The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-20
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The European mails by the steamship Baltic r.s.,
this city last evening BY this arrival have Loo
papers Of the sth instant and Liverpool Of the sth
attempted assassination of the Emperor Napoleon e.
have caused more excitement In France and Englans
the stirring reports from the Of war The Paris -
respondent Of the London Times furnishes the folIo
account Of the
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION on rHs FRENCH rxpHuns
The Emperor accompanied by two OF his hou-h
Colonel Ney aud Colonel saiahrcque ID plain clothes "
the Palace OF the Tuileries about o'clock take ia ~
ride in the Champs Elysees and join the Empress Who ~
preceded him, aud at that moment ia the alley nv
phine in the Bots de Bouiogno Ills Majesty, on Aes
casons s accompanied by escort and va, ~,
followed by two rrooms nj some distance The w,.s
was fine and he grand Of the Champs E,.s
through which he passed al his ordinary slow pace a :.
the side alleys thronged with people who sAx.
the usual courtesy, and salnted him respectfully Ass
preached the Barrerc de ihtoc and when nearly ota
the we-known place ofamusemrnt the Chateau dcs fs
apparently about thirsix years old, Of DARK -
pexon, and little under the middle slae, advanced 4
ward from the hrones that crowded the pathway % 4
right and approached 10 within hve SIX PAGES q -
EmperoE He put hand TO his hat as Il to salas
Majesty who in the act OF replying 10 the ompr,.
when he drew pistol from underneath his gray pssa
deliberately presented il at the Emperor, and fired
the same moment Col Ney, who the Empcrors r
hand but riding very little 10 the rear, advanced
horse when the assassin supporting hts pistol his ara
SHE'D little but il probably that MIA
saved the rider together with the tremuaous motion d 4,
assassins arm oecasioned by the nure Of his first ass
Neither shot took effect The second bali ,s said |
have grazed the Emperors hat passed lhlsu.l
but this Is not known with any certainty The shea
very sharp, and the report loud enough 70 i
heard the third floor Of the houses the side u II
The assassin was ut once seized by two Asso
who were working at house hard by and who had =
the building have sight OF the Elm he psss
He was thrown by them on The ground police ages
named Alexander native of Corsica whose duty Ii h
follow the Emperor when riding driving without ese
leapcd out of the small carriage he occupied 10 h
spot where the assassin struggling with his eaBl
and prevented him from drawing another pistol ia
police agent took hold of him. and the other s
violent attempts to shoot those who detanea aa
inflicted him, in sslf-detence, two wounds with pa
lard The sergeantde-villc aiding the police ascn
succeeded in mastering and disarming him. but required
all their efforts To prevent him from being torn pv
by the people He hurredy taken of to the 0cac
station the barrier, which not far distant aud r
sheltered from the popular rage until carriage could
brought in which he conveyed under the guidance
the police, TO the Conciergeris
After the FIRST shot fred the Emperor bent his HEAD
little, either by involuntary movement 70 avoid s
bullet or owing to the horse shyng. When he saw The ~
sassn in the hands of the people, aud his clothes tori
called out to spare him. and assured his words wen
Epargnex isne u taes pas e miserable " Tho Empus
did not lose his presence Of mind for instant lie gs
fully and gracefully replied BY frequently taking Oh hi
hat and bowling to tho Thousand acclamations with Nh
he saluted he still slowly advanced toward,
the Triumphal Arch. messenger had been srn on
galiop inform the Empress, who was al the Porte s
phne Bos de Boulogne, Ut what had occurred, and
reassurs her Us 10 the safety her husband la less than
half an hour the Empress returned from he drive in
open carriage with the Emperor riding close by The sight
touching in the extreme her Majesty was deeply AZ
fected her tears flowed in spite Of her; she IN vain
sayed dry them and she sobhed conyulsively amd h1
efforts smile with joy at her husbands escape from
murderer Evidently she could not snbdue her emoda;
she leaned back in her carriage and rieycd her harh
an He'd If tptrH Then indeed bx
the people who thronRed the way gave full vent to The
generous feelings Of our nature The eight OF III
young and lovely woman unable 10 restrain the agon
her feelings produced instantaneous effect the shaa
once from thu thousands who behed her, and huh
dreds Of workmen who employed on row OF housu
constructing the spot from which the assassin S
lined the half finished wallis the window sills, or cluna
the poles Of the scaodnT and rent the air with their
Carnations Accompanied by these manifestations pcp
uar feeling, the Empress proceeded to tho Palace ~
short time the spread abroad, aud the nenbes
OF the imperial family the ambassadors, the nsnen
the Emperor the high nconarics ~ State, and 100 mon
bers OF the household, besides considerable number
other persons having functions under the governments
in the Palace FASTENED to present their congratnlaou
The intelligence from tho seat of may be sumaA
up in few words The allies have gained some sdss
ages of position in their Late desperate conflicts with
Russians but notwithstanding these advantages the bon
bardment has been suspended We continue our s1l@a
nuxoRs AND STATEMENTS.
mcnts have received intelligence by the electric TELEGRAPH
from the Crimea to the effect that the bombardmen
the allies had not met with such success as 70 ustyI
assault.
II is further affirmed TINT the General commanding tn
French artillery has written to the Emperor to the yNs
that having, according PROMISE kept up the bomhas
ment for fourteen days, his task accomplished %
the allies had not reduced the place, and were moi ne
condition to attempt the assault; that their guns hs
prctracted firing completely unscrvceahe; and M
1t only remained for them to withdraw their troops
good order and leave the guns, old iron, in the peso
sion Of the enemy.
1t was admitted by Sir G. Wood in tho House Of Con-
mons, that teegraphic despatch from Lord Raglan lava
Sunday April 80 had been received by the guvernnea
announcing that the bombardmen Of Sebastopo had ha
discontinued.
Sir Charles at the same time minated that il vas a.
peced the fire would be resumed and we learn ers fsn
that General Canrobcrt has forwarded similar despatch
70 the French government
The General, however, states that the fire only t~
porary suspended in order not TO exhaust annlunaes
and for the purpose Of awaiting fresh rcinforcenent wa
were about to arrive.
1t stated that the Russians were receiving proyisn
daily and constructing immense works TO the nal
and east Two Polish deserters announced that there sM
100000 Russians ia the vicinity OF Sebastopol and es
had arrived from Simphcropol.
FURIOUS soariH upos THE ra.scn Llsgs-sAPPMo o. 10
rLAcsrArr BATTERY.
The official dispatches from Lord Raglan are 70 ~
18th April only, and from General Canrober 70 me wv
Lord Raglan states that the condition Of the army o'
to decrease. The fire of both tho English snd L
armies had been continued upon Sebastopol but hes,
superior to that Of the enemy, Lord Raglan admits He
had not produced that effect which might have ben
tclpated from Its constancy, power, and accuracy
The list of casualties ID not heavy. The correapon ~
which has 10 hand since our last gives desft
OF the furious sore from the Flagstaff battery nf0a n
French lines on the 18th long and desperate slu
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