Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-09

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Fey Of oar readers require % be Isuindsd Of
its originator. the Emperor Of Russia, Nicholas
i. Hitherto . general belief has prsyailed {hst
that ambitious potsntsfes died Of brain fsver.
the Immediate cause Of which was . violent
cold caughe fro1 riding bare headed as . re-
view IN very cold weather, q few days pre-
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general want OF sucessa OF the Russian arms
during the var. II has been reserved for II.
Alexandra Dumas, or some one writing under
that etarsw st eeasrstils aoaneH, to disclose
the real cause Of the Enperor's death. Sur
misesr eurreut At the time, have by him been
reduced 70 certainty, and conversations Of
the dying msn With those around him arc de-
tailed after the manner Of the caxses eeisbres.
In manufacturing this species Of history Alex
ander Dumas excels, and as he dispenses with
giving his authority for the statements he
makes to the world, it Is not easy to ind ont
where 70 lay held Of him. ssa<sssf - :. :
Our spirited contemporary, the Courier des
Etats Unis, day or two since, favored the
public with an article on the death Of the En-
peror Nicholas, with the signature aAiexandre
DumaS st the bottom Of 1t. We win there
fore give them the credit of having begged,
borrowed or stolen Il from the illustrious nov
elist, and as At isavery remarkable story, If
true, and very well concocted one, f false,
we present our readers with translation
How did the Emperor Nicholas die? OF
what did he die ?n These are ouestions which
one asks when rejecting upon the premature
and wholly unexpected end Of that remarks able
man There are two very different replies to
these questions. The following Is what is as
serted publicly: .tE9fzTfs - a.
AFTER the annihilation of Poland and the
crushing Of Hungary, the Emperor Nicholas
was convinced that nothing in Europe could
resist him. He was impatienfly awaiting
news from the Crimes, firmly convinced
that ne should hear Of the destruction of the
English and French armies. A courier is an.
no1nced. The Emperor, with a confident smile
on ms UPS, bids him enter The courier, ex-
nausted by journey Of three thousand wersts,
oilers the dispatch TO his Majesty WELL saws
mel tne Emperor, we have beaten them, suppose
courier. WAS the day doubtfuI?' sResd. s;rs
Answer me, sir; I win read afterwards.' sSire.
we have been beaten sWhere2, tAt the Az.
ma The Emperor became liyid, and started
up. You lien said he. The courier bowed.
-ksad, sire. Nicholas opened the dispatch
and read it. It wss the battle Menschikoff
revealed all. The French and EnrIish had
been victorious. The Emperor fell back In hisl
broken. s-si--I- -
"a month afterwards arrives the news Of the
battle Of Inkermann. The man whom uothipe
had been able to resist now experiences not
He could not bear this double reverse. Prom
that moment bis health became deranged. and
he sank under the weight Of this annihilation
OF his Greatness. He died on the 18th Of Feb
ruaIy, 1855 -
n IN - -
The effect of these two pieces Of intelligence
had not been less terrible than the above de-
scribcd, but the athletic Constitution Of tbe
Emperor would have borne mp against IL. Ney.
ertheless, he tool an exalted and terribly heroic
$50 says Dumss) part He resolved % die!
cIould ne rersee ms foobteps and abandon his
poifcys ne would have to give the lie to q reign.
OF thirty years Should be persist in carving
on the war, he would ruin Russia -, - :. =
nut what he could not ask for without loss
OF honor, viz: peace, his successor might. He
therefore, BY pressing solicitation, obtained
for two months, dose Of poison strong spourb.
TO kia him, but yet weak enough to allow him
70 1--we few hoars -aftsr. .haYing taken Il. !.
dumas should have said saffer be had been
weak enough 10 take il. The physicisn, like
wise man, left Sc. Petersburg ON the 18th
6eolusry, which made him safe at all points.
On me morning Of the 18Th the Emperor syal-
lowed the poison, after which he sent for the
G Duke Alexander, (now sEmperor) and told
hlm all. The latter would have cried out for
heip, but the Emperor prevented him by an
order .? positive that, as son and subject,
ne could not disebey his father and his SOW
erelgn. Then the Emperor explained 10 him
in detail the motives which had induced him
70 take this heroic step. The young prince,
broken-hearted, the tears streaming from his
eyes, his utteranee choked by sobs, listened to
,ne dreadful narrative ON his knee, and cIasped
ms ms hands, exolaiming, My father. Ny father.''
The Emperor would not allow him to Quit his
side until he had obtained from him 3 solemn
pronaise to let death take its course without at
tempting to stop IL. But the instant the Young
pr1Dce was out OF the room his fIial love tri-
umphed over bis fidelity to his word, and he
summoned the whole Of the royal family and
aisc three physicians. The latter arrived too
iats- The Emperor, after o not very violent
agony, expired at 20 minutes past u. noon. on
the 18th Of February, 1855. lAf the sassss an
staff hhsssa changed not only her nsaster,
eat Asy pofirg
II this last version be the correct one. xhx
not proclaim 1t aloudz II might be less Chris
uan, out more glorious than bis whole life.
fss.f" signed, -. ALExAxDaE DuMAs.p
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