Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-12-14
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l. ana the aSSnts OIL government began bv
spreading arumour that the general was
attacked by > violent and dangerous pur-
| ging which was likely to prove fatal to
him. This eeeasionctl 4. very strong
sensation among the military, and pc o.
pie of all descriptions; but tha, was not
sufficient TO put an end to thu project,
and the next day II was reported that he
died Of the complaint in the morning.
Itwas then indeed, the government had
good reason for alarm. -
A violent agitation was seen to pre-
vail in all the streets and public places ;
the CONSERVATION became general; the
soldiers began to assemble and DELI
%Sera'e in arms, and letters were writ
ten to ycomniunicate the Intelligence to
the, different armies: when the whole.
was appeased by proclamation being
made that the report of General Mo-
rsaa's death was false, and that be was
still alive, and in good health,
While the general and others
were on their trial, the, Court was open
to all persons who were inclined to re-
sort there but no person was allowed
to take notes, but these professionally en-
gagged in the defence or prosecution 6
those who were present expressed their
astonishment at the manner in y Inch tho
account Of the proceedings was garfield,
mutilated. and distorted in the Moni-
teur, so as to be directly the reverse Of
the facts. -. T. -
Moreau's advocate afterwards annex.
ed faithful report of the trial, &c. to
a life of Moreau, from his leaving COLI
lege to his imprisonment in the Temple
written by himself. The price fixed up-
on wss, 12 livres but an the morning
for the publication, the ca
gerness oil the people to see II advanced
the price as high as six Louis each im-
preston. All however, were disap-
pointed; for as soon as the work was
ready, the police rushed in, and car
ried away the whole publication and
so efeetually, that il is not
supposed that more than two or three
could have possibly escaped them. l.
During the process of the generals
trial, Madame Moread secretIs formed
the resolution Of appealing to the mer-
cy Of the u'urper, and with that design
10 the T'hnilieries, where she
waited for two or three hours in the anA
tichamber. without being able to gain
any access to the tyrant. AT last ha-
wing caught the eye of the Empress.
The latter asked what was the purporr
of her VISIT madsme Moreau replied,
'' that she meant to imPfc.e the mercy r.
Of his majesty, in favour of her husband
whom shetenderfy loved, and for whese
lite she trembled, though she knew him
to be innocent; and that she hoped his
majesty could not but be touched ty the
of fond wife. who had al :
ready borne the general one infant and
was pregnant with another. :. - =
The empress regretted her inability
o. secend her application, as she was
that any step that could be
AIKEN would tend more 10 irrita,e than
% aPpease his majesty. 49, -, =.
General Moreau was shocked whefl
II heard of this application, and deela-
ed. thasthsre was nothing IN all these
which grievsd him, so
nuch as thar his Wifi could have so
mean an, opinion of him. IS 10. sup
Jose that he would cendescend TO owe
his life to so vile atyrant . Il is there
ore totally false that the general wrote
hat CRYING letter TO Bonaparte, which
in the French pape,s i So far
rom it, as soon as it was shown him.
he wrote diree, Contradiction to the
ihel, but could not find a printer in,
France who would dare to print it for
lin. s sfs.sss 49, {, = : = - = Is. z
General MORGAN never wrote any les.
er to Bonaparte on the subjects lnt one
which was after his sentence, AID which
vas to the following effect. scorling TO-:
he best recollection Of our informsnt, i
Tho read it in the nlanuscrip, before Il
vas sent off :---e w.. - - =, !
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