The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-08-19 00:00:00

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in the. north of.Geoutor dating the preceding
• ••;•':•ig,i4: They are at present stationed in the
iisern pristim•es of Russia.
an•lior of ihorrtiee, equally as ill:informed
in reirtt id to the facts as to the circumstances which
char.:dense them, atttibutes to General liesmigseqn
t.%.:.nineitl which is intrusted to Count Wittgenstein;
pt.(' rot if lie had made a point. of remaining ignorant
r•f troth even in the most .notorions pirticulars, he
has confounded the armies anal their direciion, and
even mistaken the !MOWS. of thusir. Cotomunttsrs..—
( Gazelle 011itielle.)•-
We are informed that the Commissioners charged
I'V the Guyer:one:it for: the of the
rt: mats are INlessr. Fieveei Mutts, Auger, De Tore),
am! l'el•i To. •
• In the Castle of Vincennearolthut:lB.;ooo muskets
smut SO ;hirers of cspituit, sill 'he delivered up this
di% t•••the Allied Iroom, oliformahly to nit article
nf :he 0)1)11464mi of Peril, of 4th July. These arms
ne:e found in repair, or in depot, in the different
wvrkshopa of the capital, at the moment the Convert-

Gnu *3O signed. In the interval, from the•sigoatore
, of the Treaty to the nceupalion of Paris, they were
carried off to Vitteolittei, v►here they remained till
now. They have been chlarted as part of the's:lna.
rw•ait of Paris, at tue moment when the material of
its defence w•as thought to belong to the Allies', in
virtue of the Convention of the 4th. _ _ _

Thus, it is not the armament of Vincennes which is
deli.ered up, hut thP &pot that is restored. Et ap-
amedis that it is this which principally formed the
clatter iu dispute het•reen the Commander of the
bleeliade and of the Clstle. A proof that the siege

of Vrucenues was not seriously pressed, is, that the
entire force of the blockade consisted of a simple
guir4l of about GO privates, who were relieved like
ordinary posts, and who were there only to watch
from without the preservation of the depot of arms
which were disputed. •
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Switzerland is the first of the Allied Powers which
has withdrawn its troops from France. She will re-
tiin only a wfak cordon along the frontiers, and
piincipally at Basle and its environs ; meanwhile the
clingers w hick threatened the town o Basle, on the
side of Iluninguen, have ceased. it is thought, that iu
consequence of the reiterated instances of the Balais
Government, the Diet has endeavoured,in the Defini-
tive Treaty of Paris, to obtain the demolition of the
;.oitifications of Hind:Teen. Basle is in continual
on account of that place.

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FaENGH FUNDS-5 per Cents. 641.

LAIJEDOI'ERE'S DEFENCE.'

Al. Bexost, who appeared as Counsel for the
confined himself to these exprestions:—
GcsrLcmcm,—Elefore I 'resolved to tend some
• support to the misery of Col. Lahedoyeris, I endea-
ground to know him, and to dive into his soul.
found there grandeur anti nobleness, and I thoeght
that his defence could not inspire you with so !loch
interest from any other mouth as horn his own.
M. Laaenoirettetnow rose and read his defence,
which appeared to be written in haste,' aud Without,
- method, upon slips of paper.
" If on this hiportant day my life aloes .n
• cempromised, I should abandun myself to the. es.
ceuraging idea, that he who pas sometimes led brave,
men to death eould know how Au march to death
himself like a brave man, anti I should nut detain
you. But my honour is attacked as well as my life,
and it is my duty to defend it because it dues nut he.
long to me alone—a wife, the model of every virtue,
'has a right to demand an account of it from me.
Shall my son, when reason comes to enlighten him,
'blush at his inheritance? I feel strength enough to
resist the most terrible attacks, if I am able to say ,
honour is untouched!
" I may hare been deceived—misled by illusions,
by recollections, by fuse ideas of honour—it is pos-
sible that country spoke a chimerical language to my
ten r t."
The accused here declared, that he had no iuten-
lion, nor was it possible for him to deny frets, public
and notorious ; he was ready to sign the act of ac-
cusation drawl' up against him, but he would justify
himself from the charge of having been concerned in
and plot that preceded the return of Bonaparte; anti
he protested that he eas convinced no relation ever
'listed between the isle of Eitel and Paris.
" Appointed Colonel of a regiment, I wished only
to occupy myself its my military duties. I wished
atb...ve all to inspire my soldiers with an esprit dm
corps. Never should I have attempted to make them
forget the warrior who had so often led them to vie-!
tor) ; but I knew also the names and exploits of the,
g!eat men that have tendered the family of the Bour-
bens ill. stridus, and I should have made it a dilly°
pleasure to teach them to my troops.
" do tint conceal that I set oft with sad present!.
: but Napoleon was far from my thoughts. I
l nut foreseen that France, untouched and united,
n fluid resume for three months, ender a new regime,
II attiiude. I had not foreseen this coulitkon
of ail Europe, against which the army, protector of
the territory, would again Gght under Bonaparte.—;
Iltut I seas a victim to a vague uneasiness, of which,
nevertheless, I could explain, and perhaps justify,the ,
cpuse. Ah ! if my voice could have that solemn elm-
racier which, they say, the feeblest accents assume in
the moment of death, my reflections 'might. still be:
useful to posterity !
41 In 1844 neither the nation nor the army could'
longer suffer the yoke of Bonaparte-s-it was tired of ,
war without motive—exhausted by sacrifices without
utility—all felt the necessity of a repairing Govern-
mew—where could we flatter ourselves that wet
should find it hut in the recal of the Bourbons, whose!
name reminded France of a long series of good Kings,
and ages of prosperity. Hence they were welcomed
with au enthusiasm which was too hl/011 chilled by
numerous faults, grave errors, and fatal imprudences.
The King's intentious were pure, but the nutrngeou4
zeal of his servants did much harm. These men
forme' an erroneous idea of Franca"—
• . The PLIKSIDENT interrupting the accused rerynired
bins to confine himself to his defence.—" It is not
a political-crime id which, you are accused before us,
or that weltril'ealled'upres to judge—sit is 'a miiittry
crime--a violation of your duties as soldier and
Colutiel—try to destroy the ;woofs that are fur-

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