Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-10
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Al Lons-e-Soumier, the marshal promised TO tax 3.
| ,ohaparte dead or alive. 9 My troops shall
! iSh'' sad he shall kill the first man who re-
'uses to march. l shall fire the first shot. Tho
| ','ttiers are what We wish them TO be. Besides
" Is Tue cannon that makes them march, and one
| % my aids de Camp, lieutenant OF artillery, will
| NPPy II Wen We must run upon Bonapartc as
| iPo" a "'id beast, whose teeth We fear. There
IS Sun remedy,' rhe service of the national
| Guards OF Franche Compile was proposed 70 th.
marshal Tie refused il sayn, that th,s succo n.
would be useless, the town OF Ions lie SouInier.
nor ouerlaS military position. Letve sad
NC heSe good people at hOme----theY will
cause us more emDarras ment than se,vice.''
| VI. de BoursIst, Sub-Preiect of PoLgny on the
| evening the 18TH or 10Th of March, saw gene
| as nOu!'npht AM LecJurbe At Al ma. General
| -econroe wore tae tri-cooared cockade;
W. de Bournont expressed has surJjri Q
AT ~ /" WHAT would YOU have I" exclaimed the
general wan an oath, the soldiers Will not iignt'
eetefai Lecouree, however, added, that At they
| liad been well commaided, they would have
| torgiI, for the King. But marshal New mad Dur-
p'se'y divided the troops into snail cettca.netts.
70 reader tue eiiect or the proclamation more
certain!
General Lecourbe said to the witness, that on
meeting Napoleon ne addressed ntm tbus-"You
must no longer tnI-k oil governing arb t.ariIv #
you ih-trcal the generals, II you wish 10 play the
tyrant%e know how (heie the general with
ms ha'tl, made sign indicative of cutting Oft
one head.) We resemble, continued the ge-
neral, the Roman empire IN It's decline # Soma.
p"'e IS siam, four or five viii star, up TO DE made
emperor. This viii be worse tnan anv tb,o,r
we nave yet seem"
Anlther Witness ggve details little known. re-.
'atlVe to the arrival of Bolaparte at Lyons on the
evening o. Friday. A report Was spread th,t he
mad an army of B., 200, men when he had no more
tlIAn or 1000, lie ente-ei, enclosed within a
piat2@n OF caival y, and atte.wa dis showed h m
an "A haF ID II,
the fliio wing morning H. rev ewed nls troops &
tod mas soldiers thai he would procced TO Pa.
flS win MS AaHfs i ms p0cketS, W hnut firing q
shot Marshal Ney, to whom 'tItness gave an
account OF what lac had seen at Lyons, "a, ID q" Z
am satisfied with the mIell gence YOU gave me.
lhorih you that am iu concert with vi ssena
VINO Is IN the rear. Paris mas Eotnmg To fear.
@o,oJO men cover 1.-THE first blow dec .des tho
business"
NJ lie Campneul deposed, that he submitted 10
the Marshal pan, winch obtained IA ; appruba-
/ tloh' II was, 70 mike certain number OF gen.
tlehe'i' disguised Us troops OF the lhe, march in
| the van, and VINO should open the first fire.
Count BourmOnt SAID that some of the troops
used Se,lit.@ls language Dut by mixing volun-
| ieeFS vi Il the advanced with them berinn,ne.
| me combat, most Ok the others would have done
| tneir duty.
Inc example OF marshal Ney the assurance
rebad < Sen that ali WAS ovec that M, .. 80,
would ne fred, and that the kng had lett Paris
| 20 return 10 England, misied TIE troops The
| greatest number or officers abandoned the cause
OF the KING, supp sing 1t Abandoned by himself.
General LecoNrDe, in,erog&ted 1T Befoft,
| While dangerously Ill OF mat Sickness which a.oc
| hlm 10 the grave, SAID 1 an not certain f
| marshal Ney, w,th has troops, could nave STAYED
the torreat. / thank that 1t was TOO Late am
not aware that there were any gents Of Bona
parties TO dsb2uch the troops In such case
"Iey Would nave OBTAINED very p.rn.cIous inAu-
sIce
fne chi-fof the squadron % aureg',rd, deposed.
tlst "lnie tie marshal was reading he prociana-
"oA 70 'he 81, o tie army, the sOldle err on ,he
!et who were not ap sed Of Is purplrt b-gan
20 cry O1ue ts Rot p Several officers ran 10
'hen, AMI explained That 1t was UlUe PEmbe-
rer tley snouid cry
The marshal ran through the ranks like q man
puI u n's senses ne enpraced every me, even,
drunnerS and filters. The cold countenagcc of
witness surprised nm; he ask with feroc,ty.
are You FTsnClman p Yes. l.etus hen
embrsce-ah Is hnlshed-Yise PEmDe, eur -
Inc witness Guided the embrace, BY shppnc
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Baron CIDehe, Project Of Department, related
that on the l5tn Of VI rcn Ney appeared To INN
to have no confidence IN his troops and sad. .T
cannot arrest the waters ofhe sea WAN NV hsn''
The witness asked Count B,u,m0nI if he could
| reckon upon the hde.,y OF marshal New Gene.
raj jJur,nont answered, &" cannot confde l., mo
zeal, Dut recSUu upon MS hAeuty." Witness
did not feel discouraged by the marcn OF Bona
parte upon Paris. lie proposed to file OH by
Lyons IN mas rear, and JON Marshal Massena
VINO ne thought was on march with the troops
of PrOvSnc..
fne sane witness gave an account nerly in
the iDilOWmg ter rs of a clGversa IN rela Cd IN
ilnn % Generals BJurnUnt and Lccouroc, and
1daliy by the marshal himself
. the marshal having called to his house Gem
erals BOurm)ut aii Lecjurbc, told then, m
the cause OF the B5uFbJns VS. lbs that win en-
vas now passing was the result Vt plan settled
between him, several marshIi5, and the Minis, err
OF War-snd that h. troops had been sDer,ed
by tue Minister, 50 20 be found upnn H5na.
parties road that They might deliver themselves
up to him lie added that being resolved 20
change the dynasty, they had a fgst tlou.,,.t of
Growing the Duke Ut Orleans, but thlt tle, nd
ascertNned 10 q certIuty that Dc wound n Tend
hin5eG To them that m TIE .niervu mad ana
hJrtehae mad proposed the re Urn or b ,na.sf.s
INTO France tn1t the siren GA a.id urgenc, f
events mad Constrained them 90 ,in, in spre f
'hemseVei,In th conspiracy. 5Jo,e persons ae-
tached to the kings councl5 were no, hesId.
strangers to IT," The Marquis OF Vaulop.er.
rseiect OF the department, nude q ncuri, st.i.tsr
deposition respecting ,le pre- eud-d plans .H.gr-
TED between the iore,5I ca0.nety, tiIe mn,5.ee as
war and others.
SECOND SITTING DC THE COURT
MARITAL