These latter were found to implicate numerous individuals residing in the neighborhood and many of La Rouërie's nearest relatives and friends; but the great body of the conspirators remain to this day unknown, their role having fortunately been destroyed.--By Morillon's orders twenty seven persons, for the most part belonging to the noblest houses of Brittany, and among whom stood con-spicuous the unfortunate families of Laguyomarais, and Desilles, by order of the convention were arrested and sent with all the papers to Paris for trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal, just at that time instituted. Of the accused twelve were condemned to death, four of whom were females. They all perished on the same day, in the short space of thirteen minutes, and under the same guillotine --The whole number remained calm while sentence was passed upon them and marched with firmness to the place of execution, refusing the assistance of the constitutional clergy whom they regarded as intruders. At the foot of the scaffold they all tenderly embraced, and most of them died shouting "Vive le Roi!" Among the victims was the chevalier de Fontevieux, one of the legionary officers who served under La Rouërie in the United States--a faithful adherent who cheerfully followed the fortunes of his old companion and leader. Major Chaf-ner, the American conspirator had the good luck to escape. Angelica Desilles, a young lady of great gentleness and beauty, was condemned by mistake for her sister-in-law, for

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whom, in consequence of similarity of name, she was taken. She refused to let the error be divulged to the Tribunal and died with serenity--a touching instance of heroic affection, which must for ever furnish a shining page for the dark annals of revolution. In person, the marquis de la Rouërie was above the middle size, of athletic form and dark complexion.