The National Register.
London, England, 1816-01-28 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.'

by the Citholie Church. 1 have never preatot ,I to judge of Ite
different ways of explaiuing the dogmas whirli rend the. Church of
Jesus Christ ; but I have agreed, and always shlll'agree, as long as.
God grants me life, with the deeisjuns that the Ecclesiastical 4upe-
riors, united to the Holy. Catholic Choral, Ore, or may give, con-
formably to the discipline of the Church, 'followed since the time
of Jesus Christ.
rpity with all my heart our brothel a who. mav be in error, but I
do nut presume to judge them, and I do nit iove any of them, the
less through Jesus Christ; according to what Christian charity
teaches m. Ipray God to l'oestive. me all Illy bias ; I have scrupu-
losisly sought to ascertain them, to detest theia, and to humiliate
myself in his presence. Not stains; stale to have the consolations of
a Catholic Priest, I pray. God to 'teceive the confession which I
have made to him, and ab.o all, the profound repentance which
I feel for having• put my name (though against-My will) to acts
which may be contaacy to the thscapline and the belief of the Ca-
tholic khurch, to which I havealways remaiued sincerely' devoted
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in heart.
I pray God to receive the firm rasolution I have formed, if he
spnee*tiy life, to avail myself, as .0.4.111 as Robsible, of the aid of a
Catholic -Priest; that I may confess all my sins, and receive the sa-
c iment of penitence.
I pray of oil those whom I matt have ioadvertently offended, (for
I do not recollect ever having given offence to a,n-Y one)
or-those to *born I may have set a bad or improper itxainole, to
firOtiethe ill' may have dotty them. I also pray of all CharitJble
persons to join their prayers with Leine to obtain from .Clod' a par-
don for my silts.
I ftngive, with all my heart, otiose who have chosen to become
my enemies, without thy having giVen them any-reason Ibr it, and
I pray God to-forgive them,, as well as those who, front a false or
mist-aka:it zeal, have dime ine*Much injury.
reedmmend to 06d my wife awl my childr.en., my. sister and
my aunts,. mv btothers, and all those who are connected with me
11 the tries of blOod,for to qtly other way that may be. In particu-
lar, tprit'y Goth to Took down in mercy upon ire; wife,
and toy, sister, who ha-ve for a long time sufiered with me to sup:.
port them by his grace,. should lose me, now, ao4 n 8 !Dug
ab tlity•mayreutaio in this perishable world.
1 recommend my Children to my wife : never. donittcd her ma-
ternal tenderuess for them; and I particularly entreat her to male
theca good Cliris.tians and honest people to Callse them to regard
the grandeuts ofthis World (if they be destined to everienve them)
as thitto4 dattgerous and p,trishable, and to turn their attention, to-
Wards the only sada-Mt real glory, that of eternity ; I pray of roy
sister to eontiooe her tenderneqs toward, my ehitidren, and to act
towards them the part of a mother, k they have the misfortune to
lose their oWin.-
I intplote tom: wife to forgive me all the misfortunes she suffers
oo my oe.coupi, and the veiations• r may have eLosed her in the
coarse of Q.11,,C 1.11.100: as she may be mire that I, have Ito ill-wilt to-
wards I, r, if ale creek thinks that she has any Wog with which to
reproachlte,caelic.
I most carnet4ll'y recommend to my chibtrea. next to their ditty
towards God, which might to take precedence oftvery thing, to.
remain always united to ether, submissive and obedient to their
Toiler, and gratefol sir ita the, cares trod trottlilLe whick she takes
fJr eitt, init., in rementbrance ultue, ptaxt*lli,l4) repr.4 my
.Jther.
my seen, if he Amelia love the. ui,i4trtotte to he-
hect, that his whole stocky. I. the ha.ppiness of,
that he is bauxit to swinish 4 haired and re -
, .
ienforly aeetoili-tit of the: to„-ertutiet, iooreaN..
experienced; that. he Ci!lN4il,l4 pcoujote tke
people by reigning ace oxii Sig IA La b.txt al
cat a King can miry stoke them reopeCted,tind pgc-
vriNhes of his heart, in proportionas, he-pos,,eksea
; white., on the contrary, if 'he irthipfitic4.,
id inspires no respect, he is more tutors igat bi

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_seem. my sari to pay atteuti-on to all the persons who
ere attached to me, as tar as the eircimiAailee-s iu which lie May
bull himself may enable him; to reteet that it it, a sacred debt
whielt I have daltracted, towards the children or parents of thoie
who !lave' perished fer me, and also to these who have been tut-
foktunate on my necormt.
I kilo* that 'there arc several• persons, antong,st tlioe who were
abont me, who have not conducted themselves toward; me.as they
eklit to have done, and who have even sltewu nienkttitude, 'but I
farevie them : (ofieu in the hours of trouble and agib,rtion men ;Mb
1116/ -)E Itcw, my ..u, wiwal i biulo ito
up-
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JAN. 29..'

MIMIL
would wish to testify in this place my gratitu& tOthile, wins
have shown towards me a real and disinterest. d attachment. I„),ii
the one hand, if I have been sensibly affected by the ingratitude
and disloyalty of people to whom 1 ncvtir *hewed any other dive:.
, sition than kindness, us well as to their rulatious or friends, on the
other I have had the consolation to witness the. gratuitous attach-
ment and interest which nnioy peesorni h4x4t lhown towards mq,
beg them to receive my utmost kmks • Alection. In Mc
present situation of thing', I slifiuld fe tle ConSegnences
of
speaking of them more explicitly; bit recommend to
my son to find opportunities fur his gratitude towards
them.
I should, however, believe that I should calumniate the senti-
ments of the tition, •if I did not openly recommend to my son
Messrs. de Charmilly and Hue, whose real ae:tachment towards
me induced diem to be imprisoned with we iu this melancholy
place, andwho have thought that they may become the unfortunate
victims of their fidelity. I recommend to him also. M. Ctery,
whose attention I have every reason to praise since be has. been
with me. As he has remained with use to the last, I entreat die
Gentlemen of the Commune to let him have my wearing apparel,
• honks, watch, purse, and all my other effects which have been do-
posited in the office of their department.
I forgive also, most willingly, those who are my keepers, for the
ill-treatment and privations which they thought proper to employ
`towards me. I have found sonic few sensible atd eel-ryas:A(lo4e
{lay they ever enjoy that liciatfelt stfusibiiity which inspired
the feelings they displayed.
I beg of Messrs. de Malesherbes, Troneher, and Deseze, thus
to receive may thanks and the expression ot'my affection for std the
cares and trouble they have taken on my account.
I conchae with declaring before Gott, anni .4604 ready to ap-
pear belbre. Rim, that I cannot accuse myself of any ()caw crilIWS
that are alleged against me.
Done in the 'fewer of the Temple, on the 2.ith of December
1792. Signed,9l.3.s:
Countersigned, 8AU10114.445, Municipal (Meer.

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