, 1870-05-19
THE FRENCH CONSPIRACY.

official Reports Concerning tho Plot.
i, The official journal OF May publishes re-
port Of II. Olivier, dated 18th inst, which
says: "At the tina when the ple6iscite was
deGeed. the investigation of the plot of Febru-
ary had been closed. We had delayed this, in
order that tho involuntary coincidence should
not hayo the appearance OF an electoral in
tigue, but the revolutionists have not been
stopped in their career by the legal amnesty
which we granted. They thought that de-
etroying the eovereign, though crime, would
be tantAmount to certain destruction Of the
State, and therefore resolved before the 8th Of
this month to execute their design, which,
had been long prepared. Under the cirrum-
STANCES. it is our duty to have rcsource at once
to public Justice" A decree Of yesterdays
date, annexed to tho report, conTokes the
Court for the purpose OF stating the facts con-
nccted with the plot. A report Of NJ Grand
re11et is alec published. filing five and half
columns, IN which the facts which occurred in
the secret meetings held in the lodgings OF
Dupont, Gne1au, Sappia and others are nar-
rated. Several Of the conspiratota hayo con-
fessed; and from tile confession OF Gueran it
transpires that the PIN for the intended out
break aud the assassination OF the Emperor By
means Of nitro Slyce1ine Mas proposed as far
back, hask us y9l lsS2 by .Ir Dupont. ,.,; The Eh
for the 9Th OF October last, hut the attempt
was then abandoned. At . subsequent meet
ing, however, preparations for insurrection
md plot against the lifo OF the Emperor had
been continued. 4 letter of Mazinni address,
ed to Sappia, which had been seized, informs
the latter that he cannot come to banquet at
St Maude, and adds: q Duties similar to those
for which you are making your preparations
retain me where am at present" Aletter Of
EnclAn, one Of the heads of the International
Associations, has been found at Marseil1es. at
the house Of Bastleca, referring to political
projects, md to relations with Kochefort. He
says: ' am going to secure the co-oPeration
of other centres at Lyons, Rouen. RoubaIx,
&c-r After rcts Of disturbances Of Feb
ruav Inst, NJ Grandper1ets report re-
arrested, who declares that Flourens had been
encouraging him in the plan to assassinats the
Emperor. NJ Grnndper1et also states that
Deaury received three letters from Flourens,
two Of which he burned The third had been
found BY the police. II this letter, asned
says: "Thare is not moment to lose-the
man with the patent might leave for the coun-
try, when every thing might be delayed. Only 60
ont at night, and then alwars in : cab. Do not
f:il, shall be very shortly in Paris to support
sou: Al depends upon yoa onss m91e FL must 1n,.
ought not to have had ANYTHING to dowith it, OF
you must be.successful." Experts in handwrit-
ing declare the letter ia the same as that from
F1uurens, as confessed BY Beaury. The letter OF
Beau1y, Of the 24th April, signed :" Camille. de-
clazes that he viii perform the Amputahon ut
any price. He asks of Ballot another remit
tance Of 140 francs. In another letter OF Flour-
chs, dated 18th Apnl, which Was signed t' Bal
lot" and the authenticity Of which is acknowl-
edged BY both mother and brotherof F1ourens,
he advises Ballot not to advance any more
money, "becanae,r' he sars, ''that which I
purpose doing is in fair way to bo realized"
simultaneously Fourcns organized with Sarct,
Gref,ier and others, measures to bring about
IN insuncction. Al. GrandpeErett, In conclu-
sion. gives m account Of the seizure Of the
bombs, and states that Of tho tweutyoue
bombs, seventeen only came from the iron
founder Roperti another foundry, therefore,
still exists not yet discovered. Ballot, who
was recently arrested, declares that he had To-
mitted for Flourens, 1,101 francs; to Sauret.
$50 francs; to Beauzy and Gresiezs, l,4oo
fIaucE.