Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-17

The 29th volume of the Family Library, jus,
published BY the Messrs. Hsrpers. is devoted to
an account of 'the Court and Camp of Buona
parre, with Portrait of 1'aleyrand"
This work is highly interesting; and ifitdoes not
throw new light upon the characIe r and habits OF
the indi, duaI mentioned, at least it concentrates
rays that have hitherto been divergent and scat
tered. The men whom Buonaparte called around
him possessed the foundation for greatness-his
plastic hand raised the supers,ructure.
The operations OF Blonaparte we're con inual
" opening the avenues TO what Is usually DEEM
ell desirable fame-he who had the desire and
the courage TO obtain that end of human wishes,
had but to place himself in the path. We take
an extract that speaks Of Fouche. the blood-min
ded-it relates to the Massacre at Lyons.
But whatever IN the estimation OF his mploy-
ers, might be the value of Touches exploits at
Nlevre, they were greatly surpassed by those
which he shortly enacted at Lyons, IN conf unc-
ton with stage-player, the infamous COllOt d.
Herbols; who, having been often Kissed by the in
habiants for his wrelcheG performances, had
vowed the most cruel haired to that city. One
of Touches first aC,s was to order festival in
honor OF Chalier. an infurlated jacObln. who, fer
his cruel misdeeds, had been tried and executed.
An ass formed conspicuous part OF the process
sion, having mitre fastened between his ears,
and dl aging in the dirt Bible tied to his tai
which Bible was afterwards publicly burnt, and
its ashes scattered to the winds. This took place
on the Isl If Nov. On the 10th, Fouche wrote
to the convention, &c The shade of ChaIIer Is
satisfied. Yes. we swear that the people shall
be avenged Our severe courage shall keep pace
with their Just ,mpatience. The soil. dyed by
the blood Of patriots. shall b. purified; and on
the ruins OF this proud city the traveller shall
iud only some simple monument erected IN me-
mory of the martyrs Of liberty"
The National Convention had directed that Its
victims should perish by the guioIne; but
Fouche and his colleagues resorted to means Tar
more terrible to desolate the devoted city They
ordered the shooting en- mass OF hundreds OF hu-
man beings at time, and boasingiy wrote 10
their employers. that they had con'rlved means
SIDE vomir ia mort grands tioots.' Some'mes
several hundreds, bound together with ropes,
fastened to the trees OF the Place de BIotieaux,
were shot by pickets OF infantry. Az other times,
when the prescribed were got rid OF bv cannon,
loaded win grape shot, they were ueu wv" anu
two together. and ranged along the edge OF
grave. which had been prepared. in competence
with Touches brutal command. by their nearest
female relations or friends. The following is
his own account of the state of things at Lyons
on the 18th of November: Terror is here. in
reality. the order of the day. Convinced that
there is no innocent persons in this Infamous city,
except those who were oppressed or loaded with
chains by theassassins Of the people, We are steel
ed against the tears of repentance.
Their bloody corpses flung into the Rhone pre-
sent, both ON the banks and at the mouth of the
river, under the walls of the infamous Toulon,
spectacle of dread. The work of demolition pro-