, 1859-11-11
The Emperor Nicholas = Suicide.

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Tao Courier d<s Etats GHis publishes a re-
markab'e artielewith the signature Alexander
Dumas which nc give for what it is worth:
!" How did the Emperor Nicholas die! OF
what did he die: These are questions which
one asks when rejecting upon the premature
and wholly unexpected end Of that remarkable
these questions The following is what is as
serted publicly:
safer the annih,1aton Of Poland and the
crushing Of Hungary. the Emperor Nicholas
was convinced hat nothing III Europe could
resist him. He was impaticntly awaiting news
from the crirea, firmly consinced tha: lie
should hear Of the destruction Of the English
aud French armies 4 courier is announced.
The Emperor with j confident smile on bis 1ips
bids him enter The courier, exhausted by'
journey Of three thousand yersts. offers The
dispatches TO his Majesty. .We!i,' says the
Emperor, we have beaten them | suppose
courier. Was the day doub.fult' ''Read.
SIRE Answer me, sir; will read afterwards
Sire, We have been beaten 'Wherc:' '.at
the Alma The Emperor became lirid and
stated up. Yen liz = said lie. Read sire
Nicholas opened the dispatch and read it. 1t
was the bulletin Of the battle. Nenschikof re-
sealed all The French and the English had
been victorious. The Emperor fell back in his
casy chair, As though both his legs had been
broken.
az month afterwards a.riyes the news Of
the battle OF {nktrman. The ruau whom noth-
Ing hsd been able to resist, now experienced
not oulY double resistance, hut 4 double de-
feat. lie could NOT bear this double reverse.
From that moment his health became deranged,
aud he sunk under the weight Of this annihila-
ton OF LIS greatness. He died on the 18th Of
February, lst5.
"snsh Is the generally received account.
The following is what is asserted privately:
The effect of these two pieces Of Intelligence
bad not been less terrible than a. above de-
scrihed, but the athletic constitution of the
Emperor would hare borna up against it.
Nevertheless, be took :u exalted and terribly
heroic {so says punaas,} part He resolved to
die! shouid lie resrace his footsteps and
abandon bis policy, he would hare to give the
lie 10 rsign Of thirty years. Should be per-
sist in carrying On the war, he would ruin Rus
sia. But what lie could NOT ask for without loss
Of honor, VIZ peace, his successor might. He.
therefore,, br Pressing solicitations, obtained
from his ply sician, who had previously resisted
for two mouths. dose Of poison strong enough
TO ELL htc. but 5eI weak enough to allow him
mas should have said. .a;tsr be bad been weak
enough 10 take it-) The physician. {lke wise
n an,) leis ST Petersburg on the l7th February,
having obtained from The Emperor deciara..
Ion in writing, which made him safe at all |
poiais.
"0u the morning of the 17th the Emperor
swallowed tic poison, after which he sent for |
The GRIND Duke Alexander {nou Emperor),
md told him ail. The latter would have cried |
nut FOR help but the Emperor prevented him |
y an order 70 positive that as son and
subject he could not disobcy bis father md |
'oreseiEn- Then the Emperor explained to i
lin In detail the motives which hsd induced |
i'm 10 take this heroic step. The young prince,
'roken hearted, the tears streaming 1rom his
yes, his uuezance ehoted BY sobs, listened to
be dreadful narrative on his knees, and clasped
Is Y hands. e1elaiming, my father: my father:
ide until he had obtained from him q solemn ]