Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-06-28

The Boston Gazette of Saturday gives the
following extract of letter, dated
METANzAs June S.
"You can have no idea of the gloom that
prevails here, in co nsequence OF that dreadful
scourge, the Cholera. In the cities it has
nearly ceased, but IN the country its path is
marked with desolation and ruin. On an
estate having 100 slaves, every soul persisted
Another with 60 lost SIS. A slave ship late
lily landed 400 miserable wretches, Of whom
all but three died. Eight negroes were taken
down on an estate Is miles from this town
few days ago, the proprietor, Mr., S, an En-
glishman, an old acquaintance OF mine imme-
diately came to town to our house. His SER
want was taken down after he got in, and
died in the yard under my window. The old
gentleman returned to his estate the day be
fore yesterday, where he found 38 out of 90,
dead. He was Immediately seized himself,
when black boy was despatched to us with
note stating that his master was dying.
The boy had scarcely delivered the note,
when he staggered, fell on the floor and in
few hours was a corpse. The old gentle
mau is dead, and the estate entirely deserted
This is picture of many other estates"
! A foreign journal relates the following
strange story, at the same time vouchlng
for its authenticity: ga short time ago
the King of Naples requested the young
Queen Ga daughter of the late King OF
Sardinia) to set down to the piano, at a
little Court soiree. The Queen at first
declined, but at the Kings urgent solicit
tation, she at length consented. Just as
she was about to seat herself at the IN
strument, the King drew back her chair,
and the Queen fell. On rising she re-
preached his Majesty for this ill-manner-
ed joke, observing that she thought she
had married King, but that she had
only married lazzarone. The Kings
yepoSta was conveyed in two smart sou
Hlets In consequence of this conJuga
: misunderstanding, an exchange OF coufi
ers has taken place between the Court o.
: Naples and Sardinia. The result has
not yet TRANSFERRED"
The Emheror of Russia. IAN American
gentleman on visit to ST, Petersburg, IN
L letter to a friend in this country bears the
: following very favorable testimony to the
q personal character of the Emperor
"Thc Emperor of Russia, whatever we
> NAV think of his conduct towards Poland, il
G sovereign to whom his subjects are devot
c edly attached His private character is with
: of the Empress, have already done much t
Vt reform the manners of their Court. He il
i by far the most able and energetic sovereign
g in Europe. am convinced it is his polio,
n to avoid war for the present. cannot fore
d see any change in the nature of the Belgium
= question which would induce him ito assume
i a hostile attitude Besides, the character u
y the King of Prussia is guarantee for gene
d raj peace. Yet it cannot be denied that Eu
e rope at present is aimagazine of powder, am
J. any accidental hand may apply the spark"
IT The DUKE OF WELLINGTON, who wa
& born on the first of May, seventeen hun
. dred and sixty-nine, and who is conse
e quently now sixty-four years old, seem
1t to be as strong and as active as when
is exactly eighteen years ago, countln
lie back from to -morrow-he overtime '
I'd BoNApARrE at Waterloo. and decided tn
r fate of Europe. About the middle q
=, =. last May, after having hunted fox 10
= 20 forty-6ve miles, he rode sixty-two mile
N to attend ball, given by the Marchiones
l. Of Salisbury, at Hatfield, and was one
$, the gayest of the gay throughout tn
$ evening.