Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-05
PROM LLoyo's rvENfSc POST.
The Emperor Paul g Kotzcbue.

The following curious particulars feia-
tive TO the extraordinary Challenge Of the
Soyereigns Of Europe, inherited in the Pc
teriburg Gazstte, By order OF che late.
Emperor Paul /. are given in the Second
part Of Kotzsbue's meq ysmarkaJleyear Of
bis life.
Count Voa De- Pahlen had fent for Nc.
Kotzebue to Come to him-ss When |
came 60 the Couas (lays he,1 helaid TO me,
laughing, the Emperor will have a chal-
lenge 70 Tournament, addseaed TO all
the fovereigus of Europe, and their Mini
tters. l.mua write it, and It is then to
be publifhed il ths Gazette. Baron
Thugut is particularly challenged 70 break
a lance and General Kutullof and my
telf are TO be named as fecords to the
Emperor (the thought of the ieconds had
fuggeeed islslfto the Emperor about halt
an hour before and he Immediately wrote
1t down with black lead pencil, which
5 lay on the coanl's table, This exrraor-
binary production is to be ready IN an
hour, and the Emperor has ordered that |
lhall carry it 60 him in perlen.
IS | undertook to write it, and in an
hours time brought the challenge. The
Count, who was better acquainted with
the fentiments of the Monarch than /,
thought it not farcaific enough; | there
fore fat down in his clofet. and wrote
iecond which he liked better. We then
went ;e,,ether TO the court. Twas now,
fog the fire time, TO fand before the man
who by his feyerity and benefits, had
been TO me the caufe Of iomuch terror and
Joy, grief and gratitude. had nor with
ed for this honor, and fearedil could not
bat prove injurious to me, as could
fcarcely iuppoie that the iighs Of ne could
be very agreeable to him.
/" We waited confderable time N
antichamber. TheEmperor was gone
to take ride, but ar length he returned.
Count Pahlen went TO him with my paper
faid with him ione time, and then came
back, with an air ofdifappointment, iaying
tome as he pafei me, only thele words
sc Come to me again at two O'Clock II
mutt be &renger.
:" / returned home, convinced, as -
thought, that l fhould not in this way
gain the favor of the Monarch; bur
icarcely hadI been half an hour in my
chamber when one of the attendants Of the
Count came TO me, almof breathleis, TO
order me to come infantly TO the empe-
ror / made all the hate | could.
= When entered the ,clofet found
only count Pahlen with him. The En-
petor was aanding at writing deils and
when he faw me, advanced TO meet me,
and with flight bow faid, in manner
Unexpectedly gracious. Mr.. Voa Kofze-
5ue, I mgf begin BY 6sisg rse'aeiisa to
.,oa.'
"Iwas much confufsd by this unex-
pecsed reception. Whata magic power
is there in the confederation of Princes
All rancour Immediately vanilhed from
my heart. AS to the etiquette, required,
! attempted to kneel and kits his hand;
but he prevented me in the kindeG manner,
killed. me on the forehead, and proceeded
as follows, in very good German
IS You are fuaiciensly acquainted
with the world to be aatais to political
affairs. have often (faid he, jokingly,j
been foolilh enough to punith myfelf for it,
as is but jua | ihouid be punilhed, I
have reloved that this (boldiug a paper III
bis baua1 fha!l be inherited in the Ham
6ayg GqSstts.
" On this he took me confidential,
by the arm, led me to the window, and
read me the challenge, which was in
French, in his own hand writing. When /
he came to the concluion, where IT is iaid 1
--ss We know not what credit is TO be
given to this report, though it appears
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