The Sun.
London, England, 1815-11-16 00:00:00

EPAICE SLVENPIaTCE.

'RENCH PAP

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TRIAL OF MARSHAL NET.

1/4141RD INTERIiOGATOR 1"-•-- (Co' NT! NUED.)

The Marshal denied all the speeches %aid) were
attributed to him by the Mayor of Dole, M. Ca-
pelle, and the Prefects of Ain and Jnra ; be-had
never boasted of having had any correspondence
with the Isle of Elba.

" I had not (added.he) ,any.knowledge of the
lauding-of Buonal►arte, till I was informed of it
by M. Bastardy, my notary. I never had any
conversation With any of the Mart:link of F►ance,
nor with the Minister of War at that per►od, re-
lative to the return of Buonaparte. I equally
deny all connection with the Dochess of St. Leo ;
I never saw her at her house after littonaparte'‘
abdication at Foutainblean., I was invited to dine
.vit►t her, in the' month of February, with the
Marquis -de Riviere ; but I declined under the
pretext of illness.
The Marshal here demanded the insertion in
his interrogatory of the Petition that was pre-
sented to the King by his wite, relative to the
alleged incompetency of the Council of War. Ile
not only demanded to be trial by .the Chamber of
Peers, as h►is natural ►►ntl rightful Judges, but he
also complained of the manner in which -the
Council was formed. He next demanded the pro-
duction of a►► article which he Said was in the
possession of the Count de Bourmount : it was
the letter in which Gen. Bertrand invited, in- the
name-Df•Buonapartc, the Generals to desert from
the K►ng.
A Judge asked, " What has become of that
letter V' _ _

The Reporter.—it has been impossible, since
the interrogatory terminated, to write to the
Count de Bourniont this would take tip a fort,
night.
M.Joinville.---Tbe Count de Bourtuont is at

Paris.
The Iteporter.—The letter shall then be de-
manded. _ _

The President.--The reading of the documents
being finished, it is time to confront the accused.
must remind the public, that all marks of ap.
probation or of censure are forbidden. I shalt
order the guard to turn out every person whO does
not conduct himself With the respect due to the
Council and to misfortune.,

The Marshal was then' introduce(' by Captains
Ueudelin. He took his seat in an armed chair,
in the centre of the semicircular apace, in front of
his Judges. Several Officers of the gendarmerie
sat al_some distance from him. and_t_w_o_ seininels_
o►►e of the national and the other of the veter.an
guard, attended him as an escort. The accused
was dressed in full uniform, and had a black crape
on the left arm.

'The President asked his name and titles, and
Marshal Ney spoke as follows
" Gentlemen—Out of defercnc. to the Marshals
of France and Lieut.-Generals,. I consented to
answer the questions which Field Marshal Count
Grandler addressed to me in their name not
wishing to impede the preparatory proceedings or
inztractions. But now those proceeedings ap-
pear to be at end, and I.find myself accused in the
midst Of a Tribunal, I think I hare a right to ab-
stain from atiswer:ng questions ; and withholding
my opinions, I shall merely convert them into a
formal proposition of the incompetency of any
Council of War to decide upon the criminal pro-
cess which is instituted against me.

" I 'therefore declare to the Marshals of France,
and Lieutenant-Generals, whose assembling seeing
to me to be the consequence of some new special
and extraordinary power, that without the least
want cift respect to their character and rank, or
the leasi i\;ish to criminate any of them, but in
order to preserve the benefit of the exceptions at-
tached to my titles, 1 decline the jurisdiction of
the said Council of War, and demand my transfer
before those Judges who are assigned to me by
the 33d and 34th 4krticles of the'Charter.

A stranger to judiciary matters, having per-
sonally no knowledge either of the laws, or of the
mode of criminal procedure, I expect the indul-
gence Of the Marshals and Lieutenant-Generals,
to allow me to state the motives which induce me
to decline their interference more at length, by
means of my Counsel, M. Berryer, and I demand
for him their kind attention." •

The Presidvut'.stated that the Council appre-
ciated the motivcs of the Marshal's declining;
but previously, in order to conform to the law, it
was necessary that the identity, the name, sur-
name, &c. of the individual, should be set forth.

The Marshal having satisfied the Council upon.
these points, in the terms above stated, his Advo-
cate took down the words.

M. Berryer said—" The first sentiment I c.x-
perieoce in addressing the assemblage within this
formidable inelosaire,' partakes not more or the
soothing and consolatory than of the feelings of
confidence and security. My eyes are fixed with
admiration and .respect on this truly august uniotx
of the first personages of -the state, invested with
the military purple, whose names, dear to the,
country, already belong to posterity.
" When the Marshal appeared eager to present
his justifications, in order that he may return not
only without fear, but without stain into his
family. He refused to acknowledge the jurisdic-
tion of !the Council, what could be the motives
for such. temporising Could he hope to find else-
where more just appreciators of his political or
military conduct ?
" He should desire to be judged by his brave
companions in arms, were he not convinced of
their incompetency.
"Teopreatt, as my first proposition, that -no