The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PA nls, SEPT. I.—The And de Inc Charte of
Nantes contains the following article on the
~affair which took place in that town on the 26th
August
A deplorable scene was exhibited in this
town the day before yesterday, at the hour of
• Change, and on the Place du Commerce. Every
body was offended. The Swiss soldiers who
'form the guarcrestablished at this spot, made a
charge ott the citizens, and no business was done
.on Change. A. number of the merchants who
witnessed the affair went immediately. to 'the
Mayor, but this officer not being returned from
Paris, they waited on M. Barbier, his chief offi-
cer. lie was still at the office (Mairie), whither
they immediately repaired. Near the door, they
•.met M. M. Delatullaye and Doucet, -other as-
sistants to the Mayor, who were coming out of
.the place. One of the merchants explained to
them the object of their visit. The two officers
'replied that M. M. Barbier, Petit Desrochettes,.
and Bernard (the son), would hasten ,to the
...Tlace du Commerce ; they invited the merchants
-to enter, and requested some Of them to explain
-the Matter, as it was not possible to attend to
-300 people at once.
• " Accompanied by ten citizens, among whom
-were several merchants and men of property,
,the two officers went into the Council Room,
'where they were informed of what had. hap-
..pened. They listened with attention and kind-
ness to the recital, manifested considerable in-
*rest, and a-lively solicitude for their fellow-
citizens. Many of the citizens, and particularly
thefather of a family, whose contributions to
the State place him ip the clan- of the cligzbies,
expressed themselves with energy, but without
departing from the respect due to the consti-
tuted authorities.

" At this time a Serjeant came from M. Bar-
bier, at that time on the Place du Commerce, to
beg the other two officers to repair to him. The
citizens then took their leave, it being under-
stood, and agreed to, that they should address a
written complaint to the Mayor.
" The Officers of the Mayor collected on the
spot, from a number of citizens, all the facts of
the business.

" It was easy to point out to them that when taa
Swiss soldiers ranged before the guard-house, and
after having already made two charges on the
inhabitants, were preparing to load their mus-
kets, that irreparable mischief would have been
produced if the people had not cried out, ' Let
us go to the Mayor—let us complain to him.'
" The Prefect, informed of the circumstance,
came to the Place du Commerce, and his presence
was of great advantage.

" A small number of Swiss arrived at the
guard-houge. The Colonel came on horseback,
accompanied by a servant. M. de Brea, the Com-
• mandant, also repaired thither.
" A detachment of Gendarmes was ranged be-
fore the guard-house.
" During this time the Officers of the Mayor
conversed with several respectable persons, and
were surrounded by a great multitude. There
was also a multitude of people before the guard-
house.

" The Gendarmes having moved forward to
disperse the crowd, received orders from the
officers, M. M. Bernard and Doucet, to retro-
grade. This conduct does honour to th© Muni-
pal Body.
" The officers having requested the citizens to
retire, gave orders to the troops who had come to
reinforce the guard to vacate, the spot. The
Gendarmes, and the few Swiss I have mentioned,
obeyed instantly. The Swiss Colonel retired
about the same time.

' " The officers of the Mayor having promised
to receive the report which the inhabitants said
they intended to make, left the spot, which was
soon clear of .people.
" The greatest praise is due to MM. Barbier,
Petit-Desrochettes, Delatullaye, Bernard (the
won), and Doucet, the officers of the Mayor.
They behaved in these critical circumstances so
es to merit the gratitude of all the inhabitants of
Nantes.

• '" I thought it necessary.to exchide the facts
from my narration, because they are clearly ex-
p-ressed in the report which has been made to
the -Mayor, an'd signed by 165 respectable people.
The report is as follows:

" TIIE MAYOR OF NANTES.
" SlR—The undersigned citizens have the honour to state
,to you the following facts, which they witnessed :
" M. Polo, sen. cloth merchant, living au Change, on going
-to the Exchange yesterday, Aug. 16, saw several Swiss soldiers
on the Place du Commerce dragging an individual to the guard
house, and at the same time ill treating him. In the first heat
of his-indignation he exclaimed bud enough to be heard that
they might drag a man to prison without beating him. On this
-the Officer who commanded at the guard house commanded
dim to be silent, and7threatened him with imprisonment. M.
Polo asked by what authority -he•did this and the Swiss Of-
„fleer gave no other answer but drew his sword. M. Polo being
•without arms retired.
" This altercation, which took place at the time when the
merchants assemble_, excited such general interest, that every
one hastened to the • spot. At this instant the Swiss Officer
ordered out. all his men and commanded them to charge
the spectators, which -order was executed with much zeal and
exactness.
44 4 Many persons who had already entered the Exchange •
hearing the cries of indignation whicn the conduct of the Of-
ficer called forth, inquired into the cause • of the disturbance,
and on learning it, 'united themseves to those who were put.-
stied. The Officer ordered a second charge, to which several
citizens fell victims.; some were wounded by bayonets, and
• some by blows with muskets. M. Augustus Hignard, a mer-
chant, who bad the misfortune to fall in retiring, was picked
hp by the Swiss and ill treated, and dragged to the guard house.
Another citizen, M. Lasnier •(the son), a grocer, in endea-
vouring to aid his compatriot; was slightly wounded in the hand,
in parrying a blew which .might have been of serious conse-
quence to hiM.
" Afterwards united at the guard house, the SWiss soldiers
were perceived loading their muskets; exasperated at such con-
duct, a number of the citizens repaired to the Mairie, to inform
those who had a right to interfere how the inhabitants were
treated.
" M. Hignard avoided by his fall a blow with a sword
.which would have severely wounded him had he continued up-
right. The civil 'authorities, recognizing his innocence, were
anxious to release him, .and required to make the present
complaint:
" The undersigned demand that the Swiss Officer shall be
:punished ; they also demand the protection w.hich the munici-
pal authority owes to all the citizens. They represent to it that
.the presence of the Swiss regiment in this town excites eon-
, Ainual .disputes anti quarrels between the inhabitants . and the

military, such as have never taken place at Nantes since the
Regiment de Foix was quartered. within its walls.
" We are, with great respect, &c., your most obedient
humble servants.—[ Here follow the 10 signatures.]
" c Nantes, August 27, 11122." '

" This representation was given into the hands
of M. Barbier, the first assistant to the Mayor,
and executing his duties ad interim, this morning
at eleven o'clock, who-protnised to transmit it to
the' Procurcur du Roi.

A ship miner of Nantes made a complaint
individual:y to the Mayor, on the facts which are
detailed in the above rnpresontation ; and his
letter has also been sent to the Procurent.

" M. Augustus Ilignafd was arrested this
morning, at six o'clock, by a warrant from M. Le
J uge I nst ructeur.
" Orders to attend have been sent to=day to
several persons who witnessed the facts stated in
the above representation.
" We remark that the other Journal of Nantes
of the same date, the title of which it is unne-
cessary to mention, does not say one word of the
events of the 26th."—(Constilutionnel.)
• '('he Gazette of Augsburg announces that the
King of Naples is expected at Leghorn.—(La
Quotidienne.)

M. Lentercier, the French Tragic Poet, Au-
thor of Agamemnon, has been engaged two years
at a great work, in which he proposes to bring
regenerated Greece on the scene. The title of
his work, which is in a state of great forward-
ness, is Les-Martyrs de Souli, or Epirus regene-
rated."

COURT OF ASSIZES AT POITIERS
SITTING OF AUG. 30.

In the Sitting of this day nothing transpired to throw the
least light on the character of the plot, or of the principal actors.
Witnesses were examined as to the share which six of the ac-
cuSed, Fradin, Iticque Lembert, S4achault, Ledein, and Duf-
resne, had in the transactions. The testimony was, as usual,
very contradictory, and the facts proved were very trivial. The
witnesses varied in many instances from the former depositions,
and in other cases pleaded forgetfulness of facts they had pre-
viously sworn to. On the whole, very little resulted from the
day's proceedings.

COURT OF ASSIZES OF PARIS.
AFFAIR OF ROCHELLE.

SEPTEMBER I.—The Sitting of this day opened at half-
past eleven o'clock, and closed at a quarter past one. The
Lieut.-Colonel of the 7th Regiment of the Royal Guard en-
tered into several explanations respecting the transactions at
Orleans, between the accused Dories, and a serjeant;of his re-
giment. 31. Legouix afterwards presented the defence of the
accused Pommier. To-morrow, at ten o'clock, the Advocates of
the accused will resume their defence.—[The •trial draws to a
termination.]