Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-04
BOSTON, Oct. Z.
Marshal Ney.

1T is entitled I" E.rposares iust;feet;s rs'
|ls marechal Neg" ltoccupies d = =
10 pages. The following are the y, y
points: - ~si
It begins with expressing som. !.
der at the change that has taken nI,s ~
public opinion relative to New.
I" What sudden and ter ble cha.
has taken place in opinion, with rs,.a1
ito marshal Ney.
{" Dovnto March, 1915, his mana
Idered illustrieus by TWENTY-FIVE yesns
eminent services and brilliant eyDlss
was dear to the country. The yerf g.. -
mics of France admired in him the ~,
captain--aIl allowed him as much o. S
rosity in his sentiments as brayerss ~, y 7
skill at the head Of armies.
The Expose then proceeds to st,t.S.
number Of battles he has been concerns
in. and the humanity will, which h. , ~
Quoted himself aIways--to shew that.
had no motive for engaging in any ~
spiracy-that he has reached the Eirbss.
dignities, and had as much property
he wanted.
" When one speaks of conspiracy, an
Immediately coHnects with Il meetinm
individuals, secret confere ices. mida;,sE
mysteries.
Where was marshal Ney lors befcu
the very unexpected news arrived at p !
ris OF Bonaparte's landiaga
1t was more than a msnth, since. 4.
tigued by the conversation kent up IN a, I
drawing rooms OF the capital, lie has r.
tired to his estate near Chateandrou. q (
leagues from Paris. There he I;va
quite isolated, without any corresrop
dence or communication that associsted
him with political co,nhination.. wild /
which it is web known be was quite N. /
acquainted.
On the 9Th March he received IN 4,
retirement letter from the War MINI.
~, ud.eu the ON, which Was brGughtliu
,y an sid-de-camp. The minister order. {
ID the marshal to proceed ia all haste to &
lie sixth military division, the Govern
nent of which was entrusted to lin.
The minister entered into no expIana-
ion on the cause of that erdes, not a T
word was said respecting BonaYarte. or +
lis re-appearance. The Office, whOfin. +
elf knew nothing of it, conyersed with k
he marshal only on the pleasures Of de /
Immediately on The receipt Of thisa.
er, the marshal commenced bis Journey
Or his destination. He passed through
'aris, where he learned The landing q
}oraparte. Early in the morning Of the
III of March, the Marsha! called on The
)uc de Berri, and afterwards on the nj.
ister for tire war department. Bot
ave him reason to apprellend that h
ould not possibly obtain al, opporturty
taking leave of he King. lheY at z
ised him to depart without loss Of tint
he marshal, however, resolved to CON.
ensate for one or two hours of delay BY
acrificing SO much of his rest, and per,
sted IN waiting until he ceuIi have The K
onor of being admitted to his msietE
Why this eartrestness /? 1t certsA!
gas not as has been reported for tie pvI.
ose of asking from his majesty employ.
nent in the expedition against Bora
arte, or to solicit command. ihs
narshal was In active service and urged
ven by the letter of the min, ster 10 pro-
eed to hrs post. The marshal did not
olne to offer himself, he obcyed the Of
Iers which called him.
At the august aspect Of the monarch
IL of whose traits breathe bounty. the
marshal, electrified by the hatternS
words in which his majesty was please
. address him, warmly participated ID
he solicitude with which all minds seem
d to be occupied. These who knew the
rdor of his liberal soul, and the ErcnY
tude Of his language in seconding ~ /
ever would nistake tor laisehood q
tratagem any thing in which tie nr1a
ay have said to fhe King even in lar
uage boldly fgurative. Could dupsa'
7 have induced him to utter h%
ents, it would have led to 40 advantage
This is a place for decidedly centra'
icting caIumpy directed against mar
saI Ney, with the view Of forever ds
rediting him.
It has been invented and circplste'
nth afieetation in public, that on bis de
arturo the King ordered him sum, az
0rding 70 some of 50O,00Cs and aecOro
u TO others, from 6 to z, and eSsa
C0:OGO francs, to secure as tar as posi-
e his fidelity.
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