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


Of the month OF April last, the marshal had
several times been heard to use offensive
expressions against the king, his family and
government l.; several of these declarations
were IN Girect contradiction with ,ch ota-
CT about Tie ntc st,uDs OF the Marshal
10 these accusations the marshal, in his
iaSt examination by the reporter OF the
council, replied:
a" was sent by Bon" parte en- an extra
ordinary mission into St verai departments :;
Was to review the Il oops. and concert
measures with the principal functionaries
IN my tour had very frequent business TO
transact with the civil NJ 4. military autho-
rtieS 1t WAS but natural that should adj
dress them IN the sense Of the government
that sent me. But | declare that | never
SAID any thing injurious to the person of the
king or his family. My Instructions were
to report every where, that Boraparte
w2u'd art ." the general happiness of all
nations thai he had made an agreement
with t,nsland and Austria, and the empress
wodld arrive in a few days. | was also
ord red, that in case the king or any Of
his fam iy fell into my hands, not to mnlest
them, bit 70 protect them on their Journey
TO the frontiers.
d" The proclamation in the Montcur, at
tributed TO roe, is evidently fabrication ::
1t is datei tie 18Th, and the one read was
dated the IL h; it is signed Prince de Ia
Moskwl never in nv life signed any
paper ctl cywise than Michael Ney, or lie
MareChai Ncy. | never told the mavor of
| Dole, who's ! saw but once, that any plan
was formed ior overturning the Bcu~bons ::
| that "cgnlar correspondence was kept up
with Macane ST. Leu, through the me-
| dun cfmy wife. My wife has never left
| Paris, nor have I seen Madame St. Leu
S'nte he FIRST abdication of Bonaparte. l
wish TO add to my defence as follows -
| Every measure that ordered previous to
| the an was N tie kings interest and e.
! ven then, had received the artillery and
ann'nn 5i0n that was promised me had
! not witnessed general state Of fermenta-
tim among the people of the towns and
| villages; aud had been able tocopfde in
my troops alth3' much Inferior in num-
! Der to those Of the enemy, would not have
| hesitated to attack him.-If l adopted ano-
| ther plan, It was because l saw the evil
was done. naParte was ct Dijon, and |
treinb!el at plunSing my country into the
| dreadful horrors OF civil war. / was
| lctC to myself, without orders and without
| an army saw al change around me-, *
1 had not even the resource of deriving ne
| ccssary counsel and assistance from nv
lleutenants. repeat it was carried a.
way by tne torrent, but ! never was a trail
tor"
The reading IS the papers being finish
| ed, the president. after strong Injunction
| against appreciation or Misrepresentation be-
| inc expressed, ordered Marshal New to be
introduced he accordingly appeared. He
! was accompanied by the officers OF lhe
| sen d'armere lie was dressed in q blue
70 alrtF q. s.,...
| OF his rank, the star of the legion Of honor.
and b'acI; Grape around his arm, in con-
| sequence otthe death Of his faihsr-in-law.
| No emotion was visible in mis- countcnauce.
! and his air and manner Was calm and un-
J embarrassed. a chair was pla ed for him
| III which ne sat short time, over against
the council. A question being put 70 HIN,
| he rose, and declared that from the ics-
| pet to the council, he had answ red CUES
| TORS put e, him by general Grundlcr but
! that the preliminary proceeding having
| gone through, he must now decline making
| any turther answers, and ,lecl red that he
refused the competency Of any mil "a y ri
| banal to try him, and Formally required to
be bronght before the judges ASST ned him
| by tue coPst tutonal charrcr. TIE nresi-
! dent replied: NJ rshal, me council will
! take your request into consideration, after
| proving the identity Of your person, name"
&c. This Formally having been gone thro',
| M. Berger. his council, addressed the
! Court as follows
| Ine feelings which experience IN ri
| sing to speak in this august and awful
| place. are something more agreeable and
| more conscling than those inspired by
| ihe most perfect security. NV eyes are
| fixed with admiration on this truly august
| re-un on OF the first persons of the state,
! clothed in miiitary purple. and whose
| names, dear TO their country, belong alrea-
! dy to posteri,y.
" And when look at him whose cause
am charged to defend, what glorious re-
collections rush upon my mind what dis
NAL reflections join themselves with these
rene mbrances--Wh the bucxler that
| was imprnetrabie to the blows of the enc
my, was not able to defend marshal Ney
from the strokes Of fatality1
" O eternal monument of human yicissi-
tude !--lIa who was the glory his coun-
try, and the first 20 march in the paths of
honor, is now accused Of having betrayed
his country and his honor WHAT can be
! the cause Of SO extraordinary and so con
! tradi tory an event!
pledge myself to prove, when II shall
be the proper time, bevond the shadow Of
doubt, thar the errors OF marshal Ney
have been merely the errors Of judy
mCn;.
General without an army, without or
ders, startled at the fTghtful picture of a
detection which carried away every thing
about him by the alarming accounts Which
tie received from ali quarters, and the
more alarming progress OF the usurper, he