Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-22
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Attempted Assassination Of the French
EmperOr.

Attempted Assassination Of the French |
Emperor.
The Emperor, accompanied by two of his house |
hold, Colonel Ney and Colonel Valabreque, in
plain clothes, left the Palace of the Tuileries
about O'Clock, To take his usual ride in the
Champs Elysees, and join the Empress, who had
preceded him, and was at that moment in the
ally Dauphine, in the Bots dc Boulogne. His
Majesty, on these occasions is never accompa-
MED by an escort, and was only followed by tive
grooms at some distance The weather was fine,
and the grand avenue of the Champs Elysees,
through which he passed at his ordinary slow
pace, as well as the side alleys, was thronged
with people, who showed the usual courtesy, and
sauted him respectfully. As he approached the
Barriere de lEtole, and when nearly opposite
the wel-known place of amusement, the Chateau
DIES Fleurs, a man apparently about thrty-sx
| years old, Of dark complexion, and a little under
/ the middle size, advanced forward from the
| throngs that crowded the pathway on the right
and approached to within five or six PAGES of the
/ Emperor. lie put one hand to his hat, as if to
salute his Majesty, who in the act Of reply
| ing TO the compliment, when he drew pistol
from underneath his gray paletot deliberately
] presented it at the Emperor, and fired. At the
same moment Colonel Ney who was on the En-
peror's right hand, but riding very little to the
rear, advanced his horse, when the assassin, sup
porting his pistol on his ARM fired a second shot
At the first report the Emperor's horse SHE'D a
little, but it was probably that movement which
saved the rider, together with the tremulous mo-
| ton OF the assassn's arm, occasioned by the
failure of his first attempt. Neither shot took
effect. The second ball is said to have grazed
| the Emperor's hat, or even passed through it
but this s.not known with any certainty. The
| shots worry sharp, and the report loud
| enough to be heard the third floor of tho
| houses on the side of the avenue. The assassin
was at once seized by two masons who were
working at house hard by, and who had left
| he hpi1d tn bay af he he
| passed. He was thrown by them on the ground.
A police agent named Alexander, a native of
| Corsica, whose duty it is TO follow the Emperor
when riding or driving without escort, leaped out
of the small carriage he occupied, ran to the
spot where the assassin struggling with his
I captors, and prevented him from drawing another
| pistol The police agent took hold of him, and,
| as the other made the most violent attempts to
shoot those who detained him, inflicted on him,
in self-defence, two wounds with ponard cane.
The sergeant-de-ville, aiding the police agent,
succeeded in mastering and disarming him, but
| it required all their effor to prevent him from
being torn to pieces by the people. He was hur-
redly taken off to the Octroi station at the barrier,
which not far distant and there sheltered
/ from the popular rage until carriage could be
brought, in which he was conveyed, under the
guidance of the police, to the Conciergerie.
After the first shot was fired, the Emperor bent
his head little, either by an involuntary move
ment to avoid the bullet or owing to the horse
| shying. When he saw the assassin in the hands
OF the people, and his clothes torn, he called out
to spare him, and / am assured his words were,
"Epargnez le-aie lie tIez pas, lie miserable" The
Emperor did not lose his presence of mind for an
| instant. He gratefully and gracefully replied by
frequently taking off his hat and bowling to the
thousand acclamations with which he was at once
saluted as he still slowly advanced towards the
triumphal arch messenger had been sent on
at gallop to inform the Empress, who was at
the Porte Dauphine, (Bois de Boulogne,) of what
had occurred and to reassure her as TO the safety
of her husband. In less than half an hour the
Empress returned from her drive in open
riage, with the Emperor riding close by. The
sight touching in the extreme; her majesty
was deeply affected; her tears flowed in spite Of
her. she in vain essayed to dry them, and she
sobbed convulsively amid her efforts to smile with
Joy at her husbands escape from the murderer
| Evidently she could not subdue her emotion;
she leaned back in her carriage, aud relieved her
heart in uncontrolled burst of tears. Then,
indeed, il was that the people who thronged the
way gave full vent TO the more generous feelings
\ of our nature. The sight of the young and
! lovely woman unable TO restrain the agony of her
| feelings produced an instantaneous effect; the
shouts ut once rose from the thousands who be-
| held her, and hundreds of workmen who were
| employed of houses constructing near
| the spot from which the assassin fred lined the
half finished walls, the window sills or clung to
the poles of the scaffoldng, and rent the air with
their acclamations. Accompanied by these mani
festations of popular feeling, the Empress pro-
ceeded TO the Palace. In a short time the news
was spread abroad, and the members of the inn
perial family, the ambassadors, the ministers of
the Emperor, the high functionaries of State, and
the members of the household, besides a conside-
rable number of other persons having no func-
tions under the government or in the Palace, has
| tened to present their congratulations.
From the Sent OF War.
1t is stated that both the English and French
| governments have received intelligence by the
l electric telegraph from the Crimea TO the effect
that the bombardment by the allies had not met
with such success to justify assault.
II is further affirmed that the General COM
handing the French artillery has written to the
| Emperor to the effect that, having, according to
promise, kept up the bombardment for fourteen
1 days, his task accomplished; that the allies
had not reduced the place, and were not in a con-
dition TO attempt the assault; that their guns,
| from protracted firing, were completely unser-
viceable; and that IL only remained for them TO
Withdraw their troops in good order, and leave
the guns, as old iron, in the possession Of the
enemy.
II was admitted by Sir c. Wood in the House
! of Commons, that telegraphic despatch from
Lord Raglan, dated Sunday, April %, had been
received by the government, announcing that the
bembardment of Sebastopol had been discon-
tinued
Sir Charles at the same time intimated that il
was expected the fire would DO resumed. and we
/ learn from Parsthat General Canrobert has for
warded similar despatch to the French govern
i ment
The General, however states that the fire was
only temporarily suspended in order not 10 exhaust
ammunition, and for the purpose of awaiting
/ fresh reinforcements which were about to arrive.
/ II Is stated that the Russians were receiving
| provisions daily, and were constructing immense
/ works TO the north and east. Two Polish deser-
| tiers announced that there were 100 900 Russians
in the vicinity Of Sebastopol, and 10000 had
arrived from Smphcropol.
| Serious sortfe upon the French Lines
snpping of the Flagstaff BATTERY.
The official dispatches from Lord Raglan are
to the 18th Of April only, and from General Can
robert to the 10th. Lord Raglan states that the
condition Of the army before Sebastopo continu-
ed TO improve, and mortality from disease to de-
crease. The fire Of both the English and French
armies had been continued upon Sebastopol: but,
though superior TO that Of the enemy, Lord Ra-
CLAN admits that Il had not produced that effect
/ which might have been anticipated from its con-
stancy power, and accuracy.