, 1864-09-11

head sho wou1d faln have 60 n the crown
Some Of the leading conspfrlto1a were Ger.
| mans, who bad helped to assasstnate tho
| Cxar Peter Ill, and therefore available i0r
! uert moved to ontbrtaks and In the face OF
| thcse the pusl'1nnftnlsy OF StTueneea was 70
sp1 aren't, that hts cucm1es, takiog courage.
| struck there blow st once, obtained acctAs
to The king, got from him all they asked, aud
usdrr the nnlho,lty OF his sigpatura nrrested
StrutDsee,' Bsanot, and their followers, a1d
oh,ained possession Of the quesn's peraon,
I pndet her ru sn1 husbands otOur 10 carr her
| to Kronhorg. She had retired to rest uhen
| her enemes were .thundesius at her door.
I when tho doors werc opened by tho wo.
mer, the queen walked boldly towards the
Eers. pa entering, and asked item waat thsy
wanted Moved ~ the young queens de-
| clded oehavtof, R.ntzau gave her low DO =
then said be had come BY the kings order,
Iesd her consores note, nn1 handed it to b. {.
p'aIinG any alarm but then threw It dis-
dstntnl1y on the ground, and trampled upon
It. 'Ha = che eaIl, lin that recoxutzc rhc
traitor and the King Rsntzsu implured her
70 submit to the kfDg's orders, tOrders +
sho exclaimed. contenptuousl7: sorders
tie most Ehsme,ul treachery las extortel
from his iu.beciifty.. No queen daes not
obey conuunds.' Rantzsu iuoked serious.
ano said that his dnty admitted OF no delay.
II VIII CHE, no orders till have seen the
Snn Srne tTs eqein .x,', ant we1sd; 1t mo 50 to
fdvanctd d some stepa loWaro6 tho door: but
Rantzsu atepprd before her with heightened
snE.r, and his entrea1ies became menacas
shlan : tue lDF esslonRte queen cried to him.
rs ttat The lausuage OF servant 10 his mon-
orch7 20 most contemplate of men. Go !;
! Ttu art loaded with shame aud Disgrace; but
tn not afraid Of you Thssc words rom
me Countless young queen fnfutiat.d the
] naughty kantzan; but he did not cafe to
| Garry out his rEf1laply orders by Selling the
! brave princess hence he gaze his couradss
IN ln.ftncus glance 70 interfere. rhs bold
cit OF the tlrSe Advanced and Eiszed the
queen around the waist; but she tore her
Sell iron him, sbrleked TOR asoistu,c., rs
loudly as sht could and hAstened along the
passage to the secret atairs; but her women
not PEGS ont; Tor all tho doera arr guarded
BY eehtlice, bnd no one will listen to yOur
| cry for help" Lit alone with four armeI
soldiers, uud rendered desperate by auyer
anc shame, tie unfortunate princess rushed
tu window, tore II open, and was about to
hutl herselt out; but m officer seized her
round the waist and nelt her b.ck By force.
lie sloe ht1eell with passion, she sslzed Ii.
lmpuleht nsn by the lait, and struggled
With him alone, when an uotLer Of the ot1icrrs
Lad IL asslst big c1 nrade aE int q defence
lrtb WtMan. She resiBted him IS well, and.
Though half-nahc ed, continued the struggle
with the courage IF despair, TIL shc ct leps:h
tt!l back In q limiting slate. Ranlzau 4atch-
cd this scene rlu great gusto, and wheu the
women brought their mistress round again,
Ing ruom, aud dress her, while he sent ior
to yield. 49,
With the victims all eately entrapped. the
yscters hardly Knew, ut ti1st, how 20 treat
Ile chief Of Them, Jultana Maria, would
he Gf1Y1 y.1% /
son; but her chief ase ent, G1ildberg, dreAded
The popular action. It was Consequently de-
ctotd that Hs mADy Of the victims enouti die
q" might eafeiy be put to death, and tnat tn.
eng snouid, nominalfy ign. Tue lifs ct
c.r"ilue Matilda hsfteif would probably have
reen facrtEccd, hnn Lot the British anibassa-
DOR, Keith, GATED them 10 inJure hair Of her
head.
The mock t1ials which cusued in Denmark
we're solemn 1arces. Therc Was no confrout.
Ing OF accused With accusers or witnesses.
Suuersee, under threats OF torture aud
promises Of mitigation Of penalty, confesscd
nGuilty Intimacy with the qu.ei1, wlltfest
the tneni1es oi both rere snpr.meli delighted
and balls and cunserts followed ut coprt Is If
the n:attcr !. ele one for rejoicing. But the
ilconceivablc ncan cowartilce Of St.uensee
Nas .qualcd by the uncomfortable sacrifice Of
telf:disuity nude by CarolIne Matilda to save
him. size WIS tntorMtd Of the horrible dealt.
which uwnittc hin, and from which he might
be rescued II shc would attach her signature
to Srruensee's ay1wal Of his guilt. 10 spare
the lna1l, She slew her own reputation. But
she never csastd TO protest that, In spite OF
IN oct 20 suicidal fle wus iu thought and
deed innocent OF all disloyalty toward her
husband, the Ring.
The execution OF struensce and Brandt
Vas attended with as much horror and but
| mere details are sickening 5Witha telescope
| in ler hand, Juliana Maria had witnrssed
! The whole execution from the tower OF
ChristaihehorT; md when the turn arrived
for The especial object Of hatred, Strucuscc.
eae 'Sesa SeT adass nst hi1ss s h e!9a ind eze
George the Third slowly but etIectually ad
yocated bis sister Cause. He procured her
release from hroneOr.s, and gave her house
and y, ,0C0 year at Cellc, In his electoral do
ninson Of Hanover. She retained her title
III queen, mud NO devofce WIS ever denoun-
ccd between her md her worthless husband,
They were simply sep1Iated:
f. Keith taid before the king the letter OF
separation for his signature, which the king
Nus ahont to siHn Without readlag no, no,
your Majesty the envoy enld, real It urst.
u cuncerns ycu. 1t is tho ecparation BE-
tween youfstlf aud Jour cousort, which the
court OF England soilci,s for the rc4sons rIyeu,
! The King cried In confusion, 'Wtatt n to
lose ny wife st.te IT even In writl.gy No,
Is: rsat bnt. lore, and lorg for her agatu
/ Where uze s.1ntnsea and Brandt long for
ttt NJ, tuo.' Your Majesty Keith repl.ed,
they havc been Quartered;, yonr Majesty
tignsd 1htir sentence yourself; aud as it ia
also visit 10 condemn the queen 10 death,
came ihconsulsbic. He asked for the tiu:en
ahd his Two counts. nd dismissed the en-
! voN.h
I AtCelle, Caroline Matilda cpjoyed a yery
| fGw yta5s Of lits as calmly as she coult, de-
vittd from her CHILDREN, for whom her af
u 1T. .}s4
| attempt was tully prepared tor Feinstasin:.
ler puMtr, In D. nnark. In fa1therance Of
! which Sir lasrelhs Wra1a1i's grandfather
! l!a.td a very active preparatory part. tho
F'".r tx-4uerE died. after a brief illness, in
the 2ith Jtar ofher ego. It was during luis
n ortal Illness, ard aimost in her SUPREME
Eouf, that Caroline Matilda wrote to her bro.
ther, GtcrEe the Third, the following conc|r,-
s1vc letter, which tue author IL csisbltd To
! publish through the kindness Of the duchess
! Of Augusttnhufr, who was allowed to take
| h copy By the late King OF Hanover.
"Site-In the moat solemn l1our of nv life
tu1n to you, my royal brother, to EXPRESS
(! MJ Ee,rtk thanks for all the k1ndpsss yuu
have shown me during my whole lie, and
! especislly In my misfortune l die willingly
1or nothing holds me bAck-netther my
I youth, nor the pleasures which might a@ait
! nc, mar or remote. Bow could iifs possess
| any charms for me, who am separated from
! hll those l lose-my husband, nv children,
! and E.r relatives ], who queen, aad Of
I TOY al blood, have lived the must Wretcbcd
! life and stsshd before the world an example
| that nei1htf crown nor eccptre affords any
j pEott ction against misfortune. But dis
j luhoctnt-l rite this Nth trembling hand.
nnd feeling death inmlnent-I am innocent!
Oh that it might please the Almighty to
colSihce the world ntter my death, that I
i, Gic not ds serve spy OF the frignttul accusa-
ttons, by which the cuIumnics Of my enemies
stsiued my character, wounded my heart,
t!aduccl NJ honor, and tratnpled On mS
dignity Size bclieye your DYING sister, a
queen, and even more, Christian, who
would gaze In terror on the other world If
Willtccly Tor the unhspp7, bl=ss The tomb
But n.efe than ell clsc, aI,i than death. It
!! Pains me, that not oae 0t oil those whom
; loved IL life Ia Standing by m5 dyiag bed. to
ertnt ME 8 list cort ofatlon by pressure
ct the hand, CT glance of compassion, and
to close my eyes in death. Still, an not
alone; God, the sole nit1ess Of my Juno
cenct, Ia looking down su my bed OF sgouy
which causes nc such sutfenngs. Ny guar
dan angel is lowering over me, and Hill
anon guide ne to the spot Whe1e shall be
able TO pray for my friends, and also for nv
Prosecutors Farewell, then, my royal bro
thcrt May Heaven bless you, my huspauJ-
ny cbilpftu-Epglaud- ud-Denn1ark-Hnd the
Whole world Permit my corpse to rest in
the grave Of NY ancestors, and now tho lls,,
uns pcaAab'y long farewell from yocr unfor.
tanate.
"CaROLINE MATMDA.n
Linden AMtE91mn-
OGR PARIS LETTER.