The National Register. — London, England, 1815-08-20 00:00:00

532 " cull , no a—lt on this important day my life alone wile cam' prised, I •lioii . 1 41),ImIon :11V , t It t the eneoinaging idea, that lie who has s , nn - tine. hit 1):;ivt. 11101 to death, would know how to march to death himself like a brave man, and 1 should slot detain you, Rut my honour is attacked as well as my lite, and it is my ditty to defend it, because it does not belong to me a lone : a w ir e , the model of every virtue, i!as a right to demand an account of it from me. my son, %%lir it reason ensues to enlighten him, blush at his iilicrit.ivice? l 11.11:.t;.taigth enough to resist the most terrible attacks, if I am able to say, llonotir is tiotourlied! " o.iist have been deceived--misled by illusions, by recollec tions, by fake ideas of hoomir—it is possible that country spoke a Chimerical kiiguare to The declared that lie had no intention, nor the possibility of ileilyilig f•iets. public and notorious ; he was ready to sign the act of accusation &ay.n up against him, but he would justify himself from the charge of having 1, en concerned in any plot that preced ed the ret•irii of Ilium:parte; and lie protested that lie is con vinced no relation ever existed between the isle of Elba and Pat is. _ _ _ " Appointed Colonel of a regiment, I wished only to occupy my• Pelf in my military duties. I wished above all to inspire my sol diers w jib an esprit de r6 to s Never should I have attempted to snake them torget the who had so often led them to victo ry ; but I know also the names and exploits of the great men that have rendered the of the llonibotis illustrious, and I should have made it a duty and pleasure to teach them to my troops. " I do n•.l conceal that I set off with sad prestntimens ; but Na. pole°, was fen from my thoughts. I had not foicscen that France, niit..nelied and united, w o uld resume for three months, under a new rezrine. a political attitude. I had not foreseen this coalition of all•Europe,•,igaiii•t which the army, protector of the territory, would again fight under Blionaparte. But I was a victim to a vague uneasiness, of which, nevertheless, I mold explain and per. haps justify the cause. AO if my voice could have that solemn character which, they say, the feeblest accents assume in thc mo nies)! (IV:I I 11, Mil rrill'e lion , might still be useful to futorit3 ! "In 18:4 neither the nation or army could longer sutler the yoke of 111111.11:11 1 :11fr wit%tired of war without motive—exhausted by sari iti is ithout felt the necessity of a repairing Governs nicol—where could we Ititterourselves that we should find it but in the veval of the Boni bons, whose name et-minded France nt a long series of good Kings, and ages or prosperity. Hence they were welcomed with an enthusiasm which wits too soon (-hilted by 1111- Imo on% faults, grave error:, and fatal imprudence , . The King's in tentions were pure, but the foutragyotts zeal of faithlrss servants did nitwit harm. These men formed au erroneous idea of Frauce— The President, interrupting the Accused, required him to con. fine Innisel • to his defencc—" It is not a political crime of which yon are arensed ham e us, or that we are called upon to judge—it is a military crime--a violation of your duties as soldier and co lonel—try to destroy the proofs that are furnished against you--we desire it as much as yon can." Libedoyere---" What: . would you have me combat facts that arc notorious, and disavow atctions that are public? I never had such an idea. And since you prohibit me fiom entering into the exami• nation of the poli ilea! causes that led to the step for which I am called upon to answer before yon, I must confine myself to the avowal of a great error. and I confess it with et let upon throwing my eyes urn my country.--My tault is the haying misunderstood the intentions of the King." _ M. de Labedoyete made a tardy but touching reparation to the Kitu—" I see all promise• fulfilled, all guarantees consecrated, the constitution perfected, and fOrvigners will again see, I hope, a great nation in the Fiend' united round their King. Perhaps I shall not be called upon to enjoy the sight ; but I have shed my blood for my country, and I love to persuade myself that my death, preceded by my err or, may be of some use; that my memoty will slot be held in horror, and that when my son shall have reached the age at %Well he shall be able to serve his country, the country will not reproach him with his fiame." The firm and noble accent, the modest yet fissured countenance, and tbe!penetrating tone of the Colonel, invired all the audience with a feeliug which the judges would no doubt have shared—the feeling of regret that so many fine qualities, which might have made their possessor the pride of his country and his family, should only ender' him the accomplice of the euetny AUG. O. Glared besides, unanimously, that Labedoyere had not profited of the delay of eight (lays granted by the Ordounatice of the King to all the abettors of Buonaparte to return to t' cir duty. In conse (pence, they condemned him to the pain of death, to degradation trout the rank at Colonel, and from the title of Commandant of the Legion of Honour, and to the payment of the expellees of the trial. This sentence, pronounced in the absence of tl.e accused, will be r -ad to ltim by the Reporter, Vk ho will announce to him that he is allowed a delay of '2l hours, to demand the revision at his sen tence before another tribunal. He Wlti dressed in a large green riding coat without any decora tion. His figure is tall—his countenance genteel and agreeable. He appeared at first rather pale and contused, hut he aoou assumed a firm and assured look and manntr. . . have contributed to the rendering him the accomplice of the euetny of the human race.\ It win; it a ,tisitile expression of grief that the Pre‘ident, after a long (I . •_ti . 1 oflite likitimeil. der ari d that C. A. F. H. de La. befit), . iii. h Z 7 i4if 3 th - tegiment of the line, hail been ottani- , e), artoini.'""i! ..•• A ' "*.) etroOti and Rebellion. The Court de- j• 0 ... Vv. 'I - e e .• A ' co .. r. . i . . tr.. ... ._ . , ~.., _ . ,- , „.. - : , ) 11. xi. •,,. .. viti „ if _c c ! ) I.) J. L .;.! . tiw THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MARSHALS NEY AND BRUNE. Marshal Ney has been discovered in the canton of Figeac, in the department of the Lot, on the border of the depart ment of the Cantal. lie has been apprehended there and conducted to Aurillac. This important arrest is owing to the vigilance of M. Locard, Prefect of the Cantal, and of the Sub-Prefect of Aurillac. The Captain of Gendarmerie executed the orders of the Prefect with great zeal and acti- vi ty. Marshal Mune, after quitting Toulon, set out with trans ports from M. de Riviere. He was recognized by the people at Avignon, where a popular commotion immediately broke ont. M. Brune alighted from the carriage, and took refuge at an inn. The Prefect, who bad previously seen him, and advised him to pursue his route without delay, hastened to the spot ; for four hours and a half he, at the peiil of his life, defended that of Marshal Brune ; but neither his words nor his exertions were capable of appeasing the fury of the populace, and there was no armed force in the city. At length, at the Moment when the Marshal believed it certain that the door of his asylum was on the point of being broken open, he killed himself with a pistol.—The Prefect of Vau close has been ordered to proceed against the authors of the sedition. PARIS, Auc. 12.—We arc assured that his Royal High. ness the Duke of Angouleme will set out on Tuesday, to pre side at the Electoral College of the Gironde, and that Ma dame the Duchess of A ngouleme will accompany him. General Labedoyere underwent his first examination the day before yesterday. To afford time for his defence, the public hearing will not take place before Monday next. None of the pei sons arrested at the Thuilleries have been dis charged. Fifteen of them will be tried at the next Assizes. The approaching elections at present chiefly engross the public attention. The new Chamber of Representatives, the 7th or Bth 4 our Representative Assemblies, will have, we hope, a different character fi9m any of the preceding. PA RIS, AUG. 13.-The Allied Sovereigns and the Princes of their families will dine this day with the king. Part of the equipages of the Duke of Angouleme set out yesterday for Bourdcaux ; those of the Duke of Berri are al ready on their way to Lille. New corps of Prussian cavaby are on their march for Paris. They come from the banks of the Rhine. We are assured that a Declaration of the Allied Sovereigns, which will appear in a few day!, is of a nature to satisfy al t minds. It is also believed that his Majesty's birth-day Will be the epoch of a definitive arrangement, according to whic h the greater part of the Allied troops will quit France, leaven only the number necessary for the maintenance of internal tranquillity. Persons who have travelled through the lines of the army of the Loire, calculate its effective force at about 45,000 men. The corps of the Old Guard ate the same as they