The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-16

N"o soietyB Oeneral DuterIe went express [
the King, who was pleased at hearing tn
prompt manner in which the removal was Ell
fectcd.
AT ten o'clock, however, the sentence wa
read 10 the prisoners by huissier Of the Conr
OF Peers. They received it with perfect calm
ness and resignation.
You are aware that the elaboration of th,
Court oil Peers is secret, but can tell you tina
only one voice was raised with the word No
Guilty generally there were I4l voices fo
The sentence which was passed; 30 were fol-
mitigating that sentence against ChantelauzC
and de Ranville
~ postscript -Wednesday erenins o'clock
Inc state of this city up to the time close
ms letter, is disturbed the National Guards
are necessarily under arms; groups of work
men run about crying for the blood Of the ex
ministers; Polytechnic boys, and students, are
again said to be with these groups /; but have
not seen such allies, though l have observe,
several OF these crowds, and heard from many
OF the students that the imputaton against
them is false. Cartridges were last night
found in piles in the workshops of the Faux.
oourg st. Antoine. The authorities are all on
the alert. Several more arrests have been
made this day; but all, believe, among work.
men. The government say that there are con-
SpIrators in this city, of rank. Why, then, not
Seize them The fact is, from what see pass.
my under my own eyes, the mob here place
Their chief strength upon the feebleness OF the
| MINISTERS. There is no man of vigor and firm.
ness IN the Council, and honor and virtue are
not the qualities which command and control
The turbulent in times of impending danger
| l am just informed that crowds have gone forth
to VIncennes. Those who want 10 cross the
drawbridge of that fortress WILL however, have
no easy task The Government say that 600
brlgands are the right arm of this civil COM
/ motIon-30O of the street mob are already in
! custody. | still see nothing alarming, if the
throne is surrounded by Government Of de-
clsion and promptitude, and there alone ap-
! pears to me the danger.
All the shops are now shut in the Palais
Royal. People are every where congregating,
and so arethe National Guards.
AT night fall again, people npprehend seri.
Gus continuance of this disorder. The king
has shown himself at the balcony, and IN the
court of the Palais Royal. He was wei re.
ceIved; but the mob still continue vocifgous
Various populations of students and pung
soldiers have been with the King this day, 10
testify their allegiance
REsIGNArIoN OF LAFAYErrE. General La.
iayette has resigned the office of Commaniant.
General of the National Guard of the Kingdom.
thus stated:
I The Chamber of Deputies apparently ahrm.
ed for reform, passed vote enaciing that the
! National Guards should not be permitted TO
! choose their own General.
| On Friday evening, Dec Gath, resolution
was passed by the Chamber of Deputies de.
cIarlng the office held by Gen. Lafayette, as
commander chief Of the National Guards,
! unnecessary.
he necessary consequence of the voc in
the Chamber of Deputies, had it been concur.
req IN by the Peers and King, was the renov-
al OF Gen. Lafayette from the command If that
nody; with, however, the perfect understanding
mat he was TO be forthwith re.appointed ~ the
King. The General and his friends. however.
took hre, and determined not to submit o this
piece OF coqnetry; and on the 25th, aflera con.
sultation with his friends, the venerable patriot
I resigned ms commission into the hands of the
hing, In letter, in which he declared that, in
I res"i1Ing MS station as simple soldier Of the
revolution, he was determined by all the mems
still at his disposal to support the throne and
the principles which had grown out of the
events OF July. 1t was always understood, be.
lore the vote of Friday, that Lafayette's ap.
Polntment was Tor life, but that the office would
DIE with him. This splendid mark of public
confidence could only have been justified by the
| ne kIng, upon receiving Gen Lafayette's let
ter, Immediately sent for las he called him) his
old and long attached friend" The call was
promptly obsyed, and long interview was the
result Lafayette declared that he appeared
moi as an unconnected individual, but as ne.
gocIator; and IN reply to the Kings earnest
entreaty, that he would re.accept the com
mand inc hlef of the Guards from his hands.
said that he could never do so, without an infu.
sion Unpopular strength into his maiesty's pres
ent councils, and the introduction of such an
electoral law as would satisfy the people, and
give soiIdIty to the institutions Of the revou
ton They parted late in the day on terms of
warm mutual respect, and the King held A
council OF ministers, which lasted till midnight.
Although Gen. Lafayette refused the earnest,
indeed duplicating, entreates of the King To-
retain his command of the National Guard, he
went to the palace at three O'Clock on the fol-
lowing morning TO revoke his resignation, but
the klng replied, it was then too late for at
midnight Gen. Lobau had received his com.
mission. On Monday. The 9th, a number of
students of the Polytechnic School went in n
body to Gen. Lafayette's private house. to ex.
press to him their cordial regard. The congre.
gaiion OF these young men in the neiUhborhood
OF lhelr colleges led TO some alarm and by beat
OF orum, about $4,000 of the National Guards
/ N"hSu iHtO lue Streets 10 Keen order. An
absurd rumor prevailed that the students meant
To- storm the Chamber of Peers and DEPUTIES.
Inc military repaired forthwith to each Idle
CROWDS OF course collected to gaze at these mil.
llary preparations, which lasted unit, niohtfall
The soldiers then returned to their civil occu-
patrons, and the students 10 their homes, after
an attectionate interview with the venerable OBJ.
Ject Of their attachment.
There appears to be a chasn in the details
which have come to hand, of the events which
took place in Paris in the latter part of Decem.
ber' In addition to the above the only facts of
Importance that we obtain from the accounts
are, that the firm and energetic measures Of
the government had put down the connections
that the Elk Ministers had been safely removed
to the fortress of Ham, in the province OF
Picardy; and that in consequence of the recent
events, not only Gen. Lafayette, but several of
his friends and associates had resigned their
situations as ministers, amongst whom are
Dupont de l'Eure, Keeper of the Seals; Odlon