The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-11-14
From the N, Y. Morning Signal
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA!
TEN DAYS LATER!

TEN DAYS LATER! !
The Steam ship Britannia, Captain Jud'
kins, arrived at Boston at So'clcck yesler-
day morning, in thirteen days thirteen and
a half hours from Liverpool.
The Brittania brought out 90 passengers
and an immense letter bag.
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE LOUIS PHtLIp-
PIE. An attempt was made on the 10Th ult.
to assassinate Louis Philippe, the follow
ing details OF which appear in the Journal
des Debats:
"Last evening, at 55 minutes past 5
o'clock, when The King was returning TO
ST. Cloud, accompanied by the Queen and
Madame Adelaide, and was passing along
the quay of the TuilIeries, an individual
fred carbine in the direction of the car
riage. Their Maiesties, who fortunately
were not injured, continued their journey.
The assassin had evidently chosen this po-
stion with the intention Of taking advantage
like Aibaud) of the instant that the King
would salute the troops under arms. The
King, in fact, always salutes the guard,
whether troops of the line or National
Guard, and in so doing lets down the glass
Of the carriage and advances forward. One
of the Grenadiers on guard Immediately
seized the assassin; who said, Il am not
going away" He was then taken 10 the
guard house. He confessed his crime, and
declared that his name was Marius Darmes.
He said that he was native of Marseilles,
and had been for long time in Paris, and
was employed as frOtteur (in polishing
the floors of apartments.) He was clad in
a long frock coat, under which he conceal
ed his carbine, the stock of which was ex-
pensively carved. He is 43 years OF
age.
He was searched, and on his person were
found two loaded pistols and a poinard.-
The carbine, which had been cut short and
loaded up 10 the mnzzle, had burst. The
charge did not scatter, and the carriage was
but slightly struck. The assassin, however
was severely wounded in the left hand,-
His carbine was loaded with several ball:
and slugs. The explosion was extremely
loud. One Of the National Guard, of TIE
escort was slightly wounded in the hand by
slug. One of the footmen, who was stand
ing behind the carriage, was wounded in the
leg. The wound is not dangerous, but the
ball has not yet been extracted.
Darmes, when arrested, burst into VIC
lent passion, and excIaimed-"Gurs Car
bine l had taken good aim, butt over
loaded it,"
The prisoner, Marius Darmes, appears tc
be fanatic of the stamp of LouveI ant
Ali5aud-so says private letter. TIT
interrogatories he has undergone has no
eicited from him any admission tending I,
prove tha: he had anv accompices, or tha
he was hired assassin. Although suffer
ing from his wounds, he has throughou
sgRces ..Ty rd ex1raSrdinarX energy and 70 th
moment The only regret he has manlGestet
is, that Of not having effected his crimIna
purpose. At one question, put TO him b,
his instrucing judge, tears were seen tC
flow into his eyes, "Do not imagine" salt
Darmes ''that those are tears of repentance
II weep it is from despair at having mis-:
ed my aim" He was heard to exclaim, D
an other occasion. "Had killed the ty
rant, Soiman Pasha would now be free
the French feet, united with that of Ne
hemet Ali, would have sunk that Of the il
cendiaries of Beyront, and Egypt would /
freed.