Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-23
II Brief Skesch Of ,he LEE Of The lc''
Colonel Rapatel.

When we retiecU on the wonderful
events, which have lately occurred IN
Enrope, the contemPl~tive mind nus'
dwell on them with 10 less establishment,
and with no less interest, than ha; pro.
duced sy highly wrought drama, and
every incident In relation 10 the d!s,in-
suished actors in those scenes cannet De
uninteres,ing to the public. Under this
inp'e,sinn, fiend oithe late Col. RA
PATEL proposes TO < ire bilef. bot can
did sketch Of his life. SO lar as il has
come 10 his knowledge. He regrets
that he has neither talents nor leisure TO
do the subject the justice il merits. His
information is principally derived from
an intimate, f.equent and un'eserved in
tercourse with the deceased, while he
resided among Us.
Col. RAPATEL killed in The afSir near
Fere Chna,t en- oiSe. on he e5th OF March.
while going up 10 one of The columns
with fa., & while exhor,ing the troops
of the Despot to surrender, MS the ia
vori'e A d de Camp Of the la;e GEN.
MOREAU-his confidential friend aud
companiun.
Colonel Rapstel was born at Rennes,
the son Of the chief Surgeon Of The king
at that place. HIS father died at the
commencement of the Frsrch Reyolu
ton, leaving ten children, OF whom Sc
ven Joined the army. The Colonel while
yet a very young man, attrac,ed the no
tice Of Gen. Mcreau. who appointed him
one of his Aids. His eldest brother POI
sued the profession Of his father. and is.
il is believed az this day, the physician
Of The government at RenDes.
Honor, trankHess, courage, and man.
" Independence Of mind. we're the dis
linguished traits in the character OF Col.
Rlpaiel and the foundation Of all MS
conduct through life. These gusii;ies
If his heart gained him the esteem and
the Friendship Of ell who knew him. HIS
warm attachment for his General: and
his profound de,esiaiion Of the Tyrsnt
induced him 10 follow Moresu to this
Country, and Voluntarily to unite in his
exile. Here he resided a number Of
years. and was some time an inhabiiaD Of
Baltimore. Influenced by The honora-
bic motive of making himself indepen.
dent. b., here, indesuiously pursued an
honest though hum6ie occupation in life
He aftera ards, in the character of
supercargo, made an unsuccessful voy.
age When the prospect of me emaD.
cipation CT France from the yoke the
Corsicen C.Mrper first dawned On his
mind. his 1--we for his native country <
the desire OF contributing TO effect her
freedom, hurried him from the United
S ates in the year 1912 AID in the same
year, he placed bim.el under he stand
ard NJ the MAeSANINous CHIEF who
has broken the chains CT despotism in
France, aud restored peace to the CONT.
nen of Europe.
Col Rspatel embarked ct New-York
and sailed from the United States with
NJ Pole,ica, Of the Russian Legation,
gentleman Of distinguished literary and
political science Russian Of jealous
and of accurs te political in,
formation. both with respect to Europe
AL this country. With this gentleman
his companion. be proceeded TO Stock.
holm. ,uhere be had an interview with
the crown prince of Sweden, and there
he wrote letter TO friend in Bslti-
more, dated 26tb August, 1919, from
ich the following extract is made, as
characteristic Of the writer, and to shew
the estimation N which he was held BY
toe Grown Prince:
FxTRAcT
"My prospects arc catering, my dear