The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-09-13
Death OF Laborde.
Correspondence Of the The London Times. /

OF the The London Times.l
PARIS, July 81, 1865.
The oldest Of the porties who we're en-.
gagged in the Roulogne conspiracy Of 1910.
htienne Laborde, died yesterday. aged 81,
IN the Palace Of the Luxembourg, Of which
be was the Military Governor. Iaborde
entered the service 10 1904, was lieutenant
Of infantry in 1911, went through the Ger.
man and Russian campaigns, in which be
was twice severely wounded. He accompa-
MED Napoleon to Elba in 1914, returned
with him to France, and was present at Wa.
terloo. He was placed on half pay on the
Restoration. He returned, however, to he.
tive service after the Revolution Of 1880.
with the command of the Forty.irst Of the
Line, and with it made the campaign Of
Belgium. In 1884 be was named Com.
mandant de Place at Cambria, but was
placed on the retired list in 1888. Known
to be warmly attached to the Bonapartist
cause. he was readily admitted as one OF
those appointed to execute the plot Of 1910.
He was arrested with the rest Of the conspiifa.
tors at Bou!ogne, aud tried by the Chamber
Of Peers, when he was sentenced to two
years imprisonment which the Government
allowed him to complete without difficulty
10 a zaisoa de sante at Chaillot. In the
.order Of the day" issued on board The
Edinburgh Castle by Prince Louis Napole-
on, allotting their parts to his associates.
Laberde was designated as lieutenant colo.
incl in command of the artillery Of the 'ceh-
ter; and in the general instructions he was
charged with the immediate formation Of
a battalion Of volunteers whom he was to
assemble on the Place d'Armes in front of
the Hotel de Vile Of Boulogne.
lnopening the case before the Chamber
Of Peers the Procureurdu Roi said Of Ia.
horde that be had repeatedly declared he
had vowed to the Emperor and his family
a fidelity which would only end with his
life" and flat this was the reason why he
joined III the plot which Prince Louis con-
cocted in London. g 1t was this connec.
tion,' continued the 'Procureur, (which
placed him under the influence Of the Prince,
who induced him to join in an enterprise,
1.-THE apparent motive Of which lie only told
itlil, tllUupH tic CuuCtdtCu lHC iCui V'sC 0tlu
lit was the Prince who persuaded him to
bring his uniform with him, to put it on,
and to use his weapons when he gave him
the order to do so"
/ Laborde was proposed asfcandidate for
the Constituent Assembly in l848, but
without success. lie was more fortunate
4 in l849, when he was elected in the Cha.
]. renee Ipterieufe to the Legislative Assem-
/ bly,, where he took his seat and voted with
the majority who wsre opposed to republi.
can institutions. On the dispersion Of the
Assembly on the,2d Of December, 1861, he
retired iato private life, and some few years
latter was appointed to the post which be
held till his death. He published many
J YEARS ago an interesting accouot {called Ma
poleon ct sa Garde) of the Journey from
| Fohtainehlcau to Elba. the Emperor's SO.
{ jourh there, and his escape to France. A
few weeks ago he perceived hls end ap.
Iproachiug. The Emperor paid him visit
before lis departure for Pombieres. It
I was about this time that the old man des-
I troyea all the papers Of u political charac-
I ter, and said TO be highly interesting, which
/ he had in his possession.