Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-21

Pretors of the soil and dis Internal, l;strse,
non continuing, the French people would 5s
so torn BY DIVISIONS and subg.usd by their own
animosities, that Grsu Britain nigLt, With case
oictate the law to the Continent vi Europe Ior
\ centuries
But, have Russia, Austria and Prussia, the
same motives, and the sanre ann, We doubt
IL. Russia 40 animated, and justly too, by sen.
timents OF vengeance; and what may not be
quite so praise-worthy, by ambitious induce,
ments. These. it may be presumed, are to be
satisfied by the humiliation of Napoleon and
The fame Of having penetrated Into the heart of
fraace. Prussia is doubtless insti rated 6y tue
same feelings as Russia Itmsy be, taat Alex.
amer ana Frederick-Willia have no objection
10 the personal destruction of Bonsparte
ihey certainly cherish no affection for him.
In the emperor of Austria, it is probable, and
indeed We have been told so by the British
Journals, the motives for saving Napoleon are
strong and decisive. These motives, neyerthe,
iesss go no farther, it is believed than the pre-.
servation OF the emperor of the French and his
dynasty. The grandson of the emperor Fran
CHS nto inherit the crown ofPrsnce. To pre-.
ssn. the out iawing OF Bonapsrte, therefore, is
ny natural as we'll as by political feelinq; by
parental considerations, as well as by those Of
=. a,iioilion. AT the same time. however. thar
the emperor OF Austria does no. desire The
uea!n OF MS son in law, he will certainly be
anxious to restrain him within due bounds
ne VIII wish to compel him to abandon italy.
" give up al his conquests on the borders Of
sne hnine, 70 divest himself of tie title ofem-
peror, and to content himself viii, the .ond;,;.
on IN which the old French kiags renamed =.
I'VE sninx We can see, in views of this descr;n.
non, tne reason why Austria conseated TO
l,iArcn 70 Paris 1t is, to subdue Napoieon to
.uS neSessity OF yielding the points stated.
cnicn ne most probably refused to do in the
congress at Chatillon.
n .i a''' must be confessed by every ho.
=, uH' ". personal tate of Napoleon depends.
-n.raI yuho'ure OF affairs, entirely upon the
ihorai sentiments ofthe French people. If theu
aanere 10 MN, he viii triumph IF they de.
ser. MN, ne Is gone. The Question, then. 10
~At fAe5adhere to him II is di ficuit IN ;n,t,,''
win any degree of accuracy, at this diSt.ne.
and with our limited means of informs,;on
10 the prevailing dispositions of the French
community. Perhaps the question may be AN.
.~eleu oy another Will the people of France
sso" themselves to be dictated to IN the choice
y. sovereign! With regard to the dethront,
mn m Vi the oour5ons, the PEOPLE are deeper in
oHcnce than Bonaparte The grpa, crirna &C
n|onaP4rte IN our eyes, is his having overtsrown
.ne rePuDiican institutions of his country. and
erected thereupon despotism. Disguise !, ac
the Allies may, it cannot be concealed from the
FRENCH nation, that whoever they put on the
e".one VIII De the creature of the allied soye-
lesns, ana particularly of England II SEEING
" u' Una. 'ne pTide OF the people will revolt az
may detest Napoleon, they will stand bv hin,
as the great and only General who "a CONNIE.
tent to prevent the Total prostrs,ion of he az,
pre. ouch VIII be the Impressions in France
france ~ not panic struck. Besides. the
restoration OF the Bourb ans, doe. NOT ;nyolvs
the LIE and fortunes of Napoleon alone, re
Includes the persecution of all those great men.
'nose eminent republicans, who combined 10
uvetlnfow monarchy and carried Hugh Cspet to-
the guilloiine. Who can doubt that rour
hon, recovering the crown, will, BY degrees.
PUNISH the authors of the mistort,ines of b;ss
rate such thoughts as these must sink deer
isto the hearts OF an immense mass of French.
men; and these thoughts must operate in favor
I y, Sctlspartc. 80 -
Waether the capture of Paris, regarded an q
military event, will be seriously burtful to Ma
poieoi,, ~, We think, very questionable. With
the taxing of Paris the Allies lose their snac;1
fic object of invasion. The taking Of the Frencb
captal has been always the inducemen, inv
nave heid out 10 their troops That being nc,
coTPilshet, what will they offer nextf Acbo..
OF 6onaparte hrouehkis dO,,sinions far the orr
Pese Of numbering hiniP That, We fbink IN
be too harefaced, even for the British: And 4
may, moreover, be very difficult. If the Frt.nch
people sustain him. Meanwhile Napoeon d, -
embarrassed from the magic circle to which
ne was co"tned by the defence of Paris. will
De lett Tree to exert his vast military gsnius !
and to concert his plans upon more exten,ivs
ana more efficient scale. The next new.
from Europe will be even more intere sting tbas
the present. 49,
The British, at Bordeaux, are endeayor;np IA
RAISE the Bourbon standard, under the ansr,,cs.
OF the duke d'Angouieme. Whether the sn;rt
IN favor OF the Capetian race has actually snrsv
farther than the British encampmt nts in the
neighbourhood of Bordeaux, We are not d;s.
uncuy informed II is obvious, however tba,
Great Britaia is about to attempt to renrodncs
the horrors OF La Yegdse.
HON. JOHN ADAMS.
II IS really remarkable feature in the his,
tory OF the times, (says the N York Coln,ns
oian that the measures of the presen, A 4
minlstration meet with more than the taci,
support OF President ADAMS, but his Seer.
tary OF the Treasury, Mr.. WALcoTr' and
his Secretary at War, Mr. DexrrR two
members of the Cabinet under aIs admins
tratIon.
"a The Northern Aal due last n;phf bad