Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-05
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/ The pUllce VI Derln (saJS t"e noe"" -1~'''o/
have recently unInasked swind'fr'"'H'I.olh' ,
years has played in all the capitals IA Ea'"Pe
really historical! role. In the Ahgenielne 1r'ta"s
of the 7ih of August last .nncer Inc neao W DEF
| lin" correspondent wrote as foiio"s's..
There is al pres, Mt in our city avefy'"fles.'
ing persou--the young Prince Leo oI Af,neph'
hubly educated Oriental, whose peFsocai spPSaF
ance Is as expressive as his fortunes nave. Dee"
varied. The Prince is descended from tne mouse
OF Lusignan, ofCyprus, which IN the oaySo' VIC
Crusadrs. obtained power and opaience. Ne"
! FRINGE Sctahan, a son of Lea ", of hpaslshs"
Roupeuia. married the Princess Pinna,a daughter
yi Leo W.. King of Armenia. Leo W., oi Ar
neuia. had by his will appointed Prince Leo, OF
Lusgnsn, as guardian of his son Schahan; pu'
the latter deemed it more expedieDt 10 retain ttie
crown himself. and gave his ward the hand o. MS
daughter, with The principay OF kprikas' 10 Les
ser Armenia. Since that lime the Armenia rii'-
ces bear the title of korkas, as appears ny the
I baptismal certificate which the last sciun oi ta's
| llustrous race has borne with him IN his wahoe1-
| mrs through Europe. The Russian GQyerninen!
which has 81 completely established ItseIf III al
the region lying between the Caucasus ana Afa-
rat. has media led the Prince with mIderate
| pension, and assumed the government OF k"rikas.
| Neither the Turks nor the Western Powers were
at present in condition to re establish the young
! Prince on the throne of his ancestors. FerhaPs'
! however, the Russian Government wiii be inciin-
| ed to grant the exile respectable pens'on.
| This interesting person has lived iof lnLes
months past in B-rIin in the Behrenstfeet. y"
the door is a royal coat OF arms, WIN ti'e ''viP-
tion in gId letiersof Prince OF Armenia. ihis
sni dissdt Prince was elegantly dfessed' wore
| large silver star or order on his breast, WI"
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santly carried gold mounted riding whip. lie
was excessively f,nd of ladies' sociely. lie lived
very tenperately and nudesily but was continual
ly visiting all the different Embassies IN Berlin:
! fie corrcsponded continually with his s0called
aid, Amur Chan, who was at times 10 HOLLAND or
in Italy.
| The Prince had. in fact, played by no means
insignificant part in Lnadn, and his extensive
CORES ppudenee from thai city OF the world had
previously excited atientien even IN Berlin. he
had appeared in London as representative oi the
Caucaslsn princes. willing To lUrrn IN HE pfrss'
war an alliance, offensive and defensive, wiIh the
British Ministry against Russia. lie published
10 all the leading English ournals very energetic
proclanaiions in which he boldly accused the
Russia Government Of having robbed hun, not on
ly of his kingdom of Armenia but even 0i his'dia-
nonds. He also stated that the valne OF the pro-
perty of which he had been deprived by Russia
was not less then ten million dollars. One oi his
procalnaIIpns against Russia appeared in May, IN
the Morning Advertiser. lie also turned The
kossulh business to goJd effect, as he b'dy asser-
ted that he was everywhere followed and watch
ed like KossuIh by English and Russian police
officers and That even his letters were intercepted.
Several o, his tiradrs appeared IN The Times and
other English journas Under his mask he at.
,l,sncs
exciting their pty-a.I the priucpalltles oii EN-
basses OF Europe He buddy corresponded with
all the English and French ministers, and even
with royal personages.
4 dsagreeable piece Of business compelled him,
however. to quit London. He had formed !iaso'l
with The wife Of an English official-a Mrs. Nit
chelI-which was followed by prosecution from
the injured husband, and he was Condemned by
sentence of the Court of Queens Bench, in It's
session of the 9Th June, 1853, TO pay ilne OF
$50. The English journals at this lime abound
ed with extensive reports OF this scandaluus trIai.
Il seemed that the Prince could not pay this a.
naende, fr he SOON left for Paris and tur Turin.
Here he carried on his old game Of pushing hun
self into the first society and into correspondence
with every embassy. He manifested exlraordina-
ry tact in awaiting himself of The press wherever
he went, and il, explaining the many detects IN
his papers and documents of egitiinatlon. This
he effected by exhibiting divers orllianily-c"lor-
ed documents in Syrian or some oiher nnInteliIgI-
Bile oriental tongue. ard by the effect Of a vast a.
mount OF letters from distinguished personages. IN
which he was addressed as Prince or highness.-
He lost no opportunity q: ingratiatng himself
with persons Of standing 10 the p,l.ce.and thereby
escaped suspicion. His refined m.nners, his
knowledge Of many languages his orders OF nool-
lily and his arisocratlc ASSOCIATIONS eyaied hun
far abuve any suspicion from the local police
But the Berlin pIlice was less creduhius, and lis
Director Stieber. v0uchsaed especial and per-
sunal examination into the affairs Of the mysterious
stranger. In consequences Of this the "Prlnce"
was arrested aud submitted 10 careful examIna-
ton. which resulted in the discovery that he was
a Dutchman named Juseph Juanns. who had been
traced by Intercepted letters since 1916, and who
had at different times given himself out tQr the
Price of Korikas, the Prince Of Armenia. TOR
Russian officer Won Korikas. and for Tartar OF
fcpr named Amur Chan. He had long resided
in the East, in Consanlinape. aud in the Dutch
East India Colonies, and had thus acquired
of Eastern affairs and familiarity
with many languages.
His recent associations in Turin were Of the
highest character, as in London. Having repre-
sented himself at the outbreak Of the present trou
bps in The East as martyr 10 Russia he attract
ed much notice and sympathy iron the English
press. This sympathy he turned to good account
by borrowing money from people in every rank
OF society. lie issued in London and Paris four
the first dating from May .. Is
80, in which he bpldy demanded from Russiihis
kingdom anI his diamonds, and scornuy flung
back at Russia her pension Of five hundred francs
a month"; which he pretended she had granted
him. He also published in French bpinbastc
history OF his lie. which reminds the reader of The
Arabian Nights Tales. His full title. as given
in this book. "his Royal iiighness. Prince Leon
J ,mes, Prince Of Armenia, Prince of korikas,
Prince of Georgia, Prince of Lasignan. .Rmpignac,
Prince of Gaan, heir apparent 10 the throne Of
Armenia"
By the letters Innnd on him il appeared that the