The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-03
PARIS. April II.
Cofy Of KoiH's examination at The office o.
General Police.

ehe Ministry OF General Ponce an Individual
arrested at Valencia ON the OH, who was
inter,ogated as follows:
q What are your name. sirnane. age.
place of nativity. profession aud domiciie !
a Charles Leopold. Baron de X Iii, aged
50 years. born in Ireland Minis Ter from his
Majesty King George Sd to the Prince OF
As'u,ias, Ferdinand VII.
O 10 whom did YOU apply At London to
propose. and 10 procure the acceptance of,
the project which you brought to France p
A. To his ROYAL Higlncss the Duke of K MT.
who n,entionedit to his father the kiug-
The affair was afterwards conducted by the
Marquis ct Wellesley.
- What were the means put ut your
disposal tor executing this cn,erpriZe A.
here were delivered to me, LIST, letter of
CredCnce, TO remove all doubts as to M per
son, and my mission to Prince Ferdinand:
2d> two letters from the King of England
To the Prince. whicn have been found among
my papers A: Sd. forged passports routes
orders from the Minister of the Marine and
War. stamps seals. signatures Of the officers
III the deparme OF the secretary of state,
all of them seized at the time was arrested,
and which | carried with me to convince the
Prince ct the means had : 4th, as to the
means necessary to the undertaking l had
about 200, COO francs. and unlimited credit
OH the house o. Marnsoff & CLANCY of Lon
sary. w the Incompatible, of "A guns, the
DelAigneuse, of SO guns, the P'quante gal.
hot, and a brig. This sqnac'on, which is
vic'uaied for five months. waits TOR my re-
turn on the coast OF Quiberon.
hus provided, alter tskirg leave II the
King and his ministers, or the % h of Jan.
LIFT l. ndon ON he 26th for Plymouth. wi'h
commodore Ccck0urnr. to whom The Cum
nand of the sqadron was conhded NJ
q Ihprt Ia 81 ,,,I,, 7
nicated the plan, remained in London TO
receive the passports itineraries. stamps, &c.
tina; were ordered. HIS deparure was tie
la, cd by the indl> position OF Marquis Wei
lesley: he did not Ion me ill the end of
February, and we sailed some DAYS after.
landed at Quiberon Oh the night of the 9 h
of March.
Q What precautions did you adcpt OF your
landing to conceal the Documents explaining
the object OF your jo~rney A. put the
letter Of credencc in my cane. The two lct
ters or MS Majesty the king Of England were
concealed in the lining Of my coat part OF
the diamonds were sewed up IN the collar of
NY surtort. and the waistb md Of my small
clothes. Nj. de ST. Bonnel had the remain
der, which he seCreted ia the same way s.
in his cravat.
O Before your departure from France for
li gland, had yCu6S ;bllShe d guy com Il uni =
cation Win Vaiancai! y. None.
Q Where did yon go after you landed ?
IoParis. ] travelled by the help OF the III
Derary. whch.was given me in England, &
which iilledup
Q. d yon remain long in Pariss A I
was employed in selling the diamonds which
Marquis Wellesley gave me. ] bought a
horse and Cabricet from M de Convert who
resides at the Hotel d Angie'erie. in the
street Files de 81. Thomas. vi de St. Bon
mel purchased two horses from persons whose
pames do not recclieCt He was to buy one
from tIanconia, after set out from, Veanc.y
and another from the princess OF CarIgman.
=. How did You gain Ambulance inio the
castle OF Valancay A. Under preterce of
having some curious articles to sell l was
in hopes to have been able by these means 10
deliver TO the Prince the letters with which
was entrusted, to put him in possession OF
my plan, and to obtain consent. | could on
ly communicate with the Prince Don AnIo
MO and the In endant. Prince ferdinand
refused either to hear or see NE JUDGED /
have reason to believe. from the strange
manner in which my proposals were recei
we'd, that he sent Ihforma ion TO the governor
OF the castle, III consequence OF which was
arres ed.
q What means had you prepared to con
vey Prlnce Ferdinand 10 the c asst, in case
he Consented 20 accompany you? A The
object Ct ny first journey 10 FaIancay was
70 imrart my plan tothc Prince and in case
he agreed TO il, to fix with hlrn a time when
should return to take him up. Alter - ards
would have proceeded TO he coast, to ap
prize Il g Commander OF my squadron of the
day al 20 ated | would ben nave returned
TO Pans, 10 procure the men and horses me-
cessa'y for or the relays on the road -
On the evening Of the day appointed, the
Prince would have left his apartment, and by
the help Of the relays we would have pro-
cecded o a great distance from FalanCay
before he was missed.
q Whittier did you intend TO carry the
PRINCE after you got him on board! A 1t
was Marquis Weilesley's intention to- send
him to Spain. The Duke of Kent was for
sending him to Gibraltar. But this plan
disgusted me {: was in fact sending him to
PR on. ! intended to propose to him to make
his own choice, and To carry him wherever
he pleased for ! was informed that cap ain
Coo kburn Lad orders to obey my directions.
o. Who are the persons you intended to
employ? A. NJ. saint Bonnet was the on.
ly person acquainted with my design / did
MT intend 10 look out for any one 10 assist
me IN executing IL, until became acquain..
ted with the Princes determination / should
have employed but few persons.
q Are YOU acquainted with the neigh
b>fho0d OF Valancay, and the country YOU
were to pass through a. Not in the least
but purchased some exec lent maps at Pa
ris On my arrival, which would have alfOr.
ot d NE ample infot nation.
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