Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-23

| force from the list OF April inst. until the
subject is further regulated by act of the
Imperial or provincial parliament, or By
proclamation.
FRANcE. We have before US a nun
Ger OF letters from friends abroad which
throw considerable light upon the state
of affairs in Europe. Some part of their
contents we intend to lay before our
READERS, beginning with that which re-
|lates to T ance. The following is from
! a gentleman whose intelligence and op.
lportunities OF information are sucn as 10
entitle it to great confidence. It will
be followed BY extracts from the same,
and from other sources, probably to-mor.
ros.. he reader viii form his opinion
of tbs state of the country, FROM the
whole and not from a part.
Il know not what are the opinions a.
Idopted by the political writer's in our
own county, in regard to the probable
stability of the French monarchy, and
the consequent Duration of peace. As
Ito myself, have no hesitation in saying.
THAT LOUIS XVIII. in my oponion owes
Ibis political existance Of this moment to
THE foreign troops 10 the country. ] do
|uot think, however, that | am much bet
ter able te Judge upon this subject where
Ii am, than should be, sere | in Ame-
'nca, and yet there are occurrences, that
pass under my eye every day, that
strongly mark the state of the public
pulse. Sentiments, which are peculiar
70 individuals, on the subject of politics
sre very rarely expressed, when they
ARE unfavCrabIe to an exiting govern
aeat, he who makes them pubic, must
know that he is supported by Aum5ers,
f. he you'd pot venture. l daily hear
,lo from many TOO, that the French ma
Iuon will not suff.r their present degra-
|dation to continue long. that the day o..
|retribuh shall surely come, when Eng
auG SHALL AGAIN be humbled the coalition
Of the n rthen hordes be dissolved, and
the Eagles Oft the empire once more spread
their wings, from the Baltic to the Gulph
of Venice. L is not, that anvil. will to-
wards he king exists, but tnere is a want
OF attachment, to him, general IDEA thai
he has only negative qualities, and they
look upon him. not as the sovereign OF
their choite, but che imposed upon them
by foreign powers. Hatred td the Eng-
lush never was more bi, er in France than
lat present she has been she instrument
# their him. iliation and the pillase OF
taeir capital !; she has demanded the
eavy contributions, they are to pay,
Iaad imposefupon them the hard condi-
ltlons Of peace, which they were obliged
| 10 accept.
| A natural inquiry to make is, Has not
| the Internal prosperity of France been
,romoted by the late chapgesF does not
the proprietor of land obtain higher prices
or lis productions Is not the laoorer
no e sure Of employment and of greater
wages? Is not commerce more flourish
no, manufactures mere productive and
agriculture more profitable to which,
lpne must answer at once, that the con
liitioh of the country is two-foid better in
lali these respects. From what class OF
tshe people then are the malcontents tob be
lcollected ? From the disbanded soldiers
ma the broken officers of the army, the
Employers in the former possessions OF
ne en- pire now restored to their rightful
overeigns and lsng list of those re.
moved IN the proper departments of the
s%ingdom. the unquiet spirits who are al.
j tt,oor ~ ,.k..L haro