Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-31

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what Tad been told ne rr>prrtin.
ty chamberlain d'Hampn. WHO vs. vs. y
alive, aid Who had been amh,a,a'
from Prussia both 10 Holland J,
France. II VAS that his bro,b.' nq
law. ambassador from IloIIa~l
Stockholm. having died suddcnl, 70
shopkccprr demanded Of lis wido."
payment OF q BIZ! Cor soua art,rls. i"
drapery. which she rrmcm5crcd h,s (
b. en- paid in her husbands lilvtiM"''
that the widow, net being able ia g.;
tho slocmakr''s receipt, had Been .a
rised to consult with Swcdcnburr, % ~,
She was tnld could converse with az
dead Whenever he pleased That Sin, ~
c"rlirgly adopted this advise, ro'sl, /
she did 50 less from crcduIily lIlanS9'"
riosi'y and that at thr end Of aSn.
DAYS Swedenburgh intor., ed hcr h,t
her deceased husband had taken Ec
>h"enakcr's receipt for the muley az,
such a day, and at such an hoar, as h.
was reading Ba!Ic in his cabinet: that
bis attention being called Immediately
afterwards to some other Concern he
had put the receipt into the book to
mark The place at which be lcltoF
where in fact it was found at the haze
described. The queen replied, that
though she was but little disposed to be. |
Ii We in such seeming miracles, she had
nevertheless been willing to put thcpw.
CT of NJ. Swcdcnburg, with whom sue
was acquainted, to the proof: that she
was previously acquainted, with the a.
necdote hid related, and it was one of
those that had most excited her astO.
nishment, though she had never taken
the pains 10 ascertain the truth of it:
that NJ. Swedenburg having come one
evening to her court, she had taken him
aside, and begged him to inform him.
self Of her deceased brother the prince
royal of Prussia, what he said to her al
the moment of her taking leave Of him
for the court OF Stockholm. She added
that what he had said was of a mature
to render it impossible that the prims
could have repeated it to any one, nol
had it ever escaped her own lips; tina!
some days after Swedenburg returned,
when she was seated at cards, and rel
questcd she would grant him a pri,aa
audience; to which She replied, he migtt
communicate what he had to say befOrs
the company; but that Swedenburg asI
surcd her he could not declare his erI
rand in the presence of witnesses that
in consequence of his intimation hs
queen became agitated, gave her cards
to another lady, and requested NJ. ID
Schwelin, WIN was also present whelI
she related the story to us, to accompa-
ny her: that they accordingly went to.
Sether into another apartment, Where
She posted nj. de Sehwerin at the door,
and ad, anccd towards the (urhest ex
tremity of it with Swedcnburg. who
said TO her, 4" You took, Madam, your
last leave of tha prince OF Prussia, your
late and august brother, at Charlotten
burg, on such day and al such al
hour of the afternoon. As You were
passing afterwards through the long
gallery, in the castle of Char!ottenburS
You met him again. lie then took you
by the hand. and led you to such WIN
dow, where you could not be overheard,
and then said to You these words
The queen did not repeat the words,
bat protested to us they were the very
same her brother had pronounced, aud
that she retained the mos. perfect re-
collection of them. She added, thai
she had nearly tainted with the shock
she experienced, and called on NJ. Dc
Schwerin to answer for the truth OIL
what she had said, who IN his lacOnIc
style contended himself with saying,
"All you have said, Madam, is perfect
ly true, at least as far as am concern
cd" ought to add. that though the
queen lMd great stress on The truth Oh
her recital, she protested herself at the
same time inCredulous to Swcdcnburg'
supposed conferences with the dead
"a thousand events" said she, "appea'
ineXpIicablc and supernatural to u.s.
who know only the immediate conse'
quenccs OF them /; and men Of qulcA
parts, "hn are never so well pleased as
when they exhibit something wonder
full, take advantage Of this all extIa@'
binary reputation. Nj. SwedenOaF5
Was a man of learning. and Of some "a