The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-14
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princes, and princet'es OF the French Empire.
This work, as the author advances in his preface
bears character of varacity which will terve "a
lexpofe, in their true colours. thofe princes f.
lately fmple citizens, who have acquired. as il
by magic, nobility, fortune, and dignities.'
Their virtues and vices are impartia!ly detailed,
without permitting the fmalleR deviation from
truth, and it is equally exempt from prafe and
from reproach.
| The public will not confound the work here
announced With another entitled g The Revolu-
ttonary Plutarch," printed and Pubihed in
London about year ago. That work (Which
is no more, as appears by the notes, but a com
pilation eStra9edfrom Gazettes, and pamphlets
of an anterior date) is full of the groiieft errors.
1t gives to Bonaparte a filter called Madame
lSant-Cruce, perfon never X own, or who ne
yer exiited as the filter of Bonsparte. 1t tends
Madame Murat on her travels with Jofeph Bo-
naparte. 1t Eays the expcnces of Bouaparte' >
privy pu6 amounts to 90 millions annually. It
gives an eftablifhment of millions year TO Ma
dame La Pagerie, mother of Madame Bonapar-
te, when it is well known that this lady pofTef-
led fortune at Martinique before the Tevolu.
ton.
| The prefent work, on the contrary, is confin.
cd to iecret anecdotes at home, that have con-
tributed to produce the grand event of the coro.
nation.
\ - w Suiipuo NtdptCi III InlS EUDIC3IlCN rs
that OF the Aid-de-Camp Caulincol,rt, who was
fent TO Ettenheim to take the Duke de Enghien.
The intereitng detail of the death of this untor
tunate prince was given by a folder who was
Prelent ut his execution, and the author cxpref-
fes himfelf in thefe terms:
| 1.-The military com milton was ALREADY fitting
at the dungeon Of Vincennes when the Prince
arrived at O'Clock at night A Colonel of the
EmperoTs guards, named Hulin, was prelident;
detachment OF 100 men formed the guard of
the tort. The Duke was not brought before
the convention Immediately on his arrival he
was confined in chamber, in which a bed had
been prepared for him, and on which he threw
hImielf down EFFECTIVELY fatigued. Il was an
hour after, viz. about 10 o'clock at night, he
was conducted to the Council Chamber. TIE
| order OF General Murat was read to him, by
virtue OF which the military convention was at
| lembled tor the ipecial purpofc of trying Inuis
Charles de Bourbon, Dukes, of Enghen. He
aniwered, 1t is true; that is the name by which
have been known from my birtt--what do YOU
want with me on what charge do you mean to
! Try me = He was then alked if he was the fame
Duke OF Enghien who had carried arms aganft
MS country! He fm,led at the quefton and,
extending his right hand, which wanted two
myers that had been carried off By fhot at the
| affair of the fort of Kehi, while forming a re-
doubt-'' Don't take the trouble of propofnc
10 me iuch queftions, gentlemen you have i
dentlfled my perfon, and iwear to you before
hand not TO anfwer your interrogatories. 7
mutt add, however, that have been arrefed ON
the frivolous pretext of confpiracy; that |
have never confpired but in arms, and NV nam.
fufticest jnifify my conduct" After that finc
pie expoh,ion, the council remanded him to the
Chamber whence he came, and he was condcm
ned to death unanimously" The author then
re fl.ar -..EI.
haviour there, in which our readers will. no
doubt, take a lively concern.
They will read with pleafnre, in the article
CAMBAcEREs, the account of the importance
this man of new tangled dignity, places in the
titie uet,adopted) of mof lerene higbne/J. They
Will not be Duplicated to find here an extraA
from it.
" A fervant of inhnuating addrefs, fuited 10
The occalion, is alVaysin waiting at the door of
the hrit falcon, the day on which the Arch
Chancellor of the Empire receives Wits of cere-
mony. He hints TO the viftors, as thew enter.
that they may addrefs the arch-chancellor either
by the title of Monfeigneur or your Excellencv.
or your mott ferene highnefS ard among o.
theirs, he thought it was proper to give the hint
ALTO to "a. de Talleyrand. The mininer was
much diverted, and gravely addreiIed the Arch
Chancellor with all his titles, but had nothing
h"S ~ hShib thdli ~ diIlulC inc Emperor that
day at his expence, adding, al find il very pro.
per, fire, that the arch-chancellor fliouId take
the title ofbigbnejJ, although the foreign ambaf-
fadors may turn it into ridicule; but that he
fhculd add that of mof Erene, NAV ALTO die
pleafe thofe fame Ambaffadors." "You are in
the right" replied the EMPEROR 1t is not
common fenfe will fpeak to him about il to-
morrow;" and 70 it happened BY the oppor
tunity accidentally offering. Cambaceres went,
AS uinal, to st. Cloud; and as the weather was
uncommouly fine, he pa1ed through the porch.
Arrived at the foot of the marble fair cafe he
was beginning to afcend, when the centinel ftop-
ped him, and informed him he could not pais.
You are wrong," faid Cambaceres, 81 am the
arch chancellor" know it WELL" replied the
guard" but that fair cafe is for the Princes OIL
~" Who gave you that order ?" Gaid Cam
baceres the officer of the guard anrwered.
| the Gren7dier. "Let the officer of the guard
be called" The officer comes. "Who cave
| you ORDERS" flid Cambaceres, " TO prevent INV
| going up this fdir cafe - Acknowledgement. Il was
the commandant of the guard" " Let the com
mandant be called )" to whom he made the
! fame enquiry, TO which he received for angver
" Monieigneur, it WIS Ivy order Of the MARTIAL
Of palace, Duroc." {" Requcn General Du
roc TO come hither for 4 moment" II mutt be
remarked that during all this dialogue, the arch
chancellor of 'he Empire remained at the GrA
| lteD Of the fairs General Duroc =, t,nn,L