The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-14
From the LiUerhoOi Mercury, hhril4
FRANCE AND SPAIN

The rumo' ot a conspiracy IN the Fepch
army, nouced in our last publication, gained
ground IN the csrly part OF the week. The
Courier and the Other ultra papers affected to
connect il with the sailing Ql a vessel from
the Thames, which bad on boa the celeb a.
ted Lallemand. (tecen'Iy arrived from Amer.
ica) and few Of N,poieon's old ofhcers,
bound 70 Spain-snd stated, that 'smu,6ca.
,ions of tho pot (Which had io' its objee, the
hosting of the ui.colored Eag and the &c.
throne ment Of the Bourbon, of France) had
been discovered IN Paris--and existed al Ma.
did and elsewhere. That pspe- >, which at
first gave out that this conspiracy was thus
directed against the French, and did not ex
ist in that army, made an endesvor on Sarut
day TO deduce proof from the silence OF some
of The late French papers, that the alleged
dIsshection did not exist. He says, "there
is no mention made Of tho cons spirscy IT, any
OF these papers They ailude TO aIa'ming
reports 10 circulation I; contradict the 'e?o't
OF the arrest Of General Pharney, brother in
law Of Guile but speak oi The frritless
attempts made by French officers, WHO had
fled TO Spain 10 corrupt the French troops,
and induce them TO declare Tor the Bonapsrre
family" Facts, however, have transp ed
during ibe week, which induce us TO en- oppo
site belief, ond from these we d, duce the fol.
lowing brief details.
The French govefnmeDt, tor some time
past sarme6 Of the numbers OF officers quit
ing Pals for the south and bca'ing tha, meet
ings were taking place amongst them at by.
onoc, stopped the diligence TO Boz deaux and
arrested the passengers. Amongst these vas
q Gen. Pat, an old Booapar list, whose papus
disclosed the general nature OF the plot IL
was resolved 10 stop the Bsyonne diligence,
bu, the twelve passengers booked did net ,p.
pear. Thus the Bnurb bons have mere5 as,
ce tanned that great danger exisIs al Is y,Dne,
head quarters OF the army snd having aee'-
tanned this, they dispatched Victor (Dute Of
Belluno) the War Minis'er, with the title Of
Major General OF the army to Bayon"e. The
number OF officers said TO be implicated there,
Is fouy.hye, who will be arrested immediae.
ly on the arrival Of the Duke Of Beiluao.
Two OF Gen. Guile minors Aids de. Campfire
implicated, and he himself, being ,sinted With
berslism, IS suspected. On this subject he
F'ench papers arc obliged 20 be silent, sut
privNe letters speak boldly. II is expected
that regime Of terror will follow the discov.
cry OF this plot. Ii is said Bcllupo has left
the War Department in the u,mos, confu.
SION; aid tho army is daily becoming more
dsconien'ed. There i, scarcely a d.par
msnt in which subscription hos no, been set
on ioot TO compimen, Maouel--snd recon-.
2eose Sergeant Metcier, who will probably,
in very shor, time, find himself richie, by q
hundred OF hundred and fifty thousand E. snes.
The Paris subscription it is SAID already y.
mounts 20 fty thousand francs If we may
believe tho French papers OF March 27, war
has actually commenced. The Spsniatd. Vt
appesrs had made a sally into Frapce. On
Tho frontier, between Petpigrap and the Py
tenees, corps hsd been stationed under the
rch-,tsitor the Baron DE oles. On the
evening OF, l7th, Nina, and G,n Llobers,
m'de IN 'rruption into the Frenrh territory,
attacked, and are said TO have defes,ed the
ia oo Such was ihe report at Pau, Az.
ter having beaten and dispersed The troop, eI