Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-15

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ran oil to America in the time of Napoleon to a
| 'od the conscripton, and were there treated
with Kindness, which they now repay by heading
the Royalists against us.
| LUIS party have threatened to pull down the
arms over the door of our Consul, and they have
| attempted by threats to force him to haul down
'ie American flag and hoist the white one Not
succeeding IN this, they endeavored to force him
! % moist the white flag with the American one .
outhe stood his ground and kept up his own CO.
iours and arms, which with the illumination of
ms house he said was sufficient.
Many of the Americans are forced to serve in
,he National Guards, and to do service in the pa
lace. Your friend Mr.. Andrews, refused, and
tour soldiers were sent to arrest him. but he fled
to the Consul's house, who protected him and re.
Inonstrated against the violence of the measure
| with success. - : :
lfte les ykais-a 6as les Qtaerieans is the cry
to be heard every day here; but these things
VIII clsssge before icr;,. IL IS impossible they
should remain in this state At Ayignon. Mar.
shall Bruno has been assass,nated Nv he people !.
ne did not blow his own brains out, as the PARIS
papers say. AtToulouse the General Ramel has
peen assassinated, for attempting to install the
Mayor named by tho king, while the people want
co the Mayor named by the Duke of Angouleme
III the south, the Protestants are attacked aud
assasSilated; 400 Protestant houses have been
| pilaged, and hundreds OF people murdered.
Inc protestants of Bordeaux begin to trembie.
and we'll they may after the horrible massacres
OF those OF their sect in the south. These are
dreadful times We are retrogradng to the 18Th
century. - -
The king himself IS not popular with the high
nying Royallsts. They say he is a veal. monarch
because he does not punish all tie chiefs Of the
revolution. The Ddke OF Angoleme is their IDOL
lie is tor exterminaiing all the conspc,o,ls men
oil Pase times. The women of all classes are fiI-
RES they are rayng mad-running about the
streets crying and bowling like hyenas They
Ste olVer against usEIhey prefer British sol
der to a French one but had rather be courted
by monk or priest than either, such is the eff.
fect OF religious and political fanaticism.
Inc Aires, as they are called, are governing
france. The Prussians Ill Normandy and Br;t
tany the English extend from Paris to the Low
countries the Russians the departments ON the
hhlne the Ausrians, Lyons, Toulon, AIarseilles.
&C. The Spaniards are expected here. at Ton
louise and Bayonne under the walls ofthe latter
tney have alFeady arrived. The English only
appear to conduct well, paying for all thev take
nuT they are accused of instigatng the Pr1lss;ans
70 all sorts ofexcesses such as palaglng. destov-
ny ana burning All tlie Manufactures of Franc
which came IN their way
At Lyons, and indeed every where. where III.
Austrian troops are. they and the people cry. ,f,e
Napoleon III. The department of the vi, no.
nolsed the tri-colored flag. Judge of the dread.
iul state OF France from these facts B.re 10
,,''iii pay LOT Napoleon--a larger for Napoleon
nn., ,-one fof me k.ng,-another for tie Duke of
Orleans-snd one for the Duke of Anernis,-.
France IS lost for hall "a century -
nc oitllsli iIa~>-.e', work in o. a
dice The minds OF the people of France against us
Iheir emissar1es are every where and very active
They talk loudly ofattacking us apai, Win ~.
AFFAIRS of France are settled. 1t is;a fact that
ought to be known in the United States. that the
Royal family OF France are not friendIv To ne o,d
are devoted 10 England
r 5. We had ahigh scene here Yesterday. The
schr Midas, capt. Dickinson, arrived opposite
tne Town with the American flag at the mainmast,
and his private signal at the foremast His pr;
vate signal hspPened to be no other than the tr
colored national flag of France reversal. The
national guard said it was the national Gag about
thirty ofthem went on board, insulteCI the crew
hauled The color down and tore it in pieces The
part OF the town called the Chatrons was in an
uproar; the safety of the vessel was i'm danoer
the authorities wrote TO our Consul. who exnIs1n,
ed the thing, but they were not satisfied He
wFote them again, stating 20 one of them. the
Commissary of Marine that SONG months apo .
vessel called The Milo, Capt. johnson, BELONGING
10 the same owners, arrived here and holsted the
same signal nag, and he begged the Commissary
to remember that he, the Commissar,. arrested
Capt Johnson and was about putting INN m mr.
son for insulting The nation and his imperial ma
Jesty, by hosting the national color reversed =
And he asked HIM, why he did not arrest the f.a,,
isins OF the Dutch ships in the hsrbor, who all
wear the same flag
rms stopped the Commissaiy's mouth, and
turned the laugh against HIM How ridiculou.
these trifies make these triAlag people appear
Thank sod we have no such class in America as
are called the people III France A class hut one
removed above the brute creation, and who are
worked upon and directed by the artfuI and de.
signing Even the merchants here are very 10.
norant OF every thing out of their line. Lei our
chefs govern us as they please, only give rs
rade, is their language