Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-07
FRANOE

/ FRANCE.
Aerouehnaent or the EnsPrees Of the French
Birth of n sen.
The French and English papers give fiIl de-
ItaiIsrespecting the birth and baptism of the SON
of Napoleon and Eugeuie.
According to official ANNOUNCEMENT, the Ems
prsss WIS taken III at . oCl0ckon Saturday morn
| ing, e15th Notice Of the fact was ini,nediate
ly sent by order of the Princess of Eling, Grand
Mistress of the Empress Household, to all the
members of the BOnaparte family, the Ministers,
Senate, Deputies, Council of State, and high
| f1nctionaries Of the Government
The Senate soon afterwards assembled at the
Luxembourg and tho Deputies in their Chamber
where they remained On PevHeGlleIlce. The ottiz
GERS ofState assembled and remained all day and
night of Saturday, In chamber close to that OF
the Empress The Emperor, the Princess of
Essling and Madame Montigo, the Empress
mother, remained in the Empress apartment-
The Municipal Council of Paris assembled en-
permamenee at the Hotel de Vile, and.crowds OF
citizens gathered around the Tuilleries.
At q quarter to o'clock on Sunday morning,
the 10th, the child was born The Paris papers
describe the infant as Of so 'trobust constitu-
ton that he is nearly large rs the child OF his
nurse, who is two months old.
All the officers Estate above referred to were
present at his birth. The ceremony of ondOte-
\ nent. OF preliminary baptism, was performed
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| Cardinals Dupont, GoussetI Donnet and Marriott,
the bishop of Nancy, and inferior clergy assisted,
and an the dignitaries of the Empire were pres
\ emit Mass was celebrated by tho Bishop of A
dras, after which the Able Deplaee preached a
sermon from the text, Blessed is he that cometh
| in the name of tho Lord, and concluded with a
\ prayer for the child in these terms:-tBestow on
him the genius aud ragnanimity of his father,
the kindness and incxhaustible charity of his
\ mother the sincere faith and devotion Of both;
| and 10 sum up all in one wish, bestow on hima
heart worthy of his destiny and his name A
name was then bestowed on the intantE'Napo-
leon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, fills dc France
/ This appellation was entered in the parish re-
| gister, and signed by the Emperor, being wit
messed by Prince Murat; the Duke of Alba;
Marshal Valiant, Minister of War; n. Troplong,
President OF the Senate; and Count de Morny,
| President ofthe Legislature
| On Sunday morning the Senate and Legisla-
ture met at 8 o'clock, and received the official
announcement of the birth of an heir to the
throne, which was greeted with the utmost cor
diality.
Addresses and congratulations continue to
pour into the Tuillcries. Paris had been gencr-
ally Illuminated The last bvlletin Is in the rec
ognised phrase, Mother and child are as well
as can be expected" Pope Plus is the Princes
godfather and the Queen of Sweden his godmoth-
er, in return for which, it is reported, Napoleon
and Eugene undertake to act as godfather and
godmother to all legitimate children born on Sun
day, the 10th, throughout France" Flagswcre
hung out and salutes fired in the principal cities
of Great Britain, in honor of the young Bona
parties birth.
From an immense amount of gossip and excl
ting articles in the French and English papers,
we select two or three anecdotal paragraphs:
She suffered at times very considerably, but
there were many intervals of comparative case.
The accoucheurs frequently thought in the course
of Saturday that the crisis was at hand, but re-
peated unexpected cessations of the pains post
poned the looked for event During the inter
walls her Majesty enjoyed some calm sleep, and
sometimes walked about the room. The Empc-
ror never quilted her, and it is said when her
Sufferings were acute he frequently consoled her
by SAYING that all Paris was thinking of her,
land that all the churches were full of the faith
lful, praying for her safe deliyerance.
A little before three o'clock this morning her
Maicsty's state was such that it was thought
proper TO introduce into her chamber the grand
dignitaries convened to be witnesses Of the birth.
On seeing so many people about her bed, the
Empress seemed troubled, and the action of ma
ture was awhile suspended. Terrible pains fol-
lowed, and it is stated that theaccoucherus found
an occasion to draw forth the exerssc of all their
skill and presence Of mind. She was semi
chloroformed." The birth was at last happily
effected. Thechild is a remarkably fine and heal
thy one. It is stated by some that he is aSbig as
many child Of two months old, and that when
the Emperor saw him heexclaimed, 'Nowonder
the Empress suffered so much!"
1t is said that the Emperor wcpt abundantly,
and that falling upon the neck of his cousin,
Prince Napoleon, he said to him, "You will, l
am sure, love and protect this child"
The imperial infant, as / learn from a
credible eye witness, and not from the tattle Of
courtiers, Says the Daily News correspondent
is really as tiue and robusta boy as ever was
T.. 9, Il. Id ,rn1I
made, fully developed, and with surprising album
dance of chestnut colored hair, resembling his
fathers. The name given to him is Napoleon
Eugene Louis Jean Joseph. The reason for
these names is very simple He is called Ma
poleon and Louis after his father; Eugene from
his mother Eugenie; Jean after the Pope, who
lis to be his godfather, and Joseph in compliment
to his intended godmother, the Queen Of Sweden,
whose name is Josephine.
Before the private baptism of the Prince, the
members of the Imperial family and the Court
attended mass in the chapel of the Tulleries.-
The Court preacher took a text appropriate to
Palm Sunday" BeRedietuE qui cent? in Homine
Domini''-BIcsscd is he who cometh in the name
of the Lord. 81
After making on ordinary application of these
words, the preacher exclaimed, "But your ideas
anticipate mine: public gratitude mingles with
new bcncdictions at the triumphall Pomp Of the
Saviour of the world" Then, with au apostro-
phe, he procecded-'Lord Jesus, supreme Mas
ter Of Kings and people, Thou hast heard our
prayers, and has granted the wishes of the SOW
Crcign and of the country. We return thanks
to Thee before our alters for having given to an
august union the fruitfulness which forms the
joy of this great day.
It is Thou who hast blessed in an heir to the
thorne both the faith of the Prince who pro-
claims before all the world his mission, and the
charity of the Pious princess, who honors her
self in bRinp tho DrotectroSS of the unfortunate