Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-26

that nothing should be disclosed to the
French police but thro' himself. The dis
closure instead OF being made TO the French
has been made to the police of Brussels
the supposition goes so tar as to ascertain
that not on y one regiment, but even 49,
900 men were ready to advance. He main
tains tina. Ruchoz calling himself an agent
for the police, has lnstigated the other con-
spirators, and PouiiIet Lacroix was his
dupe.
Piger was only the clown of the play ;
he was drunk when taken out Of town to go
to Bossut---hi, zeal was applauded and his
devotion to the public cause, advising him
in case he should be arrested, to blow out
the brains of the person who should arrest
him, and TO shoot himself afterw ards. Piger
it was agreed. had been too free about a
wal in Europe, but being intoxicated the
greater part of his residence at Mons, he
was almost in state of insanity besides
all the conduct of Pigcr convInces US that
his principal object was money. He was
induced by Poullet Lacroix to go to Mons,
and he was provided with rs francs by
Bocher for his travelling expenses, and his
departure was only intended to clear him
selfof ihr opportunities TO which he was eX.
posed during the whole of one month. Dur
ing his residcnce at Mons he communicated
the conspiratcrs that with 9 or 800 francs,
he could have settled the whole, otherwise
that there was no possibility of any success,
besides Flyers intention was TO get some
thing by his voyage to Mons, by making
himself certain If he could make a false
trade. which gives US tie true cause OF bis
intimacy with Diericks AMI Bau'y-ahd
from the plan of tina road to he taken md
furnished bv Diericks there is no doubt but
their intention was rathes TO deiraud the
government than to delraud or 10 arresttne
Emperor himself.
Whatever is the reality of the plot and
the degree of guilt, the attorney of Plger
denies his Client having taken any part in
it, and tina. he never was in great intimacy
with the concerned. He adds, besides,
that Buchoz, when informed OF the plot,
exclaimed, at is my own affair, better
planned than that OF the duke Of Wellington
although have received 5000 lrancs;'
that he, Buchoz, was acting for the Police
of France, and according TO his instruc-
tions and that his conduct had been al
ready sanctioned by his receiving money
with Poulllos Lacroix, and by his accelera-
ting the plan towards It's execution. II
does not seem probable then. that the po-
lice OF France had it in view to recall Bo-
naparte, and to arrest the Emperor AIexan
der; and from The time the two suspected .
PRISONERS had any part in the conspiracy
(supposing the reality OF une) there was
nothing OF a serious nature, bul only plan
formed by the ultrds ~ trIgnten the Empe-
ror Alexander. Upon that occasion, it was
attempted to shew hind oi union betwee
the actual conspiracy aud the lamentations
in the NIorblnan anu Normandy, at the time
when the Emperor, SO mucn beloved by all
the powers ol Europe, was enjoying the
fruits of his virtues, and when alter three
wears of occupation he was willing to re-
call the army OF observation against the
will OF some iIl-aisposen people. 10
close his pleadings, Mr. Leroy insisted that
the conspiracy hau never been serious, ex-
isteu only in the fancy Oi It's authorS-that
Piger never was concerned IN Il, neither
sanctioned ii, and thai upon that inLict-
ment he could not be prosecuted.
The lawyer Garcia de Lavoga, spoke for
Berth, to show the innocence OF his client:
him the conspiracy was discovered
70 the Count of Rougrave. and by him COM
to II. NJ. the King, entirely I'M
connected with Buchoz and Pouiilot La
crox, who had only plotted the plan, to
have the merit of discovering it Berth has
made his communication freely and with
oul in crest.
The lawyer PLEASANT in behalf OF DER
icks, maintained that there was no plot,
that there is nothing but the Vaccinations
of Buchoz and his agents-that supposing
even conspiracy, nothing was acted a
gainst the sovereign and could not come
within the law o. the Goth OF April; and the
plesdings were concluded by an appeal 10
the mercy OF the court.