Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-17
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
TliE ENpRRoR AlEXANnER.

An 'Histoscai memoir Of Alexander xad the
Court of Russia" has lately been published in
Paris. written BY one Of the former maids Of
honor at that Court, a Polish lady wao, like
al writer's of memoirs and reminiscnses al
great people prstends, st least, To know every
thing concerning them, and, 10 have been In
alitheir secrets. The following anecdstes are
extracted from tne work by an English Jylr.
nalist, who speaks well OF IT,.
TIE Marriage Of .Aerandev.-Thi. Prince
had scarcely finished his ooyhood wheg the
ErpressC athafine, in order to curb his fsutIl.
iui passions, made him submit to tts hsls
bands Of nairiTnony. Ascordiog to the estab
Eshed custom in Russia, three German prin
cesses were invited to Cour,, and intrsduesd to
the scrutinizing eyes OF Catherine VIA, wss to
select one OF them Ter a wife for her grandson.
This election was decided in rather 3 singular
way, snd chance alone assisted the Enapres.
ss fortunately as IL the talents Of thu Princess
bad been long engaged in the chSice. The
Empress, seated AZ one Of the Windows of the
Palace witnessed the arrival OF the three touaz
Processes, each of whom had a very remark.
able countensnce. CathsTine Observed that
the first whs descended from the carriage pot
out with a great deal of precipitation. and She
formed a bad opinion of this v~ivseity. The se.
cond in getting down had her feet caught in her
gswn. "Rhat delay and awkw2rdaess!, ex.
claimed the Empress. The tt,rd Princes de.
| scended from the vehicle with perfect somna.
posuFe and dignity. '.sEe shall be the Grand,
Duchess" said the Empress II was Elizabeth
OF Baden whose appearance and smiasle man.
ners completely succeeded in gaining the goes
will ofthe Empress, and decided her choice ol
this young Princess for the wife of her grand.
son
KnserrSew sctleeez .flesQnder and NabeIeer.-
The battle OF FtedIand, in Ia the spring OF 1907
terminated the Prnssian campaign. The inter
view which took place at that psrisd beiw<er
Alexander and Napoleon. was held uson a raft
in the middle of the Niemea, and i'm the are
| sence of the Russian and French armies, whiol
were drawn up sa The opposite sides Of the riy
er. Tss moneal Napoleon saw Alexander. he
exclaimed ''he is an ApoIles'. II was 90 tia
occasion that Alexander fer the airst time gave
Napoleon the tities OF Emperor and Majesty,
having previously considered him as a chief O
the French nation. The raft belonged 10 Ma
pelcon- Alter the usual compliments had sass
ed, and the Grand Duke Constantine and Mu
rat, then Duke OF Berg, had been introduced
Napoleon WIS naturally anxious OF showing par
ticular respect ts Alexander, and doing lhs
honours Of the place destined for the confer.
ence. Alexander said that he was on board
his ship, and Napoleon called the raft his boat
In erdcrts put an end to ceremony on bstl
sides Alexander observed, Get US beth go Int.
the Little rsom together" aud as the door va
very narrow, the tive Emperars we're obligeC
70 press close upon each sther in order to en-
ter the room where the conference was to b.
held. % his return to the raft. Napalesn, /,
pay . compliment to Alexander, @ade the en-
tire French army shout "husra" and In return
Alexander gave directions ~ his troops to CT
out Vtse ~PEOpefeur. On the following dal
the two Empsrsrs visited zach other, ADD A
irxander even dined several times with Nsps
leen; but the latter could never be pEsyails,
on to return this mark Of confidence, and, sal
in exssse, to Alexander, 81 am nsss 90 COED 9