The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-24
SON OF PETER THE GREAT.
He Nearly Escaped His Awful Death bat
Was lsetf-lved NV m Rar,,a.

Was betrayed by n pari,er.
The death of the Czarewitch Alexis. :
son Of Peter the Great, is one of tho
most tragical chapters in history; all
the more tragical because the unhappy
prince so nearly escaped his cruel
fate. at is impossible" says the his
torian Dutens, Ito collect moro au-a
thentic particulars in regard to the
czarcwiteh than those which received
from n Russian noble intimately con-
nected with Marshal RomauzolF, son
Of the general who was employed TO
arrest him. This noble informed me.
that being at Schonbrunn on visit
10 the count of that name, he COM
Quoted him TO small castle near at.
hand, and showed him the apartment
in which Alexis had lived in conceal
mcnt for long time after he had been
driven from his fathers court He
also told me that the czar, according 10
Marshal Romanzoff, having resolved
that his son should be brought back
10 Russia, and knowing that he was
secluded in some part of the territories
Of the Emperor Charles vi, wrote 20
that sovereign, about l7l7, TO obtain
his permission for Gen. Romanzotf to-
see his son, wherever no might be,
and persuade him 10 return TO HE
fathers court, promising 10 use NO
compulsion if ho refused
The emperor, who had daily ex-
pected this demand, had advised.
Prince Alexis To repair 10 Naples, fur
nishing him with n strong recommen-s
dation to the viceroy of that kingdom.
SO that when Gen. Romanzoif arrived
TO fullill his commission, ho was in
formed that the czarewitch was no.
where within the territories Of the
house of Austria. He then extorted
from the emperor an order TO all the
governors of his Italian states TO give
facilities to the general for seeing
Prince Alexis if he resided anywhere
within the limits of their respective
governments.
with this order i'm his hand he
traversed the Milanese and all l4om.
hardy, and then passed into Naples,
but everywhere the snuie answer met
him, that no one know The place of tho
princes retirement,
"0ne day when Gen. Romanzoff
was eonversing in Russian with tho
members of his suite before "A barber
whose services ho bad engaged, the bur-
ber showed SO much astonishment that
the general asked him, in Italian, tho
reason. He replied that no did not
understand q wuga of the language
which Ito general had been using,
bui that thc cause Of his surprise WAS
Us rosemblanees 10 that spoken by a
great orcign lord whom ho often
went 10 shave 1T the CaStcl del NSvo.
The general much stqlsa hy his
remark, continued 10 question the gar
rulous barber, and heying made him
some presents ,a9pta that young
loiN, WlnS9 person he described, was
served With tho creates, respect by
utune!cus attendants and led very
rcured AID secluded life in the Castel
del Novo, From the details furnished
by the barber, the general had not the
slightest doubt that lao was the czare-
witch. He immediately repaired to
the vicerpy, Gnd having shown him
agGin tho lHtpcTial order, and asSurcd
| hnI OF hl3 conviction that Prince
Alexis was ct the Castcl del NoVo, OBJ
tanned permission To 500 him, on the
conditions specified " the cars letter
to the emperOA lie had AN interview
with tho unfortunate prince, who at
, rs6t refused To proceed to 81. Peters
burg. The general, however. save "a
handsome hrib2 20 woman who lived
with tho prince, aud had much inilu-
cnec oyer HIM; and he was thus per-
| sIaded eventually % return to tho
Russian capital, where We know what
destiny awaited him, ,'--W, II. ID.
Adams in Gentleman's Magazine.