Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-12-01
Frankfort Correspondence Of the Britagaia
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER THE3
EMPEROR OF RUSSIA ANISs
THE KING or PRIISSI -.

THE KING OF PRUSSIA. =
All ENGLAND will be startled and hor
rifird at this announcement 1t is but
too true. 1t comes from source which
leties contradiction. The grand day Of
the nuptal jubilee at ST. Petersburg had
nearly proved day Of deep and dreadful
mourning. Under Divine Providence.
the terrible calamity was averted only by
the wonderful presence of niad of the
King of Prussia. From the very first
momeat that the Emperor of Russia re-
solved upon promulg eating the ukase
which has redeemed millions of slaves
from the chains of their lyrants, the no.
bes became enraged against him to the
utmost pitch of evaporation, and enter
ed into dark and widely.spread conspi-
racy to take his life npon the first opper
tunity that might prese!t itself. Belle
wing that the emancipation of the serfs
had been earnestly suggested and RECON-
mended to the Emperor by the King Of
Prussia, they determined that the iatter
great and good monarch should perish at
the game moment with their sovereign
with the Exed and fell purpose of car
rying their atroeious project into execu-
ton, they waited with impotence for the
hour which was to bring both mon$rcl;s
together. amidst the accIamaton of hun
dreds of thousands. In the meantime
tie Emperor received private informa-
ton of their diabslicai design; but, con-
cealng it from his iIlustrious brother-in-
law, he ordered that the chiefs of the
conspiracy should be seized and sent Of
to Siberia. His orders were promptly
executed. but this only served. to in
crease the number of murlerous Williams
who had previously doomed him to death.
and decided that he ought never TO have
been permitted to live, unless as the
passive instrument of their will. Look
ing forward to the 25th of July 70. S.l
as their,Ides of March, they prepared to
muster in overwhelming numbers on that
fday, careing not whether they deluged the
streets of st. Petersburg with blood,
provided they shed the blond of their in
tended victim. The signal ,ir. slaughter
was to be given at a late hour of the day,
| whei. all their forces should have assem-
bed. Meanwhile the Emperor. being
accurately informed of all their proceed
ings and machnatiuns; threugh0at his
European dominions adopted every poss-
Ible precaution to guard against danger
SO awfuliy imminent. He ordered to
the capital all those troops on whose fl
deity he thought he could rely. and re-
: moved to considerable distance those
whom he distrusted. lie quadrupled
the number of his body guards. selecting
his augmentation from corps Of tried and
devoted loyalty. BY this time the King
soe Prussia was on his way to st. Peters
burg; and scarcely had his Majesty lam
ded on the shores of the Neva, when he
could perceive. from his reception, the
envenomed feelings of prejalice and ha-
tired which the mobiles had excited against
him. fastening on to the palace of Pc
terl,IH with all possible speed, he resolv-
!, ed TO go back to his own country with
, as little delay as decency would permit,
being impatiently anxious to escape from
a rade. barbarous, and inhospitable land.
shere Is no doubt whatever. that, fear
ing the worst, he was prepared to be con-
f tlnua'ly upon his guard. The inter-
ohtnge OF domestic and affectienate re-
CARDS between him and the members of
the Imperial family were short and alb
rupt on this account. But it was deem.
Ell pelitic that, at any risks, public
enonstration Of family union and flmi-
ly happiness should be made upor. a
: scale of unprecedented grandeur. The
Prussian monarch. however, was immo-
yably resolved that the time which his
part in the pageant was to occupy should
D not exceed one short hour. Leaving The
palace of Peterhoh' amidst compact mass
es of faithful guards, both cavalry and in
: fantry, their imperial maiesties arrived
: in the great square Of St. Petersburg at
h much earlier hour than those who were
r inteEt upon their destruction were led
tt expect. The admirable foresight OF
s. the King of Prussia thus Disconnected all
the plans OF the conspiIa'o rs: rar while
they thought the grand scenes of the day
were only about TO commence, they were
h neatly all,ever. The monarchs embraced
> each other IN the midst of the grand
e square with evident emotion troops
: presenting arms. and peass OF artillery
n resounling in all directions. as we'll from
e the 'and side as from the shipping liz the
t Neva.
: The guards were then pit through
q some few .evolutions, bat in nj instance
: 50 as to interfere with the compactncss
ct the lines, and Immediately al;ervard
e their ilajesties returned 10 Peterhoif,
: which was, in all respects. converted in,
It to strong garrison, while every spot ol
: ground around II was covered with the
r imperial guards, and all the staunchesl
: troops of the line occupied all the princi.
: pal streets of st. Petersburg. In the
e mean time, as the hour for giving the
d signal approached, the consprators were
! teen advancing in separate detachments