Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-10

10y captain Marchant, OF brig Ciirax, which ar
rived yesterday from BOrdeaux, we were favored
wit. papers 10 the / 9th uit.
Oneof these papers contains the lew of Amnes
~ which has be-,i proposed to the French Parlia-
mcnt.
Paifs DEFENDERS.
antoine Alskenrot, the same person WHO IN Lon
don wished to arrest ard detan the body OF Soma
parte, m an action Of debt has been arrested on the
charge CT paying bills of exchange for considerable
We can give assurance N testimony worthy of
credit, that III rumOrs of an approaching war Sc
tween England and the United States. afe without
foundation. The two countries feel equally the ne
cessity and ,he wish fora long peace.
ChAMDER OF DEPUTIES.
.u Sitting Of Der. s.
took their seats the bench assigned TO them
The Duke III hichslieu assembled the tribunal and
anl, '''D
Ue"Heme7-A great example ofiust severity has
been gwen. lie tribunals are instructed 10 follow
the course Ct justice against those who are named
~ the LIST article ct the decree CT July eth and
There be any OF the accused who have fed The sen
tenee OF oIuawry will serve for AN example instead
Oh their punishment.
Bat at t'e termination ofthc most violent com
motion that ever aEitat d a safe, the government
has been oLiigei. to take oth-r measures There
are men who cannot remain in repose in the bosom
ot Il country Which they have confused and WHICH
they suii threaten. The security Oft the whole re-
cures that tiie weight CT tie law should fail upon
them. 80
It's not IN the course Of the French revolution that
we shall seek ior examples. The history OF nations
shows us, that under the most free governments.
there have been periods, in which the pu5lc liber.
u the first rights oil people, has required b
nsi'mets.-it was with tbs u that the decree #
JoiJ u, designated IS Individuals That deere
phpotteu, that the chambers would decide u.,on
Tue iate OF those who should be brought before la.
tribunals b"tyou must nave perceived that they
cuuiu not be called t. pass u. ,neat upop them at
the moment when the royal authority was exert,ng
ali It's energy, and that in time the measure of Inn
sfl'nent alone could be adopted. While soo1e
pronounced tins decree Insufficient ut lers thought il
700 severe ana albi rary. W reply 20 bola, tnat
never IN such circunst.nCes were mr.. tc.i.r.t,.
measures adopted. After great rebellion, ~ w..
neither Justn polite 10 banish "a! who tooc ,,a,,
IN y. IL WAS necessary 10 b. limited 10 CERTAIN
number. a Ort OF pub!ic Glamour pointed out the
persons " hose names were ihsertediu i.,s decree
LerS are perhaps Iore criminal persona. bat when
ruDhc Justce Is compeied 10 DC exercised upln.o
many SreAt culp.lts, taos. whom Il strikes octto
Dc 'es5Sed TO their ate, AID thus merit the c,ea-
ehcy Oh TIC kiaS no has the power at future aay
TO lake Il less hard.
LAIt-r sPcle.l OF considerable length. in which
ms gives - b..-t review OF the state o. t,. coant.,
'he in'ster proceeds to U!I>ra p, ojet of law by
which Atu.l amnesty Is granted 40 ali persons wl.o
were directly or i~dir-cy concerned it, lie rsbc.li-
on a''u da': i'"on OF 3onparte, all those persons
who were aaIned IL tie ordinance Of Juiy II, viz.
Ny, Labedoyere, tn two La lemauds Drouet,
DtrIoa, Letebyre Desnoaettes, Ameilh, Brayer,
1hiy, MouIon, Groachy, Clause, Laborte, De.
belle, Bertrand, Cambronne, Layaiette, and Row.
go Also those canned in the ID article Of The same
decree, thirty-eisht in number, among whom are
9ou!t, ENceimarIs, Bassano, Barclay, Cail.oi, Van
daninie, Arnaul;, Hegnault ST Jean Il Angev, and
others A!so such persons rs have already been
called to answer before amy of the tribunals 10 prog
ecutinns now pending against thefn.-By the sane
projel OF law al! tic relations of Bonaparte To the
desree o. nucie and nephew forbiddent TO reside
~ France, or to enjoy any property there which
thcy have recei ed by gratultous donation, and are
required TO sell all property purchased, in space
Of SIX months