Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-09
FOREIGN.
Extract Of letter from citizen of Philadel-
phia, now in France, dated

phia, now in France, dated
Nto PARIS, January %.
The great and unexpected changes operated
by the disastrous battle Of Leipsic, obliged me
to hasten out ofitaiy sooner than / intended.
As apprehended that the communication with
France would be cut off, and consequently my
return rendered impractcable. A.
was Vt Naples when Murat returned and
brought With him the first account of that e.
vent, which, together with his sudden appear
ance (for 1T was as unexpected Us though he had
dropped from the clouds) createa the greatest
sensation The general belief was that he
would rlay the same game of which the Other
allies OF France had given him an example an
opinion which was not \ little strengthened, two
days afterward, by the publication OF decree
opening the ports Of the kingdom to all vessels
under neutral flags ; in other words, to the Eng
hsh, whom i, was well und crs :ood NIGH, come
under that cover, aud no questions would be
asked. Judging hom these circun, stances that
further. stay at Naples would be imprudent,
i applied Tor passport, and set out on my re.
turn with all expedition The whole country
was in n state Of commotion, the peope be
heving deliver nee from the French yoke Ger.
tam, spoke and acted with the ut most freedom.
Piacards were stuck up one night at Rome,
inviting the p, ople to resist the authorities in
the prosecution oftbc CONSUMPTION then draw
ing, and promising them the aid ofthe English,
force in few days Add to this, that the roads
We're infested by shoals OF robbers, who plum.
dered and sometimes murdered at noon-siay,
and you may judg, what horrid state this
devoted country was reduced.
L v.ry day ,eIt Rome for Florence a Sc
we're engagement took place between a body OF
several hundred ct them, and body of gen-
d'armes and troops of the line, near Vi,erba,
In which many were kill. d on both sides wa.
with the courier. and our safety was only en-.
sured by having strong guard, who accompa-
MED Us day and night.
We arrived SAT- at Florence, from whence
went TO Lerhorn, and thence over the Appen.
ines TO GeIo., ninety miles, which. rode, on
horseback, IN twenty i've hours never stopping
except IT, changs horses ;--the most fatigu,ng
journey ever H,ade--and such one as hope
never to be reduced to the necessity of I,er-
forcing again
BY the time got to Genoa the alarm had in
great measure subsidized, and Remained there
SIX days, waiting tor AN opportunity of getting
TO Nice, bull the weather continuing bad,
WIS obliged to come over the Alps again, which
IN the month OF December is no agreeable task,
but which is amply compensated by the sub.
lime views presented by the immense bodies OF
snow with which they are covered. got over
without accident or detention. though almost
per,shed it'll cold, and with no small 10, found
myself at last out OF such country q couatry
where honesty is scarcely known, even by
name,--a country where there is SO much deyo.
tion that there j. no reiigion-wLere there are
so many priests that there is no moralty-and
where the prosttu,e often staryes to death, be.
cause her profession is the profession of most
eve woman of the country!
Doubtless you know b tter than me the
par. culars OF the la,e disastrous battle,
wnich ended ia the entire discontinue of
the Freuch army, and that also the allies
have invaded the territories Of rance Itself;
and many, no doabt, expect in America
that before this me they are at Paris
Tha part the story however is NOT true
and ma, now venture To pred ct will not
be rea.izel. The iiiatory movements of
the aiiies have saved France. Had they
marched ON Immediately AFTER the affair of
Leipsic, nothing could have prevented their
coming &c Pa Is but, negieciihg to profit b.,
the Terror and alarm which that event ex,
cited the emperor has had time to rally his
scattere force ard the immense EXERT, ms
when have bren made have agai, organized
prodigious force, which, seconded by the
voluntary efforts OF the people "a length
reused from their apathy by the horrible ex.
c. sses Committed by the Cossacks) will soon
Clear the country OF h r invaders
Yesterday the Emperor set out to Join the
army. He will return victorious, or he will
return no mort.
a little event, which took place a few
DAYS since, Is worth relating, because 1t
shows the intrepid char cter Of tie man,
and has been the topic Of general Converse
ten:
The Faubourg Of St. Antoine has ALWAYS
been considered the most turbulent quarter
OF Paris During the revolution il was the
scene OF more horrors than any other paris
of the city. For some DAYS it was said that
strong symp oms o. Instruction were exh,.
b ted there, and as The 2Ist nf January (the
arni,trsaiy of the ex, Gu on Of Louis XVI.)
appr ached tie disaH. clior became more
apparent. On the orning of that day the
emperor, accompanied only BY general x
n page, sailed nut oi the palace ON horse
back, and rode into that quarter, which he
visited from one end t. the o,her. The
people. true TO their character, which is
t. be constant in nothing. and who had ma
n Ut theu' perhaps been loading him with
irnprecations, astonlsbed at his uhexpec. ed
a esrance, and perhaps fiatteixd by such
a mark Of Confidence j ti.em, surrounded
ms horst, with the mo en- husiatic exc lama.
tIons, offered their services to follow Kim at
T. instant to drive out the enemy, aud fol-
lo~ ing him during his whole ride, conduct
cd him back to the palace, TO the number
OF 10000 men - Therf he addressed then.
" , short bsf pathetic harangue, hank.
ing them tor these marks of their affection.
and declared that he never should be more
Tranquil, than when his honor and life were
conhded to their fidelity and thus the
TAI &c ended !!