The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-07-27

who spoke from envy, because she had re-
fused to comply with their desires. The
carabineer left her declaring that he would
narrowly watch oil her steps, and it ever he
found her guilty Of the slightest trespass he
would'ki her.
1t happened one day, fatal day for them |
both, that Rosina, having early left her home
to purchase some household articles, met
with young countryman of her acquaint- |
ance, who calling her by name stopped to
ask how she did. Rosina, who never con-
versed with any one for fear of exciting
suspicious in her lover, could do nothing less
than stop and give civil answer to the
countiyman. The carabineer, who tender
ly loved Rosina, but whose Jealousy caused
him to watch day and night near the house,
was proceeding thither at this moment, and
observing her in the act of speaking to a
handsome young man, became fully posses
sed with his hateful passon.-Shortly after
wards Rosina left the young countryman,
and went to make her purchases.
AS she was returning home, along mar
row street she. was met by her lover, who
said, "Now you cannot deny it; have seen
with own eyes that you are taithless-you
are no longer worthy to live; and plunSing
his sabre into her side he ran her through
the body, the poor girl being then in the Sc
venth month of her pregnancy. The moment
he had done the deed the carabineer sought
to escape and hurried to the guardhouse
to get his arms and secure what money he
possessed. Some persons who had witness
ed the crime went in pursuit, and called on
the people in the street to stop him. Pe
rushed like a mailman into the guard house,
where he found the brigadier with his wiic.
The brigadier having heard the cry in the
street of ''stop him stop the carabinccr u
and seeing that he was taking his arm, at
tempted to lay hold of him. Having the
sabre still in his hand, the carabineer struck
at the officer, and wounded him in several
places, upon which the latter, seeing no eth
e. way to escape from an unfuriatcd man,
leapcd through the window. The carabin.
eer grasped the arm Of the brigadier's wife.
and drew her into the room that contained
the arms of the whole gade.-Closing and
botlng the door, he vowed that he would
fire upon any one who should approach, and
ordered the woman to load the fire arms
and hand them to him telling her she must
obey his orders as she valued her life. On
looking out he saw a crowd assembling, a.
mong whom were some OF his comrades who
had been dispersed about the suburbs and
he instantly began to fire from the windows
to prevent any one from approaching the
guard house. The people being terrified at
this rapid discharge of. fire arms, which
wounded one of the carabinneers, fed to a
distance and waited for orders. The lieu
tenant of the corps arriving, reprovcd his
men for standing in dread of a single indi-
vidual, but instead of setting good example
by leading them on, he bade marechaf de
10 siS to so into the room, and arrest the man
telling him if need were. he might take a
force with him. The marshal, though a
lppp AZ ,I a ,Dfc fold fhe.
lieutenant he was sending him to certain
death by ordering him to execute the arrest
in that manner. The lieutenant who knew
not what military tactics meant, and was
merely actuated by his own pride and vanity,
(being one of these bows whom We now see
daily promoted to the highest rank, on no
other claim than title of nobility roughly
told him his business WAS not to make OBJ
servntions but to obey orders. The marshal,
without saying another word, took with him
itwo carabineeIs, and going round to the back
part of the guard house, luckily effected an
entrance unobserved by the carabineer who
kept running from window to window & dis
charging his fire arms But i'll the door OF
the room there was an Iron grating through
which the man observed that somebody was
coming up stairs, and hring through the
aperture, he killed the marshal: the men
49,
their retreat. and FASTENED to tell the lieu
tenant what had happened. An officer OF
any sense of honour, who had occasioned the
loss of a brave soldier would have done his
utmost to make amends for the mistake: bat
being insensible to any kind of compunction,
fonder of parade than of his duty, he with
drew to wait for reinforcements, after having
posted sentinels at distance to watch the
motions Of the besiegcd carabineer. Shortly
afterwards arrived Lieut. Nasi, with his
detachment of 25 men OF the Legion of Royal
Light Infantry, which was quaItercd in the
suburbs. They endeavored to carry the
house by assault; but their strongest efforts
were Intellectual, as the carabineers kept up
a brisk fire, by which one of the detach-
ment was wounded.-Nasi then relnqulsE
; ing his design Of taking the delinquent by
force, as he did not like to sacrifice the lives
of his men, determined to wait until dark
when some stratagem might be attempted
r with success. The carbneer having expen-
= ded so much of his ammunition that he hat
only two loaded carrabmes and two loadei
pistols left, determined to make sure work
of two more of the assalants and then shoe
: himself thro' the head. He looketliout OF th'
:, window, and seeing no one near enough t.
= modest him, he ordered the woman to keeI