The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

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PARIS, Sept 20, 1854
The Emperor at Bo-1iogne-Hs Int cpd Conduct
al a Fyt-7he Or-imeap Expe dition-- The Duk,
of Cambridge and Prince Napois ~ Larlariine'.
forthcoming History Of Tarkey-The Cholera 4,
Fronce on tie Dtosase.
The Emperor OF the French "a at BouIsgse
whittier bis Empress has gone TO join BIN. after q
brief scjou,n at the Tuilees. He IL most dilis en
ard energetic In bis att ntion to his office rs general
comts ander in CHEZ Of the Army Of tn Morn, and
every day eudears himself to tie soldiers BY bis
minute and businesslike attention to their wao's
and essential comfort. Two dsys ago the Boulogce
tbestre caught fire, ard was burnt to the gsouod
Tie Emperor himself on hearing Of the conaagrs
ton, FASTENED to the spot on foot, sod remarked
there for more than two hours, enc ,ursgng by bis
presence the active exertioDs Of those who were
engaged in the frutess task of eadeayoripg to ex.
tiDpuish TIE flames.
or course, nothing rs known from the seat Of war
beyond VITA. you are already in possession Of,
though the most intense anxiety everywhere exists
to learn further particulars. The French are mex
haustble in their concentrations of the instructions
drawn up by Lord Raglan for the safe landing Of
the troops and the whole STAIR Is looked upon as
the most suspicious omen with whi,h tho war has
yet BEEN favored. The Emperor Ii never seen to bs
70 animated as when the subject is men.io ned
though be is said to be much panied at the remarks
which the Eogish Times is supposed to have lately
l.veiled at the Duke OF Cambridge, for not having
taken sufficiently songuns view of the aruy's
chance Of success in the proposed expedition to
the Crmea. II had been whispered that Prince
Napoleon was also opposed to 1t; bat the
Emperor, as IL to show how he dsc0uDte-
nanced the rDmors, has, since his return,
been perpetus)ly exchanging friendly visits
with Jerome family, as has also the Empress. The
fact is that Psince Napoleon has had, Almost ever
since he joined the army, . most yirulent tertian
spue, which, Of itself, must have been quite suhi
Gent to have shaken out Of him any Of those pecu.
liar qualities of obstruction and imrracticabity Of
which he has, not without reason, eojoyed the
credit and it is well known that be j. ined this OK.
petition with o determination to win, il 1t were
possible fair fame for garland.
Perhaps nothing is likely TO give the French moe
just views Of their countrys foreign policy than
History of Turkey, at present in the press, by the
hand Of Lamartine at least if the Introduction to
it, now first published nthe Constitutional though
written, we are told, some months since, be taken
as an example. Lamartine is assuredly very OK
trao1dinazy parsonage, and with all his faults,
folies, and eccentricities, will be remembered by
posterity as q remarkable man in no less remark.
able era The great foible of Lis char acter Is his
self suficiency In both private and public life he
Is one Of the most amiable of men but when, with
his distinguished bearing, bis graceful person,
and fine intellectual head, he enters where men
do congregate, M. de Lamsrtne expects, az matter
Of right, that all eball Immediately lift their eyes
and ope their ears that they may see and hear.
When he begins, he must be allowed to dow on till
the waters gush no more, and are, indeed, 20 dried
up that not even drop u vcuchsafed to the
thirsty by Islander. His private domicu Is em
hlematic Of The man. Wherever you turn there ID
traits the pedestals are his busts, and over his
maLtelpiece, in gilded case, js e0shrined PEN
!" The pen Of Lamarsine, which wrote Joceline'-
and rear to it an exquisite mc del Of the hand OF
to time have distinguished his domestic life, have
been destructive to his private resources. At one
period his rage for hose flesh carried him to such an
extent that he owned the enormous number Of one
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Mythology az his house. from gsrret to cellar sss
ole Ia,adise OF singing or shieking birds Yet
sonls. who. IL he cond mt command tba revolnt;on
he had create d. NJ Least msstered e. with thon.
sapd hayonets at his throat and vho now IN
his retire ment- in his disvrsce' wa MIGHT sav
fur no one speaks Of Lamartine but az t6o "Poef
Politician ~ nuss the Great Question of tho dav no
fore the world in iancnare 70 tcrse ana trne thst
few can misnndersfand 4 Thu faIos;nr IL .
san ple:-
"Russia, which extends from Poland 20 Persia
and Chira. ALREADY veicha Infinitely too much IN
The elobe. II to mch veipht hc ad5ed that If the
loo, 600 square leagues of the Ottoman empirs1n
Asia ana EI,ope al balance Of forces i At an end
and on tho half OF an other-the fsmoua fms Poo.
mia. applied not meieJy to sarmatia. but I, ali
Eurenc.
ali ia known that Napole,n wss accustomed to
sav whatever he thonobt in his familiar converss.
tions with hia frienda. Connt So Ramhntesn the
CHAMBERLAIN and afterwards Prsfsct 81 psris was
present ore evening at he Tutler;es. A. ono of
there grand improyisations in Januarv' lSla q ma.
riod when fortune had already remoyed many AM
iusion' Msrshal Davonst and the Connt da ohsn.
90 vi, a. P.nhrse.u 1;sterea w;1h $3.50 tS,ii