The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-11
MAY IL, 1926.


having learned that he was so blinded by
passion, as to intend to marry this girl, and
that he had even bound himself by writ
ten promise to that effect, I solicited the
King to have her placed in confinement.
MY son having got information of the steps
| had taken, frustrated my Intentions, by
escaping with the object of his passion. For
more than six months, have ,anly endea-
voured to discover where he has concealed
himself, but have now some reason to think
he is at the Hague
The Count earnestly conurcd the Mar
quis to make the most rigid search, in or
der to discover his sons retreat, and to en-
deavour to prevail upon him to return to
his home. 1T is an act ofjustice, continued
he, to provide for the girl, if she consents
to give up the written promise OF marriage,
which she has received, and ] leave it to
your discretion to do what is right for her,
as we'll as to determine the sum necessary
to bring my son to Madrid, in manner suit
able to his condition. know not whether
you are father; if you are, you will be a
BILE to sympathise in my anxieties' The
Count subjoincd to this letter an exact de-
scription of his son, and the young woman
by whom he was accompanied. On the re-
ceipt OF this letter, the Marquis lost not a
moment in sending to all the inns i'll Amster-
dam, Rotterdam, and the Hague, but IN vain
he could find no trace of them. lie began
to despair of success, when the idea struck
him, that young French page of his, re
markabe for his quickness and intelligence,
might be empioved with advantage. He
promised to reward him handsomely, if he
succeeded in finding the young woman who
was the cause of so much anxiety, and gave
him the description of her person. The
page visited all the public places for many
days, without success; at length, one evening
at the play, he saw Il young man and wo-
man in box who attracted his attention.
When he saw that they perceived that he
was looking at them, and withdrew to the
back of the box to avoid his observation, he
felt confident that they were the objects of
his search.-He did not take his eyes from
the box, but watched every movement in it.
| The instant the performance ended, he was
in the passage leading from the boxes to the
door, and he remarked that the young man,
who doubtless observed the dress he wore,
tried to conceal himself as he passed him,
| by putting his handkerchief before his face.
He followed him, at distance, to the inn
called the Vicomte de 1ureu1e, which he
saw him and the woman entc'; and being
Ambassador.
The Marquis de ST.. GILES Immediately
repaired to the inn, wrapped in a cloak, and
followed by his page and two servants. He
desired the landlord to show him to the
room of young man and woman, who had
lodged for some time III his house. The
landlord for some time refused to do SO, un-
less the Marquis would give their name
NnIsiN nj fo al a lU c
speaking to the Spanish Ambassador, who
had strong reasons for wishing to see the
persons in question. Tie inlkeeper said
they wished not to be known, and that they
had absolutely forbidden him % admit any
body into their apartment. who did not ask
for them sy their name, but tlat since the
Ambassador desired it, he would show him
their room. He then conducted Them to a dir.
ty, miserable garnet. He knocked at the
door, and waited for some tine he then
knocked again, pretty loudly, upon which
the door was half openeA.-At the sight oi
the Ambassador and his suite the person
who opened it Immediately closed it again
exclaiming that they had madea mistake
The Ambassador pushed hard against it.
: forced his way in; made sign to his people
to wait outside, and remained in the room
He saw before him a very handsome young
, man, whose appearance perfectly cores
{ ponded with the description; and young
woman of great beauty, and remarkably
fine person, whose countenance, form, col
or of the hair, &c. were the same as descrb
ed by the Count de Moncade. The youn!
: man spoke first. He complained of the vi
olence used in breaking into the apartmen
= of a stranger living in a free country, unde
, the protection of its laws. The Ambassado
:, stepped forward to embrace him, and said
: ''it is useless to feign, my dear Count;
i know you, and do not come here to Civ
= pain,to you or to this lady" The young MAJ
! replied that he was entirely mistaken; tina
= he was not Count, but son to merchan
;, of Cadiz; that the lady was his wife; an
J that they were travelling fo" pleasure. Th
:, Ambassador, casting his eyes around th
: miserably-furnished room, which containe
> but one bed, and some packages is this, IN
: dear child, (allow me TO address you by
title which is warranted by my tender re
gard for your father) is this fit residenc
for the son of the Count de Moncade =
The young man sill protested against tn
y use of any such language. as addressed
him. At length, overcome by the entrea'
: les of the Ambassador, he confessed, wseI
n ing, that he was the son of the Count d
d Moncade, but declared that nothing siloul
1t induce him to return to his Father, it i
Of must abandon a woman he adored. II
Ie Young woman burst into tears, and 'thrc
le herself at the feet of the Ambassador, tellir