Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-07
ADDITIoNAL FROM MEXICO.
Further Particulars Concerning the Death
Of Madam Sontag.

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Further Particulars Concerning the Death
Of Madam Sontag.
From the New Orleans Picayuns, June q.
The most startling piece of intelligence
brought by the Orizaba, is the announcement
of the death of the world-renowned Sontag.
We confne ourselves here to the following
translation Of q tribute paid to her memory by
the Heraldo, in its issue of the 18th instant:
The celebrated artist, Henrietta Sontag,
Countess Rossi, admired and applauded on
/ both continents, is dead The last seat of her
triumphs was in the city of Montezuma The
CONSERVATION is general; all admired her as an
unequal artist, and a virtuOus lady.
She who had found herself so contented in
Mexico, to whom its climate and the manners
Of its people were SO pleasing, found her sepul-
| chre in Mexico. How often have we had the
| pleasure to hear her say that the country de-
| lighted her, that she was satisfied with the in
habitants, and considered them connoisseurs.
| And how frequently have we heard her speak
| of her projects for the future. Mexico was pro-
| badly to have been the st place in which she
| would sing. After having accomplished the
| object which had induced her to appear once
| more ON the boards, she contemplated estab,
fishing herself in Paris where, at the side of her
dear spouse, she would see herself surrounded
by her four children, for whose happiness she
| had made so many sacrifices.
"a country life had great charms for Nine
Sontag. We remember that while coming one
day from Chapultepec, she spoke Of the happi-
ness she hoped to enjoy. We, who are no such
friend of q country life, as far as establishing
| ones self in it is concerned, freely conbatted
j the idea, and gave her to understand that we
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/ suasive voice, and that enchanting grace with
that she had the right view. She pictured to
| us the beauty Of the mornings, the pleasures Of
! the nights the society of few friends, and the
continual sight of the objects most dear to her.
"She had arranged that her two sons should
await her arrival in Liverpool, by the time she
hoped to return to Europe. One Of her two
daughters wished to receive her in the very
convent in which she lives, in order to be able
| to embrace and kiss her without any witnesses
| How many calculations overthrownl how many
! projects destroyed
/ @To speak of the excellent qualities that
adorned the Countess Rossi as an artist as q
/ wife, as mother, as lady in society, it would
4 be necessary to find ones self in different
condition from that in which we find ourselves
We were on terms of close intimacy with her
and day by day we found additional cause to
admire her. Her memory will be eternal fol
our heart as we believe it will be for all who
know her. May heaven have received her il
its bosoml'
! "The highest possible honor, short of govern
ment or State ceremonies were paid to the
illustrious deceased. The cortege which fol
lowed her remains was vast, and marched OF
foot, followed at the same time by an immense
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monte Club and the Santa Cecilia Philharmoni,
4 Club were among the attendants on the mourn
full occasion. But all this says cores
pendent, appeared insignificant to me, il
i comparison with the talent of The divine artist
l think that the government ought to hay'
made some demonstration
In an editorial article in another part Of tn,
same number, upon the death Of Madame Son
tag, the Pcayune says:
Early in April, having fulfilled brillian
engagement in this city, an offer to go Il
Mexico for a summer season of Italian oper;
was acceeded to by Madame. s., greatly agains
the wishes and decidedly in opposition to th
counsel of several of her friends and admirers
her competent and judicious agent, Mr.. Ull
man, being in this distinctly of their opinion
Bat the decision being made, Mr.. Ullman pro
ceeded to Europe, where he now is, for tn
purpose of obtaining q company competent +
sing in English opera with her, at the openinI
of the coming season, at New York, whith6
it was her intention to proceed in the earl
autumn.
"The cholera, q letter written on the 18th in
forms us, was causing great ravages in Mexico
Before the fair at Tlalpan there had been a fe,
cases there, but it had since spread in the mos
terrible manner. Among many noble person
who have been numbered among its victims ar
Mr.. Berkeley, secretary of the Spanish Legation
lately nominated charge d'affaires for Spain i
Nicaragua. On one day there had been a
MANY as 200 deaths from the fearful scourg,
a letter written on the 10Th, however, say
that it appears to have commenced msteris
abatement
aOn the 18th, st. Anth,ny's day, the ann
versary of Santa Annals birth day was celt
brated with great ceremony. The bells peale
: merrily, bands discoursed most eloquent music
and cannon roared-louder than they seem {
, have done at Acapulco. All business was SUI
pended for the occasion.
"Sr. Olazagarre has taken charge Of the br
reau of finance, in the place Of Sr. Parres, an
his qualifications for the post are highly spc
; ken Of
, "The weather was very drv and hot, slthoug
the period at which the rainy season is ord
; narily expected to commence had passed 70
, some time. Its advent was most anxiously d.
sired. The fields and the city had suffere
5 much from want.
"The political and other geperal news fror
Mexico on this occasion is not sufficient to IL
duce us to lengthen this report.
= "There is nothing whatever about Alvarez Q
, the state of affairs in the south"
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