Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-29

/ der Of which he divided among his o,hsv
| children.
Prince Gustayus's father, who in he
year 1912, was separated from his queen
his consort, gave her, as The mother of his
children, the mosl unequivocal proof OF bis
confidence. BY trusting 10 her majesty, no,
only the education OF the princess. bu, ina,
of prince Gustavus also. However. under
three conditions, viz.-lst, that their edu.
cation should be comfortable to the relgi.
on in which they were born. Cd, to The
rank they hold in the world and Sd, 70
the duties they may one day be called upon
to fulfil.
The queen afterwards received new
mark of confidence from her former consoyt
by his giving up TO her the administration
OF the aforementioned inheritance, relin-
pushed in favor OF his children, which was
paid by the Swedish government, and pIa.
ced at the disposal Of her majesty.
" But from that moment she seemed re-.
solved to act absolutely contrary to the lie.
nor OF the conditions prescribed to her, ey.
act'y in the same manner as her son. who
agreeable to such, was, on bis coming Of
age, (i.e. at II, to present himself to his
father, and concert with him as to his fu.
ture destiny, but refused so doing, al the
time, declaring himself incapable and re.
Jected the opportunities of his father, bis
friend, and benefactor. lnstigated by his
royal mother: he persisted in disobeyiug
the repeated orders of his sire, aledgins
as reason, that he had promised bis mt.
Their upon his honor, not to leave her until
he attained his zlsi year. A singular ey-
ample OF young prince, who, refusing
his majority, acts with the disohediencs
that son mgbtmore readily do il he were
Of age. 1t would be revolving and contra.
ry to nature, to charge this once SO yirtu-
Gus and 50 obedient son entirely with
such an offence il would be even unjust
10 say, before il would be evidently pro-
we'd, that the queen mother of this prince,
had acted only from herself yet, it mus:
be known, that she bestowed her conf
dence, & still more, committed the charge
,l, be- IL he
alone was entrusted, into the hands OF
Calvinist, of republican and stranger;
who, moreover, possesses no acknoH edg-
ed title that could distinguish or recon-
mend him in any way for the situation Of
prince Gustavus's governor.
"Let nobody alledge the name Of the ia.
nous Latharpe OH the side of that OF the
emperor Alexander, to prove a paradox;
for Lath4rpe was but Alcxandcr's teacher,
and not his governor. Let no one abuse
any more the name ofthe emperor Alexan-
der, by representing it in family dssen.
tons, as it cannot appear consonant with
the dignity that characteristics great so'e'
reign.
8" 1t has been said in Gazettes lately,
that the emperor of Russia had appointed
prince Guslavus governor Of one OF hi, pro-
vinees; at another time, that he was going
to Eng land, with The emperor's permission,
to finish his studies, and to be allowed by
him 2000l. sterling for the expences OF his
removal, which would indicate that the
prince had not suficiency to provide for
il himself.
Let Us, therefore, put a stop to so ma.
ny weakly grounded novelties, and endea.
YOUR at least, to develope the truth, ard
not believe it possible that the Emperor A.
Iexander would carry discrimination so far
as not to give any advice at all to prince
Gustavus's father, of his good intentions
towards his son, while he is in painful ans'
iety for the termination of the same SON;
The above article is sent to the editor OF
the Courier with the request that he viii
insert it in his Journal.
(Signed) g. A. GUSTAFSSON
Basic, June |, 1919.