Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-12

tnousanf. times greater than TO any other class OF
the community.
WILLIAM CoB3ETT
30tley 13h .Ifay, 1915,
From English papers to Juae "a.
Mystitcatioa.--One.of our Journals pub
fishes the following letter, which gives
sumo new details as to the principal au-
thors 81 the friglltiul plot which has re-
plunged France under the domination of
Bonaparte, as well as with regard to the
means employed TO procure its success:
Three months had scarcely elapsed
from the restoration Os the Bourbons TO the
throne of France, whe the iacobins began
to manifest their. discomfort, aud form con
spiracies against the government. Car
not, Fouche, and Thibaudeau, we're the
first who conceived the idea of overturn-
ing it. They usually met at the house of
Fallen, who kept his room from the govt
Though these men had been employed by
B0naparte, they loved neither him nor his
system, still less his former ministers and
iavorites, therefore did not wish his re-
turn. However, they could, at all events,
do nothing without the army, in which it
was believed he had still great many
partizans : to ascertain this fact, some re-
publican generals were sought out, and ge-
nerals Fressinet and Excelmans were EN-
ployed to sound the soldiery. The latter
sighed Only after the return of Bonaparte.
This discovery induced them to reIinqnish
the plan tbey had formed Of making di-
rect or indirect proposals to the duke Of
Orleans, or of establishing epublican GO
vernment. They then made overtures to
the friends of Bonaparte. Thibaadeau
was charged with this task, he began by
recOnciling Fouche to Roederer and Saya-
ry, who had gparrelled with the former
Fhe friends of BOnaparte were then gra-
dually admitted into the secret, and in
September last the first Communication Of
the plan was made to Bonaparte. A young
man, named Hayel, who, under Bona.
pate's government, had been an auditor
In the council Of State, and since the new
revolution appointed a project in one of
the departments, was entrusted with this
mission. He naturally found Bonaparte
disposed to return. When his friends
were informed of this, their icy was so
great that they gave dinner Of 100 COW
ers at Yery's, a restaurateur in the palais
royal.
g The next point they set about was to
procure money. Cambaceres, Fouche and
Savary, who are Immensely rich, immedi-
ately made considerable advances, which
were placed in the hands Of Carnot, who
was appointed treasurer. The inclina-
tons of the marshals were sounded.-
Wassena, Soult, SGchet and Ney. not only
joined the conspiracy, but even furnished
considerable sums. Thibaudeau was sent
abroad, and travelled through Italy, Swift
zerland, Germany, and the low countries.
lie had conferences with general Bertrand
at Naples and Florence. Murat was Their
in the secret. Lucien and Joseph Bona
parte had also furnished considerable sums
% millions Of francs were collected in tia
~.
&c In the month of December the dispo-
sitions of the soldiers were sounded
throughout the whole extent Of France
When they were asceftMned the comspi-
rators became more bOld.-What is very
astonishing is, that the director genera, NJ.
D'Andre often visited at Tallien's, and
was very intimate with him. Thus he was,
without suspecting it, in the very focus of
the conspiracy, and there often met some
Of the most hOt-headed Bonapartsts and
Jacobins who were there met. They Of
ten jestingly said to NJ. D'Audre, 9 So,
your king will not permit the emperor to
come to France to visit his friends S''-TO
which the latter would reply" Oh, he
will come to France with or without per-
mission, if he thinks Unnecessary to the re-
covery o. his health" 1t was thus DIAN.
DIRE was cheated and deceived. A short
time befre the return Of Bonaparte,
D'Andre asked Of Taliieb, whether it was
true, as he had learned, that Bertrand was
then in Paris. It was true that Bertrand
had been there, but Fallen did not choose
to tell him of it..
"It is difficult to say whetherthe Bour-
bons we're or were not acquainted with
what was passing during thus period ; but