Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-20
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Ron. tie Vsslssa Court Gazsaie ct IN
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Account Of the last days Of
Bcrthier.
VIENNA, July z.
The following particulars are SAID te
be authentic, concerning the dea'h q
.Hershie.
Napo,eon had scarcely landed in
France, when the Princess Berthier left
Paris. and vert with her two children
to Bansberg, 70 visit Ter father, Duke
William, Of Bavaria, who was wholly
,nnacqaaipted witt, her coming, Till an
express was sent to him at his estate at
2ru4 (; he repaired the very next day
to see his beioged daughter at BaE!bcrg.
eriacc nerthier lived in very modest
stile, appeared in the plainest dress,
without ANY attendants, in all the pub
lie walks; was poIitey ahabie, and at
tcntise to,esery body; frequently at
tended the Theatre. rode out almost e.
very afternoon with his father in Law and
lie. to theestates beth at Eali:z and
Safm.
Nap6lean's measures AGAINST al emf
grants and their property fea also upon
his most faithful companion IN arm.
.Bertilier. vino wished or this acceatt to
return to France.-He applied. but IL
vain. at Baireuth, Ma,ich' and Vienna,
for passports, which tov particular rea-
sons were GRANTED to the Princess only.
Yet even she. as viii be'recoilected, met
with difficulties in the Kiggt!am st Nur-
tetnberg, and she was toretara to BAN
berg soon after, with Ter suite.
Meantime, from fhe first moment ct
the i'rince'srcsiicncc 1t Ramherg, till
the period before ms shocking death, he
was strictly watched by the police otfi-
GERS. as far as it was possible, out 'of the
walls ct the UuGA residence. Some OF
the soldiers Of the rolice were stafianed
day and night near tte Dake's Palace,
and en- officer with saddle horse fol.
lowed him, in the Beginning alta conye-
uieat distance, even IN his rides.
From the time that the princess rets,rn-
e,!, and the sequestration Of fhe estates in
France was known to have taken place.
the prince began to make preraratiof,
for a longer stay. His countenance had
evidently lost its former cheerful ook;,
though in company generally with his
|beloved ,consort , he visited TIE walks.
went to tse play, &c. t'casie, bo"evc
attributed this change to ''is Tenderness
for his wife. ,yiro was said to be pregnant
And for h two hopeful children. An
attentive observer could aet le', seei Z
nasiaes how naca it internally di.tres-cs
h;m, who was ased 10 sut:l an sFegsi, .
sphere q! acaaa, to be reduced n sue"
|tiees, 70 state Of fetal iilact;yitv.
From The tine oftae sam.s;ls dsc,ara-
ten Of the 18Th March. il he'd been re-
ported that Rus,ian array would mare.
through Basibesg to FraRce. At ,'.e end
Of MAJ, aad beginning OF June, 10000
,nen, chiefly infantry arrived at saireuth,
Nuremberg, SC. and the headquarters
IF Gen. Barclay de TolEy were fixed at
the country palace efSeehef.
:. On the lst Of Jane, $500 inc'mparably
fae cavalry, with most beautiful horses,
passed through Bamberg, in the midst of
whom was Gen. sscken with his staff,
.wha bad arrived some days before. a
bout half past enc o'clock, when the last
division o: these troops had hardly pass
ell, a report was spread fiat Prince Be!-
t,,ier had fallen from the window Of the
Palace, aud va, dashed to pieces.
This shocking news was at first risi-
culea as 4 mere fable. Some persons.
however, went to tie Palace, ard re-
turned great! = distressed on finding tic
report but too weiltoandcd. People from
all parts of.the city now ran to contem-
plate the height ca. 60 cr 70 feet, from
which,thc prince so distinguished for lis
talents, had fallen and met his death.
In the first astoai.hnent, no body hoagi I
to enquire whether acciIent or design
had caused a death which on many &C
counts must produce great sanyation i4
Europe. Afterwards tlople asked hon
such an accit.e2t ccaid happen: maH+
thought that lie of retirement. nafGT
such circumstances, must haye beer ;iitn-
ierable to man Of his mind, aad tie
mere SO, on acconnt of the i;apressiab
which must haze tecn made uj>on him by
t.,e dangers to which his cpantrv Vas es-
,,sa1 ,nd h. - ricn,, ION ...L;ch b.fi