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stave should not be admitted.

Being asked what the Minister of War had said to
hem is his la4t audience ? he replied, in effect, that he'
seferred his to the orders awaiting him At
dni that be was urged to seek the audience of his
istijesty, by the advice of imams itiends, as well as
Ly the dictates of his own heart. He thought he had
not said to the King that he would bring back B
parte in an lion cage I he had said it was a silly act,
and this proved he had the desire of serving the King
in his heart—a desire which he had retained up to
the 14th.

On a Proclamation being shewn to him, and his
being asked it he recognized, he replied, ,4 It is take,
that which I read was not signed by we ; I defy them
to produce one with my signature."
He admitted that 'the proclamation read by him
was ne.nly in the Wile ternis as that produced.
He denied tha; any decorations were conveyed to
hire with the letter of Bertrand, nothing was brought
but the eagles, and they were not given to him ;
he only knew the following morning that they had
been ►eft v.ith some officers.

Ile declared (in answer tea question) that he re-1
taided tl:e decorations of the ling when he received
the emissaries of Bonaparte, and even when he ac-;
crmpaaied Bonaparte to robtainbleau.
He did not acknow.edge an order stated to have
been given by him to M. de la Jeanctiere. This or-
der (Kati by the Chancellor) was to supersede the
wiii e c.ick Ade by the eAglei and other Imperial tokens,
pio:nibing wine and wooty to the officers and men,
&c perhaps, however, this order was issued from
hia klAt Mlor on eie morning of tl..e HAI, but new
ordris from Bertrand superseded them.

lie never engaged any ofticer to pass over Ro-
raima:: ; only one ma& any objection—he rendered
ample justice to that one who would not break his
oath, btn chose to gibe in his resigoation.
. He acknowledged the order he had given to arrest
'eve I.AI persons by directions from Napoleon. He
ausiless,m4ay of the Peers wii:ch now sit iu
this Chamber knnw that Bonaparte never would have
pardoned a Marshal who should have arrested a Ge-
neral ; and tu.say were comprised in this order." .
Alter many other questions, the hearing of wit-
now. con.mance d.
Tise Duke tie Duras was the first ;
Being sworn, he dep.'s( d that the Marshal had en-
tered the King's apartments, had kissed his Majesty's
hand, and Lad said he would bring Bonaparte to Y4is

it an iron cage.
- The Marshal.—l do not exactly believe that ; but
I well remember what tie- Duke de Duras said.
The Prince of Poi:, (second witness) &poled to
the same effect.
The Count de Scey (formerly Prefect of B `s.lnecm)
stated, that Ney said he had no orders to give him,
nu arriving at his command ; that he only asked him
to put the saddle horses in requisition ; he held dis-
courses extremely vehement against Bonaparte ; the
disposition of the inhabitants was known to be ex.
tremely good.
Marshal Ney denied most of the allegations of the
Prefect.
The latter stated, that the Marshal had demanded
money of him—
I never asked you for money, MG
'The witness.—l-know not if the money demanded
nUme in the name of the Marshal was for the service
of the Kipg or for his own ; but I replied, I had no'
fends at my disposal. The Marshal reminded the,
Feefect of having written to offer to hint at Lons-le-

Saulnier .500,000 francs. and that be had ermine d
no want of them.— The Withal did not recollect this.
The Marshal expressed great indignation at this
point of the proceeding.
M. de FAverney deposed among other things. that
on the 15th M March he found General Lecourbe at
Poligny, and that the latter had said he had it from
Marshal Ney that this event had been arranged for
these three months; that the manner of distributing
the troops by relolesu proved this, and that the same
plan was pursuing in all points of Trance.
Other points were spoken to by this witness of no
very material weight.
N. de Rochemont then gave his deposition, and
his evidence tended to prove that up to the 13th in
the morning the Marshal still acted in the interests of
his Majesty.
General Count de Bourmont was called in. In his
first entrnination, he had strictly confined himself to
answer the questions asked of him—if he now went
into fur titer details, and aggravated the charges of
his first deposition Marshal Ney had only to thank
himself. ( Phis referred to some remarks previously
made by the Marshal.)
The General then made a most animated deposi-
tion, which called forth remarks of a similar kind
from the Marshal.

M. Berryer, (General de Bourmont having stated
that the effect of the proclamation was to make the
troops cry /rive Eaglets r!) begged the General to
be asked it he had cried Viva le Rai 1 when the Mar-
shal read the proclamation.
A murmur arose in the hall, and the question was
decided to be improper.
Numerous other witnesses were examined; and
Marshal the Duke of Reggio was introduced, and
deposited two letters from the Marshal m March last
relative to the measures taken for the service of the
King. Three others, to the same effect, and to the
Duke d'Albufera, were also read ; after which the
President adj.urned the Court until 10•MOITOW, at
ten o'clock, A.M.

INC OF THE sra DECEMBER.
The Chamber opened at the appointed hour, the
whole of the Peers being present.
The hearing ot the witnesses for the prosecution
was resumed.
M. Magin, Commissary-General of the Navigation
et Paris, deposed, that ou the 20th of March last he
received from M. Labouleye, Knight of St. Louis,
ac. a note, by which he informed him that Marshal'
Ney had just arrived at bionterau ; that he was lodged
at the public-house of "*", and that he had said in
a roum of that public-house, that the return of N.
polcon had been arranged at the Congress ot Vienna,
through the Intel vention of Prince Talleyrand, as well
as the return of the Archduchess Mails Louisa and
her son.

A. M. Dautin, another witness, confirmed the facts
stated in the above deposition.
The Marshal rose and declared to the Court that
he knew no one at Monterau, not even the innkeeper
at whose house be lodged, and that on passing dire'
that town he had only spoken to the Sub-Prefect.
M. Grisot, Captain in the 57th regiment, deposed,
among other things, that Marshal Ney had assembled
the Colonel and officers of his regiment at Landau,
in April last, and after locking the door upon them,
demanded if the Colonel had not some intruders in
his regiment ? the Colonel replied not--and the
Marshal, in consequence, sail—well, we cannot con-
fide in them in these circumstances ;—afterwards he
made use of the most injurious expressions against the
Family of the Bourbons.—The accused denied this,
as being perfectly inconsistent to believe that a Mar-
shal of France would have needed that precaution to
speak to his officers. Besides, I know not it the wit.
ness has any interest in accusing me, and
Witness.—l have no interest, Marshal.
Several Peers.—You ought not to interrupt.
The Accused.—l persizt that in my extraordinary
commission, I only acted according to orders which
I received s these f6r.i.l any injury to the Boutbon
Princes, aad I never permitted myself the least
ofn.uce against the King or any Person of his Au-
gust Dynas. y.
M. de B.4incourt hal only by hearsay known of
Marshal Ney's having the Proclamation of the 13th
in his carriage, when he set out for Besancon.
M. de Casse was introduced to give evidence,
though the Lord Chancellor observed he could not
be sworn, net having been enumerated among the
witnesses in the proem; this witness (if such we may
legally call him) confirmed the indecorous expressions
stated to have been used by the Marshal at Landau.
The witnesses in behalf of the accused were now
heard.

M. Caillce, furbishing-lace-manufacturer at the
P:tlais Royal, was introduced. He deposed that
Marshal Ney, arriving at Paris with Bonaparte, sent
by his Valet-de-cliambre all his decorations to be
changed. It was on the 25th of March that the
Marshal had these articles, and that he had written
them down it. his books ; he opened his 'register, and
read the items.
The MArsh4l..,Vois see, my Lord, that according
to this reckoning I could not have had the decorations
which the witnesses pretend I wore at Lans-le-
Saulnier.

The Chancellor asked the witness if he had not at
Vie same perbd arranged for ill, accused a medal of
the Legion of Honour.
Witness.—No, ay Lord.

M. Dem:, Aide•de-Camp to the Mirshal, de-
clared he had °tinned no alteration in the Mart.hal's

decorations.
M. Batardy, the MarshaPs Notary, deposed the
same as in the previous interrogation; concluding by
saying, when he quitted Marbhal Ney he had the
firmest conviction that he was very sorry for Buna.

pane's return, that he WAS determined to serve the
King, and that M. Batardy always Entaii:ed

opinion.
The Duke of Maine, Peer of France, deposed that
he found Marshal Ney with the best dispositions after

the 9th of March.
M. Philippe de Segur deposed, that nn the 7th of
March (the day of Marshal Hey's arrival at Paris)
the Marshal was absolutely in the best disposition. and

possessed of sentiments worthy a General who, during
twenty campaigns, had led the French arms to glory.
M. de Sauran, Aide-de-Camp to his Royal High-
ness Momieur, deposed, that dining with Marshal
Ney, a Proclamation was brought in—after reading
it, the Marshal said, " the king writes not like this,
it is thus we should write for the soldiery." He dic-
tated a letter, written by the Aitle-de•Cimp to Mon-
sieur, detailing the proposed mar.seuvres of the troops.
The Chancellor asked, how it was possible, after
so .wise and admirable a plan, he had nut waited the
effect of his advice _ _

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The Marshal.—l was abandoned to myself when
the tempest was bursting over my head. I was without
instructions, without soldiers—every body separated
from me and seemed to srek his own fortune.

Madame Mory, a witness for the accused (the only
female who had appeared in .he Chamber of Peers
during this proceeding) deposed with muck clearness
that an Italiats.Count, known to her at Dijon, had
assured her that Marshal Ney displayed on the 16th
or 17th of March, muds concern at the arrival of
Bonaparte, and that he bad said to the C lint, that
he was very happy he had had nothing to do with all
these events, and of having been constrained to ticri-
fire to the lure of his country, his affections and his
opinions.
The Marshal declared he had not the honour
knowing Mid itn.: blurry ; nor did he recollect the
conectsatiiin st.tterl with the Italian Count. whose
name even was unknown to him.
Every stittiess tctiii:d to confirm the Marshal's in-
nocencv of all ple-concertion.
A long discussion then arose as to the terms of the
capitulation ol Parts.
M. &Ilan replied at considerable length.
At the request of the Advocate of the accused, the
defence was posponed till to-marrow (this day ).
SITTING OF THE deli DECEMBER.

The Chamber of Peers having again met this
morning in pursuance of their adjournment of la t
night, the defence of the Marshal was commenced,
by M. Berryer, who praised the conciseness of the
pleading of M. Bellan, but stated that the defence
could not be comprised within the same bounds. He
engaged to maintain the pure text of the law. 1 owe,
said he, kindness to my Sovereign who has permitted
that the defence of the Marshal shall be puLiic and
solemn, and made with the greatest posiblel.titticle.
I owe it to yourselves, Messieurs the Peers, thanks
for the necessary delay which you have assigned for
the summoning the witnesses for the defence. Vitally,
we are indebted to the accusers for having conceded
that, up to the 14th of March, the conduct of the
Marshal in face of the enemy of his King was with-
out reproach. He dwelt on the sentiments expressed
by the Plentpotentiaties for the inter/1.0 safety of
France; these were particularly addressed to the Mar-
shal. He undertook to prove, first, that the Marshal
had not acted with premeditation ; and, secondly, that
there WAS no law applicable to the crime imputed to
him. He arrived at the facts; and fir►t those which
preceded the 14th of March. He represented Bona-
parte marching from Cannes to Lyon; traversing that
space in ten days, surrounded by a blind but enthu-
siastic multitude. He cited the Journals of the day.
They stated that Bonaparte's emissaries had spread
themselves every where, that they excited the people
to revolt, and the soldiers to sedition. This state of
things was what the address of the Deputies called,
on the 16th of the month, an alarming crisis. It can-
not be denied that the Marshal was at Lons, in the
midst of a frightful mass of dissention and anarchy.
—He afterwards asked if subsequently to the 14th of
March, any culpability could be attached to the acts
done under this fatal influence—under this frightful
empire ? It is proved that the side of uniting him-
self with Bonaparte was that for which the Marshal
had the greatest repugnance. He recalled to mind
that the Marshal had on the of April, 1814,
said to the tyrant that the troops would no longer
fight for him, nor follow him beyond the Lf.ne. lie
cited a letter of the Marshal which recalle I the
soldiers to their duty to the King. It was ill this
state that the Marshal had learnt the return of Bo-
naparte. M. de Bourrnont, who, said the advocate,
does not appear a very propitious witness for the
Marshal, said himself that Bonapatte would not have
pardoned what he had done, and that the Marshal
replied, perhaps before six mnnths he will off with ray
head. lie passed to the act of accusation ; and dis-
cussed it. He proved that Bonaparte mild not ele.
vale the Marshal to greater honours than the King

had done, .
•
He recalled the services of the Marshal, and asked.
,if he could imager have risked his glory with a mad•

.^

than (Useful). He then went into a long deteil, ali

tending to prove the glories of the Marshal, and his
zealous fidelity to the King, up to the night of the
13th. lie then arrived at this fatal period. There
are, in political, as in moral nature, events whose
inexplicable causes seem to be reserved for the discern.
meat of posterity alone; such were the circumstances
of Marshal Ng at that time. Bonaparte escaped
I from the Isle of Elba; those who ought to Lave

w3tcheJ this audacious m in teemed to have fory,.it
him—they had not seen him ;—he had tonctied
French soil, all Europe was stupified. and how court:
Marshal Ney alone defend himself front this sent
ment On the 14th of March, the chance of 8U1.71-

parte': success was only au enigma for Marshal N:y
he knew the entry into Grenoble and to Lyons.
then painted the Marshal as a stranger to politit.,l
calculations, as he always has been ; he only knex•

fight against exterior enemies, and to defend the
ritory. The Marshal no longer was master of his
solutions, and every writer of common !env at;retd
that all actions done in this state were nit to be stn.-
buted either to the good or ill of him who did u.
The Advocate then commented un v niou. other
points of evidence, and scouted indignantly Lire term
is which he had ben reported to have spoken of
King. The first part of the defence here termimaed
The Advocate continued : I believe I have corn.
pletely justified the Marshal from all the events ante-
rior and posterior to the 14th of March last; yes;
have seen him in April, 1814, dictating an abdication
to the most absolute man—an abdication which we
could hardly have hoped. You have seen hum,
finally, the upright accuser of the faults of the Usur-
per at the !untie of Waterloo, and afterwards, in his
letter to M. Fouche, obeying the Government, but
idolising his country." He then proceeded to dere
lope the legal arguments cf the case. After varion;
remarks, he recalled the Treaty of 1514, aid tht
Resolution i.l Congress of the 13th March, w;iicf
commenced with these words " The Powers, fireei
resolved to maintain the Treaty of Paris, &c. are re
solved to lend to the King of France all the aids la
cessary to re-stablish tranquillity in his States, stc.'.
In consequence, the alliance was renewed with the
King. On the 15th, they corroborated this nee
Treaty—all the Powers concurred in it.
M. Bellart.--I cannot suffer that another scanda
shall be yet added to this cause. We are French—
we proceed according to French laws; all the rest i
useless and scandalous. They would built upon
convention done at Paris, in which the King par
took not.
The Chancellor stated that the Peers had decree
that the military convention was not to be admitte:
in the defence. The Advocates were invited to tree,
themselves within these bounds.
M. Dupin urged chat, by the Treaty of the 20:i.
of November, Sure-Louis no longer formed put
France, the Marshal is not, if he wishes it, withie tie
terms of the Convention ; but, be is in the rights c
melt and modern history— (if Nureoneerinthe Asereelly.
Yes, Gentlemen, in modern history we find mar
examples of these rules; personages of the highest di;
tinction have profited of new Conventions,—Mireve
The Marshal. —Yes, Gentlemen, 1 am a Frencf
man, and I will die as one. They have not bee
willing to hear my defenders t I thank them for whi
they have done fir me, and what they may still de
but, I prefer not being defended at all, to being ire
perfectly defended. I will do as Moreau did—appes
to Europe and to posterity.
M. Bellart spoke to prevent further delays.
The Chancellor.—Defenders, you may use ever:
argument,eseept such as the Chamber has ii.terdictai
The Marshal.—Since the Chamber will nothear—
(rner moyea:)—l forbid my advocates to add an:
thing; the Chamber will judge me as they thin
proper.
The final Requisition was then read.
The President.—Accused, have you a:ly observa
dons to make on the requisition t
The Marshal.—Nothing at all, my Lord.
The witness ordered the Accused to retire, as we,
as the witnesses and the auditory.
From five o'clock the Chamber remained in der
beration upon the judgment, and at a quarter before
twelve they decided by majority, that Marshal NO
was GUILTY Or HIGH TIMASON AGAINST TllB STATE
131 voices condemned him to DEATH, and i 9 vote
for BANISIININNT. The Marshal was not present a
the time the verdict was delivered.
The Marshal was ordered rose sHor next day.
PARIS, MEMBER 7.
Yesterday, at five o'clock in the afternoon, %e'er
Marshal Ney was going back to his Chamber, he me.
one of his defenders, who was absorbed in grief. H'
pressed him in his arms, saying—" What do yei
mean ?—lt was not your fault.—We shall meet
another world." When he entered his room, h'
walked about for a few minutes. His connteminci
was animated ; his gait and general appearance ail
nounced din he bad taken a strong resolution, an',
that he was prepared for every thing. He then call''
for dinner, which he ate as usual. During his nwald:
htheeatt
perceivedention
otfhathtoasekontiolcunpldahccimd
,noenadr
biro
dignantly to a distance from him, saying—o IJo nor
fear death." After dinner, he asked
for a segar!
which he smoked entirely. He then lay down, au'd
slept peaceably for two hours. About one cs'el"k
In
the morning the sentence of the Chamber of lie
was read to him. He listened to it within' In

ny
si

s ANOTUNA ACCOUNT.

PARIS, DECEMBER 7.

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ig any 'emotion. eeentect to retire within him-
( 1.14 absorbed- in reflection. for about half an
• ur when he asked for religions assistance.
M. de Pierre. Cured of Saint Sulpice. who had pro.
edci to the Palace, on hearing of the Marshal's
ndemnation. • the" went up into the prison. 'this
spectable ecclesia4tic conversed with him doting
non the whole of the night, about holy matters :

reoiinded him ,nt Elie Inties nt religion, and

ceived the contessi •n t the MArs.,al.
The Mars►;al su,penUrd for .t few minutes this in.

-r‘ting c...tvotsation to wri:r two ktters, one to his
to and Annther to his father.

At st:ven in the !naming the horse gendarmerie
J Netional Gunds toot and horse roarded all the

venues to the Luxemburg. At eight ►'clock a ye.
soldvr went and hired a hackney coach on the
lice de St. Michel. At nine o'clock the Marshal
i❑formed tl►at all was•te.sdy : he had by this
n►. changed his clnthss, which now consisted of

ick waistcoat and breeches, with black silk stock-
-Igs, and a blue frock over all. At the doer of the
,4*.h he took M. de Pierre in his arms, and insisted

iat lie %aould enter first. He then entered himself:
e and the Cure. occupied the back seat, and two
endArmes the-. froet.. NusGerous detachments of
o) al grenadiers, gendarmes, and veterans, sur..
ounded and fol!owed the coach, which pane,l
hrough the garden of the: Palace and entered the
iew avenue called that of the Observatory.

During the journey the Marshal gave M. de Pierre
tit gold snuff-boa, begging him to give it to his wife,
sitb the two letters which he had written during the
+tight. He afterwards took from his pocket some
pieces of gold, gave them to the Cure, saying, 4, these
Are fur the Poor."

When he arrived at the gate, the coach turned a
• ink to the ktft, and stopped about 40 paces iron' the
•ate and SO front the wall under which the exccu.
..on was to take place. A pick..t of vetetans of sixteen
nen had been on the spot since five o'clock in the
rnoruing.

The instant the carriage stopped, the Picket form-
in battle order. An (Mica of GenJarmes then
-ame out of the carriage, and he was followed by the
darshal, who seemed to enquire if this was the place I
,f execution 'He then marched with a firm step to
',akin eight paces of the wall, and turhipg with
'ivacity to the soldiers, said to them—" Comrades,
sire upon me, and take a good aim I" On saying
Itese words, he took off his hat with his left hand
:nd laid his right firmly on his breast. The °aim
:ommanding the picket then gave a signal with his
.word, and the Marshal instantly fell dead. Several
*ails bad entered his head. The body was then
alsad from the ground, and laid on a kind of litter.
ist remained a quarter °Lan hour exposed to the view
.sf the public. Afterwards it was covered with a
Item and conveyed by veterans to the Hospital of
LA Maternite, to be given.of cbnrse to the family.
We are assured that Madame Ney, ignorant of
whathad taken plate, presented herself at the Thuil-
belles at ten o'clock in the morning, to -implore his
Majesty's clemency; and the Duke de Duras, to
whom the addressed herself, in order to be intro-
duced, was obliged to telLher that the Marshal was
uo More. • •

Yesterday,
,at nine o'clock in the morning, Mar-
thal Ney, dressed in a blue great coat and a round
kat, was conveyed in a finer. (hackney coach) to the
half moon between the great new avenue of the Gar-
den of the Lusembnavg, and the boulevard de Mont;
Parnasse. He was placed on the left, in front of a
picket of veterans : he took off his hat, and said to
the soldier:en-44 Do your duty." After the execu-
tion, the body was placed on an hospital bier, where
it remained exposed to public view for a quarter pt
an hour: afterwards it was carried to the Hospital
de la Maternite, where it, was still at noon.

PURTHZR PARTICULARS,. PROM THZ JOURNAL DP

The sentence pronounced by the Chamber of Peers
)n Marshal Ney, was executed this morning at tienty
minutes past nine. Since three o'clock in the morn-
ng the custody of the criminal had been entrusted to
larechal de Camp Count de Roche Chouart, Com•
nandant of Paris, who had been ordered by General
Despinois, Commandant of the First Military Divi-
•ion, according to the orders of the Commisaries of
he King, to make the necessary arrangenmts to se-
»tire the execution of the sentence. The interior and
xterior surety of the Luxemburg Palace, was, from
his moment confided to the vigilance of M. de Roche
::lionart, and he gave a receipt for the prisoner to the
.;sher of the Chamber of Peers, who had the charge
)1 him before.

On quitting the Chamber of Peers the Marshal
:ailed for dinner, and ate heartily : after dinner he
leyt soundly. He was roused from his slumber by
fie a: rival of M. Cauchy, the Secretary of the C.bara-
ier of Peers, who came to read his sentence. Before
roceeding to this reading, M. Cauchy endeavoured
o address him in an affectionate manner, to testify
low painful it was to his feelings to be constrained to
)erfurm so sad as office.—is Sir, (said the Marshal to
•uirn) do your duty—every one must: read."
During the reading, when he came to the article
f the law about the succession to the Throne : •' this
AW (he observed) is not applicable to me ; it was
or the Imperial family."
After 11,srodisig of the senesce; M. Cow* said

.to him, that if in his last moments he thought of
having the consolation of religio,t, he might call in
the Curate of St. SulpiCe, who had come of himself
to offer his services. " That is enoligh," said the
Marshal, " I will think nt it." On the observation
of M. Couchy, that Wally other ecclesiastic would be'
agreeable him he might send for him, the Marshal
said to him, " Again 1 tell you, that is enough—l
have no occasion for a Priest to teach me how to die."
On being informed that he was entitled to take
leave of his wife and children, he requested they
should be written to, in order that he might see, them
between six and seven in the morning.—" I hope,6
he added, " that your letter will not inform my wife,
that her husband is condemned t it belongs to me to
inform her of my fate."
M. Couchy then retired, and the Marshal threw
himself, 3ressed as he was, on his bed: It is proper
to add that he speedily fell asleep.
At four o'clock in the morning he was awakened
by the arrival of Madame Ney, her children, and
Madame Gamon, her sister. Alter the painfal scene
was over and his family had retired, he walked about
his room. One of the sentries, one of La Roche
'Jacquelin's Grenadiers, said to him," Marshal, in the
extremity in which you are, ought you not to think
of Goo ? It is always good to be at peace with
Con." The Marshal stopped, locied stedfastly at
the Grenadier, and said—" You are right—yes, you
are right : one ought to die like an honest man and
a christian : I wish to see the Cure of St. Sulpice."
The brave grenadier did not need to be told 'a se-
con4 time, and the Clergyman was immediately in.
troduced. They were three quarters of an hour to-
gether, and when he retired, the Marshal requested
he would attend him in his last moments: The vir-
tuous Ecclesiastic kept his word: at half-pan eight
lie hautned, and at nine the Marshal handed him
int the coach. saying—“ Gn in first, I shall get in
Ilat le quickly than you afterwards."

It was in the carriage of the Grand Referendaire '
that he was conveyed through the Luxemburg Gar-
dens to the extremity of the alley of the Ol•servarery,
which was assigned for .the pl ice of execution. A
small detachment of grit d'armerie, and two picquets
of veterans waited fur him there. On finding that
the carriage• stopped, the Marshal, who probably
thought they were taking him to the plain de la
Grenelle, expressed some surprize. lie embraced his
confessor, gave h7rn his snuff-box to give to Madame
Ncy, and some pieces of gold for the pow%
lie then placed himself in front ot the picquet of
veterans, and called out with a laud Sol-
diers 1 straight to the heart I" These were his last
words : he fell pierced with twelve balls. Conform-
ably to military regulations, the bldy remained a
quarter ot au hour expoied on the place of execution.
Thus died a warrior justly celebrated for his bravery,
but who dishououred an heroic life by an act of trea-
son, without its equal in history; and by a system of
defence almost as dishonourable. To despise the au.
thority of the King; to place his life, like a coward,
under the protection of foreign powers, are actions
"so unworthy of a Frenchman, that they smother the
sentiments of pity in every breast.
With a little more elevation of character he would
' have discovered that it is not by vain subtleties, by
miserable chicanes of law, that a criminal like him
could escape punishment.
He was better advised, when he appeared fur the
first time before the Magistrate who examined him :
66 I am too guilty," he then said, ,6 to bargain for
, my life with the King, he will do with me what he
, pleases." It is to be desired, for the honour of his
memory, that be had made no other ansvfer !