Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-13
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Christian, was the ia her of Caroline
Matilde's child.
This story, which was false from be-
ginning to end, was brought to the
Kings knowledge with such diaboli-
cal ingenuity that he believed 1t to be
true, and at first he was so exasperated
that he intended to throttle the Queen
with his own hands. But Caroline
Matilde protested her innocence with
every semblance OF sincerity SO strong
ly that his belief in her guilt was sha-
ken, and he left her unharmed, altho'
he thenceforth treated her with the
most CALLING GOODNESS.
Baron MOlkens was sent to fort
ress, but kept there nOminally only as
a, prisoner, the Queen-dowager hav-
ing hypocritically told her STEP
son that it would be best to cover up
the royal scandal as much as possible.
Shortly afteward, DIR. Struensee arri-
we'd in Copenhagen. He had made up
his mind to accept the Kings order,
and become his physician. He found
Christian the Seventh prey to the
gloomiest feelings. The King, who
had liked the young physician from
the start, unbOsOmed himself to him
| fully. He even told him all about the
Queens alleged infidelity.
On the following day an event ec-
Cured, which proved the turning point
in Struensee's career.
The smallpox was raging violently
in parts of Copenhagen. 1t even forced
its way into the Interior Of the royal
castle, and on the above mentioned
day it attacked the Kings infant son.
/ DR.. Struensee saved the young princes
life, and thereby made both the King
and the Queen his devoted friends.
The King appointed him AS private
secretary, with large salary.
The Queen thanked him with stream
| ing eyes, for the preservation of her
sons life, and in that hour of bound
less gratitude she went SO far as to pro-
test her innocence in regard to the
above mentioned charges TO him.
Stuensee generously offered TO bring
about a full reconciliation between
her and her royal husband.
THE King will believe nothing on
that subject retractiOn of the diabOli-
cal falsehood by Baron Moltkens.'
Struensee assured her that he would
leave no stone unturned in order to OBJ
tain such retractiOn. He went in
disguise to the fortress, where Moltkens
was kept as nominal prisoner. Molt-
kens said haughtily to him:
who are yOu?'
Il am friend of truth and the dead |
ly enemy of liarsn
What is that to me?'
You are the most infamous liar on
earthv
'Sirtah, will make you eat your
words!'
The two clinched, but Struensee, who
was very powerful man, easily sue
ceeded in throwing his adversary.
Then, setting his knees ON the fellows
breast, he hissed out:
Now, Baron Moltkens, shall slow
ly strangle you to death unless you
confess that your story about the
Queens illicit intercourse with you
was wicked falsehood.'
The cowardly sfanderer was already
turning black in the face. He replied,
in gurgling tone:
Il will confess all!
80 the Queen is pure?
Il know nothing to the contrary
who caused you to tell the lie"
The Queen dowager did,
what bribe did she give you"
She gave me fifty thousand rix-dol-
larsp
'Will you swear to all this?'
Yes, if don't endanger my life by
so doing
No, you shall have time to leave
Denmark
The document was drawn up and
sworn to before the astOnished COVER
nor of the fortress. He wanted to de-
tain Moltkens, but Stuensee showed
him his commission as private secreta-
ry of His Majesty, and SO MoltkenS |
was allowed to depart.
Upon laying the sworn Ietraction of
the libel before the King, Struensee
urged the latter strongly to Danish his
step-mother from Copenhagen, and to
beg the Queens pardon fer having I'M
Justly suspected her.
The King did both. Juliana had to
leave the capital, and the harmony pre-
vailing between the King and his
wife became greater than ever. HeI
showed his gratitude toward Struensee
by comforting the dignity of Count
upon him, and by appointing him
reader to the Queen.
Henceforth Struensee and Caroline
Matilde was great deal together.
That they became warmly attached to
each other admits of no doubt; but
there is no evidence whatever that
there was anything improper in their
relations.
But Struensee's and Matilde's enc
mics insiduously circulated this report;
and when the King, in 1770, became
insane, they asserted that Struensee
had Intentionally poisoned him in or
der to be better able to gratify his
guilty passion, and to attain his ambi-
tiOus objects.
Caroline Matilde having become Re-
gent of the kingdom, appointed Count
Struensee Prime Minister.
He endeavored to introduce numer-
Gus reforms in the administration OF
State. Most of them were decidedly
enlightened, but he pursued an arbi-
trary and even despOtic course in try
ing to carry them into execution.
This greatly increased the number OF
his enemies, q conspiracy was organi-
zed against him, and on the 10Th day
of January, 1772, he was dragged from
his bed by band of young nOblemen
hired for chat purpose by the Queen
tlowager and Holck. At the same time
Queen Caroline Matilde was placed un-
der arrest.
Struensee was taken before a militia
ry commission composed exclusively
of his enemies, and charged with being
the paramour of the Queen, and with
having striven to become King of
Denmark.
To the imprisoned Queen assurances
were made that Struensee had confess
ed his guilty relations with her, and
that she could only save his head by
stating in writing that he had been her
lover. Then they would be allowed to
depart unharmed from Copenhagen.
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