The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-12-02
,TnE PRESS I'M FRANCE.


SO From the Charlestsn City Gazette.
A kind of literary persecution is car
ried on IN France. The printers and e
ditors in that alcgilmate" dominion have
been 90 unfortunate rs to become the Pc
culiar objects Of the ultra.royalist atten-
ton. Let ono of these sbrief abstracts''
but open his mouth or ecribble cusrentei
eaian,o, Gas most Of the tribe are wont to
dog and Immediately he is relieved of
500 or 5000 francs, and rewarded with
6ne lodgings IN largo house, and tho
greatest care is taken of his person. The
amusing story Of the canpassed 6oofmak.
er, subjected the witty editor TO pro-
secution ! Proceedings have also been
instituted against four opposition journals
in France--they arc prohibited from pub
fishing the proceedings in courts of JUS
tice, because they dared, in ono instance,
to publish the Whole truth
To what extravagance this passion for
security is carried by tho present govern.
ment Of France, the following anecdote,
related to Us by gentleman recently
from that adelivcred" country, will tes-
fifty. A little boy observing the duke
d'Angouleme descending from his car
riage and entering a house, asked his
elder brother, young man of twenty,
sssUAeye he duke svas gsing." To which
the other replied 81 SUPPOSE TO take a
drink Z" An old crone who overheard
HIM, in her zeal for loyalty Immediately
communicated this seditious expression
to the police. The young man after a
confinement of -four months, was heard in
his defence |; and as it appeared that the
expression, though having sedisious
tendency was uttered with the most inno-
cent intention, the criminal was only SEN
fenced TO Punishment on the frontiers of
this delivered, this mild, this happy
kingdom! "rhe Bourbons are restor-
ed" said the lato Governeur Morris IT'S
truo--the Bourbons are restored, but
"the agony" is not yet over. The press
is hut down say the friends Of despotism:
tits true the press 10 put down, but il
possesses an elastic spirit which, sooner
| or later, will rebound with terrible energy.
A book Of very singular character has
lately been published in London and re-
published in Philadelphia. 1t is emit
tied the death bed CONFESSIONS OF
the late countess of Guernsey, the
queen ICaroline's last letter to the
king, Uc.' 1t is book of little more
than one hundred pages. We have had
the curiosity TO read it, and could we be
satisfied that it is genuine, we should re-
commend it as one of the most curious
pieces Of history of secret court in
trigucs which has appeared since the pub
LEGATION of "The Book" 1t displays such
scenes Of villainous intrigue, of corrupt
practices and vicious propensities indulg-
ed, as have rarely been published. II is
well known that the countess of Guernsey
was on the most intimate terms with the
whole royal family, and five may Gre
dit those confessions, she abused every
confidence placed in her. She grossly
belied and betrayed the late queen, the
present king and every branch of the
royal family, of England. 1t is not pos.
sible to read such displays of proAigacy
without being grateful that we have no
royal family, no nobility to contamipa,e
the morals and squander the wealth of
the people. According to the volume
before us, Caroline was the victim Of
the perfidy Of the courtezans OF George
Nv. and of his mother. Dem. Press.