The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-21
FOREIGN.

Judgment pronounced by the Military COM
mission created at Moscow by order Ct
his Majesty the Emperor and King, for
the trial of the authors and abettors
of the conhagration of the 18th and 18th
of September and the following DAYS.
In The name ofthe EMPEROR and King
This day, Oath of September 1912, the
Military Commission created at Moscow
in conformity to the orders of his Majesty
the Emperor and King composed of Gene
raj Count Lauer, Grand Provost of the ar
my General Baron Michel, commandant
# the first regiment of grenadicrs of the
foot guard General Baron Saunier, Grand
Provost of the first corps D'Armee c To-
mel Baron Bodelin, commandant of the Flu
sileers grenadiers of the guard the adju-
rant comm andant Chevalier Thery, corn :
mandant OF the imperial quarters !; the
chief de- ,cadron Jeannin of the Gendarme-
ric d'Elite; General Count Montriou, ex-
ercising thelfunctons ofimperial Procureur,
and M. Weber, chief d'Escadron, those of
reporter, all appointed by his serene high
ness the Prince of Neufchatel, Major &C.
neral of the Grand army, assisted by the
Sieur Jonye de Guibert, subaltern officer of
Gendarmee. the clerk appointed by the Re-
porter in order to examine and try the au-
thors and abettors of the confiagration,
which took place in the different quarters
of the city of Moscow On the 9TH and 18th
OF this month, & continued during the 10th,
17th land 18th. 3, ~ 49,
The commission corvoked ~ order cfthe
President, having met in the palace DOL
gorouky, the session was opened BY the rea-
ding of the process verbal. of the nforma-
ton and papers tending both to the crimina-
lion and acquittaI OF the accused.
This reading finished, the President or
dered the guard to bring in the accused TO
& a, .lN.... Of
brought n.without letters.
After having stated to them, the facts
Laid to their charge. and heard separately
the declarations and dispositions of witnes =
es, having heard the accused taken in the.
fact OF setting. fire to different houses. and
examined the different meaTs employed by
she iDcendiaries, such rs matches, fusees,
plosphoric vessels, sulphur, and other com
bustible matters found upon the accused, or
placed purposcly in several habitativns :The
commission found that for the last three
months, the Russian government foresee
Ing, no doubt, the danger ofthe contest
IN which it had engaged. and the impos-
ei1ility of preventing the French army
from arriving at Moscow, had resolved to
employ III its defence, the extraordinary
means OF confagration and destruction rep
a1bated by civilized nations, that it had &C
copied Tor that purpo sc the proposition of a
certain Doctor Schmitt, an Englishman.
Though calling himself n German } a me
chanician and machinist by pr +ssi n who
being invited into Russia, arrived in the be
ginning Of last May, and after several Sc
cret conferences with the principal author.
tiles went to reside at the Castle ofNVoron-
Eow, situate six wersts from the city on the
coad to kalouga, that a detachment of 16s
5ntdntry and IL dragons repaired to the
castle, to protect the mysterious operation,
OF Schmitt, and prevent the curious from
gaining access to him.
That 1t is generally known that he con
stTucted an aerostaiic balloon of a considcra
pie size. pretending that he means to en-
close IN 1t destructive machine, which ht
asserted he could guide az pleasure.
Thai about Is days before the entranc,
OF the French army into Moscow LARGE
barrels OF gunpowder we're sent tn Woron
kow, with artihcers, who were to work un
der the directions OF DR.. Schmit.
That it IS that this pretended construc.
ton OF Balloon was merely for an imposi
lion. aud that no hing was done at the cas-
tie OF Worpuzow, hut the preparing of FIR,
works ana making other ihcehdiary ma
chimes.
That it IS certain that ali the expesce
incurred Tor the preparation for the bal
loon, and the making these machines, wer,
betrayed by the Russian government.
That Count Rastapc Tin, the Military on
vernon OF Moscow, betng certain. after In,
battle Of Moj4isk, of The speedy arrival o.
the French army, determined thcn to car
~ iDto execution the plan Cor burning thai
c1rl.si by al the means in his power.
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