Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22

is occupied with financial questions and has resolved
certain reductions Of salaries which would cause an
annual saving of from eight eleven millions of francs
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, DECEMBER 80, 1852
The EMPEROR has returned to his capital after
weeks splendid relaxation from the cares of State
at the Imperial residence of Compiegne The Court
Journals have favored us with long accounts of each
days amusements, in which the prowess, the horse
manship, and the uniforms of the happy attendants
of his Majesty were duly celebrated. But these
accounts would afford little amusement and less
profit to American readers. The master of the
hounds, Col EDGAR NEY, has, according to the
chroniclers Of the incidents at Compiegne, almost
thrown his fathers fame into the shade by CALAMITY
rushing into boat and pursuing to dispatch with
a hunting knife poor stag that he had thrice shot
at without killing This son Of 50 distinguished sa5reur
could hardly fail to CALAMITY and successfully accomplish
his mission, and bring the stag in triumph to land A
report has been current that attempt made upon
the Emperors life at Compiegne. 1t has been thought
of sufficient Importance to justify official denial
happened to be upon the boueyards day before yesterday
in the afternoon when the Emperor returned to Paris
He was closely wrapped up in surtout coat and looked
badly No state accompanied this entry into Paris He
was in plain two-horse carriage, preceded say fifty
yards by couple of fclaireurs with drawn pistols in
hand Immediately nadvance of the Emperors carriage
half dozen cuirassers and close behind squad
ron Of the same troop The whole proceeded at rapid
trot down the bouevards up de Ia Paix to the Tue
ries. heard not shout of Vve pEmpereur but almost
every hat raised his Majesty passed He acknowl
edged the sauatons by slight ncnations of his body
without touching his own hat.
After the exploits Of the master of the imperial hounds
in the forest of Compegne those of M RAoussEr BoUL
in the northern provinces of Mexico occupying
most attention this week 1t is really amusing to see
the manner in which this adventurer is spoken of by
journals which had terms too Anne
rcan adventures in Texas and Mexico years ago.
and which find terms stgmatise the
conduct Of Americans in the recent disturbances of
Cuba. Hear them One of them, the Gazette of France
the name of its chief editor NJ LoURDouE1x, who
has preension to deep personal pety scrupulous
principle, and puncous honesty than any editor Of
France thus says
Government is of the most interesting and surprising
spectacles of epoch NJ de Raousset- Boulbon rou
ing the Mexican army marching trumphanty upon Vera
Cruz and occupying that city, which numbers popula-
ton Of one hundred and fifty thousand souls facts
which assume political importance. 1t impossible
that the French who had been induced go to Cafor
MIA could conne themselves to the search Of gold
that the love of grand things which is the bottom Of
the national character should conduct them to nober
enterprises than the conquest of ngots NJ de Raousset
has had the intelligence comprehend that the herosm
and military vaor of the Frenchmen congregated those
regions form the veritable gold mine of California
The semi-ofhcial journals, however speak in different
and more becoming Tone The Constitutional Of Tuesday
after aludng to the exploits Of the French adventurer
the declaration of sonoral independence by
Gol Rao and IN al de
Assuredy not the slightest Importance can be at
tached to this declaration of NJ Raousse Boulbon and
do not share in the fears with which 1t seems have
inspired certain journals In the midst Of the troubles
and disorders which daily breaking out all over
Mexico while the generals Of the various parties, Uraga
Vades, by turns conquerng and losing power the
idea Of sezing upon point Of the Mexican territory
has entered the daring mind Of Frenchman But this
act is altogether personal and in way bind France
The Mexican authorities understand this perfectly and
countrymen established in Mexico have no reason
to apprehend reprisals.
The De5ats thus alludes to the subject and to
the still later intelligence of the taking possession by the
French Government of SANTANA in the Dominican Republics
This arrival brings us news which, if confirmed win
prove Of much importance According the American
journals French squadron it is not said Of how many
ships by whom commanded has taken possession Of
Samana Of the finest roads Of the Antilles situated
upon the eastern extremity of ST. Domingo. Certain
journals speak, instead Of the seizure Of Saana Of the
procamaon tnere OF the french protectorae over the
Dominican Republic to which SANTANA belongs This at
least appears most probable In fact ten years ago. the
Dominican Republic, exposed, in spite Of the victories 1t
hadsobtaned over them, to the periodical nvasons Of
their western neighbors under the sway Of Sououque
offered TO place itself under the protection Of France
After having been arrested by the revolution Of l848 the
negotiations finally conducted to negative solution
under the Government Of the Republic Have those
gotiaons been resumed and have they led TO the
result which the journals are announcingt II is this
which, perhaps, yet needs confirmation. However this
may be- the intelligence spread over the United States
and connected Notwithstanding the impossibty Of all
connection between the two events with the victory OBJ
tanned by NJ de Raoussets Frenchmen in Sonora, has
produced considerable excitement In America and afford
ed occasion for very violent declarations againsthe
biton Of the French Government and the intrgues Of
which that Government is accused by the imagination Of
certain writers in the United States"
think there is party herethat represented by the
Gazette de France fornstancewhich would not be sorry
precpitate quarrel between the French Empire and
the United States They see in foreign war, Of
which the and the results. nobody can pre-
tend to predict the only hope for the restoration In
France Of the old order Of things They would like
see the French Empire in difficulty in order that they
may have the pleasure Of saying, told you knew
how it would be-" They would be 10th to France
great and prosperous under the Empire under the Re-
public because France being great and prosperous with
out the Bourbons their return would be perpetualy be
coming less and less probable But have too much
dence in the sagacy Of NAPOLEON H. to believe that
he will wfuy joste the United States either in the West
Indies or in Mexico
THE PUBLICATION OF THE CUBAN DOCUMENTS
THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
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