Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-15


nanderi in chief OF the Chouars, and whose
very presence alone in Paris, is u proof of
the conspiracy, depcsed, on the 18th of
last Ventose, in an examination he under.
went before the instructing Judge:
"That he come 10 Psr,s with the inten-
ton 10 attack the first consul that his at
tack was to have been by open force that
there was in Paris a union of force at
his disposal; that his project as also that
oil the conspirators, was TO put Bourbon
in the place Of the first consul; that This
Bourbon was the pre,cnder, acknowledged
by him and his adhereuts, for Lewis
XVIII that CT decGm prince was 10 be
present in Paris; that at the time of the
attack, he would fave acted the part
which that prince would have assigned
INN; that the plan had been conceived
and was to be executed with the agree
ment OF the e. dcUant French princes
that he had long since the necessary funds
at has disposal; that he was TO have at
lacked The first consul with arms such
as those OF his escort and OF his guard"
RUssILLIoN, lately Swiss soldier, de-
clared OF the 18TH Of last Nentose, at The
iastpreteetureo OF police, ";hatit was P,che.
CRU who had persuaded him to come from
Loudon with him, and that TO his regre,
he had TO ef}ect the overthrow Of the go-
venmcnt; that he had every reason To
believe thai il was with The CT .GeUank count
OF Ar,ois that Pichcg,u had prepared all
his meaas." He spoke of Moreau and Of
Georges as having been pointed out to him
for the chiefs of the conspiracy with Pi.
chegru. lie said that Laio!ais, on arriy.
ing from London had asserted that Mo.
rcau, dlscontented with the governments of
the first consul, desired and would help
with al! his power TO over brow it; that
since his arrival in France, Pichegru and
Georges had seen Morsau in Paris. He
declared on the esd, >" that he heard Pc.
iignac (hmand,) Polignac (Julcs) with
another say: Every thing goes on i'll,
they do not agree; Moreau do,s not keep
his word: he has private views; we have
bccn deceived" He added " that from
every thing he had heard, lie was OF opin-
Mon that Moreau had always been cons-
dcred as the man upon whom they really
did rely. That il. seemed that I've had at
his disposal very large armed force, and
gred, ascendancy over The authorities"
kouvet OF Lozier, qualifying himself
with the lille Of adjutaat general of the
royal army, being conduGet 10 the tow,
CT OF the temple, unable to dissemble
his guilt, entieavcred 10 make way with
himself. being however, snatched from
the jaws ofdcaih. Z sentiment of gratitude
induced him To make TO the grand Judge,
OIL the i4ih oil Feb. last, the following de-
ciaralion:
!" II is a man who comes from the oates
oil ihe tomb; and is still! covered with the
shades of death, that demands vengeance
OF those who bv their pcrfdy, have thrown
him With his party, into the abyss he is
now in. Sent to support the Bourbons,
he finds himself obliged either 10 fight for
Nioreau, or to renounce an enterprise
which was the sole obleG OF his mission.
| explain myself; Monsieur was to have
come to France to put himself at The head
Of The royalist party, Moreau promised to
JOIN the cause otthe Bourbons. The roy.
alists having repaired to france, Nloreau
retra3ts-he proposes TO them 10 do the
business FOX himself, and to get him APP
pointed dictator. The accusation I lay
against him is perhaps supported only by
half prooIs. Here are the facts i, is your
business to appreciate them.
A general who has served under the
command of Moreau, Lajolais, think is
sent by him to the princes oil London -
Pichegru was the gobetween. Lajolais
adheres, in the name and on the part OF
Moreau, to the principal points ofthe pro-
posed plan i the prince prepares for his
departure the number of royalists i'm
France is cncreased, and in the confer
ences which take place at Paris, between
Moresu, Picbegru and Georges, the first
manifests his intentions, and can ACT only
for dictator and not for king. Hence
hesitation, dissention, and the almost total
ruin OF the royalist party.
"Lajolais was with the prince at the be
ginning OF January of this year, as | have
heard from Georges. But what have seen
Is his arrival on the l7ih Jan. at the Pot
terry the day after his landing with Piche
gru,by means of our correspondence which
You know too well.
again saw the same Lalolais, on the
25th or Doth January, when he came to
fetch Georges and pichegru at the coach
where J was with them, BonieUard de la