The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-20
Correspondence of the N. Y. Times
Life and Death At the Spanish Court
The Cholera aud the Queen-Her al.
tempted ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dodge.
Paris, June l9. 1855.

PARIS, June 49, 1855.
An insight iuto what has recently taken
place at Aranjuez, gives you a very fair idea
of the state Of mind of Donna Isabel The
Royal Palace at AranJuez is built on the Tagus,
which renders it very unhealthy in the warm
season. Two or three cases Of cholera had
already broken out in the royal stables, with
out the Queen paying any attention to them,
although they were all fatal When lady OF
honor Of her Majesty, who had rooms in the
upper floor of the palace, was attacked and
died III few hours all the other ladies, fright
ened to death, came down to the Queen, i'm.
ploring her to return to Madrid, but she be.
came very angry, and replied that they might
60 as soon as they pleased as for herself, She
cholera, but on the contrary that she wished to
remain with the cholera at Aranjuez' Imme,
diately Her Majesty gave orders for the Roya,
carriages, except one. to return to Madrid, and
sent Oft many ladies and gentlemen belonging
TO the Royal service. The counsels of tho
attendant physicians were useless. Although
more cases broke out in the nalace, the Queen
ordered rooms to be prepared for her on the
passing the summer there.
The infante, Don Enrique, brother of the
King, and the most distinguished Prince OF
the House Of Bourbon, who perchance is des.
tined TO play great part in the events of the
revolution which is still going forward, went
to see Her Majesty, and with his accustome,
noble frankness, told the Queen that by per-
sistlng in her determination, she was exposing
her lie and that of the Princess. "Cousin,
replied the Queen in broken accents, Il tell
you that chole, is worse than cholera" The
King, for his part, instead Of attempting t.
dissuade the Queen, animates her in her resou
tlon, saying ironically to gentlemen, "Th,
people said last year in Madrid that King,
sho Id not fly from cholera, now we will remain
here und not fly"
This obstinacy on the part of the King and
Queen, is neither nothing more nor less than
the result OF their irritation at the recent DO
l.tcal events. The Queen. let them say wha,
they please, hates the ruling party, and only
waits for an occasion to shake of the yoke
they have imposed. My last adviccs also state
that the venerable Duke of Castreterreno was
dying Of severe attack of cholera he is
about 81 years of age and commander of the
Royal Guard. He held the rank Of. Field
Marshal was contemporary of Wellington in
the Peninsula-was probably the oldest living
General in Europe, aud one OF the most re.
markable of the survivors of the wars of Ma.
poleon. 1t is probable that even against the
wishes of the Queen, the Ministry will cause
the Court to return to Madrid.
forgot to mention that there was an at
tempt made to assassinate Her Majesty abou,
ten days ago, at Arajuez, and man was ar.
rested there upon the Suspension Bridge, cry
ing, Muera Ia Reyna." The press have no,
mentioned this in auy manner, and it is very
little known in Madrid-but is positively true.
Although the Madrid papers state that Ger.
Dodge had an interview with Her Majesty On
the 18th inst, it is not so. Our new Minister
was to be received by the Queen on the l. eth,
and there is no doubt but that his rece ption
will be very cordial.
Yours, &C., AN AMERICAN.