Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-09-16


sho with great reluctance
When they undrefed him. they found he had on
hr coat aud watch coat the cloth and nns of which
were OK an uncommon thickness Under them, he
two Thick vets, and two waicoas equa lily thick 20
that not of the forty fifty blows with which
great coat was penetrated, had reached his BODY
hrs only wounds a few bruifcs the back and
fhou'ders, and flight fcralch one of his wrilfs,
VIII Oh ieemed to have been made wi grea precauon.
and rather with fone other pointed inrumcnt and
lwsrd Behdes, he had fever.
Ihcfe detail, had fosrcely fpfead abroad hut they
were compared by the peop tn circumstances already
koswn, and the ironget fufpi cons were conceived
Jean Debry and Rofcnitel he very pc rons who
the very preceding evening had 70 lout rejected the
eicort who United that the departure ioud take place
at night and they alone Of the legation fparec.
! ~eager nets OF an Debry TO name hmfef the
murderers and to repeat his name-he confidence with
which be had thrown hmfef into their arms--the eau
ton with which they had truck him without Going any
harm while his colleagues pi ces--the pre-
cautions he had taken beforehand fo ty himef with
10 many coths--all ieemcd to authorize conjctfure-
to The fuppor OF which everal other previous ercum-
dances eoncurred Ill reeolleeed that before the
arrival OF Jean DERRY AZ RAAdt, BONNER and Rober-
jot W re much admired there-that their pacific fpo
ttions had Duplicated the French Dire Glory, who in
coniequence had joined Joan DERRY TO them, fpy
upon their conduct thai nec this tim, the latter with
the fecretary Roienttil aone poeTed the confidence
of their government imperiouny dictated every
lure OF the two other plen poentiaes and compe led
them O zen all thoie irritating which expreGed
iuch inadmiflble pretentions, and finally brought
renewal OF the war.-A.ove all il WAS known thar
within few mon he Roberj st and Bonnie. no longer
Intended their indignation of the part they
csd to act, and they complained very frequently thu
the French government rcioyed TO make the
uhon of peace mpofiblc-it was llsewife psrticu-
larry known that about night before their depar-
turc they had told Rofeneil. 10 moment IL refent.
rnru thafsh
denounee the Legislative body the ex,ravagaw p,-
t'es OF the Directory its reluctance TO all Cancellation.
and thoae inlfruaions by which it directed them, on
every ntw co muncation to the imperial Deputies to
e.aet fome hing more than they knew would be grant
cd, IN order to foi &c rupture
This lzf intention appeared to every one to have
been the eaufe which dee,ded the death of thefe
unfortunate men and o,he reaion could be thci of
Tor explaining why the anains attached themielve to
,hoie only, wi bout touching any OF the re1 -
why tor ar OF being deceived they made them repeat
thar names and why they had taken fuch part cular
pains to throw into the Nug the papers of ,Ae legation,
among which were undoubtedly the fecre in0ruttions
Of The eneh ID reefory
This comparifon Of eircumfsanees left no perfon in
doubt a. TO the true authors Of the po, The oompA-
ison At hrit npred by Jean DERRY. while they viewed
him victim efcaped from nc hands Of az iins
turned into fury againi Lin and his acrompees 6nee
this horrible AFR had began to be fully IF ed.
The cries OF horror and indignation became general.
Jean DERRY knew il, and expref1ed q de6re Of going
away Immediately He now ASKED fer an 5ssys, which
was granted him without delay, and my hnffars
dusted him that very enine the French potts. with
his wife, his daughters. his teretay, and all thoe who
had accompanied him at hi. former departure except
his two unhappy colleagues, whole rewAns we coeta-
ed and Inferred in an honorable manner.
IL is not for me make reitSion, or draw coneIu.
hons from what have related your Royal Hghnefs
but u one NUT expres what esnnot but he felt what
fhould not DC faid o. government, a 70 midabe to
thoie who ferve. to thofe who resA IT, and which
oon A. its crooked policy Teens require the facr fee
!, would DC mpofiibc to expres in adequate terms
the feniation eaued this country by 70 atroeous an
a2.
None OF the murderers have vet been taken by my
pasroles, altho have given orders make the moit
dilisent feAseh for HEM am. &c.
BARBACZY, Col