Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-17


tive members when departing for their departments at
the recess taking leave Of the President of the Repub
c conured him to dissolve the Assembly before their
turn At the period the party, known by the
Of the Fusion caused oyerures TO be made TO the Pres
dent either aid him in saving society," unite with
him in endeayoring to preserve order il it became nds
pensable to effect coup-d etat few days before the
return Of the Assembly certain representatives Of the Red
and Socialist party sent propositions to the President to
lean them and to take Ministry from amongst their
ranks Finally, the evening of December J. propo-
slton of cooperation made to Louis Napoleon in the
name of the Legdmist leaders II is evident therefore
that all parties without exception judged that the stua
ton longer tenable all proposed the Pres
dent to get out Of it, only all these parties wanted him
TO depend exclusively them aud Louis Napoleon would
not consent to depend any thing hut France. 1t was
immediately after the Of hostility Of the Questors that
the President determined to take his
tuality evidently very Three were his conf
dants: NJ de St. Arnaud Minister of War; NJ de Morny,
representative of the people, and NJ de Maupas Project
of Police. Louis Napoleon explained to them the design
which he had formed to conure away the danger and the
three promised him their cooperation NJ de Morny
all political responsibility, Minister of the Interior
General de St Arnaud for the military operations and NJ
de Maupas for the action Of the police For fortnight
these three fixed with the President all the details of
this immense act, which the 18th Brumaire equaled
neither in difficulty in cleverness in grandeur
and the slightest matters connected with concerted
and provided for with such extraordinary secrecy that
the friends of the parties had suspicion Of
what going on until the arrival of the final moment
just preceding the carrying the plans into operation The
smultaney Of all the to be taken the first
condition of success and the principal
in number the arrest of such persons considered
cupabe dangerous the publication of the official acts
oft he he
bution of troops the various points judged necessary
quarter past six in the morning fixed for the hour
of execution 1t essential that the plan should not
become known by any of its parts but that it should
strike the public mind by its ensemble Accordingly, at
quarter past six the arrests effected at half past
six the troops their posts and at the decree
Of dissolution and the procamaons left the prefecture of
police to the walls of Paris At half past six pre-
csey NJ de Mony took possession of the hotel of the In
terror accompanied by hundred and fifty chasseurs de
Vncennes and handed NJ de Thorgny letter in which
The President thanked him for his good services and in
formed him of the decisive act which he had resolved
The persons who be arrested of two
representatives less engaged in fragrant conspi
racy and the chiefs Of secret societies and commanders of
barbados always ready obey the orders Of the factions
Both Of these classes narrowly watched and almost
guarded for fortnight before by invisible agents
and not of these agents suspected the object of his
mission each having received different motive for it.
The number of persons be arrested amounted to
tyeght of whom eighteen representatives and six
ty chiefs of societies and barricades The eight
hundred sergents de vile and the brgades Of surety had
been cosgneed the prefecture of police the nght be-
fore IL O'clock under preext of the presence in Paris
of the refugees from London At half past three in the
morning the commssares of police and officers de pax
summoned from their houses and at four o'clock
they all arrived the prefecture and placed in small
groups in separate rooms, in order avoid questions
amongst themselves At FIVE o'clock all the commissares
called one by into the Projects cabinet and
there informed by him Of the intended plan of opera
TONS receiving the time precise orders his
mode of proceeding These promised every one,
to at every risk the orders given to him. and not
failed in performing what he promised great
Der of carriages engaged beforehand were stationed
the quay in the neghborhood of the prefecture such
to excite attention The had been
combined between tho Project of Police ard the Minister
war; precede by quarter Of hour the arrival
Of the troops at their different posts The arrests
be effected at quarter past six, and the agents had
ders be at the doors Of the persons designated five
minutes past six Every thing was carried into effect
with marvellous punctualty and no arrest occupied
more twenty minutes Some of these arrests present
peculiar characteristics which worthy of interest We
give the details from the official accounts:
The most important of all, that Of Gen. CHASGARNIEn
was confded to two of energy commissary of
police Leras and Capt Baudnet of the republican guard
They assisted by fifteen chosen agents thirty repub
ican guards and picket of ten mounted guards. At
FIVE minutes past the commissary of police rang the
house in which the General lived No Rue du Faubourg
St Honore The porter after the usual Who is there "
and the reply of open there is who wants to
speak with you" refused open. 1t then evident
that the porter his guard and the agent
received orders to keep him in conversation in order to
prevent his ascending TO the Generals apartment BY
the side of the door, and in the house. is grocers
shop, which already open, and customers
at the counter The commssary at conceived
the idea that there must a communication from the
shop into the yard He accordingly entered the shop
and an imperative demanded the key Of the door
of communication 1t was at once given up to him. and
he thus entered the yard followed by his The por
ter had already given the alarm by great ringing Of bells
communicating with the Generals bedroom and the
Of the latter found the landing place Of the
first floor above the entreso with key in his hand This
being natched from him found TO be that of the apart
ment and the commissary entered the instant At the
same inner door opened and the General APP
peared the threshold in his shirt with pistol in each
hand The commissary rushed in on him. and Selling him
by the arms cried out .What you going TO do gen.
eral your life is in danger; why irearmsY ?" The
general who had remained calm then delivered up the
pistols saying al your prisoner; will dress myself"
The general then aided dress by his servant and
he said to the commissary 81 know that NJ de Maupas
is gentleman; be good TO say to him that expect
from his courtesy TO allow to have my servant with
me- whose services cannot well do without" This re-
quest was Immediately acceded to. Whilst in the car
rage the general unreservedy spoke Of the Of the
day The reelection Of the President" he remarked
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