Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-18
FOREIGN.
SITUATION OF FRANCE.

ieres,ing article trcm Madrid, si,ing anex-
pose of the present depressed aud depior-
able state of Spain-and we this day
present our readers with similar article,
though of a very different c~mpl xi0n,
upon the present condiloD'and prospects
OF France. 1t is copied from one oil the
latest French papers received; and pre-
sentS very striking and pleasing con-
trast, when placed by the side of the gloo-
my picture of the other Bourbon's king
dom. ". y. b. Pest.
FROM FRENCH PAPER
State 81 France. AT the moment when
propiiiouS heaven seems 10 be conppn-
sailing the earth for tie rigours nf latter
srasons; when The fruits with which the
| landi is covered give and promise album.
| dance; wien the wished Tor epoch OF the
delivery o.ihe French territory isappr0ach-
! itg, the cyc charmed aud The mmd satis-
| fed, repose wiih delight OH the picture
! Of France, c0nsoled icf her past mi, tor
tunes, rich in The benefits she enjoys and
IN those she expects.
Where are those 100000 warriors,
whose bailalions covered the soil az
France2 How have those nations. vhich
so long cherished rescnimynls, ahiurcd
their haired and resigned their dislrisi
| \ p0licy founded On good faith, has dis
| sipa,ed their alarms, and lrcnch honor,
always so respectable ON The field of bat
| tie, hiss received new luSiye from The
| faith of guarded treaties. That penpln.
| who by their courage had so long herS
| the arbiiers and perhaps The terror Of Flu
rope, have, by displaying other virtues,
and exercising mild power, com
| handed lis esteem, and conquered lis
| friendship.
IF we turn our eyes to the interior Of
France, what changes, within so few
years Two scOurges, invasion and sic.
| rity, afflicted our province; nevertheless,
| traverse their plains, enter their cities,
and you find no trace of the fury of man,
| or OF calamities from heaven Never did
cultivation so fareXiend lis progress; ne
yer did industry so multiply lis products
| Al he sight O. those fields 10 which labor
| has restored abundance, of those cities in
| which comfort re-appears, the traveller
| with establishment asks" Is this The
country which has suffered so much p
What hand, fertile in prodigies, has so
! promptly healed lis wounds. aSsuaged It's
mlsinrtunes, and made prosperity succeed
| disasters 2"
But above all, are these the people.
whom IN unexampied revelation, the
| -hock OF 40 great number OF opinions,
| tie opposition OF so many different inter-
csis, The fermentation OF so many hostile
clements, seemed 10 expose every mo
u'en' 10 The dangers of new explosion
l-liappily, that agitation which belonged
10 parties, did not exist in The ualion
70 il our institutions guaranteed tie IL
berry so constantly called Tor by lis wish
| es; the government promised the rcpose
so necessary TO its wants il placed con-
hdence IN the force of The former, and ~
! ibr wisdom of the latter; and tie law and
tranquility now reign on every point OF
! France.
The public funds, those rovcahlr vet
certain signs OF the re-cstd;ilisbn,cnI Of
confluence, daily increase in value. The
| treasures which credit brings INTO tie cot
fers of the State, wisely distributed, flow
through a thousand channels, fayorius h
Dor aud diffusing plenty Great esiab-
! iislimenis are forming, anil extensive spe-
cuiat!ohS preparing. Commerce, eDccnr-
/ aged by success, orders agEie4...fr- ~
/ supply her Observation-Disclosures to epen
! iier manufactures, and casting look ~
yer the ocean, shows our ships the road
| 10 the riches ofboth worlds
The administration, attentive 10 that
| impulse which il alternately receives and
! gives, directs il towards results favorable
! 10 national glory and prosperity. Our
i hospitals which the foreigner ad,nres, our
fer his model, are not the sole obiccl% ri
It's care. There bridges are crerted OIL
| the Isle and the Doydogne here roads
| are opened which will bring Langucdoc
and the Py renees nearer 10 Paris q Ig-
| ons. Paris raises temple 10 commerce;
| and the town. which the patriotic sat'ri.
| ice Of Eusiace de ST. Pierre has immor-
| tal5ed, cOnsecraies by monument tie
! first fooisiep which marked on The soil OF
| Franoe the return oi the r,0narch restored
to her wishes - Every where The adult
nsiration Is commencing, finishing, ..
replacing, monuments uSriu ioI The dos.
iInatlon gwen them, or valuable Tor the
events the memory OF which they perpe-
tila;e.
The sciences have lost rolling Of Tie
! consideration which euyirOned lhcir Ia
b0rs, nor Of the happy direction given 10
their study; lass wrapped 40 IN mysirry,
they willingly descend from their ele, siet
theories to ingenious applications ,ofNI.lth
HE artisan, the iabUrtr and the artist pg,4-
TT. The French, WHO have had prrde.
CessOrs and masters IN The arts, M longer
reckon any rivals in them. Painting,
! which we have iaie.y seen SO ifuiifh and
20 rich, is preparing new masterpieces.
The marble, animated uuderthp clissplof
PhidIaS, is about 10 Reproduce heroes
and tie bronze wii sOOu preseuttO ,be ,IeF
OF The capital, the beloved features citizen.
w ~. The adoFed image Of a erirce, whose
virtues furnish q thousand subjects Of an-
proxlnalion 10 tie memory aBdthe gFaii-
Jude of Tic people.
EIOqnenee has opeucd for Itself new
paths, and prepared new triumph4 for Tie
| national tribune. A wOman OF TALENT, wiio
iiaswrliien like q statesman, has bcQGealh-
Ell TO us work sparkling with the iast