Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-22
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criminal tribunal q The de!harReat Of The
Seine, siN;9g 9: tie tiaiaiS a. Justice in
Par!o.
This day 18th Ventose l2.h year ofthe
Freach Republic before Us jacques a
lexis Ihurioi, Judge OF the csMniaol and
Special tribunal OF the department of The
Seine, inst tuted by order Of the citizen
President, dated the 9th of the presen,
month 10 Investigate the said conspiracy;
assisieS. by Andre Etieune Fremyn, Re-
giSter; appeared rsAn who was arrested
from among the number OF those concern
cd i'll the conspiracy 1gains, the FIRST con
sui and the safety &C Tive country, having
been conducted ,hiilter by detachment
ortlre military, comma0dedby ci,izen Jean
Barnier, captain Of the second regiment
ofthe municipal guard OF Pans. The said
arpearcr having been requested 10 declare
20 us, his name, age, condition and place
OF residence cred, Georges Cadou-
dial, aged IS years, Without habtation or
place OF residence.
Q. How long have you been at Paris
a. About five months past came here,
but the whole time have been in this CT
ty does not extecd s days.
Q. Where have been your lodgings?
Al will not discover them.
9. Why do you refuse TO make il
known?
A. Because I will not add TO the mum.
Der of victims.
q. What induced you to come to Paris?
A. came hither with intention 10 at
tack the FIRST consul.
Q, What was the designed method OF
attack?
A. BY force of arms.
Q. Where did you expca to find that
force
A. Throughout France.
O.. There is then in France an organic
ed force at your disposal and that OF your
acconplices
A. That is not to he understood by the
force above mentioned.
q. What IS then TO be understood by
tae force you speak of?
n. A reunion al Paris.
q. Where dues this reunion exist
A. ii is not yet organized, it would
have been as su1n IS the attack had been
definitely concluded ON.
.. What WIS then your project aad
that Of The conspira(ors?
4. To FIX Bourbon in the place of The
FIRST consul.
Q. Who was the Bourbon designated
y. Charles Xavier Stanislas, CT deyant
Monsieur acknowledged by us 10 De Louis
XVIII,
Q. What role was to have been played
during the attack
a. A role which one OF the ci-devant
French princes (who was to he at raris)
hal appointed.
@. The plan then was concerted and
was 10 have been executed in coniuclion
viii, the CT tevani French Princes?
A. Yes citizen Judge.
@. Have you then conferred with the
ci-devaut Princes in England?
a. Yes, citizen,
Q. VINO was 10 furnish funds and
arms?
A. have had along time funds at my
dispositions, arms I had more.
q. Was not Piche.sru concerned in this
conspiracy?
4. l have no knowledge Of any such
thing.
Q Was not Moreau?
n have never seen or known him.
Q. Have you had a"y correspondence
with Pichcgru'
A. have seen him two or three times
IN London, but never spoken 10 him con
corning the design have now made know
10 you.
Q. Have you not travelled with him in
France, and have you not seen him in
Paris ?
a. No, citizen, have neither travelled
with him nor seen HIM at Paris.
Q. In wha part Of Paris was you arrest
ed 10 day?
a. l know not Tie place, only thatitwas
sad TO he near the Odeon.
O. What transpired at The time Of your
arrest?
a. was in chaise, and when one pre-
sen.ed hunselr 20 arrest me, WAS provi-
ded with two loaded pistols; ] fired twice
after the fist fire on a man WHO held the
bride Of my horse, left the chaise, ano-
ther man ran after me, cred a second
time, and was charged with killing the
man, know not whether it was so.
G. What motive could have induced
you 10 fire on a man?