Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-10
Foreign intelligence.

Fonrio~ nArrrns. We have been rather mat
tcn,iyc to foreign matters Cor some two or three
weeks past being so much occupied with home con-
Germs Of more importance, as we conceived, To our
readers. a week or two since there were iumors
of a formidable conspiracy in France: 1t turned out
however, to be 10 great affair, being confined 20 a
small compass in the neighborhood of Srrasburgh,
and its nbcitors were n few in6iscroet young p%oliti-
cal fanatics, headed by one the descendants Of the
late Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The partic-
ulars appear to BE- mostly embraced in the follow
ny sketch, purporting to be copied from the French
papers ::
AtG o'clock on Saturday morning. [Octo}cr
90 Louis Napoleon Bonapartc called upon the
colonel Of artillery, Vaudrey, in garrison at SIrus-
burg, with whom he had been for some time IN
correspondence. Anor some conversation, the CO..
lionel conducted him to the barracks Of his rcgi-
meni, assembled the men, and presenting Louis to
them. said, Louis Philippe is no moro. His 60 e
vernmcnt has been overturned in Paris. There is
an end to the dynasty N Orleans. Behold the de-
ASCENDANT of the great man. He is worthy of being
orr King. yTvc .>spoisos Lnnis Bonapo,ie ~
The soldiers joined in this cry, and immediately
took up arms. The different posts were relieved.
Plckcts were immediately marched to the hotels Of
Of the different authorities, by whom the Project
and tie General Of Brigade in command Of the
place, were arrested. Colonel POrquin (bfolhc,
orthe barristcr who defended Ficschi, and who hin>
self if correctly rccollcct, was at the trial oftlat
miscrcuui and his associates on duty, as Major Of
the Garde-M u%uicipale Of Paris accompanied Louis
NAPOLEON to the house of General Voirol, and found
him lust getting out Of oed. Colonel Purquin having
ordered his men TO arrest the General. the latter
rushed to the bedside and drew out a pistol, which
he l%cyelled at Parquin, and drew the trigger, but the
pistol missed fire. The General then ran behind a
desk, and addressed the soldiers, assuring them that
they had been grossly imposed upon, and made the
instruments of n criminal intrigue that they had
been deceived, and pointing at parquin, as the
principal IN the fraud. ordered them to arrest him.
The soldiers n one moment resumed the exercise
of their senses, and furious at the idea Of having
been made the tools of on ia%triguaat and a liar,
seized him and carried him of to their quarters;
where they told their comrades what had occurred
In an instant the truth flashed on The soldiers
whose Indignation was reused to the utmost By fin.
ding That they had been duped, and they would
have instantly torn to pieces their Colonel, and the
other chiefs Of the revolt, had they not been saved
by the timely arrival of General Voirol, at the head
oil u body OF troops OF the garrlsOn. In an instant
all the revoltcrs were in custody; the magistrates
previously arrested by them were restored to liberty
and, before the people Of S~trasburg knew any
thing respecting it, the movement was suppressed
These details reached the government at one o.
clock last night. not by telegraph. but by n spooial
courier. Tho ministers were Immediately som
moned, and at two o'clock they were assembled at
the Tnillcries, where they remained the entire
night in council.
Madame Murat (e&-Queon of Noples, and sister
af'ie Emperor Napoleon a dbcen ordered TO qui
i"Hs' "a tei'e .~rhic despatch has been forwarded
to Lyons, directing the Genera .un.m.pdino IN.
military division to march twelve regiments To-
wards the Swiss frontier; the government bcin!
: afraid that a similar movement has token place a
GrenobIc, influenced by the Swiss Radicals.