Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-17

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The following is an abstract Of the e
|loquent Report on the State OF France by
the ylscount de Chateaabriand. After a
short introduction, the Report arranges
itself under four heads -
I. ACTS AND DEcREEs FOR THE 1STE-
RIoR.
Under this head the reporter contrasts
the benedictions that followed the King
on his departure, with the gloom that
was causedby the return of Bonaparfe |;
he remarks on the system Of Official "
ing /; the proclamations Of Bonaparte,
promising the return Of the golden age;
and the extraordinary mission of the ex-
traordinary Commissioners. The CEN
sorship with which Bouaparte's Mini
sters ,pbraid those Of Louis, was, how
ever, established for their sake, and o.
|blige the people to be silent UPON past e
vents.
EBcnararte abolishes The Excise, he
only undoes his own work how he
comes 20 have right, ameng free pee
pie, to alter the mode Of ievying taxes
prescribed by the law, IS 20 matter, if he
finds it useful to abolish, or feign to abo-
ksh an unpopular tax. It he slloaid be
distressed, he need oulJ refuse 20 pay
his debts.
On the Decree for calling out the Ma
tional Guards, there are the following
important remarks -
:: You, Sire, abolished the conserip-
ton and thoughtyou had forever deliver
ed ear people and the world from the
scourge. Bonaparte las just restored II
onlyunder another shape and avoiding
its ndiops name. His decree as to the
national guards is one of the most fright
full and monstrous things Which the re-
voIution up to this moment has produc-
cd s,l89 battalions are designated at
the rate of 72O men each they form a
total of 225s, 500. AS yet, indeed, on
ly 240 battalious, chosen from the gre
raiders and light infantry, have been
movable, representing 1872, 800
men.-He is not vet strong enough to
cause the rest to march, but it will
come in time, with the aid of the grand
machine of the Champde Mai.
g This immense haul embraces the
whole population Of France, and com
prehends what the levies in mass and tie
conscliptions never included. IN ITos,
the Convention dared to take only +
years, the men between l8 and 25.-
They now march ali from III to &C. dis
charged or not discharged; married or
those with substitutes or
those without; guards of honor, yoIun-
teers, all, in short, ate enveloped in this
general prescription. Ronaparte, tired
Of dominating the French people,
means to exterminate them at one blow.
tits hoped, by the terror OF the police,
to compel the citizens TO enroll tken-
selves. Happily, Sire, material facts
and neral influence contribute to dimi-
nish the danger of this disastrous con-
scriotion. There remain hut very few
npskets ia the arsenals Of France /. IN
Of the invasion CT last year,
it appear several manufactures Of arms
were dismantIed or destroyed. Pixies
are capable of being fabricated speedily
enough to be put into the hands OF Tue
multitude but this arm furnishes little
resource. AS to that valor which. with
Frenchmen, supplies the place OF all
arms. il is certain that the National
Guards will not employ it against your
Majesty. All the moral force Of France
and the torrent of public opinion are alb
solutely for the King. In many Depart
menfs. the National Guards will not rise
At all. or will only form with extreme
difficulty in fine, the citizen, oprres-
,ed by the soldier, will less readily sub
nit to be subiugated, if arms are given
lin; and Ronaparte, instead of pouring
, people who hate him into an army
which he has seduced, will perhaps lose
devoted soldiery III hostile population"
Il.-EXTERIOR.
Under this head are stated TIE attempts
If Bonaparte to deceive foreign powers
" hopes of peace; while be flattcfs his
army with the recovery of Belgium, the
natural boundary Of the Rhine, and tia
Y: his preaching of peace, while com
hitting daily acts of aggression; trying
housh in vain, to seduce the SWISS regl-
nents; promising half pay to the Belgian
,fficers, who have ceased to be subjects
# France: and insulting the sovereign
who, himself tried BY adversely, SO &C.