The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-02-23

ways shown by civilized nations, toPrisoners
of war! Was a deserter from the armies
of France? 1t SO, why was not Delivered
I'D to her authorities, and tried oy militia,
w commission. The fact is was the fricnu
70 rational liberty-faithful to my country
her constitution, and her laws, SO long IS
she had either.-My prosecutors wishea 20
shut out the light ofpolitical freeaeH' winch
had just began to dawn upon regene,asms ,
France and return her to the feudal darkness
in which she had been involved for ages. 1t
was known that had served in the revolu-
t;on ne America, and enjoyed the paternal
aot.a,n ofher m atchless chief. The name OF
Wash;nrton. so awful to 'Tyrants, became
warranty for those principles, which ever
have. and ever will belong to him whom he
honored as his adopted son--The principles
of rational liberty, the unalenable rights OF
man.
"Aeain, nv oppressors we'll knew, that so
soon as any thing like order was restored to
nv distracted country, if they should loosen
their bolts, would fly to her army, mingle
my sorrows with her mistortunes, and, Tor
her safety, her glory and her happiness, give
the best energies of my nature, and the last
drep of my blood.
caused my prosecutors to change so often
head; these were the cords with which the
Austrian Emheror's hands gvere tied.-That
Twas in earliest life the friend of liberal pr'in-
ciples, will relate to you, my dear sir, an
anecdote:-I vas hunting when quite youth,
in a forest, of which my father-in-law, the
Duke de Noailles, was lord warden, or ran
ger; shot superb stag. One OF the keep,
crs coming up, with tears in his eyes, cried
out. .Mydear young lord, what have you
donee-Done. replied, why, ! have killed
a noble stag, and the father of the herd, tor
his was the largest retinue OF attendant fe-
males. But, my dear lord, what shall we
do to conceal this heavy calamity, which G.
ven the influence of the Duke may not avert
answered very cody, take him to the lar
der, and let US feast upon his fat launches
Motor worlds exclaimed the terrified keep
er. who so soon as had retired, fairly buri-
ed the deer, horns and all. Had have shat
n man. the alarm would not have been so
1reat-the regret half so sincere. Such
were the feudal days ofFrance; thank God
the revolution has at least destroyed the
abomination of game laws, which yearly sent
thousands to the galleys, besides many
wretched peasants who, no doubt we're shot
hv the keepers of the forests, and probably
buried with less concern than was my stag.
"In France, now, every proprietor kills
the game ON his own property and French
men do not fear penalty IN the trst IN
stance, which may take the bread from a
Door m ans family. and transportation in the
second, for the heinous offence OF shooting a
partridge.
"Of the gallant attempt made by Bollman
and Huger, to rescue me from captivity, at
Olmutz, the accounts which you have seen
are in the main correct. 1t was my friends
in ENGLAND, who first suggested the affair to
Bollman, who had become distinguished by
his gallant and successful achievement in pro-
curing the escape of Count de Narbonne
from revolutionary fury, and his safe convey
ance of him to England.
..Bollman repaired to Vienna, in the Pros
ecution of his plan, and there, while seeking
An assistant, fell in with Huger, the son OF
my old friend, to whose house IN carolina, !
arrived one stormy night on my landing in
America, and where General de Kalb and
myself. were FIRST taken for robbers or pi-
rates, and then received with open arms by
the hospitable, the brave and lamented HUI
ger. who fell before the lines at Charleston
Francis Kinlock Huger, the son of this revo
lutionary martyr embraced the proposal Of
Hollman with delight, and the friends repair
ed to the neighborhood of Olmutz, to concer,
their final plans.-The Governor Of the for
tress, in consequence of the representation
Of physicians, had permitted me to take all
and exercise by riding out, attended BY {
guard. The writing of Bollman in sympa
thetic ink, prepared me for their attemp
to rescue.-There was small auberge, OF
inn, at which we sometimes obtained beer
it was near this house that alighted. and
leaning upon the arm of my corporal, a
waited the signal of my friends, which was
to take out AN handkerchief and wipe the
the forehead Believing that the accepted
time had arrived, observed to the corporal
my friend, you appear to have very ex
celent sword-a French sergeant would be
glad to have one as good--let me see If tho
blade answers to the value of the hilt.'
placed my hand upon the sword, and drew
it about six inches, when the corporal looked
round, perceived my friends briskly ap
preaching; he Immediately graspedm my arm
and shouted to his comrades at the carriage
"a struggle ensued; the corporal was one o
those men, who, apparently small, are wei
put together, and of great muscular strength
he was, beside, gallant fellow; my owl
bodily powers had been greatly weakened
by long confinement, and all the debili
ties resulting from the miseries which hat
endured: we came to the ground in tn
struggle; in my endeavoring to prevent hi
calling for help, he got my finger betwee
his teeth, and bit it scverely-you can no!