, in order,
when opportunity offers, to reconquer all Italy.—
The following passage is particularly noticed in this
letter :—" King Joachim does not think himself se-
cure upon, his throne, and knows that he forms a
dissonance among the Kings which cannot last long.
Ile lees clearly. that Austria flatters him, only to
'attain its views respecting Italy, and that as soon as it
has got firm possession, its first steps will be directed
-against the Throne of Naples."—This passage is the
more remarkable, because it is in a Paper" which ap-
pears by order of the Government.
Atrossuncu, Ocr. B.—All nations are ntiii-so in-
terested in all that passes in France, and then are
so many things that never find their way Into the
public Prints, that we are glad to- get accounts'
from good private authority. Thus the following
extracts of letters from Paris will be fogad interest.
ing
" PARIS, Sam 25.—We remark here a great ten- ,
dewy to give all the important Embassies to persons
of the aid Nobility, and to remove all those who
were employed in those offices by Napoleon. Thus;
Laforest, whom the Minister himself had proposed
to tote King, has not, however, obtained the embassy
'to Spain, which is given to the Duke of Montmo-
rency Lave!. Thus the two Noailles are named
Ambassadors at St. Petersbargh and Vienna, though
they are both young men, and were never employed
in the diplomatic llne. M. de Caramen, formerly
the agent of Louis XVIII. at Berlin, is appointed
Ambassador to that •Court, The Marquis de la
Itiviere, who was tong imprisoned under Napoleon
chaettaritli_ being concerned in a royalist cowl.: rg
racy, is named Ambassador to Constantinople.--
Count Islam de Polignac, why was implicated in
Pichegru's conspiracy, and has since languished iu
prison, is Minister to the Court of Bavaria," &c.
" Sm. 26.—Some days ago a person being at
Versailles, where the repairs of the Chateau are car-
rying on with great activity, addressed the overseer
of the work, and said, well now, there 'is work
431starr, do*" 17.—We know nothing of the Con.. enough, your people must be satisfied.'—' Yes,
gremlin shlalsitesCoteept that the Plepipotentiaries pretty well, but the plan has been changed, 'tis
of the tete Powers lainfaive frain time to time dis- only throwing the money in the clirf.'4 Why so ?'
rceich'e3, and eichinge diplomatic notes; but the con- Because Bonaparte can never leave it so ; that
friwis of hoth the dispatches and dbtes are biddeh (rout wall will surely be pulled down if he' continues the
the public in impenetrable secrecy. other as his first plan was; it grieves me to flee so much
The Americau negotiators are upon the point of labour three sassy:

3'r:4'lml, Ott. 13.
46 Sta,;--I hare to inform you that the National
'Guard is disbanded until further orders, and that the
'arms which were distributed to them are to be re-
-placed.in the arsenal. You may, however, keep in
depot 300 muskets, for such service as you may have
'occasion to cense to be performv4, .
"—The iiinilianies of elite are to remain under
armsrbut are to do no more duty; they will, hoW-
ever, 'resume their arms when I give orders for that
'purpose, which will only be on the occasion of grand
fetes and, eztraordinary events ; they Will also take
'up their arms when the generale is beaten, and will
'then assemble on the place d'aratcs) where they are
'to watt for orders.
.0,44400_ KELLERMANN, Duke of Valmy."

. The Austrian Commander has given orders to.the
inhabitants of the village of Kehl, which was begin-
wing to rise from its ruins, to suspend provisionally
the operations of building until the fate of the fort of
•Kehl is decided. It is said that it will be declared a
tortress of the .Kmpire of Germany, and that the
Gown and village, which belong to the fort in a mili-
tary sense, are also to be considered as belonging ex-
clusively to ihat Eta Pize. .. in this case, the si japes
lion of.' the works will be entirely changed, and
the strdngest point, which before was on the side of
the opekcountry, will now be on the bank of the.
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BRUSSELS emp FRANKFORT PAPERS..