Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-27

hire him. This man conducted himself IN we'll
as to please his master, and go aClrptiy as TO sa
tSiy hs employers, who were, IN fact, the po!cs
to whom he constantly rendered an account of
every thing has master d,ds and regularly trans
united 10 them all his letters 90 England, by
means of one of when, namely, the letter to
earl -, OF which gave yot an account in
my last, the whole business Of his connection
with the escape OF Layalette was detected
cannot correctly learn whether Layalette left Pa
rs the night of his escape from The Conciergerie.
or not till some time after. Some say, he went
the same mght; while others, assert the contra
ny. Nor dol know whether the other Two per-
Sons were equally principals, or only assistants of
SIR Robert Wilson. Il IS repor, ell that they will
be tried by some one of the French tribunals
very soon. can vouch for the truth of con.
versaton that passed 1t dinner in n certain great
house here, where, mt more than eight or ten
persons were present The conversation was
first upon the subject Of sir Ii. W and afterwards
the conduct of lord ------ was canvassed very
freely. 1t was openly said they believed he
was here in the character Of u spy. Ave"
said the mas ter Of the house, {" have been told
he has been sent here IS spy upon me. ltmay
be so and they may send fifty more IL they
please, for l don't care n a. for them all !"
II this letter were to meet the eye of the noble
lord, his conscience would tell him whether il
was true.
s1ouhS OF out Objects nSrt. assure YOU, give
their tongue latitude that has more than once
made me ashamed of hem. | am told, the duke
OF Wellington has sent some troops to England
with severe reprimand. You will have seen by
the papers, an official detail OF the return OF the
troops towards the interior However, they Ger.
1ainiy retrograded, and some slill believe it was
the intention of thegoyernnient at one time, to
BRING back tweH,y. five thousand English 10 the
neighboyhood of Paris
T.nr,r,, %
have much pleasure in stating TO you, that
all the anxiety, uneashess and alarm, which ex-
listed relative to the threatened attack on the
Thuilleries, have entirely subsidized Several Of
heers and other persons, forming a species OF
nocturnal conciiid6ule at house in the Rue de
PEcheile, (not far from the hotel in which the
club ' dss-hoRore" is held)a who were supposed
to be medtating some attack on the royal family.
have been arrested This Vigilance and activity
Oh the part OF the project of police have produced
the happiest effect There are still, however. a
thousand IDLE runners in circulation, relative TO
different plots md ccnsPiraces, but which have
no Foundation IN truth
The iOll6wiDg circumstance proves the abso-
Lutte necessity of an immediate and Thorough re-
form among the officers of the national guard -
About ten days ago, several officers Of a legion
ofnauonal horse guard manifested Their dislike
and hatred 10 the Bourbons, in bedaubng and
painting with lud.croIIs figures the bust of Lou
XVIII, which was placed in the giIardroom oc
cuPied oy the post Underneath the bust wac
written az follows
Sc tn seras guiuotine CONNIE ton sacre--
de frere."
A report of this indecent and infamous con
duct iu the officer commanding the post was soon.
transmitted TO the due de Reggie, who instantly
ordered them TO be arrested and imprisoned
snail not give you any account of the cere.
mony which took place ON Saturday last, at ST.
Denis, in expiation and aionemeht Of the reeici
dal act committed on 2lst january, 1898, as Won
will see it fully detailed in all the newspapers-
shall only observe, that the mourning in Paris
was quite general, and in my opinion sincere -
All the theatres and shops were shut Over ma.
ny of the latter were hung draperies of black silk
and serge, with an escutcheon on which was
painted the arms Of France. On the drapery o.
yer the door Of Marchand de Nouveaures, in
the Rue ST. Honore, was the following nscrin.
zion:
HeNoroHs Ia rlemoire du Ros Martyr,
-BeBissGas regas de son aneHsre PTere
Lstas Ie Deere
January %.
A very singular conversation took place the
other evening at the prince of Benevepto', con
corning the amnesty bill between that ,ot,s
man and NJ. Pozzo di Borgho. The former al
vanced that the royal promise was absolutely VIC
lated, and that his majesty would have acnur
ed ncOmparably more real force and coni;da
ration in the public mind, had he asserted bie
fuli right OF amnesty and rejected the amend
ment.
NJ Pozzc di Borgho said, c'est bier ala. odJ-e
ii is very easy to say. Taileyrand rcioined
certainly very easy TO say, and yet easier TO &C
complish."
M Pozzo, warm at the retort, observed. such
matters are justly appreciated by men in place
Nhen politicians are no longer employed. tbeir
PERSONAL feelings often times intervene thsvde
eide boldly on every thing Oils f,anchent sre.
tout and readily perceiye,--and perceive only
the weak side OF affairs
NJ Talleyrand persisted in his former arp,,-
nlenis, and becoming animated with the subject
=" When" continued he, sc reegtabilabei ~
King on the throne, did It through tile rec,cdes
tneir influence over the minds OF the revoi,it,f,,
lists removed otherwise nsurwountsbls obst cles
and u IN the Who'll. course of nv Diplomat. Il "a
Feer, was 20 choose the action most ilIicult and
pregnant with The most useful cons uuences. 10
which displayed some talent and perhans s.rn
genius, It would be that wherein engaged The
one '''e'''
N Pozzo repeated his original apotLegu
I" Qifand on a'esi bfns GlfiY lee a6aire, ),
Who was IL, demanded Talleyraud with ore..
CT emphass-who was it tba, made FOucbs m
mister !-.ifonsieur and The duke de Berri ao,;ns.
my wislI-aganst my formal opposition
III. POzzo repeated his primitive re,parl.
Ihis extorted from falleyrsnd No man ;s
looked upon more cquyocally ti.an Frenebrnan
natural zed N iOregn country There g SOME
thins wanting IN the man who fenounces bi, eo,to
ny and his counlry's interests Bonayarte wo,ld
never hear of q naturaiized foreigner for ambas.
ssdor, and IN that respect Bonaparte was right