Procès des trois Anglais, Robert-Thomas Wilson, John-Ely Hutchinson, Michel Bruce, et autres, accusés d'avoir facilité l'évasion de Lavalette; contenant le résumé de M. l'Avocat-général, les plaidoyers des avocats, et les discours des accusés. précédé d'une notice historique sur Lavalette, d'un extrait des interrogatoires préliminaires subis par les Anglais. orné de cinq portraits au trait d'après nature.

(WILSON, Sir Robert Thomas; Captain John Hely-HUTCHINSON and Michael BRUCE.)

Published by Guillaume and Corbet and Berthoud, Whetley and Co. in London, April, Paris, 1816

About this Item

First edition of this contemporary report of the sensational arrest, interrogation and trial of 'trois Anglais' (actually an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman) accused of abetting the escape of the Comte de Lavalette on the eve of his execution by the restored Bourbon regime. Lavalette had been one of Napoleon's inner circle, but had refused exile on the restoration of the monarchy and was sentenced to death. 'On 10 January 1816 Wilson was instrumental, in conjunction with Michael Bruce and Captain John Hely-Hutchinson (later third earl of Donoughmore), in the escape from Paris of Count Lavallette, who, condemned to death, had escaped from prison by putting on his wife's clothes. Wilson passed the barriers in a cabriolet with Lavallette disguised as a British officer and conveyed him safely to Mons. He sent a narrative of the adventure to Earl Grey (reprinted in the Gentlemans Magazine in 1816), which was intercepted. He was arrested in Paris on 13 January. The three Englishmen were tried in Paris on 2 April and sentenced on the 24th to three months' imprisonment' (R. H. Vetch in Oxford DNB). 8vo (200 × 110 mm), pp. 236, plus engraved frontispiece with 5 portraits. Slight worming to gutter towards head throughout, not affecting any text. Early quarter calf, brown morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Spine slightly abraded. A good copy. Seller Inventory # 3219

Bibliographic Details

Title: Procès des trois Anglais, Robert-Thomas ...

Publisher: Guillaume and Corbet and Berthoud, Whetley and Co. in London, April, Paris

Publication Date: 1816

Binding: Soft cover