Star. — London, England, 1815-12-12 00:00:00

ny si s ANOTUNA ACCOUNT. PARIS, DECEMBER 7. DEBAT& rhea met He 1 0 et in hi an and ailed ig any 'emotion. eeentect to retire within him ( 1.14 absorbed- in reflection. for about half an • ur when he asked for religions assistance. M. de Pierre. Cured of Saint Sulpice. who had pro. edci to the Palace, on hearing of the Marshal's ndemnation. • the" went up into the prison. 'this spectable ecclesia4tic conversed with him doting non the whole of the night, about holy matters : reoiinded him , nt Elie Inties nt religion, and ceived the contessi •n t the MArs. , al. The Mars►;al su,penUrd for .t few minutes this in. -r‘ting c...tvotsation to wri:r two ktters, one to his to and Annther to his father. At st:ven in the !naming the horse gendarmerie J Netional Gunds toot and horse roarded all the venues to the Luxemburg. At eight ►'clock a ye. soldvr went and hired a hackney coach on the lice de St. Michel. At nine o'clock the Marshal i❑formed tl►at all was•te.sdy : he had by this n►. changed his clnthss, which now consisted of ick waistcoat and breeches, with black silk stock -Igs, and a blue frock over all. At the doer of the , 4*.h he took M. de Pierre in his arms, and insisted iat lie %aould enter first. He then entered himself: e and the Cure. occupied the back seat, and two endArmes the-. froet.. NusGerous detachments of o) al grenadiers, gendarmes, and veterans, sur.. ounded and fol!owed the coach, which pane,l hrough the garden of the: Palace and entered the iew avenue called that of the Observatory. During the journey the Marshal gave M. de Pierre tit gold snuff-boa, begging him to give it to his wife, sitb the two letters which he had written during the +tight. He afterwards took from his pocket some pieces of gold, gave them to the Cure, saying, 4 , these Are fur the Poor." When he arrived at the gate, the coach turned a • ink to the ktft, and stopped about 40 paces iron' the •ate and SO front the wall under which the exccu. ..on was to take place. A pick..t of vetetans of sixteen nen had been on the spot since five o'clock in the rnoruing. The instant the carriage stopped, the Picket form in battle order. An (Mica of GenJarmes then -ame out of the carriage, and he was followed by the darshal, who seemed to enquire if this was the place I , f execution 'He then marched with a firm step to ',akin eight paces of the wall, and turhipg with 'ivacity to the soldiers, said to them—" Comrades, sire upon me, and take a good aim I" On saying Itese words, he took off his hat with his left hand :nd laid his right firmly on his breast. The °aim :ommanding the picket then gave a signal with his .word, and the Marshal instantly fell dead. Several *ails bad entered his head. The body was then alsad from the ground, and laid on a kind of litter. ist remained a quarter °Lan hour exposed to the view .sf the public. Afterwards it was covered with a Item and conveyed by veterans to the Hospital of LA Maternite, to be given.of cbnrse to the family. We are assured that Madame Ney, ignorant of whathad taken plate, presented herself at the Thuil belles at ten o'clock in the morning, to -implore his Majesty's clemency; and the Duke de Duras, to whom the addressed herself, in order to be intro duced, was obliged to telLher that the Marshal was uo More. • • Yesterday, ,at nine o'clock in the morning, Mar thal Ney, dressed in a blue great coat and a round kat, was conveyed in a finer. (hackney coach) to the half moon between the great new avenue of the Gar den of the Lusembnavg, and the boulevard de Mont; Parnasse. He was placed on the left, in front of a picket of veterans : he took off his hat, and said to the soldier:en- 44 Do your duty." After the execu tion, the body was placed on an hospital bier, where it remained exposed to public view for a quarter pt an hour: afterwards it was carried to the Hospital de la Maternite, where it, was still at noon. PURTHZR PARTICULARS,. PROM THZ JOURNAL DP The sentence pronounced by the Chamber of Peers )n Marshal Ney, was executed this morning at tienty minutes past nine. Since three o'clock in the morn ng the custody of the criminal had been entrusted to larechal de Camp Count de Roche Chouart, Com• nandant of Paris, who had been ordered by General Despinois, Commandant of the First Military Divi •ion, according to the orders of the Commisaries of he King, to make the necessary arrangenmts to se »tire the execution of the sentence. The interior and xterior surety of the Luxemburg Palace, was, from his moment confided to the vigilance of M. de Roche ::lionart, and he gave a receipt for the prisoner to the . ;sher of the Chamber of Peers, who had the charge )1 him before. On quitting the Chamber of Peers the Marshal :ailed for dinner, and ate heartily : after dinner he leyt soundly. He was roused from his slumber by fie a: rival of M. Cauchy, the Secretary of the C.bara ier of Peers, who came to read his sentence. Before roceeding to this reading, M. Cauchy endeavoured o address him in an affectionate manner, to testify low painful it was to his feelings to be constrained to )erfurm so sad as office.—is Sir, (said the Marshal to •uirn) do your duty—every one must: read." During the reading, when he came to the article f the law about the succession to the Throne : •' this AW (he observed) is not applicable to me ; it was or the Imperial family." After 11,srodisig of the senesce ; M. Cow* said .to him, that if in his last moments he thought of having the consolation of religio,t, he might call in the Curate of St. SulpiCe, who had come of himself to offer his services. " That is enoligh," said the Marshal, " I will think nt it." On the observation of M. Couchy, that Wally other ecclesiastic would be' agreeable him he might send for him, the Marshal said to him, " Again 1 tell you, that is enough—l have no occasion for a Priest to teach me how to die." On being informed that he was entitled to take leave of his wife and children, he requested they should be written to, in order that he might see, them between six and seven in the morning.—" I hope, 6 he added, " that your letter will not inform my wife, that her husband is condemned t it belongs to me to inform her of my fate." M. Couchy then retired, and the Marshal threw himself, 3ressed as he was, on his bed: It is proper to add that he speedily fell asleep. At four o'clock in the morning he was awakened by the arrival of Madame Ney, her children, and Madame Gamon, her sister. Alter the painfal scene was over and his family had retired, he walked about his room. One of the sentries, one of La Roche 'Jacquelin's Grenadiers, said to him," Marshal, in the extremity in which you are, ought you not to think of Goo ? It is always good to be at peace with Con." The Marshal stopped, locied stedfastly at the Grenadier, and said—" You are right—yes, you are right : one ought to die like an honest man and a christian : I wish to see the Cure of St. Sulpice." The brave grenadier did not need to be told 'a se con4 time, and the Clergyman was immediately in. troduced. They were three quarters of an hour to gether, and when he retired, the Marshal requested he would attend him in his last moments: The vir tuous Ecclesiastic kept his word: at half-pan eight lie hautned, and at nine the Marshal handed him i nt the coach. saying—“ Gn in first, I shall get in Ilat le quickly than you afterwards." It was in the carriage of the Grand Referendaire ' that he was conveyed through the Luxemburg Gar dens to the extremity of the alley of the Ol•servarery, which was assigned for .the pl ice of execution. A small detachment of grit d'armerie, and two picquets of veterans waited fur him there. On finding that the carriage• stopped, the Marshal, who probably thought they were taking him to the plain de la Grenelle, expressed some surprize. lie embraced his confessor, gave h7rn his snuff-box to give to Madame Ncy, and some pieces of gold for the pow% lie then placed himself in front ot the picquet of veterans, and called out with a laud Sol diers 1 straight to the heart I" These were his last words : he fell pierced with twelve balls. Conform ably to military regulations, the bldy remained a quarter ot au hour expoied on the place of execution. Thus died a warrior justly celebrated for his bravery, but who dishououred an heroic life by an act of trea son, without its equal in history; and by a system of defence almost as dishonourable. To despise the au . thority of the King; to place his life, like a coward, under the protection of foreign powers, are actions "so unworthy of a Frenchman, that they smother the sentiments of pity in every breast. With a little more elevation of character he would ' have discovered that it is not by vain subtleties, by miserable chicanes of law, that a criminal like him could escape punishment. He was better advised, when he appeared fur the first time before the Magistrate who examined him : 66 I am too guilty," he then said, , 6 to bargain for , my life with the King, he will do with me what he , pleases." It is to be desired, for the honour of his memory, that be had made no other ansvfer ! PARIS, DECEMBER 9. By mistake several Journals have announced that M. de Lavalette's appeal would be finally tried to day. The Papers were only given yesterday to the Councillor Reporter. and the business will not be de cided until the 14th. M. Lavalette, like Ney. insists on being tried by the Chamber of Peers. CAUSE= LITRAORDINARY OF FRIDAY MORNING. Yesterday, when the Secretary of the Chamber el Peers proceeded to Marshal Ney to read his sentence to him, he began by expressing his regrets, when the Marshal interrupted him, saying, " Do your duty— every one has :one to perforth in this mild." On hearing . the preamble of the sentence, 44 To the facts—to the facts !" he cried with impatience. At the word Royal, which occurred in the motives for his condemnation, is You are mistaken, the code is not altered ; it is :fill Inefterial." On hearing his titles detailed in the sentence, Of what use is all this ? Michael Ney, then a heap of dust, and that is all." The reading being finished, the Secretary perform ing the functions of Clerk, observed, that he bad no time to low in making his testamentary arrangements: " I am ready to die when you please."—At four o'clock in the morning he was awakened by his wife, accompanied by his children, and Madame Gamnn, his sister. Madame Ney, on entering her husband's room, fell lifeless on the floor. The Marshal, assisted by one of his guards, raised ber. After a long faint, a flood of tears succeeded. Madame Gamon, on her knees before the Marshal, was not in a state less de plorable than her sister. The children were mourn ful and silent, and did not weep: the elder appeared about fourteen. The Marsha spoke to them for a lottr time, b:;t with a low I.e then 4uddenly rose, and reggiew•el that his f.tnlily il.ould retire. come& IarIiAORDINARY OF FAIL:I:DAY MORNING. This morning, at half:past six, the dead body of Marshal Ney Was conveyed to the cemetery of Pere L 2 Chaise in a hearse with funereal decorations. it was followed by one mooning coach and several private carriages. The body had been previously in cloitd in a leaden coffin, and one of oak outside. The Paris Papers, so long prevented from arriving by the contrary winds, have arrived up to S iturday inclusite. Theiicontents are very interesting. and we have therefore given very ample extracts. Net• has ended his career. He was found guilty. almost unanimously, on Wednesday, and next morning at nine o'clock he WAS shot. LA. - Atm-Ws appe.ll has not come on. It is to be heard on the 11111. A general amnesty for the crimes of the Revolu tion. excepting the acts of those before named in the KING'S Ordonnaace, has been proclaimed. It was received by the Deputies with general acclamations. This we consider as a wise me.tsure ; for while indi viduals were left in a state of uncertainty on this head, they would naturally be led to , wish for any new change which might promise them an exemption from punishment ; nor would this feeling operate only on the originators of crimes—it would embrace many who were passively hurried along by the tor rent of the Revolution. The Maignis of OSMOND has been appointed AM bassador to the Court of London. in the room of Count LA CUATRE, who is created a Duke. WAR OF THE EUROPEAN POWERS AGAINST THE BARBARY PIRATES. This morning a Mail arrived from Hamburgh. On the 29th ult. a train of 100 waggons, containing the works of art which the Frptch had carried off from Austria, arrived at Ratisbon under a proper escort. But the most important article brought by this Mail is that contained in letter from Rome, by which we learn that a general leap.: has been formed among the European Power.; to put an end to the white slave trade, the depredations of the Algerines. ROME, NIVEMTICR 21. It is asserted that the Ministers of the great Powers have delivered to his Eminence the Cardinal Secre., tary of State the treaty of rartive to the war against the Birbary posers. and that it has been rati fied by all the sovereigns in their quality of Grand Masters if the several mi:it,try and religions orders in their dominion. By this act the powers engage not only to put an end to the uh:te slave trade, which the African covcri:rnol , s carry on with equal insolence and i:npunity ; bat ;n orJer to prevent the return of acts of v:olence w:,icii the powers also declare, that they will establish there the form of government which shall afford the best guarantee. The contingent of the powers for this new species of war will be the s.ime, and no one shall be permitted. under any pretence whatever, to keep up a greater number of troops than is fixed by the treaty. All the troops shall have the same uniform. His Holiness shall be at liberty to send a Legate, but who shall not interfere in temporal matters. This treaty, which consists of 133 articles, flees that all the Christians 51141 be set at liberty, and can not make a part of the army destined to occupy the country. The Sublime Porte, it is said, remains neuter in this war, and will receive guarantees for its European possessions. One is astonished at knowing the treaty against the pirates, and not to know any thing of what has passed in the Consistory, where this affair has been treated. It is certain that his Holiness has not yet published any Bull on the subject of this new crusade. It is said that his Holiness will give to the Grand Masters of the Military Orders a suit of armour and a banner. The whole of the allied forces is &eel by the treaty at 45,000 men. Several gallies have been armed at Ancona. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT WELVE O'CLOCK. Reduced 5911—Cana. mo. shut—for opg. 4 per Cent. 7411-5 per Cent. abut—Bonds 1.. 24. die. Ouan.l4 /1 pr.—Do. pay. 14 Va. thy. 41. pr. The Montreal Papers to the Ist ultimo, which, with Quebec Gazettes to the same ii.cte, hAve mention the return of Sir Gordi.ct Drummond and his Suite, to Quebec, frem a tour to the upper dis. nicts ; he appears to have mule an extensive survey of the British settlements in U, per Canada. Drum mondville, on the St. Francis, a new settlement, and of some importance, is stated to be mach improved. Much attention has been lately ) !v , 1 t., the roads in the Upper Provinces. Thecsuppiief: of c!% cry descrip tion of provisions were in cuusequence Flentiful. " QUEBIEC, OcTouen 23.—The Commissioners have fixed the rate of Exchange fur Govurnm:nt Bills for the next fortnight from this date, at `2 l per cebt. ster ling discount. 66 The frequency of fire; appears T.') have attracted the attention of Government, and strict investigations appear to have taken place.' The C,.:riadian Gcurant, of the 21st October, says, that the dal; by a late fire is estimated at 8170,000 sterling ; that sevnall persons have been taken up on sir:pici, , n, amongst the number a boy, who had, a short time previous to the fire, asked permission at two bow es to light R. candle. The boy's only account was, that he did it . at the desire of a slaw., who premi%ed him some think for it." THE illtmr. WevuouTH.—The Moth Regimnst of Light DI'S. goons, under the command of Colonel ELIWKEJto .ate nnw on their march from Radepole Barrackv to Hounslow, &c. to relieve the 14th, ordered for Ire land.. No regiment ever left this garrison more esteemed. Wednesday the Dorham Militia, commanded by Lientenant.Colonel CALCAOHAN, arrived in gdin burgh from Dai liugton i and have since proceeded uu their route to GlAsgow. Monday se'nnight, a detachment ,of the Aberdcco ahire Militia marched from Aberdeen, under the command of Captain GRANT, for Perth. The British Officers in g.arri3on at Brussels Ilst week performed thy comedy of ✓olin Bull, with the afterpiece of the Muse Lawyer, for the benefit of the pour of that city. NA Via INTELLIGENCE. MAI aaa. DUE. ATtk. MAI. Dublin . -. 3 1 I Culls -- . 0 0 Waterford - - 2 2 Malta - • - 0 0 Gurrmey and Jersey 0 S Hamborgb •- 0 1 Holland - - 0 1 Flanders • . - I 0 Gotteaurgh • 0 2 Corunna - - - 0 0 I.isbun - - 0 U Halifax --- 0 0 Francs • - 4 0 Now York - • 0 ' FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 9. Arrived the John, Captain WALKER, from Domi nica for orders; the Swedith brig Fronnanon, C:rpt. Lomtcastm, from Malaga for 1-larn'aurgli ; Li; Ma jesty's ship MEDINA from St. John's (Ntwforia,land.) Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, Capt. COTL , WOIt'i , I, far Lisbon ; the Frederick packet for Gibraltar and Malta.—Wind N.E. fresh breezes. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 11. Came in the Favourite, THOMSON, from the Downs; lest an anchor and cable. Arrived the General Washington, WOOD, from Alexandria ; Sophia, ion-- aos, and the Christina, MALT2EN, from Alicant.—. Sailed the I)orit, —, for Rio Janeir ~ A boat containing five men unfortunately swamped AF &Mi.:Arne on Thursday last, when all on board perished. Two of the sufferers are brothers, of the name of IS cncirtNo, residents of Hastings ; two others belong to EAbtbourne. bEAt,; DECEMBER 11. CAme from the River and sailed the War wick, DigsrailN, for Jamaica ; Albion, Fistraa, for India, and several more—particulars unku , :wn. , MARGATE, DECEMBER !I. The Woodbridge East Indianan is iti the slrne si tuation as when we last wrote. The v:ea:?:t.r is be conic moderate, and a sloop is got alongside of her to take out part of her cargo. A Swedish brig with; timber has come into our Roads this morring, in a very leaky state, name yet unknown. Si.veral lot wine have been picked up at sea, and btoug!it iatu this Lathe& and landed. RAMSGATE, DECEMBER 11. The wreck on the Goodwin Sands proves to he the Concord, of Sunderland. Several anchors and c.ibles nave been picked up and brought into this harbour. Arrived the Juno GL, and Perseverance GK, •ports, with troops Iron Otend. A boat is jilA come in with three casks of French w►ne, picked up off the Foreland, and several more casks ae seed floating about.—Wind N.W. mote moderate. SHEERNESS, DECEMBER it. Several casks of wine from some stranded vrsccl continue to be brought into this harbour and other parts of the Isle of tiheppy. Some of them arc marked as follows: —W.S. It and A, A.A. G.W. Several barrels of tar have also been brought in front a stranded vessel, name unknown. The J'ip lost ou the Home Sand is the Argo, PLAYER, of Hatdey, bound to London, with coals. The PRINCE Rrosicr has made choice of six 213- mirals and four Captains as his Naval Aides.de•camp. The HON. Rear.Admir4 HENRY BLACKWOOD is one of the distinguished officers upon whom this honour has fallen. The several public Offices connected with the Navy are to undergo considerable reducement in supernume rary clerks, &c. ; several situations which, • from the pressure of public business, have been created, are reported as in contemplation to be abolished, as no longer necessary, by which material savings in the ex penditure will follow. In the Transport Department a reduction of officers employed as agents on foreign sta tion, afloat, and at the outposts, has already taken place; and it is said, many others will experience simi lar measures,from the few vessels that are now wanted as transports.—ln the Victualling Department at the outports reductions are taking place,aud the most rigid system of economy is every where to be observed. On Saturday last, CIIARLIS HARRISON, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, was, by the Corporation of Ripera, unanimously elected Recorder of that Borou;:,h. A Nei...York Paper of the 7th November, calls upon all true Americans 4 4 neither to buy nor wear any of the trash f rem Manchester, or any EngliOa manufactures." On the authority of letters from Spain, it is err. rently reported that FERDINAND Vll. ha; deprived the Biscayans of the ancient privileges tl.ey have so long enjoyed. It will be remembered that the thi..e provinces of Guipuscoa, Alaba, and Biscay!, Irid a freer Constitution than the other\ pa: ts of which was called the Privileges of Dr.cay. Acroid ing to the tenor of said Constitution, the Biscayans formed their Provincial Juntas or Cortes under the shade of an tree, called of Garnica, said to be 400 years old. This tree the French destroyed when they were in Spain, and FERDINAND has gone a step further, and overturned the Constitution, from its being offensive to his principles. Major Semple died suddenly on the ISIII ult. at Lisbon. He went to bed the receding night a i -.- pavently in good health, and was form,' deal iii his bed in the morning. He said he WAS on !:is way to Morocco, to which he had engaged to u'..nsport him self, on the Pluses Reoestes remitting the seilier.ce passed on hint at his last conviction for el:::iatidin4 a cliceseinonger of bacon and cgs.