, 1869-03-07
VoLTA1RE's DEATH.BED.
Tton TIC Pan HAL Gazette.


A new cocument h1s tust been Published At
Phns, bea1ing on one Of the most contested
sqblects fn literary hIstatJ-tht death OF
Yoltsifc. In the Journal dts Debd., OF 5atur. )
-"Histdse Dc Ia .Lttcrslu1e- -Augiitse," has
given 10 The world new and contemporary.
aeeouut Of the death OF the great French
mfh This acc aunt was forwarded 10. 81.
Tame BY Mr. Schuyler, tie American Consm
= Moscow, vho di.cosered It amoug ne
Prince Ivan Barantinsky the Russian Ambas-
Aadoz 1t Paris al the time Of Vo1talre'x desth,
to the Empress Catherine L. The Arnbassa-
dor says: Knowing that 5o1r Imperial M
jesty takes dep ln,crest in ali that concesus
th 9seas haIs haa psnpiiFe92 2
| the death Of F. Toltaire, by one OF my
| frenda who wAswelr acquainted with sll the
! detai1..'' The narrative Is not signed from
internal evidence H. Taine Judges 1t to bare
been w1ittcn BY doctor. IA ~ events" )"
great Interest" lhe whole account Is long
one, and Oils moro than three columns Of the
| Dtbaft, and We can only gsve hers a feW e1-
trscts which appear to tnraH nnH Light On
the circumstances attending Vo1tatfr'd death.
which the writer states what was already
kpovu, viz, that Va1iaire hastened bis dealh
by IN Overdose Of opium which he took 70
alleviate the violent palms brought on By his
atuac Of coffee. The N ost important part Of
Tho rev account u that relating TO the last
t,ca with which bis burial vas at
tended. Voltlre, As We know already,
had, jAt the. desire el bis relatives,
who scre ap1loua that hn should have a
tort bt ses.A1aton, said to hare been IN
the following tctua bJ the RussIat despatch +:
"I, the urdersigped, certify and protest that
de IN the Catholic, Roman. and Aposton-
cal Church r It has happened thai I hare
eansed scandal. ~ ny Tols,, to the church &
hoping that In hls goodness he viii rouehaste
to pardon my iAnlfs." Nothing could veil
bc moro vague; there Is no word Of belief,
Dor even denial Of his errors, and It Is no
wonder The pslesta were but half satisfied,
On saturaay, The soth o. Nay, ITS. all nope
nephew. the Ahbs Mgnot, sent for the cure
OF Saint EulpIce {the pa1ish Ia which Yoltairr
ny dyinR} and for the Able Gautier, tc
whom the Aforesaid conlsslnn had beal
made two months before. We continue II
"1hese tHo prests eau,s - II. b. volts'ret
hsnum. IND statot. qalte htghtial. 81 vas
OF nonztshmert, hts a&naaoh being no lonxe
ahta 70 retain IN! food. Kaen The tKo priest
sasfe g eesa sa e lin ri asaas assn
Y. te .Votts,rt. These geut:enen a,ted the cur
| u he!r tresenee Wunld bs ohfeceionAn ~ tha
NO. fsm Il II = a117si tas @ eo VA xsacases
10 u de Toltaiss. Ths nrst uaa be zcpeased nc
sss a'45a m IL lsnF ssa.:. 81 'iS2s s ID 2aa
Eae3asnt Then the cnrs eems nesFa % lbs ~
+ mex nan1 ap1osehine end, ha asknd II TEst
4 yea teeaeSizs ~ aivia'fI ot Jetus Ghtlst
ssasqneis m ,6s 1 eslr. vhoe 10 s1d hsls s,9soss
i, Brow ros. isc S snfas asck. asnsds q ss4ta
i " priest be s.io, IN stsoss marked yo!es. y
!. he M enie Tne htser. turninT 10 saese pfe:en
y y sAln vim seietEeas which 70 ons would hs
:. e1pssssd from one e. wnoss s,aa nsad =, ~ ".
sn asa s Faa - q q i s' l,' m
.., ssa &c sod; ;5e e. s!os Z !. 1oass
n el.fed tnas hs .h.ndausa' 1t. 81. Tune 6
; ne.nt to depslra = q ii rE6s 81 oha.a
1t euri.ll The Aooe 9aousz- ths ennftasos Of
n. % Yollsiss signed sots of essuasate & q 6 6
10 spon .fses i. d Voatairs called M ona ot his
''sf sea sas!d u eI ~ an:s
AZ esl Adlaa- 1eE5t, MA n,tee. oJ tata rEn
oF | lpEkG HEIU Lie INak HVIQ1 l1 ~
" ire ssrnn Eight IL 4 quHter to slevsn o'est
re sridst Tho tears aIt s!nesse seRrasS Ct AL
no | 1ieLdr." +
Ire Ills body. aflcr being euhalued, WAs: c
es ried to the abbey OF Ce1lleres, OF which
Id MlRnot~ bis. nephew, WAS than abbot. 7
body, wben laid In the grave. was coVei
N. with swo feet OF qufckllne. This Ia nsrrs1
his by the Russian despatch ON the eyfdence
* an eyewitness, who happened 10 bo A.
ox licses at the time OF The burial. The WI
i've Of the despatch concludes by aAyn2::"
10 may rcly on the accuracy Of thesc facts
lch have them from NJ, ID Intimate frlent
ho n de Vo,tAire, aud Hho did uot quit him
The an lnstnnt thrpugh ghont his illness I oWe .
,cr severzl PARTICULARS 10 uly dicna NJ,
Ie1f saw II. DC Voital1e three OF four times
ed. snd took caro- to have accurate Informal
i've | nf nil thnt hzppe11cd dunuQ this sad time.