Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-17


burg, the birthplace Of this celebrated
general.
At in the morning, the whole of the CT
vii and military fLnctionaries met at the
house of baron de Damas, whence they re-
paired with this general officer 10 the Quay
de IA Canebire, where the body was 10 be
disembarked. The members Oft the Protes-
tant Consistory marched at the head OF the
procession in their ecclesiastical, costume,
the religion being that which the general
proiessed. The troops Of the garrison and
the National Guards were ranged on each
side OF the Quay.
Soon after the boats OF the marine admin
istra,ion appeared rowing towards the shore
in the first of which was M, de Sel!ans,
sub-military intendant; NJ. de Mas, Of the
superior staff, and the officers of he Engi
neers charged with the restoration OF the
body-in the second was a detachment OF
| troops bearing the mortal remains of the
hero, to whose memory all were prepared
to render that homage which he had so well
merited. The coffin being landed and de-
posted on the quay, NJ. Marion, pastor Of
the reformed church, pronounced dis
course euninensly remarkable tor elevation
of thought and nobleness OF style, a,' es-
pecially for the religious sentiments which
inspired the orator. The discourse having
been ended, was followed by double salvo
ofmusquetry, after hich the procession was
put in motion. The gendarmeric and mu.
sicians OF the National Guards opened the
march. Next came as commandant Of
the troops, the baron de Damas, with hi:
staff.
The funeral car advanced Immediately
lter the coffin covered with pail the cor
ners of which were borne by Mr.. Picard,
colonel of the gendarmarie NJ. Servan, col.
Of the superior staff CT the division; the
count de Ponteves, col. and chief of the
staff of the National Guard, and Mr. Strato-
relic, superior officer of the National Guard
of Marseilles. Immediately after the car,
followed the members Of the consistory, and
| after them the public functionaries, and a
considerable number of old military men,
companions in arms Of the deceased gene.
raj.
The troops of the line and National
| Guards formed double line on each side.
In this order, and to the sound Of music,
analogous to the mournful circumstance,
the procession slowly and msjestically ira
versed the Canebiere and the environs Of
the city in the mids, of an immense multi
tude, whose serious appearance and de.
nlesnour so well bespoke their feelings on
witnessing this ceremony. Arrived outside
the gate Of AK, the troops formed in order
of battle, and fired the last round of mus
kerry, when the funeral car proceeded
onwards under The escort Of the gendarme-
rie.
This is the manner in which, under the
reign Of Bourbon, men are honored, (even
after death) who have served their country
well-and Marseilles, in this circumstance
has proved by her homage 10 the memory
Of great man, how well she has identified
herself with the noble intentions OF the So
vereigD.
On the 7th Sept the remains Of general
Kleber were deposited in the cementary oil
the cathedral at Strasburg, near those Ct the
celebrated marshal Sax, on which occasion
the mayor addressed special invitation to
the retired officers, as well as those not in
service, TO assemble and pay their last re-
spccts to one Of their chiefs who had contri-
buted so much TO the glory Of the French
army. From the notice which follows, as
well as from the religious ceremonies which
took place at the interment, it appears that
the people in Marseilles had been mistaken
as to the generals religious belief. The
mayor Of S,rasburg caused the following
notice to be inserted in the gazette Of that
city.
st has been remarked with astonish-
ment in the account given OF the ceremo-
MES that took place at MarseilIes on the
removal of the mortal remains Of gen. kle-
Der, that the general protested the profess
tant relign, and that on this supPositioa
NJ. Marion, minister of that church, deli
vered a religious discourse onthe occasion.
II has been ascertained and verified here,
that general Baptist Kleber was born at
Strasburg the 9th Of march, l745-that he
had been bapiised in The Catholic parish
church of St. Peter-and that sucn OF his