The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-22

lily impatient of the yoke, fwore his deitrutiion-
the people loved apd eheiaed him, but the haired
OF handful Of men, made to pats as the lenti-
sent of the public-at the head Of the dfcontent.d
were, hra the three Zoubos, the general of cavalry
count Pahlei-seneril Benlnfon Of Englih origin
(the fame who Commanded at Aunertz) zen. Gu
varoa, col. ratafino, col Yeffrowitz and lanly the
Engliih ambaiador to Petersburg. The fensinch,s
OF Paul with regard to- France altered daily. The
campaigns Of Italy and Egypt rendered him a paiIi-
onate adn,irer Of the military talents of Bonapsrte
he hsdh,s buS placed inte-palxee Of the herni,aae
and was often pleaf-d to call itthe "g,eat man.
The return the RnRian prifoners. without ran
Tom, was particularly agreeable, and eon,piesey gain
ed him over to France. The cabinet of ST. Janes's
took the alarm, and expre1ed its fears TO lord Whit
WORTH whole able mind, knew vseil how TO take ad-
vantage of the deontent of powerful party to fcrve
his own government This ambaaador was forced TO-
quit Peterfbnrgh, before the r,.l execution of his
plans. hut he took refuge atI y Igibarga and the
aid OF ealfiaries continued his vork--every thing,
every day confirmed to- him, the PERSEVERANCE OF
Paul. in his def GO of hoGilieies with Enpsi,,l.;n.
deed few days before his death, he had reoiIed ia
arm three irgates in heno eatefn Part Of the
pre- at port ST Peter and St.Paui, the extremity
OF Kamehaka, ard by cruiGng in the tndiaif Seas Ell,
deavour to get po6elou of the numerous rhylif VT
ie' In tat quarter: bat this only anintrbiiei
on to plan infinitely more va, for the fame .,e
10000 Ruians were travere Periis andbys 1ciz.
ing the im'h funds in ihdia ruin forever their trade
there--Engiiih policy, attentive to all the Gens of
Faul, threw aide aIfcruples in the means employed
TO erilh him. The expedition to the Sound, is one
among the marty proofs of the participation of the
Enghlh n'ntry, IN the events that led to the death
OF Pau-she iecurity with which, the Engiif entered
the Baltic, fu!htiently proves that they had
ton OF oataropke, that would change the face of
affairs in their favor, and perhaps Mellon did not re-.
es'ye orders 10 force the Sound until the deruGon
OF Paul was determined on at London-it VIA. not,
indeed, until the I'd of April (and during the conba1
that they were Informed at Copenhagen Of the death
of that prii,ce.' r,1i -'r, z
The eonpiraey iran,edagaina hi, pcffon; was di-
rected by cody organized and capable at the
lame time of the rnof perfcverig acavity-It' was
Pahlen, military governor of Petersburg weight
Of authority, pfeied daily with renewed rlf6nienefs
on the mind OF this man-ubjsaedto matter whole
will was abioute and whole rnfruf wa. extreme
his favor depended upon Jingle doubt, and became
inonlcnty more prrcariousGin'h wfI to flrenrthen
hiGe, he reioved toplace Alexander on the throne
ipii oil this idea, his FRI care wa. To baniI from ,,e
aVor OF Paul, ali taofe whom he could not gain
Raitapehin iscretary of foreign affairs gave him uni
| BRACE and he hadhm dilinGed Before he ve.,t,,
redfarther, Pien wiled TO be matter of the r,eaus
! OF iuiyinp hnelf to Alexander &c he n>c.I n--4-&i
in his defgns, aud othe emperor il he lioo,a fail.
ne endeavorcd, therefore, to prejudice Paul asynil
| the grand dukes Alexander and Coulant;nos ,,,d
theie again aganit their Itlier--but HAVING rhtb;n
TO hope from the fGbnive and refpeful csrf;ape az
Alexander, he paiutedh.n 10 Paul as already too
DARING anu capable OF an attempt his authority &
deciars', formaiyto the emperor. tina, he could nor
aniwer for mis- Perlona fafety Suefs he csve hin, di
rectly, order for the arr,Gl of Aiexandcr,,,nj
indignant AZ the conduct Of his fon Ggned the order
OF aFreit--Pahien proceeds directly to the. grand
Dukes; and reprefentsthe necel.y OF forcing PM 70
an ahdication and epPofei the conflan refuals Of
laiexander, the order he has arrefl
alexander t,underlrues at the fig of mi. order
se yet could not reiove f1ch hardy ealure. This
incertituae Interpreted by pahlen as autho-rv
Tor INN TO at; buc as ne was leaving the uIac. of
conierence, Alexander exalted oath from, hin, Thar
no iors'oi violence houid be offered TO his fa.her
About this time, either fror,a feufe of duty in fon,r
or from the indcretnn Of others reports of the con-
PIRACY fraipred, and Paul, in rage, TENT for Paii-
len and told him they were aiming az his life. ami
babe him ipare nothing inform himfef of the S,rti
cuiars-Pahen anfwered, Sire, know Of IL and ~
make iure fthe guilty, belong the conirary NV
| f,lf" ''
Fheie words Appealed the emperor for the time ::
bat ihortly AFTER he received noriee fror, tl rnr
rer general Ohaiianoa, that attempts were making
againt him. This dilcoverv completed his rric
trut; and fearing that Pahlen hacreaiiy taken mar,
! IN the plot, he dispatched courier to Arahtnrh.
reh' the former governor of Petersburg, and who
then conniaA'fsd regiment in batrack ten lea,,g
from Peterfburgh. He wro;e this Otter that in hin,
placed his whole confidence aud hope, and i'll
deferred coiing an Infant, he was LOFT man for
pahien was betraying him. Pahlen aoppea
THIS meiienger, who, laying he held difpatches
from the emperor hn,felf, refuied 10 rop or give
them up. The governor affected to doubt ,be
truth OF this itory and had them taken by force Pab
len now informed of every thing, fay The danger of
delay, and liked OH tie next day for the execution Of
the plot Cne cannot fuikeieny wonder at the fata-
lily that purified the unhappy Paul. On the Nor.
ming OF the day agreed on he was riding IN the f,,re
OF SouvaTof, accompanied by his favorite Koitaizo
wien he was addre.ied by one of the common, ,so
pie, who at the fame time preiented letter the
emperors horie happening rear he could net reach
II hnielf, and the letter received by KoutaizoH
1t contained all the details of the conipiracy bu,
koutazof having ehagedhis clothes to dive with the
emperor, forgot to read the letter.
AT the hour agreed Oh, about III o'clock on tbe
night OF the 22d March, the conpirators to the nnn
Der oftwenty preiented theml.ves at the cd. door
oil the palace OF st. Michael next to the garJenon
being Fetnied adniiil'on they fad the emperor had
lent tor them, as great council of war was TO be
iied in The morning the eentinel deceived by the an
pearanee OF 70 many general officers gave way TO
their reqsef they all nioanted licntly towards the
apartment ct Paul. and Popped the guard chamber
except Argomakoif, aid deeamp III iervce who went
alone and cried that the city was on fire. and he came
to wake the emperor the Coac. wiiD Guarded tbe
chamber, f,ffered him pats he then Knocked
at the door, and named hirnGef; Paul knowing b;s
voice, opened the door by firing that was fixed IN
the bed he aepped back directly to Introduce the o.
fhnrr ftptfr nrfra l.. n II r.