Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

[Translated for the Philad. Gazette.]
Court of Assizes of Bruxelles;
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.

Sittings of the 20th April, 1819.

In the sittings of yesterday was read the act of accusation, and the Deputy Attorney General communicated the particular facts from which he intended to prove the criminality of the accused. It is ascertained that the depositions of the witnesses were particularly grounded upon some conversations between the accused, before their arrest and from their mutual intimacy.

The charges are--to have fomented mistrust, separations and quarrels amongst the citizens of the low countries--to have produced the disorder and revolt by an act contrary to good order. consisting in an act ultimately agreed upon between them in October. 1818. at Brussels ; having in view to seize upon H. M. the Emperor of Russia, at the time of his travels in the low countries : to force H. M. to sign a proclamation to the French nation. to insist upon the return of Napoleon Bonaparte to France ; to proclaim his son. Francis. Charles Napoleon, emperor of the French nation, and Maria Louisa, the empress regent; to murder the emperor in case of his refusal to sign the proclamation : and if agreed upon, to take H. M to some province of France, to facilitate by his presence, and by the promulgation of his proclamation to the French people. a revolt against the actual government-- and to have, mutually and severally, been concerned in the full knowledge of all the circumstances leading to the said act against good order, and to be the chief promoters, by gifts, and promises, or by giving information how to proceed ; and finally, by furnishing, knowingly, arms and other means necessary towards the execution of said plot.

By the 87th article of the Penal Law, capital punishment is fixed against any attempt or plot against the government : the hereditary succession to the crown ; or against the chief of the kingdom; altho' by the 91st article. the main object of the conspiracy should be civil war, by arraying the citizens one against the other. we can find in the facts of the conspirators brought against the prisoner, nothing of the crimes denominated in the articles 87 and 91, of which we are more fully convinced considering how they are situated. and their case comes fully under the 1st art. of the royal decree, dated 20th April, 1815.

We submit the literal contents of the proclamation ; it was drawn up by Piger, and afterwards copied by his associates.

PROCLAMATION TO THE FRENCH.

In the name of the nation and the Emperor Alexander.

Art. I. In conformity with our Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, we proclaim the evacuation of the army of Occupation in the last days of this month, and the return of every one to their frontiers.

Art. 2. From the secret assembly of the Sovereigns, by deliberation of our congress, we proclaim, in the name of the French nation, the return of Napoleon to France : that his son, Francis Charles Napoleon, be proclaimed Emperor of the French, and Maria Louisa, the imperatrix regent.

Done in our congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, of our assembly the 28th 1818.

Some of the accused seem to have adopted a system of defence entirely contradictory, and are criminating one another.

Bruxelles, April 23.

Before the court of assizes; was continued, this day, the trial of the conspirators against H M. the Emperor. The sittings of yesterday were entirely devoted to the hearing of M. the Chevalier de Kuiff. one of the municipality and chief of Police.

This day, at the opening of the court. he has continued his report. Many of the witnesses have been brought from the prison before the court to give their testimony ; afterwards the accused were interrogated; and to-morrow the public pleadings commence.