Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-06
FRoM THE FEDERAL GAZETTE.
THE LATE NEWS.

FROM THE FEDERAL OAZETTE.
THE LATE NEWS.
According to the papers by the Sine
Qua-Non, anotherof those sudden revolu-
tons which France has so often witnessed
within the last 25 years, has lately occur
red, and Napoleon Bonaparte is again the
ruler of that devoted country.
1T appears that he landed at small
port between Nice and Frejus, where the
first men he landed were captured, and
passed along tie foot of the Alps, by I'M
freauented roads leaving the strong and
populcus towns of Toulon and Marseilles
from ifty to hundred miles on his left,
until he reached Grenoble distance of
$50 miles, where his small guard was in
creased by part of the small garrison OF
that city with which he intilnidated the
unarmed inhabitants of Lyons; and there
acquired sufficient addition of strength
and courage to enter Paris itself. The
plan of introducing him was, however so
well concerted, that all opposition seems
to have been vain but, it is very evident
he was not expected by the people, ard
more 50, that he was not called by them
there, or in any other part OF the Kingdom.
Toulouse and Bordeaux are represented
to be in arms against him, Marsei!les has
offered reward for his head, and part
of the Kings forces retired upon Lille,
where they could form ajunction with the
Dutch and ENGLISH armies, covering fol-
land, if necessary.
No white emblems Of peace are now
seen to wave from house tops, or tears of
ioy, to welcome deliyerer: but the savage
whoop & war dance announce the Chiefs
return, and warns threatened world.
The soidiery Of France, although but
remnant Of these immense armies led to
butchery in Spain and Russia by this same
Napoleon, goaded on by commanders who
only partoek Of the spoil, seem to be I'M
willing to return to the dull pursuits of
civil life, or content themselves in any
other state than that of war.
The oppression of their fellow subjects
must first provide for them, and con-
quests must be scus hit to reward them af-
forwards. A usurped government and
state of peace are in compatible; and,
whatever the individual inclination of the
Usurper might be, present policy forces
him to injuries which must be as fatal to
him in tie end, as reference to tie peo-
pie on whom he is imposed, would be at
tie Offset. 1t is not TO be doubted, there
fore, but that there will be a contest for
the government, between the people, who
want peace, and the army. which must
have war; and that foreign nations will
again be forced to take up arms against
a nation which knows no friends, and will
live by indiscriminate plunder.* Not
nation which, like the petty sovereignty
of Asgiers, may be intimidated, or ohasten-
ed, by the weakest of their neig hbors, and
suffered toexist by their mutual iealousies;
but one which will demand great union
of power to restrain it. That union was
formed once, ard will doubtless rise
again; they willnot be weakened nor their
enemy strengthened, by the numerous
manifestations of loyalty and good will
lately given by the French people, and
not any wise impaired by this revolution
they will proceed with that determination
to effect the next peace, in way not to
be baffied by few ambitious leaders of
the French soidiery and fortunately for
them and the world, negotiations still pen
ding had induced the assembling of forces
on their respective frontiers, ready at once
to oyerawe their new enemy.
Reproached before by many even of
their own subjects, with interested views,
with intentions to divide and enslaye
France, they astonished even their ac-
cusers, by their Iiberality in success. and
imposed on the King of France, species
Of democratic government, in which his
greatest enemies were to be the principal
officers, and who, as might have been
forseen, set about dethroning him as soon
as his friends were absent, and finally
betrayed the people into the hands Of
See already the declaration madeby
ali the Soyereigns at Vienna, on hearing
of the invasion, wherein Bonaparte IS
outlaWed.