Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-03-12
foreta,, 9ntelllgence.
PARIS, DEC. ~.

fAkiSS DEC. xZs
ESCAPE OF M LAVALE7TE.
Il was yeiterday that Count Lavalette
was to have been executed had he not
have eicaped the night before, BY the fol,
lowing means
Madame Lavalette went to dine with
him accompanied by her daughter IL
years old, and her maid ferVant at feven
o'clock in the evening the two lat per-
fons prefenred themfelves at the outer
gate Of the prifon to go out, supporting
a perfon who appeared to be Madame
Lavalet.e, who was developed in fur
gown VITA the head covered with large
Bonnet AID holding a handkerchief to
the eyes, all The perfons belonging to the
prifon being prefent. AS they were ac-
cuftomed 20 fee three perfons 60 our of
the prifon every evening, they neglected
to allure themfeIves Of the identity of the
perfon of Madame Lavalette, through
feelings of compaflion for the unfortunate
6tuation of that lady. Five minutes af-
forwards, the keeper having entered the
prifoner's room, found only Madame
Lavalette he initan,ly cried. ,ia,iame
Lavaiette declares -. You have ruined
me-" Madame Lavalette begged him
not to give immediate alarm, fearful OF
his being caught fhould they have pro
ceeded IN purluir initantly; The endeav-
cured to retain him bv the arm, and even
tore off the leeve OF his coat the keeper,
deaf to her prayers, ran to the Others,
crying +" the prisoner. has efeaped," and
ord-red the iailers to fearch for him or
all & es. Two Of them met, on the
Point Neuf, the chaife in which Madame
Lavalette care to- the psifon. but they
found no one in it. AS foon as his ef
cape was become known the MiniIter o
General Police, and the Project Of Police
went to the Conciergerie, and interrega
ted all the perfons employed, Orders
were given to arreit the eeper and por.
ter, who it is fuppofed faveured the es
Cape immediate and itriet fearches tool
place, e!tafertes were fent off ye!terda,
morning on all points, and it is though
imp,nibIe that NJ. Lavale.te will be ab
to efcape heir purfuit, whichever way h
may have gone. Neither public nor pri
sate carriages were allowed to leave Pari
yeferday morning, as orders were give1
70, all the barriers t. be clofed, as foo
As the eieape was made known.
pRcEMBER q
General Cambronne landed on tn
10th at Caiais from England, and wa
Immediately conveyed on his way t.
Paris. 10 undergo hiserial
Madame Lavalerte has been examined
feveral times. herfelf and daughter arr
till confined and the keeper of tn
prifon and turnkey are detained.
LoSDoN DECEMBER 10
Mr.. Eufebe VaiIy, known for hi. yea
and various experiments Of the hiehe0
importance in medicine, in ends to viii
America for The purpofe OF making Z
new one. l. is well I'm wn that in sos
this phyGcian repaired to Ccnitantinople,
with the inte'lion OF taking the infection
Of the plague, aud trying upon himfell
the means 2. per for curiugi H com
bined the diesf- with the imall pox. in.
oculated MIA felt with both at once. and
obta,ed fuccefs refults Mr.. Vaily
alt ence cccliy drank the venom Of q
mad cog. He is now going to the u
States, With view t. Catch the yellow
fever and to ditc ves the means OF curing
thar fatal dilorder.
LONDON, DEC. 20
General Lamarque. who Commanded
in Lavendee agaiult La Roche Jacque
lain has frnt memorial to the King
Con al ing the mott curious revelations
reia,ivr 10 Davoust ana Garnet Miniiters
of W az and f the Interior to Bonapatte,
during ms latt uiurpation. Davouit, he
fays, TENT him initructions to burn and