Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-24
1.-The Emperor Alexander, which would

the Emperor Alexander, which WOULD
have taken place had il not been opposed
by the Dowager Empress. Ii was them
that application was made TO the Emperor
of Austria, who acquiesced, to the aston
ishment OF every one. Berthier as IS
we'll known. was sent to Vienna, 10 marry
tho arch duchess by proxy.
" Maria Louisa was then only eighteen
years and 6 months old, majestic figure
and lively and healthy countenance,
light hair, blue eyes, but very aninaled
"a hand and foot which might serve as
model. She received most excellent
leduca,ion, her mind was well cultvated,l
she spoke French as she well as did herI
mother ton que No woman was more nj
TO please Napoleon Amiable and mild
she was stranger to every kind OF IN
ltrigue.
I "Amonsst the many personagcs' who
went from Paris to meet her at Brunnau,
There we're several who had known Maria
Y An,oinette.-lhey all expected to see the
lnew Empress full Of sorrow with the re-
! collection that she was about to occupy
,Ithe throne which was sprnkied with the
i blood of her grand aunt. However thay
ii were mistaken; instead OF finding her
melancholy, she was, on the contrary,
remarkably cheerful. AN her German
attendants Quilted her at Biunneau, ex-
lcept Madame Laleski, her Governess
who was permitted to accompany her 10
Paris. The ladies who C, imposed her
household were entire strangers to her'
: viz. Madame Murat, the Queen OF Naples
who was appointed by the Emperor to be
q Superintendent OF her household Mad
: anne Kannes, Duchess of Nontepeilo-
!, handsome, prudent woman, and mother
!, ! of We children, whose husband was XII
r led in the war with Austria in 1908 =
: the Countess De Lucay (whose husband
was Chamberlain to the Emperor) ain
an,iah!c s, well bed woman. There
!" were several others VINO are not worth
l. Inotcing. However, theit complaints,
3. Iintrigues, and their iealousies Induces
e the Queen of Naples TO commit an ACT
r. of desputism against Maria Louisa, Of
.. which she never irrgaye her. NJ Tai
~ leyrand, speaklngot Madame Mu at, said
i. that il WAS the bsad of Cromwell on the
l. body of pretty woman. She certainly
i has strong mind, graceful, and could be
! livery amiable. When she first saw Ma
ria Louisa she thought she knew hei
!. character butts deceived herself. flel
: j timidity She mi,.ouk for weakness-he
" Temporary embarrassment for awkward
ct ness. She thought she might be abls
al therefore to Command her; bur by thos,
en- very meanswhich she took to accomplish
"a ii. she WAS alicna,ed ironi her heart.
- 4" The ,rcsenrr Of Mad,s,uc De La
" TASK excited .jealuusies and fears Il
I, the breasts Of Iadies VITO eompuse,
-. 1.-The Empress's household. In shor
:, lthe latter WAS SO much teased b,
:. them that when they were no inrthc
: than Munich, she sent her back I,
y; ma. Even a iavorite little dog
~ 10 whiri she Empress WAS attached,
~ Stared the SAME fate as il was renrr
nyE presrnitsl 10 her that the Emptro
-, - sns nM found Of ,iuss.
RAJ .At Mnaici she received !et.e
II, from Napolron; and matters were 9
liz. Iarr&ngrsi that very morning (as 81
81. never travelled Wy night " brtakfas
.i,oI she received letters from him, al.ic
Sc were brought 10 her from Paris, by
tie pnse. and sha regularly aaswere
Tie them. INi.is ep,s;olary correspondence
md lasted Is days.
,eh Napoleon WAS burning with ds
w. sire TO see his bride; the first intcrvie
10 WIS 10 take place at Scissors wles
'hd "a camp was fornitd to receive her. N,
cs' being able 10 moderate himself, /
vas arrived there at hour before her;
company with Murai. When |,
18th heard she was "a few leag es on I'll
did other s.Ge Of Snisans, hu went
eui meet her. and their carriages met ;
sou about four leagues from The tow
N The Emperor alightcd and aetnail
his irapcd into the airiag. lhrthier Ina
Ing presented TO tho Empress when ;
mi Vienna. a portrait Of Nspolpon. b
oi]this she knew him, MS she had new.
aa' seen bin before. AFt.r. few con
vas rliments on each side, they sat
ter s,lence for few seconds, lookin
eli. attentiveiy at each other !; at icusi
The she broke silence, and said to him
the :. Sire. your portra it is not fiattcred.
llir ~ CoMpeigne, the party stopped =
vas light; aud what very few people kno
The Is, that the Emperor went to b,
md there, for the first time. with ii
ION iImpress. Few persons we're ma,