The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-14 00:00:00

No. 1,37.8—V0i.. XV.]

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS, Juts' B.—A new attempt of the enemies
of order has furnished the soldiers of the King with ,
a fresh occasion of showing their fidelity. Lieut.-
Colonel Caron, already implicated in the conspiracy
of the 19th of August, 1820, and a veteran named
Roger, who superintended some time ago the riding-
house at Colmar, had formed the project of seducing
the non-commissioners of the 4Gth regiment of the
line, the chasseurs of Allier, and the chasseurs of'
Charente. They had made large distributions of
money, and continually gave out that they were
acting by virtue of orders transmitted by a directing
committee established in the capital. They promised
that many of their accomplices would join them be-
tween Mulhausen and Colmar, as soon as they
should have succeeded in seducing some squadrons.
Caron had at first announced his intention of deli-
vering the prisoners at Belfurt ; but afterwards
changing his plan, he had postponed their liberation
until the moment when the rebels should have re-
ceived their promised reinforcements.
The movement which had been concerted took
place on the 2d of July. A squadron of horse chas-
seurs of the departmoos of Allier, which .Caron
thought he had seduced, and in the ranks of which
were two officers disguised hi the plain uniforms of
chasseurs, set out from Colmar at five o'clock in the
evening, under the command of the Chief Quarter-
master Thiern. At the same time a squadron of
horse chasseurs, from the department of Charente, in
the midst of which marched as common chasseurs
Captain Nichol and four officers, set out from New
Brisach, under the command of Quarter-master Ge-
rard. When mounting, the two squadrons were
apprised that they were going to act in the service of
the King, and received orders to execute scrupu-
lously all that should be prescrioinal to them by their
subalterns. They obeyed, with the most praise-
worthy fidelity, the instructions which they had
received from their superior officers, and what in-
contestably proves the excellent disposition of the
troops, is the silence they observed in going through
manoeuvres, of the object of which they were igno-
rant. The secrecy of the conspiracy of Caron was
confided to more than fifty persons, amongst whom
were a great number of subalterns; however, no-
thing transpired until the arrest of the conspirators.
On the height of nista, Caron ordered his hel-
met, his sabre, and his uniform to be brought to him.
Ile put them on, and placed himself at the head of
the squadron of Allier, and immediately took the
command. Ile passed through liastall and nous-
sach, crying Pine t Empereur ! The affrighted pea-
sants took fright at his approach.
Caron, on leaving ltoussach, went to Mayenheim.
where lie found the chasseurs of Charente, who had
come from Brisuch. drawn out in order of battle.—
" Soldiers," said he, " you have sworn to your sub-
ahem officers to follow them every where. French
soldiers will not fail to keep their oaths; I come to
command you in the name of the Emperor—follow
me !" This harangue finished, he shaped his course
towards Ensisheim.
On the way he spoke with contempt of Berton
and the other conspirators, who had not succeeded,
said he, in raising fifty men, whilst he was ready at
the head of two squadrons, and had infantry who
who awaited him at Colmar. _ _ .

Arrived near Ensisheim, he announced his inten-
tion of lUrcing an entrance, but Thiern and Gerard
opposed it, reminding him that it was not what he
had promised them, and calling upon him to conduct
them to the rendezvous of his trusty companions.
Caron took them then to Battenheim, but the
refusal which he had experienced had alarmed him.
Roger mid he resumed their common clothes, and
endeavoured to their escape. It was then they
were arrested. They seemed thunderstruck on see-
ing Capt. Nicol, who, under the name of Georges,
had acted as orderly man to Quarter-master Gerard,
take the command of the two squadrons.
After staying at Bottenheim the necessary time
to refresh the troops, tle,; chasseurs re-entered Col-
may, with their prisoners bound.
The conduct of the troops is above all praise; the
coutttry people showed the best disposition. The
niayors of the country were seen running with pre-
eqiation to obtain from the Prelea authority to
tuutal tt.c tue,in, and to cause the ptasants to watch
itBai.o.,t the Addiers who were