Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-15

ry servants, there being in France neither assessed
taxes nor property tax.
The theatres are as much attended as ever,
but the churches are neglected, though service is
regularly performed in them, and their ministers
well paid by the government. All sests are tole.
rated and protected the protestant and seetarian
ministers having pensions from the government like
those of the catholics.
?" Napoleon appears in public unprotected he
often walks and rides ia aud about PATHS with only
one or two attendants aud indicates no personal
tea" an ms constant visits at the theatres and other
public places. lie slecps six hours /, cats freely
and sits at dinner only half an hu,r drinking hui
hall bottle OF wine. Notwithstanding his nces-
SAINT arocations OF business, from five in the morning
till ten at night, he is described as man of great
gtl'antry, and is reported to have numerous pro.
seny ny various favorites. All petitioners have ca
sy access to him at the reviews and Mt the hunts *
regularly receive his their petitions thro'
tue minister's he reserve and gravity of his cha
raeter render INN no particular tavoritc of the
French people vet his merit in restoring order
out oi the chaos oil the revolution his rue,Lots n,
c0neating all parties, and the splendor of his cha
raeter and achievements, attach and reconcile all
the eonsnIerate, ambitious and military part of the
people To his government. No man speaks of the
revolution aud of the actors ia il, without horror
and no one thinks of the Bourbon family Bonapartc
may not he generally beloved, vel he cannot be
SAID to be hated, aud he is never despised The
rciSn'ng empress IS little esteemed, and in matters
oil religion is supposed to very bigoed She IS much
attached to her husband, whom she always calls
" mon amour" The King of Rome i a he.l,hv
child, aud very like his father In the event OF The
ueat oi Napoleon, tits generally supposed in France
that the regency will be readily and quietly ests
bshed.
he people always speak with deep
concern OF the protracted duration Of tie
English %ar. which they Consider as an ef-
tect OF these malignant coalitions that for ID
years have been raised against their rcyolu-
'i'h ana government; and they pant for the
return Ut peace, 1t may perhaps be said, as
an%ionsiy as do many sensible people in En-
gland.
Notwithstanding the extreme delicacv
OF describing the feelings of The people Of
hostile nations to each other, it may perhaps
be usetully stated, that as the intelligent por-
uon OF the French people draw their infer
ehces from the eTtrdordnary message of
MAJ, II, 1909, from the documents connected
win Lord Whitworth's negotiations about
azaita, and from the failure'of the numerous
oVeTtares ter peace made by Napoleon, they
consider the war as wholly uNAvoIDABLE.
and as purely DEFENSIVE on the part of
France. Besides, they generally speak of all
the recent wars merely as combinations of
the revolutionary war, and as excited and
perseVered IN by the same jealous and acri
ihohious spirit against the prosperity and in
tefnai government Cf France, which anima.
TED the combined despots from 1900 1900 !:
and they number all the leagues and coaliti-
ons against France in a series beginning from
that OF 1870 till that of 1912 They reckon
tliat they are now contending against the
S7rfh OF these coalitions every former one
OF which has terminated by discontinue. *
ny the ruin OF ONE Of the parties; and as
every coalition ends in the further aggran
diEement OF France, and in diminished
means OF the alesced powers, little ankle
y IS felS IN France about the issue of any of
them. Indeed, many French preachers
maintain in the pulpts Of Paris, that the All
mighty, Tor purposes measured by his in
scrutabie wisdom, has hardened the hearts
OF the rulers OF nations, as he hardened that
" Pharaoh, and that France is but an i'm
struDent of Providence in the modern deyas-
tatiors of Europe.
There are eight newspapers in Paris
the Moniteur. the Journal PEmpire. the
Journal de France, the Publiciste, the Ca
aette de France, the Journal de Sante. the
Journal de Paris, and the Gazette du Soir.
Inc TWO hrst have The greatest circucu,a,i
on and the whole are the avoyed, not as
IN some countries the coVerf, property of the
government.
cngish newspapers are not read or
seen except by the government so thar
their extravagant contents and opinious ara
wholly unknown to the people of Paris and
France. Till our informant landed in En-
gland, he had no idea, except from the oc
caslonal replies To- them In the 17onifeur of
ne Tone and language of the English news
paper relative to the French government.
lhe Medical and Physical Journal. Nichol.
sons Philosophical JuurRal, the Monthlv
Mag4zme, 4 llcoch's Philosophical Maea.
zinc, aud the Repertory of Arts and Scien-
ces, may be occasionally seen on the tables
Of the Imperial Institute
he English prisoners residing at large
IN far's DO not exceed hily but the nume-
rous resident English hou ekeepers still re-
SIDE there undisturoed. Miss Williams has
ett Paris for the south of France LADY Y. \
Iit S IN retire ment, engaged in the ed1ca.
ton OF her children, and suffering much
rom III heath. Dr.. Watson, TIE author of
Inc Lille Of Fletcher, is dead. Mr. John
Parry, formerly Of the Courier, lives in much
domestic comfort near the Palais Royale.-
Count Kumiord enjoys the favor and conf
ience OF he French government.
= The grounds OF military promotion in
he French army are, pre-, ious education in
he military school, and actual service tHe
SladatIoDs rising regularly from the com
non soldier TO the marshal, according to
bravery and merit. a lieutenant's nav is
i0l { ptain's Sol. lieutenant colonel's 1851
'olOHePs 25Ol. and marshal's 50OOl duke.
isve S000i. per annum annexed to the duke
tom, counts ESQ. barops 5OOL and che.
'aiicr 80 pee an1um. In France 1OOl
;ces III Living generally as far as about 4OOl.