The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-26

1t is known that there is in this country per- |
son styling himself Charles \. King of France,
who made intcrccssion with Congress during
their last session. to assist Mm III rcgalning ms
rights. The Monitcur Universal, (a PARIS papcr) |
OF the 9TH July, contains some particulars OF lls
character winch may be rchcd on
The newspapers Of the United States have lat
tery spoken OF an impostor, or rather OF an insane
person vino calls himself Charles y. King OF
France and Duke OF Navarro. We find, to-day,
in 'rhe Times, letter written from Portsmouth,
the 2yth of June, and signed NJ PERSAr, Chcv-
alicr Of the Legion OF Honour, late Captain OF
Cavalry. This frcnchnan declares that the un-
fortunate person in question Is his own brother
"But," says he, 81 had rather the world should
know that he is in state OF madness than to cX-
pose it to the belief that there Is Ill my family so
abominable an impostor." Here follow some
authentic particulars respecting the pretended
Charles y.
"VICTOR PERSAT was born i'll 1890, at Flu
nezat in the Department Puy-de-donc. lie en-
tered the service i'll lS0 After having passed
some years in the 25th and 29th regiments OF
Chasseurs, he passed into the guard OF the us'll-
per. A shot IN his head, and the cold Of the ia
tai campaign Of Moscow, dcranSed the mind OF
Victor Persat. He was put upon halt payn 1910,
and returned to his family.
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all his portion. Beng one day out hunting, the
gems BARNES summoned him to exhibit his license.
The only answer he gave, WAS to trc upon them,
and he wounded ono OF them dangerously. He
was arrested, and after detention OF three
months, was brought to trial 1t was his good for
tune to have to do with jury which acquitted him.
lie proiited of his liberty to go and JON Maurice
Pelsat, the author of the lcttcr,) who served
then among the Independents Patrots) III Amer
ica But having been left at Havana, the ngoui
, with which the spanish Governor treated nm,
completed the distraction OF his reason"
.Nczp York, .Ang. IA tragic event oc-
: Cured yesterday afternoon, at rcspecta-
bic boarding house in this city.-Nhilc the
boarders were at dinner, Mr.. Seaman, depu-
5 ty sheriff, called with IA writ for two young
men of the name of Hart, brothers, who hat
| lust returned from an excursion to tlit
Springs. They expressed their readiness te
/. attend the sheriff, and asked permission tl
t go to their lodging room for their hats. Ihi
: was granted, but having renamed longer
/ than was expected the sheriff requested the
f landlord to ascertain if they had really gon'
to their room. He knocked at their door
r when immediately he heard the report OF
a pistol, which was followed IN q Few seconds
c by another. On entering the room, 1t wa
+ found that both OF the young men had DIES
!. troycd themselves, having apparently eacl
S placed a pistol in his mouth, and hterall,
blown to atoms the upper parts OF thei
= heads. We learn that the young men were
$ natives of the Island of st. Thomas, namet
d Ralph and John Hart, aged "a and 26 years
c They had transacted business at Mayaguez
: Porto Rico. under the firm of l. K X. Hart
From this place it is said they absconde'
/. some months since in a vessel which, the,
: had purchased and loaded on credit; and at
: ter visiting Curacoa, Havana, and Jamaica
. and disposing Of the vessel and cargo, arriv
e ed in this city few weeks since They re
turned from the Springs yesterday morning