Washington telegraph., 1849-06-13

tue Ihflsllah ldith, Murat threw himself
on his bed, and for about quarter of an
hour remained medilaliug, doubtless re-.
viewing his past life from the moment
when he quilted the ale house in which
he was born, 70 the period when he en-.
tered a palace as is sovereign, Sudden.
ly starting n he seemed TO shake oil his
gloomy thouea;s, and, approaching q
mirror. heosiiin affanaeihis hnir. We'd.
ded 10 death, from his infancy, he seem.
ednuzions TO deck himself IN becoming
manner now that he was about 10 meet il.
Fonr o'clock struck. Mnai himself
opened the door, General Nun2Ianle
was waiting outside.
Thank yolH said the ex.king. you
have kept yoar word. God bless you;
good bye. You need follow me no far.
iher.
The general threw himself sobbing
into his arms.
Come. cont. do not thus give way to
you feelings Take example from me, /
am perfectly calm.
Tins coolues on the part Of the victim
so overeame Nunzlanle, that, starting
from his cmhnae. the general rushed from
the honse, flying along the shore like q
madman.
The king now proceeded 10 the court.
yard, where every preparation for his exc.
culion had been made, Nne men aud
corporal were anged Close 10 the eoun.
ell chamber In front of them was a
wall twelve fea high. Three yards from
this wall was single raised step. Mumt
instantly Peteasing is purpose, placed
himself on ii. thus towering about one
iool above the soldiers who wefeto shoot
hun Once there. he took ont his hand.
kerehiaf, kissed the picture Of ms vic,
aud hxing his eyes steadily on the party
desired them 10 load When he gave the
order 10 ire, i've only Of the nine obeyed.
Mufat remained untouched. The soldiers
had pufposeIg tired over hi. head.
II was al Ibis moment that the lien
courage Of the hero showed iiself-lhai
intrepid cooiue,s iof which he has ever
been famed. Ne. Il single feature wa
disturbed. He stood perfectly steady aud
nnmoyed, as with a smile OF melancholy
gratitude. he addressed them:
Thanks, my friends, n thousand thanks;
but as, sooner or later. you will be com.
pallcd "a 0im directly O, sae, do not pro.
long my agony. All ! ask OF You Is to
ire straight at my heart, and avoid, II
possible, woundIng me in the face. Come
let rs begin again aud once more he
went through every word OF command
Al the word fire. he iell pierced with
eight BALI. without a struggle. without
sigh, without letting the watch fall that
he held in his LEFT hand.
The soldiers took up the corps, and
laid II on the same bed IN which he had
laid down IN health aud strength some
ten minutes before. A captains guard
was placed on the door.
That night stranger presented him.
self, aud demanded admtiauce to the
room. The sentinel refused. lie desired
to speak to the commandant 70 him
he showed an order for his free entry
The commandani, as he read it, shudder.
ed with disgust and expressed great sur.
prise. The pcru,al, however, over he
conducted the man to the door OF the
death chamber
Allow SignoT Luigi to pass, said he to
the sentinel The soldier presented arms
to the commandant Luigi entered.
Ten minutes aiterward, Luigi cane
out carrying some object in pocket
handkerchief stained with blood. What
It was the sentinel could not Distinguish.
An hour afterwards, the undertaken
entered, bearing the coffin intended for
the kings remains. No sooner had the
man, however, crossed the threshold than,
in an accent Of indiscribable horror, he
called ont to the soldier who rushed in
TO learn the cause OF ,erlor The man,
unable TO speak, pointed to n headless
corpse
On the death Of Ferdinand, in n private
closet in his bed room, this head was dis.
covered, preserved in spirits Of wine, The
reason was thus explained by Gen. p.
As MurOt WAS put 30 death iu an Oh.
scure corner OF Calabna, Ferdinand con.
tinualy feared some impostcr would
spring up, and, assuming his name and
appearance, raise the standard Of rebel
lion The real head was therefore al.
ways preserved to confront and confound
any false pretence to the throne, by pro-
wing the death Of Joachim Murat
Eight days after the execution Of Pi2zo,
each man concetned nit received his re.
ward. Trenta fEapelIi was made Colo
mel, Gen. NUM- aute was created Mar.
quis, and Luigi died Of poison.
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