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Ar MJnt of autumn* made by Bajra&i,
** tyr- Francis HdfSr
American, talibdwie M. La
> ayeite frqm hi. confinement ,n the
castle of OlmuU. drawn lip by the wti
from personal cdfofounifaUtoo* with
Mr. Huger. jHjJ* a
f Concluded.)
J^* aB1 * na *i°n was carried on by
means an interpreter. a young man
*o| , Bk? s P e f*i»o seemed to com
passioU|te Ins situation, and wh6 whet*
C ? V . C S , UCI , ans^ ers as he thought
ißight Aendto hurtliis cause, made hi nr
pea nis answers, softening their im
£:^ rin *^ n ts \ ai he knejf he did
ac Iy express himself in proper
teims, and djfcng him to recollect
A er J l€ did noi ,n tan 46 answer m
•nd such a manner. Huger saw his
fM-d.intentions, and determined to re-
after he
had heard him low voice, “ I
this, urn! many
ff *' c< SL nt tXiim i nations, the magis-
MTdrfjn * IU he mUit nQt eX P^Ct
Cfet 1 1111 to «
I exhortation, so sften
lepfsated, began to have some effec^p
mn iiih, and, considering ha was in the
£.°n monarch, whose
Si i |r W# L* U * >ei ’^ r t 0 law * he could not
a e o some melancholy presages.—
displace of .confinement was V loath-
light, he was
jT ‘ f3 chained to the
nigfft • his own clothes
. , . ® “hn, and others sent him
r*r ff f alreac *y lieen worn by many an
«*■*** Thus he dragged
5“ tne hfsjjhrojf months of uis con
fincti.eiiu After thit lime h? was rw
v*" JTA ’ better i'oonrtj*|into which
AW? » borrowed light , better
■** m % t6 wholesome lood were
£‘ v ‘ n * ” >m ’ ami tfis circumstances hi
Cl,, respect improved. ‘ Hut still he
Was uncertain as to his fatc, and the
feed”* 8 ‘"f** being- who
w “""• One day ha was surprised
.• cappeWar coos his voting friend
* ,c ‘■■t.igreieUAto^.tfg-1- b Noth
«’ b could rxceetl his joy at once more
$ tU " lu 1 ,n « a k ">diy human face. He in
klfo*, Ü B er l hat the codrt of Austria
ebevacl that ail the garrison of QJ
muu had been engaged in the cojnsp
'> many people hWbfcen artfcs
fed upon suspicion / For it could not be
* k V i U u th i-a tW ° Sl # X° un S meji as
and tialmln couM have formed®and
«ttftuteU .so darmg a pjan without the
aid ot others / b 4t as no proofs h^d
Jfithtrto WuVdfetcririiced to
t.iog theriv shortly to trfeh and for that
Impose Jawyers were to be sent from
«enna to,assist the map-istrates of the
c*iy- #iugcrftfow f or t j ie £ rst till?es
Jtarned the compl||e failure of their
was under the.
roof with him. However sad the
hr Section was? that hi* suffer
enga equalled his own, yet he could not
the jojrjre felt at being so near
firn discovered that he
fr.hvvbitfci ihe room above him. Thence
foyward his treatment wi£ jmuch less
C^& n ’ l^le j ador » who till late-*
j ia obseiftd a silenoe, rc«
fuxeu nis caution, and came frequeiufy
l\^Z n k’ u lL u '°^ h u “V" ol ,ew
as iu% [>tetamce; broke the
:WPI !Hi*sliP
AT HENS’
*A7HENS, THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 24, 1816
fie made lit* appearance. Man s were
the experiments he tried to hold* a com
munication with Balman, and at
he succeeded. *
He discovered that the windo w which
threw light into his cell ser
ved likewise to.throw light into that of
Balman. He picked a piece of lime
from*the wall, and with it sferatched a
fefrworda upon a black tilk handker
chief he about, his neckfjjr then
fixing it upon a stick, he climed up the
side of the roomfand raised the stick as
near the common window as he could|.
till it tod attracted the attention of Bal-:
man/ who, after many efforts, made
himself master ot it, and returned an
answer by the method. Delighted
with having overcome this difficulty they,
suffered a day to pass without
some communication. To W—— they
were indebted for the meapsof render
ing the* r situation still more comforta-
Mjfby engaging the jaifor’s wife in
their interest ; a few presents, and
and then a small piece of money, indu
ced her secretly*to bring “tfce.u nooks,
food, wine, and warnA* clo.hes ; a.nd
at length to procure a meeting between
the friends, at first short, but by
degrees become more hardy, they/were
permitted to pass 1 sbme part of every
day Ibgether. The following is an ex
tract of, a letter writtelh by Huger to a
shear friend and relation, which, at it
Ascribes his situation .and feelings in
a forcible mariner, ought not to be omit**
ted:
44 1 am equally ignorant how this af
fair may have ’ been represented, or
what may be thought in these times pf
ah attempt to deliver M. de IS Fayette.
The motives which, however’ induced
me to engage in it cannot be judged by
those who Examine all similar enterpri
ses occerpingly to their Success or fai
lure ; believe me, it *Was neither unre|-
senably undertaken, nor rashly execu
ted, but failed ‘ from accidents which
prudence could not w foresee To the
mortification of a were added
the miseries of a prison, winch, in Aus--
tria, exceed any known in England—
In a small roqjfn, just long enough for
my bed of .straw*-with eight-pence belay
for my at night chain ed/to the
grouridi and 1 wuh« ut books or light,
I passed the fisrt three months of tnfi
captivity. ? A Iter this time my situation
became gradually better , but 1 was not
allowed to write to my friends, to be
delivered from my chaims, or permit
ted the-Smallest intercourse with the
world, till a fortnight before my release.
4, 1n such a* situation; .the conscious
ness alone of having dohe nothing dis
honest or dishonorable cc uld efford that
internal satisfaction, and inspue mat
stern patience, necessary to support
calmly so severe a* reverie
of fortune ; ; but it has cm vltictd me
that a mind at peace Avi-h itseii dan in
po situation be unhappy* Daily hv.fot
also soon removed the unpleasant sensa
tions exeited. by disagreeable and unac-
objects, and trie mind, which
no p©'*er can restrain, \vU| always de
rive consolation from hope/ and rarely
want <SQiiie -Sbject to be actively employ
ed upon. My lriend and companion,
Mr. Balman, was m the same house, and
our effort* to establish some communi
cation, lotto procure a momentary in
terview afforded’ exercise for invention
and, in proportion to the difficulty of
effecting out; wishes, the * smallest sue
cess rewarded days 6f projects and ex
pectation. I once aHo found means to
disengage myself from my Chains, and
lelt an emotion beyond the power cf
words to describe, v Tim slave, liberated
by ihe bounty of hit master, experiences
similar to it | he feels obligation
Lforia favor conferred] but a person for
merly free, breaking the chain of tyran
ny and oppression, has doublc en
joyment of overcoming his enemv, and
regaining his liberty by his own exer-
Mine; was but ideal, for f was
cftU sgrroundedjvitlt walls k sentinels ;
it was an event Which might be of such
consequence that 1 did not permit the
reality, to interrupt the happiness it af
forded. me .• and >prt>ha bly felt more*
enjoyment at that moment/than in gtn-
SWalone haU'of the word ever experien
ced in their lives, even those possessing
weaU b* and friohik. My lohg
captivity has not then been wholly mis
erable, nor without some pleasure.'’
At lenth, at the end of seven months
they were Snformeipthat the crow ill aw
yert were arrived, The government by
this time was satisfied that the attempt
to liberate Fayette was planned indepen
dently by two adventurers, and that it
was not a plot bid by the secret agents
of Fiance, in which the garisont of Ol
mutz at least was if it were
not more emended ; and upon
theirlrial, the sole f?wt of having at
tebipted to rescue a state prisoner Was
alleged against themJw^
’ This fact being they We&*’
remanded to their prison, to await tfcie
sentence wlnch*was to fie pronounced a
gainst them by the supreme magistrate-
They were now, however permitted ev
ery indulgence butliberty.
It ups some days before they heard from
VV. when he came, they were astonished
iconfounded to hear from him that their
punishment was intended to’be impris*
bnment for life. He however consoled
themjng, that if they could by
ahv procure money, this sentence
might be changed to one much less se
vere as it remained with the magistrate
to pass what sentence he thought pro
per, or even to release them entirely.
Balmjn had no fortune, and as Huger
had no credit m Austria, it woujd be a
ldbg time bofore he could receive a * re
mittance from London. VV——, their
guardian angel, promised to do all he
could for them*
In the vicinity of 01mute f <reßided a
Russian nobleman, of the most polish
ed manners, joined the greatest benevo
lence of heart. With him. W—, en
joyed a perfect intimacy and triendship;
they were congenial souls.—W had
paade him acquainted with the whole of
Their story* ; through him he had been
able to administer so frequently tp : then
comfort ; and he now nobly offered to ;
advance them whatever money they
might want to accomplish their’ release
and so defray their expenses to Ham
burgh’ Having thus removed thegresf%
est difficulty, his next care Was to sound
the sentiments of ihb magistrate. * This
he could easily effect, as, in thecapasity
of interpreter, he had constant comma- s
mcation with him; He soon discerned *
that the magistrate was'not averse to his
speaking.4n their favor ; and when he \
*ar tfully insinuated that, a large reward
would certainly attend his declaring
himself inclined to pardon, he found he
was % listened* to with mofe."attention.
Having gained this point, he very soon
came to an eclaircissemehct The ma
gistrate made an * exorbitant demand ,•
v¥E— “Said it was useless ’or him to go
to the prisoners with such terms, and,
as he, knew exactly the state of their
hnances, he’co.uld at once mention what
taey had to give, and therefore the tit
most he could expect. This sum is
fifty pieces. He refused to comply for
less than a
W-——desired him to consider, that if
Ue delayed his determination he might
iose his prize altogether, for that great
interest was makingat Vienna for the
idease of the prisoners, which he had
no doubt would succeed, as, v amongst
others, tire English and American am
bassador had exerted themselves in
their favor. This upright magistrate at
dast yielded to the impulse of avarice,
and *grct?d that, if the prisoners would
sendvhkjHhe%&i&y before they left the
prison, they should be released the next
day, To this he answered, that r they
were so distrustful of all about them that
he was certain would rather await
life result of the “petition at Vienna, then
part with their little stock of money at
an uncertainty, but added, that he him
self woultl become their security, and be
answerable to himfor the money in case
ilpsy did not pay it. “To this he agreed
arid W—— was authorised to negocHte
w ith the prisoners- All matters being
soon settled* the ternTof their imprison
ment was first fixed \t fourteen yeaia
then shortened to seven, soon after to
one, then to a month, and lastly” to a
week ; at the expiration of which they
were released from prison. They im
mediately repaired to the house of the
magistrate to return him thanks for the
lriany indulgences he had allowed them,
upon, shading hands wrth-hiin at par
iipg, the. stipulated sum was put into
h\s hands. ft is not to be supposed they
stay at Olraute ; no longer
than was necessary to pour out the»r
to the Hussiait
nobleman, afcd, W-~-, to whof kind
ness they owed all the comforts they had
experienced in prison, and to whose
friejadly £nd humane exertions they
were ultimately indebted fortheSr libcr
la Fayette, the unfortu
nate cause of their distresses, reitifcinia
in confindment till the, close of the year
179 r, when, upon a peace takldgfplac©
between Austria and France, he was re
leased at the of the French gen
eral Bonaparte.
Since the abovi was Written, a letter ha 9
been received b» Mr, Huger from M. de
la of which the following is and
translation^ pehichforms a very proper
supplirisnt ‘to the above account .
“My dea<!i Huger,— Here is the
fijprid whom ybu had so%enerously un
tdojhbkcn, So humanely attempted to res
cue from captivity, and whose panting
heart at the moment of our restoration to
‘•SS?#? and 1 ife*hastens jto offer you the 4
tribute of an inexpressible and boundless
gratitude- What you hare clone for
me«jthe manner if whibh you have dope
it bind me to yog by everlasting ties of
admiration and loveJ your sufferings,
and your dangers, sppbrcea
much fortitude and intripidity of soul
did not find in me a stedmess equal to
yours ; ‘and amidst the horrors of an
anxiety, which it had been forbidden to
alleviate, I was, from the |day of ycur
confinement to that of your delivery, so
cruelly tortured, that 1 Very nearly came
to the point of losing my life ; it wa»
probably saved by the blessed news of
your having been set at liberty, which
I had the good, iortui e to hear in spit©
of the infamous ordets t© prevent me.
In vain would 1 endeavor to describe
what 1 felt at the happy intelljgepce.
How barbarously they have treated you
my?admirable friend 1 1 am much afraid
your suffer ngs during that period may
have an effect upon your health ; I en
treat you to let me 4i6ar all the’ particu
lars ol yotir welfare, sos which'l feel. so
deeply interested. I ? wish I b©
allowed to talk over with you many de
tails of our ehterprisei dnd with hearth
felt admiration and,’gratitude acknovvl
edgeVtne generous, .gallant, and
getting part you had in it, ‘ i o get away?
before l saw you on horseback was iirt-*
posible nor could 1. help returning to
wards you, wheti bf ydur not coming ujk
I suspected an ‘accident. ,1 then
thought, that while 1 had turned back
in search of you, you had gone forwards
h*pd although it would have been better
for me to haVe been out of the Auttrijin
dominions, in jirder to exchange myself 5
for my former captive deliverers, yet
had 1 known your fate, I should not
have been able to proceed farther, and
ttrjien I did know it, 1 could not regret
my being retaken.; You know* that alter,
twelve months from that tune, my wife
and daughters became the partners of
my captivity ;by them I had tfie coiw
soiation to hear of you- They supposed
that there could be no objection to their
.writing to you frmn Olmutz, and I h<&
ped that the homage of my gratitude
could be through them offered to you
and Balman- How great this disap
pointment was I need not ,|elF you as
probably heard that the only
line3 from the mother to her son, which
she hazarded to join a receipt to the
American consul, were stopped at Vien
a and sent back to two friends
Latour Maubourg and Ftisy, entreat rua ,
to present you with the tributes of
section ans respect, jwhich to the fast
foment of their lives their hearts will
be happy and proud to pay you. !
“ It was on the 19th of September,
five months ai'terahe cessation ©f hos
tilities, that we were set at liberty. It
had been demanded by France the first*
day of thexonferences at Kocelin, and*
promises were made, blit not executed ;
to repeated applications repeated eva*
. sions were At last Lewis kou
ing, formerly my aifr-de-camp, was sent
to Vienna by Bonaparte and Cierke, in
order to put an end to this delay , and
although we lately had refused certain
condi ions proposed to ns, it was agreed
we should b© Conducted to tins'placo*
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A©.. St.’
