Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-23
LONDON, A2ril 8.

The scene Of mock trial s. Of blood has
commenced in France, not with the bring
ing before public tribunal MORGAN or Pr
chegru, o. Georges, or any of the persons
contained N the grand Judges list; but
with the trial ofthc gallant grandson of the
prince of Condo, the DUKE de Enghien. In
this instance bo1aparie has, as usual hewn
his contempt and disregard for the law, OF
nations and the rights ofindependen, prin-
! ces. The Duke ellington was in Gtr-
many, at Euenhein, principally that
~ the plan ofindemnities, devolyed e the
Margra"e, nov elector Of den. THIS
unfortunate prince Of the house Of Buur
bon had been at Ettenheim for three years
upon his oI9n estate, IN his 07ra palace :;
an estate and palace beque athed TO h;c oy
his great uncle the Cardina, IL Rohan
Whefher the Fie1ch government sent a
message to the elsct9r, Informing han o.
their intention TO send military force in.
! 10 his territory, aud seize the duke d'Eap
hien AMI saVeraI other persons--2r .yhetie,
they affected te solicit pes I'.ss'on 10 yio-
late the electorate, q permission AiCh they
knew the elec(ordarCd notretuse, we know
not: but on the sin OF last month, an aid
de-camp Of the fret cCnsul's, gen. C4u-
! Iincourt, the son Of an officer who was bri.
gadier of Louis XVith's lie guards, eros
sed the Rhine III hree places Sc surround-
, ed Ettenheim s. OH-nbourg, about 10 miles
! on the right bank Of the Rhine. At those
two places several persons were arrested.
he duke dc Enghien was arrested upon
his own estate. AT Srasburyh too, seve
al retired ernigrants were taken ~ and
sent TO Paris. All the proceedings asainst
the Duke d'EnghleD were worthy vi such
4 government as Bonsparte's.
Arrested on the l5th ~ Germany, he
was brought to The castle ofV,ncenues, on.
iy six miles from Paris, where he as bro't
10 trial on the 2lsl--bro't 10 trial do We call
II! Bro't to hear his sentence Of onden-
na'ion and dea:h. The court, a military
commission, was selected by The brolher-
in-aw oi 3onaparte, and vas composed o.
eight officers. No Jury was allowed, 70
counsel for the prisoner. Six days after
the dukes arrest, three Of which we're 50
sed on Tive roa5 so Vincesnes, he was br p
90 TRIAL ~ hoA,he nower 0f rrepar'rg a. %
regular defence, Di su,onouitt a"y vi
justification eos escuipaijou. Sor Ms
all il appears Inst The charge snl ,n.u.
nents or both .dcs,ssy the aiiei d8cco. TO,
were read before the prisoner w. biotiu.
After they had been real, j., w., a.o', TO-,
free and unfeuc-cd, SRI ~ ION eur
with bitter & cruel noct-ty. Z military
commission una1im.usly, ~ WIS 90 he e.
pecied, found linn gully aid conde nnel
him TO death. Oithc chsrg bro't against
him the erea'crp arl oppl d 70 he dukes
condu@t before the peace Of Amiens; 20
his aNng taken up arms aga'cst Robes
pierre, as well az against Bsrarote. DO
napare does right o avenge the cause o'
a predecessor whom he so much r1scm-
bles. But the most cut,ou, charve 3rstnst
The duke is that Of Eshionags. 80, ,s1Bags
in foreign country
Such is the intelligence con- mwnicated
in the Paris papers TO The ash ult. which
We received late last night. We have TO
account OF the execution Of the duke d.
Enghien but there is no reason to sup
pose the tSrant will spare his life. And