The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-28 00:00:00

Tmr. NATIOVAL ITGIATEL

l'uo hw spread thrutigh Ehrupt, by a celehrateJ
violent sospwanis agaiwit the morality of et•rtain agents of 800
naparte Ecypti—A. It is true; 1 saki that which I belie‘cd
to be the troth.

The aceosed here &dared that it wlss himself alone who
made all the dispositions, and took all the -measures Mr the
escape of Lava;cue ; he confirmed all the facts related in the
act of ween,ation ; he added, that Lavatette Has dressed in an
ens cre,l with an English great coat. and
mutinied with a hat of the Fratlish form. Bruce here laid hold
of the military cap of Hutchinson, and showed it to the Presi-
dent, saying it was such as that.
Q. (To Wilson)—You knew that Lavalettc was condemned
to death by a jury?—:l. Yes, certainly: it was his condemna.
tion that rendered my assistance necessary.
Q. Yon know the crime for which he was condemned, for
having suppressed the prochunations of the King, for having
on the 20th of March put himsellin correspondence with the
usurper, and for having co-operated in the return of 8110114-
part(' %—A. We arc not agreed us to his crime. I believe
that Baiumparte undertook this enterprise without any cou-
uexion in France. .

U. It is not my business to institute a political controversy.
Lavatette was condemned fur having violently seized a public
authority; for has ing corresponded with finonaparte, and
stopped the king's proclamations ; an•l for having deceived
tif.e inhabitants of France as to the true simation of Paris.-
Much less of politics than of humanity entered into my con-
duet. Bruce, in speaking to me about Lavidetto, addressed
himself to my heart. I dare Batter myself that his hope and
confidence in me have not been deceived. fir Robert de-
clared further, that Mr. Hutchinson did nothing but by his in-
fluence, and that, in what he then did, he was guided by no
political feeling a liatsoever, [Monty by motives ofilummity.
Having said this, lie sat down.
The court then proceeded to the examination of witnes,ses.
The first persons implicated by their depu•iti•ins was Eberle,
the head-turnkey ; and the following facts were proved asiainst
him : . .

Afonsicur Roquette, junior, the gaoler, Bodiscao the keeper,
and several turnkeys, confirm the circumstances detailed in the
indictment, and which particularly inculpated Eberle. It
seemed to result from the wlndeof these depositions, that Eberle
had left open all the doors lititireen the chain hot- of Lavolette
and the great wicket in the first part of the prison ; that at the
moment when the bell rang, and Ir• went up to the chamber to
reccive the out, r to hid the thainnan be ready, the disguise
was already completed. It is ilitlieult to admit that lie did not
perceive it. Instead of obeying the order which Roquette,
inn. gave him to rim immediately after the chair, he directly
came back to the prison, and went with ridiculous precaution
to stint in !‘ladanie Lav:ll,4tte, saying, she at least should not
come out without rood ordors ; and while the minister of po-
lice was intorrogating the gaoler on the circumstances of the
escape, Eberle said it was very easy t.) distinguish Madame
de Lavalette front her Int,band. There was half a head differ-
ence between thou. Wliv,asked Roquette, did you not make
that rem Irk when it might have been useful Olt! marry!
answered Eberle, my principal was there, and I had nothing
to say.

Almost the whole definer of this culprit was confined I.
gin inutile lie to the witnesses, and to repeat," it is a falsehood :
nothiarcan be more false."
It is proper for that iuteresting class of poor citizens who
have no other means of existence exeept hard and daily la-
bour, to preserve with care the deposition of Brigand, a Work-
hug wawa).
Gnerin, called Marengo, the usual chairman of Madame
vallet.e, proposed to hint to take the place of his comrade, who
probably was not able to aid him Brit slay. Brig/tad consented,
and after several jimmies carried Madame Lavallette to the
Coticiergerie, and waited fur her with Guerin at the guard-
IsVUNe. of the gendarmerie : a little before the corning out front
the prison, lienoit Bonneville comes and As rs him a eh:v. of
w Me, and says to him, " You will has e, perhaps, a little grs atcr
weight ti,an at coming, but you must go with speesl; there ale
loins to be earned." `fs 10ni,," s..y s Brigand, what is to
be done for than Such a sum is i.ot offered w Maim cause: I
ass an holiest man ; have a with and children : I will not bring
them into trouble." " You arc then a --(one of the worst
teens: in the French languags ); money should be earned when
it I am a poor man. but I do Roe wish to gain my sub-
sistence except by holiest lahnnr. Bah ! said the ether, what
do you risk alien Monsieur tells you there is no danger Conte,
31arengo, said lie, leave all this stuff: come along with me :
Susie mischief will 'lappeu to yin!: I ani going home ; and with
that he threw down the leather strap with which he used to
support the chair.
lie returned posse, and acquainted his' wife with the offer
which had been mad: to him, and wait his refusal. l' mu have
dune well, said die. 'fhe next slay he learned that the chair-
men were imprisoned—that Lavallette bad escaped : Ob I Base
done well, said he.
The witness showed a great deal of emotion, and even shed
tears, at the. necessity of inculpating his comrade Guerin.
We preserve as much as we can the tote of frattline:.: and
nature which tit,. witness exhibited in his deporition. Gentle-
meu, he said, weeping. do not be offended with me if I slid not
give infant:tat:on a: the time : I was beside my ielf.
Marengo, continued Brigand, brought me the wages for my
job, aml said to net, you vs...re wrong in leaving us: it was nut
what yon thought : the chair was stomed sin the quay, anti it
was ati..s who was w ithin. however, if you arc examined, you
have no occasion to say that money was tittered to you. !fear
• me, answered I ; 1 abandoned the job yesterday . don't
cate Die, or I shall tell the truth.
From all this it appeared that this Brigand was an honest
• fellow ; and the Presideet, on &missing him, addressid lain in
the following flittering words : —" You have givea a guest
ex-
ample of hammy: you have proved by your conduct that 1111.
UMW mid probity arc to be found io the lumen classes : mo-
tionr this conduct; maintain your wife, wed up your
children in these Immovable principles; and belles.. that,
sooner or later, clam in this world, virtue rinds its recom-
pense."
The evidence for the prosecution being gone through, the
witnesses for the defence wrsi called.
The et ire of lirigaud repeats a part of the details given by
her husband.
Guerin and Benoit Bonneville oppose to this doable declara-
tion an absolute
N. B. It deserves to be remarked, that the desertion of Bri-
gand hat Mg compelled the valet-de-eliambre to seek speeshiy
for :Mother erne: roan, Lavitlette rettl.tilltsit tour minutes in the
sedaii-chair at very gate of the Cniciergerie they must
bare app...., ed to Wan very long sines.
After some • her witnesses, whose testimony was quite insig-
alfic., a, Med .me Luvah'tte was I:Weiland. ifer entrance was
aimouneed by arm rour,expressive of the Interest and curiosity
of tie hadicv e. Ware" she appeared, Wilson, Ilutchinsoit, and
t, s,• •a :srotontul bow.
•1••., •..• • • ;. esi of Matlaux Lavevttc were

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so great, that when interrogated, she could scarcely articulate
her own name; and when asked her age, she replied " 27, I
believe."
After having collected her ideas for some moments, she said
—" The distress which I feel does not proceed froin any fear,
but from a kind of alarm on seeing myself before a tribunal, and
amidst so large an audience,
The President.—Madame, it is not public justice which has
Plunmioned you here; it is some of the accused who have invoked
your testimony.
Lavalette.—l declare that the persons who have
called me, contributed its no respect to the escape of M. Lava-
tette : no one was in my confidence; I alone did the whole.
Some details acre asked of her as to certain circumstances
which, though minute in appearance, might throw light on AC% t
rat facts of the accusation. She replied, that she did not re-
collect them, and assigned for her defect of memory an excuse
which will be easily admitted :" At that moment," she said,•• 1
was too much occupied with the execution of may plan to pay
attention to what was passing around me."
M. Clavean, Eberle's counsel, requested her to fix precisely
the moment of the disguise ; and to state whether it was already
executed when Eberle came to receive his last orders.
Madame Lavalette, w Ito was unaware of the cohsemtences of
her answer, said," at that moment the disguise was completed,
because M. Luvalette had got off."
The Presideut.—l will put t.e Madame only one question.
Have you ever knowu or seen these gentlemen Euglisla),or
any one of them?
They immediately ruse, and Madame La valetie, after having
looked at them for a moment, declared, that had octet
known or before seen the:,,.

Mademoiselle Las alttt-es;as then introduced ;as she itnt
quite 1 1, the administering the oath to her was dispensed with.
She answered to the first questions tu so feeble a voice, and her
embarrassment appeared so painful, that the President, after
asking the consent of the prisoners, signified that she might
withdraw.
The court rose at half-past five. M. Claverm is cannsel for
Eberle; M. plaque for the gaoler Roquette ; M.ilogql,, fur
Bonneville; anti M. Dui ) i ))) fur the thice Euglislu.neu. ,