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rerson ct Bonaparte himself: no one would
have direc.ed lis poignard agains Kober,
who was known and respected ID ti,-t aud
every other country, as good honest and
well meaning German.
Tbs Arab however was the victim he
was tried as usual before secret Tribunal,
and as little was known Of what passed there
as there is of what passes at many Of the
midnight murders in Bouapar;e's prisons.
Immediately after Kleher's death, Tasian
was sent home under arrest fortunately
for him, be was made prisoner by one of cur
cruizers, and brought over To England :
had not that been the case, ne would nave
been shot on has arrival az TsHi0n, where
a military commission WAS ordered 10 try
hiufor attempting to excite mutiay in lhe
French army in Egypt.
The favourable reception which Ts!ien
met with in England, caused Bonaparte u
depart from his first Intentions respecting
him. " as The first Consul did not deem Il
prudent 10 shoot man who wss well receiy-
ed bieH Gccreilk by the friends Of France
in England"
Gen. Dessaix was not so fortunate. On
his arrival in France, he was informed of
5onaparte's departure from Italy. Cannot,
who was then the war minister, immediate
y appointed him 10 command the reserve,
which army had already left Dion under
the command of General Victor, This ap-
polntment was tar from being agreeable 10
6onaparte, as he was Informed by Menou,
that Dessslx had been IN the plot with Kle.
Der, Regnier and TalIien, to denounce him
on their arrival III France as an atrocious
oYH n.tt - A..
was determined to avail himself Of the OF.
POrtunity which now presented Itself Or ma
king away with hIm.
Dess2ix's two aids de camp were RaPp
and Slavery the latter was selected by &c
naparte TO perpetrate tie hOrrId deed
When Dessaix was IN the midst Of the bot
test tire OF the enemy, he received $ shot
from behind, and was stabbed in his Dack
between the shoulders, and lie instantly fed.
II has been industr;Cusiy circulated, that
when dying, he made use OF these words
Go and tell The first Consul that die with
regret, for not having signahzed myself sui
hcieAtly 10 have my name transmitted 10
prostenty."
These words were never uttered by Des-
SAX the assassin had too effectually accom-
plished his object 10 allow time TO his VIC
I'm to say 80 much Every officer who was
"a the field Of battle, knew that Dessaix
was not wounded il front
Immediately after the murder, Savary
and RaPP were appointed Dy Honaparte 10 be
hls aids de camp. ! have, however, never
heard il asserted that Rapp was Priyy 10 the
msrder.
Ii IS known fact, thst before Dessaix
came up, BOpspsrte had nearly lost u,.e Dat
tie OF Marengo have il from good author
lty, that The retreat had been beaten four
times and that Bonapsrte surrounded BY
his generals was crying like cliiid AL
tins moment Dessaix came up with Cups
ae reserve he rushed into the fight aud
turned the tide. When The report Of lis
death was made to Banaparte, tAe bypoc,l tie
SAID, " why cannot l weep"
To this day the greatest offence that can
be given % BonaP%rte, is TO mention in his
presence the name Of Dessaix yet such u
the high esteem in which Tile memory Of
this young hero was held By the people,
that the hypOcrile thought lit to order 4
statue 70 be erected to his memory not
statue Of marble, but IN Plaster OF Paris,
which is placed in the centre OF small
court, opposite the Palais dc Justice, now
dignitied by the name of Place Dessaix.
II IS the general opinion that both hleber
and DeSsalx were assassinated by order UI
Napoleon.