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career. His caprice and his bounty gained him
some friends; but the same caprice, joined 70 tis
severity and his unseadiness, raised him up Dc adiy
foes ! his was natural event: ior il his reign,
the highest and most favored individual in the reslna
might be reused from his midnight slumber huE.
ried off to his country estate, or even to Siberia
without any otheI explanation, than that the mea-
sure was by order Of the Emperor, and that the
Emperor must be obeyed Even the relations and
friends OF the banished cutsi show much anxiety,
or make particular inquiries, les, they should meet
with the same fate. Ministers, Senators, Princes,
Counts and officers of all ranks, with terror beted
the insecurity of their persons, of their families of
their property, and of their country, under such hor-
rid misrule. Even the bountiful acts OF the Empe-
rors lucid intervals held as the strongest proofs
OF his incapacity for the Government oil great ma
ton he severely punished those dearest to his bo-
som, and then he made amends by hsnt some pres-
ents, and The most conciliatory conduct.
| AgIeeably to revelation made to him in dream,
or in vision, Paul had bull the palace o. ST.
Michael; an immense quadrangular pile, at the
bottom OF the summer gardens. moafed round and
fortified with basons of granite; and there, il a
fortified castle, and secure from danger, the Empe-
ror, with his family, took up his residence His
| Majesty, however, seems TO have had some pre-
sentiment OF his proaching tate; and had even
ordered secret stairt to be constructed. which
led from his own chambers to the terrace but in
the hour OF danger, he was unable to take advantage
OF this exit. Late on the evening of the 1lth, or
early on the morning of the 18th OF March 1901.
Paul was assailed by band OF conspiraors and,
alter unayaling threats succeeded by enreates and
promises, and noble resistance. his Majesty was
stranged by means OF sash, one end o. which was
held by Zubof while young Hanoyerian drew The
other, till their victim expi ed. AS If they had
been attending banquet, the asssssns retired from
the place without the least molestaton, and return
ed TO their respective homes. Medical aid was
called, in the hope OF restoring suspended animation,
but Paul had paid the debt of nature, and few
days afterwards his body was embalmed by Sir
James Wylie, one OF the lucky individuals whose
fortune was made by his Imperial Masters whns.
| Whether Alexander was aware of the interded
murder of his father, whether he knew o. the
time fixed for its perpetraon, admits of disc
but, 1t is certain that, at an early hour OF the
ming Of the 18th of March, his friends and his
counseors rallied round him /; that the death OF
Paul. and the accession OF Alexander, an
nounced to the capital at seven O'Clock and that
by eight, the principal nobility had paid their hcm.
age to The Grand Duke, under his character IN
the chapel of the Winter Palace. The great off,
GERS of state being assembled there, Alexander was
sole mnly declared Emperor of all the Russiss
| As soon as Alexander had ascended the Imperial
throne, like the willy Catharine his FIRST care was
to gain the fidelity of the soldiers. Almost at the
dawn OF day, mounted ON charger he presented
himself to the best part OF the troops stationed q,
Petersburgh, who we're already assembled In the
grand place in front of The Winter Palace. HIS
Majesty naturally bestowed the highest encomiu m
upon them and in his turn delighted wl'h iheir
noisy testimonials OF satisfaction, a, their ouras
Such conduct might appear strange 20 those who
are aware Of the fact. that Paul, ntwi'h andinp
his severity and caprice wss beloved by The army
and that the soldiers called tha' mad monarch their
Otets, or Father. But the individuals who toru,e d
the confedcracy tor the mutder of P.'ui hsd also
taken measul es to gain over The guards ard othe
regiments stationed in the residence, to the cause
of Alexander, by report of their own fab'est,on,
of the disease and death of their late rule and com
mander.
| How often do such scenes occur in the capital OF
the Cars I'm the evening, the whole machine of
the government of an immense realm is noting
under the direction of one Prince: before the k
crows on the morrow, the empire is governed by
another. This also happened when Peter Ill was
deposed. and Ca'harine IL. assumed the re'ns OF
government. Such facts speak powerfully, and
show that princes, as we'll as peasants, live in q
world OF contingencies
| While august and solemn affairs occupied the
new Emperor, his Imperial mother was suffering
the utmost anguish; and had oftener than once as
sumed the appearance OF death. in long continued
faintings. Notwithstanding Paul's open inhdelity,
| the Empress had steaoliy maintained her affection
and her endearlng department towards her Imperial
consori. That she was sincere, has been proved
by the fact that up to this hour. she holds sacred
the memory of her spouse--recollccts him with the
tendercst love-and detests even the name of his
assassins. AS one of the correspondents OF this
Magazine has remarked, No. 60, p. 527, even
twenty four years after the perpetration Of the
der, Count Panin was always obliged to leave Mos
COW on the arrival Of the Dowager Empress In that
capital.
| 1t almost seems an anomaly in history, that the
murderers of Peter III. became the avowed favor
Ii ties of the proteges of Catharine H.; and it is