Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-08

ing Journal, contain some important contributions 70
tie history of the most cvenfu period of modern Eu-
rope The winter Of 1918 II daily pregna:t with
unexpected and remarkable eySHts.
The Journal forms parts of daily notes of occurren-
ccs passing under the authors eve, aud compartments
Suc accounts and obseI vatIOns of others as seemed
worthy of record. The author invariably distinguishes
between what hc hcad and what he sulc and in noting
information The authority Others he used the great
cS' CANTON sitting and collecting il with the nCst acru
pnIons care The French, in their low of display and
hu'ercncc to acc uracy, fin their nordinaie vanity
are witnesses rot to be relied upon without the utmost
canton and examination
On many OF the facts here detailed the Paris papers
preserved dead silence, and narrated many in precise
contradiction TO the truth. Several of the notes are
IRON pc; sons OF high diplomatic authority actors in the
great scenes described, and they were committed TO
paper at the time of communication.
me author had originally view 10 the publication
o. any poTIion the Journal kept solely i1r his az,
amusement and reference, there was therefore no mo-
TIC for statement or ,is- REPRESENTATION. and Lo has
oreo"rne TO add any commentary TO the unva.u:shed
narrSt've There time when he himself peri form
ed an important part in the drama of the world but he
Is now silent, thorgh cheerful, spectator
1914. JANUARY.
towards the end of January, the dreams Of power
security, and reliance the omHpotcnCe of their
arms winch the French had so long niulged vanish
ed before their increasing dangers; ard apprehension
mat The INVADING army would arrive at Paris WAS man
lescd by several Of the Inhabitants packing np their
most valuable effects and sending them into those parts
Oh rance where 1t was least probable the enemy would
penetrate. While, al the same time many of the in
haoants o! villages. FARMS and country houses in the
enpons, brought their furniture into the metropolis
Tor greater security. Wagons and carts thus laden
were daily seen the BoucvarLs and all the roads to
the capital. Even the Duke Of Roveo Minister of
Police sent his daughters and the furniture of his own
hotel IN the Cerutt into the neighbourhool Of Ton
louise The Palsians of every class of society laid in
10 'he in extent OF theIr circumstances Of flour
rice, vetches, white BEANS potatoes salt pork, rcd
hnht and
RS One day at the commencement of Feb~uarv ,he
demand Tor potatoes great the Marche DIES In
hocenteS, That measure e decaiitrc) rose from the
usna plce OF SIX soils to forty this produced conslc.
ra6c supply the next day, when t.e fell 10 the usual
price.
The bakers received orders from the police 20 lay in
a stock of -four
On the 18th Of January, the law which fixed the rate
o! interest IN c'V cases at five per cent and al six in
commercial concerns, was suspended until January
1915 ana IN the interim, every was at liberty TO
Obtain what interest he could
however, general rs these precautions vet few
persons wonld openly aclinoyi ledge, or even bring
themselves 10 believe that the enemy would dare 10 at
tack the capital. All they would admit was that it
might be SO surrounded as TO have ali supplies of pro-
visions cut oil.
Notwithstanding the exertions of crcvorn,ro,t 10
"NHtonGIi-r Tie Wdr' ihe greatest indifference was
evidently felt by tie middle and lower classes now that
their vanity longer gratiied by copouest for
themselves and insult to others Every artfce was
!
er from tins apathy; of these the attempting to
recall to the minds of the pOpuace (yat they had been
for years abonring to Destroy the energy they had
manifested at tie beginning of the Republic Towards
eHeCtng this, they had that celebrated but lono nr,
scrbed air, the Marseos hymn set on the street bar
rel organs, and songs in praise of the Emperor ADAPTED
10 IT. winch were sung in the streets The ATTEMPT
MADE IN tiese songs To preserve the imperial dignity
and at The same time combine the revolutionary SLANG
was most udicfous. During the twelve wears of Inv
residence IN France, | never had heard tins niece of
music, and only once in 1867 had heard Cara y
which vas in passing obscure " inc shop near the
Place dc Grcve.
About the beginning of January, some one in con
vcrsation with Taleyrand said he could not conprc
bend what was going abiding the confusion " I.ic
1t was then known reigned in every branch of tic 90
vernmcnt. Ialcyrand replied "c'cst lie commence
Inent de la fin. ~
paper stuck at the base of the column which
supported the statue of Napoleon in the Place Ven
donc, on which was written ''Passez yitc va tom
| ber.D
NJ. Paulzc, Auditor of the Council of State was on
! mission in the Western departments of France; in
January he received directions TO snpcriniand the ar
engagements OF the castles at Saurnur and Anglers for
inc reception OF the state prisoners then confined in the
castle of Vncennes and in the prison of Taf,rcc:
among them PaIafox and several Spanish and TIA
Han eCClesastiCs, and NesSrs. Laumierre and Cha
Tetie, who were imprisoned for firing at NJ de Scaur
at Tours.
The state prisoners were removed from Paris the
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filed with them, guarded by many gems. d'armes-
they were seen by the English prisoners then at Blos
as they stopped 20 dine in that city.
! Price OF Stocks, jan Sd, per cents, so francs so
ceniitnes ~ francs. Bank actions 600 francs.
Jan. 1.-The allied army crossed the Rhine this
was not officially noticed in the Moniteur until the 22d
and then said to consist Of $4,000 men.
6.-Thc passage Of the Rhine was announced i'm the
Journal dc pEmprc IN a dispatch which arrived from
| the Project Of the ROer, dated AK Ia Chapee A.
W. saying that tic Allies had PASSED The Rhine on the
LIST, but had been beaten and los, 300 men, on the Sd
they passed at Muilcin, in eleven little boats but were
driven back by the garrison Of Cologne ea ing sixty
prisoners only few soldiers. the rest consisting
OF Landwehre, and children; the same day at clio
ven they crossed between Weis and Rodenkrcher but
were repulsed.
9.-Ehe imperial decree dated the 9Th for calling
out the national guard inserted in the NIoniteur.
Able dc Pradf, in his Recit HsoriQue sur In Res
tauaiion de Ia oyaute France, c 81 Mars 181I pa
ri' 1870 writes Every where decided spirit to