Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-06

he rcturced, and at 9. being informed that
all was ready, the Marshal gave him h 5
handto help him in the coach. saying to
him, A" Get in first NJ. le Gore, shall he
quicker than YOU ON high"
He Was dressed in blue coat and
round hat.
Two officers Of the gendsrmerie werein
the Goa Ii with him and the Clergyman. a
bout 200 veterans accompanied the coach.
The coach traversed the garden of Lux
embourg, proceeded TO the end OF the grand
alley that leads TO the observatory. which
was tie spot fixed on for the execnticn.
On seeing the ca h stop. the Marshai,
who thought they were g ing to carry him
10 the plain Of Grenelle, expressed some
surprise. Asking If that was the place ot
eXecution-he was answered in the afIir-
| NATIVE, and immediately got out Of the
coach. At,er embracing his confessor, to
whom he gave his snuff box to give to Ma
dame la Marechale, and some pieces If
| gold to be distribu ed to the poor, ne pro-
| ceeded with quck step to within eight
| PAGES of the wall. The confessor remain
ed near the coach praying ferven,ly.- The
! Marshal now ced the detachment of We
| teranS who were TO fire, and cried ont in d
| strong and loud voics, at the same time Ia
king of his hat with his left hand and pla-
cling his right on his heart, "Comrud.s,
| stTui3ht 10 Ms heart Fire. The officer
! gave the signal at the same nomsnt with
his sword, and he fell dead without sin
gle struggle. Twelve balls had taken eff
feet three in the held.
Sonformably to military regulations, the
body remained exposed on the place ., ex-
ecution for quarter of an honr. There
were but few persons, howeve~, present
for the p pulace believing that the cxecu-
ton would take place IN the Place Of Gren-
ellie, had repaired thitNer
Alter remaining exposed quarter of an
hour. the body was placed upon a litter,
covered with cloth, and carried by
veterans to the hospital OF foundngs.
| AT half past nczt morning, Oec. 9 it
was conveyed to the burying ground If
Pore la Chaise, in hearse, followed by a
mourning coach and several other coaches.
IL has been enclosed III leaden coffin
within the oak one.
During the whole night, the reHgieuse of
the hospital prayed near the body.
Pals, December 9.
| We arc assured that on tie day of mar
shall Ney's execution, Madame Ncy, still
ignorant of its having taken pace, went to
the lhuiileriesat ten in the morsug, to I'M
plore the kings cleT ency, and that the
Duke ct Duras, to whom she addressed
herself in order to be introduced, was O.
blised to inform her that the Marshal no
longer existed.
When the chamber Of peers deIberatcd
on the decree condemning Marshal Ney,
there were five nominal calls of the peers.
The first call decided by majority of 1l3
to AZ, the question relative to the reception
given by the marshal to the usurper's en-
issares in the night between the 18th and
18th of March. The second decided unan :
imously, with the exception of one peer,
who did not vote, the question relative to
the triple fact of having by the proclama-
ton of the 18th, excited his army to rebel
Ion and desertion; of having ordered his
troops TO join the usurper and of having,
himself at their head effected that junction.
The nature of the crime resulting from
these acts was the object of the 81 call, and
1T was in the same manner almost unani-
mousIy decided to be high treason, and an
attack on thu SAT, tY of the state.
Finally. two calls took place ON the APP
plication of tn punishment. The result
OF the last. in which several voters awaited
themselves of the power inclining to the
m'laest opinion. was majority of l39 for
the punishment of death, TO be applied &C
cording to military forms.
| nC HuhitlCT VI NOtSS on edCn Call were
lei. The results stated above are indie
| pendent of the reductions to be made for
| conformity of opinion between persons re-
| lated and allied.
The following are some further particu-
lars respecting the last moments of marshal
| Ney:
When the judgment was announced to
him, h said, il 7UouLd haze been more
military 10 haUe said, you are IL bite the
dust" At the execution he endeavored
to protest against the iniquity of the SEN
tence, and appealed to God and pos,erity.
The officer commanding the veterans at
tempting to give the word, appeared struck
dumb. L'Espiuois. Cine commander of
the military d'vision) then sail, "officer,
| ii you cannot command, | will :" tie latter
remained silent, the marshal himself said,
soldiers do your duty,' upon which the pla-
toon ordered for Il c purpose, fired at ran
dom 4; only five cut of sixteen balls fired
struck The marshal, who fell upon his knees
| and died instantly. The officer recovering.
himself, said, there is still platoon, let
them shoot me also" The officer is put
| under arrest. Marshal Ney was Yesterday
buried at the cemetery of La Chaise Ma
| dame Ney was accompanied to the Thuil-
! leries by her four children and sister she
| remained in the Sai1n de la fiair some time
| before the due de Duras came to inform
her that she could not be received by the
| king, and leading her down the grand stair.
| case, acquainted her with the mournful
execution she tainted, and was with diff
| Guilty removed to her carriage, amidst the
| cries of her children and the lamentations
! of the spectators Of this distressing scene.