Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-31
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BARoELoNA, March Is,

BARCELONA, March Is.
We had the day before yesterday a
dreadful day. The annals of this city will
preserve the horrible remembrance oft
Early in the morning, groups of Ill looking
men ran through tlie streets uttering savage
wells. Very soon pillage and assinati-
orders from the government, the French ia
miles quilted the city, in order to leave
Spanish territory. The populace mas
sacreed about so victims. The number Of
houses pillaged is not yet known. Several
Priests are among thenumber asssassinated.
Thc Kings Lientenant, Colonel Nelrade.
was poigpmdsa, aud was thus caught in
sne snare that he himself had laid, for it is
impossible not tOperceive IN this affair the
secret hand of the spanish government.
BoRpEAux, April 9.
Dissertations o1a tie Declaration qf The Con-
grass Of Vieaaa, anier date Of tie 1871 ef
last month.
It's pretended that the Congress of Vi
emma declared. on the news OF Napoleon
Ponaparte'e entrance into France, that all.
the Powers were ready to give to the King
Of France. OF any other Government which
might he attacked, II required, every as
sis+ance necessary to restore public tran
guilty. tits evident that this Declaration
j. founded on various suggestions, then
considered as facts, which, not proving so,
and never can be realized entirely changes
she position Of things.
/. That the King Of France was still on
his Throne, and had not renowned the De-
fence Of his Crown and Country.
Q. That the French Marion was forcibly
fovaded against her nclinations, and i'm
piored the assistance of her Allies.
s. That the public tranquility was dis
furbed, and that the intervention of foreign
powers was necessary to restore it.
4. That other Governments might be at
lacked and exposedbg the fall of the family
which ruled France. The whole of their
suppositions are false.
!. Louis 18th is no longer on his throne,
or now in Erance--the business is not,
therefore, to maintain him inthe possession
Of his authority; itwiilbe torestore ittOhim;
not to prevent a revolution, but to produce
one in a country already firm and Tranquil.
The powers wish, say they, that the public
peace should not be troubled. and that the
people should not be again involved in the
confusion and distress Of revolutions
Tins principle may have led them TO de-
clare against the Emperor Napoleon, on
The FIRST news Of his landing, and when
they only viewed hira as a rival uncertain
Of success attempting throne peaceably
occupiodby anptherg when they mighthave
thought that STRUGGLE in which the parties
were doubtful, might disturb the general
peace, md again pl0nge France and Eu-
rope into revolutionary troubles and mis-
fortunes. Bot the Emperor IS now in full
ard undisputed possession. n is in dis
outing this possession, N supporting Louis
18th, (whO has become a Prctendcr,) that
these troubles and misiOrlunes will be bro't
back.
Q. The French nationis not invaded in
way TO ask or even accept the assistance Of
the Allies. Not gun has been fired, or
drop Of blood she'd resistance has not been
attempted. The BOurbOus and their fol-
lowers found themselves too few to adopta
single measure Of defence or precaution.-
They have fallen because they were with
out support and the cdiiioe Of tier epbe-
meralg0yernmenthad neitherbasisnorl6un
dstiop. The Emperor has subdued nobo-
Gy--he has merely reunited every body
fwhen he was peaceaby seated on the
throne, q, 8.0r 10years ago, he had wished
travel from Paris to Cannes, he could
rot have travelled more Esyoga5iy o. va
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