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From the Nation al Tn: ellicencer.
CATHARINE I. EMPRESS OF RUS
SIA.
It is known that the birth of this celebrat-
ed woman was so obscure, that she did not
even know the authors of her existence.
She remembered only, that she had a biroth=
er—-hnut was ignorant where or in what sit-
uation he was. She became the wife of
Peter the great, after having been his mis-
tress for a long time: but scarcely was
she raised to this supreme dignity, when a
remarkable circumstance happened. the re-
lation of which will no doubt afford some
entertaiment.
‘An Envoy Extrasrdinary foom P land tol,
court of Rpssiz, returning to Dresden] a.
3h a qn ed.
5! lors. and several of his}
pists repent 3 their A having rela
tions sufficiently powerful, be said to pun-
ish thems
The minister, surprised at the decisive
manner in which. the domestic spoke, in:
gu red his name ‘and past condition ; and
wis told that it was an unfortunate Po-
jander named Charles Scorowskiy whose
father, supposed to have been a gentleman
of Lithuania, dying carly left his son in a
miserable situation, with a daughter wh
had been for some time lost. \
This answer excited curiosity in the min
ister, who imagined he perceived, in the
rustic features of the
blanc
hostler some resem”
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s nobly formed according to universal]
nt
Ls
rep
This adventure struck
the Polish
forcibly, that he jocularly wrote an
minls-
ter sO
account of it to a friend who resided
Russian Court.
'
at tie
It is not known how this letter fell into
the hands of the czer: but it is certain that
he took a memorandum of it in a small book
isd
a
which he
He sen
{
i
carr to assist his mem-
alwavs
t an order
Riga,
to entice
to prince Repnin,
Charles |
toa,
ory.
Tove
Seorowski 3
to discover
hi
Arno’
0
m to RB under
ato set him without
some fair pretence
off
hi
of D NIC
ing the smallest insu and to send |
o }
mn ander a strong oat he chamber
which he had ed to re
passed a gainst th
ap J nt ™"y "a
rder, which anpear
the governor, was pun
Charles was bhrougi
a i
a a eT CR TL
=! the chamber pretended to proceed
thither some day.”
Y titioner
vice al
ey
amst
al
He
was afterwards sent to court, under a guard
ag
nim, with all the farms of mwas agai
a quarreller and a promoter of strife.
with the supposed information which sub
stantiated the offence which he had been
accused.
Scorowski, under great apprehensions
for his fate, though he believed himself to
ye perfectly innocent, was presented to the
judge, who lengthened out the process in
order that he might more easily examine
the prisoner, whom he had orders to sound
| thoroughly. The better to succeed in his
1a sign, he kept spies around him, to catch
any marked word that might escape ; and
private inquiries were made in Courland,il
which proved most clearly that this domes
tic was the brother of the empress Catha-
rine.
"The czar, tonvinced of the truth of this
circumstance, caused it to be mtimated to!
Scorowski, that as the judge was not dis-
posed to treat him with much indulgence,
he could do nothing beiter than present a
petition to his sovereign : and that the
as not only access to the throne would be
precured for him, but aiso protectors snffi-
ciently powerful to insure the success of his
request. Peter,-who had artfully contriv=
ed every thing for a scene amusing, but
ered, Peter
br
means of doing this would be rendered easy
=
:
which pride ahd self-love considered ag a
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degredation fy die dignity ot her station. *
Catharine, reclining oni a sopha, listened
(with the greatestiaitention ; every phrase
of Scorowskl vibrated on her ears, and the
-
.
Czar still more aroused her, saying in
tone which indicated that he was interested
in the conversation, ¢¢ Catharine, attend to
that! do you not comprefiend ” Catharine
on this, changed colour, her voice fauiter-
ed, she could scarce reply. « Bat,” added
the Czar with emotion, «if you do no:
Ina word, this man is
,’ said he to Charles,”
kiss the border of her robey and her hand
comprehend, Ido.
your brother! + Gome
m quality of re after which embrace
ber as thy sister.” At these words Catha-
forsook her, she remained some time in a
When she recov:
ectionately saidw—¢ Wha!
harm then is therein this adventure 2 Well
I have found 2 brother-in- law If he is
man of (merit, and has any ability, we
state of insenaibility.
.
a
shall make something of him.
yourself then, 1 beg of you; for I see noth
ment’s uncasingss.
of an affair which cost us many inquiries
Let us depart.”
’
humiliating to the pride and haughtiness of
Catharine, sent word, that on a certain
du, he would 20 insegulte to dine with
ted h so much precision
that it appeared ‘Catharine was really his
sister. Nevertheloss, to remove ail sus-
ilife
« Example is better than fireceps.”’
eyery respect a true one.
Jorce of it in almost every department o
doctrines, Jose their effect upon the audito-
them in his own course of life.
duct of parents, who inculcate rules of mor
ality for them to observe, which they them.
selves do not follow.
reason thus :—If such practice be right for
they may obey, from an awe of incurring
picion, the czar left him abruptly, desiring
same hour; and this order was accompan-
ied witha promise, in all probability he
would have no cause to be displeased with;
his expected sentence.
with the empress that evening, said to bh
‘¢ T dined to day with Chapelow, and made |
a most excellent repast ; I must take
« Why not to-mor-
« But,”
do as I did to-day : sar-
you
row,, she replied. rejoined the
| Zar, “owe must
dinner, and dispense with our attendants.”
Next day, Peter and Catharine being
was introduted, who approached
with more
fore.
the subject of his prayer, repeated the ques.
tions of the p
returned the ke answers.
Catharine, rising up requested to em-
brace her brother ; and begged the Czar to]
continue {
sister,
It 1s not kt:
"ne
Yo
wn by what accident Scor
had
‘The Emperor agsigned bim|
ywski disc overed that his sist er
-
risen
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0 the throne.
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1a -
house al
(i nension > yi: 3 5 nested
pension : he was required to}ind istry, economy and domestic manufac.
y of
by putting on an apparel oi
{keep himself and to enjoy his fortune
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Catharine was not much pleas-|
with circumstances that con |
private.
i
-
pent.
ve develops
ally humbled, by a discovery
The Czar sapping|
gr. | mestic manufactures, &c. &ec. Yet many
ge-1!
timidity than.he had shown be-|
The czar, affecting not to rec ollect|
. i . 1 « whi ; -
at he would return next morning, at the temporary observance; which. they calcu
late to viglate as soon as set frce from pa-
rental authority. In these times, a great
!deal is said about the necessity of industry
tand economy-——the encouragement of do-
{of those who are loudest on this subject by
livay of precept, are never secn to give 2
single example, personally corresponding.
with their own doctrines. It has been
suggested to us, by a gentleman of emin-
to the empress Catharine, w hichiprise him when he is about to set down to [ent disernment, that a society might be
Horthed in this country with great benefit
to the community, it they would inculcate
agement of these two principles, econom
and the promotion of domestic manufac
tures.
(formed, of the most respectable citizens,
receding day ; but Scorowski lof all professions and occupations; without]
! .
distinction of sect or party, the most salu-
tary effects would be the inevitable conse-
quence. If the gentleman of the profess.
s kindness both to him and his | ons of the law, of medicine, and more},
| particularly the clergy, the fudges of our
courts and those who move in the more ex-
alted spheres of civil life, would unite in 2
society, whose object should be to promote
tures, and should prove the sincerit
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their design,
plain domestic fabrics, thus rendering it
she fe vp | : 1 i
She felt her | fashionable, the ¢ffect upon the community {it
1
would be invaluable
rine gréw quite pale ; the*power of speech
Console
ing in all this that ought to give you a mo-
We are now informed
There is an old maxi : i
: maxim, and in almos'
We see the
f
The most wholesome and reasonable
ry, if the orator is known to run counter to
Even chil-
dren discover the discrepency in the con.
They soon learn to
you how can it be wrong for me ; & although
the displeasure of parents, yet it is but a
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Should a society of this kind be
| moting and befriending manufactures would
he attendad with all the good results de-
sirable, without the f shutting out
ail For 1
cannot make much difference to the pubs
competition, by tmpartation.
lic at large, whether they be subject to a
monoply of importers or manufacturess
since experience has shewn us that either
will impose on us, ifthay have it in their
Let us then not ask to have for-
eign fabrics shut out from us, lest we re-
power.
move all the restraint upon the avarice of
manufacturing establishments; and at the
‘ame time, let us pive all the effective
support to their indastry in our power, by
purchasing and wearing the goods, as long
as they keep within reasonable bounds
with their prices.
To prevent all jealousy of a political de
sign’ as regards parties we propose, that
some few of our most enlightened and pai-
riotic members of society, of all partiess
get together, and enter into some plan of
arrangement for originating such a scciet
—let them throw an advertisement into
both papers of the county, at the same timo
calling for a general meeting—say at the
court house. And we have not the least
doubt, that a sosicty may soon be formed,
respectable extensive and uselul.~~A so-
ciety whose precept and example, will be
abundantly felt by the manufacturiog es
tablishments, and by the community as
large. Amer. Rept.
—————
A Curious Combat,
‘Two gentlenien of high birth, the one :
Spaniard, and the other a German, having
rendered Maximilian II. many great servi-
ces, they each for recompense demanded
his natural daughter, Helena Scharfuquinn,
in marriage: The prince who entertained
equal respect for them both, could nog
give cither the preference ; and after much
delay, he told them, that from the claims
they both had to his attention and regard,
he could not give his assent for either of
them to marry his daughter, and they musg
decide by their own power and addioss ;.
but as he did not wish to risk the Ines of
either, or both, by suffering them to fight
with offensive weapons, he had ordered x
large bag to be brought and he who wa»
successful enough. to put his rival in i
should obtain his daughter.
This strange combat Detween two gen«
tlemen, was in presence of (he whole grand
imperial court and lasted near an hour. At
length the Spaniard yielded, and the Ger-
man, Andre, Eberhard, baron of Tatbert,
when he had him in the bag, took him on
his back, and placed him atthe Emparor’s
cording at dinner with Chapelow, the pe-by example, as well as precept, the encour
J taking the Loney without ded
stroying the Bees.
The Common practice of killing the
Bees, in order to obtain the honey, few can
witness without some litile tompunction ;
and as there is a very of
cfecting the object without any injury to
simple method
this most interesting little animal, (which
{on the score of interestas well as humanity
claims
regard.] I beg leave to communi-
cate it through yout paper, should you
t it.
Cldeem it
In the evening when the Bees have reo
worthy a place in
tired, take the hive gently from the stand,
spread a table cloth on the ground ; sct the
hive on it placing something under to raise
3 or 4 inches ; then draw up the corners
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¥his mode of pro.'of dl cloth, and fasicy them light ardind