Star.
London, England, 1815-12-26 00:00:00

PRIVATE LEITERS.

" PAM., DECEMBER 20.
44 It-has been generally believed (or some dsys past
that the sect.: ity of the law woold, by royal preruga
Live, be mitigated in favour of M. Lavalette, but the
following circumstance will stew there was little foun
dation for Shill belief :—Madame Lavalette presen:ec
Iv-evil at the Thuilleries on Monday last, accumpa
nied by the Duc de Ragusa, through whose protec
ion she got introduced into the Salle des Marechaux
where she waited the arrival of the King. Imme
diately on the appearance of his Majesty, Madame
Lavalette threw herself at his feet, imploring the
loyal clemency in favour of her husband. Toe King
with all that grace and dignity peculiar to him, re
plied, 44✓ e rail Bien facia, Madame, que ma elnneuce
Mien par s'accorder awe mon dermir*." His Majest)
had no sooner ceased speaking than the Salle re
sounded with the unanimous cry of ' Vive le Rai.'
66 It is necessary I should mention one circumstanci
which, I understand, called forth the marked disap
probation of his Majesty, calmly the csaduct of the
Doc de Ragusa, who, for the purpose of introducing
Madame Lavalette into the Salle des MArcell4ur
forced the aniline."

" PARIS, DECEMBER 21.
46 After having stated to you in my letter of yet
.erday, the answer of the King to MA !AMC Lava
lette, who had invoked the Royal clemency in faroui
of her husband, I expected to have announced ti
you to4sy, t 1.., the sentence of the law with respec•
to fim had been carried into ex?cutiofi, instead o
which I have to inform you, that he made his escape
from prison yesterday evening. Tiiis he effected Is)
bribing the gaoler, who has taken flight with him
It is said there is a subterraneous passage under th 4
Conciergerie (the prison in which Lavalette was con
fined), by which his evasion was greatly facilitated
The linis!er of Justice was to have ordered the exe
cution of l.avalettc on Monday evening.
66 It w.is supposed that Lavalettt had taken thr
road to St. Quentin after he had quitted Paris. a.
the gendarmes wvie at Louvre, six leagues fiom
ris, at three o'clock this morning in pursuit of him
The Minister of Police was apprised of Lis escape
few hours alter he had quitted his prison, which W.I•
Suppose.! to be between six and seven o'clock yester

d.ty-evettilg.
TA() of the officers on guard at the Thuillerie
Imve been sent to the prison of the AbbAye fur hsvin;
suffered weir consigns to be 'arced by Atlanta= ant
Nlacktne Lay.aette.

64 THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 21.
64 I have this mcment learnt that Lavatette esr.apet:
List night from the Concitrgeri,.. The barriers have
been since closed ; no person is allowed to leave the
town. Several British Officers, returning to thei.
country qua! tors, were obliged to take up their aboi
for the night in the metropolis.
64 TIII;ItSDAY EVENING.
66 I transmit to you from the highest authority OA
following details concerning the evasioa ui L tvaL tte
'nits interesting event I briefly communicated to yot
in three lines this nioraing by the post.
64 Madame Lavalette's health has been, as you
know, very seriously impaired by all her late suireu
nags. For several weeks pas:, in order to avoid the
movement of her carriage, she has used a seclo
chair. Sae li is been accustomed tr, be carrisd in thin
vehicle into the prison, when it is constautly
in the passage ut the under turnkey's room ; heat.
passing tilt uugh a door, the y..rei a;.l craridor 'ea.l tc
the prisoner's apartment.
" At tour yesterday aTternorn Warne Lav3l,,tti:
arrived as usual, with a bonnet a /a Fran.-aise AA a.
large veil, accompanied by her daught'r, a youni
Ia:Iy eleven years old. She was assisted up stairs an..
dined with her hu:band. About half put five M.
larvalette, arrayed in her clothes, taking his daugli
ter l;y the arm, and supported by one at tie turnkey:.
descended Jowly to the chair. No uctreamnn
cnmstance occurring to excite suspicion, he passed
before all the inspectors and guardians of that tiorri.
We abode, and at the unbarring of the last gate was
reto:ed to the fresh air, to his friends, and liberty.
44 In the mean times Madame Lavaletre, who Lad
thrown over her the large clunk of her husband, v. is
seated, breathless, in his arm chair, with a book in
her hand, and the candle burning behind her on
table.
i 4 At half-past sic a gaoler entering the room.
spoke, but met with no reply; he repeated the ques-
tion, and astonished at the continued silence, he ap
preached near to the Lady, when, with a smile suc-
ceeded by strong convulsions, she exclaimed `Put
fiarti'—yot; may imagine the confusion. The Pre-
feet of Police was acquainted with the event at a
quarter before seven; estafettes were dispatched ir
every direction, and the barriers closed.
46 It was at first rumoured the Minister.; themselves
had concurred us his evasion ; that an English gen.
tleman bad conducted him away in his carriage,
which was waiting at the end of the street for him ;
that one of the turnkeys had fled with him, &c. The
first of these reports is absurd, the others I am nei
diet able to confirm nor contradict.
44 The Police traced the chair two streets distant
there, it appears M. Lavalette alighted and Item;
into the carriage that was in readiness fur him. it i*
cottjectined he will fly into Bavaria, where his Intl
mate friend and relation the Prince Beauliarnois will
receive him with open arms, and the influence of that
distinguished character is so great with the Lin:,
that should lie reach his territories, there can be hula
doubt of his future safety. This well conducted plan
wits executed with peculiar felicity, and at the deci-
sive moment ; for M. Bartle Marbois, alter several
invitations, was reluctantly obliged to send yesteiday
evening to his Majesty's Attorney General, the pave] s
which ex•dicio passed through his hands float i.
Cour de Cassatiun. It is said he has in some de itees
committed himself by keeping these important &ca..
ments full two days longer than the law authorises,
in his possession. The Attorney General must have
done his duty immediately, and Lavalette would
have been to-night a headless trunk.
" Madame de Lavatette slept in prison. You
would. with difficulty conceive the interest she has
everywhere inspired. On quitting the King with
Marshal Mitrmont, ate 'threw herself At the feet of
the Duchess d'Angouleme, and the courtiers, disen
gaging her hands from the gown er the Princes's vo•
ciferated rage Is Rai.
• These were the met eadthend words of ill Inut•