New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
KIDNAPPING PRINCES.
SOME HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF MORE
or LESS ROMANTIC HUE.
From The Pan Mall Gazette.

not be rejected a. incredible. when a Prince OF
bulgaria was actually seized in his own palace
and carried off so few years ago. Daring ana
laWless spirits keep that example before them,
no doubt. But we may strongly suspect that
such tails as are furnished do not convey the
real truth-that il was not MOSlems VINO de-
Vsed The conspiracy though they may nave
been tempted to join il. The Turks OF GAMMA
as elsewhere may be uncommonly stupid. but
stupid men avengc themselves by murder. How
ever. the incident may set us thinking upon
other plots of the sort. Just now it is asserted
that President Loubet was to have been carried
of from Auteuil But history records a good
many Of them serious enough; they ar" not very
commonly known, because they failed II - not
necessary to go back To the Middle Ages. ak
amples enough can Ice found in The last century.
But Of earlier date recurs to mind which
must not be overlooked. seeing that direct
oostor Of the Prince of Wales concerned
kunZ Won kauiungon. a desperate soldier 81
oitune had grievance against the Eector #
SaXony Learning that the servants at Alien
burg would be absent one evening, he scaled the
walls and carried of his enemy's two sons
Thirty ruflians accompanied him. All night they
rode for their lives. Before dawn the alarm bel
at Atenburg was sounded. and every steeple in
SaXony began 10 cang. one after another. They
had to leave the road. but steadily they pushed
on through the woods. To make sure If one
prize at least. Kaufungen divided his party.
taking the younger boy. with three men, while
his squire and the main body rode off with the
elder Toward evening the child was worn out
with thirst and fatigue and the Bohemian from
tier and safety lay but a mile or SO ahead Kauf-
ungen Ventured TO dsmount and gather some
bilberries for him Suddenly charcoal burner
stepped out Of the bushes. He had heard the
bells iangng mady all day-this travel-stained
party struggling through the woods with a
fanting boy in charge appeared to him Sus
picious. He wanted TO know this and that
finally shouted for help. and his terrible wife
came on the scene. followed by the whole com
pany Of charcoal-burners SO one victim was
rescued. Presently the squire surrendered the
other unhurt. From the younger Of these boys
desconds the present King Of Saxony. from the
elder Prince of Wales. The day Of their re-
lease is still public holiday.
THE HUGUENOTS AND THE DAUPHIN.
Very spirited and very nearly successful was
the attempt Of certain HuguenOt refugees off
GERS IN the Dutch service. to carry off the Dau-
phin in laos. They stole across France one by
one meeting at Courtrai. Thence they rode at
evening 10 he Bridge Of Sevres at the moment
when the Dauphin. always punctual. would be
passing \ state carriage arrived to the mo-
ment with the royal arms and all that they
made the occupant alight. lifted him upon a
horse and galloped off 1t too dark to recog-
nlze the captive. probably. He proved To be the
Marquis De Beringhcn. Premier Ecuyer du ROi
a moment late for once. the Dauphn reached the
bridge in time to hear the gallOp Of the horses
retiring. He had but one servant with him and
No escort, if only that lucklesS marquis had not
come in the way, the heir Of France must have
been Killed or captured We may amuse
Selves with specializing on the consequences.
Kidnapping became a regular business after
That period Ministers and generals. obnoxious
wives and unaccOmmOdating Judges. personal
ard examples could be- given in every
case. but we are dealing with princes only
When the rebellion Of l7lj was mature the old
Preterder started to head it, Lord stair the
English Ambassador. sent Information to Colo
mel Douglas. who commanded an Irish regiment
in the French serYice-a traitor. of course. with
three soldiers whom ne could trust Douglas rode
TO Nonancourt and waited at the pOshouse there
for the chaise, what his plans may have been
exactly is uncertain But he committed the
same error which ruined Louis XNTs flight at
Varennes-lke young Count De BOuille Douglas
failed 10 keep an eye on his mon. And the post
mistress, Nine Hospital who knew that great
parsonage would be passing soon incognto con-
Ceived suspicious While the chief sat apart in
diSniGed seclusion sh piled his rufIians with
drink, and finally locked them up; then stole TO
his own door and turned the key. Fresh horses
being sent to meet the King" Douglas had the
modification Of seeing him pass by at full gal
lOp ShrcWd Nine. Hospital would accept no re-
ward beyond the privilege Of kissing the
Queens" hand. but portrait of Her Majesty
added
PLANS AGAINST THE PRETENDER.
Numberess were the plots for Kidnapping the
young Pretcnler. Ambassadors ana diplomatic
agents all over Europe showed zeal in the cause;
# they failed il was because the home Govern
ment was not in earnest. Unprepared TO muir
der the enemy they might well hesitate to face
the scandal and the risk Of abducting HIN, with
the constant danger Of keeping Kim in prison to
follow. But to understand the situation OF that
luckless Prince read dispatch of Sir Charles
]Ianbury Williams Ambassador to Prussia IN
17f9 addressed to the Foreign Secretary: For |
a small sum will undertake to find a Pole who
will seize his person Ohe Chevalers) in any part
OF Poland and TO carry him to any part Of the
North that His Majesty pleases to appoint" Sir
Charles had received many offers Of the sort
which he put by, though convinced that they |
very feasible" Lord Hyndford writes from
Moscow in the same year. when, it should be
noted, the Chevalier was travelling in Poland; |
81 believe it would have been very easy mat
ter to prevail upon this Court to catch the |
Young knight and TO send him U Siberia. where |