The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-04
NApOLEON'S MEMOIRS.

Tho London Courier has given several
,o;sc4llaneous extracts from the journal OF
Is Cases. which has latterly been publish
e5 The following is among the extracts
in that paper.
The marriage of Maria Louisa was con-
ANIMATED at Fontainbleau, Immediately
after her arrival The Emperor, setting
aside all the etiquette that had previously
been arranged, went to meet her, aud in dis
guse got into her carriage. She was a
sreably surprised when she discovered
him. She had always been given to un-
derstand that Berthier, who had married
her by proxy at Vienna, in person and age
exactly resembled the Emperor; she,
however, signifed that she observed a We
nv pleasing difference between them.
Maria Louisa's marriage, said the En-
peror, was proposed and concluded under
the same forms and conditions as that of
Marie Antoniette, whose contract was a
dopted as a model. After the reputation
dJosephine, negotiations were entered in
to with the emperor of Russia for the pur-
pose of soliciting the hand of one of his sis
iers the difficulties rested merely in the
settling Of certain points relative to religion
Prince Eugene, conyerslng with Nj. de
Schwartzenberg, learned that the Empe-
ror of Austria would not object to a union
between Napoleon and his daughter aud
this Information was communicated to the
Emperor A council was convoked to de-
eide whether an alliance with Russia
or Austria would be the most advantageous
Eugene aud Taleyrand were for the Aus
trian alliance, and Cambaccres against it,
The majority were in favor Of an Arch
duchess. Engine was appointed TO make
the official overture, and the Minister of
Foreign Affairs was empowered to sign it
that very day, il an opportunity should
present ITSELF which proved TO be the
case
Russia thought herself trled with, tho
without just ground. Nothing of an ohli
gatory nature had yet transpired both
parties remained perfectly free. Political
Interest predonlnated over every thing.
The Empress conceived the tenderest
affection for the Duchess de Montebello.
TINS lady had at one time chance OF be-
mS Z Teen of Spain. Ferdinand VII.
wien at Valenceay, requested the Empe-
Tor's permission to marry MadeNlolscllc
DC lracher. ,cousiH-5erman of Josephine
he e9en proposed to marry the young la
dy,ln her own name, after the example of
the Prince of Badeu, who married Made
mJisela de Beauharnois. The Emperor
who already contemplated the separation
OF Josephine, refused his consent 10 the
match, not Wishing by this connection to
add To rhe difficulties that already stood in
the way of his divorce. Ferdinand then
solicited the hand Of the Duchess dc Mon
tebcl o, or any other French Lady whom
the Emperor mi ht think proper TO adopt.
The following anecdote will afford
correct idea of the manner in which Ma
dame de Montesqniou managed the King
OF Rome. The apartments of the young
Prince were on the grouud floor, and look
ed out on the Coult ofTuileries. At al
most every hour in the day, numbers of
people were looking in at the window, in
the hepe Of seeing him. One day he was
N violent fit of passion, aud rebellng fu
fously against the authority of Madame
do NJ. she ordered the shutters closed
The child surprised at the sudden dark
Ness, asked Maman Quiou, as he used TO
call her what it all meant 81 love you
Zoo WE'LL" she replied, mot to hide your
anger from the crowd in the court yard.
4oa, perhaps, will one day be called to go
Vern all those people, and what would they
say If they saw you in such fit of rage ?
DO you think they would ever obey you,
Y they knew you to be SO wicked Upon
which the child asked her pardon, and
Promised never again to give way to such
Its of anger.
MariaLouisa confessed to the Enpc-
.ar, that when her marriage with him was
nfSt proposed, she could not help feeling "A
KIND of terror, owing to the accounts she
mad heard Of Napoleon from the indyi
uuals other family. When she mentioned
uneSe reports to her uncles, the Archdukes,
VINO were very urgent for the marrlasc--
That was all very true, while he was
"uf enemy +; but the case is altered now"