Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21

tory, as illustrative of his character
The incident occurred in 1927, soon after his
accession to power, and may be fresh in the memory
of many of your readers Those who are acquain.
ted with the history of the country know that in all
times past, the barons of Russia have ruled the
country not by legal power, but by force. Their
power extended even to the Emperor; and when the
Chief of the State become iaconyenient to them, he
was unceremoniously put out of the way Soon at
ter Nicholas came into power, it became apparent
to the mobiles that they had man to deal with who
was likely to thwart their plans, and give them
trouble in the future. In fact they saw right Tor
Nicholas had determined to break up this domineer
ing power, and forever place veto on it's existence
A conspiracy entered into by certain number
of leading mobiles to take the life of the Emperor
To carry their project into operation they common
ced tampering with the army, and finally succeeded
in buying over, with money and promise, four regl-
ments of eight hundred men EACH with their officers
The chief of the plot was the commanding ofhcer OF
these four regiments grand review was to take
place certain day in the presence of the Empe
These four reg iments were to be formed into
hollow squares, and when the Emperor passed be-
tween, to review them, they were to fire on him,
and then give battle to the balance of the regiments
review, if they saw fit to attack them. very
simple plan of murder it was, without complica-
ton.
''At twelve O'Clock the night before this review,
man deeply disguised in furs, presented himself at
the Office of the grand chamberlain of the imperial
was at once informed that the Emperor had retired
for the night and that he could not be by any
body. The man took the chamberlain aside, and
told him that he must see the Emperor that it was
matter of the greatest Importance, matter even
Of life and death and after much expostulaton, he
gained an interview. The visitor one of the no
bles engaged in the conspiracy, whose conscience
was too active, and who had determined to save the
life of his sovereign He revealed the entire plot to
the Emperor, giving him such proofs as satisfied him
of the entire truth of his statements. The Emperor
thanked him, promised him to remember him in the
future for his devotion, and gave him directions
how to avoid suspicion of having betrayed his fellow
conspirators.
1.-THE Emperor then retired again to rest. The
next morning he sent for few of the principal of
hcers who to be in command at the review that
day, and who he knew fast friends of his
Quietly and without emotion he revealed to these
astonished men, the cold blooded plot which had
been concocted against him, and the terrible
geance which he intended to wreak He then gave
them orders. Without any show of design, the four
revolted reg iments were to be isolated and placed
at one side of the main body. All the other regi-
ments were to be provided with ball cartridge, and
the infantry with one hundred cannon loaded with
grape shot, were to be drawn up on the side next
the doomed regiments. Everything was arranged
according to the wishes of the Emperor, without
any serious suspicious on the part of all but the few
persons in the secret, that anything unusual was
going to take place.
When the appointed hour for the review arrived,
the Emperor, dressed in grande tinue as a general
OF division, rode to the ground rapidly, followed
at some distance by brilliant suite He advanced
Immediately, and without seeming to make ii a par
tlcular object, towards the refractory companies
Riding up TO the nobleman who stood at their head,
and who was the principal conspirator, he coolly
laid his hand upon his shoulder quickly presented
the muzze of his pistol to his face, and without a
word blew his brains out. He then waved his hand
to the officers in command of the infantry struck his
spurs into his horses TANKS, which quickly bounded
to one side, and the whole of the hundred cannon
opened their deadly volley of grape shot into the
midst of that devoted body of unresistng men
Their cries for mercy were unheeded and in a few
seconds of time the whole of those thrty-two hun
dred men lay stretched out on the plain. The few
who recovered from their wounds were exiled into
Siberia; and to this day the numbers of those reg
ments have remained blank in the Russian army
by this bold stroke Nicholas at once broke up
the power OF the barOns, and he did more-he fas-
tened himself in the affections of his people. In
nation like that of Russia, such stroke as that by
young man OF twenty-eght, was we'll calculated
to give him power of the most durable kind
Since that time the mobiles have shrunk before his
will, while the great body of his subjects have wor-
shipped him. His word is the divine law; and
wherever ne points to, his devoted people will fol-
low with unanimity and an enthusiasm which
was not surpassed even in feudal days"
THE SLEEPY AND THE SIEEpLEss "A man is now
vi eAuuIuon at ACADEMY Hall IN this city, who has
slept with short intervals, &c few and far between
for five years. and he naturally excites the wonder
OF all the more wakeful of his race But wonderful
as is that phenomenon, iually remarkable is
exhibited every month in the pages of Harpers Mag.
aZIne the Rev. Mr.. Abbot being the exhibitor His
prodigy is the sleepless apoleon-ahough no one
| would know it from Mr.. Abbots description of his
hero, did he not la ell it Napoleon Bona parte He is
wonder in many respects and the horse he rides is
equally So Tempests of musketry, shot raining up
on the ensangulned plan in the centre of which are
this marvellous horse and his marvellous rider per
feet storms of cannon balls, all pass by them harm
lessly, though thousands OF serred hosts behind and
around them are moved down like grass by the hot
destructive hurricane, and so forth and so forth But
perhaps in nothing is this fictitious hero so remarka
bic as in his sleeplessness.
Every night he rides from post to post with the
speed of the whirlwind, from early morn to dewy
eve he ls in the saddle, or in the hospitals, or por
ing over maps of the country. According to Mr. All
bott in the present monthly resume of the wonders
OF his idol, he has only slept for half an hour OF
thereabout, since he was last exhibited The protrac
ted crossing of the Danube, and the long retention
the island OF Loban, is the most seepess operation
We ever read or heard tell Of If we believe Mr. Alb
botrs story. and were of the school of Pythagoras
we should conclude that the soul of Napoleon wa
dong penance in the body the man at Academy Hall
and very natural conclusion it would be-
Ns0 York Commercial advertiser.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE RoTHscHILDs--A recen
writer gives some interesting particulars upon thi
subject:
In twelve years, about five hundred millions of dol
lars raised by this house for different powers b,
way of loan subsidy, which were distributed II
nearly the following proportions: For England, tw,
hundred mlons for Austria, fifty millions; fox Prus
STA, forty millions for France, eighty millions TO
Naples, fifty Millions for Russia twenty five millions
for several German courts, four Millions for Brazil