Virginia Argus

From English papers to June 24.

Mystification.--One of our journals publishes the following letter, which gives some new details as to the principal authors of the frightful plot which has replunged France under the domination of Bonaparte, as well as with regard to the means employed to procure its success:

Three months had scarcely elapsed from the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne of France, when the jacobins began to manifest their discontent, and form conspiracies against the government. Carnot, Fouche, and Thibaudeau, were the first who conceived the idea of overturning it. They usually met at the house of Tallien, who kept his room from the gout. Though these men had been employed by Bonaparte, they loved neither him nor his system, still less his former ministers and favorites, therefore did not wish his return. However, they could, at all events, do nothing without the army, in which it was believed he had still a great many partizans: to ascertain this fact, some republican generals were sought out, and generals Fressinet and Excelmans were employed to sound the soldiery. The latter sighed only after the return of Bonaparte. This discovery induced them to relinquish the plan they had formed of making direct or indirect proposals to the duke of Orleans, or of establishing a republican government. They then made overtures to the friends of Bonaparte. Thibaudeau was charged with this task, he began by reconciling Fouche to Roederer and Savary, who had quarrelled with the former.--The friends of Bonaparte were then gradually admitted into the secret, and in September last the first communication of the plan was made to Bonaparte. A young man, named Havel, who, under Bonaparte's government, had been an auditor in the council of State, and since the new revolution appointed a prefect in one of the departments, was entrusted with this mission. He naturally found Bonaparte disposed to return. When his friends were informed of this, their joy was so great that they gave a dinner of 150 covers at Very's, a restaurateur in the palais royal.

The next point they set about was to procure money. Cambaceres, Fouche and Savary, who are immensely rich, immediately made considerable advances, which were placed in the hands of Carnot, who was appointed treasurer. The inclinations of the marshals were sounded. Massena, Soult, Sachet and Ney, not only joined the conspiracy, but even furnished considerable sums. Thibaudeau was sent abroad, and travelled through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the low countries. He had conferences with general Bertrand at Naples and Florence. Murat was therein the secret. Lucien and Joseph Bonaparte had also furnished considerable sums 20 millions of francs were collected in Italy.

In the month of December the dispositions of the soldiers were sounded throughout the whole extent of France.--When they were ascertained the conspirators became more bold.--What is very astonishing is, that the director general, M. D'Andre often visited at Tallien's, and was very intimate with him. Thus he was, without suspecting it, in the very focus of the conspiracy, and there often met some of the most hot-headed Bonapartists and Jacobins who were there met. They often jestingly said to M. D'Andre, "So, your king will not permit the emperor to come to France to visit his friends?" To which the latter would reply-- Oh, he will come to France with or without permission, if he thinks it necessary to the recovery of his health." It was thus D'Andre was cheated and deceived. A short time before the return of Bonaparte, D'Andre asked of Tallien, whether it was true, as he had learned, that Bertrand was then in Paris. It was true that Bertrand had been there, but Tallien did not choose to tell him of it.

It is difficult to say whether the Bourbons were or were not acquainted with what was passing during this period: but their great condescension towards the military, latterly, proves, that they felt considerable alarm. Not long before, the duke of Berri observed to an officer of the jacobin party,-- "Very well, at all events you can enjoy the wealth you have acquired, now we are at peace with all the world," "No, my lord," replied the jacobin, "we have made a halt in the mud."--On another occasion, when the duke at a review said to some old troops, "Well, comrades, are you regularly paid?"--"Yes," they replied, in a careless tone. On which the duke added, "the former government did not pay you at all, or at least was in arrears." "It is of little consequence to you," replied an old grenadier, "supposing we did give it credit for six months,--it was the only concern," The rest burst out a laughing. Before the return of Bonaparte, the king offered places to jacobins, but the bait did not take.