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judge vociferated, “ Brief converse now between us,Niccolb; wliat did you during the republic?” “Nothing,”replied the other; “ I was guided by the laws and by neces-sit)', which is the supreme law. The King, not us, declaredthe war against the French ; the King and his General Mack were the cause of the defeats and disasters ; the King tied,and left the kingdom in confusion, poverty, and despondency;through his acts and doings did the foreigners enter thisland and conquer it, and imposed upon the vanquishedsuch institutions as they thought proper. IFe were obligedto obey, as our fathers obeyed the will of the then conquerorCharles of Bourbon, the father of your King. Theobedience of the vanquished is legitimate and not guilty,when dictated by necessity. And now, you , minister of theKing who abandoned us ,—you speak of law's, ofjustice, andof good faith! What are your laws ? decreed to punishby-gone acts! What justice in the secret process—no defence,and arbitrary sentences! What faith in the violated capitu-lations of our castles? Shame on you to prostitute the sacredterms of civilized society in the service of the most infamoustyranny. Why do you not say at once that the Princeswish for blood, and then more blood, and that you areengaged in satiating their royal appetites! Why do youkeep up the mockery of pretended trials ; why not make alist of victims and have them killed off hand, a mode farmore consistent with due celerity and the dignity of royalvengeance! And as you pretend to be my friend, allow meto advise you instantly to abandon your horrid occupationof executioner, not judge !”

Now the above reply contains the real case of all the vic-tims to Bourbon cruelty and the perfidy of Nelson . Theprincipal of these I will now name, and conclude the sub-ject as soon as possible. Whilst King Ferdinand was stillon board the ship of Admiral Nelson , coinplotting with the

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