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Three dollars per annum. Volume I.J \ Bordeaux, April 9. Observations on the declaration of the Congress of Vienna , under date of 1 3th of last month: It is pretended that the Congress of Vienna declared, on the News of Napoleon Bonaparte’s entrance into France, that all the powers were ready to give to the king of France, or any other government which might be attacked, if requi red, every afiiftance necessary to rcarore public tranquility. It is e vident that this declaration is found ed on various l'uppofitions, then considered as tads which, not proving so, and never can be real ized, entirely changes the polition of things': 1. That the king of France was Hill on uis throne, and had not re nounced the defence ot Ins crown and country. { 2. That the French nation was forcibly invaded agaiuft her incli nations, and implored the affilt ance of her allies. 3. Tnat the public tranquility was duturbed, and that the inter vention of foreign powers was ne cessary to restore it. 4 That other governments might be attacked and exposed, by the fall of the family which ruled France. Tne whole of their suppositions are talfe. 1. Louis 18th is no longer on his throne, or now in France ——the business is not, there fore, to maintain him in thepoffef fion of bis authority ; it will be to reitore it to him ; not to prevent a rev ilution, but to produce one in a country, already firm and tranquil. The powers with, fay they, that the Jpublic peace Ihould not be troubled, an j mat the people Ihould not a gain be involved in the confufion and diltrels of revolutions. —This principle may have led them to de clare again!! the Emperor Napole on, on the firft news of his land ing, and when they only viewed him as a rival uncertain of success, attempting a throne peaceably oc cupied by another; when they might have thought that a struggle in which the parties were doubtful, might disturb the general peace, and again plunge France and Eu rope into revolutionary troubles and misfortunes.—But the emperor is now in full and undisputed posses sion. It is in disputing this poffef lion, in supporting Louis 18th (who has become a Pretender) that these troubles and misfortunes will be brought back. 2 The French nation is not in vaded in a way to alk or even ac cept the afiiftance of the allies.- Not a gun has been fired, or a drop of blood shed ; resistance has not been attempted. The Bourbons and their followers found them selves too few to adopt a single mea sure of defence or precaution They have fallen because they were without support; and the edifice of their ephemeral government had neither basis or foundation The Empgror has subdued nobody. If, when he was peaceably seated on the THE FRIEND AND MONITOR. PUBLISHED (weekly) BY JOHN K. M. CHARLTON. WASHINGTON, (Geo.) FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1813. ■ ..hi*,:. •- 4 •‘" x throne, fix, eight, or ten years ago, he had wilhed to travel from Paris to Cannes, he could not have tra velled more favorably or rapidly. The afiiftance which the powers offer to the French nation, is of no more consequence to her than it is to the king of France to accept it, and the French nation does not want it. The pretended afiiftance will be an attack—these offers of afiiftance will be a declaration of war against the whole nation ; a declaration, which will recal to the nations of Europe the Crusade of 1792, and be followed with the fame result. 3. The powers are equally de ceived in supposing the public peace is threatened, and their in terference necessary to restore it. There are no symptoms of tumult or civil war in any quarter ; the princes of the house of Bourbon are well convinced of it. The duke cf Bourbon has left La Ven dee, and the Duchess of Angou leme fled from Bordeaux. The ancient dynasty his discovered in every part of France their inability to defend, as well as impoflibility to restore it. What would be the nature of a foreign interference a mong a nation perfectly united? a voluntary and unprovoked ag greflion; an interference which would destroy the tranquility that now exilts. The fubjeXs of these powers, still fatigued with twenty years’ war, would not be deceived. I bey would fee the objeX was to set Europe once more in flames for a single family, who, when reltored to its inheritance, through rivers of blood, could not hold out for a year. They would alk if all the European nations were doomed to facrifice their peace, industry, wel fare and lives in favor of a fugitive family, always rejeXed, and always deserting the post they would re store them ? 4. Finally—The fear that other governments might be attacked or exposed by the fall of the family whose career has just terminated, is equally chimerical. The emperor has declared that he will not interfere in the affairs of any nation, and does not wifli to have his restoration accomplished by anew war. The treaty of Pa ris may be regretted by him, as it is by all Frenchmen, because a more firm and vigorous government would have undoubtedly obtained less difgraceful terms. But this treaty exists; it is not the work of the emperor ; he is not to blame, nor can his glory fuffer by it. This Treaty is the basis of the actu al position of Europe. France wiflies peace—her limits are mark ed out —the emperor will not ex ceed them, unless forced to do it by them being encroached upon.— No government is therefore threat ened or exposed; there are do cauies or pretexts for declaring war against France.—She has in no way changed her relative (landing with other nations. The ruler is differ ent, but the connexions are the fame. Such are the refleXions VIRTUE, LIBERTY, AND SCIENCE. which have occurred to us on the declaration of the Congrels ; more general considerations confirm them. In 1813 and 1814, the sove reigns leagued againlt France, iup ported by the opinion ot their lub jeXs, because the fomenter ot the war had succeeded in making them believe it was their mtereit to op pose the pretensions of France. France has no longer any preten sions that need alarm them. The emperor catne out of bis retire ment with anew iyftem both inter nal and external. He reiinquilhes the idea of the Great Empire in tbe one case, and merely wuhes a tree constitution in the other. No experience is loft. After fourteen years ot miraculous luc cefs, the emperor touna hunlelt stopped in his career by me Euro pean movement in favor o i the peace and indepenaenue ot nations. After a year’s local Government the Bourbons touna themieives forfaken oy the national reeling which required guarantees. its duration in France or in Europe, then depended upon mm wno would relpeX that independence in Europe and would give that hoerty to France. The emperor can have no other objeX. iiis new iituation impresses upon his government a new charaXer. Genius has Itruggled against the Human Race. Ihe latter nas tri umphed. Cunning has attempted to deceive, but its tricks nave been discovered and dilcpucerted.— There is no ether relource except ing in natural truth and good laith. The Emperor now wilhes, there fore, every thing that foreign pow ers ought to wilh or France require. If they attack him, they me no longer in the iituation ot 1813. Their weapons will be broken or turned dgainit themfeives. If the Emperor is attacked, he will no longer be in the lituation ot 1814. Thole who then kept tnetn felves aloof will rally round him. The caui'e of their apathy then will become an additional one for their zeal at the present time. Let them not be deceived. The greater part of the molt zealous ot the defenders ot the Bourbons, at this last period, defended them m order to eftablilh liberty over their weakness. This wcaknefs in ex ceeding the idea which they had formed of it has destroyed their hopes. But the principles which they cherished are proclaimed by the very power which they lo much dreaded—This power lecures the representative fyltein, the reiponfi bility of agents, theabfence ot des potism, personal liberty, the free dom of the press and tree worffijp. They will not hesitate in rally ing round this standard. If the Bourbons had only wish ed to have nationalized their go vernment ; they would have (till reigned. The emperor national izes his government; it is immov able. It is, therefore, against the na tional will, the powers will aX in [Payable half yearly . attacking France—but they must know the result. To proceed : The powers cannot think them feives obliged to maintain Louis XVIII. on the throne, who is no longer there. They cannot impose upon the nation afiiftance which they will not accept of. They have no right to interfere in a tran quility which exists without them. They have no government to de fend, for none is attacked. The question then is this:—A great brave and powerful nation has changed her ruler in favor of one who promises to govern her as she desires. She believes in his pro mises. A foreigner has nothing to fay in the business. We refpeX his independence : let him refpeX ours. He has no right to attack it and experience has (hewn that when we are united, it is in vain. Journal de Paris. DARTMOOR PRISON. By the cartel fliip Maria Chri(li ana, from Plymouth, the Editors of the Mercantile Adveitifer have received the following intelligence : On board the Maria Christ:- } ana , June 3,1815. 3 To the Editors of the Mercantile Ad vertiser. Gentlemen, The agent at Dartmoor Prl fon, J. G. Shortland, on the 4th April, absented himfelf from the depot for nearly two days, contra ry to the inflruXions of the Trans. port Board- During his absence the contraXor attempted to enforce on each prisoner one pound of re fute feabread, inflead of the unfual allowance of bread. However they waited until about 6 P. M. on that day, when 150 or 200 of the pri soners forced their way into the Market lquare* ft he deputy agent immediately complied, and ordered ! the ulual allowance to be served, and we thought the affair ended : but on the 6th about the fame hour, iome unthinking boys, for want of better employment, were picking the wall of the inner prison yard ; when, to the aftoniffiment of near ly the whole of rhe prisoners, the above agent Shortland had by his orders alarmed the garrison. The prisoners then colleXed with afton ifhinent, not knowing what was tfie matter, at such unexpeXed a larm; and while thousands flood gazing, and enquiring the reason of so ludden a change, the above Shortland had taken the troops un der his charge, & had them drawn up to commence a fire on the pri soners. Unluckily the market square gates were forced, not with an intention to oppose the military, or Shortland’s designs. On feeing this he commenced afire on those that flood nearest to them. Howe ver, the prisoners made the best of their way to their prisons without making the leaf! resistance, to el cape’ the criminal and flanking fire that was then kept up from the troops on the surrounding walls and square of the prisons. There was one killed and several [Number 25.