Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-03
The New Empress of France.

Our lady readers will be gratiied to
learn who the unfortunate creature is,
upon whom Napoleon III. has inflicted
himself as husband. The following arti-
Gle, which we find in the Commercial
Advertiser, tells her story in few words.
The Commercial says: 3
We are indebted to an esteemed friend,
who was formerly resident in Spain, for
the following sketch, which seems to ex-
plain the family origin of the new En-
press of France very satisfactorily. Her
history is not less romantic than that of
he Empress Josephine:-
| A worthy Scotchman, by the name of
William kirkpatrick, was for some time
the American consul at Malaga, and fail
ing in business, was succeeded by George
G.. Barrel as the United States consul at
Malaga. This was, [ think, under Pres
ident Monroe's administration.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick's eldest daughter Ma
ria, or 'Meriquita,' as she was familiarly
called and known by all Americans there,
was very fine, dashing lady, married
the Count de Teba, younger brother of
the celebrated Palafoix, who behaved SO
gallantly at the siege of Zaragoza, and
who in reply to demand of surrender,
declared he would continue the defence
by 'War to the knife
The Falafoix family embraced numer-
our titles, and was singularly brave and
noble.
This husband of Maria kirkpatrick
| (Court de Teba) was gallant soldier,
and so cut up by wounds as to be unable
to mount his horse without aid, and when
in the saddle looked more as if he was
hooked on than seated there.
The new Empress of the French is no
doubt the daughter of this Countess Teba,
'Mariquita kirkpatrick, who was daugh-
ter of William kirkpatrick late United
Stats consul at Malaga-not British con-
sul-not Fitzpatrick-and not Irish.
Since the above was in type, we find
the following in the Tribune.
For some years the young Countess de
Teba or Montijo, who is now about twen-
ty-fve, has enjoyed at Madrid the repu
lation of an exceedingly fast WOMAN
Tall, graceful, of statuesque symmetry of
person, with luxuriant auburn or rather
red hair, a pale complexion, which has
latterly stood in need of rouge, electrical
eyes of brown SO deep and radiant as
to pass for black, rather long and aristo-
cratic features, a large but exquisitely
sculptured nose, lovely mouth, and
teeth of dazzling whiteness, she is type
of admirable beauty; which a languid and
blase air hardly diminishes. Endowed
with uncommon wit and spirit, she speaks
French, English, Italian and German
with as much fuency as Spanish. A
proficient in exercise of strength and ad-
dress, she rides with the boldest, and
drives four-in- hand with the most skill
full.
The Tribune'S informant also says that
Mile. Montijo was in the habit, while iv-
ing at Madrid, of doing just as she pleased
in everything-having an income of $780,,
900 year. She presided at bull-6ghts,
dressed in ballet costume, and was the ad-
miration of the bull-fghters, who always
cheered her when she appeared among
the spectators. She also gave suppers
on her own hook to fast young men; at
tended (unlncitedD entertainments given
to celebrated characters, and beat them
all in making extemporaneous toasts and
speeches, and was, in short, the admira-
ton and despair of the entire male popu-
lation. She is now Empress of France,
and linked to the fate of him for whom
thousands of daggers are unsheathed, and
whose destruction tens of thousands of
noble hearts have sworn to compass.
We have been told that Mile Montiio
once came very near marrying New
Yorker who made her acquaintance "a
broad; and only missed doing so by-re-
iecting his offer. How unfortunate! Had
she accepted the hand of our honest fell
citizen, she would have escaped the
catastroDhe which has now oyertaken her