Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-07


Of any. doait remaining as to the troth Of his !
assertion.
AS he TUNED over the Leaves Of this volume, |
be acknowledged that man, OF the reports were |
genuine, but with frequent inaccuracies aud
Measurements; aud il my memory is correct,
ne parttcuiarizcu that which was gwen OF the
battle OF MarenSo. But he did not stop here
and continually desired to know whether per-
tecuy cuuprehended his meaning, as that was
ms most earnest wish. And now, 10 my utter
astoniShnient, he entered upon the event OF the
Duke DEnshe death. This was topic
that could moi be expected and particularly
by me, as there appeared among his followers,
Who were always on tip-roe to.be his apologlsts,
an e'"siVe silence or contradictory statements,
whenever this affecting event became the sub
Ject oil inquiry, which had occasionally happen
Ell during the course OF our voyage. Here MAJ
poleon became very animated, and often raised
himself upon the sofa, where lac bad hitherto
renamed IN reclining poSture.-'The interest
attached to the subject aud the energy of his
delivery, conbineu 10 impress the tenor of his
narrative so strongly OH my mind, that Nou need
not doubt the accuracy of this repetition of II.
he began as follows:
1T this esenttui period of my life had
succ, eded IN restoring order and tranquility To
Kingdom torn asunder by tactiou and ueiuIcd
IN blood. That nation had placed me 1T their
head. came not as Your Cromwell did, nor
your Third tIichard. l found Crown IN the
Kennel; cleansed il from its filth and placed il
OH my head.-Aiy safety now became necessa-
ry, 10 preserve that tranquility so recently re-
stored, and hitherto, so satisfactorily preserved
us the leading characters OF the natien well
knew. At the same time, reports were every
night brought me Il think lie said by General
Rial that consplracies were III agitation; that
meetings were held in particular houses in Pa
rus, and names even wcse mentioned at the
same time, no satisfactory proofs could be OBJ
tanned, aud the utmost vigilance and ceaseless
pursuits of the police was e.aded. General
MORGAN, indeed, became suspected, and was
seriously importuned to issue an order for his
arrest bat his character was such, his name
stood SO h gi and the estimation OF him so great
in the public mnd, that as il appeared TO me-
he had nothing 20 gain, and ever, thing 10 lose,
by becoming conspirator against me L there
fore could not but eAonerate him from such Il
suspicion. accordingly refused AN order for
theproposed arrest, by the following intimation
to the Minister of Police: \ on have named Pi-
chtgru, Georges, and Noreau: convince me
tiat the former is in Paris, and will imnedi-
ately cause the latter 10 be arrested. Another
and very singular circumstance, led to the de-
velOpcment of the plot. One night as lay a.
gitated lad waketul, / rose from my bed, aud
examined the list OF suspected traitors and
Chance, wi.lck rules the world, OccasOned my
stumbling, as ii were, ON the name of a surgeon,
who had lateiy returned from AN English pri-
son. This mans age, educationand experience
III life, induced me to believe that his conduct
must be attributed TO any other motive than
that OF youthful tauatlclsm, i'll favor of Bour-
bon; As far as circumstances qualified me to
judge, money appeared TO be his object. L ac-
cordingly gave orders for this man to be ar
rested, when summary mock trial was nsti-
tuted, by which he was found guilty, sentenc-
cd TO die, and informed he had but six hours to
live. This stratagem had the desired effect
he was terrified into confession. Ii was now
knswu that Pichegru had brother, d monastic
Priest, then residing at Paris. 1 ordered per-
ty OF gems darmes to visit this man, and If he
had quilted his house, | conceived there would
be good ground tor suspicion. The old Monk
was secured, and, in the act of his arrest, his
fears betrayed what most wanted TO know
Is it (Ie eAclaimed) because afforded shelter
10 a brother that am thus treated '--The OBJ
Ject of the plot was to destroy me and the
success of IL would of course have been nv
destruction. 1t emanated from the capital of
your country, with the Count d'Artois at the
head OF IT. To the west he sent the Duke de
Berri, and TO the east the Duke d Enghein. To
France your vessels conveyed underlinss of the
plot, and Moreau became a convert to the
cause. The moment WAS big with evil: felt
myself on a lettering einlnence, and resolved
TO harl the thunder back upon the Bourbons.
even in The metropolis of the British empire
My Minister veheineutly urged the seizure of
the Duke thongh IN a neutral territory. But
tillhesitated x the Prince Benevento brou,ht
the order twice, aud urged the measure with
all his powers of persuasion. 1t was not, how
ever, till vas fully convinced of its necessity
that sanctioned IL by my signature. The mat
ter could be easily arranged between me and
II.
suffer man residing on the very confines OF;
my Kingdom, to commit crime which, within
tie distance of mile, by the ordinary course
of law, Justice herself would condemn to the
Scattod! Andnow answ erme Did do more
than adopt the principle of your Government,
when 1T ordered the capture of the Danish
fleet which was thought to threaten mischief
10 your country. 1t had been urged to me a.
gam and again, as a sound political opinion
thatthe new dynasty could not be secure while
the BourbOns remained. Talleyrand never de-
waited from this principle: ii was fixed I'M
changeabe article III his political creed. But
did not become ready or willing convert, [
examined the opinion with care and with cau-
ton and the result was perfect conviction
OF its necessity. The Duke D'Eughein was ac-
cessaIy to the contederacy; and although the
resident OF neutral territory, the urgency of
the case. in which my safety and the public
tranquility, TO use no stronger expression were
involved, justified the proceedings. / accord
Irgly ordered HIM to be seized and tried lie
was found guilty and sentenced TO be shot,
The sentence was Immediately executed and
the same fato would have followed, had it been
Louis XVIII. For again declare, that found
1t necessary to roll the thunder back on the me-
tropos of England, as from thence with the
Count dArt0is al their head, did the assassins
assail me.
OF Pichegru." | replied, it is most certainly
and universally believed throughout the whole
British empire, that lie was strangled in prison
by your orders" He rapidly answered, What
idle, disingenuous foilyl afine proof how PREM
dice can destroy tie boasted reasoning fdcuI-
ties Of Englishmen, Why ask you, shond that
life be taken away in secret which the laws
consigned 20 the hands of public executioner?
The matter would have been different with re-
spect to MOreau--fIad he died in a dun econ.
there might have been grounds TO justify the
suspicion that he had not been guilty of suicide.
He "A very DODUlar character we'll ax