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Curious Particulars Respecting The Last King Of Corsica.
'Crated among the mal-contents the arms and the shoes he had biought with him , conferred kni ghthood on one of . thc « -Chiefs , appointed another his treasurer , and professed the Roman Catho . ic Reli gion . Various conjectures were formed concerning him ; the eldest son of the Pretender , Prince Ragotski , the Due de Ripperda , and the Count de Bonnevalwere each in their turns supposed to be
, this stranger . All Europe was puzzled ; but the country of the illustrious stranger did not long remain undiscovered . he was , in fact , a Prussian , well known there by the name of Theodore Anthony , Baron Niewhoff . Theodore was a Kni ght of the Teutonic Order , had successivel y been in the service of several German Princes ; had seen Holland ,. England , France , Portugal ; gained the confidence of the
great at Lisbon , and passed there for a Charge des Affaires from the Emperor . This extraordinary man , with an agreeable person , had resolution , strong natural parts , and was capable of any enterprize . Pie was about 50 years of age at the foregoing period . Soon after his landing , the Corsican Chiefs declared to the people , that it was to him they were to be indebted for their liberties ; and that he was arrived in order to deliver the island from the tyranny of tha Genoese . The Genera ! Assembly offered him the crown , not as any
sudden act into which they had been surprised , but with all the precaution that people could take to secure their freedom and felicity under it . Theodore , however , comci ' ited ' himself with the title of Governor General . Iu this quality he assembled the people , and administered an oath for preserving eternal peace among themselves ; and severel y did he exact obedience to the law . He was a ° -ain offered the title of
King , tie accepted it on Sunday , April 15 , 173 6 , was crowned King of Corsica , and received the oath of fidelity from his principal subjects , and the acclamations of the people . The Genoese , alarmed at these proceedings , declared him and his adherents guilty of High Treason ; caused it to be reported that he governed in the most despotic manner , even to the putting to death rinci
many p pal inhabitants , merely because they were Genoese , than which nothing could be more false , as appears from his Manifesto , in answer to the Edict . Theodore , however , bavin ? - o-ot together near-25 , 000 men , found himself master of a country , where the Genoese durst not appear ; he carried Porto Vecchio ; and on May 3 , blocked up the city of Bastiabut was soon obliged to retire ' lie
, , then separated his force , was successful in his conquests , and came again before Bastia , which soon submitted to him . His Court became brilliant , and he conferred titles of Nobility upon his principal Courtiers
, Towards the month of July , murmurs were spread of great dissatisfaction , arising from the want of Theodore ' s promised succours : on the other hand , a considerable armament sailed from Barcelona , as was supposed , in his favour . At the same time France and England strictl y forbid their subjects to assist in any way the mal-contents . _ September 2 , Theodore presided at a General Assembly , and assured }} is subjects anew of the speedy arrival of the so much wanted succours .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Curious Particulars Respecting The Last King Of Corsica.
'Crated among the mal-contents the arms and the shoes he had biought with him , conferred kni ghthood on one of . thc « -Chiefs , appointed another his treasurer , and professed the Roman Catho . ic Reli gion . Various conjectures were formed concerning him ; the eldest son of the Pretender , Prince Ragotski , the Due de Ripperda , and the Count de Bonnevalwere each in their turns supposed to be
, this stranger . All Europe was puzzled ; but the country of the illustrious stranger did not long remain undiscovered . he was , in fact , a Prussian , well known there by the name of Theodore Anthony , Baron Niewhoff . Theodore was a Kni ght of the Teutonic Order , had successivel y been in the service of several German Princes ; had seen Holland ,. England , France , Portugal ; gained the confidence of the
great at Lisbon , and passed there for a Charge des Affaires from the Emperor . This extraordinary man , with an agreeable person , had resolution , strong natural parts , and was capable of any enterprize . Pie was about 50 years of age at the foregoing period . Soon after his landing , the Corsican Chiefs declared to the people , that it was to him they were to be indebted for their liberties ; and that he was arrived in order to deliver the island from the tyranny of tha Genoese . The Genera ! Assembly offered him the crown , not as any
sudden act into which they had been surprised , but with all the precaution that people could take to secure their freedom and felicity under it . Theodore , however , comci ' ited ' himself with the title of Governor General . Iu this quality he assembled the people , and administered an oath for preserving eternal peace among themselves ; and severel y did he exact obedience to the law . He was a ° -ain offered the title of
King , tie accepted it on Sunday , April 15 , 173 6 , was crowned King of Corsica , and received the oath of fidelity from his principal subjects , and the acclamations of the people . The Genoese , alarmed at these proceedings , declared him and his adherents guilty of High Treason ; caused it to be reported that he governed in the most despotic manner , even to the putting to death rinci
many p pal inhabitants , merely because they were Genoese , than which nothing could be more false , as appears from his Manifesto , in answer to the Edict . Theodore , however , bavin ? - o-ot together near-25 , 000 men , found himself master of a country , where the Genoese durst not appear ; he carried Porto Vecchio ; and on May 3 , blocked up the city of Bastiabut was soon obliged to retire ' lie
, , then separated his force , was successful in his conquests , and came again before Bastia , which soon submitted to him . His Court became brilliant , and he conferred titles of Nobility upon his principal Courtiers
, Towards the month of July , murmurs were spread of great dissatisfaction , arising from the want of Theodore ' s promised succours : on the other hand , a considerable armament sailed from Barcelona , as was supposed , in his favour . At the same time France and England strictl y forbid their subjects to assist in any way the mal-contents . _ September 2 , Theodore presided at a General Assembly , and assured }} is subjects anew of the speedy arrival of the so much wanted succours .