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aud naned himself; Paul knowing his
voice, opened she door'by a string ttias was
fitted 10 the bed ne stepped back instant.
& ~ 10 introduce the osher conspira;ors, who
only waited the signal TO present them.
selves the Cossack perceiving thes, TOO
late, that they aimed at the emperor's life,
endeavcfed TO make resistance. but was
immediately pierced; he gave notice, how.
ever, TO his master as he fell, by crying
CUT g Treason" The frighsed emperor
seadeavored TO. escape by one of the TWO
closets that adjoln she aleoye one led 90
the lower asor, the other, consaising the
clothes and arms Of the officers detained in
The fortress, had 20 passage through it /;
TO this last his bad fortune or fright con-
dactsd him; he seized a sword, and was
searching for the private staircase Of the
ether closet, when the conspirators enter
sd: they weas straight 10 the bed, and
not lndiug him, all cried g he has escap.
ed" They already perceived themselves
betrayed, when aenlngasa perceived aim
beading behind sorsea. Paul, without
clothes, and in the highest state Of sur
prise and alarm. pfesagsd the los that a.
waited him: bur his natural energy cid
not sbaodon him. They spoke 70 him of
ahaicasion be refused with fury, Rnd
reco!secting those whom he had covered
with honors and rewards, he broke forit.
III such ,esfible aud touching seproaches
as shock the,ierocisy of their intention.
but az the aiomens when the couspirators
were at the empeser's, at that moment,
when they calculated most certainly or Inc
aid Of Pslhen. be marched 70 tbs palace al
the head OF The regiment OF guards; If the
enssrPriss succeeded, be came to second
Il; II 1t faiied, he Came TO defend his mas
ter. Meanwhile Patton ZonhoG endeavor-
cd &c readto The emperor an ACT Of a5diea.
ion. Paul offered &c Yetouch it; ad.
dressing himself particularly 10 plaon, re-
traced his EXCESSIVE temerity and ing:ati-
iade--" You are no longer emperor, re.
phei LenbaE, alexander is.our master.
s@ui, enrageds stepped forward to strike
I'm, aes his cnarage ares ed and suspend.
ed tor n.cmeut Tie will OF The conspiraloss.
heniagson perceieing ihjs. reapimased
them by cryiag out, .'it is oyer with U.s.
II NC sdiier DIM q escape. ii is over wish
US we must die" NiehoIas ZonboH
then lfade The first blow at his sovereign,
and bricks his right arm, and by his auds.
city drew Oh the irresoluse vilisiny Of his
AccotAplices. The neise now added TO
this essne OF horror, and the cbsculnv OF
the place, rendered she actors Inaccessible
&c pity; they ali fell upon him, GfaegeG
haa aIoag, and Prolonged his suGer;ngs
By every species of bafbasity their cruelty
could inseat, stabbing him repeatedly 10 I
he most sensible places, ulsiI quite ex-
hauAtea with their cwn Efforts aad rage.
one anong ghea, passed a scarf round MS
neck, AID siranSie led aim TO death the en-
pGfor 10 ;he last moment sill crying Gan
Sta7tti!g! CoHstQEtin !------ When Alexander
heard II his iasner's dcath, be suak in;o
9 fl ct profound sorrow; it WAS in vain
they enee syored 10 moderate his gtef; he
Z Jec,cd all consolation, and loudly refused
Z nc throne. MS safe OF thags was fol.
lowed by coavulsioa and tumul: that last.
ed Tor several hours; all the officers of go
veinment crowded 10 the palace 10 salute
'heir sew sovereign; Paihea. in qualify OF
goveSaor, headed depusation, and was
speaker; the assassin Of the father was
seen saklns the oash Of fidelity 10 the SON.
Aiezaader az !ass gave way 70 the reiseratrd
dea1ses and persuasions of his distracted
{assiiy and of his best servants, who re-
presented 70 him that in such clrcumssan.
ces he owed himself wholly TO the state
lie appeared at the balcony. and was salat
I'd emperor amidst the acclsmaions Of his
people.
Ronasarte's general, dagereau 1t has
been stated Ia a work entitled he Sc.
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