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30 AnBedOte Of Achille Murat.
The following curious anecdote made it.
first appearance in an English form, ii
this country, in the columns Of the New
York Mirror. Il was translated from the
Courier des Etats Unis: e
We may mention the name Of a prince
as having been, for a time at least, connect
ed with the New Orleans bar. M. Achil.
-le Murat. son Of the ex-king Of. Naples,
made his debut as m advocate there, and
showed himself a remarkable man, if moi
an orator. With singularity, however,
belonging to his character, he never ap,
peared at the bar the second time, and has
Quilted the town and the country. We
may, however. mention an anecdote Of his
stay here, which rests upon the authority
ofhis mother, the Princess Of Lipona.
While Italy was province Of the en-
pire, mutiny broke out in the garrison Of
Leghorn, ofso furious a character, as to
excite in o high degree, Napoleon's indig-
nation. He was no friend Of insubordina-
ton, and resolved to crush it in the bud,
and make terrible example ofthe culprits.
Acille Murat was charged with this painful
duty, and set off for Leghorn without delay,
When he arrived there, the insurrection had
spent itself, and shame and remorse sue
seeded o temporary forgetfulness. How
ever the Emperor's orders were strict, that
punishment be inflicted Murat therefore
called the soldiers together, and after re.
fproaching them bitterly for their offence,
required that the ringleader Of the inutiny
sshould be given up, otherwise len men out
or the battalion would be drawn BY LOT, and
shot. The soldiers hung their heads, and
professed themselves ready for any punish
nent the Emperor might infict upon them,
but begged the general not to force them
to turn informants against their comrades.
Murat could not yield; and the ten whose
names were drawn, were about to be car
ried Of, when three soldiers stepped to the
front, and avowed themselves the tnstigat-
ors Of the revolt. There was so much
shame and contrition expressed by the vieur
,noussachss, that Murat was deeply moved.
He stood silent awhile, then ordered the
three criminals to be taken to prison, to be
shot the next morning.
The same night, when every thing was
quiet except the measured step Of the pa
Z troll, and the cry Of sentinels on the wall,
Murat was seated in his apartment, while
before him stood three grizzled veterans,
cap in. hand, weeping like children. II was
not deash the heroes of Arcola and Maren-
20 feared! lit was to be disgraced--to die
the death Of TRAITORS; they weptnot fortheir
fate, but for their crimes! q aaa
sListen!' said Murat. fbelieve you are
really sorry for whatyou have done, and
swant 10 save your lives. Tomorrow at
day-break, you will be led out TO execution,
outside the city, Twill take care there shall
/. be no spectators The platoon will fire on
you with blank cartridges, and you must
fall down and remain metionless, till they
march off the ground. IA trusty man will
DO ready 70 put You into q close carriages, q
vessel sails tomorrow for America, on
board ofwhich you will embark. Will you
promise to behave yourselvesP 3; .tYa
II Every thing happened ~ he had arrnng-
ed ii, and Napoleon thanked Muras for hav.
ing taken the lives Of only three ofhis sol
diers. The circumstance remained o se
cres until 1880, when Prince Archille Mu'
raj, walking in the suberbsof New Orleans
was cspght il d shower. He sought shel
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