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THE YANKEE
Boston, Friday, October 13, 1815LATEST NEWS FROM FRANCE
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Bordeaux to his friend in New York, dated August 30, 1815.
"The fate of France at this moment is distressing and degrading in the extreme; overrun by a band of foreign troops composed of almost every nation in Europe, paid, led and clothed by forced contribution, and their leaders manifesting a disposition to reduce her to the condition of a Province; the inhabitants even of this section of the country, (who have always been enthusiastically attached to the Bourbons), began to look upon these Allies, who, on their entrance into France they hailed as Deliverers, as their most dreaded enemies; and from what I can observe, I feel pretty well assured, unless a change of conduct in their conquerors takes place, they will make some desperate effort to throw off the yoke in the course of a very few months."
Extract of another letter, dated Bordeaux, August 31, 1815.
"The last advices from Paris are of a very gloomy nature. It is said the allied powers have declared that their armies shall not leave France until the whole of the seditious faction be annihilated; they declare that it is necessary for the safety of the King, and the tranquility of Europe that every traitor be punished. This declaration has created great consternation in the capital.
On the other side, we received this morning, confirmation, that the fortifications of Bayonne have been taken possession of by 20,000 Spaniards, who entered the city with the white flag. The general opinion now is that the allies will remain in France, until by their contributions, requisitions, &c. they have so weakened her, as to reduce her to complete impotence, to do any mischief for a long time to come."
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