The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-28
IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF
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The stores of fodder collected coast All the com
anders OF our vessels speak highly Of the excellent
htions existing between them and Captain Osborne
Another Attempt to Assassinate tho French
Emperor.
The Monitsu of Sunday the sh contains the follow
His Majesty the Emperor present yesterday even
g at the represention given in the Theatre alen At
me- moment when the Carriage in which the ladies of
honor to her Majesty the Empress seated stopped
had stationed himself in front the pavement fred off
two pocket pistols at the carriage but thout taking
aim. No one was wounded. The individual who ap-
pears to be maniac rather than an assassin mme
S&atey arrested"
From private sources the following particulars have
On the Saturday evening a considerable crowd was
assembled In front OF the Italian theatre in consequence
Of the intimation conveyed by the words By order"
the bills that the Emperor would be present
Madame Nstori's last performance this season. Not
whstanding reiterated orders that considerable clear
should be kept around the door of any place where
The Emperor alights from his carriage. the crowd
allowed on this occasion to very to the doors
Of the theatre At quarter to nine O'Clock car
rage and four horses arrived which was very naturally
supposed by many to contain the Emperor himself but
N fact there were in it only some of the Empresss Ia
dies Of honor At the moment when the coachman drew
up alongside the steps leading to the front door Of the
theatre young man, III a blouse and grey cap, step
uzzle almost close to the carriage window, fred and
broke the glass; Immediately afterwards he raised a
de rie struck his arm down. and the charge entered
the ground. An instant later the seized, hand
eu11ed the guardhouse OF the theatre
ladies' they stood the steps Of the doorway de-
scendng from the carriage, audbly thanked Providence
that the Emperor had escaped About five minutes after
this occurrence the Emperor arrived and being struck
by the sound of unusually loud and prolonged cries of
"Vive 'Empereurl inquired the cause. On being told
what had happened his Majesty instantly ths
coachman to drive all round the theatre The imperial
carriage accordingly amid the cheering of the public,
Majesty alighed On entering the house the Emperor
said Let not word be said to the Empress and keep
back the telegraphic dispatches"
r. a<aI vl al <o
where the Empress was to take that the first part
this order obeyed Before the Emperor reached his
box the of the event had spread throughout the
theatre The report of the pistols indeed distinctly
heard the saloon the windows of which were open and
good people were to see the
with great cheering when he appeared in front of the i'm
Deria box delay of some minutes occurred before the
performance commenced This was ascertained to be
oocasioned by Madame Ristori having tainted away
hearing what had happened The idea that the Emperor
had run such risk by kindly announcing his intention
Of being present at her farewell was too much for her
She, however, soon recovered, and played Maria
Stuarda and the comedieta of ~. Geosi FORTUNATE y
~ admirably as ever The Emperor left the house at
halfpast 10.
The of the assassin is Camille Edward Dieudonne
Beemare. Hi is very young man-rom 20 to 20 years
Of age There is report that at the moment of beog
arrested he uttered exclamation in the Italian lam
guage expressive of regret mt having failed in his object
But according to another account he is Partisan, and
clerk TO notary At all events it seems he speaks
French very well. another young man about u.s. was
II is said that Of the ladies in the carriage was
slightly grazed, probably BY the broken glass
The assassin taken TO the Prefecture of Police and
examined by the Project The result of the examina
ton, as well as his antecedents prove beyond doubt
age Of sixteen he was employed as shopboy by
nan Of that city, he committed hef.s to the prejudice
Of his master was arrested tried for swindng and SEN
years imprisonment After six months detenton the
remainder of hts punishment RENTED by order of
the Emperor, then President Of the republic the
ground Of his extreme youth He then returned to Paris
where he got occasional employment as messenger On
ofthe I'd December 1851 he took part at least
he took part with those who fought at the great bar
eade Of the rue de Rambuteau on the 4th. On
the following day there observed, the
walls of several houses in the street and
the1 adjoining ones placards posted up, entitled
" Motifs de Ia Condemnation a mort de Louis Napo-
Icon Bonaparte" They taken down by the police,
and searches made after the authorthe phcards being
anonymous. In the middle OF the inquiry, Beemare
came forward and avowed himself the author He was
thereupon taken into custody more, handed to
the judicial authorities charge Of political offence,
tried at the Police Correctionnele and being guilty
his admission Of excitement to hatred among the
citizens, &c, sentenced to two years imprisonment
In fortress He sent to Belle Isle political Of
fender His term of punishment expired in January last
and he returned to Paris in February but under
stunned name He soon obtained employment in the office
Of huiSsier, sherirs officer and employed to
carry messages and occasionally to copy letters at
salary of about 86f month In this employment he
continued until about eight days ago, when he disap
peared. The name Of the huissier by whom he
ployed is Jeanne, who completely ignorant of the in
tenons Of his servant, and who, moreover, bears
spectacle character.
During his examination by the Commissary OF Police
Of the quarter of the Italian OPERA and subsequently by
The Project NJ Pietr he affected TO exhibit the greatest
courage. He looked his examiners full in the face his
manner forward and bold and his answers unhes
aang, boastful, and impudent. He made no at
empt at excuse paiation, and avowed his intention
as he said taking vengeance the Emperor for the
months he passed In prison for theft notwithstanding
ne remissian OF his punishment. When asked he had
accomphces, he declared he had not and with tone
and air oil superiority advised the Project not TO bother
his head about finding out accompces 1t is suspected
however that he communicated what he proposed doing
TO three four persons OF the same description rs him
self but that they had participation in the affair be-
yond receiving his confidence. He was asked II during
his detention at Belle Isle he had formed part of any @
society there whether he the party Banaui
Barbss during the nternecne which the oeey,u
yctq,s carried on even within the walls OF their pri-
He spoke in terms of contempt Of both psrties
who, he said, would not admit him among them but OF
the two chiefs he felt less ndisposed 10 Baoes than To
his rival He again declared that he understood by
neither and that all must be mad they believed him
go In word he fully avowed what he had done, what
ne had meant 70 do, and emphaticay repud ated the
dea mat he had accompices. The opinion Of all who
neAru MN - that he ia M ,nomaniac. he was trans
red 70 the prison of the Concergere where one Is
aRowed 70 commu nicate with him.
Paris correspondence o the London Times Sept 10l
win reverence W the would-be assassin Beliemare,
mentioned yesterday that no Affected no rnncealment
as his criminal project lie declared him elf the sole
.ontriver of the act and denied that be had anv
lice. IL appears however that al least one associate
! az been discovered In person nsmea Tunue who IN
pellamare be believed, the p.rtv VIII sunnl,ed
n 10 With the powder ard who even lqiles he pstol.