Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-30

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Cd, Or having rendered his services to
tlle English government, the enemy of
the French people.
81, OF having received ard accredited
near min the agents Of the said govern
ment, of having procured Tor them the
means OF con,riving TO establish channel
OF Intelligence in France, and OF having
conspired with them against the internal
and external safety OF the state.
4,h, OF having put himself at the head
of an assembiage Of French emigrants
and others, in the pay Of England, form
ed on the frontiers OF France, within the
counties Of Fribouvg and Baden;
5h, OF havlrg procured intelligence
from Strosburgh tending 10 excite all in
surrection in the ueighboring departments
for the purpose of creating a division ia
vorab!e to England; and
9th, OF being one OF the abettors and
accomplices OF the conspiracy contrived by
Che English against the life of the frst con-
sui, and that in case OF the success Of this
conspiracy, ne was TO enter France
The sitting having been opened, the
The evidences for and against the accus-
ed.
The reading being ended, the president
ordered guard to bring forward the &C
clsed, who was introduced before the
commission free and uniettered.
He was asked his name, surname, age,
place of nativity, and domicile.
He answered, his name was Louis An
tome Hcnride Bourbon, Duke Of Enghen,
thirty-two years of age, born at Chantilly,
near Paris, having left France ever since
the 10Th OF July, 1899.
After having gone through the interro-
gatores heard the reporter sum the evil
denCe and the defence of the accused,
and the latter having declared he had no.
thing further to offer in his justification,
the president requested to know if the
members had any observations to make.
On their replying in the negative and be
fore co!lecting their opinions, he ordered
the accused to retire. The accused was
reconducted to prison by his escort; and
the reporter, The secretary, and the citi.
zeas present retired at the Invitation of the
president. The commission celebrating
with closed doors, the president put the
question on the articles of accusation Sc
paratcIy beginning with the Youngest in
rank, the president gave his opinion last ;
and on each the accused was unanimously
declared guilty.
The president then put the question
relative to the application of the pun
ishment; and the voIes being again col
lecled, were declared in the following
manner:
4" The special military commission una.
nimously condemn 10 the punishment of
p death Lnuis -An,oine Henri dc Bourbon,
cNte GErghien, as a PREPARATION for the
crimes OF acling as spy, of holding cor.
rcspondence with the enemies of the re-
pnblic aud Of an attempt against its inter-
nal and external safety"
Ordered. that the captain reporter read
the present judgment Immediately TO the
condemned In the presence OF the guard
assembled under arms and that copy
thereof be forwarded in the usual man
ner, according TO law, to the minister of
war, the grad Judge, and general in chief,
governor Of Paris.
Done and adiudged at the same public
sitting the day, mouth, and year aGore-
SAID and the members of the commissi-
on, with the reporter and secretary hay-
ing signed Inc minutes.
loigned) GUITON, SC. SC.