Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-18

Commercial Steam Navigation SopPdhy' vas ''.
pr;nce ou,s Napoleon, osensbly for an excursion OF
i.a oiong the British coast for fourteen days In
III he embarked with f,ysix followers, eight horses,
- -. carr;aues in the Thames on Wednesday last
THE mornng about two clock they reached ie c0as'
of France. of Wimroux, about three miles from bou
Ioo,o The surprise Of captain and crew may be ma
nd 70 see the whole Of his passengers come on deck,
moi !; The peaceful garb of citizens, but en- miiitare,
some as lauccrs, as general ocers, some as
r, soIdcrs with an oil-skn covering on their hats,
with the number 40 painted IN front, tia' being tne r.
,ncn, which al Strasburg had formerly identified IT.
elf 90 seriously in the of Louis Napoleon.
Their object was soon made evident The ship
boat was lowered, and the whole company ianoea h'
three trips Before the prince lett the vessel, he or
d.red the capain to cruise off the coast but to keep
olos !, "a Bouonne and have boat ready manned TO
came oil for them should they sgnnlise TO that effect
Among those landed have been able TO collect the
names of the General Montholon, Colonies Naudrey,
Parqun and Delaborde.
When all had landed, they marched into the town BY
the place Nayarin, Rue des Carreux Rue Simoneau,
into the Grand Rue, shouting 'Vve lEmpereur, the
prince carving his hat the point OF his sword ana
waving il in the air From the Grand Rue they MADE
their way by the Rue de Ia Lanpe 10 the Iaserne anu
reused the small body of troops of the line, believe
only one company that perform duty here The sol
diers awakened and seeing themselves surrounded ny
general officers, knew not what 10 make OF The scene
They we're however, soon made to comprehend lhat
revolution was on foot, that Louis PHILIPPE de-
throned that all France reused IN favor OF their
empero Louis Napoleon, and that they must arm 10
march forthwith upon Paris As some were preparing
to obey their captain, who had been awakened by the
noise rushed in among them, and restored their wa
verno LOYALTY by shouting "Viye lie Roi High words
and scitfle ensued between him and Prince Louis,
when the latter drew pistol and fred unfortunately,
The ball shattered the under jaw OF poor soldier who
was sndeavorig TO separate them, and the whole par
ty finding that tar soldiers were lukewarm. that the
officers we faithful that nothing was to be done there
precp,aely quilted the and retired TO Inc port
By this time the town reused, the authorities
were on foot the drums beating to arms and the
National Guards pouring out IN all directions. The
nroclamatious one of which enclose, with decree,
had been avshiy distributed along every street through
which they passed. and money gwen TO those VINO mad
followed them These soon declared what the object
was and the necessary directions were gwen bJ the
Sous Preet to attack the dsturbers of the peaee.-
Within two hours the greater part were either prisoners
in the citadel shot or dispersed They made stand
after leaving the Caserne. Some made their way with
the eaule to the Napoleon column with the Prince
fastened to the sea side and sgaaed for boat rom
the steamer. Unfortunately ior them, too many got
into il and II upset The Prince, with three or four
others swan for the steamer ard had narrow escape
Of being drowned
During their absence however, affairs had changed
on board the steamer. NJ f'ilet the haroor-master,
By order Of the mayor had proceeded with dozen
tom house officers boat ami taken possession OF II;
it was fortunate for the prince ey did So for IN return
ing into the harbor they found him almost exhausted,
cnsinr to the buoy, about tlr eighth OF mile from
the shore He was taken on bard, and with him Co
lionel Iaudrey In escaping frOm the Shore they had
narrowly avoided being shot, seval balls passed close
To the prince and several of his FLOWERS wound
ed and sank TO rise more. he report IS, that SIX
have been found; one poor decor, who surrendered
was shot by 4 National Guard.
MISUNDERSTANDING, August g.
/ How with 30 men coult think OF raising an
army in this peaceaby disposed tIovincc, cannot un
derstand He must have been mIaed as to the DISPOSE
ton of the people. AT the same line had he landed
with 300 men, there can be no loubt but Boulognc
would be at this moment in his lands The people
here have been for several days great state OF ex
element in consequence of the wa talk, and so easily
they TO be guled upon matters eatng !" oS,iities
with England, that the first rumor o the dcbarkation
this morning, was, that "the English Sad aFeaiy ahu
ed force the coast
had peep at Louis Napoleon. Poor dell, he looks
awiullv excited. His followers fine looking fellows.
They appear be the dare devils of all natohs-Poles,
French, Swiss, and, some say, English The latter
statement do not believe. The National Guard were
all in readiness.
The steamboat Edinburgh Castle has been seized by
the Captain Of the port and is in the harhor.-
The firing of the National Guard dsfenceless people
IN the water is deprecated by The better feeling portion
of the public Louis Bonaparc was well-ngh drown.
ed Before lie picked ("r ti'o boat in which he
attempted to make his escape upset several shots were
fired at him A friend OF nine saw musket ucll iail
have been the proper end OF mischevons block
head
A French general who was captured is said to have
Just died of his wounds.
The town authorities liberal enough TO give out
that the "Enpsh are at the bottom Of this nsurecton-
ary movement What next
Am sorts of rumors rife 1t is said that the troops
OF the line are favorable the prince, and that those
uuartered in the environs will attempt to rescue the
captives The civil authorities have issued procama
! Il, ,o1n nj bn hr1
! The coaches from Paris anxiousIy looked Tor
Many imagine that accounts will be received OF attempts
10 rise elsewhere and that simultaneous movement
| has been contemplated.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrest ofNapoIeon- Subsiding Of The e1citement-RSe o.
The Funds- Prospect Of Peace.
New YoRE, Sept. l4.-The packet ship Quebec
which sailed from London the 10th ult., was tele
phed this morning, and at about two clock r. vi
steamboat came up with her letters and papers We
have received full files of London papers 10 the lOtf
August inclusive which three days later than those
received by the England. As there IS great anxiety
for the news hasten lay il before our readers II
/ an catra-N. ]. Sun.
The following letter from our attentive correspond
cnt at London embraces every thing of immediate IN
erest
LospoS, Aug. 10, ls4O.
! Ia the Editors Of he .Nc,c York Sun:
We have heard the threats of France for the last ten
days-we have heard the empty threats OF frenchmer
till we sick of them, and we look for something new
What will come next cannot predict, but we live on
| excitements here.
If one had read the French newspapers, only during
the recent warke attitudes of France the conclusion
would have becn that the whole world must bow &c
! France but Frenchmen are like their own champagne
we know exactly the effect of taking off the WIRE anc
cutting the string which secures the cork-It flies OF
with loud rcport-rs startles, and then, as we pour
the delicious liquid, sparkles for moment after which
what remains in the bottle is STALE fiat and worthless
Is it not with the Frenchman; If we suffer HIM &c
give vent to his feelings, are amazed at his sudden
enthusiasm; but if wait patiently how soon he is
! ike stale bottle Of champagne
Wisely John Bull continued to eat his dinner, while
/ the Frenchnan raging and threatening and spout
ing for battle and Johnny finished and ready &c
hear his fne-brhold he is oi-hc will not return again
for in a calm moment of reflection, he will find that he
is unable u cope vii. NJ. Eu f"cinily a. he las moi
Justice on his side
| Another instance of hot-hcaded folly is in the
recent attempt of Louis Napoleon TO play royal game
at Boulogne. Louis wished to arouse all France-tc
sweep from the board every man who stood in his way
| "a bo IN Iouis phillinnet He foo