The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-17 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The President—You are called as to your knowledge of the
facts relative to the military included in the Capitulation of Paris.
Witness—The principal 'basis of the Convention was the public
tramptihty, the security of Paris, the respect of persons and pro.
petty. It was with a view to these objects that it was drawn up
and proposed to the Generais Blucher and Wellington. There
were some dien,sions on these points, but no difficulty was made
relative to the 12th article which was accepted in a manner cal-
culated to give the most complete assurance to those compre-
hended under it.
M. Guilcmot was called in.
President—Yon are called to depose to the part you had in the
capitulation of Paris relative to the military.
Witness—As Chief of the Staff, I was charged with stipulating
for an amnesty in tirvour of persons, whatever might be their
opinions, their offices, or their conduct. This point was granted
m Ahura any dispute. My orders were to break off the confer-
ences had any refasal been made. This article induced him to lay
deem his arms.
Dupin—This Convention was military. Why were Messrs.
Boirrny and Bondy joined with you ?
Answer—They stipulated for the civil persons as I did for the

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may judge me. But I forbid my Counsel to speak. unless they are
permitted to make use of all the means in their power.
[A profound silence reigned for a short time in the Chamber.]
111. Bellart, after a conference with the King's Ministers, rose.
—We have a right, and it is our duty, to refuse the captious
means that have been resorted to—butsince the Marshal renounces
all further defence, we renounce the right of reply. I shall now
present the requisition, upon which the Chamber will retire to de-
liberate.
The Commissioners of the King require of the Chamber of Peers,
in consequence of the proofs furnished, to declare Marshal Ney
guilty ; in consequence to condemn Marshal Ney to the penalty in
the form prescribed by the decree of the 12th May, 1793.
President—Accused, have you any thing to say on the applica-
tion of the penalty ?—Marshal Noy (rising and with a firm tone)—
Not a word, my Lord. President—Let the accused and the au-
dience withdraw, the Chamber is about to deliberate.
It was now five o'clock—The tribunes were evacuated, and the
Peers immediately entered upon deliberation in secret. At half
past eleven o'clock the sitting was made public. President—
Call in the defenders of the accused. The Counsel were absent.
President—The Chambor having deliberated ; considering that it
results from the process and the pleadings, that Marshal Ney,
Prince of the Moskwa, is convicted of having, in the night be-
tween the lath and 14th of March, 1815, read, on the public place,
at Lons-le-Saulnier, in the department of the Jura, at the head of
his army, a proclamation tending to instigate to revolt and defec-
tion, of having immediately issued orders for joining the enemy,
and of having himself, at the head of his troops, effected that junc-
tion; -that he is consequently convicted of the crime of high
treason, and attack on the safety of the state ; to change the form
of the Government, and the legitimate order of succession to the
throne ;—declares him Guilty of the crimes provided against by
Articles 77, 87, 88, 102, of the Penal Code--1 and sof Title Ist of
the law of the 21st Brumaire, year and of Article Ist of Title ad
of the same law (These articles were here read ;)
Therefore, in application of the said articles, condemns Marshal
Nu, Marshal of France, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the Moskwa,
late Peer of France, to the full punishment of Death, and the ex.-
pences of the trial ;
Orders that th Decree shall be executed conformably to the
dispositions of the law of the itth of May,1797, by the care of the
King's Commissioners.
President—ln the name of the Chamber, I declare that Marshal
Ney, Member of the Legian of Honour, been wanting in
honour, has ceased to form part pf the said Legion.

Marshal Ney was not present Nvben his condemnation was pro-
nounced. The Secretary was charged to notify it to him.—The
Marshal, upon returning to his chamber, whilst the Chamber were
deliberating upon his fate, appeared to be animated and sustained
by a feeling, of deep resolution. He pressed his advocate in his
arms, who said to him, " You would have it." "It is all over, my
dear friend," replied the Marshal, " we shall see each other again
in another world."

He asked for dinner, and ate with good appetite ; he thought
that a small knife was the object of attention and uneasiness to
the persons charged to guard him. "Do you think (he said, on
looking at them) that 1 fear death ?" and then threw the knife
some distance from him.

After dinner he smoked a segar tranquilly ; then lay down and
slept, or seemed to sleep, fora couple of hours.
The Sentence is without appeal, and must be executed witbia
the 21 hours.