The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-04 00:00:00

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LOND3N. MONDAY, MARCH 4.
Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris Papers of Thursday have arrived ; the
fol!naing are extracts :•••••
PARIS, Fen. 28.—1 t was in fact on the 24th of
this month that General Berthon suddenly appeared
about 10 p. m. in the market of Thouars: he had
with him the ex-iieutenant of artillery Delin, who
teemed to act as his aide-de camp, and about fifty
individuals who constituted the suite or army.
When the people were assembled in the market-
place. General Bertlion read aloud a proclamation,
drawn up in his name, in which, taking the
title of " Generalissimo of Piton and Bretagne,"
lie declared that the object of the confederation
was to destroy the dominion of the nobles and
priests, and to abolish taxes insupportable to the
people; he announced at the same time his project
of marching to Saumur, where the garrison and
the elm's, according to him, were eager to join his
troop, and to second his resolutions.
The men who acecatpanied Berthon answered by
different cries to the proclamation of their Chief:
tl.ere was heard a mixture of " The charter for
ever," with • The Emperor Napoleon 11. fur ever,"
and " Vie lit Republique."
Berthon lett Thoutirs and proceeded towards
Saumur: on the way he had the tocsin sounded in
all the villages; the peasants flocked together;
the proclamation was repeated, money distributed,
and by these man auvrts the troop received an ad-
dition of about 200 pout wretches; it was about
230 strong when it arrived at the bridge of Fou-
cheux, half a league from Saumur. At the first
toes of the march of the rebel chief, all the civil
and military authorities of Saumur had assembled;
the pupils of the school, the national gnarl headed
Lv their respective commanders, the Sub-prefect,
the Mayor, and all the members of the civil tribu-
nal, went out of Saumur amidst cries of ' Vive k
llui ." and marched against the rebels. They met
them at the bridge of Fuucheux ; the Mayor thought
it his duty to go alone to meet them, and, with a
courage the inure laudable as it was inspired by the
desire to prevent the effusion of blood, and was not
. without personal danger, he presented himself alone
to General Berthon and demanded the reason of his
march. Berthon answered, he only desired a pas-
cage into Saumur, and that he guaranteed the town
from all kind of pillage and violence. " You can-
not obtain this passage with the signs of rebellion
which you bear," answered the intrepid magistrate.
" I will force it," replied Berthon ;'anti at the 6.1111 C
moment a m..n in his suite held a pistol to the
Mayor's breast. " You may kill me; you will have
one more to answer for." The firmness of the
Mayor had its effect; it was night; neither party
could ascertain the furce of the enemy. Bart lion
retired, threatening shortly to return and to make
the town repent its resistance.
Twe men whom Berthon had seduced by money,
and to whom he had promised speedy and powerful
reinforcements, no sooner saw him turn back, than
they dispersed and returned to their homes, Berthuu
had only ten or twelve men when he appeared
again belare Thouars, which, having had tame to
recover itself, closed its gates against him.
Berthon then resolved to fly with all speed, and
it is ascertaiiied that, having procured the dress of
a peasant, he is now wandering among the woods
and mountains with the sole object of avoiding the
active search that is making for him. Nine or ten
persons, who were part of Gen 13erthon's troop,
have also been arrested among them is an ex-colonel.
It is hoped they will be ail taken.
The Duke tic Cates arrived at Paris yesterday
evening.
On the tilt. the re.-tes opened at 89f. s6e.;
rose Co 93t. 4. . ; mite: taw printed list closed at
90f. 23e.

,Ntsjesty recently sent the Order of the Gar-
ter to the King of Denmark; this, it is said, w•as
FrelUad to the demand of his daughter Caroline,
aged 29, in marriage for an illustrious personage.