Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-13
FRANCE AND si,AfN

FRANCE AND SPAIN.
L'ykRpooL, April 4.-Thc rumoiir, Of q
conspiracy in the French army, noticed Il, our
|, last publication. gained GROUND in the early
part OF the week. The Courier and the other
ultra papers affected to connect il with the
sailing of vessel from the Thames, which
mad on board the celebrated Lallemand ire
Gently arrived from America) and Few of
Napoleons old officers, bound for Spain-and
stated that ramficatons of the plot (which had
Tor ITS object the hoistins the tri-colored fiag
ana the dethronement of the Bourbons Of
france) had been discovered at Paris-and
existed at Madrid and elsewhere. That paper
which at first gave out that this conspiracy
was thus directed against the French, and did
not exist IN that army, made an endeavor ON
saturday to- deduce proof, from the silence
oil the late French papers, that the alleged
disahectiOn did not exist. He saws. there
Is no mention made of the conspiracy m apv
OF these papers. They allude to alarming
reports IN circulation contradict the report
OF the arrest of General Pharney, brother in
law OF uuilieminot; hut speaks of the fruitIess
attempts made by French officers, who had
heu To Spain, to corrupt the French troops
anu induce them to declare for the Bonaparte
ian'iy." Facts, however, have transplred dur
ing the week, which induce us tn an opposii.
belief, and from these we deduce the follow
| Ing brief details.
The French Government for some time past
alarmed mt the numbers Of officers quitting
fars Tor the south and hearing that meetings
| were taking place amongst them at Bayonnr.
stopped the diligence to Bordeaux, and ar
rested the passengers. Amongst these was :,
General Plat, an old Bonapartist. whose na
pcrs disclosed the general nature of the p.t.
IL was resolved TO stop the Bayonne diligence.
o"t the Twelve passengers hooked did not an
pear. Thus the Botirbons, have merely ascer
'ained That great danger exists at Bayonne.
the headquarters of the army; and having as
ceriain"d this, they despatched Victor Duke
Of BrlIuno) the War Minister, with the lille of
hiaJor General of the army, to Bayonne.-
The number of officers said to be implicated
therc Is i"rfy five, who will be arrested i'm
inrdiaiely on the arrival of the Duke oG
Dci''ino. Two of General Gulleminot's
AIDES de Camp are implicated, and he himself
ntins tainted with liberalism, is snsppcted.-
on TINS subject the French papers are OBLIGED
tn he silent, but the reign of terror will follnw
the discovery of this plot.-Private letters
speak h"idiy. It's expected, that reyolution
VIII take place. Ii is said Beluno has left the
war department IN the utmost confusion .
an" the army Is daily becoming more dis
"''"- 1"eTt IL scarcely q department i'm
which subscription has not heen set ON foot
10 compliment Manuel-and Iecompense
Sergeant MERCER, who will probably. in a
very short time, find himself richer bv -
hundred, or Il hundred and fifty thousand
Francs The Paris subscription it is said
| already amounts 10 fifty thousand Francs. If
we may believe the French papers of March
p, war has actually commenced. The Span
iards II appears had made sally into Francr.
On Me frontier, betweea Perpignan and the
ryrenees, corps of Spanish traitors had
oeen stationed under the arch traitor the Ru
ron D't-roies. On the evening of the nth.
Nina, and General Liobera, made an irruution
INTO the French territory, attacked, and arn
SAID 10 have defeated the Baron.-Sucb was
the report at Paris. After having beaten and
dispersed the troops of D'Eroles, Nina and
the other Spanish Generals rrcrossed the
frontier, carrying with them large qnan,ity
oil arms. Mln.''s station it appears, is ON the
borders OF Catalonia, Opposite nf Peri,gnan.
IL IS said he has now upwards of 10000 regular
troops under MS direct command, besides the
militia Ut the province and ii corps of 5000
French and Piedmontese refugees. Will
these he purposes To enter Fl ance the III omen
the French enter Spain, aud il is probable his
attack on D'Eroles was To clear the way for ;
movement vi tnat nature. .IercuTy.