Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-30

-, FATE OF THE DUKE DESeurES. TEStrac, from one Of
Mr. Weshs letters from Paris the National Int-Iiv.n
GER ne JeuHetons OF two numbers la Pr,ss, fe,.
and 10Th insi) filed witt, recital of the ,ar Of ,h
Duke DEnghien, furnished from the mouth and p.n s T.
seph Napoleon Count de Survilcrs) by gentleman Of
letters Monsieur Buchon. II is designed for the e.epIn,
ton of the Emperor Napoleon in regard 10 the ..,cn
oil the Duke Buchon old acquaintance of the Count
and had been his guest Monontaine He din.d 80
him m England, Hanover Lodge in 1870 in cor,n,n
with Princes Jerome and Lewis and .'some Am.ricsp,
After dinner he retired with his host small drawing
room, where the latter communicated TO him all hi.
ecuons-o which Buchon. having written them ob,,nsd
next day. deliberate ratification Ga the morning Of IN,
2Oh March, lSO4, when the Duke-seized on neural ,.
'tory-"S prisoner at Ninceunes Joseph was summon.
ed tC Mamsison; when about the palace. n. ,,
met by the Empress Josephine who informed him tn, IN,
subject to be discussed the Of the Duk. whom
she wished to save She mentioned the Emperor had
aeyrand with him, adding al tell Won how much
dread that cursed lubfoo-oidit 6oiteux Nanoleon
appeared related what had passed respecting the mi
soneri declared his inclination, almost his resuto,
ior c'emency and his purpose, moreover TO make the
luke one OF ms alddecamps. Behier and Cambacere.
whom he had consulted, disposed to mercy bpt TIL
ieyrand (from selfish motives which he Napolcnn nod
$1,000 eo"nseed him the other way Joseph recalled q,
ms brother obligation OF BOTH in their youth 10 IN.
Dukes grandfather the Prince Conde and left him a.
sured oil the prisoners safetyan which he com
nuncated To his dinner Company, consisting of Madame
de Stel and several of the old nobility But n b,npencd
hat Count Real presided the police of Paris md Of
'ineennes' where the Duke tried, in the night and
sentenced 10 be executed the morning R.. Us.
thrice awakened in that night by his clerk sentinel for mat
es comparatively unimpUTtant, and he scoded in conse
| inc dispatches arrived wv in
,nB-'here remaining time for obtaining and sending To
Encennes the Emperer's decision-the clerk contcn,cd
himself with leaving them Reals pillow Real did
not awake until SIX he seized them fastened with them
10 amaison encountered the door Royigo then colo
Ie OF the gendarmcrie, and learned from him tho, L
Duke was already executed confomably 10 the
'"Sepn arrived early the same morning. and found hi, i'm
Peral brother IN rage Real whose strv n. de
credited and whom he believed have conspred with m.
oo Iacoons 10 involve him IN their RESPONSE Nsn.
on aented that he had thus been deprived Of glorious
p'''uiV 10 manifest ms true gentle, clement nature he
quoted strings Of from Cornele about &C., "a
FomPey; but "the evil was d,ne Their. was NO ,er,
edy and he would descend u cast the hi n,s nm OH
ers; there would be future opp unes Of Showing b.,
ne Truly was and wished Joe, ph in an exet r. m he
pIvaie memoirs, which he transmitted 10 Bucbon $40
l' E'ut hen' "ho emgrated the United St ties con
nfntd 10 MN the VII lie freg story, his table al
ue ~h IN the csc &C OF Monsieur Garrett the two Gen
era" Liieinand NJ NaHcrede, ST. Capt. Sari Juog. H. n
Alhso "nd Other gentlemen. He uppeas TO the survvr,
-unn pply lew. IL Is intentin u r. men IN. 90
ui iohs Controversy about the liability the Duk -, f,
IL leO' when In Paris in my yourh Irecei,ed from The
Cuntess Il Serrant, the favote lady OF honor 10 the E
pres JoephEe who quiltrd her on that orc,so
u'ais OF what ssed in the place. nd III hiybv ;,tI
gent hho respectable no doubt la my r,,d 81.
the execution bel n pole ms own work Iis heI.,.a
ha' me Duke was detaIigab y, irTeca,uaby -;
against HI thrOIc aud his e. and tAt MR.
~ 10 ne app!ehenoed from this Prince q chief hone ard
"Peor 'pl u VI tue Bourbon, any Their At tne
VI "e use. Inc LezlunIst eUvrs scout the iuea of :,
Conues dcignng To become alu-de. camp a. n ns,ao
nave rn'e ai"ed tins noton listened - sentimental 70
hlhlscences, or decaimed passages of Corneile in re
thce 10 personal and affair of the m 81 L., -
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