Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-23

.ss =, for death. The attorney general.
NE orefect of police, and oae sot the gen
tlemer Of the court, came down into the
as;son TO receive the revelations whicf
PIe;snnier persisted ia saying ne wished
e. make. After having drawn. up the M
mites Of his answers, the attorney general
;,od upon the chancellor with them
T Ws understand he made no discovery
hsteyef. but spoke merely OF vague and
.s.s]evant matter. Pleignier was pro
ss",;dly depressed /; Carbonneau appear
"a tranquil. and Tolleron quite resigned.
. 81 then asked for some broth and a
lass Of wine, which were given them.
AT A. half past seven the attorney gene
i re,urued trom the chancellor, and
Ia ass,sa the sentence ts be forthwith
.recuIe,l. = rhexkree cohsicts were ero't
fo.tb into the lobby OF the prison. Pielg-
s;,r made much resistance to his benny
and,essed. r9r begged. with wild air,
- speak again bat once, sometimes 'e
no E;pg. sometimes to the attorney gen.
and then to the gealer. The executIonet
having S repeatedly observed to him that
III ,es;stance was useless, the Able Mon
eos his conf, ..or, entreated him to btl
ses;eped. and submit 10 the will at God;
No said Picisnier, s it is not so; IT was
my blindness; | did nothing OF myself
would speak to some one. Hnen hi
hands were tiedahe complained that tbs
rooe was too tight: it was looseneu.--
Next. according to the mode prescrioe'.
avIawI.fhey drewa cord tightly round
s.. ., ia order to stop the blood. II
,as with considerable difiicuity that tiiess
nreparaticns were finished.
Carbouneau succeeded Pleigneron the
atsoI: he kept The most gloomy silence
and resigned himself To all that was re.
quired OF him.
Tolleron maintained his coelness anti
tranquility Ia the last: he several siRes
repeated that he was not innocent, nut
that he thought he did not deserve to DE
He asked for a,slass Of water, which ne
drank without he least trenbing,althoasl
the glass was filled TO the hrin. /"
nardon Pleignier, said he. with all my
heart he is the author Of my death, bu'
lido not wish the same TO him." The
oI,ly ewctibn If sensibility which he ma
infested was at the recollection oihls Ia
uly.
When tie execptioner put over hi;
shonldars a White cloth tied before, he
appeared to regret that his lace was CO,
sered. because, ks said, it could Dat o.
seen whether ne died with tirmness.
lie babe adieu ina very friendly man
ner to his Keeper; the eSecurioner assist
supported Pleigner who appeared read,
tofall at every step.
Pie,gnier sat liz the front Of the cart
Carbunneau was in the middle ;,Iolle-
ron at the end this Eas The inverse OF.
der to that in which they we're ezecat.
ed.
Thecart set of from the court of the
prison at a quarter before eight. From
three and four O'Clock the whole space
from the goal to the place OF execution
was covered with an Immense crowd.
The conyicts were able u convince
themselves of the love aud devotedness
Ofthe French people, far their lesntnate
soyereign-Athe air rang with shouts Of
Vre lie Roi! They waved their bats,
and manifested in every manner their
attachment to the best OF Princes. Tol-
leron, hearing these universal acclama-
tons, told his confessor that he ansa cred
them from the bottom Of his heart she
appeared penetrated win repentance aud
genuine remorse.
Having reached the place Of execution
tie convicts mounted the scatfoId, while
On usher read with londzyoice the SEN
seace of the AssiZe court on the steps OF
the rIotel de Vile. The executione,
took Of from them the black Grape.
Fleignier and CarboEneaa went down.
Toleron remained alone and, being fas-
tened to the swing boarded the insh'ument
ofdoath, had his right hand cut elf on a
4 block. and was Immediately beheaded.
CarSonneau and Pleignier successfully
underwent the same punishment, but
With much less Grtnness. Shouts OF Yye
le Roi! Fixent les Baurbons? mere anew
heard from the whole ofthe Place de
Grave and from. the quays. Their re-
mains were immcdiatsly conveyed to the
cemetery of Yaagirard.