Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-01-22
Strange Story Of Louis Napoleon.

INSCRIPTIONS, anomalous individual now on
the throne of the French Empire. But the fol-
lowing statement concerning him, from the Bel
fast (lrelaud) Chronicle, Journal SAID to be
trustworthy and reliable, is Of so startling ma
ture, not exactly from the facts it gives, but the
manner and locality Of their publication, that
we repubish it, if only for the romantic style
of the narrator:
There lives in Paris gentleman who, in De-
cember, 1897, wrote, IL can see with perfect
cIearness that Louis Philippe will not he three
months on the throne Of France" Louis Phi
lipe was exiled in February, i648. That gen.
tleman wrote shortly after the Presidential cleo
ton: "This Bonapare scion is traitor. Not a
man looks at him but feels the instinct of avoid.
ing him as a treacherous man. He will strike
for the ConsuItate-for the Dictatorship and
God knows what will follow" He struck
The coup d'ttat of December, 1851, tells in his.
tory how he struck. The same gentleman
wrote in March Of the present year: 1.-The ty-
rant aims al the empire. His gaze is fixed up
on the crown. Before year there will be re-
yval Of the onapartian dynasty, and the French
will kneel utore Napoleon the Third" The
! empire has ome
The man who predicted these events is no
! common MIA. He thinks and looks around
| him. He participates in many movements quiet
| ly, and gathers knowledge which, in our view,
no other man at this moment, in or out OF Pa
| rls, could hnd means to acquire. His previous
| predictions give US confidence in what he states
| In fact, we know him, and know that he would
not detail as truth what he did not know to be
true, for he is generally one of the least specu-
| lalive ndvid uals We have ever met
! Well, that gentleman-we would give his
name ii we were permltted-Wltes the sub]oin-
ed on Thursday last, and all before whom it
comes can measure It's worth. and the amount
OF credence to be attached to it from what they
have already learned. The revolution will
seem curious to many; to US, it is by no means
SO, as we are aware Of the sources from which
much of this information is derived, and how he
derives ii. That it is true we are convinced,
and that the British Government are "up'' to the
machinatons OF the French Emperor, is evil
dent from the revived state of our detences, from
the embodiment Of our militia, from the addi-
ton to our maritime hands, and from the esta-
bIishment Of channel fleet The following is
the communication referred to-
In secluded part of the wood of Boulogne,
st place called Madria, wheome the resi-
dence OF Lamartne, is house surrounded by
trees, and the windows of which are never
opened, except sometimes at dawn AS if to let |
in fresh air. This house, all day, and in many |
nights, has the air of being uninhabited; but Of |
tentimes at night there comes about suspicious |
looking characters, who take up their posts in |
the thickets and then about IL or l up come
several carriages, with the blinds close down,
the porte cochere is opened mysteriously, they
drive il and the door closes behind them.
What is this place9
1t is the residence of Virgine la Sabotiere.
This, for many persons-indeed, nearly all
is no explanation. But let US enter, one eve.
ming last week, and perhaps what may be going
on may enlighten US. ,s
In an apartment, sumptuously furnished, is
grand supper laid out, respendent with plate
and brilliant with lights, and around sit half a
dozen men and as many women, who, while
slipping their champagne, are tai king animately
OF conquest and empire, of aggression and ra-
pine.
ayes" says one, striking his fist on the table
a man with heavy moustache, hooked nose
and saturlne bilious countenance-"yes, when
once am crowned will proclaim Jerome
King of Holland, and not only proclaim him
King, but make him King, while Belgium shall
reign but as my yassal.''
ayes, SIRE" said al! but one, whom we shall
not mention. ..
"And then King of Rome and Italy, and
Protector of the Helvetic Confederacy, shall be
no empty tit!es-they shall be mine"
"But, sire, England" observed one, gently.
"England, my eternal nightmare! England,
the assassin of my uncle! Every step take
find her in my way. Let her take care perfd-
Gus and meddling Albion. Let her beware that
she interfere not, for surely as she interferes,
will land on her shores and show them that
their island is as easily made French colony
as was AIgiers. They fancy themselves i'm
they will find their mistake"
Thus spoke Louis Napoleon in the house of
Virginie la Sabotiere.
must now explain who she is, and how he
found himself there, promising that the infor-
nation | an giving you may cost me dear,
though hope no one will aid the rascally po-
lice of Bonaparte in tracing the author of the
news here given. How obtained it is secret
Of life and death. But every word write is true.
Louis Napoleon may not carry out his after
supper boast, but the words were spoken by
lim.
When Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was a
State prisoner in Ham, he was treated with
great kindness and consideration. Amongst
others who saw him for different purposes, was
Virginie, very pretty girl, daughter of an old
sabot maker in Ham. After while Louis
made proposals, they were accepted, and two
children were the result. These children he
was very much attached to. They were pro-
iided for, and sent to first rate schools On
his advent to power in le4S, the Prince gave
Virginie a pension, and then, in December,
1851, he gave her the beautiful residence above
alluded to.
With natural taste for debauchery, resem-
bling in character the debauchery of the Re-
yent and Louis XIV, one of the delights of
Louis Napoleon is an orgy, with plenty Of wine