Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26

good people Of Paris and calunniating the gov
ernment.
For the last three months our police mas
been exceedingly vigiant, not IN apprehe"".n's
thieves, but in prosecuting printers ana P.'
fishers, a class of men very obnoxious 10 ''ie
pr,est-riden party, BY whom we are now ru'eu
But. absolute as is the power oil 'his parry, '"e
&c its darling objects vet remaiis uhiuin'ea; ID
tho dismissal Of NJ. de Villele, and the snosu-
tuition of cardinal in his stead
THE nresent ineffclency CT the parisian po
l;co has accustomed the revival OF many curious
anecdotes relative to NJ. de Sartne. The ioi-
lowing. in which one Of your countrymen pays
a mart. is considered authentic. The Duke oil
Grafton, who visited Paris when Sarline, was
acknowledgement Of the police, happened, I'D
,be course Of conversation with that magistrate
~ observe that he could not credit all the MI
raclesthat were related respecting the French
nolice. VI. de Sar,ine showed him some bun
dies of stolen property, and read TO him an &C
count OF the discovery and arrest OF several IN
diyiduals who were suspected Of having com
miited the robberies, and who hau oeeh traGeu
ont in very extraordinary way. The Duke,
however, was not convinced. III is possioie'
said he, that men may be paid Tor allowing
themselves to be arrested ina way That may
reject great credit on the police, an' these men
NAV afterw ards, bv some trick, be enaoied 10
escape. The monks in Italy pay begsars, VINO
pretend 10 be lame for a year or two, bat oeins
u,iraculously cured on some festival day, they
suddenly throw aside their cru:ches, and strut
before the astonished populace. This serves
a, once to enrich the Madonna Of the convent,
and the keeper Of the neighbouring tavern. ..
81 know no: what to say to you, observed vi.
de Sar,ine. 81 should like" said the Duke,
",o be convinced by something personally con-
corning myself" -"Well," rejoined M. de oar-
tine. "favour me for moment with one OF the
pieces ofmoney you have in your purse he
Duke Immediately presented louis dor to NJ,
de Sar,ine, who having marked ii with his pen
knife. returned it, saying, "Within twenty four
hours YOU shall be robbed Of that Louis. BE
upon your euard." -"Well," SAID the Duke,"l
agree to every thing except open force.
After taking leave ofthe acknowledgement
of police, the frs, thing the Duke did was to
wash the louis, and put it into his mouth. This
circumstance soon cameto the knowledge OF
Nj. de Sartine The Duke of Grafton went TO
attend vespers al Saint Roc, which was then
the fashionable church. He took his place on
one of the seats set apart for persons oil distnc-
ton He had not been long in the church,
when gentleman near him, drawing out his
handkerchief, dropped his purse, and immedl-
ately a number of louis dor were scattered on
the ground. The owner Of the purse picked
up eleven louis, and still appeared TO be search
ing for more. 81 am surc,'' said he to the per-
sons about him, "that had twelve louis in my
purse. My valet put them in just before
Quilted home land by singular within he mark
ed them all with his penknife" He then show
ed the mark on those which he had jus, picked
up. Continuing his search, he advanced to-
wards the Duke of Grafton, who was seated at
some distance from the spot where the purse
had been dropped ibid you by chance pick
I'D louis, sir?" said he, addressing himself to
the Duke. The impertinence OF this question
reused the Dukes indignation, and forgetting
that he had his own Louis in his mouth, he
hastily stammered out reply. II would wa
ger any thing" said the man, "that my louis is
at this moment in your mouth" The Duke
became exceedingly angry, and his attempts to
express his Indignation served only to con-
vince all present of the truth Of the mans ex-
traordinary assertion. At length determined
TO extrisate himself from this embarrassing
situation, the Duke dropped the louis into his
nan0, ana sara, wen, Acknowledge hs'e
had louis in my mouth; bur 1t is my own, and
have been concea.ing it for a wager. in
that case" said the man, very coolly, "you can
have no ober ton to show The louis TO these
gentlemen. They will see whether il is mark
ed ike m,ue." The Duke could not decline
this examiuatius The louis was found to be
marked exactly like those which had been
droppsd out Of the purse, to the owner of
which il was given. The Duke Of Grafton, in
violent passion quired the church Of Sam,
Roc, where fortunately he was known to every
one. In the evening at party given BY the
Duke of Orleans at the Palas Royal, NJ. de Sar-
tine restored the !ouls-d'or 10 the Duke Of
Grafton, and related the annecdote before the
whole company AT that >perlod the police
prided itselfin knowing every thing, and in
protecting the rich against the poor
The law proposed by Count de Peyronnet for
anpihila,ing the liberty Of the press, has been
the universal subject Of conversation here
Paris not only furnishes books for all the French
departments; but complete editions Of Vol,airr,
Rousseau, Mole:e, La Bruyere, &C. are con-
stantiy exported to Russia, America, and even
TO Portugal. 1t is said that thirty thousand
volumes are printed daily IN Paris; this is per-
haps an eXaggera,ion, bu, such is the ensaved
condition OF the press in all orher parts of