Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ...of justice which condemned Charles I. to the scaffold. On the death of Ireton, he held the command of the army in Ireland, but was deprived of it for opposing the usurpation of Cromwell. He died in exile at Vevay, in Switzerland; and his Memoirs, which are curious and accurate, were printed after his decease. We know not whether he was one of the commissioners who came over to Guernsey. When the commiss1oners reached the island, Henry de la Marche exhibited articles of complaint against Colonel Russell; and Peter Carey was called upon to declare whether the complaints were true or false. Mr. Carey stated that Russell had seized part of the property of individuals named by De la Marche, without consulting the provisional commissioners, the jurats; that he had received the whole revenue of the island, and applied but very little of it to the public service; that he levied taxes on the inhabitants contrary to law, which had caused the insurrection of the year 1643, and induced some to favour the views of Sir Peter Osborne; that he had seized prizes brought into the island, and disposed of them according to his pleasure; that the soldiers on guard at his residence were paid by the inhabitants; that he had refused to pay for services he had agreed upon, in consequence of which those appointed to watch Castle Cornet had neglected their duty; that he had refused his passport to those who wished to proceed to London, and there lodge their complaints; and that he had only made one attempt on the castle, and that most unsuccessfully. These serious charges being fully substantiated, Russell was recalled, and the powers of his successor were controlled by the presence of, it seems, four parliamentary commissioners. That successor was Colonel Alban...
