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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On April 2 in Paris, the city resembles a besieged area with patrols of mixed French and Swiss soldiers every 40 yards on the Boulevard, guards at key sites, and troops surrounding the Palais Royale, signaling government distrust and anticipation of crisis, especially if the throne vacates. A recent event in Spain has heightened tensions in France.
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Paris, after dusk, almost resembles a besieged city. At every forty yards on the Boulevard the passengers encounter a patrol of five soldiers, a corporal and four privates, two of the latter being French and two Swiss. The same arrangement is observed by all the guards whenever mounted: one half are natives and the other half are foreigners. This betrays the distrust of the government and excites much rancor against the disaffected, who boast that 12,000 Swiss would be of small avail were the time to come for pressing their views. There is always a guard at the palace royale; but at night the quadrangle is literally surrounded with troops. All the public buildings and important stations are likewise strongly guarded. In short, every thing bears the marks of an approaching convulsion, especially should the throne become vacant.
The event in Spain has produced an electrical sensation, and our informant thinks that the want of a distinguished leader alone prevents matters from coming to a crisis in France.
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Paris
Event Date
April 2
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Paris after dusk resembles a besieged city with patrols of five soldiers (a corporal and four privates, two French and two Swiss) every forty yards on the Boulevard. The same arrangement is observed by all guards: one half natives and the other half foreigners. This betrays government distrust and excites rancor against the disaffected, who boast that 12,000 Swiss would be of small avail if the time comes to press their views. There is always a guard at the palace royale; at night the quadrangle is surrounded with troops. All public buildings and important stations are strongly guarded. Everything bears marks of an approaching convulsion, especially should the throne become vacant. The event in Spain has produced an electrical sensation, and the informant thinks that the want of a distinguished leader alone prevents matters from coming to a crisis in France.