Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26

distinct from that of his father person intended
to be seized The escaped and the General himself
after having spent ten hours in prison, was dis
CHARGED The police acted with much precipitation
and SO little regard the personal liberty Of the subject
that another lrous mistake made. There arc tw'
Mirabaud bron rs is a Legitimist the other no
torious Bonanarti. The Boaapartst the individual
whose slumber were - upleasantly disturbed on Sunday
morning; and the Legtimis s. whom it intended Z
arrest was eft 10 his dreams Count was discharged
at the same time with Gen. ST Prizes. ~ seems tnat
the fruits of the plunderng and ansacking y ou
reaus were of less compromitins character TN nH'
been anticipated All the arrested except stte have
been since discharged These it is announced, will be
handed over to the tribunals for trial The sen,ofcials
IN communicated article which has been copied Into the
None say that the persons arrested charged with
being agents for communicating foreign journals
false relative the state Of France and discredit
ing the French Government in the eyes of Europe"
IL Is remarkable that in all the articles in the semi
official journals upon the causes and seesy as this IT,
ranncal proceeding alluson whatever is made by
the Empress They speak Of scandaous reports
obscene and caumnous engrayngs and epgrams prose
verse; which, clandestney circulated profane with
their insults all that is noble generous lofty pure, and
touching public e and in the sacred mysteries of the
domestic fresde" We know well enough here what all
this means for there is not ear in Paris that has not
heard the reports alluded to- and hardly eye that has
the prints that place the Empress of the French
upon level with the degraded of her Let me
hasten say that while far from believing that the
Empress is the angel of perfection and paragon
that the poets and epthalamial address-mongers
describe her be- do believe also that these reports
4 untrue and calumnous. But libels of equal enormty
have circulated here against all the royal and
peral families. Even the really exemplary females of
Louis Philippes household were exempt and most
assured the present violent and outrageous attempt at
I'll Z
to-day rifer than And, truth say they are
gaining also in credit The Duke of RovIGo, whom have
mentioned above of the individuals arrested the
oldest of SAvARY the Minister of Napoleon 70 whose
memory obloquy still attaches connected with
the execution of the Prince ENGHIEN. The actual
Duke has been long known decided Legtmist; bat
portion Of his family, it seems remain faithful the
imperial souvenirs. sister of the Duke, Mde sERoY,
has just been appointed lady Of Il the prlncAss
MATILDA 'n@ Cousin of the Emperor.
is other fact to be remarked touching these
arrests Belgian German Swiss, and Italian correspon-
dents were among the arrested bur not EagisRnaa.
Certainly the English correspondents among the most
unscrupuous. Why they spared The hbeious
matter abounds freely in their letters Why were not
domcary visits made to Them and therpapers seized! Is
because this Government knows that in England liberty
is a name, and that Engshman's rights of
either at home by their Government, abroad by
4 other Governments?
1t is really refreshing see amid the servity of the
official journals, and the crouchng timidity silence
of the rest of the press Journal and that
dare speak and call this conduct of Government by
its proper name and criicse it it deserves That
journal is La Presse and that is EMILE GIRARDN,
whom have often had occasion in my letters to make
severe allusion. not prepared modify the unfa-
said his honor, that in these difficult times for all
Frenchmen who hold pens, GRARDrS is the only one who
is exhibiting boldness and independence Latterly upon
amnesty and now in relation those and the cir
cumstances accompanying them, he has spoken with
painness Of speech and force of argument in defence
of the fundamental principles of liberty and citizens
rigts that must, think speedily bring down upon him
the heavy Of power. Such journal is in keep
ing with the times, and expect it disappear
from the scene
There have recently in some half dozen Of the
departments elections for members of the Legislative
Boiy to al vacancies by death resignation but these
elections have excited interest whatever There
nowhere serious opposition to the Government candidates
Some time ago it officially announced that all Of
the persons prescribed suffering Punishment or mpr
sonment for political oences-comprised in cate
gores, amounting to six thousand individuals
would ask their pardon of the Emperor and permission
henceforth-shoud be promptly made subjects Of the
perial cemency II would that these conditions
have been accepted by very many of the unhappy per-
sons concerned. The Moniteur has recently published
list of 4,3l2 individuals who have been thus parioned
and who will be restored to their country and families
But this long list does contain three that have
been heard of side Of the Atlantic or even in
France except on the subjects of transportation without
trial. Of condemnation by extraordinary tribunals Of
questionable legality AL the banished generals and all
the men Of note who were prescribed after December
1851 still under the ban with the few exceptions to
which have already in previous letters called attention
In fact there has been such thing amnesty in the
proper Of the term declared by NAPOLEON Ill All
who toward whom cemency has lately been extended will
continue subject Surveillance, and if again found Gull
pable will have their past offences remembered against
them.
Expresses have reached Paris containing the iuteri-
gence that the 9th instant instruction broke out
against the Austrian tyranny that is pressing upon the
North Of Italy 1t appears to have been promptly repress
ed though with considerable loss of life. The only ac-
counts yet received, however through the Aus
trian authorities, and of to be received with
caution Such result however prompt and bloody the
PRESTON the only possible present for any
cratic revolutionary movement in Europe Despotic
power is at all points TOO firmly seated for any rising