Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-08
From the London Courier, april IA.
STATE OF FRANCE.
LONDON. 10th April, 181,

LONDON. 18th April, 1919.
| left Paris few days ago, and | ofel
lyou the result of my observations, 4 thu
information obtained from the very bes
lsources.
With respect to the state of Paris. vol
lmay depend upon it as an absolute fact
that almost tie whole of the population Of
tthat city is against Bonaparte. The ma
Itlo''al guards are so indisposed, that he
has not YET dared to review them, and i,
rs even though he will try to disarn
them. but tins attempt may be attend.
led with danger. Even tie lower classes
!of the people, and the inhabitants of TIE
jFauzbourg st. Antoine, are sorry forthis
lnew revolution, not SO much from a love
lof the king as the entire stagnation Of
trade, tie fear of foreign war, and OF
|new consclrtions. The sane disposi
ltions prevail in the provinces which Lave
mot yet taken up arms. As Bonaparte
!cane through the country, and on the
,day Of his entry into Paris, he gave out
that lie had sigred truce of GO ears
|',itii England and Austria. and tliat r.
ldiculCus LeWs made the funds rise 6 per
cent. BUT since tie contiary is vel
iknoWn, a general despondency prevails
Iamong the bolaI artists ard tie jacobir-
lists who have joined item. As soon as
iCarnOt was rame,, minister, his first
iquestion to Eonararte was :" have YOU
made any agreement with tie fereieD
tpoN ers, or at least with Austria. and
upon his negative answer, he shock his
ihead and said, "you have still much
mere to do than you lave vet done.''-
ttven the troops are by no means as sa-
tisitcd as their infamous conduct would
make it appear. They were quite asto-
finished at the cold ard silent reception
they met with from the Farisians, {. ma
ny of them said aloud, we thopekt the
nation would Lave thanked us for oul
conduct, tut since that is not the case.
we can undo (eeaire What we Ea,e
done. Two regiments Of cuiassiers re-
fused to cry Niye FFmperour! and kun-
dreds OF soldiers have already deserted.
| lave heard many Of them say, 8. We
prefer Father Violet (the name they have
given Bonararte from his coming lack III
the beginning of spring. to Big Para tie
king Nhcm we don't know, but we arc
tired OF war, and ratherthan fight against
all Europe we will call back big par az
llhe old guard lie vieilie garde) WHO ar
rived the otLerf day from Metz, are ex-
Itremely discontinued. TLey thought Be-
| hafalte would give item still more advan-
|tages than the king had promised item.
but tinding the contrary, they said the,
were sorry for not having fought for tie
king. Their behavior was SO mutinoue
that BonaEarte was on the point of dis
banding them. The French armyis now
what the Roman legions were under Gal
bus. However there is still some honor
among many of the superior officers
Nineteen colonies have given up their
commissions, 4 marsbals Macdonald ard
Cudlnot have declared that tLey will nc,
serve. Scuit, to do away the suspicion,
lot his treason, which appears now W.
founded, Will take 10 command. Mar.
mont and Bertbier are with the king, 50
THAT one half Of the marshaIs, and thost
lot the greatest reputation, ere agains
EoEaparte. AS to Ney, be is tie Gtjec'
loi general execration. His treason is 6
50 base a kind, that it even revolts t..
very soldiers he commands. lie is regaro
led as still more infamous than Lebedoy
|ele, who after having got the commaac
|ot q regiment, upon the lecommendatit
|of count Roger de Damas, his brothei
.n-law, and giving bis word of honor as