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rroL, tiL PUBLISHED WKE*LT, •BT JOHH HODGE. ’ 4 * ‘* ‘'Hi , CONDJTIONS. .# • * > r ‘ % »<l Th« Annual Subscription will be thqbi MM.L&ES, half in advance* « > Site fibers living ont’ of the will pay 1, the whole snbscription upon the delivery of r the util number. > Uo Subscriptions will be received for less ’ yrtlr; ntf shall be dis continued until arrearages are paid. Mh > * 4lb. Advertisements will be iiuertad at the custonuryrocs. frj : **?'■> ** , a y. , *<wr Lctters-addrcssed to the Rdi* ryjuuuJcJM paid. ;** *r - r • ‘ * ■- ■ * 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* J,» 3 A©.. St.’