The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-02-07

ptislng pundualty, and no arrest took more than
twenty minutes.
The task of securing the person Of Gen. Chan
GARNER was coniided To two selected for their
rare energy. Captain Baudlnot, ofthe Republican
Guard, and the Commlssary Of Police, Leras.
They took with them no less a force than fifteen
picked Police Agents, thirty Republican Guards,
and picket Of ten eavalty. At five minutes past
six they rang the bell at No. 3, Rue dc Faubourg
st. Honore, where the General lived Tie ror
ter asked who was there, and being told to open
the door for some one who wanted to speak TO him,
he became suspicious, and refused to do So The
Commlssary then marched into grocers shop
next door from which be Figlsly guessed there
must be communication vith Gen. Changarnici $
apartment. In an imperious tone he demanded
the key, which was instantly given to him. Fol
lowed 10y several of his men, be proceeded to the
Generals room, snatched thegkeys from bis ser.
want, whom he met upon the Staircase, and rush.
ed towards the Generals usdrooin Gen. Chan
GARNER by this time knew the designs Of the intru-
ders. He appeared at the door of his bedroom in
his shirt with pistol III each hand. The Commis-
sary said, What are you going to do, General !
We are not attempting your hfe why should
YOU defend Ill Changarnier then gave up his
pistols, saying "lhe President WAS sure of hs
reelection. lie need not have any recourse to n
coup detdt he is giving himself much useless trou-
ble,' He afterwards added "When the President
shall have foreign war, he will be glad to seek
tor me to give me the command Of an army
The arrest of Gen Cavaignac was neither long
nor difficult. NJ. Collin, the Comtissary Of Po.
lice, having entered the house in which the Gene.
raj resided No II, Reu do Helder, had the fol
lowing conversation with the porter "In WHIT
part Of the house does Gen Cavaienac live r.
He is not at home" said the porter. II know
w., ", ans, r,to Lo i, Wv. ".",, ,o-aa
'.. liz I,,i,,;', = ~, ,t ~" M III
y ~" % w. 'i'e e,' ,i'e Tuli''i'' m
;roy;rsd f,r the Cone,ai ea',aio J rn ,i;ni I''J
,Ll co,aroI 80, -" III, 81 ~ p.'t"
s"ry rnnT tbe baIi ",a;n snd mall
med "Wbo j, tberep The Commissarv called
in the name of the law. for the door ia be opened
The General replied IF will not omen ~ The
Commissary said General. if Won do no, omen
the door. will break il omen The General then
opencd il and the Comn,i.sarv hovn,, entered
said General Won are INV tr;soner resistance
would be useless for all nv measures are taken.
have orders to arrest YOU. in virtue of a warrant
which will read to Won" The General would
not hear the warrant read bp. becompo great
" cyasperated addressed tho ConnissoTv in
strong language. The General then looking at
the CommissaTv .Yclaim.d .Wbat Won arrest
" hat Is name = The CDmmlSsary
rerled 81 shall no, conceal II but This snot tho
time. Won mnst dress yoYrself and follow me ;"
The General then hecan,e mnre calm and said
"W.u Sir am ready to f,lIow you all | asl
i. for time TO dtrss myself Let ;our attendants
withdraw" lie then asked ue,mi.sion In write
and thi, was granted When the General was
ready he said to the Commi,sary. Now. let lis
set out: but ask as a favor that NAV proceed
10 nv DESTINATION, with yo,. alon.p The request
WINS compled With. On their wav the Genera
appeared to be in deem thought. and only smoke
once. which was to ask If he alone had been ar.
rested. and where he was poing. The Commis.
snrv said he could not rpply to the first question.
but he was going to the Prison Ma.as.
Who, thr C,n,,n;ss,,v or rpol;ce Rlo,chet rre.
sc,,oI I,imsolf a, ,he bo,Iso inboL;,aI hy Es, III.
I',no,i,inr, proTos Gee M !, ,ba con.
c;r,,, ,,c,s,J ., ,,;y, a I;I, nr ., i,l;c,t,, ua
on,T,,ocnt of Ma Gencra, rho rcn,nissorv of
p.Ice ,an,, a, IA. ona,,ro,, or ,be 6rs, s,ory. a
Iar,os,ic a,nso,oJ mi s,,I,IonI, slnsoJ ,In dnnr
a,,ain IT, i,bn,,,,I', La,,ar az !, All ,o,,rnol
LoIiinr lar IL Lie hand and rsrca;yrr ,bo
.carf e ,hc Csmr,issor, s,JJon,r bls, n,, Ls
E,L, arJ aed l,, a socrot s,a;,cas. cr,;,,r n,,,
,,I;arasr La n,S orres,,j b.. scrl,,,, p iii.
and niaced in tbc s,reet bofnrs tho botel To thsr
-, r,s;,.,J .,,J ,,;IoI ,,o c,r,risgor,, ,n
do cI.,,h,r or lie ,,,os,.r A. f,s, ,b. Ceror,i
III nn, y;n,l, -. uhar ho COS, L;s o,,o,
toward ,be chimney niece and asked his servant
what had becomc Of The money which he had laid
,hor, ma i,,,or bo,;ra onsuoroJ ,hat !, v,s
snGc tho G,ncr,l coIleJ for b;s clotbes md dres.
cod bims.lf m. Cnmm;ssory said to him "Sr
,,e nhsc,ya,;on Won I,.,vn inc, made i ofFs,sive
a,,J ,,,;cI -, ,1., ~ ",,oS, IL, I tno,,~ ro,,l;aJ
,I.e ,,a ranar., a,ha, ,o,, oro M, rnhhe,. >" A.
,,a., ,rr,j, ,h %or,n,ssar, showed L;n, lie scarr
Tn,, c,uara, ban, siIonco NJ HI,ncba, so;d ,n
bin, "CnnoroI I lLoy, received from, tLo prcs,ct
ns p,l;.o o.In,s ,o tr.at Won viii oil nossi,Jo
ras,a., |, i ,boroC,,o NV wish ,o sbpy yo,
oil in,,,,i,abI. ;rJn,aonc. and # Won oiva mo
,,,,J ,,s Lonor ,La, 90, will ,ot ,,Y to ,,oLs
yn,,r o.,arc I ufi rol,s !, INV dn,y IN mt ynn
- ahrnr,,har, wboro yo,, viii bayc cnly ma for
,a,r ,,,,asj" 81 ,,;,o van ,oth;nr I onsvnr c,r
,,,,,L;S,,, 4, with n,e uh,, Won Hi,lr H.. w,s
Iihrn ,p,de 10 ,nter hackney cooch with rolcc.
men. In face of the post Of the Legion of Honor,
the General put his head out Of the window. and
wanted to haranyue the ,roops The Conmissa
nv did not give him time tou,ter n word and war
ned him that he should be obliged to treat him
with rigor ifhe made fresh attempt The Gen
eral answered, DO what rou please" On hi.
arrival at the prison Mazas the General showed
himself much calmcr. lIebegged the Commissa
ry not to seize his costly arms, and to send him
some cigars, with The History Of the French Re-
voluton" The ommissary,com piled with his re-
quest.
Gen Lefo lodged Mt the Quosterc, was in bed
The Commis.ary Fertoglio awakened him, and