Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-30
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INTERESTING HIsroRIcAL ANEcnorr

| ~ ''i-''iiN 40 niS ohiCAL ANECDOTE
All the world has heard of Baron Trenck and
ms severe suiisrlpss but>,he cause OF his mis-.
'orane y not SO generally, understood. 49,
Irenck IS described as having been in his vo,,b
young cavalier of sing acconpbsb,-,s,,,s
who when he first made his appearance in ,h..
court OF Berlin, becam.. the object of Ia
mra'ion. The Princess Amelia having n 10
said' been caJoied out of match, with tic ;nsc
OF sweden, BY her elder sister Ulrica, who enc
ceedea IN OBTAINING 1t for herself, fixed her az.
| fections upon The baron Amelia was q f,vo,,,.
o. fredericks, and owing to- the indisc,es, 49,
perhaps irresistible passion which she enco,,s.
ged, and Irenek indulge ihe Prussian mona,ct,
nnuc'sd tnosr punlshments upon the p.fa,ed
lover which have excited for him the eornn;sss
rarion OF thousands in Europe and America. Tn
VI .ie Rays love, and of the baron's in
discretion, are thus described by hiebault.
The lady for whom he had s.cr;;c.5 -.
mucn. had neysr los, sight ofhim she had adj
nihls,ereu 10 nm every possible assistance =,
MS nrst PRISON, and while lie was fugitive ab,d
and when Trenck was effectmg the complies ,o,
OF u,eir mutud ruin by his imprudence he was
InsueD'ea toher Tor the means or his subsistence
but from uie time of his being buried. as II ,vsrs
M the fortress of Magdeburg, neither The ma
aeti ,s zeai, nor the most persevering Efforts.
COULD ma Passage to their miserald . nh; a., =
she now felt with double poie.nancv the con.
yction that she was the original Cause Of snr..
lerngs, when she could no longer relieve Them
: o tiie mental fortunes she endured, must be
attributed those extraordinary and nrematurs
iinrm ties to which she was a victim In ~
course OF few years her personal charms had
wholly disappeared her voice was uon. 49,
eyes, once remarkable for their beauty. had nou,
started from their sockets, and she was thre. en-
ed with total blindness she nearly los, ,ba uss
VI her arms anu hands ) scarcely could she with
her LETT hand raise the right 10 CERTAIN baerh,
and even this Vitho,tf =
the weakness her legs was excessive. Neyer
oid despair and grief produce such fatal effects
on any one whose life they had spared. and no
she survived those cruel attacks, IL is na,uraI 70
conclude that the desire and hope she felt of be-
ing useful to him for whom she had endured
strength and resolution.
singular circumstance, and which proves
how DARK veil was thrown over the waole Of th,s
affair." is, that the public though witnesses of tbr
physicai atfict ionsshe labpred under had M d,.
ot tue cause, and sometimes even ascr,bed Them
10 me eccentric cast of her character, sShe has
become what she IS, people affirmed, entirely bv
her own attempt to dls6gure herself. Her CHI.
rSGter IS SO strange and eccentric, that she vii.
.euy IN sAppiiea me remedies applied for her
recovery, and this for the sole PURPOSE of rende-
ing herself hdeous and infirm even at the r,sk of
hee life. 30 "a
She was accused of extraordinary eccentric.
NY OF Character, because IN fact, size possessed an
extraordinary understanding though mr. tbe
same lime, IT must be admitted that her teynner
owing to the violence and duration of her Attic.
tiohs' had al Tered considerably for the worse
woman OF more gentle and pleasing manners.
VI VI o' more ingenious temper, than she had
been IN her early years was not TO he met with
buS these qualities she had now exchanged for .
severity tina Knew no Intervals of indulgence.
that was prompt to presume evil rather than
good; and exerted its influence the nore sens
IDLY as her turn for epgram made her splean
more easily felt.
Trenck having fingered in this dungeon above
zen years, the empress queen of Germany, at tbs
instance OF the princess applied for his liberia.
tim. The king set him "a ibertv WIN str;r,
ders to quit the country forever. After fbe destb
OF krederlck, an interview took place between
Amelia and her lover at Berlin, which Is nour.
lrayed in the following affecting manner
On arriving at Berlin, it may be easilv inn,
ghed ms nrst aud most eager object was to visit
tie iady VINO had been the cause of his zniss,r.
tunes Alas what language could describe ,ha
interview 1t lasted for some hours and ,,a.
consecrated TO m'ttrd tears. The past, the pre.
sent, the future, was reviewed witho,re aIIn,,;o
ton 70 their sorrows What perpIexities. v,,at
greis, were theirs What perspective Law he.
iore them Trenck, his hair bleacbed win
age mas BODY curved with the weight of sixtv
/ ~ NM WHICH, TOT ten years, had hung
from 1t ms features changed by grief tb,s,
'nis was the man, who, in ms youth, had dis.
| Pisyed SO superb person, and whose inisqe sbs
hsd so faithfully preserved He, on the other
nand, eeheld in her, for whom he had s,fFe,sd
50 hucA, temsl preRI4turely old ike imSelf
mead entirely bald, and shak ny so as scarceIy
70 support itself; face disigared and gbasrI1
~ us expression, and miserably wr,nkisd ewes
distorted, dim, and haggard; a form iha. ;d,.
Vereu win feebleness upon limbs, unable tbra,rh
cohtoruon and disease, any longer 20 perf,rm
their offlce How, in 50 changed benz. ,vas
ne 20 retrace the objectof his affection, whom bs
naa ieit ~ the bloom OF youth, with features Inc
most regular, scotnplexlOh The most dazzl;do
.he niost oeyitchmg graces of air and person All
.he cnarins and attractions of the most captivst.
ing P'lyslognomy and most consummate beantv I
ahu hoWS m the accents of Austere aniic6onN
une COD, unfeeling train Of reasoning III. ,vorIs
OF desperation and dstfust, to that now pscane5
ner, m the harsh illibera spirit in Which s 10,
Judged Of men and thugs. Could he rcd fh.
rich sallles OF imagination whlci. 50 of'eo bs1 O.
cnahted nun Where were now the i,npet,,ositv
OF youthiul gaiety, the sweetness of her rnan,ys
une enJo yment OF the Aeeting moment. add me
faPlurous dreams OF future bliss Aissl eserg
thing nowis dead Each finds in the o,bsr
shruns, efnsciated form VIVA, efforts were "a.
ceAssry on either side 70 sustain 90 dresdfI =
British posts in the Western part Of the eon.
nohwealtb, on the river Mississippi. and he bs.rl
ehss whereby great advantages NAV accrue 70 he
IcVhnon cause ofAmerica, ss well ~ this CO...