Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-21
From the .4urora.


Extract of a letter from gentlernanin Paris to
one of has friends IN this city, dated August
90, 1915.
You emember my friend, the beautiful
bridges, roads, and cana S
wnlcn you and were admIring, during
our trip thrOus hout the cidevant interest
ing France, while condemning the forcea
measures OF the hero, suggested by his am
bitiun ; yet we could not but admire the
astonishing genius which had succeeded in
putting down all the factions, sileIced the
enemies Oi France abroad, aud raised has
country to the highest pitch of Glory
Alas, my friend, were you now to come
and visit this devoted and Inflated country
YOU would not repOse your eyes but upon
ruins, which will be the everlasting mOnu-
nents of the vengeance of the barbarians.
which the degraded and bloody Bourbons
have called 70 be the B0HlTedua' of the
poor and unfortunate Frenchmen. What
a sad contrast, with the reign of the now
prescribed great man.
g Interior commerce, and agriculture,
the line arts, literature and manufactures
were ilOurishing-the country embeIished
aud usefuliy improved now, what are the
first acts of the Jesutical Is,ui +, what is is
brilliant debut? He is building barracks
for the barbariaHs who have replaced him
upon the most degraded throne, if such a
name can be given to the stool upon which
their bayOnets support him--and on the
other hand, he is building hospitals for the
unfortunate FrenchMen, whom the rapaci-
" o. his barOarOus allies has ruined and
reduced to the greatest poverty. After
tnese miserable beings have been already
pliased and plundered, literally, of every
ching, he oJiiges them to pay, pr0Uisoire-
aleht, lUO,0OO,OCO francs for the comfor,
Of his august aliles' mercenaries. The
return OF Napoleon was marked by signs of
tue most lively enthusiasm; not a Single
drop OF blood mad stained any of his acts
since his return; bat hardly is tine old hy-
rOcrIte seated in the Chateau de Thuile-
rles, than contrary even tOhis own charter
whcn he had sworn while trembling, he
condemn, to de..th best warriors. the
men who had the manly courage of spilling
theL blood, to oppose the foreigners who
were coming ~ p0lute France second
time. When he and his cowardly adhe-
rents He'd out of France second time,
Napoleon gave positive orders to respect
him, aud even when his nephew was tax
EN- IN arms, wagIng civil war. he had him
conveyed safely where he wished to co.
dow was Napoleon repaid A price was
set upon his head, and now the first act OF
te destre, is to prescribe the best men and
to sned the best blood of France.
" Depend upon it, this frightful state of
things cannot last long, they are upon
volcano, and although the old TartulTe has
ordered the disarmament of the French. so
that they may fall victims to the barbara
ans without resistance nevertheless a hor-
rid work Of destruction will take place.
the armies are reinforcing themselves. al
though dlsbanded by the king. (this contra
dictlon ISL ye,anothertlic of Fouche.
who would wish to place the duke of Or
leans upon the throne y for my part. am
making arrangements to leave this desola-
ted country, as soon as possible : the lorna
do will burst at the first signal of famine.
which, IT things do not much alter. will be
before December then, let Louis and his
brothers, kings and emper0rs, look out for
themeelves-yOu know what an enrared
and starving people, drove to DESPAIR. may
acc0mplish--Once IN motion, God knows
where they will step. such will be the
blessing produced by the return of Louis
te desire, imposed upon this brave nation
by one million of foreign barbarians.'
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