Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-16

remain more tnaO lew mlfluCeS, he was
then handsomely rewarded, conducted
back to Eehl, by the same persons who ha6
brought him to the place, aud set down at
the edge of the bridge leading to Stras-
burgh.
L have heard the question frequently agi-
tated. dur ny my residence in Germany,
and many different opinions stated. rela-
tive to the Lady thus asserted to have been
pu tn death. The most generally adopt
ed belief rested on the Princess of Tour
and Taxis, Augusta Elizabeth, daughter
of Charles Alexander, Prince Of Wirten-
berg. She had been married at very
early period. of life, to Charles Anselm,
Prince Of Tour and Jaxis.-Whethe ii
proceeded from mutual Incompatible, Of
character, or, as was commonly pretended,
from. the Princess's intractable and fero-
cious disposition. the marriage proved EN-
inently unfortunate in its results. She
was accused of having repeatedly attempt
ed to take away her husbands life, part.
cularly, while they were walking together
near the Castle OF Donau-Stauif. on the
high bank overhanging the Danube, when
she endeavored tn precipitate him into the
river. 1t is certain, that about the year
l773, or 1774,a final separation took place
between them, at the Princes solicitation.
The reigning Duke of Wirtemberg, her
brother, tn whose custody, she was con-
signed, caused her to be closely immured
in castle within her own dominions,
where she was strictly guarded, no access
being allowed to her. Of the last mention
ed fact there is little doubt, but it may be
considered as much more predetermined,
whether she was the person out to death
by the executiUner of Strasburg. have
dIned In the autumn of the year 177S,
with the Prince Of Tour and Taxis, at his
Castle or seat Of D0nau- Stauf. near the
northern bank of the Danube. few miles
from the city of Ratisben. He was then
about forty-fve years Of age, and his wife
was understood to befn confinement. |
believe that her decease was not formally
announced as having taken place, Till ma
ny years subsequent to l778 but this cir
cumstance by no means initiates against
the possibility of her having suffered by a
more summary process, if her conduct had
exposed her to merit it and if it was
thought proper to inHict upon her CAPITAL
punishment. The private annals of the
great houses and SOvereigns Of the Ger
man Empire, If they were divulge'l. would
furnish numer,uis instances of similar Sc
verify exercised in their own families. dur
ing the seventeenth and eighteenth centu-
RES Some OF these stO les might realize
the tragical adventures common orated by
Boccace, or related by VI riga ct, Queen OF
Navarro, sister of Francis the FIRST. in
her IS Tales % which last are not fctions.
but faithful delineafi,ns of the Adventures
that took place in the Court If PAU, where
she resided, near the foot Of the Pyrenees.
Count KOnigsmarck fell victim at Han
over, to the re,en ment of Ernest Angus
tus, father Of King George the First and
we know how narrowlv the great Frederic,
afterwards King of Prussia, escaped fall
ing by the same weapon which beheaAed
his companion Kat, arbitrarily sacrificed
by Frederic William the first. for only en-
deavOring to facilitate The Princes enva-
sion from his fathers Court.