The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-25 00:00:00

PARIS, Sir, Sid

(raIVATI CORMertlipeatt.) r , •
A scene is in preparation it this !Anoint, whitih, if not
interrupted, and at the entreaty of.lieiseel4itki4mPtjflrri
sons abandoned, may be the forerunner of very lestsentable
occurrences.
If you torn to the file of the arning herald far' tint
year 1822, you *ill find in its number of Sept. 27 or'2B,
a very long account of the execution at the Place de Greve
Paris, of four young sub.offieers teerjeants and serjeants,.
major) of the French army. The iropression Made upon
my mind by that horrible seen, will never be obliterated.:
I recollect that the hortative of it, which.' twist
several columns of the Morning Haruki, hat I sleti
member how much more eaald bare said refpretiflglbie
dreadful sacrifice.
The names of the sufferers were Dories, Raoul; Goubin,
and Pointnier. They were cotemporarits in every eeuse of
the word. They had been all born in the *tune year,
1795 or 1796. They were, as their. rank indicated,
excellent and well-conducted soldiers. They were ardent
lovers of liberty, and Carbonarism being the fashion of the
day, they were Carbonari. They were soon, and come-
quently, marked. A plot was accordingly laid for them
(afterwards called " the conspiracy of La Rochelle,") and
they became the dupes and victims of a miscreant,: only
equalled in turpitude by your Oliver, or the Irish Arm-
strong. I was present at their trial, and remember the man-
tier of their denial of eonterortione of the evidence,end which
ought to have produced their settrittal ; for exemple-p-ai
letter of General I)espinoii was pradueeel, containing,a strong
charge against them; immediately upon its `being read,
Pounnier, the least prominent of the four, Wed up, end,
with an energy which surprised all present, declared this
charge to be false. " Yee," said M. Moequart,• his A-
dvocate, " anti false it Must be held. Why no not General
Despinois here in person to re-assert this execrable false.
hood?" The observation of M. liontinerquet, the Presi-
dent-Judge, upon this appeal of M. Moe quart, la worthy
of notice. "On you know, Sir," said he, addressing
him, " that ha you charge with faleehood
General ?" They were, notwithstanding, futtnid uilty
of high treason, and condemned so ;Whig the
Jury were deliberating on their fate, the prisoners entered.
into an audible conversation with garb other,reapecting the
nature of the feelings they would experience at the lootnent
of their execution, which, from the first,' thry
Inevitable. Every person, in a Court crowded to rtutfoes:
tion, burst into tears at the strange, but deeply affecting,
discourse of the poor fellows. Even the Judge who, tried
them, and who had expressed his abhorrence of what Jie
deemed their guilt, wept like it child. The load sobbing
of some ladies near them reminded the prisoners of their le,
discretion, and a scene followed which could take 'place in
no other country than France. The prisoners earnestly
respectfully apologised, for hiving inadvertently given pain
to the auditors, but in tones a°, pathetic as to redouble, till.,
sorrow of those whom they'addressed. They were eye;
cuted within a month after their convietion,-:—that is, nit
this day eight years. I followed them to the scaffold. Thu
intrepid Goubin was the first who ascended the seatbldi
heard, as the sue descended upon him, his loud about of
Vire la Liberie r'

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Pommier was the second eireuted, Moult the third,
and dories, the leader, the last. A yontsg 'lrenelunan
had, like myself, taken his position at the Window of rt
house in the Place de Greve, next to the cornet of the
Quaff Pelletier, and which, as you knovi, commapdefl
view of the square. During the whole of the frightful
spectacle, up to its last incident, be had kept lie swim-
tning eyes fixed upon Dories. When the fatal knife' lira
fallen on his friend he turned from the window, shrieked
out " 0 Buries, Buries! to setae venge un four f" Anil
fell upon his face. I remained for a few minutes longer
in the room, but he was still in a strong fit when I lefts
His prophetic words sunk deep into my mind. In what
way are they to he verified ? This question is now about
to be answered. It is one, also, which at this moment
occupies all Paris.
I sympathised in the sufferings of the young and.gallaht
martyrs to liberty of whom 1 speak. I honoured their
patriotism .and admired their courage. 1 resixet. Oleic
mernery, but 1 lament the mode and the tiros chosen for
paying to it public homage, beCause 1 smartie with thrssis
who apprehended from it the excitepient of f.elings which
it were better should remain dorment. A witness of the
late glorious revolution,and of the still more glokious mo-
deration of those who effected it, I would eonthlently
upon the continued practiee of th►t Ittunsuity towards
their foes which hair hitherto distinguished the heroic Pa-
daises, did I not know of what inflammable materials they
ate composed, and hew sissy it would be for emissaries, the
enemies of liberty, to excite them. to acts of revenge; which
in their Moments of reflection, would never enter into
their minds.

I will not dissemble that a great portion Of the spry,
hessian I feel respect* the prisoner" now' awaiting their
trial in Vinoennee. I tremble for .the egrisequirmee orit
cry of • Vengeance/ although f Imo", thetiliar'4Mell
will be raised this day will be directed, not against the ereS
Ministers of Charles X., but agrrinst the inside/n*ooot
the GoiernMent of Louis XVIII. Nfould state"`:.
peal were. made to the feelings of the 'FrenCh station' on
behalf of the accused, by parties beyond suspicion of tryni
pithy with them
The poetise, figure attributed to tie Abbe Edgeworth,
at the moment when Louis. XVI. Wu shout to ascend the
scaffold, was not without foundation, The late .0110
Kearney, who also accompanied the enforisoste Alotiarekt
to the place of execution, often described to roe the scene,
and repeated the Abhe Edgeworth's real address. " The
King," said the Abbe Kearney, " was, as you know., a
' very powerful man. At Ole foot of the eraffold some
persons came forward, as Is customary, to cut off the hair
and to hind the arms of the sufferer. This the Icing
resisted succeesfully for some momenta, and with eatonish,
ing strength. Ere be was overpowered, the Venerable
Abbe Edgeworth exhorted him to submission in these, ;lir
markable words, the lest he addressed to the dying Louie;
Yoh have but this remaining sarnifici to make, to entitle
you to immortality."'
Liberty is secured to France. TI;1 national glory,
founded on the courage and moderation at . the peOple,. is
resplendent. Neither, requires the shedding of Wood to
render it perpetual. Would, therefore, thaCtiorne yoke
known to France as a friend of freedom would address the
nation on behalf of the unhappy captives; and, referring
to its heroic moderation hitherto, add the words of Abbe
Edgeworth-4, You have bus this. remaining sacrifice to
make, to raise yea to immortality 1"

Ifilitpast Poor o'clock.
I have been obliged to return front the Platte de Grew,
without hearing the speech Of the orator seketed to pro.
uounee the eulegium on the young officers above:men.
tinned. . The ceremony was delayed until pant four, in
order to be coincidental with their last moment,
At two o'clock a great crowd had assembled on the
Place de Greve, but Lit was not until three o'clock the filo
of the parties (clerks), by whom the ceremony was under.
taken, arrived. Precisely at three o'clock a •redoes incl.
dent occurred. The funeral. of one of the ruing meta
wounded on the 28th July,' who died as >Sender Ws,
paned over die.(Tost) suspeadoe bridge of -Areteht,ewhieta
is precisely .opposite the Piece de Green. The hearse in
which the body had been carried was stopped on the .Qoai
auk Pleura, and sent round by the, Pont Notre :Demo,
while the- friends of the deceased carried him over the
Pont Arcade to the Place de Greve, where' in frost of the
Hotel do Ville, he had received his wound. - The cortege
was accompanied by National Guards, and received with
military honours by the guard of the lintel de Ville, as it
pelted towardeihe cemetery of Pere It. Chides. ' =7°
The first party of those who Came so hotelsr thitime.
story of thelierote of Laltolltelle were .(as. the iisseription
on their standard declared) 4. Les Arnie de la Vert*"
Others.. followed, hearing a banner, lascriblid,
Bork., 21 Sept., 1822. .To ,:this succeeded a "
rogue 4' Innoortaliti,"borso,by young man who seemed
badly able to suppress his *motion. Then in surateesitit
came other clubs. bearing banners, iscorupshieti by
remits d'immortalini in memory of Moult, amble, -and
Tawnier.. These clubs amounted to at but 4,000 noun
The crowd assembled to receive than swim riot euiwuNe
to lea. than 10,000. Having arrived at 1110 nostrum (tt
deaf tab!, with a lon' stool placed on It) thew prooestion
halted, end nada the iweetwery prepuatioitt roe
the oteeroony.—the paeticulare. of which, however, owing
to the lateness of the hear, lAm obliged to postpone till
tomorrow. .
The partial were of respectable appearance, anti-evinced
no iiisposition to 00113140Milit the public tranrieillitY.
The Funds have experienced an improvement, IS you
will perceive. 1 know that some of the ime% i„furmsd
speculate on a still higher. .rate.—Aforning Benda.

NSW IC 1
Mr 4 GIIATTAN'.
S new r. R. raillatieet
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entitled " The Ifeiresa of Bruges," will soon he before the
public. Ilia scene is new to fiction, though it 44 tuttleilt-
Able that the history of no country in Europe abounds in
more grand and exciting and memorable events than that
of rlantlers. The annals of Ghent and Mors alone
would intuit's the very finest materials for romance, a fact
which will not be disputed by any ono who, has mid
BAAAKTes Dittoing tits Ptees tie .tyoNoositi.:, . Wlti,
the view of availing himself for . qtlet# „Itskienri:ul
subject ho lean ho itapPilY qiitio4l, ' rtl-A6441401'' '"''
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