The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-11


HtcrBdl .Adciiue The affair o
the Internal machine has ever herr
propeIls understood by the public
The police had iutimatrd Ia Napo
loon that au attempt would be made
against his life. aud cautioned hln
not n go nut. Madame Bnonapartr
flademoiselle Bcauharuai,. M
dame Murat. Lannes, Bessirres. the
Aid-dc-camp ON duty, and lieutcn-
ant Lehruu, now duke Of pl"2ruZa.
/ were all assembled in the saloon,
while the First Consul was Nri
ling in his closet. llaydn's Orato-
no was to be performed that eve.
nlng the ladies we're ANXIOUS !
hear the music. and We also express
sed awish II that effect. Tie =
Cort picanct ~ ara ed out. "a.
Lannes requested that Aanaoan
would Join the party. ii -o#scHt.
ed his carriage was rea =. - l.,
took along with him BesSirrrs ana
the Ald-do-camp ON duty. was
directed to attend the Ladies'. II l..
sephIne bad received a maSui rnt
shawl from ConslantlnopIr. and 4
hat etculrg wore II for the fir
time. " Allow me 10 observe. M
dame" sad |, :. that your shawl J.
not thrown ON With YOU usual cie-
game" She good humourcdly
begged that ! would fold il after the
fashion Of the Egyptian ladies -
While ! was engaged ia tins opera
tlon, We heard Napoleon depart
" Come sister," said madame Mu-
rat. who Was impatient 10 get IL
the theatre. i" Buonaparte is GO
lug" We stepped into the carriage.
The First Consn's cquipagc had
already Reached the middle OF the
! Pidce CdrroaSci. We drove after
u: hut - I'D scarcely entered the
Place when the machine exploded.
Napoleon escaped by a singular
chance. Saint Regent, or his
French servant, had stationed him
sci in The middle Of The Rue .NraiSe.
\ grcDadlcI OF lhf escort, suppos-
ing he was really what he appeared
To be, a water carrier, gave hin IA
few blows with The tiat oil his sabre.
and drove him oil The carr WAS
turned round. aud the machine cx-
ploded between the carriages Of Ma
poleon and Josephine. The ladies
shrIckcd on hearing the report the
carriage windows Mere broken, aua
Madcmoiselle Bcauharnais rccriy-
ed slight hurt on her hand. a
lighted and crossed The Rue .AicniSe,
which was StreNed with the bouies
Of those who had been thrown dow II.
and the fragments ii the walls had
heen shattered by the explosion.
Neither the Consul nor any ludn i'll
aal oi his suite sustained ANY sclI-
pue injury. When entered the
theatre. Napoleon was seated in his
box, calm AMI composed. aud look
ing al the audience through an opr
IA glass. FoaChr was beside him.
- Josrphinc," SAID he, as SION as
he observed me. She entered at
that moment, AID he did not finish
his question. " The rasCals," sand
he, very coolly, wanted to blow
me up.-Bring me book OF the o.
ratorlo. "-RaP9's memoirs.
| Domestic IL IN PcrStd.--The la
dies Of Persia are very ignorant. 1t
is not customary to teach them e.
ven to read. and sill less 10 sew.
The exceptions Ia tins rule are *
tremcly rare. | should be greatly
puzzled 10 describe their occupation
until they become mothers. ! know
of II M but the toilet, on winch,
though less complex than that Of oul
ladies, they manage to spend as
day they commonly spend seated on
beautiful carpets opposite to the
window Overlooking fountain OF
piece Of water. Here they smoke
,aiIIcau, drink coffee, and pay OF
receive visits unul the cool Of the
evening, Of which they immediately
avail themselves To Walk IL the gar
dcns without the town, where they
frequently stop TIL night. The most
mistaken notions prevail in Europe
as to the degree of liberty euJnyed
by the women Of Persia II ut
country with which | am acquainted
are they more perfectly ullstresscs
of their tons.