Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-20


Monsieur Lavalette, when placed on fine
prescription list was offered by Fouche a
passport to quit the French territory. He re- |
fused TO accept it; and confiding in his in
nocence, aud further protected by the Con |
vention of Paris he voluntarily presented |
himself as prisoner To the constituted autho- |
rites but it was not till the renewal of his
application that the gates of the Conciergerie
closed on him.
He was tried, condemned, and ordered for
execution.
The subsequent transactions which effected
ms release a few hours before the consumma-
ton of the sentence, and secured ultimately
rs escape from France, are well known.
Madame Lavalette, however, became the
victim OF her generous devotion: she had, to
save her husband, risen from a bed in which
she had endured the affection of losing by mis-
carriage an only son. This effort, and the
anxiety OF her mind, followed by long con-
linement, impaired her health, and produced
alienation of mental faculties
| Touched by these misfortunes, and con-
WINGED, no doubt, of the innocence of Mons
Lavalette, the King, about a year since, sign
ed the act of grace which cancelled the for
mer proceedings and re-established NJ Lava
lette IN all his rights as French citizen.
! Ii was not however, till IL few days since
that passport for his return TO France was
granted. Previous 10 his departure from Augs-
burgh, Monsieur Lavalette considered it to be
his duty TO publish the following declaration,
to the reservations of which all those who
know the private virtues of M. Lavalette will
not hesitate TO give implicit creIrence. and to
which only the most ungenerous political enc
mics (for NJ. Lavalette never had personal
one) can refuse his confidence: ,
DECLARATION.
In presence of Almighty God, the avengcr
OF perjury, | declare that, during the eleven
months ofthe year 1914 never had any cor
rcspondence, direct or indirect, with any of
the persons who inhabited fhe Island OF Flba
Mt that eroch,% and chat never caused any
letter to be written, or received any letter from
them.
81 declare that never sent. or caused anv
one To be sent, to the Island of Elba; and, e.
naIy, that | was an eniire.~stranger to the
events which prepared and consmnmated the
enterprize of the Goth March, 1873 make
TINS public declaration, voluntarily, without
being moved to II by any GaTiere penSee With
ont beng instigatcd by any feeling of resent
'nent, but Only in the interest of truth had
resolved 10 read i! aloud on the scaffold, and to
place If in the hand of the attending ccclcsas-
tics; and require that it may be presented
| to me again for signature at the last moment
of my life. III. NJ. I.AVALE1vFE.
| sHi -idN, 1911.
The Queen's UiSit TO The Mansion house.
LoNnON, June 10y csterday the Lord
Mayor had the honor of entertaining her Ma
lesty and select party at the Manson-hOuse
to dinner. Her Majesty arrived in the city a
little before four O'clock, in her state Carriage,
accompanied by Lady Anne Hamilton She
was handed from her carriage by the Lord
Mayor, amidst the cheers of annmerous con
course OF spectators, and conducted to the
state drawing room. A number of ladies had
obtained admission into the Manson-house,
for the purpose OF testifying their respect for
her Majesty. Among them were several of
the Society Of Friends. At about half past
four O'Clock the following party sat down with
her Majesty and the Lord Mayor to a dinner,
lald out III style of unexampled splendour in
the state room, called 50 Wilkes Parour" viz
Earl fitzwillan, Lord and Lady Hood, Lord
and Lady Milton, Lord Robert Spencer and
Lady Spencer, Lord Archibald Hamilton and
Lady Anne Hamilton, George Ponsonby, Esq.
and Mrs G. Ponsonby, Gen. Sir Ronald Fcrgti-
son. NJ. p. Joseph Hume, ESQ NJ. p the Hon.
Grey Bcnnet, N. p. S. Whtbread, Esq NJ.
L. Mr.. Sheriff Waithman, Alfred ThrOp, ESQ.
and Mrs. A. Throp, who officated as LADY
hayoress, and performed the honors of the
table with particular elegance. The Countess
fltzwIllam and the Earl Darlington were to
nave been oil the party but were prevented
from attending by indispositon and Mr.. AL
derman Wood was absent in consequence of
the sudden death of his m0ther.in-law Her
majesty appeared in excellent health and I'M
usual spirits.
a long discussion took place in the House oil
Commons on Wednesday, on a proposition of
MIR. Courtenay for granting q compensation to
the American Loyasts. This subject has
been so frequently debated, that no new argII-
mpnfS yYpra hrnyrhf ff,rKvorI IL.
posed it on the ground that the public could
not afford to appropriate E130,O00 TO this
purpose. The Right Hon. Gentleman. how
ever, found strong argument against him in
the simple argument oil aye and no; for, on a
DIVISION, the numbers appeared-For the mo-
ton II, against 60. The claims of these TIM
fortunate individuals, it isnnderstood, will now
after a lapse Of 10 years, he submitted to q
committee TO decide on their Justice.
We have received letters though not Of a
very recent date, yet such as we can rely on
from Greece, which mention some interesting
particulars connected with that country. The
death of ali Pasba's minister, Spiridi0n Colo.
20, noticed several weeks ago, is thus dcscrib-
cd -" Coiovo was eDdeavoring TO escape from
Yannina by the small port Sayndis, opposite
to Coriu-a detachment Of the Grand Scg.
nioT's troops fell in with him. put his surround
ing guards TO death before his eyes, and con.
veyed him as a prisoner 70. sea, with the ntcn
ton OF carrying him Co Coustautinople. Pa
: mic, anxiety and ill-i1atment, however, so af
( tected him, that he was landed in a wretchct
r state at POiFniOs, FIVE miles from Athens, ant
S after being jolted to that city on a stone car
rlage, without so much rs mottress, IN
stretched himself ont in spasm and expired
g The Turks, 10 show his safe custody, sent hi
g head to Constauiinopie, ant the Athenian