The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-13
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A Romance in Real iLifc-American
Susceptibility.

| Biouat, prominent lawyer OF Mobile, Ala, wht
Is seeking to recover Ais daul, hter aud Wno who
sse concealed in that city. from him, by Caps
.4rnoGll de Riviese, French man, pretending to
havo been KouAve in the CrmeaD war Tho fol
lowing, from, tho New York papers. is said to b
the manner in which do REVERE wa introduced
nto tito family Of Capt, b.:
Sometime in the early part CT March, 1858
Capt de- Riviere made bis appearance in MobilG
"a a Crimean hero lie introduced TO ibt
family Of Col. Blount at the house Of a lady FRIEND
| in Mobile; aud shortly after Col. BlsGut Who 10
lawyer. went To attend tho sitting of the Supreme
Court at Montgomery. During his absence dc Re
Sierc's dicnlty with Capt. MAury occurred. and
the duel was fought at Eve o'clock Sunday
| evening.
oa sunday morning the same day, Mr.. Blount
being absent and on his vaJ Mt the time from
Montgomery To Mobile. dc REVERE called at hia
house aud asaei 10 Mrs. Blouut. He was shnwn
into tho parlor, where Mrs Buunt soon met him
He then told her that he going TO iighta duel
with Capt. Maury at FIVE O'Clock that afternoon
aud he lad request To prefer to her, which was
that II he should he Killed in the duel she would
! zee that his body Was interrcd according to the
| rites ofthe Roman Catholic Church
lie added 1T may seem strange that should
| prefer such request TO you. perfect stranger,
! aud il ID necessary that should explain it. an
not what seem, plain Capt de kivi,re, but the
! Count de kiVItre, uubsman of France / have
| large estates and revenues; but have heard it'll
in few tys thai my steward has coll. cted all the
revenues du" me, besides CUerClug six months rent
| IN advance from my tenants. under threat of iec
ton that h" has destroyed he title dt eGs OF my
| property. and abscunded from France In cOuse-
! guruce. ] an without mcney. ] have had the good
tI'tuue to the life Of Ebe Emperor three sew
era times fron secret as-assiuatIen hut ny scrvi.
cr- In 80 saving him are known only TO myAelf,the
! Emperor, and three of bis ministers | have dis
/ tinGul-htd myself in the CTimea. rs one of the
! leaders of tprrrn hope, aud you have seen the
medals, ,ordeF7 and decorations that have been con-
f.rI ei upon therefor. l have earned the graft
tuie Of the Emperor Ia c0nstq leuCe of iuti al
b h-aIih caused by injuries and expo, ures in the
Jriuita. the Emperor regards me as his fTieUd and
/ rrutrgr, and has granted me three years leave of
aaeerce 10 travel IN the thited States. lie told
/ ne. L.iure left iaris, that II wCuld marry an
Amen, an lad, he would place her the person
. o. the Empress. aud create n@ Duc De Riviere
.ivlug nae estates sufficient to euppcrt the title
With prape, dignity. He designated the estates
which he intended should accompany the titlc.and
from them | Should he able t. allow my wife from
sixty 20 eighty thousand dollars year to spend
~ ste pleased. ihe Emperor object i'll bidding
uIp to marty an American lady UaS that she might
.T!u a nucleus around which he could collect the
,0ui,g provincial nobility # France. aud thus re-
gsu his court. lie Is dsgustej with the iml ur
iy immortality and vice prevailing at his court
auioug It's ladies, aud desires that the Court Of
Franc" should equal IA purity. y.morally aud virtue
that of Queen Victoria 10 England.
/ lie iusi,t'd that should marry Gu American,
aud not au English lady because the French
| qauli not tolerate the influence Of al English
woman in the Empcrors household. Now, ma
dam ever since have seen y,I, have felt the
grestest II spcct nud veDeratIUn for yoU. and an
attach ment for your daughter, which cannot ex
! llaiu. | an standing III a very solemn position.
! Before the sun sets may be numbered with those
who are no more iu this world. Occupying such
| a pusiion. with all It's solemn consequences, you
must see thet have 10 object in misrepresenting
facts. or stating any thing ia!se to you.
| ask You now sOlemuly, rs though the request
! - .-lf the Inns "A diving di-
! ,ulgr to your husband or children tie communi.
I cation which | have mads to You II | shUUid
survive, aud succeed in winning the affections OF
| y. ur daughter. wish them 10 be founded on
t,Fn fer me alone. and do desire her magma
ton 10 be dazled ty the brilliant prospect that
awaits her my wife.
Ia reply 10 this extraordinary address, Mrs.
| Eount gave the desire assurance, and the gallant
Iyuave departed TO fight his duel 1t will be easi
p i, seen how ne gained his Influence the miud
Of Mrs Eiouut when this romantic story is tai eu
e into account; aud it is hardly to be wondered at
taAt raCh protts tatlU1S. mad" under such Circum
= stances. should convince The good Lady that size
taking the eurest course to maze her duug ghter
I | a peeress Gf France.
Tue duel with Capt MauIy fought the same
| evening, when the parties fired twice. At the
first fire Capt. Maurys bail hit Capt de kviere il
the side. and turncl him halt round He claimed
that the bali stTrck half dollar iii hi. v.isfc al
pocket; lbs7 saving his te, half dollar n q bu,
to be the ientCal ones that nsureu thIs
affair, have been shown The coin bears nc
mark of having been shot at. The bali, however
! bears the distinct impression one slds of the
ni-shes Of a coat OF mil 1t is stated that Capt
| Marry second suspected that the brave CriuIeau
wore ariuOr aud therefore advised his principal tC
Ire his bea; the result was that the second shot
| struck Je Isyiere iu The cheek. After the duel
he was brought III carriage to Col BiOuntr
house. aud while he remalDed there had am .! {
| o. otportunity TO prosecute hs suit, with what sue
c,ss, the requel has abundantIy shown.
The 'galiant Zouave" being opposed in his e.
forts 70 marry Miss Biount, ian OF with her, and
Mas accompanied by her infatuated mother. Ia
New Orleans he was arrested for tigalny, it being
ascertaiued that he already had a wife in Phila
delphia. lie was bse1, however and paving the
bail started off to Havana with his fair proicges
There Mr. Blount followed them, and the marriage
was prevented by his takiug his family 10 New
York Capt dc l,iyiere followed them to that city
aud they disappeared few days after, being. When
found. under his protection, the Napoleon Hotel
in H0bOken. RlvleTe vas arrested on the {! lIniua
charge OF running of with Miss Bounts ciothn z
th4t being the only way her father could reac h
ham. As IL proof If ihe assurance that the young
lady was deeply III love with hlm, he showed The
following letters, one Of which was sent him
while the young lady was at the house OF Dr. De
Wees at No 79l Broadway:
Ny DEAR FRIEND: Wnen you are absent from me
1 suffer So mach hOn aDX.ety, l am in constant
cad of heGripg hat are either kiIG,d uund-
ed. / have heard my ather anu our II nles make
many summary threats what thu! wtu Il do il the :
could only put their lii nfs uppn y" thai they would
not tc governed b. either law, justice CT anything
ris'; they all ray tLe! lnlrst your b' Cd love
you IL 81 above crerS thing else on taIth and will
| n Yer marry any nut ou; aud ~ xt lDy IAuther-
SIZE las madr every sacrifice that "a II Other could
| make Tor Il - lid L WGnL uaiwH! 10 rfUtsCt me,
! at.u know and teei that Gu would los the Ias5
drop oI blood you have IN NY cnuse. As Tor your
| uairyipg me have never doubted IT. AID / no $.
yUu Wi, d. it. i send tins b. latEfGi nie-seu ger.
Il bLCUNr
WEuNlsIAY.
We are ut prese nj at DR. De- Wees, Br, adw.y |
doi.t ksow the uinber Yuu can easily tiLd cut -
Through the servants youGanc mmuuicGte l. will
! b.. ou Broadwa ,tteD with young De Wee; he it
| Lame IT you haya difficulty have my testimony
taktn; will be Il str n1 hIsnd, ANA. e-,.,-
b, ,re irylng very hard 10 make me b Ie'e 10
| nai cA.ef T y,u wlH b yyurs AMI none others.
eyxu if it taxes years for us u~ppy once M lie
! iuteryai, IA tniiute Young Ge W e. told me yes-
seid,y that John Perdy tia him he was at your
wns and that hso s and nie cnnd anG h.
| br Ken: every moment now 3 something, so come
ns s0on as possible. Pa is te ling body hother
| Is crazy. lIu-t iii. man Cuu>an; We have BRO d
him we'll Pa is determined 10 lake me back to No
| bIie.
The last of the above letter commenced by
| the mother aud flushed ty the daughter The
! paragraph following the letter III WAS "iitteh py
On the same day Mrs. Biount said that the letter
of Hiss BouGt to de Riviere twas pnbiished at heF
daug ghters special request; Indeed, that the young
| lady insisted upon its publication, oecdtss she
~ derstood her lovers life was il imminent danger
! ald she therefore wished to assume the full and
| entire responsibility OF her own acts.
! The CbHYrter de Etdts LRiS, which processes 10
speak from authority, states that dc kivere ptrt
| Is u resprctaiIe merchant 10 SantZ, who wonid
! not allow the name Of his uD3o orthy son TO be
| mentioned 10 his presence. His father, moreover
has no pretension to nobility It states, moreover
that before his recent sentence to eight years haru
| labor he was cashiertd from the army
on Saturday last, de Riviere disappeared as a'so
did the mother aud daughter They have mol
been found yet. With the exception OF the case o'
| Don Carlos de Castro the barber and "wouuded
| nebleman." who made such triumphant tour o'
the watering places few years ago. the above case
| is unparalleled in American guliblity.
ADMIRABLE UsE OF A MAGNEr.-A smith in Brigh-