The herald., 1837-05-20

weared head, but, perceiving sick oncer' lein e
quished it in his favor. Having, as laay lnoie lac
lity in obtaining passport, she avaiied neisell ~
for the purpose of saving at great RISK anu peril PC
yeral patriots deeply compromised during the reVo-
luton Many, disguised as her domesucs, were Gu
abled 10 traverse Prussia undiscovered. On one oc-
eason they were placed IN bs
strataoem and intended TO lmprlsOn the disguised
natrots but the countess declared she would be re-
snonsible for all she offered the whole Of her pos
sessions as guarantee, and by this bold act again
preserved them. -,
On outting Prussia, Claudia took up her adobe at
Dresden there deplore in solitude the msiortunes
of her country; but the wants OF her unfortunate
contrymen called forth again her energies into ac-
ton She formed ladies committee, In order 10 al
eyate the destitution of the refugees The remains
of her fortune her influence, her personal exertons,
entirely at the disposal OF the unfortunate.
lady of her acquaintance having one day made nqul.
ries for person to copy volumlnous manucrpt, the
countess offered 70 provide one; under this preext she
obtained possession of the work, and aborcd at it
herself day and nghtn order to depose the proceeds
of d er industry into thr funds of the committee. But
all her endeavors all her sacrifices, were insufficient
to provide for the Polish soldiers who, without pro-
visions and without cloths in the depth of a severe
winter, resisted the cunning policy of the Prlssian
government and resolved rather perish of cold and
hunger than TO return to land hcnceforh under the
despotlsm of Russia. AT one time the committee were
at loss how to afford the required assistance, when
our young heroine hit upon expedent for obvlang
tnat uIIculty Sne instantly pledged tne Jewels ana
each hemeres which the foreign police has not sue
oeeded in depriving her of and the following day the
sum of 49, 900 forines sent for its pous destna-
ton. 1t in honor of this noble action that the
Poles assembled at Dresden presented to her bracelet
with an inscription commemorative of the act and
pointing it out for national gratitude.
When the remainder of the Polish army was driven
from Germany, and sought refuge in France, Claudia
fixed her residence in Switzerland, to be nearer at
hand in minstering to the wants of the exiles. 1t
would be difficult to imagine the suherings and prva-
tons which she was subjected TO, when exertng her
self in behalf of those Poles who in consequence of
their unsuccessful attempt upon Savoy in 1888, were
driven back into Switzerland, and obliged to depend
mostly private exertions, till they transported
to England Here, again, her benevolence in aid
of their miserable condition She used to enust
Of her friends with certain sums of money, and with
the power divide them amongst the most needy,
der one condition oRy-that they should never know
the name Of their benefactor In the exercise of these
Christian virtues but out by silent grief her soul
pned and destroyed her delicate frame She died at
Geneva on the 9Th of June admired alike by her coun
trymen and the foreigners amidst whom she resided
SO general was the mourning universal the grief
that all the shops the through which her body
was carried to its last abode, spontaneously shut
up and remained closed for the whole day of that
melancholy ceremony.