Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-07

teceiyed by the brig Cora, Captain KircurS. in
IS Gays from Liverpool.
pAais, December 8.
EXbCUTf0JT or .lLii2S4f.aE .a,Ey-
The yeiteace was carried is.sa execution
Ivrsfere;ay nlol'ning, ~ 90 minutes past o
Io'clock. From 5 It, tile safhias the guard
Eoi the condemned Marshal had sscen eiyen
sas To the Count lie toebesAoaart. com
IolaEians az Paris, vim had .bren cI,arre,,
ioyFiaeutenant Gsnei.,I DcsRinois. COM
t'na:s!er Of the first military division. bv
/ The orders of the KINGS Commissioners.
~ maze the necessary dispositions for en-.
snsing toe execiitian OF .,tsssite.,ce -,rh,-
,atcria; aud exterim, safcE@ OF thssy4uxem-
l,mrg was csiniislss,stAon that ,.iomsattc
tN dc, Roe,aeciioi,af
| Marshas lSey see.aei lobe 10 a soaa,l
sleep Wei the Searetssylci' the Chamber.
isSaachy, teaai:etl f. him to readJ,i,
lseaief'ce. 'iefre he ,g9ree.Ietl 60 read.
inc attempted toaddress snme Kind words
! 70 him Ia testify haws painful it was "a,
han to be farre,l TO discharge so sad an
aiiice. g Sir, said the Marshal, stoppine
nm, !" DO ycur duty every one must dc
open tie preamble being read, he said
sitnmed;ate,y 8 70 the fat, to the fact as
lolcs-D Wien his titics were detailed. he
Inasersesi:" What Eypod can this do e.
Michael NeJ, the, heap of dust, that is
lall: When NJ. Caliciy came to that ar.
ttiele relating % the succession to the
lcrown--ss That law exelanied the Mar
shal, canhot be applicable to me-it Is
Tor the imperial family it was made %
After the reediag, NJ. Caachy said, thai
II m these last moments he wished for the
lcnnstiatiols otreiigion, he might send for,
lihe Rector of ST. Suloicc. who was himself
come to e.ier bis services That is suti.
cient,'' replied the ,lsrshal, g will think
ait" Upon NJ. Csuchy's observing. elias
IAN case any other Clergyman should be
&c niure agreeable, he might send for him /.
fhe Marshal said, "ioncc again, / saw, that
s sufficient, want 10 priest to teach me
aew to de-
Upon its being observed that he was at
liberty to take leave of his wife and chill
iren, he desired that they should be writ
ten tn, to cume between 6 and z in the
corning. hope" he addeti.m that
yoar letter will not announce TO my wife
that her husband is condemned. / will
nliVlnl herof my latc.p
II, Cauchy theBRetired. and the Mar
s!ial threw himself in his clothes on The
bed. lie soan fell asleep.
At 4 IN the nesn;ng he was awakened
by the arrival OF the InarechaIe, his wife,
win her Children, and A...dame Canon.
hrs NStcr The unfortunate wife, as soon
es she entered tie chamber, fell in a fit on
he ground. fae Marshal and his guard
raised her. Ioa long faiDting fit, sue
ceeded tears and groans. Madame Ga
mon, On her knees before The Marshal,
was not in less deplorable condition.
he snldrens silent and sad, did not weep.
the eldest appeared to be about eleven
years of age. The Marshal spoke to them
alonS time; but in a low. tone Of voice.
On q sudden harose and entreated his fa-
.mily 10 wiJbiraw.
i.elt alone with It's guards. he walked
up aud dewnl his chamber. One of them.
the Srenadier Of LarocheJasuciin. sanIto
BIN, g Marshal Ia the situalion m wbiet,
rpn are. should sou not tlii,s. of God ; II
Is always good tofccoacile enesseIfto efael.
have seen many battles art every fine
could co fess myself, and fond myself
always the better Tor rs
Inc Marsbs slnnpei, lo0ked at Kim
altii certain interest, and then said
6 Ygn are in the right We ought TO die as
CHRISTMAS, | desire 10 sec tie Rector Of
ST. saIpice. The brave erenalier did uge
want to be told twice. The clergyman
was lorthwIth Introduced into the cfamber
OF the condemned. eremaiped shut uD
with him three q':Erters Of an hout.--
When ne sctireii, the Marshal expressed q
desire 10 ser haa in his last moments
tne vlrtavus priest kept lis word-&t
nall past eight he returned, and at nine
beng informed tl,at all was ready. the
siarshal gave him his band IL belp him IN
70 the coach; saying 70 him, < Get IN firss,
%. le Cure, shall be quicker tllan you on
bigh. =
He was dressedin blue coat and round
bat.
wo officers seqdarmerie were in the
coach wiih aimand the clergyman. About
200 veterans accompanied the cosch.-
he coach, traeersediiie gardea Of Lux
ei1Dolfy, PROCEEDED to tie end u iI,e crapt;
alley that leadsto the observatory, Which
was the spot iix d or fortse executisn.---
OA seeing The coach St u, tie aarshAl. who
thRisnl theymcfc going to carry hin, 10 tae
Rlaln ~ igSas'se ex.fesse,i soiae srg~,,iss.
AsklDs u that was tie ilace Oh execution.
he vas ang@er9I Ia tko n, 49,. 49,. -