The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-11-24 00:00:00

pith ;living sacrificed the interest of the Administra-
tion to particular views, by dismissing a Clerk whose
i,,,,.cests I had much at heart ; but because I was
ni ill my reproaches upon this subject, it did not
loll:,w that I exercised any functions.
you acknowledge these orders to be of
ytlur signature :—(Na Journal eau be sent by post
this day.)—(All the Ministerial letters, and the dis.
pin hes of the Prefect of the Seine, will not go by
post this day, 20th March).
A. l dill not qualify them with the names of or.
acrs ; but l really signed these papers, and these are
the irAsons: The Chief of the Bureau told me, that
be scanted many persons for his service ; I then said
to him it is only putting off the Journals
till to.morrow). I was afterwards told there are Mini.
pedal dispatches delayed, would it not be proper to
tow an additional mail ? I said no ; it is better to
ipoil immediately the delayed dispatches, in order
that the inconvenience may not he prolonged ; the
ot..ert, will follow in course.—These Gentlemen,
the Chiefs of Division, who have to-day so dflicate a
conscience, had it not that day, for they paid great
attention to every thing I said to them, and offered
nolohjection. Had not they taken the oath to the
King? Were not they all decorated? However they
outstlipt me in every thing which'[ could say to
them.
Q. Here is a Proclamation, at least a circular,
signed by you :—(The Emperor will be et Paris in
two hours; the capital is in the greatest enthusiasm ;
allis tranquil; whatever may be done, there will be
no civil war).—Do you acknowledge this document ?
A. It is from me ; but, it is said, that many of
them were issued, which is not correct.
Q. But there are several of them here; here are
three or four.

A. 1 defy more than 12 signed by me being pro-
duced.

Q. Why did you write that circular ?
A. I was afraid lest the Couriers should spread
reports upon the road that Paris was in flames, and
it was the, dread of civil war which induced me to
circulate that note ; and will be imputed to RIP as a
crime under a Prince who has a horror at the shed-
ding of blood ?
This simple notice was posted no where.

Another Order of Al. Lavallette's was read ; (the
M aster of the Posts shall not let out horses to any
person► unless he be the bearer of an Order signed
by me or the Ministers of the Emperor.)
March 20. LAVALETIT.
Q. The date does not point out the hour.

A. It was written in the morning. Before quit-
ting the post in the morning I sent for the Master of
the Post at Paris to . come to me. I was gone from
the hotel when he came, and he went to my house in
the street of Grettelle. I asked him what was the
state of his relays ?—fle told me his horses %sere
very much fatigued, and that for a long time they
would be incapable of extra work. I said that is a
pity, it will be necessary to spare them for a few
days. He said, I cannot refuse them without an
order. I gave him this paper, which I signed with j
the title of Director-General, which it required to
have the appearance of a character.
The Marquis de Konde vale, Councillor of State,
rees.,,,Ussuce, deposes:—That being Prefect of
news was brought him on the 22d March,
theta Courier entered the city, crying Vive P Ent-
pereur ! That he hod caused a great stir amongst
the people, and that he was the bearer of several
lettrrs, announcing the arrival of Bonaparte at Paris.
1 had him arrested and conducted to my hotel. I
thought to have intimidated him to come at the truth,
end told him he should be shot in half an hour if he
did not tell me whether it was true that Bonaparte
els in Paris. The mart said be was not there, but
be had seen him at Ville-juif; he brought me two
letters ; one sealed; it contained an order signed fa
Vallette, for the Master of the Posts to restore the
communications between Paris and Lyons, which
bad cut otf. 'fhe other was unsealed, it contained
the notice which has been read, and which I recol-
lect perfectly well to be the same, for I remsaked the
contradiction between these words (Park is in the
greatest enthusiasm); and afterwards (all is tran-
quil). I know that this Courier Tead his documents
every where he stopped.
M. Lavellete answered, that he did not know
this Courier ; that he had given him no orders ; that
those who knew how a Mail is made up will agree it
is impossit le that a Courier, who is surronsoled by
his dispatches, can in that position read a Proclama-
tion so as to produre tumult ; that if at every stop-
ping place this man was pleased to read the Note of
%hir•h he was the bearer, he dill it of his own accord ;
that the tumult which it had caused at Mosilins did
rni arise from the Courier, but from the postillion,
VIII. entered cracking his whip, and crying out—
" Viz.e l'Enspereur !" that as for the rest he only
signed 12 such notices, and he did it with a view to
present civil war.

- General Dessolle deposes, thnt he was &sired by
M. ebastiaina, in the name of M. La Valtette, to
said a detachment to the hotel of Poots, on the 20th
of Nlarch.

The Accused said, that he had indeed called in this
rreraution, to preserve the cash of the Posts in case
of distntbances.

The Countess Ferranti deposes, that she applied
fora Pnst permit to M. Lavalette; that he refused
1.0. for Lille, but granted me for Orleans.
The Accused—Does the Countess think that her
husband could not set out without the permit which
he solicited ?

Madame Ferrand—Certainly, since M. de Villars
raid it was necessary.
The Chevalier de Villnrs-1 went at ten o'clock
to take orders of M. Ferranti for the public service
aid his own. He said he had no orders to give me ;
that M. Lavallette had taken possession of the admi-
nistration of the Posts. M. Lavallette was gone out.
The Accused—l persist in declaring that I did not
see NI. Villars, and that if I did see him, he neither
'puke to me of Count Ferrand, nor of a permission
to Let nut • it was through Madame Ferranti that I
was informed; of the demand of the Count. The
Countess came to my house, I gave her the permis.
Zion which she solicited, to insure her hosband's
safety.

The Countess Fernand denied having received this
permis.ion•

M. Vsliars affirms having demanded the permit-
4ion of the accused,