Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-03
From the United ssatss Gazette.
FOUCHE Duke Of Otranto.

In IVA, FOuche DeCaHc Hid', auu
fook the oath Of celibacy.
In5l7S4, he renewed the oath, on be.
ing made professor Of the order called
Drantoire.
Inl799, Fouehe married 4 servant grill
from whom he was divorced in 1896. inl
1875, he married, as second wife, q no
,!emah daughter.
Both in l774 and in 1884, Fouche mi
taking the oath Of celibacy, had also TAX
en- the oath of allegiance to the king, as|
i subject, and to the pope as a friar.
In 1888, he took the oath Of allegiance
to the sovereign people in rebellion a
gainst his king and he abjured his rell-
gious order, contrary to his oath TO the
pope
y In 1890, he took, what was called, the
constitutional oath of the clergy, which
violated all his former oaths.
In 1871, he took tile then decreed oath
of fidelity to the nation, the law, and the
king.
In 1892, he took the oath Of hatred to
kings, and Of fidelity to the French re-
public.
In January, 1895, he voted for thedeash
Of his king.
In the same year, he swore fidelity to
Robespierre's constitution of equally and
fraternity.
In the same year, in the tribune Of the
regicide convention, he publicly abJured
Christianity as an impes,ure.
In 1894, at a jacobin feast to the god
dess of reason, he, at Lyons, as repre-
sentative Of the people, ordered an ass to
be decorated with various episcopal and
clerical accoutrements, cross to be tied
round her neck, bible to be tied to her
tail, so as to be dragged in the sire
When in the Place de Belcour," he
made the ass drink out of consecrated
chalice, and then, amid the huzzas OF the
infuriate populace, directed he accnutre-
ments, the cross, and the bible, to be
burnt by the common executioner, Il the
ashes to be thrswn in the air, as if In de-
fiance Of the God ofhis youth, and ofhis
foletathers.
In 1898 and 1894, he was also as re-
preventative, in La Vendee Is at Nsntz,
where he assisted to plunder, to gui!otine
and to drown the nob'es, the priests. and
other royalists /; sOmpch SO. tina; after the
death of Robespierre, even the regicide,
cruel, and sanguinarv convention expel-
led hin for these revolutionary robberIes
and cxcesses.*
In 1875, he took the oath of fidelity to
another constitution OF equality and fra
ternity.
In 1897, he took the same oath to the
directory, being appointed their minister
in Holland
In 1899, he took the same oath to them.
on being appointed by them minister Of
police.
In the same year, be took the same
oath to the thrse consuls, on receiving the
same office, after assisting them to over
throw the directory.
In 1902, he took in the same quality
the same oath to Bonaparte, as first con-
sui for life
Every year from 1894 to 1905, on the
2lst OF January, the anniversary OF the
murder of Louis XVI. he took the oath OF
hatred to royalty, and to all hereditary
sovereignty in France !; and no doubt, Oh
the solem mourning instituted by Louis
XVIII. on the anniversary Of the kings
death.
In 1904, he took the oath ST allegiance
to Bonararte, as all Emperor and heredi-
tary sovereign Of France.
In 1910, he took the same oath to Be-
naparte, on being created a duke of O.
tranto, and governor OF Rene.
In 1914, he took the same oath to Louis
XVIII. as king and hereditary sovereign
of France.
Ia 1915, his intrisues made him mi
mister to his most christian majesty.
In March, 1915, he took the same oath
TO Bonaparte, as emperor and anG heredi-
tary sovereign of France.
In June, 1875, he took the same oath
to Napoleon Has an Emperor aud here
ditary sovereign of France
In July. 1915, he tuok the same oath
to Louis XVIII. asa king and hereditary
sovereign of France.
From March to July, 1915, he took be-
sides, as a minister, the cath of allegi-
ance to Napoleon |. Napoleon IL and to
.ouis XVIII. and a member of the exc
cutive council. the oath OF allegiance to-
the nation, and to constitution then not
made.
.'Five oaths Of allegiance in four
months.
In1Sl5. Fouche held the situation of
. a. a. 3 4 r.