The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-09-05 00:00:00

JUSDIPICATIF POCK Lt M4RE-
C 1.1.4.1, NEY.

is nitli expressing some vronapr at the
has taken place in public opinion Teta.'

sudden and terrible change has token
opinion with respect to Marshal Ney !

to March lifith, his nutn Tendon ti illus.
.5 years of eminent services and brilliant
33 dear to the country. The ene-
Arice admired in him the `real Captain—
hint as much gonerosit) in his sentiments
and skill at the head of armies."

pow then proceeds to blot, the Dumber of
has heon emirernod iu, an'( the humanity
hi Moats conducted himself—to bbon
14' isit,the for engaging in any compi-
-4 bed reseloql the highest dignities, and
icA iii.opetty as he wanted.
one spesks of conwiraey.one
'ets with it meetings of iiirlitidualc, secret'
midnight mystoties.
e,as Marshal Ney long before the no
Mss .arrived at Pads of lionapasto's
•

it's more than a month, since, fatigued by
illiatiatis kept op in the drawing-rooms of
11, he had retired to his estate near
In, thirty leaves from. Paris. There he
tit* isolated, without any correspondence
.nlcation that associated hid) with political
ions with which it is well known he was
4uainted.
the 6th of March he received in ' :s roire-

fromihe War Minister, tiat,d the

brought bim by an Aid-d«.-Camp. The
/tiered the Marshal to plot-Pee in ell li.,ste
tb Military D4ision, the Government of
I entrusted to
Pd;nliter enteird into no explanalion on
of that order ; not a word was said re-
Bonaparte, or his re.appeevsnce. The
rho •himself knew nothing of it, con-
the Marshal only on the pleasures of the

losidiately on the receipt of thts order, the
commenced his journey for his de•tinatinn.
through Paris, where he learned the
Bonaparte. Kirly on the morning of the
irch the Marshal called on the Duc de
_ afterwards on the Minister for the War
mem. Both gave him reason to apprehend
)Id not possibly obtain an opportunity of
re of vie King. They advised him to
'lout loss of time. The Marshal, however,
compensate for one or two hours of de.
ificiog so much of his rest, and persisted
until he could have the honour of being

his Majesty.
this earnestness? It rertainly was not,
breu'reported, for the purpose of asking from
♦ employment in the mtprditinn against
or to solicit a command. The Marshal
__..we service, and urged even by the letter of
Minister to proceed to his po.t. The Mti►shal
came to offer himself; he obeyed the ciders
caged him.

the august aspect of the Monarch. all of
a breathe bounty, the Marshal, electrified
liattering words in which his Majesty was
address him, warmly participated in the
Atli which all minds seemed to be ecru.
'toe who koow the ardour of his liberal
the promptitude of his language in second.
rer would mistake for falsehood or strata.
ling in which the Marshal may have said
ing even In language boldly figurati►e.—.
plicity have induced Mm to utter such sc.
vould have led bona Advantage.

is the place for decidedly iontrodicting a
Irected against Marshal Noy, with the
ever discrediting him.
been in, entecl and circulated with affects.
lie, 141 nit 6i. departu►e the King order.
IM, according to some of 500,000, and ar.
other., of from 6 to 7, and even 1100,000
secure Ili far as poshibla his fidelity.
a fslsphood. It is not true the the
iv of his Ministers ordered Marshal Ney
WO francs, or any sum whatever. On this
cokes with the most respectful confidence
ty of his Miesty.
Ilseleas this false and injurious bulimia.
bort° been gene:ally credited.
tying the King, the Marshal repeated to
Ind his friends the same language he had
Thudlevies. lie mounted his carriage,
for B.sancon. All the Marshals, all the
icers were already at their posts. Ii . hid
no opportunity for forming a concert
hP."

10-e procPeds to state, that Ney found
tuite hare of troops; that the Duke de
the llth March, informed him of the

_,renoble having gone over to Bonaparte,
he latter might he able to enter Lyons on
Ih (Sey) respites to repair to Lons-le.
He writes to Sachet, that it w,s II fifortu-
)arie had not been attacked. N. v's force
sly of roar regiments, without a single
The Exposé then ctates the Ilk.
. . .

and the letter he wrote to Oudi-
rn arrival of troops—" we are on the
-eat ►evolution, it is only by cutting up the
roots th.rt we shall hope to avoid it."—
!ed gu till passed over to Bonaparte. At
troops remained inactive. lie found him-
centre of insurrection. His army was
rum hi o, and threatened him if he pre-
'r gnin,• over to Bonaparte.
sight of the 13U► of March, the emissaries
.rte rune to the Marshal, whom they found
I,tation, accessible to all impressions, and
for the fate of France. They brought a
Bertrand, who told him that

tparte had concerted his enterprise with
Tough the Austtiare General Kohler.
Id had fetnored his escape.
idvancerl rapidly to the North of Italy
brnther-in.la w.

-onp4 of Russia had returned to their

rters.

could riot contend alone •gainit France.