Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-05-13
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them. Eight young men set out in disguise in
carriages, went across portion of disputed terri
tory, and seized on the person of the Bishop of
Gusstaa, an Austrian, the Confessor, and one
OF the favoritcs of Maria Louisa. From the heart
of his diocese, in open day, they carried him in
triumph to Parma, where he was surrounded with
guards, and kept hostage. He was compel
led to write letter to his mistress, to assure her
that the touching of hair of the head of one of
her prisoners, would be the signal for his death.
Maria Louisa loved her spiritual director, she re-
leased her captves, and in return the illustrious
priest was dismissed. The worthy prelate fed
beyond the Alps; nor did he consider himself in
safety until within the confines of his paternal
Austria, whence the subsequent prosperity of his
mistress could never induce him TO return
The provisional governments now saw how
hopeless any resistance to Austria might prove,
and they prepared for submission. On the Goth
of March, at day-break, column of 800 Austrian
Infantry appeared at the Eastern, and 5000 at
the Western gate of Parma. Both gates were
undefended, and they entered undisturbed Ma
ria Louisa returned to her metropolis she found
it sullen and silent Shops and windows were
Suub DIT LHedITe SOfnc OF Uer COufterS raised
the cry of former years, Long live Maria Lou-
sa but not voice responded to it, all was still
as death. The Duchess confined herself to her
palace surrounded by Austrians, and proceeded
against the rebels, few of whom fed. They were
tried before the ordinary tribunals, and according
to the accustomed laws. No witness could be
found to testify, no crime could be proved against
them no ind re rould ha ipduoad h.
government used no unlawful means to punish
Maria Lonisa had feeling heart she proclaim
ed an amnesty, in which she excepted only TWEEN
ty -one individuals, and those for weak womans
reason, personal antpathy. Delightful con-
trast to the blood of the prescriptions of Mode
ma and Rome!
Taught by misfortunes, the Duchess limited the
number Of her servants, gave up travelling and
building, and sold part of her Jewels Griefs,
private and public preyed upon her mind. One
of her favorite ministers was stabbed in broad day.
light IN one OF the most populous squares of the
city. The Austrians had daily quarres with the
ltalians. Earthquakes, famine and cholera in
turns ravaged her States and the people MUIR
INJURED as if she had been guilty of all such pub
lie and natural calamities
She had few accomplishments, and INDUCED in
those rehnements only, which supposed to
add zest to luxury So meagre were her ac-
quirements that on her becoming Empress, she
was not much beyond the elements ofthe French
language, of which Characteristic anecdote once
amused Paris Napoleon, who was not always
careful in the choice of his expressions in fit of
Impotence against some show of reluctant spirit
on the part of the senate, walking up and down
in passion, and stamping on the floor, had ex-
claimed Ces sont des gaaaches.' They are block
heads Maria Louisa timdy approached him,
and asked for the meaning of the word ganache
Napoleon answered with embarrassment, why
it means-clever fellows The Empress treasur-
ed up the expression. During her regency, be-
ing pressed to some difficult question:
Let me consult the Archchancellor,' said she,
qui est lie plus grand ganacke de tous p
In 1892 Maria Louisa called by the illness
of her frstborn, to Vienna. Her large family by
her second husband was supposed, in some de-
gree, to have alienated her affections from this
solitary pledge of her first nuptias and the cor
respondence which the Duke of Reichstadt was
said to have secretly maintained with Prince LOU
is Napoleon, after the Italian Instruction, per-
haps, had tendency still farther to estrange her
thoughts from him. However this might be, the
approach of death developed all those kindly feel
ings which ought, and charity hopes ever did, ex-
list between the mother and her She attend
cd the dying youth with great tenderness and af,
fiction; she felt deeply for his protracted and
dreadful sufIerings, the rallyings and resistance
which a strong will sometimes effect against
disease, and which were peculiar characteristics
Of the last days of the illustrious youth-indeed,
the whole of his brief career was an obstinate
stru ggle kept up against physical decay-occa-
sionally gave to her afflicted mind faint hopes Of
a favorable issue, when they were but the pre-
ludes of more rapid dissolution the last strug-
gle came too soon but it was appropriately made
in her arms. On the 22d of July, the son of Ma
poleon expired at the palace of Schonbrunn on
the same bed, in the same apartment which his
father had occupied as the conqneror of Vienna.
On the morning of his funeral, the Gath, Maria
Louisa fastened from Vienna to Persenberg, to
pour forth her griefs, and repent over many pas
sages ofhei past life in the arms of her father
By her sons DEATH the Duchess became entitled
to his property which was estimated at million
of forms annually. She shortly afterwards re,
turned to Parma
Within three years after the loss of her eldest
son, Maria Louisa was again summoned to Wen
ma where she received the last breath of her ia.