Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18

bS winch property Was guarded. 10 ALLOW
u TOD unwarranlably taken from then
lie concluded by expressing a wish tia
his hon. friend (Mr. Lamb,on) woul,
move that the subject be referred To .
special committee; aud if he would i'm.
trust the management of the enuuiri
10 nim, he wo"ld pledge himself to Z.
taoish The facts stated IN the petition
Ga laugh
Lord Casticreagh thought the hon n
tieman had gone further into hease
thdn he should have thought il Necessary
10 20 on the present occasion he ~ not
intend To 80 into any extended dei'ls on
the subject, as the motion here The
house Was merely that the peiiiil should
lie on the table, aud as ii fure and
more convenient opportunity discus
sing the whole question wOuharrivc. lie
would, however, offer few observations
To prevent that miSapprehision which
m'Sh' otherwise arise. lHhe hrsi place,
ne would caution iis hons gentleman not
tohSien too readily TO al the statements
NJ hi2ht hear from psrsns IN HE sitha
ton OF General Goureyd, and not to be
so prone 10 pledge hirneii for The propri-
Ely at the conduct at 'nc with whom he
had so recently become acquainted, as
he imposed him ichave been with the
resent petitioner. Nothing could be
more painiul 10 Any generous mind Than
10 speak against uaD III General Gour-
gauds sitnaiium and that too when he
was absent anC incapable of defending
himself, but hemuSl say there we're anip.e
r. asons (besiG, thuse furnished by lis
history of tie hattie of Waterloo, which
he mi. IN safely leave 10 speak Tor iseif,)
for believing iha, his faculty for represent
lHg transactions inaccu:ately had never
be ~, IN any instance, surpassed. lie
would agree with the Hon. Gentleman
liza; tbeacis stated IN the petition, If prov-
would constitute mosi repreleusi-
Die outrage, bui II the History OF The Bat
lie OF Waterloo had been less inaccurate,
lie liruse would mei have rcyards, the
pres"n, s.atement OF General GUuroaud as
very pro'.able. Mr. Capper, ~hen he went
To arrest the General, carried with hIn
"riii n instructions, not only to tceai INN
with humanity, but To facilitate his appeal
to HE Privl Council. Carry Ing with him
such instructions, there WAS 80 prObabi-
iiy thai Mr.. tapper ("io Was a humane
MANY would have COMMITTED an outrage
iiSe that described by The Petitioner. The
Gen raj had been represented as being so
perfectly Submissive 10 Tie officer. that
he etcn pointed out To him 4 drawer, ia
ne design TAI commit any violence. Now
II he (Lord Casilcreagh) were rightly in
formed, The course he took Was such that
The OH GERS were III danger, Tor the mo-
ment they showed him their warrant, the
only arns they took into the room with
them, the hrs, answer he gave them was.
by SEEING brace of loaded pistols. So
tnat u apprared, il they had mol seized
"Se in THEN own defence, he would have
""'S"' t"r question to more rapid con
cinsi"n t!ian could have been desired
After tbs was done, il appeared that ,b..
General had with him what was moi al
ways found III a geutleman'S bed cham
pr, q dagger under HE bed clothes. buI
r'uHa'rly Tor the officers, he happened
10 -etze "n by the POINT, | aving the
hdhuAf open Ia them, so That he, IN tile
sirugg'e which followed, had ONLY ,b,.
sh'"'i left IN his hand, while they 20, the
dagger, 81 Inch they did not use so innro.
perky a. ihc General Was disuosed io use
IL. ~ When this was over, lie locked and
scaled 'rs portfolio, and the officers otI,y
rem "nstrated milh him OF his situation.
and on The prOpTieiy of his suffering him.
sell to he conveyed quietly 10 lis carrjsne
ihe same spirit which had previously au-
mated hinI caused him 10 disregard the
ADVICE VIII II they gave and as he had
not succeeded III The house, he determin-
ell 10 Try what he could effect out of II.
by cailng, I" Murder Robbery and
KeScu., ~ the hope of raising mob i'm
his behalf 10 prevent The execution oftha
warrant. Nov, II any violence had been
used, 1t was moi I'LL after this outrageous
conduct had ma le il necessary. One of
Inc officers, In consequence ofih efforts
he had made. was actually knocked down
by The crowd. MIR. Capprr offered him
every attention. bHi his dignity was then
too anch offended TO accept # those 80
Communications which were al his coa!-
mand. On lis way la ilarWiuh he acted
asin'IIar part. He struck one nf the Off
GERS, and underworld 10 excite the popu-
ldre 10 attempt rescue. Wien al Ilar-
wIch he mad been taken before the ma, or,
who had looked at The warrant, and ex
planned 10 him the necessity oI yielding
obedience TO li. He Was then offered his
port folio, but as he understoo Gen. Las
CasaS had been detained some lime wait
ing fpr bis papers, he preferred having i,
ssRt after iiin 10 Hamburger lie could
only say this. he was confident 40 officer
from tie eli OF The Secretary Of State
wOald lave committed SO brutal on out.
rage as had been charged on them. lie
would now ave the case to The House
ill The time aIi,ed at which ii could be
further discussed.
MIR. Dennel believed the statement of
General Gourgaud, aud thought il could
be proved by The evidence OF tie Two SER
wants OF the house ia which he resided 10
be quite correct. lie b lieved The oul-
rage committed to belong naturally to The
exercise Of aJLilrary power, which dccid-
ed that those who resisted should be
beaten TO lhc ground. lie vas not sur
pissed that General Guurgaud had lnvok
eel The inteffcrrmccOf he pOpuace, abus-
Ell and prosecuted as he had been. Th.re
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