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Article TRAGICAL FATE OF THE PRINCESS TARRAKANOFF. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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Tragical Fate Of The Princess Tarrakanoff.
Alexis Orloff , charged with the execution of her Majesty ' s pleasure , se ^ ed the first moment , on his -arrival at Leghorn , to lay a snare for the Princess Tarrakanoff . One * of those intriguers , " so common in Italy , repaired-immediately to Rome ; and , having discovered the lod gings ofthe voung Russian Princess , introdticed ' himself to her presence undf-r the name and character of a military _; ffi . cer . He told the Princess tht he had been led to wait her
_ upon by the sole inducement of paying homage to one , whose fate so hio-hly interested all her countrymen . He seemed much affected at the destitute condition in which he found her . He offered her some assistance , which necessity obliged her to accept ; and the perfidious traitor soon appeared to this unfortunate female , as well as to the woman that attended her personin the liht of n saviour benignl
, g y sent from Heaven . Whan bethought himself sufficiently possessed of their confidence , he declared that he was commissioned by Count Alexis Orloff to » ffer to the daughter of Elizabeth the throne that her mother had filled . He said that the Russians were discontented with Catharine ; that OrioiTin particular , could not pardon her ingratitude and tyranny
, ; and that if the voting Princess was willing to accept the services of that General , and reward his zeal by the acceptance of his hand , she would soon witness the commencement of a revolution which he had prepared .
Proposals in themselves so brilliant ought to have opened the eyes of Princess Tarrakanoff to the perfidy of their author . But her inexperience and candour checked a suspicion of the criminal ' s infidelity . Besides , the language of Orloff ' s emissary seemed ana l ogous to the ideas which she had received from Prince Radziwill . She imagined herself destined for the throne ; and every chimerical dream that bore a relation to that pre-stipposetl opinionflattered her
, fond but delusive hopes . She accordingly indulged the most deceitful expectation ; and with the grateful emotions of a sensible mind , acknowledged the proffered but feigned services of him who spoke but to destroy her . Some time after this , Alexis Orloff came to Rome . His emissary had announced his arrival . He was received as a welcome
benefactor . However , the Princess and her gouvernante were cautioned , bv some persons to whom th « y communicated the happiness that awaited them , to beware of the designs of a man , whose abandoned wickedness had been long notorious ; and who , without doubt , . from motives of interest peculiarly binding , would retain his fidelity to the Empress , sad beware of conspiring against her safety . So far from
profiting by these salutary counsels , the Princess , with imprudent candour , spoke of them to Alexis Orloff , who justified his intentions with apparent ease , and assumed in his conduct greater dissimulation and more cautious subtlety . Not content with flattering the ambition
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Tragical Fate Of The Princess Tarrakanoff.
Alexis Orloff , charged with the execution of her Majesty ' s pleasure , se ^ ed the first moment , on his -arrival at Leghorn , to lay a snare for the Princess Tarrakanoff . One * of those intriguers , " so common in Italy , repaired-immediately to Rome ; and , having discovered the lod gings ofthe voung Russian Princess , introdticed ' himself to her presence undf-r the name and character of a military _; ffi . cer . He told the Princess tht he had been led to wait her
_ upon by the sole inducement of paying homage to one , whose fate so hio-hly interested all her countrymen . He seemed much affected at the destitute condition in which he found her . He offered her some assistance , which necessity obliged her to accept ; and the perfidious traitor soon appeared to this unfortunate female , as well as to the woman that attended her personin the liht of n saviour benignl
, g y sent from Heaven . Whan bethought himself sufficiently possessed of their confidence , he declared that he was commissioned by Count Alexis Orloff to » ffer to the daughter of Elizabeth the throne that her mother had filled . He said that the Russians were discontented with Catharine ; that OrioiTin particular , could not pardon her ingratitude and tyranny
, ; and that if the voting Princess was willing to accept the services of that General , and reward his zeal by the acceptance of his hand , she would soon witness the commencement of a revolution which he had prepared .
Proposals in themselves so brilliant ought to have opened the eyes of Princess Tarrakanoff to the perfidy of their author . But her inexperience and candour checked a suspicion of the criminal ' s infidelity . Besides , the language of Orloff ' s emissary seemed ana l ogous to the ideas which she had received from Prince Radziwill . She imagined herself destined for the throne ; and every chimerical dream that bore a relation to that pre-stipposetl opinionflattered her
, fond but delusive hopes . She accordingly indulged the most deceitful expectation ; and with the grateful emotions of a sensible mind , acknowledged the proffered but feigned services of him who spoke but to destroy her . Some time after this , Alexis Orloff came to Rome . His emissary had announced his arrival . He was received as a welcome
benefactor . However , the Princess and her gouvernante were cautioned , bv some persons to whom th « y communicated the happiness that awaited them , to beware of the designs of a man , whose abandoned wickedness had been long notorious ; and who , without doubt , . from motives of interest peculiarly binding , would retain his fidelity to the Empress , sad beware of conspiring against her safety . So far from
profiting by these salutary counsels , the Princess , with imprudent candour , spoke of them to Alexis Orloff , who justified his intentions with apparent ease , and assumed in his conduct greater dissimulation and more cautious subtlety . Not content with flattering the ambition