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

revolution, IN which / was persuaded
B~naparte was seconded by the principal
powers OF Europe.
Here terminates the interrogatory of
marshal Ney, in the course of which he
often discovered energy and always as
surance. We will now state. with the
same precision the dispositions Of witnesses,
preserving the dialogue form, which ena-
bles us to give almost always the exacte x-
pressions.
W. De DWQa.--I persist in the state
ment which / have made in writing
Tuesday the 7ta. marshal Ney was ad-
mitted irto the king's private cabinet, a
bout quarter past ll--And after an cx-
change of professions of confidence on the
part of the king, AMI Of Gieli'yon that of
the marshal, the latter kissed his males
tvs hand, and gave him his word. that he
woull bring back Banaparte dead or a.
live.
The chancellor, to the accused.-Haye
yon any observations to make?
The nGrshai.--I believe, rs have de-
c'ared. to have SAID to the king, that the
act of Bonaparte was that of mad man,
and that he merited, if he was taken, to be.
brought back in an iron cage
The Prince de Poir.-1'he marshal ask
ed to be admitted 10 the king about a
quarter past II he bowed to the king,
kissed his hand, and said tohim, hope to
succeed in bringing back Bpnapartc in IN
iron cage.
The Count de Scev. former project of
Besancon. AT the moment that Marshal
Ney arrived at Besancon, l waited on hir,
to receive his orders. He told me he had
no instructions to give me. He demanded
money and horses for his troops, and held
NV 9s.c,e
me OF his attachment to the person of the
king. I afterwards had no communicative
with the marshal, exec ot through the
channel Of NJ. Pressinges, vino o.mc TO
get information of the success of the re
QUESTIONS demanded bv the marshal. M.
Pressngts apr cared dis~ontentrd with it,
and said that this campaign might be lon
ger tnan was ant cipated, because the
Bourbon parti ans wanted energy. On the
18TH, received a letter from tile Marshal,
who required me to embody the whole of
the national guard that were dispossb'e.
Marshal Ney observed, on this deposi-
ton, that his officers might have pres nted
the order for IS 900 francs, which had
been sent to him by the minister of war.
but that this order was only paid at Isle.
tie added, that NJ. the project did not dis
play sufficient activity in the execution of
measures which the interest of the king de-
manded. Do you recollect. Mons. protect,
that you wrote me at Ions lie Saulnier some
days afterwards, that you had 700, 600 fir.
IN Cash, for the service Of the king and
that refused to dispose of that sum
Inc witness declared he had no recCl!ec-
ton of this fact
lNsrshal-It is from Besancon that the
calumny originated, that had received S,
or 100000 francs from the king. The
charge has now disappeared from the in
dictment but if l had been killed in the
Journey from Aurilac to Paris, nv children
would never have had it in their power TO
have cleared my memory of so serious a
charge. ! have been accused of having
prevented the assembling of the national
guard tor the defence of the king on the
contrary, embodied them in the two DEPART
ments passed through. Nozv, many peo-
pie AFFECT zeal 1t was more rare then.
~. Bervucr, (marshal's counsel) to The
wltne sS.-Hlve you any knowledge of a
letter addressed at perinG very near the
l4th OF March, by NJ. de Bourmont to NJ.
Durand, commandment at Bensancon
The 7vitneSS said, that the correspond
ence win the commandment should have
continued as with himself to the 18th
March.
M. Berger insists. and demands if
the witness has not personal KNOWLEDGE
OF letter written to the co.nmandant afer
the 18th ,
The witness replied-No.
lH. de Rochcnto'lt, revenue officer at Ions
lie Saulnier-My deposition is very long
1 cannot perhaps repeat it literally as have
wrote it.
TIE chanceiior.-The chamber can onlv
recognize the deposition you make before
it; relate the facts as they occurred.
UifneSS. The 18th March, marshal Ney
having minated to general Jarvy, that he
wished to find a confidential person to 20
to Macon, to reconnoitre the march of Be-
naparte. was pre- sented to him for this
mission. After questioning me to ascertain
my fidelity to the king, the marshal handed
me despatch for general Gsuthier, then
at Bourg. He told me, if performed this
service well, he would recommend me to
the king, and would grt me promoted
The marshal gave me FIVE pieces of TWEEN
ty francs and assured me that gen. eau
thier would give me fartherfunds, if want.
ed them. Sc out the 18th in tie morning
Tor Bourg, where / did not find gen. eau
TIMER, who had been carried away by his
regiment, which had marched To join Bona
parte. An officer, whose good disposition
L was acquainted with, advised me not to
proceed any farther saying th7t every
thing was finished. notwithstanding this
advice, proceeded TO Macon, where 4 gen
darme informed me that | was going to be
arrested. | walked leagues, and proceed
ed to the first post house to obtain horses
TO carry me to Ions lie Saulnier. / en-
COuntcred ON the road n nurnbo- IS t,co,,.