The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-01 00:00:00

ANECDOTE OF CARDINAL YORK AND
LORD NELSON. •

When NAPOLEON BUONAPAIITE entered Rome
with his army, all who were not favourable t the conqueror
fled from the city; and as nearly all Italy was under his con-
troul, there was scarcely any resting-place for the fugitives.

Cardinal York, brother to the Chevalier St. George, com-
monly called " The Pretender," was particularly obnoxious
to Buonaparte, from having reflected severely upon his cruelty
in a charge he made to his Clergy as Bishop of .Avisa.—
lie removed to Venice, where the French troops followed
him, and he escaped in the disguise of a mendicant friar. Ile
begged his way to a village near Cape Otranto, where he lay
secreted for several weeks, subsisting on the charity of the
Cure of the place. The Agamemnon, 74, wits then cruising
near the coast, under the orders of Captain Nelson, and he
learnt the deplorable situation of the Cardinal. Forgetting all
those antipathies, called up. by the name of Stuart, and the
Cardinal 'being a presumptive heir to the British Crown,'
Nelson determined to assist the last of the Stuarts. Ile went
himself on shore, found the illustrious unfortunate; in rags,
and invited him on board him ship. The Cardinal hesitated
not to throw himself on his generosity. Ile was accommo-
dated with a part of the Captain's cabin, and proper app.
rel, suitable to his dignity, furnished him. He remained on
board seven weeks, during which period the ship was thrice
engaged in action. The Cardinal walked the deck with
Captain Nelson perfectly undismayed, amidst a scene of
carnage, to which he had hitherto been a total stranger. As
soon as convenient Captain Nelson landed him in the Alit.
trian territories, forcing upon him 1001. to defray his expenses
to Vienna. The old man shed tears when he left his benefac-
tor, and 'etas regretted by all on board, to whom he was endeared
by his mild and unassuming manners. Nelson frequently
spoke of him with admiration, and said "'.That man's ex-
ample would almost make me a convert to the Catholic
faith."
The. Cardinal had a handsome pension assigned him by the
Emperor, and six months after his escape to the Agamemnon,
he was on board of her again in the harbour of Genoa. For-
tune then smiled upon him, and his delight at seeing his de-
liverer was sincere. In the fulness of his Kratitude, he em-
braced all the officers, and ran about the ship shaking hands
with the crew. Ile repaid his pecuniary obligation to Nelson,
and would have trebled the sum, which Nelson refused. lie
sent on board fruits, bread, wine, and meat, sufficient to keep
the sailors feasting for several days, and kept open house on
shore for all the officers.
nWhenwe taking his final leave, he presented Nelson with a
sword and a cane, which the " Pretender" had used all his life;
they plainly mounted in silver, and highly valued by
Nelson. It is difficult to tell which to admire most, the gene-
rosity of Nelson or the gratitude of the Cardinal I both did
honour to their distinct professions, and this anecdote is equally
creditable to the memory of two great and good znen.—(4llagie
Lantern.)

The wonderful discoveries of Sir IsaAc NEW•
TON being the subject of conversation in a mixed
company, some knowing person observed that he
thought the philosopher must have dealt with a
demon.—Aye, said a shrewd fellow, that he did,
and I can tell you his name; it was—demon-
stration !