The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-18

AEmess ~ movement amongst tnOSo
who had view Of the Quay Pcllelier
the approach Of the fatal
cortege, but the spectators continued en-
couraging the Savoyards, by shouts,
plaudits, and clapping Of hands.
Precisely as the clock Of the Hotel de-
Vile struck quarter past five,; the 6rsr
gendarmes, forming the escort of the
condemned, entered the Place de Greys;
a universal cry Of ssIiats of, = took place,
all heads were uncovcrcd.--Tbe two
wagons in succession appeared-in the
first was the executioner, the prisoners
Bories, Goubin, and two clergymen--in
the second was Raoulx and Pointer, each
also attended by clergyman The pri-
soners sat on boards placed across in the
wagons, and beside each priest with
a crucifix in his hand, who seemed APP
parently most anxious TO impress their
unhappy charge with some sense of reli-
gion, but most certainly without ,parti-
Gle of success. During the whole line
of march, from the Conciergerie to the
Place de Greye, the prisoners had never
attended to the priests for an Instant
They looked around them necessarily,
acknowledged acquain,ances in the
crowd,made loud remarks 20 each other;
and Bories and Goubin repeatedly adj
dressed the people, notwithstanding tie
efforts OF the priests and the gendarmes
to restrain them. Arrived at the scat.
fold, the same spirit continued to ami
mate them up to their las, breath. Bo-
ries sat next to the horses in the first wag-
gon. having been FIRST brought out Of the
Conciergerie. He alone wore a regi-
mental jacket, or any thing miiitaiye.---
In common with his unfortunate associ-
ates, he had no hat nor crayat, and the.
collars Of their shirts were loose and o.
pen. The wagons advanced at smart
walk the priests straining every nerve
lit was useless-they halted at the foot
of the scaffold. now perceived a gen.
tleman on foot in a brown surluit, near
them.
The instant the wagon reached the scat
fold, the executioner descended, went up
to the guillotine, and arranged cord.--
All the prisoners rose, threw nasty
glance round them, made some remarks
loudly to each other, and prepared in
hurried manner to quit the wagons. [
then perceived that their hands were
tied behind their backs. The confessor
of Bories appeared to inform him that it
was his unfortunate companion who was
20 have the fatal precedence, and to en- /.
treat him to be calm and resigned. Boz
ries with gesture OF impatient acquies..
cence, sat down, and Goubin sprang from
the wagon. All were then permitted to
descend. The gentleman in the brown
coat now advanced to Goubin and Bories.
He was connected with the minister of
justice. He made a last appeal to the
The priests redoubled their
and exertions; they were lost ;
for those unfortunate young men appear
to have no other feeling than that they
were brought there TO suffer, and that to
have 1t over suddenly and expeditiously
was the only thing desirable. Goubin
addressed his companions, and was either
replied to, or addressed in the same tone,
by Rasouxl, who stood furthest from him;
for the clergyman in attendance upon him
appeared shocked and demonstrated with
him. Raoulx turned his back, and walk
ed about with the air of contemptuous Sc
constrained submission. They continued
TO talk loudly, always turning away with
impotence from the clergyman, who
with the gentleman already mentioned,
seemed at length to express despair
A little hustle occurred-Goubin few
up the steps of the scaffold---he was in
stantly seized by the executioner and his
assistants--bouDd to the plank shouted
" Pfvc la Liberte"--he was thrown down
II shut my eyes, closed my years, but
a general groan from $4,000 people an
nounced that the bold and daring Goubin
had ceased to live. The cool, intrepid
Raoulx, exchanged significant smile
with Bories, mixed expression of sym.
paihy * coDgratulation, to which their fine
dark eyes gave peculiar force. Pointer
ascended next, with cbeerfulness, al
though not so animated as Goubin after
wards Rsoulx, whose handsome face can
never be forgotten by any one who has
seen him. lie wore very long whiskers,
aud had all the appearance Of eshrit, and
was deemed most intelligent end res,
pectable young man; he was the only
one who seemed to possess sang .froid-
the others looked and acted as il nervous
ly excited. Finally, the brave mercurial
Bories assembled. saw his last look OF
apparent triumph-he was seized like
the others by the executioner. ran in
10 an inner apartmenl--a young French
man shrieked, 'Oh, Bories, Bories'--
rushed through the room, and fell lifeless