The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-11 00:00:00

BONAPARTIST DISCLOSURES.

The Athenaeum, in an interesting account of a
work recently published in French by M. Louis
Blanc, at Brussels, quotes the following extraordi-
nary revelation with respect to the French Em-
pnor and the famous insurrection of June, 1848:
" Another element brought momentarily into relief by
the insurrection of June was that of Bonapartism. In the
month of June no one in France knew M. Louis Bona-
parte otherwise than as the nephew of his uncle and author
of two notorious follies. This element was half dead, in
fact, when the Executive Commission revived it as an ob-
ject of fear. The discussions in the Chamber concerning
the elections brought him into public view; simple tuinde
were excited ; some old soldiers felt agitated ; the name of
the Emperor was pronounced ; the song of Beranger was
remembered. If any one doubts the efforts made by Bona-
partiszn to pervert, for its own benefit, the insurrection of
June, here is a fact which must dissipate overy doubt—a
fact not only very curious and very important, but hitherto
unknown. While the fighting was going forward in the
streets, General Rapatel presented himself to the Govern-
ment ; the Assembly was then in session ; he held in his
hand a letter which he desired to communicate to General
Cavaignac. Cavaignac, deeply occupied by another con-
ference, instructed Col. Charras to attend to the affair.
General Rapatel advanced, and mistaking Colonel Charras,
whom ho had never seen, for General Cavaignac, who was
unknown to him also, passed to him the letter ho held in
his hand. What follows is the exact sense, if not the pre-
cise language of that letter :

TO GENERAL RAPATEL.
London, June 22, 1848.
' General, I am aware of your sentiments towards my
family. If the events now in course of development turn
out favourably, you are Minister at War.
NAPOLEDN LOUIS BONAPARTE.'
Colonel Charras trembled. ' I must show this to General
Cavaignac,' said he to General Rapatel. ' What,' replied
Rapatel, are you not General Cavaignac ?" No„ an-
swered the colonel; but do not disquiet yourself about
your mistake; doubtless he would himself have shown me
this pretty little letter.' General Rapatel was then intro-
duced to General Cavaignac. Should they publish the
strange missive? The question was discussed. The fear
of enhancing by such a procedure the importance of Louis
Bonaparte, and of thus designating him the leader of the in-
surgent., prevailed : seciecy was decided upon. . . As
to the letter addressed to, General Rapatel, what became
of it ? Was it deposited among the papers referring to the
events of June ? Have they left it there ? At all events,
the men are still living, Gon. Cavaignac and Ratapel ex-
cepted, who read it themselves ; and since they are men of
honour, Whose testimony is even superior to that of docu-
ments, we may regard the incident I have described as an
acquisition to history. Gen. Lamoriciere, Col. Charras, M.
Bastide, and pf. Hetzel, then Secretary-General to the
Executive, are, among others, persons who knew of this
letter. Not one of them will contradict rae. Cut off from
France, as I am, I long omitted to speak of this remarkable
incident; but I am now impelled to recommend it to public
attention; and I know that, on several occasions, it was
made the ground of deliberations between Gen. Cavaignac
and the individuals who can bear witness to it, Gen.Bedeau
among others."