Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-29

vsunS articies Oh intelligence In the Eng
lIsh papers we have received. The
French papers furnish nothing new.
| LONDON, Sept. S.
| We received at late hour this morning
the Paris papers of Saturday. The official
Gazette contains an important Proclama-
ton from the King relative to the dreadful
atrocities committed in the south of
france. 1t will be 'recollected that the
Harls papers were either totally silent res
Ipecting them, or represented them as of
little importance. But here we have Off
icial confirmation of the violence and ex-
tent of them. The King orders the laws
TO be strictly executed, and no weakness
or indulgence to be shewn to the guilty.
ne south continues to be In most a9ita-
ted state.
The report that a treaty has been con-
Guided with the Allies still prevails at Pa
Iris, and the funds have risen to 81 IA.
Auxonne and Huninguen have capitu-
Hated.
The Spanish army under General Cas-
tanos which has entered France has re-
turned to the Spanish territories.
PROCLAMATION BY THE KING.
+" Louis by the Grace of God King of
France and Navarro.
To all who shall see these Presents,
Health:
I" We have learned with grief, that in
the departments Of the South several OF
our subjects have recently proceeded ito
1.-THE most criminal excuses, that under the
tpretext OF making themselves ministers of
lpubllc vengeance, Frenchmen have, to sa-
ltlsfy private revenge, shed the blood of
Frenchmen even before authority was uni
Iyersally re-established and acknowledged
throughout the whole extent of our king
idom
" doubtless great crimes, infamous trea-
sons, have been committed, and have
plunged France into an abyss of misfor-
itunes-atrocious prosecutions have been
Exercised against such of our faithful sub
lJects, who, following the banner of our
well beloved nephew, cOurageously at
tempted with him to save France but the
punishment of these crimes ought to be ma
Itional, solemn, and regular. The guilty
fought to suffer by the sword of the law and
not fall under the weight of private yenre-
lance. Justice would be offended, discard
POI PN'Su"ICu, dh'l uOOr opened TO thou
sand disorders; social order would be SUBJ
verted, were men to constitute themselves
lat once judges and executioners for iniu-
RES received, or even for personal attacks.
lOur intentions and our orders have suffi-
Iciently made known, that the nation shall
have justice done on the authors Of these
levils, and that indulgence granted to
weakness or to error will not be extended
to those criminals whose public and prov
ed guilt can be prosecuted without causing
lalarm to the multitude who obeyed, doubt,
less with regret, the force of circumstan-
ices. We hope that this odious attempt TO
anticipate the operation of the laws and of
our authority has already ceased. 1t must
be regarded as an offence against us and
against France, and whatever may he the
regret we shall feel, nothing will be omit
tied by us to punish such crimes.
Our worthy nephew whose name stands
henceforth united with the sentiments of
love and devotion manifested by our south
ern provinces, who, by his character Of
obedience, Cancellation and energy, has
preserved and still will preserve these pro-
ylnces from invasion, ought also to be our
agent in saving them from civil discord
and m REFRESHING aud furnishing those who
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