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London, England, 1817-04-03 00:00:00

BONAPARTE ANI) OENLRAL SAUARK

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GenerM SAVA lir ssest adverts, in his Vindication, to
the ease of ..icm-ouu—atid in reading his observa-
tions uyni ft.,:ur Readers will be struck with th-
new light which it also throws upon the fate of ano-
ther u::fertunnte individual. the Duke D'Escutrs.

.4 The same article, signed b'Henout, Avocat,l
concludes its calumny by observing, in speaking of
the assassins (according to his statement) of Captain
Wright, that it is believed they were the same who
had strangled Pichegru. Doubtless the writer again
intends to ix on me the character of chief of these pre-
tended assassins, whom he designates as belonging to
the soldiery. Notwithstanding that this accusation is
unknown in England, yet as it equally concerns my re-
putation, I shall proceed to explain the fact by naming
persons who can attest or refute what I shall advance.
It is well known that General Pichegru was arrested
as a co-operator in the scheme that brought George
to France, unfortunately the discovery of the part he
acted in it was too late ;;it was supposed that he was
in Paris at the time, and this error caused the came
of the Duke D'Enghein to be brought forward, as
the mysterious personage of high importance, who
had been appointed by the accomplices of George,
who were unacquainted with his name, but gave a
description of his person. The discovery of this error
did not take place till after the Duke d'Enghein had
been sacrificed, when the name of General Pichegru
icame uppermost, and in the examinations which took
place at the trial which was publicly carried on in the
Temple, when the parties were confronted with each
other, he was identified as the same mysterious perso-
nage by the very accomplices of George who had been
desirous of nominating him. But the mischief was al-'
ready dorie, and that through the fault of those, who,
always eager to display an appearance of zeal in what
does-not concern them, had declared to the then First
Consul, that this mysterious personage could be none
other than aPi ince of the House of Bourbotl. . They
observed that the republicad party was too ready to
profit by the blow which George had meditated, for
[Lb, Ileum of Bourbon to neglect having on the very
spot, bog of het Princes-ready to appear and to rally
ahl around him, and they added that the Police was
greatly mistaken in supposing otherwise. These very
men afterwards were the loudest in exclaiming against
an event• which thy 114 d themselves occasioned by
their opinions and their advice. I am able to explain
the whole of this catastrophe, though it is not the ob-
ject of these remarks, but as it likewise has been laid
to my charge,. 1 shall reply to it.—To return to Ge-
neral Pichegru a he had been arrested and confined
in the tower of the.Templa, his. room was on the
ground finer, and only separated from that of George
by a thin partition. Esch was locked up in his own
apartment, and the keeper had possession of the keys;
and to prevent their communicating to each other the
questions which -the Judge had separately made to
them, a sentinel was placed in the*antichamber where
he could hear the slightest attempt at conversation
in either of the rooms. Both the prisoners were sum-
mooed into Court several times in the course of the
day to be confronted with the witnesses whenever a
new ground olaccusation sprung hp cr any frel-1,
declaration was about to be made. George bad with-
out
doubt resolved on the mode of conduct he would
pursue to extricate himself. But it was widely dif-'
terent with Pichegru, who had other causes of appre-
hension every time that lie was brought into the
hall of examination the difficulties of his situation
encreased ; every day added to the darkness of the
abyss before him. He had perhaps at one time flat-,
tereJ himself that sufficient proof could not be brought
forward of hii participation in a crime, against which
the' Whele population of France had arisen in mass;
but he was soon convinced that it would be inspossi-
hlefor him to touch even the hearts of the most ge-
nerous. Besides his presence and his co-operation in
the present plot would tend effectually to prove his
guilt in the affair wherein Moreau had denounced
him to the Directory io 1796 or 1797, and which had
obliged him to Withdraw himself to Cayenne : so that
he saw hiMielf on. the point of losing the interest
which many of his Mends had experienced for him
at that period or his lifer •
P General Pichegricias.naturally of a lively dispo-
sition, anddaddicted to the preistires of the table ; but
the
.horrors Of: his situation had produced a total
change•in himo He requested M. Real to pay him
'a visit, and after some conversation had passed be-
tween them, he begged_e,olMO oome books might be
sent him, and among the rest the, writings of Seneca.
It was only .a day eir two' afterwards, being •at the
Tuilleries about eight in the 'morning (the hour when
the Aides:de-catty commented their duty) that I
received it note from the officer of the Templegu'ard,
'informing me that General Pichegru had been found
dead in • his bed,. that various reports were afloat in
the Temple neon the.Occision, arid that. the attend.
ance of the Police was expected iA order to invests,
gate the business. The officer sent me• this intelli-
gence, according to the custom in all guards, who
are obliged to report to the Commanding Officer any
event of importance that may have occurred during
the twenty-four hours.
go When the report seas put into my hands, I was
already relieved by the Aid-de-camp who was next in
turn for duty, and accordingly I was obliged bode-
liver it to him, to ha communicated to the Emperor,