Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-30

ON arriving at this gate, the ceremony turn
cd TO the left and stopped at about fifty
n,ces further, under the W alls of the ave-
nue of the Observasoirs.
The Marshal descended from the coach,
,1vanced at cuick pace about eight PAGES
srom the wall. and asked the officer at his
side if that was Tie place chosen for his
execution on receiving an answer in the
agirmative, the Marshal turned and front
ed the yeferans who were to FIRE upon him
! he took off his hat with his left hand,
nut his right on his heart, and said to the
soldiers" My comrades, fire ar me-
mt that mnment the officer gave the signal
with his sword, and the Marshal fell un-
der their fire, without moving. The body
was placed on litter and rem incd ex-
posed to the pubic view for quarter of
an hour three balls entered Ii S head
The venerable eccl siastic who had attcn-
aed the Marshal at his last moments, re
NAMED during the eXcsut on near the
coach, praying with fervor. There were
very few people present, on account of its
being supposed that the execution would
have taken place on ,he Plan OF Grenelle,
where a great multitude had assembled.
The c. unit de la Chatre has been
created Duke he is at present Am
bassador to the Court ofG. Britain.
The Marquis d'Osmond is named as the
new Ambassador in the place of the Duke
dc IL Chatre-recalled.
The famous brigand Grassel has been
arrested at Vienna, aud will shortly be tr,-
cd.
December 10.
M Fouche lives retired at Dreshen.---
His wife sees little company. The family
teads the books of philosophy that amused
Seneca in his G lie
December IS.
General Decaen, governor of the 18th
military division (Bordeaux) on the Goth of
March, has Just been arrested.
Gener Debele has air ady been Sc
veral times interrogated. The exam;nati-
on of the witnesses was commenced yester-
day.
A pers has been arrested who distri-
buted gratis, libel. in which a solemn act
of justice was represented in the most obi
GUS colours.
December IA.
PRICE OF Sr0CKs. Consols shut, re-
duced, so 507-S; Omnium Is per. I
pr cents. Z.
Exchange on London--25 f. Coo.
The organization of the Royal Guard
proceeds with amazing rapidity 1000
have been already equipped and cazern-
ed in Paris, and they a;e expected to
must + ten thousand strong before the Ist
January.
1t being understood that several English
Officers have refused to shew their pass
ports or feulles de route, on arriving from
or returning to England, the Duke OF Wei
iington is said to have written to the Min
ister of Police, requesting him to execute
strictly every Ordinance or Law respect
ing not only passpoi is, but every other sub
Iect, that the tranquility be preserved,
which equally interests the two nations.
Gen. Vandamme is about to publish a
defence Of his conduct.
x vey severe frost set in at Brussels &
its envrons on the 9Th
Religious orders were about to be re-
es a blished in Piedmont similar to those
VIII oh existed prior to the occupation of
tha' country by the French.
The Gazette Officielle of yesterday con-
tans long Ordinance of the King respec-
ting the laws of commerce.
There is talk that a great National
Bank is to be est qblished in Paris, and that
paper money will obtain currcncy-and so
1t may, but Will it obtain credit
Marshal Msssrna is said to have been
arrested OH the frontiers of France we
do not pledge ourselves for its certainty.
This day the appeal of NJ. Lavalette
Wiu Come before the Court OF CaSSatlOn.--
We think it necessary to state, FIR the IN
formation of our English readers, the re-
port that no person can be admitted with
out ticket. is perfectly erroneous.
French Funds, Dec. 15.--5 pr cts.
57-Bank Actions 1850.
London, Dec. Son Tuesday night the
river Thames was entirely frozen overa
Rsmenham, near Henby.
Yesterday Mr.. Bagot was introduced to
the Regent by Vscount e astlereagh, upon
his being appointed Minister to the United
States Of America. His Excellency had
an audience of MS Royal Highness, kissed
hands upon his appointment. and we I'M
derstand, TOOK leave of the Prince.
London, December 8.
The extracts from the Dutch papers to
the ID instant announce the departure Of
the He cdtarv Prince of Orange, on his
way to St. Petersburgh, to receive in
marriage sister of the Emperor of Russia.
The following notice was yesterday
posted at Lloyd's Coffee house: " The
Nancy, Forrest, bound from St. Peters,
burgh to Liverpool, has been run away
with by the Captain, and is arrived at
New-York."
The gale Of y sterday and the preceding
night, has been most severely felt by the
shipping on our own coast; and from the
port letters inserted to day, it will be seen
that il has extended to a very considera-
bic distance. Several vessels are on shore
IN the Downs, at Ramsgate, at Margate,
etc. On the Kentish coast. between lOWe-