Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-11-14
From the philadelphia Ga.ats.
THE EMPEROR AIEXANnEp

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For many wears friendship had suhs;.,.a,
tween the Emperor Alexander aud the prnca c ge'
latzinit is said thcy have been unbeIlrver. ua'
Christian religion. However, they were he'o '"s
a doubt opposed to the influence Of cp,on INV
office OF Minister in the Church having bc,nns
vacant, the Emperor was DESTROYS of giving / y
an individual whom he esteemed, but undeTs,o,t
Ing he was principally attached to the bibe h. y"
tered his mind. and with some difficulty nrsv,;r.,
on Prince Galat2n to accept the appointmen,
| Ihc Prince very early felt himself in an awky,,l
preIicanent, not knowing ho,o to cxecu,, v,,s
|prop,ctyihe trnst imposed on him He was ,he,s
fore nn'ler the necessity of sending for the R.n.
Of the Diocese, to ask his advice how TO nrocsa
The Bishop referred him to a book where he conlI
lind every necessary instruction. and entre,s.i
min to stndy It faithfully, saying. if he did ha
would ind no difficulty in proceeding in his nan
situation. This bnok proa ca to be the bible r,
'his he made some objections, being opposed ia !,
in his own mind--bnt in shat time he se.ry,
obtained bible, and read it with much ateuiio1
! land the mere he read. tue more his under stand
! ing became enlightened.
/ lh, was shutt time previous to the en.tanc,
Of the French army into tie Russian En.nirp.
| When the account OF that event reached n. pa
tersburs, The Russians were il great alarm. and
every seemed t. carf, terror IN his concte
nance. The Prince Rionr XaS calm ana sarenp
1 This circumstance causeIi universal s,rp,i.e
I knowing the attachment that had suhsisted NJ
tween the Emperor and TIE p.i.cc The E,opo.
ror hal observed it himseli, Z, could nut conceive
I that any person could be thls Tranquil under cir
lcK distances which threatened ruin to the Russian
eaton. yet lie cculd na' surpnsc Nj, friend tra
tor, or lsen-.5.a to the danger or difficulty, which
surIognaed them.
! II. Eiperog called OIL the Prince, and a.seA
10" il was possible that he vas colnposcu While
every othef person 4as in dismay To which the
Prince replied. that he he'd bsen engaged in read.
M the scrpturcs. ami thew had tort fed his mini
md 2iven him firm trust in divine help and no
lection. The bible lying IN the tabe-he VI LEI
the Emperor to the pei usal of the was dispIsas
ed, ana with much .o!ance pushed il lrou him.
II fell to the floor, and lay open until the Prince
took il UP. lie asked tAe Ee'peror's pctmis.cn
TO read to him the page that opened IS It fell. 10
w'dieh he asteed. i was the DIST Psalm. The
Ga?cror was Euch struck with 'hr appropriate and
conso.ing language. When the Russian arm, Was
abou IA depart from It. petcrsDui 10 meet Ro-
napattt's army, the Emperor AID biz followers
went to church as usual previously to gong ont
NJ all expedition. lie was much astoni,hed wen
The sersic If tle daf was read. 10 find it thr9l.t
Psalm. lie spprchy ndpt the Prince, who wls
w'thAi1, had directed TIE subject aud questioned
him rcspet ting H. He ASSUMED the E.nperm he
had not seen tar pe,son wSo rendered the service
nor directly nor Indirectly had any communication
vita Mira The Emperor was satisfied that the
lscripinrcs we've tt.ly valuable; and while IN The
/ camp with his army. he sent int chaplain Of dne
Of the regiments 70 read to hlm Iii, surprise was
greatly increased, for the 10. an oi scripture read
proved 70 b. the list Psalm lie inquired @hc
had irstl acted INN 10 read that passage The
chaplain replied God :--tnat On beng told on what
.cconnt thr Emperor Nod sent Tor him, he had car
nestl, prayed to the Almighty to instruct him IN
what part u the scriptures he should read, in order
that the Emperor should be reiis ionsl, lnprUed,
ard That he read from divine Impulse The En-
rercr had nov more confidence in The bible, and
hia subsequent conduct proved is happy influence.
4 Iiia hrs. step .aS 70 send out OF his Kingdom
/ 'Fcm>n to whom he has, for some years been at
/ tachcd -slriag as reason. that 1t was not com
?nt;ble WITH religion, that he should continue Inc
7uCicty Of person who had long been tempa,
ton TO him H. sent orders while in the south OF
! Europe, that she should leave Russia with pen
sion for life, and arranged matters TO that the
r.mprc,s vvould be again Introduced t" him on ms
return to the capital, with view to their honoa'
Die union, whilh has accordingly taken place to
:helr own comio,t, and the JOY Of the nation.
| FROM QUIZ CORRESPONDENTS.
CGees Of he .ncrcahtiie .larertisr, and Gazette.
NFw-YoKK, Nov 9.