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Curious Particulars Respecting The Last King Of Corsica.
Debates ran high , and Theodore was given to understand , that before the end of October he must resign sovereign authority , or make good his promise . Theodore , in the mean time , received large sums , but nobody knew from whence the } " came ; he armed some barques , and chased those of the Genoese which lay near the island . He now instituted the Order of The Deliverance , in memory ofhis delivering the country from the dominion of the Genoese . The monies he had
received he caused to be new coined , and his affairs seemed to have a promising aspect ; but the scene presently changed . In the beginning of November he assembled the Chiefs , and tie-. clared that he would not keep them any longer in a state of uncertainty , their fidelity and confidence demanding of him the utmost efforts in their favour ; that he had determined , in person , to find out
the succours he had so long expected . The Chiefs assured him of their determined adherence to his interests . He named the principal among them to take the Government in his absence , made all the necessary provisions , and recommended to them union in the strongest terms . The Chiefs , to the number of 47 , attended him with the utmost-respecton the day of his departureto the water-sideand even
, , , on board his vessel , where , after affectionately embracing him ,. he took his leave , and they returned on shore , and went immediately to their respective posts which he had assigned them : —a demonstrative proof this that he was not forced out of the island , did not quit it in disgust , or leave it in a manner inconsistent with his Royal character .
Thus ended the reign of Theodore , who in a few days arrived at Livonia , disguised in the character ' of an Abbe ; and from thence , after a short stay , conveyed himself no body knew whither . The next year , however , he appeared at Paris , and was ordered to quit the kingdom in 4 8 hours ; he precipitately embarked at Rouen , and arrived at Amsterdam , attended by four Italian domestics , took up his quarters at an innand there two citizens arrested himon a claim of 16000
, , , florins ; but he soon obtained a protection , and found some merchants who engaged to furnish him with a great quantity of ammunition for his faithful islanders . He accordingly went on board a ship of war of 52 guns and 250 men , hut was soon after seized at Naples , in the house pf the Dutch Consul , and sent prisoner to the fortress of Gaieta . This unhappy Monarch , whose courage had raised him to a throne ,
pot by a succession of bloody acts , but by the free choice of an oppressed nation , for many years struggled with fortune , and left no means untried , which indefatigable policy or solicitation of succours could attempt , to recover his Crown . At length he chose for his retirement a country , where lie might enjoy the participation of that liberty which he had so vainly endeavoured to secure to his Corsicans ;
jbut his situation here , by degrees , grew wretched , and he was reduced so low as to be several years before his death a p risoner for debt in the King ' s Bench . To the honour of some private persons , a charitable subscription was set on foot for him in 1753 ; and in i 7 ? 7 > at the . expei . ce of a private gentleman , a marble tomb-stone was erecte 4 to his memory \ n the church-j'ard of St . Ann ' s , Westminster .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Curious Particulars Respecting The Last King Of Corsica.
Debates ran high , and Theodore was given to understand , that before the end of October he must resign sovereign authority , or make good his promise . Theodore , in the mean time , received large sums , but nobody knew from whence the } " came ; he armed some barques , and chased those of the Genoese which lay near the island . He now instituted the Order of The Deliverance , in memory ofhis delivering the country from the dominion of the Genoese . The monies he had
received he caused to be new coined , and his affairs seemed to have a promising aspect ; but the scene presently changed . In the beginning of November he assembled the Chiefs , and tie-. clared that he would not keep them any longer in a state of uncertainty , their fidelity and confidence demanding of him the utmost efforts in their favour ; that he had determined , in person , to find out
the succours he had so long expected . The Chiefs assured him of their determined adherence to his interests . He named the principal among them to take the Government in his absence , made all the necessary provisions , and recommended to them union in the strongest terms . The Chiefs , to the number of 47 , attended him with the utmost-respecton the day of his departureto the water-sideand even
, , , on board his vessel , where , after affectionately embracing him ,. he took his leave , and they returned on shore , and went immediately to their respective posts which he had assigned them : —a demonstrative proof this that he was not forced out of the island , did not quit it in disgust , or leave it in a manner inconsistent with his Royal character .
Thus ended the reign of Theodore , who in a few days arrived at Livonia , disguised in the character ' of an Abbe ; and from thence , after a short stay , conveyed himself no body knew whither . The next year , however , he appeared at Paris , and was ordered to quit the kingdom in 4 8 hours ; he precipitately embarked at Rouen , and arrived at Amsterdam , attended by four Italian domestics , took up his quarters at an innand there two citizens arrested himon a claim of 16000
, , , florins ; but he soon obtained a protection , and found some merchants who engaged to furnish him with a great quantity of ammunition for his faithful islanders . He accordingly went on board a ship of war of 52 guns and 250 men , hut was soon after seized at Naples , in the house pf the Dutch Consul , and sent prisoner to the fortress of Gaieta . This unhappy Monarch , whose courage had raised him to a throne ,
pot by a succession of bloody acts , but by the free choice of an oppressed nation , for many years struggled with fortune , and left no means untried , which indefatigable policy or solicitation of succours could attempt , to recover his Crown . At length he chose for his retirement a country , where lie might enjoy the participation of that liberty which he had so vainly endeavoured to secure to his Corsicans ;
jbut his situation here , by degrees , grew wretched , and he was reduced so low as to be several years before his death a p risoner for debt in the King ' s Bench . To the honour of some private persons , a charitable subscription was set on foot for him in 1753 ; and in i 7 ? 7 > at the . expei . ce of a private gentleman , a marble tomb-stone was erecte 4 to his memory \ n the church-j'ard of St . Ann ' s , Westminster .