The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-18 00:00:00

V4l/4r, NEWS.

LYMOUTH, APRIL 16. ',rriveci the Aurora
tigate,,Capt. M."-IVIALBoN, from a Cruize in the
Channe-1..; 'also the lJ a Cutter, Capt. ALLAN,
f m the Fleet off Brest, which she left on Thurs-
day last, all %‘ ell. There was no appearance of the
Enemy's any preparati ms for (.•ci.

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FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT.

IRPORT OF Titr. GENERAL r .BRIGADE DARMAGNAC,
COMMANDANT OF riNisTERRE, TO THE GENERAL OF
DiVistOW. GRA.MEARLHAC, COMMANDING TILE FIRST
3tin-DTvlllO/4 OF THE THIRD-MILITARY DIVISION.

". GNE-N.AL,
•
gi on the 4th, the English Ship the Magnificent, of 74
guns, commanded by
Captain, JER I'S, was wrecked on the
res-Noires, about two miles from Beniquet • The English
Squadron, to.which .she made signals, sent boats to her as-
sistance: itwas all in vain she sunk three hours afterwards.
The Crew took to their Boats, in order to join the Squadron,
Which was at no great distance: during their passage a squall
came on, wh,ch obliged the Squadron to bear sway. Four of
the Bbata were fiirced to put in at Beniquet to wait a favour-
able wind,

j" I Was informed of this event at eight o'clock at night. I
rnMediately sent the Adjutant-General MA vrAtto Conquet,
anti ordered him to make the necessary dispositions to attack
the Island, and make prisoneis of the English who were there,
without knowing their number; for it was to be presumed
that, with the assistance of their Squadron, they might be in
force. On the sth, at day-break, the Commissary of Marine
of Conquet,not being able to put more than four cbalorepes,un-
der the orders of the Adjutant-Commandant MAYER, caused a detachment to he put under his command,:com posed of so men
-of the 24th Regiment of Infantry of the Line, and of the 7th
Regiment of Horse Chasseurs, commanded by the Chief of
Ilattalion CA3TILLARD, of the 24th Regiment. Although the weather was not favourable, this Squadron set sail to attack
the Island. The English having retired to the centre, the
'Commandant thought they had arms, and that they were
preparing to make a resistance, and ordered his Troops to
hasten the attack. Scarcely had the four Chaloupes arrived,
when the detachment leaped into the water up to the mid_
die, holding their fusils, &c. en their heads, and marched
in order against the Enemy ; who, seeing this good disposition,
dispatched an Officer to say that they sturendereci. Several
hod arms, which they concealed. The number of prisoners
is eighty-six,,nine of whom ire Officers. Four boats !Live
fallen into our hands, wad have been brought away, and three
destroyed. This affair passed in sight of the English Squa-
droo, Which was at no great dlstahce ; in half an hour more
have. they would all
have escaped. If our soldiers and marines
not had to were fight, it was not for want of good will; nor
theY Without having run dangers. The 86 prisoners
Will set mat on the Bth for Verdun."

PARIS, APRIL 7.

h_i_ ~,,,..s..ieneral CHARLES PtcHEMttt has hang_ I
' a -fr"6l in his prison. The following arethe
particulars
of the suicide :
givil °" the repeated requests he had made, and on
t his word of honour that he would not make
,any attempt on his life, PreHEGRxr had obtained
thenturnin
distnisial of his -guards during the night. Every
g an attendant in waiting came to light his
• fire with a bundle of w
the preceding mornin ood. PICHEGRU on one of
' - faggot, by which hegs had laid aside a part of a
thought he might put an end
to his existence.
atter having o'clock,, went to bed
a supbpeout textdely heartily at eleven
ve. The attend
in waiting having retired, PICHEGRU
drew fro ant
tinder his pillow, where he had
placed it, a m
black
silk handkerchief, which he tied
tight round his
neck; the piece ofwood which he had kept in re-
aeerie, he then made use of to assist him in the pro-
jo of suicide ; he introduced this piece cf wood .
into the two ends of the handkerchief where it was
tied ; he turns this little stick close ,to the
of the neck, as often as he thinks necessary to i,ot a
glands
4rteop. to respiration. When on the point of losing
throwssp:ratio.n, he draws the stick behind his ear, and
himself on the same side of his head, in order
to prevent its ShiftinP
full of blond, ff. '• naturally fat,
PICHEGRU,
..._
ate
su ocated by the full meal whit
I
had just taken, and b made, expires duringytht
eheniggrielta.t pressure which lie
Next da% '
, to the morning, the attendant came to
kindle his fire ; he looked tovvards Prc sr s o ku's bed;
saw him, as he supposed,
in a profound sleep, and
retired to do his other work. About half past seven
the attendant again went • head o. f
---- up, again saw the
Pr CHEGRU quietly resting on his pillow, and again
sv.ent away, still fearing :to interrupt his sleep. At
mne o'clock he went up a third time, and observed no
alteration in the re ofthe Prisoner,'who usual-
ly spoke to him when he w
attendant
bean to be surprised at il
jassasv. e. The.i •t te
went
up to the bed, when he sees sleepinghis facesopaoleng.),nd
dis.
totted ; he then moved the body and fund lifeless,
and without motion. He im i• 1 • • r
.
met tate y gtves in o -
illation to the Jailer, who went that instant to in-
form THURror, the judge and Solicitor in this im- '
portant trial. Eight Physicians and Surgeons were
t mployed• to draw up the paces vesbo/ of the. state
in which the body was found, and this pi-Gess verbal
and the corpse were brought before the Criminal
Tribunal on the 6th, about one o'clock in the after-
noon.
The four SedionB of the Tribunal immediately
assembled, appointing eight Physicians and Sur-
geons to open in the presence of four Commissary,
iudges,• assisted by C. LASFUTE R I E, the 1)649 and
State the circumstances of his situation, and the cause
and nature of his death.
Its consequence of these circumstances the body
of
CHistter.s PICH ECRU was placed at length on a table
iil the Grand Hall of the Tribunal. As soon as the
.04 was identified, the Surgeons opened the head
in which the blood was found to be very much
Drged. After this preliminary o peration, the body
was opened and the
state of the intestines was ex-
a„rnioned- The four Seaions of the Tribunal, and
'"e Commissartituty of the Government, with his three
Subses, heard the Report of the Judicial sentence
transmitted by the Officer of Health. After describ-
`o
fiche appearance of the corpse, the result
lien is stated
t that CHARLES Pica Foxy died by strangula.