Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-06

lie; shall kill the first uiaa who refuses
q march. l Sh Ii fire the iirst shcI. The
sodicrs are ~aat we WISH them 10 ~ -
Resides, 1t is the cannon that NAL e, them
,arcn. an.l one OF my aids de-caol!, lieu
tenant IF ara fiery, svW diNly IL zreit. We
mast run upon Bonapartc as upon a wild
beast, whose teeth we fear There is
still remedy" The service of the nation
algdards of rancho Compte was proposed
TO tie marshal. He refused it, saying,
ttat this sucCor would be useless, the town
oF LonS.lc Sau!n;er not Offering military
position. " Leave" said he, " these good
people at home--they will cause US more
embarrassment than service"
Nj. de 3 ursiat, sub project of PDligny,
on the evening of the 18th o. 10th Of
Marsh, saw gcner Is Bourmont and Lee
cdurbe 1T an inn. General Lecour5e cx-
pcessed hls surprise at il. What would
YOU nave - exclaimed the general, with
IN oath, " the soldiers will not fight -
Geaeral Leconibc, however, added, that
If they had be n well commanded, they
woul1 have fought for the King. But mar
slld Ney had purpesely divided the troops
into su'si dctachments, to render tue
eff Ct OF the proclamation more certain.
General Lecourbe said to the witness,
that on meeting Napoleon he addressed him
thus -" YOU must no longer think CT gov
crning arbitrarily; Il You il. treat the ge-
nersis, II YOU wish to play the tyrant, we
know bow 49,. (here the general, with
his hand, made A sign indcat We Of cutting
off ones hc2d)--NWe resemble, continued
the general, the Roman empire in its de-
cline if Bcnaparte is slain, four or five
will Start up TO be made emperor
This VIII be worse t.4an any thing we have
yet seem
Another witness gave details little known
relative to the arrival Of Bonaparte at i.y-
oas, on the evening OF Friday. A report
was spread that he had an army Of 30 OO0
men, when he had no more than or 7OO0.
He entered enclosed within a platoon ot ca
valry, and afterwards showed himself on Z
balcony at the square nellcccur. On the
following mnrni0g he reviewed his troops,
and told his soldiers that he would proceed
IN Paris gvith his hands in his POCKETS, fpifh-
ont. firing n shot. Marshal Nvy. to whom
witness give an account of what he had
seen at Lyons said, al am satisfied with
the Intelligence you give me. inform you
that ] am ia conccIt with Masscna, who is
in the rear Pnris has nothing to fear
As goo men GOVERN. The first blew de-
cides the business"
NJ. de Champ euf deposed, that he sub
nitted to the marshal plan, whirh Oh
tanned his approx tion. 1t was t. make a
CERTAIN nu HDer of gentlemen, disguised as
troops OF the line, march in the van, and
who should open the first fire.
Count Bourmont said, that some OF the
troops used sedtious language but by
mixing volunteers with the advanced
guards, and with them begioning the COM
Bat, most Of the others would have done
their duty.
~ ~ cXemplc Of marshal Ney, the assu-
ranft ne had given that all was over, that
not a shot wcald be fred, and that the king
had left Paris to return to England, misled
the troops. The greatest number of off
GERS abandoned the Cause Of the king, sap
posing it abandoned by himself.
General Lecourbe, interrogated at Be
fort, while dangt rously i'll of that sickness
Itch brought him 10 the grave, said"
am not Certain if marshal Ney, tn his
troops could hive stayed the torrent.
think that it was too late. am not aware
that there was any agents Of Bouaparte's
10 drbaucii the troops. In such case they
would have obtained very pernicious IN
euence."
The chief of squadron Beauregard, de.
posed, that while the marshal was reading
the proclamation to the right of the army,
thr soldiers on the left, who were not ap-
pcised Ut ITS purp ri, began 10 cry" ViUe ie
Roi !" Several officers ran to them and
explained thatit WAS ViUe PEmnereur 20
they should cry.
The marshal ran through the ranks like
. man out Of his senses he embraced eve
~ one, even drummers and fifers The
cold countenauce of witness surprised
hjm he asked with ferocity, d" are you a
Frenchlnan :" Yes" " Let us then
smbra ce-au is fnished-uize PEmhe-
Teur." The witness eluded the embrace,
slipping back some PAGES.
Baron Capeile, project of department,
related, that on the 18th of March, Ney
appeared to him to have m confidence in
his troops. and said, " cannot arrest the
waters Of the sea with my hand" The
witness asked Count Bourmont il hcl could
reckon upon the fidelity Of marshal Ney.-
General Bourmont answered, CT cannot
confide in his zeal, but / reckon upon his
fidelity" Witness did not feel discouraged
BY tie march Of Bonaparte upon Paris
lie proposed to file Otfby Lyons on his
rear, and join marshal Massena, who he
thought was on his march with tie troops
OF Provence.
The same witness gave an account near
ly in the following terms, Of a conversa-
ton related to him by Generals Bourmont
and lie oufbe, aud finally by the marsha
himself.
" The marshal having called TO his house
general Bourmont and Lecourbe, told them
taat the cause Of the Bouibons was lost
dat which was nov passing was the result
Sf plan, settled between him, several
Tarshals and the minister Of war--and that
ile troops had be dispersed by the min