The Shasta courier., 1864-12-03

ed the impudent man by the hair. and strug.
ged with him alone, when another of the Of
hcers had to assist his eomrade against de.
fenseless woman. She resisted him as veil
| and though half naked, continued the strug-
gle with the courage of despair, till she at
length fell back in fainting state. Rant
Eau watched this scene with great custo and
when the women brought their mistress
round again. he ordered them to conduct her
to an adjoining room, and dress her, while he
sent for Count Won Dor Osten, who might in
duce her to yield'
With the victims all safely entrapped. the
victors hardly knew at first how to treat. The
chief OF them, Jaliana Maria, would gladly
have set her son in place of her step son ; but
ner chief agent, Gouldbern, dreaded the pop
ular action. 1t was consequently decided
tnat as many OF the victims should die as
might safely be put to death, and that the
KING should still reign. The life eff Caroline
Matilda herself would probably have been
sacrificed, had not our Ambassador. Keith.
dared them to injure hair of her head.
The mock trials which ensued in Denmark
were solemn farces. There was no confront
ing of accused with accusers as witnesses
Sfruensee, under threats oftorture and prom
ises OF mitigation of penalty, confessed a
guilty intimacy with the queen; whereat the
enemies OF both were supremely delighted,
and balls and concerts followed at court, as
If the matter were one for rejoicing. But the
lnconceivably mean cowardice of Struensee
was equa.led by the inconceivable sacrifice of
self dignity made by Caroline Matilda to save
him. She was informed of the horrible cruel
death which awited him. and from which he
might be rescued if she would attach her sig
nature to Struensee's avowal of his guilt To
spare the man, she slew her own reputation.
But she never ceased to protest that in spite
of an act so suicidal, she was in thought and
deed innocent of all disloyalty towards her
husband the king.
The execution of Struensee and Brandt was
attended with as much horror and butchery
as could possibly be given to it. The mere
details are sckening. With telescope in
her hand, Juliara Maria had WITNESSED the
whole execution from the tower of Christians
borg and when the turn arrived for the es.
pecia! object of her hatred, Struensee, she
rubbed her hands ioycusly. and exclaimed,
Now comes the fat one 7 ~
George the Third slowly but effectually
advocated his sisters cause. He procured
her release from Kronborg, and gave her
house and f8, 900 year at Celle, in his elec-
title of queen, and no divorce was ever pro-
nounced between her and her worthless hus-
band. They were simply separated.
"keith laid before the king the letter OF
separation for his signature, which the king
was about to sign without reading. No,
no. your majesty the envoy said, read it
first. 1t concerns you. 1t is the separation
between yourself and your consort, which the
court of England solicits for the reasons
given.' The king cried in confusion. Nv hat
am to lose my wife? State it even in
writing? No, | cannot. | love and long
for her again. Where are Struensee and
Brandt? | long for them too Your ma
jesty,' Keith replied, they nave been quar-
tered; your majesty signed their sentences
Yourself; and as it is also wished TO condemn
the queen to death, my court demands her
back The king became inconsolable. He
asked for his queen and the two counts, and
dismissed the envoy"
At Celle, Caroline Matilda enjoyed very
few years of life as calmly as she could. di-
vided from her children, for whom her affec-
tion was unbounded. In Ills, Just as an
attempt was fully prepared for reinstating
her in power, in Denmark. in furtherance of
which Sir I.asceles Wraxalls grandfather
played very active preparatory part, the
poor ex-queen died, after brief illness, in
the twenty fourth year of her age. 1t was
during this mortal illness. and almost in her
supreme hour, that Caroline Matilda wrote
to her brother. George the Third, the follow
ing conclusive letter, which the author is
enabled to publish through the kindness of
the Duchess of. Augustenburg, who was al
lowed to take copy by the late king OF
Hanover:
"Sire,-In the most solemn hour OF my
life, l turn to yop, my royal brother. to
express my hearts thanks for all the kind
ness you have shown me, during my whole
life. and especially in my misfortune. die
Willingly; for nothing holds me back
neither my youth, nor the pleasures which
might await me, near or remote. How could
life possess any charms for me, who am sep
arated from all those l love,-my husband,
my children and my relatives. 1, who am
myself queen, and Of royal blood, have
lived the most wretched life, end stand be.
fore the world an example that sreiiher
crown nor scepter affords any protection
against misfortune But die innocent,-I
write this with a trembling hand. and feeling
death imminent,-I am innocent! Oh, that
it might please the Almighty to convince the
world after my death. that did not deserve
any of the frightful accusations by which the
calumnies of my enemies stained my charac-
ter, wounded my heart, traduced my honor,
and trampled on my dignity! Sire believe
your dying sister, queen, and even more; a
Christian. who would gaze with terror on the
other world if her last confession were
| falsehood. ! die willingly; for the unhappy
bless the tomb But more than all else, and
even than death, it pains me. that not one
| of all those whom loved in life is standing
by my dying bed. to grant me a last conso-
lation by pressure of the hand. o. a glance
of compassion. and to close my eyes in DEATH
Still. l am not alone; God. the sole witness
of nv innocence, is looking down on my he'd
of agony. which causes me much suferings.
NV guardian angel is lowering over me, and
will soon guide me to the spot where shall
be able to pray for my friends, and also for
nv prosecutors. Farewell, then, my royal
brother! May Heaven bless you, my hus-
band-my children-England-D
and the whole world Permit my corpse to
rest in the grave of my ancestors. and now
the last. unspeaSably long farewell from
CAROLINE MATILDA"