Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-21

o,.,,e. the other, Marie Ciotilde, was
s,srr,es 20 the prince dc Pied.nsa,' Ia
,h.r of the present king OF Sardinia, and
o-o,hsr 10 the late queen OF Louis
XVIII and the late countess dartais
Ali the French princess are noted Tor
heir pie,y and goodness OF heart. be
sides his ,aian,s as king, Louis XVIII
has the reputation OF being enc et 'ae
mos, teamed men.
The following interesting statement IS
copied fren our iale LSndon papers
received oy the Fair American. In
late sisn.l overthrow OF the 'yfaa'
who Caused tee murder o. an sm'ao>e
nrince vii, in 40 wise diminish the
interest oil this narrative
S,a.e .sccoaas. Of ihe Las' Moments y
The luke d'Engmen.
Every one knows that TIL. excellent
ba, uniorlun.e prince, 10 whom the
FRENCH royslis,s looked IS tbe" great
hooe, was carried swaT from aas'sct.
oy inc orders o. that monster whose
cii.ss and good fortune have rendered
his name but TOO famous This de,esia-
ne sctof violence and psrbdy, OF which
history scarcely lta.es Us IN example.
vas performed b. 500 aussaFs. waon
the l. rsican asd directed 10 be Chosen
for the execution Of his Gael intentions
against this uRhs?py prince, whc' on ine
day on which hs w.s seized. happened
TO os engaged ~i;h hunting party
in tbs neishborhood of Rasiadt He
nd previously received i.om differ n
oersoas, hints Of the dznger which
threatened Liaa. but blch ifem :cme
unfor,u nats fatality, he did not atend 10.
He most probably ftlt himself under the
protection of a neural state. then al
peace with France: b.. tia, as il may, he
d cided upon returning to Ras'adt, AID
10 occupy his former sP.stmen,s, "h:ch
ne accaT dinghy did
In the middle Ct the night, Caul!n-
court, the worthy ooihd.nt Of such .
master, entered The town foil sallop, 81
lbe head of MS 800 assasslns. who sur
rounded the house of their unhappy VIC
tim, and forced the door. On bearing
The noise, the duke Immediately got up
and seized his double barrelied gun,
which wa, loaded in the room, defer.
mined to perish as brave man ought.
One of bis principal officers, IN whom
be placed the gre.test confidence, but
who has always been suspected OF hAv-
ing betrayed hl, master on this OCCASION,
rcpieseE,ed to him that any resistance
would be useless, taAt the onl! chance
he had OF saving that lie so dear TO all
true Frenchme0, would be to throw him
self spon the generosity OF B napa-;e,
who would be afraid OF taking away the
life of the last Of the family OF The great
Condo, who had ALWAYS been The idul of
the French nation. The argument IN
duced the prince 20 ley down BIS arms,
waich he had no soone. done, than
Cauiiacourt entered, al ,he head CT a
"a " Of his escort, with their swords
and pistols in heir hands. Ha,ing told
him v hat the orders of his meeter we're.
the prince Immediately followed HIM,
without speaking. and Nss pu, into
chaise deposiie, a.aich OILY stepped TO
change horses iii they arrived at Paris,
where he vas Immediately put N The
temple. Huiin, the president Of The
Commissions appointed TO try him. with
Dot even allowing him to make any de-
fence, read Is him The sentence Of death
which bad been passed unsnlinot Nv up.
on him BY these monsieTs.-Tte unfor.
,unste D'EngnieD sss iumedia ely re.
moved 10 Vincennes, HBd ibroan INTO .
dungeon there.
Csuiinccsr,, having noticed The high
spiri; which ne had exhibited since bis
arrest. and perhaps, fearing the effect
IT might have On the soldiers. gave All
internal order that the prince should be-
deprived of all f,od, that he nigh, ap-
pear depressed. and unlike himself, al
The moment Of his execution. This
however, did 10; prove TO be the case
In The middle OF the night ne was taken
cut Of his prison. and conducted, by the
ligh, OF torches, 10 The side Of deep
hole, in which quantity OF quick lime
had previously been thrown. Ssvary,
now at tie head OF the police at Paris,
6xsd small iamhern TO the princes
pY,,1n, TO serve as mark for the sol. |
dicrs 10 ere ct Having assisted in FIX
ing il, and surveyed first Of oil his grave
and Than the soldiers, he called 10 them
With NEST commanding voice, to FIRE.
The soldiers, howeser, remained i'm
msyeAble and il was not ill Huiin and
Ssvsry had reiterated their commands.
that these satellites of the tyrant could
be induced to 6i,charge ihfir pieces at
the unIortsnate victim, who fell dead by |
tins side of the grave which bad been