Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-10-14

NOT merely WantcH act, Dht uonc inc noie u.
cdedly to convince the king, when the strange 81
tuatiOn Of the corps was seen, how absolutely ne
must he Invested Of reason. Being assured he was
| now alone with his mother. in most awful manner
| he turns upon her, and avows his madness to be
assumed--he reproaches her with her wickedness
and incestunus marrlage-and threatens his Inlsh.
ty vengeance upon the instigator OF her crime
In the historian, we find that the admonitlois OF
| Hamlet awakened the conscience OF the queen, q
recalled her to penitence and virtue. The KING,
observing the change, become doubly suspicious
Of the prince, and battling some preliminary steps.
he took vengeance. Hamlet was entrappe1 u
him INTO an embassy to England. He sent along
with him two courtiers, who bore private letters
10 the English monarch, requesting him, as the
eaest favor he could confer on Denmark, to
COMPASS by secret and sure means, the death ol
the prince as soon as he landed. Hamlet. during
the v0ya.e. had reason to suspect the MISSION O
his companions; and by a stratagem, obtaining
their credentials, he found the treacherous
man,late and changing it for one wherein he
ordered the execution Of The two lords. he quietly
proceeded with them to the British shore. oh
landing, the papers were delivered. and the KING.
without further parley, obeyed what he believed
to be the request of his royal ally and thus did
treason meet the punishment due to its crime
The daughter Of the king being charmed with the
person and manners Of the foreign prince, eyinc
ed such marks Of tenderness, that Hamlet could
not but perceive the depth OF his conquest. He
was not nspnsible to her attractions and ieceiv-
ing the kings assent, IN the OF few days,
led her to the nuptial altar
Amidst all JOYS. he was. however, like a pertnrb
ed host that could NJ, rest; and before many suns
had set. he obtained hard wrun. leave from his
bride, once more 20 ser sail. and appeared at FL
sneur lust at the time tu be witness OF the splen-
did writes which Fengo (suppu,lng him now to be
murJerrd,) had prepared for his funeral. On the
proc amatian Of his arrival. he wa, welcomed Wit
enthusiasm by the people. whose Idol he was. ami
who had been overwhelmed with grief when Fer
90 announced to them his sudden death in En-
gland The king, innamed with runous dl,ap
pontment. and becoming duublv icaou. of his
growing popularity now affected no Cancellation,
sut openly manifested his hatred and hostility
Hamlet again had recourse to his pretended mad
ness. and committed so many aarmin. acts. that
Feng0. fearing their detection, ordered hi, swor,
locked into its scabbard under plea Of .uar,lin
the lunafIc from personal harm. After ,ariou, al
ventures. at last the prince accomplished the dcatn
Of his uncle's adherents. 4 vengeance on the fra
tricide himself, BY setting fire to the palace dur
ing the debauch nf midnight banquet. Pushing
IN amidst the fiames he kills Fengo with his own
hand, repr0sching him at the moment with his
murder. adultery and incest Immediately on this
act of retribution he was proclaimed lawful sue
TO the throne, and crowned with all due So
lemnity