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tering into a detail of 114 many bloody actions
whirh h; lit in this campaign, and in which
Aliasll4l Nev took so glorious a part; without
-oe,ll.ing adult victory at Moskowa, which gave
tl.c Duke of Elchingen the title of Prince, which
tip! cumpteror and the conquered alike conferred
n,, him, we shall merely call to mind that this il-
lustrious and generous warrior, at the head of some
heroes who devoted themselves with him, saved the
wrecks of an army; pursued at once by fire;
per, and all the horrors of a climate where a speedy.
death was the last wish, and seemed to be the only
hole oh the soldier,
It was at thi3 epoch of mourning and consterna-
tion, but also of high deeds and glory, that Marshal
Ney crowned in some sort his military career, and
de,erved to lie placed at the head of the hattalions
a tarots whom lie alts knew how to preserve for
France. We shall pass salinity over the campaign
of 1313, wlwre Marshal Ney,.tti the midst of innu-
merable reverses, always %hewed I self superior to
events, mid worthy ',fins great reputation—ne shall
not even strip at the battle of Llano, where he
foisi6lit like a hero—we Quill only name the despe-
rate day of .Leipsic, and we shall leave to history
the care of relatiug the high deeds of the Prince of
the Moskowa, at the different battles of Troves, of
Champ-Aulwrt, of Salmons, of Moriterea,oft3rami,
of Lion, of A rcis-sur-A Ow, and of La Fere Chain-
itemise,
Marshal Neybus been present in more than stm
actions or pitched battles, anti iu this long career of
Ktor and of danger.he has never disgraced the no-
ble title. of the Grayest of Me !mire, which hail
been con feu red 011 hullo

in the tuinitlt of 31areli, 1811, 13onal-
parte, who load retired to Foiatinnetileour oibltett to
tairry 4111 'lltiotiaticuus .with the Allied Alowarcha,
Ney was charged to bignify to the Ex-
Emperor that be had ceased to reign in France. ;
awiii after he wade his sabinisticin to the Provisional
tiover iiiii rot.

WAiris the King entered France the Yrince of
the Nio•kooa was named a Member of the Chamber
of Peery.

Ilia 11.1.iwsty then. hamar(' him with the Go.
ver 1111 l rut of, the 6th military dn•isiou ; he exercised
those fnoctimis in the name of the Kim: till March
14, 1013, the period at which lie jMiled the Niaml-
actl of limilimirte. win), on the Ist of Alaich, had
honied lit C;1111104.

lu the last short. cwroiraigii of the moz;tli of June,
Dlarshal Nt had tizitin occasion to shew his woot.::1
‘alour ; we oliell burrow his owl) words to relate the
rsolt of the flisastroui Jan• of Waterloo.

LI h•re follows Ney's letter to Fouelle, which is
tiler idly liefore the public.]
The Allo.tl troupe,, in virtue of the Convention
►;c lea the 3.1, occupied Puns in the first days of
Jul•

_
The tong retuned to the euintal the Bth or the
stole mouth.

I%larslial Ney thought fit to remove himself : it
appear* that he had at first the intention of taking
rcluge in a foreign country ; but having pe-
tieucetl to pinaiiiig the frontier, lie it.
tired into Auvergne, in the environs of Aurilliw, to
a telatinini of his : it was there that he was
c prised in the Ordinance of the •24th of July ;
he was arrested on the .sth of August.
All Officer of the gendarmerie (M. Jaumaril), in
whine hands he was placed, was charged to conduct
hum to Paris.

Before the journey, the Marshal gave his word of
honour to the Officer not to make any attempt to
escape. This Officer had formerly served under
the: orders of the Marshal, mid he thought tit to
rely on tl.e word of his former General. Ile had
no 'season to repent his confidence.
Between Moulieur and Aurillac, Marshal Ney
and his conductor stopped in a village to take
some instant of repose. After the repast a ',oldie
Vinietionary of the neighbourhood came to info, in
the Officer of gendarmerie, that at ttttt e distaiire
Metier he would find on the road persons posted,
who laid formed a plan to carry off the Marshal.
latter was in the same rerun' where this com-
munication took place; some words that he heard
use him an easy insight into the subject of the
conversation ; lie advanced and said to the I Biker,
it Captain, 1 shall merely remind you that I have
Fives, you my word of honour to go with you to
'Paris; if, contrary to my expectation, and to all
probability, au attempt is :wide to carry me sill, I
shall demand Innis of you to oppose the tentatives
that may he made out my person, mill to fulfil to
the end the sacred promise which 1 have made to
you."
The travellers continued their journey, and im
attempt was made to carry oft the Marshal.
Arrived within four leiernes
Nty found in un inn his led;

meet him iii an hired chaise.
n conversation of two hours, at
the Nlarslial told the Cuptait
go on : some tears flowed ti
sot lie surprised," said he to
have not been able to restrain
tor myself I weep, but for the
whim my children are concert
master of my sorrow,"
The 111arshal mini hi. wife 111111 l nted the &ere,
the Officer of the gendarmerie placed himself in
it, and a tiervatit of his Lady the
coach.
It was thii. dill I • • dal Viris, August 19th.

After having irie..ed the t.tivrt. of the the
coaeli arrived at the rod ot. the Orr-et de Sev, i.;
OW officer of gendarmerie alit..4rted to Beek &mother
vehicle, at 6o or 80 liawrirdoB:oo.

The Niarshal bade lichen to his wife, ascended the
second liacre, and alighted iii the military prison
of the A hbaye.
S dovs after, be %vas transferred to the Con-
ciergerie ; he remained there till the t which,
being brought before the Court of Verr.4, his fate
was decided by the Decree of Dec. 6, Itsls.

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