Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-03-31


! Caroline Christina Sophia, of Woifcn
butlel, sister Of the wife of the emperor
Charles vi, was united in marriage (,
The Prince, Alexis, sou aud prosunp.iy,
heir olPetor the Great, Car of Muscoyy.
In her were mingled the lairest gihs o
nature and education hvety, graceful
with a penetrating and cultivated mind
and soul tempered and governed by yr-
tue /; yet with these rare gifts which
sottened and won every other heart she
was leverthcless an object Of aversion
to Alexis, the most brutal Of mankind
Mere than once the unfortunate wife she
was indebted for her he to the use of
antidotes To countcraot the insidious
poisons administered to her by her hus-
band, AT length the barbariiy Of the
prince arrived al its climax by an in
human blow he reduced her to So wretch
ed state, that she vas left for dead
lie himself fully believed tha. which he
so ardenlly desired, and TRANQUILITY de-
parted for one ofhis villas, calmly order
ing the funeral rites TO be duly celc-
hrated.
But the days Of The unfortunate prin-
cess were not yet terminated. Under
the devoted caro Of the Countess of
konigsmark, Her lady Of honor, who had
been present al the horrible event, she
slow y regained health and strength,
while her fictitious obsequies, were
magnlficenily performed and honored
throughout Muscovy, and nearly all the
European courts assumed mourning for
the departed princess. The wise and
noble Countess Of konigsmark, renown-
ed as the mother of The brave Marshal
of fSaxony, perceived that, by not second
ing the unfortunate deceit of the Prince
Alexis, and The nation in general, and
by proclaiming her recovery, the un-
happy Princess Caroline, already the
sport OF such cruel fate, would expose
herself to perish sooner or la:er by a
more certain blow. She therefore per-
suaded her wretched mistress, who had
scarcely strength to undertake the Jour
ney, to seek refuge in PARIS, under the
escort of an old man, German domes-
lc. Having collected as much money
and Jewelry as she was able, the prin-
less set out, with her faithful servant
Who remained with her, in tho charac-
er Of a father, which he sustained dur /
NJ his life and truly possessed the
ceilings and tenderness, as wei! as the
Of "A parent.
The ,umuIl and noise of Paris, how
'ver, rendered it place Of sojourn i'll
adapted to the mind Of Caroline, and to
Ter desire Of conceglment. Her small
having been increased by
single maid servant, she accordingly !
mbarkcd for Louisiana, where the \
'rench, who were then in posse ssion Of
his lovely portion Of North America,
ad formed extensive colonies. Scarce
y was the young and beautiful stranger
rrlvcd at New Orleans, than she at
rnctcd the attention al every one
here was in that place young man
AIMED Moldask, who held an office i'll
ne colony he had travelled much In
,ussia, and believed that he recogniZcdI II
nc fair stranger but he knew not how
, persuade himself that the daug
NV OF the Gear Peter cuuld IN reality
e reduced To go low a caudlIon, and ,
Z dared not hetray TO any one his sus-
Icious Of her identity lie offered her
opposed father his friendship aud sssis-
lncc aud soon his attentive and pleas .
u manners rendered hun so acceptable
} both, that mutual intimacy induced c
lom TO Join their fortunes, aud osinb
-h themselves IN the same habiiailon.
II was not long before the news of the
ralh of Alexis reached them through In
lc public journals Then Moldask
puld no longer conceal his doubts of
10 true condition of Caroline, aud find
y that he was not deceived, he offered
ith respectful generosity TO abandon
is pursuits, and 10 sacrifice his private ,
'r,unc, that he might reconduct her Ia