Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-11

glory aud greatness.
Where Beruadote, the Grown Prince of Sweden.
could be question which excited considerable in
teres among the ancient nobility, and yer, great Curl
osty among all ranks of people, whatever were their
political sentiments. IL deemed highly probable
that lie had crossed the Rhine, had joined the allied
my, and was then engaged in combating Napoleon'
but notwithstanding he the general subject of in
quiry, still his real situation did not transpire. On the
10Th of February Bernadottc was at Cologne; from his
head quarters there, that day, he published procla
nation 10 the French people, which he says, that the
Soyeregns did not form their alliance TO make upon
the nation but TO force the to acknow ledge
the independence of other states. He in way al
ludcs to the Bourbons. This proclamation reach
ed Paris. The hopes of the Royalists on the Crown
Prince founded on NJ. Alexis de Noaies, who
sought refuge i'll Sweden, being appointed his Aide de-
Camp. Nj. de Noai!les was nephew of the Prince de
Polk, and the Duchess de Duras, aud related on allied
to most Of the nobility. He had been mprisou
cd at La Force by Napoleon
proclamation pretending TO be from the Crown
Prince secretly handed about at Paris inviting the
french 10 enter under the dominion of their ancient
princes. The Royaists so far the dupes of this
proclamation, that in of their meetings they
denuted two persons TO cDdeavur to gain 10 him.
Messrs de Gain Nlontaignac and Vnehon de QuemenE
quilted Paris for that purpose the 9th of March
the 18th, evening" they arrived at La Fere, and had
interview with General Bulow, who, their utter
constituent, informed them that the Crown Prince
far from being at Laon was believed in Paris,
at Lege, and from whence he did not appear inclined
to advance. Tie da, they obtained interview
themselves to the Emperor of Russia.
MARCH
Coloured prints, representing grn-loobing monsters,
IN uncouh dresses, tor which the artists had other
authority than their fancy,) and in the of
hitting every excess entitled 'Cossacks," expo
Sod for sale at all the print and book stalls in Paris
Twice this month | saw superior officer recently
wounded borne in litter by infantry, and escorted by
cavalry along The Boulevard des Italicns.
8.-On entering Paris, by the Versailles road, at the
barrier dcs Bons hommes, this evening, between
.rl,t, nl,ft l,o
said must go into the corps de garde, and showNny
'pdpiers" my instantly acquiescing the unuauaI
order and putting my hand TO my side pocket, the Diff
of the National Guard said, s'cela suit :" and Jas
sed on; and having spoke word, my being an En-
glishnan unsupported Between the barrier and
the bridge second range of palisades two pieces
OF cannon, and a sentinel.
15.-This evening, tetwenn six and seven o'clock,
saw about thirty sick and wounded soldiers lying the
street at the bottom of the Rue Rochechouard. They
had been brought from B,e in CARTS and, on arriving
at the hospital at the top of the street. refused ad
Inttance, for want of the country people, who
had been put in requIsition to convey them to Paris
brought them 10 This spot turned them out of their carts,
and there left them The inhabitants, however, and
particularly tie poorer class very humane admin
sering every succour IN their power, and receiving
them into their houses and rooms.
This had been done several previous evenings; the
next morning the poor fellows taken to different
hospitals in Paris.
The distant roaring of artillery ofthe engaged armes
having than orcc been heard al Paris every sound
of cannon the capital excited alarm. With
OF preventing this, ami probably that all such sounds
should be attributed TO cause, it was announced
the 26t in e newspapers, that the artillery ofthe
line and the National Guard would daily practise with
artillery al NinCcnncs.
considerable number of the wor1men out of en-
pOy daily Ultcred on the BUulevards about the Porte
St. Mar - il by this road that Wagons and
carts laden with wounded French, and detachmeutS of
prisoners arrived. The passing of couriers and from
the army. the departure Of renorccments for the army
almost every hour produced fresh object to e. a,fy
appear, yet il proved that tile police concIlIatn
the lower orders; for assemblies of this kind had er
before witnessed in Paris nor, indeed, bad they been
permitted FOR many years, however insignificant the
persons; harmless c motives which induced them TO
remain together. Yet from The beginning of March
they tolerated. and their numbers Increased until
the goth: but on that day. soon groupes form
cd, tie National Guard ordered them to separate, and
the people, having assembled merely 10 occupy their
idle hours, Immediately obey ed.
In France taxes paid monthly, if otherwise il Is
in consequence of private arrangement with the coli
lector During the month of February, the receipt of
taxes suffered little dininuion in the mean daily re-
ceipt, which for the city of Paris is seventy thousand
francs; the whole annual receipt being twenty five mil
lions of francs. But during tlc month of March, not
than from two to three hundred francs pei dIem
could be obtained
Every class persons showed the greatest reluctance
! to part with their money Fow workmen or artisans
were employ ed, and those few could obtain their
wages. So great the sagnaon Of trade that shop
keepers eager sell their goods considerably un-
der prime cost. Money became scarce, that many
persons obliged to send their forks and spoons To
the mint TO be coined. There premium of forty
francs forf!ty pieces Of twenty francs god all being
DESTROYS OF boarding.
26.-Tbc per Gents. 46f 35c. Bank actions 625G
Sunday 27.-l was present at a review Of the Pari-
sian National Guards by Joseph Bonaparte, in the
Court Yard Of The Tueres. About twelve thousand
we're completely armed, ard in new uniforms. few
who bad not equipped themselves, armed with a
pike only, with ricOlor pennon banging to il. There
were also about two hundred and fifty cavalry of the
ine and considerable Of artillery. of IPhich
ycra pieces worked by The poly techn scholars
TIC troops we're under arms at nine in the morning,
and the review continued until three. The court yard
of tie TEiilerios and Place Carousu, Quai IN ,ouyre
Place Vendome, Rue Castigona, and that9 Rivoli
were entirely filed with troops which successfully del-
ed before the "Roi Juseph.n
The day wasvery fine, and the environs of the palace
crowded with spectators, who all exulted at the
sight Of so many uniforms, and expressed their
wishes that the enemy could only behold tben,-lndo
doubling but That the terror Of the Allies would equal
the standardization of the French. Where the Allies
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