The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-04
EXECUTION OF COUNT RAoUssET DE
BOULBON.

EXECUTION OF COUNT RAoUssET DE
BOULBON
The New orleani Picayune Of the 9th ut., TAR
nishes the details Of Mexican new By the steamer
Orizaba, Of which va have heretofore had bnef
summary BY telegraph. The Diario 0fcial ppn'
lishes the following report Of Gen. Yanez, dated
Gusymas. Aug. 10. and addressed to the Ministry
Of War, In reference to the execution Of Count de
Boulbon.
On the 9th Inst, In ordinary council ofwsr, pre-
sided over By brevet Gen Domingo Ramirez de
Arellano, Colonel of the Firth Battalion and com
posed OF Capts .Antsnio Mendoza, Juan Navar-
70, Domingo Duf1o, Julio Gomez Wenceslao DO,
minguez and Isidro Csmpos, the charge preIerrsa.
in due form against the Count CASTOR de Raousset
de Boulbon was heard The council after having
heard the defence and pleas In mitigation OF the
accused, and having fulfilled all the legal formaH
ties, unnanimously sentenced him to be shot
suited the assessor) ordered, on the 10h that ne
should be executed on the fquare of the Mole at .
O'Clock on the morning Of Saturday, the 12th in.t
at the same time ordering that the prisoner should
be at once prepared for Bis fate.
During the time that he had yet to live the Count
received al the attentions that his situation de-
manded.
He made hi. will. freely disposing Of whatever ar
ters, spoke with one ofhis fellow countrymen, with
bis defender, and with the Vice Consul for France,
to whom he recommended portion of his last dis
positions In short. everything compatible With
humanity and the circumstances of the case, was
accorded to him. The cancellations of our holy re-
igion were afforded to him by the rector OF the
port, the Rev. Vicente Oviedo.
Finally ON Saturday, the 12ih inst early, in the
morning, the garrison of this place was under
arms A part of the troop, according to my direc.
tlons in battle array, not far from the place of
execution. Another portion was formed at the
latter point Ia the customary square All being
lemn:ty and respect which the justice of the ma
ton deserved, the prisoner was conducted to the
appointed spot in the midst of strong escort and
there all the requirements of the ordinance having
been compiled with, the sentence was executed
and Count CASTOR de Raousset Boulbou was shot,
he meeting his death with great courage, and re.
penting as Christian of his errors
The corpse received Christian interment In the
cemetery of this port.
With this communication you find the testi x,ony
on the charges preferred against the unhappy M
de Raousset. A copy of his testamentary disposi
ton is also annexed; and this commandanee gene.
raj has caused it to be fulfilled far as belonged
to 1t to do 30, by collecting the articles pointed out
and delivering them to the Vice Consul of France
In order that they may be RENTED the testator
desired g.
The Universal states that the Count reoue,ted
that he might be allowed to receive his death
standing, and that his desire was complied WITH
of M. Desmarais and three officers, who had &C
companied the unfortunate Count and who were
being proceeded against at Guaysmas, all his mis-.
guided followers taken by the Mexican authorities
had been set at liberty and sent back to Califor-
mia. -eaf