The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-19
From the National Intellisencer-

over whom OF have sighed in childhood as one
of the heroes Of mprsonmentwe mean Frederick baron
Trenck We meet them among citations IRON book
with the following title:
personal Recollectons of Ten Months Residence
in Berlin also, Extracts from Journal kept IN Paris
during the Crisis of 1899. BY Major Nottingham, C.
B., London Olivier, 1916"
Major Nottingham says OF Trenck-
sWhilst handsome young officer he attracted the re-
CARDS and the affections OF Frederick youngest and
favorte sister, the Princess Amelia, who much
rank Alas she was also philosopher like her brother
Her Affections therefore, had their full play in the alb
Of all religious restraint.
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OH ever fresh from below
The Of youthful love might fow'
"But Shakespeare has said that that course never did
smooth and the present case was no exception to
the ilusrous rule. The Great Frederick decidedly OBJ
iected to his sister becoming Mrs. Trenck. He at the
same time wished to avoid all scandal, and TO combine
these objects time TO be lost lie therefore gave
Trenck, who was his aid de-c camp strong hints to
mind and mend his conduct His hints were thrown
away. Who that has been young himself can Wonder
at the young leutenants blindness and obsnacy! It IS
not every day that beautiful witty and ND &c psmn
gentleman And was the favored object TO risk nothng
in return! The secret interviews continued; but were
in fact secret to the penetrating eye OF an all
full king Arrests for pretended military crimes were the
adopted to warn the lover and to protect
the lady in spite Of herself But Trenck was no sooner
lation the OF his ilustrous mistress longer
incarceration was next decreed From this, however
ai se his
what he styled Fredercks tyranny he soon forgot what
he owed to who had sacrificed for him everything
that the world holds dear In his blind anger he irrepa-
raby injured his royal mistress. He
Robbed her of that which enriched him,
And left her poor indeed
He had the audacity to display at large dinner party
therefore, longer pretend ignorance OF her conduct
nor endeavor to provide her with suitable husband
Nothing but vengeance remained and Tor TINS tne I'm,
with an opportunity which he did not neglect The rest
is told by enck himself, who, regards the Princess
his verbal garuity Buttwas too late he had betrayed
the secet and his subsequently affected reserve was
the death Of Frederick and in the closing winter
Of their lives, the unhappy lovers again mehe broken
down old man, she unusually plain old woman; for IN
her deep despair she had, while still young purPosey
destroyed her beauty The interview between them
they who had parted young so beautiful, 30 devoted
to each other-must have been strange and affecting
She had always remained faithful to her absent or I'M
prisoned lovers and this fact throws redeeming grace
over the weakness OF her YOUTH and gives an additional
interest to her misfortunes Frederick WHO respected
his sisters Abilities was up to the period OF his DEATH
kinder and attentive TO her than to any other mem
Der of his family. She, the other hand, probably
ess as sass hs own sasnqn haa ssssS 81 aSa
beings who ever existed melancholy history is
scarcely to be found even in the immortal fiction Of
genius"
For the sake Of such of our readers as may not be
able to consult sources OF information that within
reach we will add that Trenck born at Kongsbeg 10th
February l726) possessed remarkably fine person,
bodily strength almost hercuean, good deal Of talent
lesPecaliy military, but hot temper, rashness and
without motive and misfortunes scarcely deserving
passion Even while yet at college, he sgnazed his pro-
pensty for scrapes BY getting into two duels with fellow
only wound them both His birth and his advantages
OF person recommended him to his sovereign Frederick
the Great who, like his father had passion for ta fel
lows" he gave Trenck at sixteen cadetshp in his
guards cultivated his military talents promoted him. and
gradually made him OF his chief favortes Scarcely
less eager c: literary than OF martial renown the young
king was then striving to render Berlin of the capitals
OF thought by attracting the learned to his court and
heaPing holors upon them; Trenck became, through
friend d Fredercs philosophers yoaTe Mauper a
&c., whose familiarity little calculated TO abate his
native presumption The distinction which he enjoyed
to please the young Princess Amelia the pretty and inds
Greet sister Of that foolish Margarine Of Baeuth whose
absurd memories give US an account so curious Of that
starved his children, beat the officers of his palace and
70 soace their starvation banged his Queen and progeny
One would not think this just the education to make
Processes romantic; yet Amelia must either, in the ig-
norance in which she was kept have read what
80 admirably still to deepen the ignorance Of young ladies'
wards kept infected her with liberalism. and she encour
aged Trenck until the silly catastrophe told by Major
Nottingham was brought about. f
After several Intellectual attempts to regain his liberty
Trenck escaped and made his way to Vienna where the
Queen, Maria Theresa, gave him company in
her regiment OF cuirassies Visiting Russia he had on
his return, the folly TO 60 Dantzic in order to settle
there with his family, the parimony left by his mother
lately dead. Now philosopher Frederick not being the
most forgiving OF mankind well quite in the
habit OF keeping his eyes open, had by means lost
sight OF his fugitive ex favorite Trenck found
himself seized and his way 10 cultivate, at Magde-
bourg, that acquaintance with mice and spiders which
was TO be his chief society for many year. The king
ltaed land not unusty) by his wanon exposure of his
sisters name, declared (stil to conceal well he
could her disgace) that Trenck very dangerous
man. and should never be set free while he Frederick)
hved AT last, however, December 24th 1774 he re-
leased HIM, probably at the ntercesson of poor Amelia
One OF our authorities gives 163 the other 774 the
date OF his release) He next to have fixed him.
sell at Axa Chapee, and TO have married the daughter
OF one OF Its bugomasters. This might seem incongr.
o9s but If one levels up to Processes why not down to
burgomasters daughter 1t was here probably that he
wrote the story OF his captivity. Indeed, he dabbed in
several other things besides biography for he had sooh
ed IN part his confinement by writing verses-a vice
which, once contracted people seldom recover from
dipped In politics published satire against Frederick
under the title of "The Macedonian Hero y entered
into the wine trade; and up newspaper This pleas
ant diversity of occupations ended, rather naturally in
sort of bankruptcy After this he seems to have obtain
ed from the kindness OF Maria Theresa some diplomatic
employment and pension for his wife At the death of
the empress he retired to his castle of Zwerback in Hun
gary where he occupied himself for some six wears in |
agricultural pursuits. II in 17s7 that he was first
after an exile which may be reckoned as forty years al
owed 10 revisit Prussia, and his ancient