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FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

Examination of the four Coachmen belonging to the Margrave of Baden, who were to have driven the French plenipotentiaries to Seltz.

In compliance with the demand of the Sub-delegation of Baden, the undersigned proceeded to the examination of the four Coachmen who were yesterday evening to have conducted the French Ministers by the way of Plittersdorff to Seltz.

Andrew Capard declares in his deposition that he drove the carriage of the Minister Jean Debry; that at his departure he had been ordered by the Minister Bonnier to answer, in case he should be stopped and asked whom he drove, that they were the French Ministers; that he was in effect stopped by some of the Royal Imperial Hussars, at the entrance of the valley of Rheinau; that the aforesaid question was put to him, to which he gave the answer as directed; that being asked where Bonnier was, and the name of the person whom he drove he answered Bonnier was in the second carriage, and Jean Debry was in his; that on this information a greater number of Hussars rode up to the carriage, and dragged out of it the Minister Debry and the Ladies with him, and immediately attacked the former with their sabres, pulled the woman after them, and searched them; that he himself received a blow with the flat of a sabre, on which he dropped down between his horses, that he was then asked who he was, and having answered he was Coachman of the Margrave he was assured no injury should be done to him.

2. James Ohlweiler deposes, that he saw Jean Debry receive several blows with sabres but at the same time some Hussars rode up to his carriage, which was the third, and asked him who was in it, that having answered he drove Bonnier, several Hussars rode up to the doors on both sides of the carriage and cried, "Alight, Bonnier!" They instantly broke the windows, dragged the Minister out, and massacred him before his eyes at the side of his saddle horse; that they afterwards plundered the Minister, and the contents in the carriage, that he also thought he heard Bonnier make lamentations in French, and pronounce the word "pardon."

3. James Weis deposes, that he drove the fourth carriage, in which was the Secretary of Legation, Roberjot; that he saw Debry and Bonnier dragged out of the carriages which were before, the treatment experienced by the former happened at too great a distance for him to make observations, but he distinctly heard the Hussars cry—"Where is Bonnier?" That he saw them drag Bonnier out of the carriage, take him at the same time with their sabres on the legs, and cut him to pieces, when he fell on the ground. With respect to Roberjot, the Hussars after the massacre of Bonnier, galloped to his carriage and cut him to pieces. Roberjot breathed as he was in his blood, given till some signs of life, a Hussar on foot struck him six times with his sabre.

4. The fourth coachman deposes, that his carriage was at the same time attacked by the Hussars. He was asked the name of the Minister whom he drove, but as he did not know, they applied to the servant on the coach box, and having learned that it was Roberjot, they said, "Ah! it is he!" They opened the door, dragged out the Minister, and by the order of one of the under Officers, who spoke Hungarian, they massacred him in a horrible manner, stripped him of his clothes, and renewed their attacks while there appeared the least sign of life. Madame Roberjot was also torn out of the carriage, and entreated them repeatedly, in bad German, to put her to death with her husband.

(Signed)
J. H. W. MULLER.
Done at Rastadt, 10th Floreal, in the presence of M. Posselt.