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London, England, 1804-08-20 00:00:00

the houfebold of the King, he might eafily obtain
admiSou'into the kitchen, and if he contented to
throw, unperceived, into the boiler (la marmite). a
little parcel which would be given to him, his fortune
would be made : aoo Innis d'ors would be given to
him in the firh infkance, and too more for every in-
dividual of the Royal Family who might die in the
courfe of a twelve month. They added, that he was
not to trouble bimfclf about his wife, for they would
take her fafely to France; and when they were
about to part, be heard them fay in Italian, 4, We
have no time to lofe ; the day is come when we ought

to Orike."
On the following day (Tuefday the sad), after
many vifits from them, another ruffian, whom Cou-
LON bad not before teen, called on him in the even-
ing, and requelled him to take a walk with him. in
cyder that they might (peak more freely on a fubjea
of great concern. which had been mentioned to him
the preceding day; in the courfe of their walk they
were met by one of the two who bad fira opened the
project to Couton. They inquired whether he was
decided to perpetrate the deed? Coo toe 'awned.
Yest" upon which they went to a houfe, where they
ordered Champaign wine. and gave him additional
inftruitioits refpeaing the manner of executing the
plot, advifing him to drink with the Cook, tec•••••
C0U4.011 intellect on receiving tome money, on ac-
count of the boo Louis which had been promifed him;
upon which one of the ruffians, who was in liquOrs
(aid, I don't know whether Boric (the name of
the Commercial Agent at Warfaw) would content
to givrfo large a fum." His companion condemn-
ing tbis indifcretion, replied-4o why do you mention
Doran; be is not in town; he will not return theft ,
two days." At loft thky gave him a ducat to get
fame wine to drink with the Cook. and made an op-
pointnsent for the following night, when they were
to give him the parcel which was to be thrown into
the boiler. They parted it on. o'clock in the met-
sing.
The fame day (Sunday) Couto* difclofed the plot
to the Baron de hitt.taritte; and the Duke de
heart, by whom it was communicated to Comte
ePA,vatay, Captain of the Guards to Louts kVIIL
who hallened to inform M. de Horn, Prefident of',
the Chamber, and Governor of the town, of the cir-
anniance, and who had orders from his Petits's"
Slattery fur fuperinteading all the concern and,'
fafety of the French Royal Family.
At firß, the Prefident Horst received the informa.
don with the moll feeling emotion, and promifed to
mount his bode, and repair perfonally either to the
plate of rendetvous fixed by the ruffians. to give the
polka to Couto'', or to the fpot appointed for pap
ing him the money. and letting tiff for France. He
alto promifed too to fend Winne to fecure the whole
gang and Clusters himfelf, in cafe he fhould have
forged the Rory in order to obtain a reward. The
fenfibility of the Preadeat Horn was highly in-
created by the alarming reports which were fpread
every day of plots to take away* life of the Elsa
at the eve of his departure for Ruffin.
The sad of July, Coy tow being ordered by the Ba-
ron de Mettsvitta, went to the appointed (pot, at
a place called the New Vill:ge, 'fituated in the mid-
dle of the lines which furrows/I Warfaw ; there be
was joined by one of the men, and loom after by an-
other. who wai concealed in a corn field, and who
actually delivered him the parcel, and a bottle of li-
quor for his own de. They agreed upon& fignal, by
which they were to know when the deed had been.
effeEted. They told him that when it was executed,
he might repair to a place called La Cal Pointers,
where he would be joined by his employers, and taken
to France with his wife ; and in cafe they could not
meet there, he was to go to Stockaycr, where be
would find them at the Pollmallet's houle, and that
he fhould there receive the aoo Louis. Upon hi,
alking tome money, they gave him only fix crowns,
alledging that they had beta already cheated more
than once.
The Prefideot Horn, however, afi aid of commit-
ting his mailer with the French Emperor, declined
either to go or fend to the appointed 'pot, contrary
to his promite. Coy tow delivered the parcel and the ,
bottle to M. de MI ttsvitts, on the sath, in the
min Mag. The Comte d'A went at ten o'clock
to M. de Hoye's, and prefented him the parcel,
which contained three carrots charged with arfenic.
M. de Horn, from cues of fear, refuted to inter.
fere any further in the bufinefs, (eying, it fhould be
I referred to the Pulice.office, and even refuted to affil
his feel to the parcel, which was foaled by the Arch.
of Amain:, and the Comte d'A •
On that day Louts the XVIII. was informed of
the plot. His Majelly exprefed the greeted and the
moft tender folicitude for his faithful (creams, but
ditpleyed an unalterable tranquillity of mind with
refpea to his own ;Katmai faddy. He wrote to the
Prefident, Horn, who did not wait on His Majefly
till the following day, and then confined himfelf to
vague affurances 'that the bufinefs should be follow
cd up with activity by the Police Officers.
A formal demand was made by the King, that a
report should be made by an afembly of potato:sal
men, ref-pelting the contents of the parcel, which de-
mand being antweeed in an cvalsvc manner, the King
ordered that the parcel lbould be opened and ex•
amiutd before his own phy fir 440, M. La Fa 1. aided
by QAGATILIIWISCII, the moll eminent and refine-
table pin Liao of Waaaw, Dr. baactbavat, and