The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

DURE OF WELLINGTON.

,1,,,1,` 411(11:Inflect! in a Second Edition on Saha-
ast, the diabolical attempt that had been made
die life of theb4v
Duke of IIfELLINGTon, and we' this
clay, collected the particulars,
letelting not from va-
-_194 sources, of an event which must be. so iHT
only to this Country, but to every
part of Enron
atrocious 3et in.private,
c• We have often predicted sod)
nehmen, mcharacter as we can expect every
„•
Peeies of villainy fro the debased of
whom the Revolution reduced to -the
" "I•stwe of human depravity, and we trust that
f"(theite and immortal Hero will no longer
"il'rd his life upon so polluted a soil.
We also 'mentioned in our Second Edition the
11r"rajoary occurrence which is. reported to
met taken
place in a family of high distinction, in
teis Country. We haVe no more
to add to this
:11r4ordinary story, than to observe that it has
Cen ihe subject of rumours for some time in this
~ttme event
N~„ and more confidently in Paris, where
is said • originally to have taken
tt,e
• It is said that this event is alluded
ma Lady
CAROLINE LAMBE'S novel of
64 .u4areon, 'though disguised under circum-
til 4liees' invented by the fair author. lt is said,
taut the supposed real Heir to the title and
innes of time family is go: e to Italy in
ettler to, ascertain the truth of the story alto-
etlier, and if
founded in truth to assert his
Sir Ights• It is added, that the melancholy fate of
ritetNeo CROFT is supposed to have not been
‘l°IlY Uhcounected with this mysterious narra-

live.

4111-11PTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF
WELLINGTON.
To the night between. the 10th and 11th of
'.°ll.uary, as his Grace the Duke of Wellington
as returning home in his carriage, a pistol shot
Itab fired, which did
tar not strike him, nor even the
Eti4ge.'• The ball'veas in vain searched for; it
41d tint be found., It is said that the assassin. came
te t from the sentry-box on
the left, and the
ta"Hels, who were beneath the coach doors,
•PialY followed the trace of him. The darkness
)I.evented them frOm seizing him. From informa7
recet"d by the ~Police, it is thought that the
`....‘rPetrator of
this dreaditil act will be discovered."
Waniteur)
A ct
, •
AAA shot was fired at theearriage of the
sun:. I Wellington, last night, at one in the
tit(111l41 Grace was returning to bis hotel.
*tad, hn°t Considerable search was
ton -lit
the hall could nor be tontid.'
paei.
le)e,snlrizzs fired..
.aent ti
ailed a
"rld the servant who was
saw in the darkness that pre;
*lion who precipitately ran away, and o
were -1"
soon lost sight. The two sentinels who
ter It zat the great gate of the Hotel immediately
"1 Pursuit of the man whom the servant had
Itat4.) but they could not overtake hint. The
theuee Ivn_
made the greatest efforts to discover
per
etrator of this act, and it is said they have
%vain"! a clue, which may lead them to the dis-
tr'(Gazette de France.)
bviir 4 his night, about one in the morning, as the
pistil:, of Wtilington was returning to his hotel, a
tilts"' shot was,
fired very near his
.carriage, but
:::tlvnitTst:trl:cilki'lei it. The ball could not be found,
g a search was made for it. The
e‘trv'Hit .t.l'U was behind the carriage saw a man
cape
l'oin one of the sides of the sentry box,
1.414tetl to the left of the outer gate, and behind
caleh lie had concealed himself, to avoid the car-
thtens e moment. of its entrance. The two
sattii.l'is who were beneath the coach doors,, im-
t4t lerY
11 ran upon the trace, of the man who had
114%:light. The darkness of the night prevented
tat,,:11.1.°41 seizing him". The Police have already
tail:"tleasares by which a clue has been ob-
P"r;).74 4rat gives reason to hope that the per-
r this horrible act will' soon be disco-
`. --
L (Journal du Commerce.)
tNist
)11.1 'tight, about one in the morning, at the
4,414 the Dnke of IVellington returned to his
istol shot was fired at his carriage. We
atteil
114,1 t° state, that happily his Grace was not
thateven his carriage was not conchal.
w
tonal ho was behind. the carriagesaw an
• 'toy run' w
with great' precipitation 'ined'.
Etiter the pistul had been fired, he appeared
tol,l4ve been concealed behind a sentry-box, and
the
acre4te quitted this ambuscade at the instant of
of the carriage. The two sentinels
ill front of the Hotel were beneath the
ortt,:4l(.l"ts, and did not perceive the assassin till
dare. a ciiminal attempt had been made; they
e'l the trace of him, but the darkness of the
ti,‘v'ttvPe:i is
eveitaued them front seizing him. 'A clue,
been already obtained by the Police,
Vi4joi
fiords reason to hope that the perpetrator
(4: 11is hornble attempt will be discovered."— "al des Debals.).

At tile

4e are ,orry t• I (
t • flounce to our readers an at-
-1.111
11,a(14: at Paris, ou Weinesday last, upon the life of

the Duke of Wellington. His Grace's carriage „was enter-
ing the gate of his hotel in the Rue des Champs Elys6es,
when some wretch, who seems to have slipped from behind
one of the sentry-boxes, standing at each side of the gateway,
fired a pistol at the Duke, though with so bad au aim, that
the bullet did not even strike the carriage. The sentries
gave the alarm, and the guard turned out, when the villain
was pursued by the soldiers, and by servants of the Duke's
Household, but running off at fall speed, he was favour-
ed by the darkness, and got clear away. His Grace heard
the' report of the shot, which he supposed to arise from
the accidental discharge of a musket of one of the sen-
tinels. his stated in a private letter, that the Duke bad
that day given a diplomatic dinner, after which he ssernt to
an assembly at the house of Lady Crawford, in 'the Rue
d'Aujon whence it is conjectured the assassin -must have
watched his return home, and accompanied his Grace's car-
riage through the streets, the coachman having observed a
man tinning with all his might, as if to reach the gate of
the hotel before the carriage should arrive. there. The French
Government had assigned to the Thike of Wellington a guard
of honour, consisting of 24 men, and commanded by a sub-
altern officer. The Legion of the 'lsere had furnished the
guard on that day. Two sentries are posted at the 'front of the
hotel towards the street, and two others, at night, towardi
the side of the Champs Elysdes. In spite of these precau-
tions the assassin bad the boldness to steal behind the sen-
try7box, as was before-mentioned, and thence to fire so close
to the entrance, while the carriage was passing rapidly through
the gateway, that the ball flew across tine court-yard, and
struck the will of the Hetet. This atrocious enterprise pro-
duced a deep feeling of disgust and indignation at Paris. The
moment the King beard of it, he sent the Due de Richelieu
and the Comte de Cazes, to visit the Dote of. Wellington at:
his residence, and,to express to his Grace his Majesty's horror .
at so base and flagitious an attack upon hiS person. His
Grace received the visits of all the- Kitig's Ministers, and of
a crowd of other distinguished persons, who came to congra-
tulate him on his escape, and to testify the interest they took
'in his safety. Before the post left Paris, it was said that the
Police had obtained important information, and that a certain
foreign. Officer had become the object of suspicion ; hut fur-
ther and more'positive intelligence on that head was ex-
pected.”—( Mites.) . ,

The following are the articles which appeared
in our Second Edition of Saturday

" HORRIBLE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE DUKE

OF WELLINGTON !

". On last Wednesday night,' as the Duke of
'\%'B'LLtNGToJ was returning to his Hotel in Paris,
he Was fired at just as he had reac.,ed the loot ;
but most happily without effect. It is hoped that
a-clue has-been found. by which the Assassin will
be discovered and brought to punishment. We have
so often avowed our sentiments respecting the
hatred of the French towards the ,English,
that we have felt, and declared our alarm lest
such an execrable attempt would he made upon
the Life of this Conqueror of France, for its
own safety, and the Deliverer of Europe, that
though we feel horror on the occasion, it is not
mixed with stirprize"