Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-01

~ WHICH MirSnai Ney IS orCCreu before
the court martial Of the frat military diyi-
sion, sitting at Paris, department Of the
Seine y
Taking into consideration the order of
the Dist of August, by which our minister,
secretary Of state for the war department,
has nominated the members which arc TO
compose this court-martisl
Considering that by the terms of that
appointment, and in virtue of the 5th ar
ticic OF the law of the 4th Fructidor, year
5, marshal Money, due de Corneglano, is
called to preside over the said court-mar.
h2i. as being the oldest of the marshals OF
France. Taking into consideration the
letters of marshal Money, from which it
appears that he has net the oaly excuse
which after the 9th article of the law of
9Th Brumaire. wouldbe valid to exempt
him from presiding at the said court mar
tial:
Considering that the refusal of marshal
Money can be ascribed to nothing else
but spirit OF resistance and insubordna-
ton, so much the more cuIpable, as an eX-
ample Numerically opposite might have
been expected from the high rank which
he enjoys i'll the army, and the principles
OF obedience which his long military career
should have taught him to respect we
have resolved to apply to him the penalty
decreed by the 9th article Of the 18th Pru-
marie, year S, against every officer, who,
without a valid excuse, refuses to sit in
council of war to which he is called we
therefore have ordained and do ordan as
fellows.
Art. 1. Marshal Money is cashiered
(desfiue)-he shall suffer three mouths
imprisonment.
Z. Our minister, secretary or state for
the war department, is charged with the
execution of the present ordinance.
Given at Paris, at the Thuil,eries, Au-
gust %, lSl5-twenty first year of our
reiga.
(Sgned) LOUIS.
Minister of war,
(Signed) GOUVION ST. CYR.
September /.
MARSHAL NEY.
a Jushhcatory memoir from marshal
Ney has been published.-It is signed by
one of our most distinguished advocates,
NJ. Berryer, senior. AS marshal Ney lies
under criminal accusation, and is liable
to capital punishment, we do not wish in
any respect to influence the opinion of cur
readers. We shall merely state the prin-
cipal points on which his defence is found
ed = Till tie evening of the l3th March,
marshal Ney had passed for man Of hon
or. ---Commandedb by his majesty on the 9TH
OF that month to march against Bonararte,
and to give him battle, he served lgyaily
in heart and iatcntion, (says M. Berrye,1
the cause OF his king, which he had espous-
cd with ardor.
" IN the night of the 18th March. the
enissares of Bonapartc came to the mar
shall. They found him in extreme agita-
tlon--in species of mental arrangement,
(ocnfeOerSenent desfiri) open to all i'm
pressions, and trembling for the fate of
France. They brought to him letter
from General Bertrand which forcbly
pointed out the weakness of his position.
and the certainty of Bonaparte's sue
cess.
According to this letter, BonaI rte
had concerted his enterprise with Austria,
through the intervention of the Austrian
gen. Koiber.
England had favored his escape.
Murat triumphantly advanced with
rapid steps towards the north of Italy.
to take his Brotherin-law by the hand.
Prussia alone could not oppose her
self to the views of France.
"The troops of Russia had returned to
their distant quarters.
g In vain might marshal Ney attempt to
IndhS resistance. ne means were no lon
ger in his power. 1t was the SUB Heuten-
ants and soldiers who had recalled Bona
parte. This he had 90 times repeated him
self.
But if marshal Ney succeeded IN for
ming focus of armed opposition, what
would be the result It would give I'M
France to all the horrors of civil war.
These last words succeeded in tri-
umphing over the better resolutions of mar
shall Ney."
The council viii decide what attention
these statements dc serve.
September 2.
There appeared to-day an exculpatorv
memoir OF marshal Ney, drawn up and
signed by M. Berryer, one of the most
celebrated advocates of the Paris bar.
In few days it is expected that an off,
cialnote Of great importance will be pub
lished.
LONDON, Sept. 6.
The following paragraph is extracted
from mo ming paper -" 1t is not gene
rally known that when the DGke of wei
lington brought Louis XVIII. forward into
France with him. and summoned G. hambrav
in his name, without consulting the Allies
Butcher protested against it, and sent
message to the Provisional Government
and tue Assemblies, that he would protect
them in their proceedings towards the set
tlement of their internal government, W tn
out any consideration Of the House of Bour-
bon, 1t they did not like it, In short, he
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