The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-03

vas dceid, div soigne Spabiard OF his original
grade and time. His memory was remarkable. I
we're e living unsuccsssfaly to repeat ne Lords
Prayer III LstiD, uUon which they had made q bet
al Don Pedro joined tie party and tab ing up the
wager, went thi ough the petition without fslteriog
II was, ndeed, sad parody on prayer TO hear us
bessed accents fall psrfectly from such lips on
bet; but when 1t was won. the slav- insisted on
recs wing tire slave which was the stake, and mme
date bestO .ed him in charity on a ca otain VINO
had fallen into the clutches of British cruiser.
Such il q rude sketch Of the great man merchant
of Afri a, the R,thscnild of slavery, whose bills on
England, France or the United states were as good
Ms gold IN Sierra Leone and Monrovia.
HARPEh's MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER is one OF
the best numbers of the year. Abbotts de-
scription of Napoleon's return from Elba is as
graphic as usual. ii rencontre with General
MarehaDd at Grenonle has never been more
wildly told than in the following passage
They were no Apr aching Grsnoble. The COM
napc ai I II garliso1 ter, Genera M rchand,
mar he with ~ G. o, * houst, nen 20 oppose
the Emp ror He osts his'r - IA u d-d Il .aked
by The mou9t los and lake. y was IN t5e Otpicg
| q The tn Of Mach. Ihe crs;s which wts u de
| eide all had nos aniged. Napoleon gas equal %
the euers ebcy. Rsqu sting h,- COMMA - halt, he
rod, as gettle race, aud mos. tllne, toward the
| hostile arr y The peasants, who had assembled in
| vast numbers 10 witness this marvellous SC ne,
greeted hm with 81 u1s Of " Pioe iEnpe,eur"
Napoeon, without any hesi'ancy, rode calmly
along. ulou Il gentle trCt, until he arrived within
hun d ed PAGES of the glitt-vitg bayon.ts winch
foIDed an impossible wall b fore him. He toen
dism, united, ma ied the rsns 10 one Of the Poles
accompanied bin, crossed his arms UPON his
! bf,ast, afa adyapcef, unprotected aui entiiely
slone until be erriveo within ten PAGES Of the
tops rhCre he stood the mark for every gun.
He vas dressed in that simple costun. yhca every
| FreDctnan Iecoghiz, d, with the cooked hat the
! gray ov.rcoo:. aud IKE high military bcots. The
commanding officer .rdeTed the soldiers t. fire. They
| seemed TO obty. Every muskeS was brought II tue
shoulder, 81 aimed OK bis breast Had tneie bsen
| one single man among those blitalioos wiling TO
81 DOT II Emperor, he you'd have received from the
| BouIhoDs bonudless rewarcs. The report Of siu9e
mu'ket would then have settled the destinies of
| Frapce.
Napoleon, without the change OF a muscle Of his
fea'u es, or the tremor of nerve, Continued to
advance upon the musses levelle. at his heart.
Then stopping and uncovsring his breas,, he said,
in hose resound'Dg tor es bich havicg been oace
| heard, Dever could be forg gotten
"soldltrs! If there is one among you who would
hill his Emperor, let him do il Here am."
For moment there vss silence a. of the grave
Then the point OF one mu-ket fell, aud auo,hsr, asd
another Tears began TO gush into the eyes Of these
hardy veterans. One voice. tremulous with emo
ton. shouted Vire FEmgereuyt" IL vas the signal
for universal burst, re echoed by soldiers and by
! peasaDtry IN Continuous cataract of sound. The
trot ps from Grenobe the grenadiers of the guard,
a. the PEASANTS all rushed in tumut Of joy upon
| the Emperor, who opened his arms TO receive
| them. In the confusion, the Bourbon commander
| put spurs to his horse and disappeared. When the
| transport was somewhat moderated, the Emperor,
/ tll ing gently by The whiskes a veteran, whose
| Appearance attracted his attention, said to him
| play fully:
How could You have the heart to aim your mus
| kes a. the Little Corporal"
! The old mans eyes mrne diatey filled with tears
| Ringing his ramrod 10 the barrel Of his muskes TO
| show it was unloaded, Ahe said, "Judge whether
! could have done thee much harm Ali the rest
Napoleon then gathered the whole assembly of
soldiers and peasants in circle around him, and
thus acdessed them:
"Ihave come with but handful of brave men,
be ause rely upon the people and uJon You. The
throne Ct the Bourbons iIlegtinate. 1t has not
been raised by the vol Of the nation. It is con
trary TO tie national will, because it il in direst o.
position to the int ests of the corntr,, and only
| exists tor the benefit Of small r1nhes OF noble
families. Ask OF your fathe 8, inerIogate thase
brave peasants, and you will learn from their lips
fle actual state Of things. They are threatened
with the renewal OF the 1.-THE system Of prvie ges
Of feudal rights, aud of all those abuses from wnlcn
your victories had delivered them"
Napoleon low resumed his march, ace ognpanicd
by vast crowd of the inhsbisants, increasing eve
moment, and throDgng the ads. TIE kettAlions
from Grenoble acted rs the advance guard to the
| greuedisrs from la. Al be sp0roachee the city
| he was NIT by messenger, WHO said:
| "Sire +! You will have nc occasion for arms. Yonr
riGiDg-whip will be sufficient TO scattrr ell resist
ance. The hearts Of the soldiers are everywhere
| your own"
As Napole IN approached the city, one of tee
| most imloItast fortified places Of France, the
| ebttusiasm of the popnlace exceeded al bound-
| Tbe frico0red cockaie was upon al hate. Ihe
1 tricolored banner waved from tsc windows, aud
| foa'ed from the bat.lsments and upon the spi-es
| of the city. Shouts of "Tire FEnpsreur ~ fl ed
| the streets. The soldiers shared the enthusiasm .
! fIa'e'nized with the people, ard promised them
that they would rot fire upon Their br thars IN arms
L. was imposs'b for the Bourbon officers and mag
istrates to stem this torrent In despair they Fed
| having L cked The gates a. d concealed the key1.
Al MIDNIGHT, from the rampsrts of Grenob!e, we're
seen the torches of the multislde surrounding the
Emperor and advancing towGrd the city. Shouts
OF " Ptre FE1per.ur ~ rose from the approa chiOg
th'oTg and we're echoed back from tie walls OF he
| fortress The inhabants, ia their n dor, wr~oched
the gates from the hinges and Napoleon entered the
streets IN he nidss Of ilnmoatiuus and exu,.aions
| such as tarfh has rarely witnessed. countless
crowd, almost de irious with JOY, bore tn % his
quarters 10 az inn. Throughout TIRE night confirm
| Gus acclamasiors resourosd b meath tis windows.
TIE people ard the soldiers, almost d-lirssus with
joy, fra'eIpigsd together TIL morning ia lauquets
ana embraced. "s1l IL naw settled" said n Apoeon
| "and we are at Paris" Sh rtlr after NaDo.eon's
arrival at tho inn, IN Increased tunult ell led him
upon The balcony. The ink hitaats of GFepobe had
come IN Offer hIn tia gates of the cit sizce they
could not present him WITH the keys
Poor Mus at's tragic end is affecting.
On tire 2o,h Of May Napoleon in triumph,
| was entering Paris, Muras, in disguise, and 10 n
| fsh.Iman'- eos;, escsping from Names. He
| reached France. TIE SPEEDY overthrow OF Sapoleon
lett him fugitive, pursueo by all & vigilance Of
ats o'ism. after wandering about for navy weeks
In oisPuise, enduring eTery rrivatoa aud peril he
while Napoleon was being conveyed a cart.vc 10 ST.
HelaIa mad A desperate endesvo-, ckarscteri-ti
cny bod AID II judi ions, 70 regain l. tarcne. ae
was arrested ,summariiy t-.ei by a coRrt martial
| and condemned 20 immeciato death. Vita ompc-
sure he listened 70 TIE sert'uce ard taer eat down
| and wrote the folo.rg atssr 20 his wife -
| NY FAR rARo1IHE-uy las hou- has SOUNDED n
feE moments stall have cs4sel 10 i've md YOU will 90
Ioi ger have hnsbtnd DO MOI forget ma. W.. e has
been ,t,ioed h. 30 injustice farewell my sc,rls .
Ia we'll my ett~ t,sfp ~
Iopisa shoe your selves to The sofl1 worthy al me
cave yop witb'u sinTtom fostune, 10 the mics, Of
en- h2es Re united Prove Joeses upcror Lisfor.
TINE. Remember ahat you are, and what you have
e. ard G, viii bi.ss you. D. -eDtoa ~ rng me.
moiy Believe that uy creates. suffering in my lost
m.ments is dying far from my cbsien Reseige asur
iati,r's blessing Receive my smb-&.ss and my "a