Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-29


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LoNDoN, April S.
E.rtract Of the Process Verbal, respecting
the Denomination Of the body Of the Due
UEnghien.
The Commissioners appointed by the
King having assembled in the Castle OF
Vincennes, there appeared before them
Madame Bon, formerly Nun, but now
living at No. 81, Rue de Piepas, who depo-
sed-
That in the month of March, 1904, she
kept Boarding-school at Vincennes, and
among other pupils, she had the daughters
Of Madame Harel, who were day boarders {;
that on the Goth of March. 1904, having ia
ken home the above girls to their mother,
at o'clock in the afternoon, she saw ar
rive in the Courtyard of the Castle, car
riage with six horses, and man alight of
distinguished and elegant appearance, who
was received by NJ. Bourbon, belonging to
the Castle, and soon afterwards by NJ. fla
rel, the Commandant that having gone up
stairs to Madame Harel's apartments, she
there learned from the lips of NJ. Harel
himself, that this parsonage was really a
Prince, whom he M. HareI) did not seem
to know that the deponent could not learn
more, having left Madame Harel at six o.
clock, whom she left in the most profound
grief; that next day, some person told her,
that the parsonage whom she had seen the
evening before was the Due d'Enghein, who
had been shot during the night, and imme-
diasely buried in the dry ditch; that she
was even shewn the place in an Enclosure
at the foot of the Queens Pavilion, sur
rounded by little wall four or five feet in
height"
(Signed, &c.)
And about noon of the Goth of March,
1916, the Commissioners, accompanied by
Madame Bon, Nj. GODDARD, and one Bonnie
let, (whOse dispositions will be given after
wards,) descended into the dry ditch, and
having arrived at the spot indicated, Bon
nelet acted as one of the laborers.
We dug the ground all round (says the
Process Perbal) for the space of about 10
feet by 12; and after an hour and half
digging, the hole being nearly feet deep,
we discovered the foot of boot, and from
this instant we were assured of the success
of our researches. The Medical Officers
then descended into the grave, and person
ally directed the digging, which was pro-
ceeded in with the greatest caution. After
ascertaining the direction of the body, the
earth was removed by handfuls at time,
when, in addition to the skeleton (describ-
ed in the Report of the Medical 0fficers,)
there were found
" l. A gold chain, with its ring, which
the Chevalier Jacques instantly recognized
to be that which the Prince constantly wore
around his neck, and which was in fact
found near the vertebre of the neck: this
chain, and the small keys of steel accom-
panying the silver seal aforementioned,
hadbeen previously described by Chevalier
jacques, the faithful companion of the Due
d'Enghien, who was shut up with him at
Strasburg, whence he was brought to Pa
ris, but separated from his Master, to un-
dergo all the rights of long captivity,
first at Saint Pelagie, and afterwards at the
Temple.
GO. A gold earring the other was not
found.
SO. A silver seal, with the arms of Con.
defirmly wedged in a ferrugineous aggrega-
ton, strongly oxidated; and in which we
recognized several little keys of iron or
steel.
GA. A morocco leather purse, containing
IL pieces of gold, and pieces of silver or
copper.
IS. Several pieces of gold, in ducats
HORNS, &c. being probably part Of those
which were given to the Prince by Nj. JAG
ques, at the moment of their separation.
contained in rouleaus sealed with red wax.
of (which we found some frsgments.''
All the above objects were inventoried
by Count Angles, and put aside.
Some pieces of clothing, two entire feet
of his boots, and pieces of the helmet, bear.
ng-the marks of the balls which had passed
through it.
The fragments, as well as the mould
around the bones, were collected together
with the latter and placed in leaden
coffin.
Then follows the description of the flu.
neral ceremony.
The certificate of the Medical Officers
states, that the feet were placed much high
er than the head that the Uranium was
broken; the upper jaw was separated en-
tirely from the bones of the face, but it con
tanned l. teeth entire. The lower jaw wa
fractured in the middle, divided into tw,
pieces, and contained only teeth. In tn,
earth around the Uranium some hair wa
found. The pelvis was fractured, and per
forated by musket ball, little above tn,
cavity which receives the thigh bone.
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