Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-07


M. Gallardet writes to the Courier des e.
tats. Unis. that the suicide of Count Cameratra
Baciocchi is stripped of all its mystery. at
was owing to love and pecuniary embarrass
ments. He was very much smitten with
young actress, named Martha, who was re
marked at the Gymnase for her gentility rath-
er than her talent. She had for protector, the
Jeweer Duponchel, and took the care to as
sure herself snug fortune by his means, and
perhaps with the aid of others. She was re-
puted selfish, and to be capable of no other love
than that of money. The Count, therefore,
deemed 1t necessary to make great sacrifices
for success He did succeed but he had a
small income, although, as only son, he would
at the DIT ath of his mother, come into posses
sion of an estate of A or5 millions He COM
menced gambling in Stocks and lost two hun.
dred thousand francs, which he met by nego-
table notes. From that time he became very
gloomy, and Martha more than once came to
his relief-for she had come to love him pas
onately-the first passion of her life. But
she loved him as Manon Lascaut loved her
Chevalier Desgrieux, and for their common
good, had secretly renewed her relations with
her old and rich protector, the Jeweller. The
Count became aware of it, just as she was a.
At the same time one of his notes for SIS 900
francs, was about TO fall due. He informed
his mother of his sltuaton-told her that he re-
garded the debt as one of honor; and unless he
could pay it, he was firmly resolved to blow
out his brains. The Countess Cameratra, who
is a strong minded woman and very selfwill.
ed-(she once conceived the bold project of
abducting the Duke of Rechstadt at ball, In
the midst of the Court of Vienna )-she paid
little attention to the statement OF her son, who
was of a soft and quiet character, and had less
the tastes of the soldier than ofthe book worm.
! She therefore replied TO his threats of death by
| laughing at him, and set out to indulge in her
favorite sport of angling, at her country seat
in Bre-whther she took with her 200 900
francs, intended TO complete the payment of
that purchase. The next day, her son blew
out his brains, and an hour afterwards some
friendly hand sent 10 him the sum necessary
TO meet his note-but too late
This fatal drama did not stop here. There
was second act not less touching than the
first. Martha learned at Havre the dt ath of
her lover, and her heart, which was supposed
linsensble was crushed. She came TO Paris
the 9th, betook herself to notary, where she
made dispositions for the benefit oil a son 5 years
old. In the evening, she received some friends,
conversed TRANQUILITY with them, and told her
jeweler that she intended next day to set out
lor England. When he came next morning
to bid her adieu, he could find her neither in
the salon nor in the bed chamber-the bed of
which had not been disturbed. His suspicious
being aroused. he forced open the door of the
dressing room, and there by the side of cha
fng dish of charcoal, he found her dead body.
On table was letter, saying she could not
survive the man she loved, and who had died
for her. This little drama has excited an i'm
mense sensation in Paris"