The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-04
Translated for the N. Y. Daily Advertise,

Translated for the N. Y. Daily Advertiser
Fm tho Lorers Of Wystery-"Thc Mono.,,..
OF political News among MS, saws letter fron, J,
department of Mcnsc, has been lately rei;a.'5 '"g
by little event which has produced a ,ron 1i
OF noise. About three weeks ago, a Young n.,i
OF / or 10 years OF age, suddenly made H. '' ~
dcaiace at l'ardc-Dcn, in berlin, drawn bv fn!,
horses, and afglltod at one of the princinal H.,
of that city. On his rout he had met With i,
leger, whom he had engaged for his servant. Gs
nished nm with livery, watch and pocEc4
money, and on his arrival began to lay OH ~,
siderable sums in 50 lavish manner As /, a,tr.
the attention ofthc public, and the watchfi,In@.
of the authorities.
After remaining here or DAYS. he to,l.
post chaisc to the village where his new scr,'n.
lived; went to the cur,tc to pay his respects \.
ted the church, and announced an intcnton ,e
supplying IT with certain ornaments Of which 4
had been robbed. Accordingly he so3n mad.
his appearance with chaces and pyxcs Of silver
which he had purchased, and generously nv,
scntcd them to the pastor. Not contcntcd Mn
tins pioas act, he brings with him great ttIan,t
tv ot presents, sich rs rings, &c which he di.
ribne,l at 4 rural ball he had given in tie plcr
70 The little country gll. The report fls mi.
ni!ccncc WAS soon made known III all the nc.rl,
bouriaE villages, sometime marvellous was dis
covered in his conduct, and the most wondclf,
stories were circulated among tho people.
Some declared that he was Young prince mn
der the stlictcst incognito, who, struck with ii,
p tureslue scenes OF tic ancient BaiTo's, had
COME TO bulld himself a palace there, and pons
out tho treasures pfan immense fortune upontLe
connlN others pronounced him the unacknov,
edged son ofsonc foreign monarch, or Of some
prince Of Asa who had escaped from his tsthcr,,
court, and come 10 live in Lorraine. No,hing
was talked Of but his generosity and nagniG.
cencc. "lIe distributed gold and diamonds on
all sl'lcs, like apcrsonage in the Arabian Nights.
The local authorities were astonshcd and
thought i high time to examine INTO the matter
and Tie pretended prince Was therefore watched
N All his movements He had been accompaui
cd BY a kind ofgovcrncss whom he had cail"d
his mother; but 50 soon as she perceived they had
attracted tic notice Of the pocc, she disappear
cd, and il was impossible to trace her lout. The
officers therefore left of, where they ought to
have begun, they requested the mysterious stli,.
ger to produce his passports. But to this they
ohly got the reply, that his goycIncss had taken
them with her; they demanded his name; he re-
Piled misteriodsly and this only served to excite
still further the imaginatlons Of the people and
most absurd conlccturcs, A gcndqrme was com.
.''7oi'iSb " MN III All
but this did not prevent him from c3pcnding IS
before. A multitude Of labeurers employed at
the manufactures crowded around his hotel 10
enjoy his presence fora moment and in the most
tiGtlng concerns, as we'll rs in his language lie
affected sort efcalcessncss and mysterious dig
nltv, which tended to encourage the popular be
lief IN the most extraordinary and improbable sto-
res Indeed he had 50 completely fascinated
the public that two private persons offered to
pledge themselves for him, to save him from y
prosecution as vagrant, although they were en-
tlrcly ignorant ofhis character.
For the present however, this marvellous ro-
nance has been brought to 4 conclusion by thc
sudden removal Of the hero, who has set out tI
Paris in his magnificent berlin, accompanied By
a sud-gendarn, leaving the whole affair ofhisar
RIVAL and residence amongst Nc, involved in i'm.
Fcnctlablc mystery. It may be presumed thaF
his sudden departure would oEiy excite the pub
lie interest tiia laorc and that curiosity would py
no means be cluicted; and indeed when We coli
/ slider The impressions his appearance has made
and the singular manner in which il has been ~
moved 10 the capital il seems difficult to regard
the youth IS 4 person Of vulgar pmentage ana
education, We shall doubtless hear The trlt1
IN few days, and il is certainly very possb!s
that tins liouhGtin may produce only . mouse