The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS. TRIAL OF MARSHA.T, NEY. INT AMBER OF PEERS, /4671:M8ER 21. . The Ordonaances Of the K in g of 11th and 13th inst. were read, and afterwards the act of accusation had been gone through, the action- adduced were as follow That Mich::! Nev, Nlarsh.ll of France, Duke d'F.lchingen, Prince of the Mosko Ffx-Peer of Prance, is accused before the Cham ber of Peers of France, by the 7.linusters of the King, and by the Procure:lr General of the Royal Court of Paris,Conanissioners of his Niaies , y Of liacM , 7 kept up with Buonapar.te an intelligence, with the view of facilitatMo to him and his bands an entrance on the French Orritory, and Ovine., up to him towns, fortre! , ses, magazines and arsenals, furnishing him with assistance in soldiers and men, and seconding the progress of his arms on the French possessions, and more especially of !-,lvukin ,, the fidelity of the officers and soldiers : Of having put himself at the head cf aimed bands and troops, and lrivinsr, e':creised a command to invade towns in behalf of Ronaparte,, and for „ baying made resistance to the public force acting against him : • .0t having passed over to the enemy with a part of the troops sunder his command : • Of having, by Fre:chrs d:livered in pahlie place, and plaeards a l3 ..ixed to then, and printed documents, directly eticited the citi zens to arm again•t other: Of haviag exci!ed his comrades to pass over to the enemy : Lastly, of having connnit'ed treason towards the King and the state, and participated in a plot, the object of which was to de steroy cl,a ge the Goverimient and the order of succession to the throne; mid also, for es;citing civil war by arming, or inducing the citizens to arm, one against the other. All of which crimes arc provided against by the articles 77, 87, 89 , Ffly 91, VP2, 03, 9-1, 96, and 102 of the Penal Code, and bv the lit and sth articles of Title I. and by the Lit article ofTitle 111. of the Laws Of OW 2lst Brunra4e, year Done in our Cabinet, at the Palace of the Chamber of Peers, at noon, the 30th of November, 1815. (Signed) RICHELIEU, &c. &c. (iECOND vir.) The Court assembled at nine o'clock. The namcs of the Peers being called, only three were absent, viz. Missy d'Angias, and the Counts De Rielie!)ei:rg and Larjuinais. The two latter suit writ tun excuses, assigning ill health. Five ohjections of nullity. were urged as fiillows, by M. Berryer, a Ivocate for the prisoner. First, that the chai e was not sanctioned by the signature of all the Members of the Clamber: the law requiring all the Judges t.,) sign the resolution. Secondly, that the law, which requires that the placing in ac cusation shall precede the order for apprehension was not com plied with. Thirdly, that the copy of the indictment had no date. Frun•thly, that the indictment hail not been legally ri:,nir,cd to t 7.0 accused: wliereas the hilv rf'quirtil it to be cumrrnnii~ uteri three thys, and this did not set forth either the &Ito of the day or the month. The fifth eras twfoht ; tae first ati,4ng from the omission to !ignify to the n"cnsed, that he might avail hirrvall . of his ?rounds ex' ; and the second, feom Iris not having been allowed time to smnmon his w:tnesz.z.3.-----The 1% - hole of these were ovefruled. The Chancellor then put the folim% low.; iiim•tiolts to M, Berrycr: Q. Are ycrir %%itncsses sommoned . Those rejaleut at Paris arc, but the summonses cannot yet ha% e reached those that reside at Dole, Besancon, and ether diatant trim:es. Q. State summarily the it;lport . of their evidence?--A. M. Dc Prcehamp, chief of Marshal•Nly'S Stall, win; at Lou:;-le-Sardnier, the tlth of and can give imporburt evidence touching the OCcUlTtnees of the day.-2. The Matqais de Scran, Aide-de-Camp of Monsieur, arrived at Marshal Ney's head-quarters on 11} , 12th of March, and the .Marshal eaveldin a note, containing a specifica tion of his iutcndrd ineasurei of defemx ; it is of the utmost hu pollance that this note, deposited at tie - r. °nice of the War Department, should he r:.;o1 tsefore the court olfice4 . s.--3. M. de St. Anreur, of tree Staft et the NI of bionght Li; Mar shal Ney, at his scat at Caudreoux, orders to go to Besancon ; it is of the mniost importance that lee should be heard bcfo:v the Court.--4. 31. de Montgenet; Camp-Marshrtg4r artillery at ticsan cam, can prove that Marshal Ney did nut cause the citadel Of that place Übe di:3anued, as he has Vten accesed of has.ing done.— r). • 'ii] ; . 774 rA' • THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. Lieut.-General Count Heudelet had an active correk with Marshal Ney, which would throw much light on the of the 14th March, and the spirit that then reigned among the military men, the traders, the people of the ' other classes. I therefore require these witnesses be all The Conn retired again, and having returned at six Chancellor pronounced the following decision in the Marshal Ney ;-- " The Chamber of Peers, doing justice to the dem; accused for a delay which may afford time for the pro , the wittn named on the list delivered by him to Commissioners on the 19th inst., and after hearing the of the King's Attorney, adjourns to the 4th Decemhe ten o'clock in the morning, when, without further lapse will proceed to the examination of the documents, the the debates, and the judgment." During the whole of this long sitting Marshal Ye' was entirely passive. He did not utter a single wor' any movement or gesture ; and so far as the closest of his countenance could furnish means of interpretati, seem that he considered that it was tile case of his was pending, and not his own. TRIAL OF GENERAL LAVALETTE. The charges in the indictment were 1. That Marie ('hamans Lavalette had usurped puhl, which he had no right to assume. 2. That when the accused assumed these functions legally exercised by Count Ferranti, appointed Direct of the Posts by the Legitimate Government. 3. That he committed this act of usurpation with • concurring in, and promoting the successes of the errs prise of the 20th of March. 4. That he was therefore an accomplice in that offer cordingly guilty of having assisted in overthrowing the thority, a crime provided against in the Penal Code. (SECOND DAY). • PARIS, Nov, 21.—The Court assembled at half past and began by examining the witnesses in behalf of the Baron Pasquier deposed, that fearing for his person; the arrival of Buonaparte, he went to see M. Lavale' ceived him with much politeness, and assured him that I danger. In the course of the conversation on that day, gave his word of honour to M. Pasqnier, that he had rig conspiracy which had brought back Bonaparte. M. Severet, a person employed at the Post Offitse, do. his son, who was also employed in the same Office, ha himself in the royal volunteers, and had not been in th tested on that account by M. Lavalette. A courier, named Boileau, went to Buonaparte twi , but never carried any letter or message to him from M, M. Jackson, Inspector General of Posts, and who must have known every thing which passed by the cot: I knowledge of any correspondence ehatever between and Bonaparte, during his rcidei.cesat Elba. Another witness' d::elar;!:I, that having been teased portant mission by M. Ferrand, he was afraid of being by M. Lavalette, but the latter never made him the kits, on that account. The same witness, who is Inspector Office, refused to give his adhesion to the Additional Lavalette notwithstanding, assured him of his protecti not displace any of his parents, who were in the saint that account. The Attorney General now summed up the evidence, bated the defence of M. LaValette, that he took posses: place of Director from motives of public! . interest. M. F erra n ( ' had eotermined not to give up his place bat moment, but had been obliged so to do Iry M. I.avalet first object of the latter was to inform Bonaparte of snit and to receive his orders; to prevent the royal disi long ak being sent into the Dcluirttnents, and to writ letter asserting that the greatest enthusiasm reigned account of the"arrival of Bonaparte. Such," said he, " are the accusations brow•ht agains. lette. The accused (lid not take possession of his piaci tie es of self-interest or of public good ; hr did it in ordi Bonaparte, and he did serve trim prepared his way tainebleau to Paris." V.' hen the Attorney General had finished, M. Laval& and in a tirm tone of voice said, Although 1 have ever felt a great repnznanee .440 4 P , a.rw-►+ -~;-.~ DEC. 3. respondence Lie fatal day ed at Dijon law, and all I summoned. o'clock, the presence of mand of the rodnction of :o the King's conelusior.s her next, at se, the Court opening of cy's coniect rd, nor make examination io:i, it would Counsel that • lic functions [s, they were :tor General the view of int . :nal enter- ence, and ac- Le lawful au- t ten o'clock, c accused. nal safety on E:tte, who rt.- he was in no :, the accused to part in the li leclared that ii had enco!led the hiast mo- NS ice at Lyons, Lavaleite. 71 by his place :tiers, has no the accuse-I se I with an se rece:7ed 4tst. reproach ih r of the Post I Act, but M. e/. ion, and did sti ae office, ou i c, and coin- in ession of the He said that ( a it at tie last 1 :t ttc ; that the ne hat was pass- set :patches and . cie to a circular hia in Paris ea Be tst M. Lava- .ce from tub- sit! 'der to serve tat trout Fon- tl:c Ate rose up, let to to speak of • %