Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-25
From the .Abany Daily advertiser.

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If Miss Williams is entitled to croa.
1T is equally true, that the retarnt Of Ba'
|naparte was source oft tegreatest an,.
Iiety and alarm to the people of France
Even in the city of Paris. formerly II.
great centre of Jacobinism, and reyoIn s
tionary madness. this was strikingly f..
fact. She descibes the approaches or III.
event, at the capital, in the following
manner.
Gloomy arose the morning Of II.
i90th of March on the inha ',nts If r..
Erie. 1t was known shat Louis XVI! hal
left his capital at midnight and no heart
was unmoved by the affe ting detail ~
his departure. The national guard. =.
the fhailleries, melted into tears AZ rs
Sight of their unfortunate lnonarcs nc ~
descended tbs steps Of he chat Inelt
Jas he passed through the ranks. rressed
ito their lips his hands, even the Can os
his coat. conjuring him not TO depart. de.
clared that they were ready to sacrifice
| their lives In his defence.
During the proceeding dav, tie pcO.
Iple of Paris bad been agita)ed BY deuls
tot fea', hope and expectation. But tie
fatal certainty had not reached them
Their King was fugitive, and the ~,
rant was Fastening to fill the vacant
throne. He drew nearer every minute
resistance was forbidden, because It was
useless, and Paris was once more aes,ip,
led to bend her Frustrated head to The
dust. Peace, commerce, security, chi,
dren, all that binds the human heart to
existence, all that cheers and gives il
value, was again TO be sacrificed at The
Shrine of the usurper. Early in the
morning the shopkeepers ere busiIy EN-.
ploped in changing their signs. Everp
where the crested lilly disappeared, and
the victorious eagle again stretched oye.
the portals his terrific wings.
s. The women CT France had found
tyranny brought nome to their very DO.
s,ms*-tis" iron had entered into their
souls" They bad felt it poisoning the
sweetness of domestic life. shedding bit.
'terness over all IFS charms. and wasting
all its enioymsnts. Who had not wept
for brother, an afiarced lover. hus.
band. or a son ?--Who had not lament
ed the years of youth wasted without hope
or those Of mature age without consoIa.
'tion ? Here nany Rachael mourned for
their children, ard would not he cQnfgrta
ed because they were not ? C0NSCRlP.
|TION-what a terrible world HOwtt.
tile You can feel, or comprehend all its
meaning! Il has drawn no tears from
your eyes--it has awakened no anguish
in your bosom they only understand
lit well. whose children have been expos
led to its savage grasp.
So backward were even the Paris 200
to utter the common shouts OF acc.aHa'
Ifion upon Bonaparte's public appearances
lin that city, after his return, HAT re-
gular price was given to a certain per-
|tion of them to ezciaim Eire War
pereur.'
We have been told Thousands Of tines,
10y Bonsparte's friends in this county,
that he was the favourite of the frenca
people. Z Louis the object not only
| their dislike, but Of Their mist PO'
found contempt We should ike TO la,e
these opinions reconciled with Miss WI
Iliams's facts-facls, which she had 0P'
Iportunity herself to witness, and 0G.'@
Iif they actually did exist, speak 'aa-
guage which cannot be mistaken. N0a.
ling is clearer in our minds, than tDas "
the great body of the inhabitants, ti'o.,..S
pequins who are mentioned by BIS n'I''
tary followers with Il sheer his return
was dreaded like he approach OF "a pear
Ilence. They saw, in n.omert' ~
scenes of b!oodshed, devastation, CT pc'!'
and CONSCRIPTlON, about TO DC ~
newed, & had they possessed tie "eas ,i
of resistance, no doubt bnt they WIZ wv.
have been most ehectuslIy used for tI4'
purpose. But the nation vas dlSaf'nl-,
4 helpIess-all the force lay il the al%J
land the army had been SO long uh ,.t
his care and tutelage, that they 'aG w., n5
all regard for the ties CT klndfeo ,l;" o."
the claims Of their country--shey V n,r
ed for blood and plumber, and tney Saj
who would satiate their teEoci0a' ~
eo ,ru;uaru annet;tps.
Is it in human nature, that the ia'4'''
The Projects had c.ders,'o Send -
Of the most wealthy young Ladies o o. .'ss
respective departments.-i iielr a.s
then received what was called q" %t" "r.
ton, which means an order, 10 ,,!G,,,,
to their marriage with CERTAIN M, %. III
faveurites, who possessed noting f.s. r..
the iron Crown, and the order o. 'i st.ri
zion OF Honour. Alany OF these - p