The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-04-10
SELE &C TIE D STORY
EXTRAORDINARY NERVE.

"hl'e mural WAS III Madrid he was
anxious TO communicate with Juaot in
Portugal, but all the roads to Lisbon
s~armrd with, gnerIla.. and with the
troops composing Castanos' army.
Murst mentioned his embarrassment
to Baron s,roogo"oif, the Russian a"bns
sador to Spain. '..
Russia, it is well known, was n, that
time not onlv the ally, but the friend OF
Franco. M. De Strong gthoti told Mura,
that it.was the easiese,hing in the world.
The Russian Admiral Siniavin," said he.
lis in the. port Of Li,tons; give me 'he
most Intelligent Of your Polish ancers :;
! willsdress him up in Russian uniform,
and en,rus, him wnh dispatches for the
admiral. All will 90 well, even If he
should Ge.taken prisoner d, zen times
between this aud Lisbon. for the insur.
gent armv is so anxious to obtain our
neutrality that it will be careful not TO
furnish a pre,ext for rupture"
Murat WAS delighted with this. ingeni
ons scheme. lie asked Krasin.ki, th.
command,nt Of the lancers. to find him
brave and in,elligsn, young man. Two
days afterwards the commandant brought
the prince young man Of his corps, for
whom he pledged bis life bis narpe was
Leckinski, aud he was but eighteen years
old. ...
Afurat was moved at seeing so Young
aman court so immineLt a danger, for If
he were detected his doom WAS sealed.
Murat could not help rsmarkine TO the
Pale the risk he was about TO run. The
vouth smiled. LET your imperial high
ness give NE my instructions" he answer
ed respectfully. land | ~ili give q good
account Of the mission have beer hon
orsd with. thank his highnessfor bav
ing chosen me from my comrades, for al
of them would have sour,ed ths dis,inc
ton" -.. ........
The prince argned favorahly from the
Young mans modest resolution The
Russian ambassador gave him his DE-.
patches; he put on 3 Russian uniform
and sst ont for Portugal. -........ ..
The frs, two days passed ovsr quie,lv;
tut on the afternoon Of the third Lsck
in.ki was surrounded by a BODY Of Span
iards, who disarmea him and dragged
him before their .commandipg officer -
Luckily for the gallant youth il was Cas-
tan"es bim.slf. '..
Leckinski Was aware that he was lost
he were discovered 10 bs Frsnchm m;
consequently he determined, on the in
"an', not to let a single word Of French
e.cspe him, and to Speak Russian and
German. which he spoke with equal du
sucy. The cries OF rage OF his captors
announced the fate which awAited him,
and the horrible murder Of General Rene.
who bad peri.hed in the mos, dreadful
tor,uis bot few weeks before a. lie was
R"HE !" J'H shbpt. WINS bulHClont 10
feszs the very blood -a.W
s"Who are you y said Cas'ano,. In
French, which lsngnsee he .poksper
fec,ly weli, having been educated In
France.
Leckinski looked at the qres,ioner.
made sign, and answered in German.
VI do not understand you." HfF
CssanO. spoke Gernan,' bu, he did
not wish 10 appear personally 10 The mat
ter and summoned one Of ,hs'ofiicefs OF
his staff. who went on with the exan,ias
tion. The Young Pole ansvrred IN Rss.
sian cr Germsn, but never let single
.y!lable Of French escape him. lie might,
however easily have forgotten himself,
surrounded a, he wss by crowd eager
Tor his blood. and who waited with saw