Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-12

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hring the last shots the independence Of France.
grandee Of Spain Of he first class and Of usrious
family which for s0eral centuries past has contracted
alliances h the oldest and the most glorious
houses ofkEnlope, lie Duchess Of Teba is particularly
worthy ~ high she is about occupy by the emil
nent OF heirt and mind which distinguish her.
Gifted wa rare bea ", makes her at first remarked she
afterwa knows to make herself beloved by all that
generous, elevated in her character and in her
lintelgeice. Forr to comprehend all fine and great
things feeling SYM thy for all who suffer the Duchess
OF Teba IN becomng the companion Of the Emperor will
at the same time the protectress Of all talents and
of all misfortunes'
The Count soDAs, director of the Archaeological
Heraldic College France has sent us the following
communication:
" The family 9TH which the Emperor forms an alliance
is one Of the met ustrious in Spain Our future EN-
press belongs the house of Guzman whose origin dates
back 20 the eaest times Of the Spanish monarchy and
which several istorans say the issue Of royal blood
All the brancl of this family have played distinguish
ed part in hiscry We will quote among others those Of
the Dukes Of Medina, Of las Torres, Of Medina -Sdona
and Of Olives and those Of the Counts Of Montjo Of
Teba ~ TeJ and Of Vlaverde, Marquis de Ardaes, de
Ia AgAra 81, grandees Of Spain. The Duchess de Teba,
Countess tijo, descends from this last branch 1t
is not taa ~ that this family has been called to
ascend =. ip 1888, Dona Louiza Francisco de
Gus,sn dSSshteT II Jnan Pcrcz az 0man, eighth Duke
OF Medina-Sidonia married the King Of Port1gal Don
Juan W. Of Biaganzs The Counts de Montjo have the
the Dukes Of Modna-Sidona their near re-
lations and bear the same name, which is de Guzman"
The Countess t Montjo and the Duchess de Teba her
daughter says the consatutonne, yesterday removed
from the Apartment which they occupied in the Place
vendome andtook up their residence the Elysee The
same journal ays:
at is announced that the civil marriage of the Empe
will be Celebrated Saturday next at the Tuleries.
The religious ceremony will take place the following
day. Gred preparations making at Notre Dame.
The plans the decorations have been submitted and
approved by his Majesty The high altar will be
brought Toward far the railing which encloses the
chDr, and Ill the portion of the church round it will be
brilliantly ornamented and lighted superb canopy
will be Suspended the high altar, before which the
prize Dieu their Maestes will be placed The seat of
the Archbishop will be placed to the left Of the altar Two
galleries hung with crimson velvet will be erected at the
sides of M choir for the ladies of the Court and seats in
the form amphheatre will be erected for the great
bodies of he State and the high functonaries There
will be stps arranged before the altar which the great
officers ofthe imperial household will take their stations
porch will be erected along the front of the church,
that carriages may set down under cover"
The Independence of Brussels says:
s'We have been informed that Mile. de Montijo was
born Grenada and that her mother also Andausian
but the issue of noble Scotch family, the Krkpatricks
of Cosbn who exed from their country with the
Stuarts"l
We find the following portrait Of this lady drawn by tn
Paris correspondent of the Times:
Eug,nia de Montijo, Countess Duchess of Teba is
about twntysx years Of age She possesses consdera
BILE personal attractions but in the style OF English
than of Spanish beauty Her complexion is transparent
fair her features regular yet full Of expression She
is of middle stature little above it, with, doubt
Louis Napoleon has found to be the extreme
ly winning Her education is superior to that received
generally by Spanish women who do not travel and she is
said be what the Spanards term gracosa, the French
spiruel Her paternal fortune is without being
siderable yet suitable to the rank her family holds IN
spain,hat of Grandees Of the first class Her mother
the Countess of Mono has for been the head of
the ha Of Madrid and her house has, believe,
than occasion been honored by the of
Royalty and those who acquainted with Spanish
that such honor from its
- appreciated in Spain Formerly it was the Gus
tom to suspend chain the doorway
the King had visited and the haughtiest Hdao of Cas-
tile pointed to that most expressive symbol Of devotedness
with pride The receptions Of the Countess of Montjo
at Madrid comprised all that most select and the
dstn gushed in rank and eminence in Spanish soce
ty To have been invited to the Condesa de Monto
ertua was considered of passport all other
society in Madrid The English, particularly, al
WAYS made welcome her house. and for the last fourteen
or fifteen years few English gentlemen who have visited
Msrid will have forgotten these receptions. The family
was wont quit Madrid during the hot season. and gen.
orally passed the at Barrz, at some other
watering place in the south Of France They have how
spent the last three winters the greater portion
of them, in Paris.
PARIS JANUARY 20, 1853
| The United States and American affairs have oc
cupied during the last month an unusual share of
attention on the part of the Paris press Count
RAoUssET's unlucky adventure in Sonora, the Sa-
mana affair, the speeches of Senators MASON and
CAss the probable foreign policy of the coming Ad
ministration and the famous project, just started
anew, of opening direct communication by three
lines of French steamers between this country and
South Central, and North America, have all afford
ed themes eagerly seized by political writers whose
range of discussion is singularly limited under the
present regime Compelled to the incest discretion in the
choice Of Subjects and to let matters home quite alone
or to mention them only to praise, the French press Is
becoming the most cosmopolitan Of Europe 1t is anus
ing to see with what writer's lately quick to dis
Germ the faults Of their Government and prompt
sure now avoid French topics that obtrude themselves
upon the notice. and with what magsteral tone they
treat the internal affairs Of their neghbors and Of nations
Thousands Of leagues away At the present moment they
are vastly learned and profound upon American
Two articles which have appeared in the semi-ofhcial
it is worth while advert to- for the
ment Of Of your readers, and the instruction of
others More than three columns Of this paper de-
voted Monday last remarks upon the late debate in
the United States Senate. The writer says:
His speech (that Of Gen. CAss) is veritable pro-
gramme Of foreign policy and there is to be-
eve that the ideas which he has emitted will not at bot
tom be those Of the Administration only Mr.. CAss
has expressed with violence what the in office viii
Of course have to contemplate calmly Here are the
conclusions Of his expose Inerdcvc to European Gov
ernments from taking foothold tho American cont
nent propositive that the Government Of the United
States intervene in the general affairs of Europe, and
cause to prevail there far possible its own prnc
ples and its interests the continual enlargement Of
the territory Of the Union and the speedy annexation OF
the island of Cuba and Of Mexico Mr. Cass says: Ame
rca for the Americans and in his mouth this means that
that immense continent extending from the Arctic to
Cape Horn is throughout its whole extent to be day