Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-08-28

from the Bus ON CEN IINEJ. L
THE COLLATION-No. |.
PoEtics---Ssaament---Pleasqntrp
: GEORGES cADOUDHL-73t Royols
THE French revolution has develo,l
many extraordinary characters in he 70,
Gus grades of life: Men capable ofth faI
virtues and the BLACKLIST crimes: Men i
the most degrading push aamity, and
the most g oIc constancy.--Of the latte
is the hero of this sketch.
GEeRGEs CADeUDAI was the.sonofsf,,
'mer who kept mill and at the con
msncement OF the, French revolution. wa
roy alist from convietion, be openly avon +
ed his predclicti>nand few 20 arms to d.. II
F'tend the laws ofhis sovereign against d.
arms of their enemies, His,ehtePrrzes II,
on record. The revolutionists, unable "a 1
conquer him, and his Intripid followers
made peace with him. But he never d..I
avowed his loyalty. He was Bonapart. I
without Bonaparte', seldshness. He wish {
ed the establishment of anImperial family
but he did not wish that family to be h,
own. HIS wishes were the directors ofM,
actions. He pursued open force TO effect
what. Bonaparte, BY secret intrigue and 0.
pen force succeeding in ageetipg--. change
of government. HIS means were NOT COM
mensurate with hrs object. He was arrest
ed but the Lion hed not from his pursu.
ers, and it was not until he had killed one,
and wounded several of the spies that besa
him that he was secured. He was impA
soned, but dungeons and chains had 10
power over his mind, His serenity never
left him; and his loyalty was his fellow pri.
soner. When, according to the French
Criminal Code, which cempe!s a man to
furnish evidence against himself he wa.
examined before the Judge OF the Tribunal,
as to his name and circumstances; he an.
swered, unhesitatingly, that his name was
Georges Cadouda!, that his agd was IS,
that be had neither property nor residence
that he come to Paris to attack the First
Consul bv force Of arms; that his objec,
was to put Bourbon in the place of the
First Consul; that this Bourbon was Louis
xvIu: that the Count d Artois was have
come to Paris to direct the operations in
which he expected the countenance of the
Preach people; thae he had large sums Of
money at his disposal, which be had secret.
ed: and that the attempt was to be made
with msuskets, SC. similar to those of the
guards Of the First Consul. He refused to
name the places of his residence, because
hr said he would not add TO the number Il
the victims. He denied having any con.
cert with Pichegru or Moreau; or that he
had been employed or paid by England.
He was Royalist from sentiment. In pTl.
son he was the same in as good spiritsas Il
at perfect iSerty. He prayed regularly twice
! day, and forgot not to offer UP snppiica
tons for his Majesty, Louis XVIII. and
st every mea; drank the Kings health, and
the speedy restoration of royalty. He Bit
,erlv execrated Republicans and RepuoH
canisln, as tyrants and tyranny; and he ne
yer failed to call BonaParte an Gsurper.-
He amused himself in his hours of relax
ton in singing loyal songs, and nuerlng
ssarcasms on sanculottism. He refused a
ny legal assistance on his trial, and wro's
long letter 10 Louis XVIII. and others tc
the French Princes (not the new ones) II
which ne poured outhis whole souIfor th.i
success, andthe happiness of France. IL
eat regularly four times in twenty-to0
hours, and when he could get good wac
drank two or three bottles Of Burgundy
day. He viewed his fate as inevitable
but he showed by his whole conduct an u
ter contempt for death-he asked only !
Ae shot. Nheneverhe spoke tefIs. guaro
he called them citizen rebles. :.
T'h. payIc raaDarc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.