Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-10
lfrou' BeWS U'eekiy Messenger Of Oct Al
BARON BeRt:AMt


We copy from Paris paper the following article,
pnrpoItius 10 be an abstract OF pamphlet published
at Paris by Baron Bergani, giving account OF hi,
life
Bersan enters into deiail. as to his birth, hut
confines himself 10 simply stating, that his family,
sief having once been rich, became poor-a disagree
able change, which, however, has nothing exuaoTdi.
nary III 1t, or very Instructive to the reader. he says
he was bern win strong source Of enthusiasm, and
was ardenily Devoted from his earliest youth
hooks, so that At lime he seriously entertained the
thonehts oi enterin5 INTO bsly orders. Bui
prcted occurrence disspated this intention. The
reading Of the bible bad nearly made him 4 priest
and the music OF French regiment which was march.
ing under hIs window. made him soldier. lie entered
The French army, and, having distinguished hihsef
lie officer IL as in this quality thar he
found hnsel: under the orders OF general Pine, aud
not, as hr assures us, III qualify Of courier, when
WARDS, now IL Happened that he WAS mistaken for
courier.
While he was in The service, an apparent in.irn,
meant occurrence TOOK place, which Yeruliy iuiin-
eneed his future destiny. lie present at narri-
age, which was s2lenddly celebrated At the house OF
Tie conniess G., wlln.e daughter about 10 he
married; rrnewnr gypsy fortune teller was called in
To calculate the young iaUy's nauvily.A mysterious
groio similar To that OF the SybIl Of the EneId,
prepared Tor tne purpose The contrivancr Jained to
The reputation nf The S. bill, iulaed the
OF Berea' aud the fortune-eiler found him ps.ed
TO listen 10 her wi, the most entire confidence, when
sue came 10 annHnnce Ia him that he would humble
himself to be exalted aud that great princess To
whom he would render great services, would one DAY
make has fortnue
suueh with This oracle, Bsrgami, begs 10 humble
himself omitted the service aud secluded himself lu
cotiase, which was ceTaisiy the way 10 The
princes announced TO him ny The gypsy propheieSs-
This idea probably soon occurred TO him far &c Ieu
his cot TO repair 10 Iurin. lie had learned that a
princess of NapoeuD's family had Just arrived there
nd he was anxious to know whether il was She ;, ho
was I" change his tate. ON passing font OF ,hr
theatre, lie saw great crowd assembled. The pnn-
cess had gone In lie entered paIptatingi with fear
aud hope but tue cohntenlHCe Of the princess pro-
duced no elect upon hl:, and he produced sil less
upon the princess Wbo did not appear To have per
ceived hin. Hence ne concluded HAT this the
rencontTe that destiny lad In fDT him. and lie
qni'ted Turin. IL was SOME time afterward that lie
heard speak Of he Princess OF Wales, Of whose vir
tues aud oeaevoience all the world boosted voice
within Whispered that IL must be she whom The oracle
had ahneuDc'd To him. aud he (ei an iTTesstibe desire
10 enter ino her service UnicT unalely the household
of the princess WAS comp!es, aud she only wanted
courier. Bergann hesitated TO Otfer himself IE..
capacity hSt reeoliec'ng the words OF the fortune
teller" Thou wilt humble thyselfto be exaited"he
thought thattb moment To bulnhle himself was
and he hand which but lately had welded the sword
no longer hes;tattd to handle The post-Nhp.
BeIsanli, thus disguised as courier TO
Princess somewhat reseubled the hero OF romance
In short lime nothing Wanting TO render Tue
lely Of he portrait complete fer he had the happi~
ness twice TO save the ne of the Princess the
TO Naples. HIS uodesty does allow him to
INTO any detail Of his duplicate adventure he speaks
only Of The gratitude Of The Princess. Arrived at Ma
pies, be was distinguished by he then Tegning FRINGE
as he was also ~ one OF the PrncessS ladies Of The
Dedebanbtr, Who appears 10 have ~n;eraiaed serious
projects With regard 10 him. She wheedlcd him into
iee-a-iele bnt BeIcan'i was hiv', aud withdrew
nom this trial like cbase Joseph The cnTaged lady
sousht revenge aAd having heard OF the Costume
which the Princess Intended TO masked ball
she pat o the same attire aud passing herself OF for
her aug"st mistress, size was but teo successful her
| cUniTNanCe.
such is the il which Bsrgami deveIopes the
commencement 81 his fortune, and the suspicious
which lowered him lis sister, and bis daughter
Vict0rne, paddock Of the PTiDcesss kinsnesS
followed her IN her travels OF which Bereami
succiuct ItinzaTy. lie explains, hut without details
the various circumstances a6duced by The witnesses
for the prosecution the Queens trial. lie also
lions some particulars such the attachment which
| liItle Nciorine conceived for an ass (Which was
purchased for her TO travel in The deaaItD TO such
degree, that she wOnid be separated from and The
animal was, IN consequence, embarked and "a after
wards Jl-wed The court of tbs Princess We learn also
that the Princess aud BefgaD, each adorned zee colt
faeut) their head with the halves of melon, Il
source against the piercing sun beams and that the
co, H. Who neglected tbs pfec3utien, became idiot
ON that NerJ DAY Befgami, weaied 81 inGpg The din
not 1Tihco,ninE, went to hasten u aud found
the cook dapcing the sand, making luTnse nfhi3
spit. aud eSclainiHg iha lac Of the Knights of
Richard Cgur de Li'nl
" BeTrami speaks Of the queens trial With very 'aud
able specton. tie shows hnsel1
gratitude towards her which appears very natuId
He thinks that What he has said will sUlce In excite
the crTosy oftbe public, and The sale ofbis Meinoire
will probably prove HIM that he Ia not mistaken.
He announces that he waits the issue OF the trial
" the Queen seeak openly aud the per
sOnages whom he only Indicates We may, therefore,
look for second part which viii net Nc less cnTlIus
than the first We entreat him beweyer, to relnenber,
ia this second pait that he bis celebrity only
the part which he plays ia too lannon's trial that the
public mach interested IN whatever relates 10
the Trial, Than IN what merely relates 10 himself per
sonaIy and that coDssqueHtIy he ought 10 speak Of
himself only fsF What he may haze say Us coi
poftsnt parsonage"