SHORT CHRONICLE 



OF EVENTS, 



March II. l-<i,2. 



Foreign. 



Death of the emperor of Germany. 

 The death of the emperor of 

 .Germany, which happened on 

 the first of March, after a few 

 hours illnefs only, is the most 

 important incident that. has oc- 

 curred since our last. The 

 fhortnefs of his illnefs has gi- 

 ven room for various conjec- 

 tures. It is generally believed 

 at present that he has been 

 poisoned 3 but we have as yet 

 liad too few particulars to be 

 .able to speak with any degree 

 of certainty on that head. It 

 seems to be admitted, that his 

 .disorder was a bowel complaint. 

 Jt was confidently afserted at 

 fi.rst, that his body had swelled 

 so much as actually to burst. 

 ■It has been since surmised, tliat 

 ■■his disorder proceeded from too 

 free a use of stimulating drugs 

 that he had taken ; but this 

 seems to be mere surmise, nor 

 "do any of the symptoms men- 

 tioned appear to countenance 

 this afsertion. 



On the supposition that poi- 

 f.on has been administered, con- 

 jectures, as usual, have been ] 

 SQh. viii. 



made to discover the per.sons 

 who have probably been the 

 procurers of it \ and here, the 

 critical situation of France, with 

 respect to the emigrant princes, 

 has induced many to suppose, 

 that it must have originateii' 

 from, that quarter. There seems, 

 however, to be little probabil- 

 ty that this conjecture is well 

 founded j at least, fhould it 

 afterwards prove to be so, it 

 must evidently be of more dif- 

 service to the cause of the re- 

 volutionists of France than any 

 other event could have beer. 

 For fliould it be proved, or 

 ihould even a very strong sls- 

 picion of it remain, that they 

 had had any hand in this event, 

 it would serve to unite all tl.e 

 pow«rs of Europe muck moie 

 firmly against them, than any 

 other circumstance ever could 

 have done. 



However this event may be 

 explained, and whatever the re- 

 sult in the end may bf; it will 

 be apparently m the -first i. -• 

 stance, beneficial to the ilew 

 constitution of France, tad hurt 

 ful to that of tlie ^niipsi t 

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