Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-14
FIRE Al PARIS.
PARIS, TaM 9.

The fete, given by the princes Schwarzsn
burg, austrian ambassador took place
Yesterday, at which the emperor and en-
press were present. Twelve hundred peo-
pie were invited. In order to receive a
large party, the prince, according to the
usual custom adopted at Paris, had caused
to be erected, with pianks OF timber, ball
room, ornamen'ed with pictures Of gauze,
muslin and other light stutis. After the
co,i!ions, a Scotch reel was danced, during
which their maesties arose to make tour
Of the circle and speak TO the ladies. the
empress had returned to her armed chair,
and the emperor was at the other extremity
Of the saloon, near the princess Pauline of
Schwarzenburg who had presented her
daughters to him Whl n t''~ ~F.'. vi i"
wax candle caught the drapcry of window
curtain. Count Dumanour, chamberlin of
the emperor, and many other officers who
were near him, endeavored to tear of the
curtains, bat the flames got h;g her. They
Immediately informed the emperor, who
had but time to 60 to the arm chair of the
empress, when he was instantly surrounded
by the ambassador and officers of the Aus
tran legation who persuaded him to quit
the place. The fire extended Itself with the
rapidity of lightni ne /; and his majesty
slowly retired with the empress, recon-
mending calmness, in order to prevent all
disorder. The openings from the ball
room fortunately being very capacious, the
crowd could easily get into the garden !;
but many mothers lost much time in search
ing for their daughters, from whom they
had been separated by the Scotch reel, and
many young persons in embarrassing to find
their mothers. The rapidity of the fire was so
great,that the queen of Naples, who follow
Cd in the suit OF the emperor, having fallen,
was only saved through the presence of
mind of the grand duke of Wurtzburg.-
The queen of Westphalia was conducted
from the saloon by the king of Westphalia
and count Metternich. The viceroy, who
remained at the bottom of the ball room,
and who feared to mix in the crowd with
the vice queen, perceived that the fall of
the lustres and ceiling interrupted the pass
age. He had, fortunately, remarked a
small door, which led to the apartments of
the hotel, by which he got out. Happily
nobody has persisted some 20 ladie. have
been more or less wounded. The princess
Laycus, wife OF the Russian consul, as well
as the ladies of general baron Tousand and
the project of lstrio, have either in conse-
quence of being seized with terror, or stop
ped in their getting out by some obstacle,
been grievously hurt. Prince Kurakin, the
Russian ambassador, had the misfortune to
fall upon the steps which lead from the ball
room to the garden they were then on fire !;
ne was tor moment insensble.
Princess Pauline Schwarzenburg was
among the last who remained in the ball
room. She held one Of her daughters by
the hand. A piece Of burning wood fell
upon thls young person, which man who
was near her took up and carried out of the
saloon. She was herself hurried into the
garden. No longer seeing her daughter,
she Ean every where, calling her with great