The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-01 00:00:00

know where I was going. I left London in the
Duchess of Kent to go to Ostend, and arrived at Mar-
gate, to which place only the packet was going. In the
sight of Tuesday Prince Louis sent me word that he
wished to speak to me on board a vessel in which he
was. I went there immediately. I there found the
uniform which I wore at the moment of my arrest.
We set out immediately. I asked where we were going,
and the Prince replied, " You will see." It was there-
fore without knowing the projects of the Prince that I
found myself involved in the events of Boaionic.
You have stated that you were living in London?—b
You were then no longer in the service of France ?-
1 was travelling only in virtue of a permission from the
Minister of War, and with a police passport. I am
still on the list of French Generals of the first section,
but I receive no pay. Pay is not granted when leave
of absence al)road is granted.
Do you persist in saying that you did not attempt
to excite a rising at Boulogne, for the purpose of
changing the form of Government in France, and pro-
claiming Louis Napoleon Emperor of the French ?-1
could have no intention of proclaiming the Prince Em-
peror of the French, fcr he did not wish it himself. As
to my views and sentiments, they are clearly explained
in the answer which I made to the Prince when he an-
nounced to me his intended landing. I said " You are
ruining yourself and us ; but I will not abandon the
nephew of the Emperor in the hour of danger, and I
follow you in the hope of saving you, and preventing
French blood from being uselessly shed."
The President here reminded•the General that pro-
clamations and other papers had been seized bearing
his name.

Tile General replied, that the proclamation bearing
bis ncme was not known to him ; and, in reply to an
observation that it was not probable that the Prince
would have put his name to it without his authority, be
repeated that such, however, was the fact, and that he
would never have been fool enough to play the ridicu-
lous part of a Major-General with an army of forty
men.

The President then called upon Colonel 'Voisin, who,
in answer to the questions put to him, admitted that I
he landed with the Prince at Vimereux, and followed
him throughout the morning, feeling it to be his duty
to support and defend him, but had no other arms than
his sabre.
M. Le Duff do Mesonan was next interrogated.
lie admitted his participation in the Prince's attempt,
but though with him at the barracks, did not see him
fire any Otol, and thought that some one had let it off
by accident.
Col. Parquin was the next prisoner questioned by the
President. He denied that he had any previous know-
ledge of the Prince's object. He was his Aide-dc-Camp,
and felt it his duty to follow him without inquiry, and
landed with him at Vimereux.
M. Boufet Montauban admitted that he landed with

the Prince at Vimereux, but he did not know he was
coining to France to overthrow the Government, and
followed the Prince bee ruse he was attached to him.
He wore a sabre, but never drew it out of its sheath.
M. Lombard was next called forward. He also ad-
mitted his landing, and being at the barracks when the
Prince fired the pistol, adding—" I went to the barrack,
where two companies of the 4-2.1 were lodged ; I bore

the flag. The soldiers received me with acclamations a
Vive l'Empereur ! Vive Napoleon II." The drums
saluted the flag. Captain Col-Puygellier arrived with-
out arms. We were all armed. We might have killed
him, but we gave him quarter ; we might have crushed
the two companies, but we did not. Prince Louis
fired a pistol to prevent the effusion of blood."
The President reproved Lombard for talking of giv-
ing quarter to an officer without arms, and Lombard
apologised for any expressions that were offensive.
M. Persigny, having been ❑ext interrogated, admitted
that he landed at Vimereux, being informed of the
Prince's object, but not in detail. He was, he said, at
the hayracks, near the Prince, and when Captain Col-
Puygcllier came; would hare killed him had he not
been prevented by M. Aladanize,
President—Killed him ! It would have been a murder.
M. Persigny—l should have killed him, but it would
have been face to face.
The President—You went up with a musket and fixed
bayonet. You would have murdered him ?
M. Persigny—l have made my declaration, I have
nothing to add. I have brought my head here, let
them take it. The prisoner afterwards admitted that
he was engaged in the affair at Strasburg, and had
since published a book in London, eulogising the authors
of it. Oa being reminded that according to one of the
documents he had accepted the rank of Commandant
des Guides a Cheval, he replied, " I had nothing to ac-
cept ; I bad only my services to offer. lam a soldier
of the Prince's ; I belong to him soul and body. He
admitted that his real name was not Persigny, but
. Fialin, and that he had assumed the former as that of
his grandfather, who was a Count.
M. Forestier, who was on the shore with Bataille
and Aladanzio when the Prince landed, was next ex-
amined. He acknowledged having taken part in the
enterprise.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till next day.

COURT OF PEERS—TUESDAY, SEPT. 29.
[Baron PASQUIER President.]
At a quarter past twelve this morning the proceed-
ings were resumed. Prince Louis Napoleon, Count
Montholon, and the other eighteen prisoners were
brought up from the gaol of the Luxembourg and
placed on benches with the same formalities as at the
former sitting.
The examination of the prisoners by the President
was resumed.
President (to Lieutenant Aladanize)—You are ac-
cused of having joined with Prince Louis Napoleon in
an attack upon the Government established by the
charter of 1830. Prisoner—l admit having participated
in the enterprise ; I joined the Prince at Boulogne, at
an early hour in the morning in question. The prisoner
then described the manner in which the Prince pro-
ceeded to execute his design.
How long is it since your connection with Prince
Louis commenced ?—I have known the Prince for the
last six years.
Where did you become acquainted with him
not think proper to answer that question.
Have you been into Italy or Switzerland ?—I have
been have you known the Prince, if you have
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