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MiDME Vespucci.—The New York Heraldalluding to an article in the Star, in reference to this lady, observes:Madame Vespucci came to this countey with the personal recommendations of the Queen of France, one of the most pious ladies of the age. She was no more a descendant of Vespucci than Noah is—she had been privately married to the Duke of Orleans, whom, for state reasons, it was necessary to separate from, repudiate or divorce her, in order to have a regular lineal heir to the throne, who will probably never sit thereon.— The way in which Madame Vespucci humbugged all the people of Washington was a caution. I We may write the story one of these days, and j give the scene where she sat between Vau Buren and Webster, talking French to both when neither understood a word she spoke..The letter from which we mAke the foregoing extract, contains glowing accounts of the farewell performance of Miss Fanny Esler, previous J to her de_ -ark ,.t\ far this country in the Great Western, in which she has arrived. After the performance, she came forward, at the express command of the Queen, “her appearance was the signal for one overwhelming shout of -vel-come, accompanied with waving of handkerchiefs, and the tossing of boqucts. Prince Albert rote in his box, and wished her a ‘bon voyage.’”She comes to u 3 with all her blushing honors thick upon her—she has left Europe under circumstances the mos; eiiraordhia.y—after resisting t’l? most pressing r2-fuesp:. nay urgent entreaties of the Director of the 'reach Opera, to remain in Paris, and w.io bucked his dcjires with an offer to double all her very ia.gc appointments, she ccrne to England, played a short Ciigagc-mont of 4 weeks, •txt the rate of 180 guineas per night— refusing the most brilliant offer 1 to eont.nue her stay; but more striking still a messenger arrived from Berlin, whth a request that must have bjen looked upon a command of her from one of her earliest friends, and most enthusiastic admirers, the King of Prussia. He wi*h«d h n toeome to Berlin; but she escaped by pleading her previou.-; engagement at the Park Theatre. In the faee. then, of t.ic wishes of her family, who have resolutely opposed her coming to Amer ca—in spite of the most splendid offers from the French an.l English i operas—to the annoyance of the Prussian King, and to ! the astonishment of all Europe, she has pc.fd us the high compliment of a visit, that we cannot appreciate too highly. She has been animat’d by a double motive to ace 1 people of whom she has heard ?o much, rad respects to highly: and from a high sense of honor, in fulfilling a contract, that circumstances hud absolved her from.;*The Oreat Western has brought out some remarkable passenger*. Among the most distinguished are the celebrated Countess 01 Merlin, the well known leader of kaut ton in Pans, where her splendid salons are weekly thronged by all that is distingushed in rank, position,literature and art she is the author of the latepublication of the life of Malibran; the Hon. Paul Me-theun, son and heir of Lord Metheun, has deserted the festivities of the London season, for a. tour among our fax-famed cataracts, and a glance at ourarincipal cities.
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Baltimore Pilot and Transcript
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Wed, May 06, 1840
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