Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-25
VIZ. coBBETT.
from tate London Papers receiced at the Of
ice 81 the Nel0 York Erening Post.
LoSDoy' Sent Is

LoSDos, Sept Is.
stlH"-ih ne Following curious history is c!rcu-
lIleu III raris' under the title of " The Catastro.
Phe OF Murat" 1t is from the pen of Mr.. Beau.
Champ. N''
vi The live or six Kings whom Bonsparte b,d
established ~ Europe, none seemed so secure as
JOACHIM Murat. All the rest, and even Ronaoa-.e
hlnlselt, had been kicked down, but the latter
sum sat hrm upon his usurped throne, anil had
ms Ambassadors, or at least his intr,guers. IN
al tle Courts OF Europe. His armies, more for
hlldaole than ever, occupied Une hundred Ieao,as
OF teTitTy beyond the 'front.' r, of the Fl e NO.
dom or Naples. The Congress destined to FIX
me defnltlve fate of Europe, sent him Plenipo.
tent ares 1t was proposed To ENLARGE his K NO
uoui WIN par. OF the States of lie Church
MS moderation was invoked, and he was n.ylt.d
however singular it may appear, TO ion The
league OF the Legislative Sovereigns. armed a.
P.'lnSt uSurpatoni and yet he dlsdainfilly sen,
DaON INC temperatures, and would li,eh to
ho'hhg, so Certain was be of his c,rcumst,n.
ces
AL thls passed IN the early part of April. and
oy lne end VI May, Itaiy WAS rid of NIurat. Ne
'<T WIS mere tall SO great or so RAPID. Tact,
clans VIII read with astOnishment the recit.J nj
the manRuvres, the marches and defeats which
an iorty days drove Murat and his army from the
D'nks OF me Poto the gates of Capua. From
Capus to Naples he fed at full call N and ,Eaa
Az.
rived on the l7h Of May at sunset, at full gal.
Top attended by four horsemen only. lie nre-
seh.ed himself before his wife, pale and pbastlv
Madune-l could not q e"-were the last vor. Ia
winch ne spoke as a King. Terror peryaded tl,e
Pal"ce, and disorder the city. The conouer,rs
refused 10 include Murat in the capjtula ION nv
"hioh the Rlngd0m was to be RENTED TO them
49, ay huFat cut Oft his har, which he was
used 10 keep long and curled, and put ON a Grey
dress, without any decoration. Thus d,ser,,,sed
ne secretly gained the sea coast, whence a small
DARK passed hun over to the IS and OF Iscb,a. and
uiere ne embarked on board merchant sc ,se.
when waited Tor bum few leagues from land
his wife, endowed appar emily with more strength
OF mind, made good her retreat with more Il On.
w. AZ nFst she retired with her children to the
Castle Gut, then to Gaeta, still keeDinr nm s,,,
authority over the feet and arsenal
By message, which Cariat carried. she re-
quesled Commodore Campbell TO receive her un.
def the protection Of Great Britain ON board of
the squadron winch he commanded in the Bav of
naples, and III order t. secure her embark ,tion
she sent before her 500 soldiers. An tb,s vas
GRANTED, on condition that the arsenal and pettv
NeapOhtan ieet should be delivered nm 10 his
Dri.ailnc Majesty and King Ferdinand nv.
By these means, Caroline Bonaparte had time
aud opportunity to embark with her plate. ieoels
ready money, valuable furniture, anG $50 dp1nes.
ucs' Ter departure was the signal 10 the pppu.
lace OF Naples iog general state of uproar, which
the Allies were obliged TO quell
he legitimate Sovereign mounted his throne
ana the EX-t(ueen saw from tie deck of ilie sbip.
which was still in the bay Of Naples, tne fur as
joe which sgnalized the downfall of her tyranny.
Commodore Campbell was about 10 sail Sor Al.
tloes, When his voyage was suddenly SUSPENDED.
The Austrian General demanded Madame Mural
As hrs prisoner. She was obliged to c,piiulats
once more, and sail towards Trieste, whence She
was conducted, with her children, 70 Graft in
Syria.
The gold aod diamonds 'efl her /, virtue If ,I,e
captulation with the English, are vaiue5 At ~
mulIon OF francs, but the diamonds ems. rrec oug.
effects have Been formally deumded byths courts
OF SPan and Ha2iss, e. CFawn .sWg.s,