Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-25

4 One day be entered her presence with an
cir Of the greatest concern, and on her in
auitinR the reason Of his sadness, Orlof re
Piled: NAh, dearest, may well look sorrow.
Iful iace must leave you-.you whom all
here call the good and the beautiful But
who cen tell how good OF how beautiful yon y
Of one who made himself as illustrious by
his deeds as by his high station, yet deigned
to bestow on me the treasure Of your love"
''Why speak of this. Alexey2" said the
Princess. I" MY birth mattered little when
you sought and found me poor--nay, in want,
Il was not op an ilustrious Princess you fixed
your affections, but on neglected and un-
fortunate woman. Why should we partP
Can not accompany your Am | not your
wife, and ss such, is it not my pleasure to
sacrifice my convenience TO yours2"
II was Of course, no part OF Ordof's inten-
ton to leave his wife behind, though he was
desirous that she should propose to accom-
pany him. Hitherto, she had been carefully
watched, though unknown to herself she
having attributed the continual presence of
the Count to the devoted affection he profess
sed for her. She was now informed that he
had feceived a summons to join the squad
ron be commanded at Leghorn, and thither
she also went, and was received with many
demonstrations of respect Orloff's scheme
was idSb dppIuuNhluk llo COlu pl6tlOui uuu tuS
Empress CatbariDe, exulting in its success,
preFartd TO shower honofs on those who had
labored so zealously in her behalf
IT was a lovely day, with the blue sky
only as an Italian sky can be, when the
Princess Tarranakoff, escorted by her hus-
band, stepped into magnificent barge. Cav,
ard in the highest spirits, the Princess
laughed and chatted with attendants, little
dreaming of the horrible fate impending
L. 1. a.
should be permitted the indulgence of q
marine excursion, and she was assisted ur
the side the vessel by her obsequious hus
band. The lookers-on saw the sails spread
without suspicion, and waved their farewells
deeming that they should soon witness tht
return of the party. The hapless Princess
was doomed never to revisit the shores o.
Italy. On board the ship were none saw
| the creatures of Orloff; and now, having hil
| wife completely in his power, he revealed
his treachery in all its blackuess and 6endi
| ingenuity, The delicate wrists of the Prin.
cess were msnacled, and the grand. daughter
of the Gar was taken back to her native
land, not, as she had been led to expect
with the honors due to her rank, and the
prospect of throne, but as a wretched pris
oner.
1t would be utterly impossible to depic
the agony of mind she must have endured
during THIS gloomy voyage, but probably NJ
human being ever suffered greater. Fol
during several Fears after her arrival she
was the inmate of dungeon in the Russian
ctpital. Catharine triumphed in the sue.
cess Of her plan, and amply rewarded those
who had too successfully carried it out
Europe might exclaim against her, but he1
object was gained, and the Princess Tarrana.
koff was in her power. In her dark prison.
house, the unhappy young women spent, il
| is said, six years, and her deliverance came
in dreadful fashion. The autumnal equi.
nox was at hand, and furious gale ragged in
| st. Petersburg. The angry waves Of the
| Neva lashed the sides of the prison in which
she was confined. Absorbed in sorro wfu
1eeollections, she scarcely needed the storm
until she noticed that the floor of her duu
| Reon was wet then the horrible though
crossed her mind, that the river was rising
| Perceivipg that the water gained in hight
| she shrieked aloud; she strove, by every
means in her power, to attract the attention
| of her jailer. But no human aid was a
hand. She raised herself as 6igh as possible
by means of the articles of furniture in hel
cell, but still the water pursued her. The
whole of the ground. floor of the prison was
lad under water. When the gale had passed
over. and the impetuous Neva returned to
its ordinary course, her jailer found only the
corpse of what had been the victim of Count
Alexey Orloff's treachery, and the jealou;
hatred of Catharine Alexiewna.