The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-29
FOREIGN.
April 49,.


EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERS.
In one of the London papers received at
The Office of the Commercial Advertiser, we
Ind the following account of a most extra
ordinary parsonage who figured at Paris dur
ing a part of the last summer. Claiming
kindred with the E,nperor Alexander, and
assuming the title of a Russian Prince, he pro-
ceeded in a career of swindlng, with an un-
daunted and enterprisins spirit, rarely fever
surpassed in any age or country. While the
reader will be much amused by the narra-
tive, he will be gratiied to learn that the pre-
tended PRINCE was soon unmasked, & the
accomplished szvindier rewarded according
to his merit
ASSIZE COURT OF PARIS.
Hearing of'the 21st Of Settember
Causes are sometimes brought before the
Criminal Courts, founded offences, which
though lamentable aud affecting in their ma
ture, are accompanied by such singular and
often comick circumstances, that the Judges
themselves are obliged to make large de
mands on their gravity, in order to preserve
sufticieBcy for their situation while those
who listen to the proceedings, only restrain
their senlbilty in consideration of the res
pect due to the sanctuary Of justice, for the
circumstances rather prove the insanity
than the complete turpitude of the accus-
ed.
A. r. cause of this nature was Judged BY the
Assi2e Court of Paris during the sitting of
yesterday.
: A Young man, 10 years of age, Sergeant
Major of the Sharp Shooters of the Old
Guard, formerly called the Imperial, escaped
almost miraculously from the destruction of
MS whole corps which was cut to pieces at
the battle of Brienne. As he had no fancy
for running the chance of second prodigy,
ne returLea to Paris to live with his father,
who. to all appearance, did not furnish him
according to his desires, with a sufficient
abundance of money for his idle expen-
Ses,
He grew soon tired Of being the son of an
economical citizen. He wished to enter into
2 richer < more distinguished family what
relatives was he 20 FIX upon9 Certainly when
the choice is within ones own power, it
would be ridiculous to take any but the best.
He accordingly decided in favor of the Ro-
nanow, family, whose chief is TO other than
his Majesty, AleXan r I. Emperor of all the
Russas. il was at the petiod in which the
attention of the whole Of Europe was fixed
upon Alexander, that Joseph Wallerstein
(for that is the name of the prisoner and the
hero of this history took fancy to Become
the nephew of this Monarch. He Kew a
little German, had been in the canSaign of
'Russia, aud possessed a considerable portion
of impudence and in this consisted, all that
was necessary to impose on the cTedulity of
his dupes. He commenced By quitting the
Rue de Four St. Honore, the residence of the
plebian author of his days ard took up his
abode in the house of Galiseau, the Traiteur.
Boulevard du Mont-Parnassej under the
name Of Baron Count Komburuski, Kanfu-
Tusk, Padoroski, Colonel of the regular Cos
sacks, Commander Of the Chasseurs of Frield-
berg, Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor Of Pus
STA, and the Prince of Schwartzeuberg. for
he made most whimsical amalgatnstion Of
his titles and wore them either separately or
all together /; but the one TO which ne rea-
sonably attached the highest value, and ne
yer forgot to use, was that ofncphew to The
Emperor Alexander that he never laid
down.
In this house he made acquaintance with
several persons to whom he promised his
powerful protection; but he particularly no
nored Wit, his friendship a young student
named SuIlinger. who conceived himself too
happy in presenting to the Prince pair of
pistols which appeared 20 Dlesse, * which
seemed more betting a Col Of Cossacks
shsu a yoJng Advocate.