The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-19
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
PRINCE NAPOLEON.

The most troublesome member of
the Napoleon family is Prince Napo-
teon. the son Of Prince jerome, first
cousin Of the Emperor, and, until the
birth Of the Prince Imperial, a sort Of
heir presumtive to the crown. He
was a jealous Republican after the
Revolution Of 1S4S, and resorted to q
good many demagogEe tricks to secure
popularity, without any success, al
though.he bore in his physiognomy the
recommendation Of a striking likeness
to the great Emperor, his uncle
When Louis Napoleon was elected
President, he evinced his devotion to
the new order Of things chiefly by his
greedy demands upon the public
purse for the indulgence of his own
low and extravagant habits. When
Louis Napoleon became Emperor and
Jerome was declared heir -presumptive
to the crown, Prince Napoleon, being
raised to greater dignity, was also
raised to greater arrogance, and he
and his Imperial cousin had many a
quarrel about little personal matters,
on which the Prince laid great stress.
When the war broke out, and the ex-
petition was sent to the Crimea, the
Emperor partly to getrid of his cousin
and partly to give him a chance Of
showing any manliness that he had,
gavehim a high military appointment,
and sent him along with the army
He came back, however, rather sud-
denly, not having shown particle Of
Napoleon bravery or military skin.
Since his retirement from 'sthe field
of glory" Prince Napoleon has resi-
ded with his father in the private part
of the old Palais Royal, and has oc
cupied himself chiefly with rather dis
reputable associates Of both sexes
His cousin gave him an important
position as head OF the Commission
ofthe Palace Of Industry, in which
Office he went through the forms and
ceremonies necessary, and got his
name associated with the leading sci
.entific, artistic and industrial men.of
Europe. Hegrew very restive, sever
al years ago, when the Emperor's mat
trimonial designs became apparent.-
When there was prospect that there
would be no issue Of the marriage, he
was calmed down; but at length when
q Prince Imperial had the impertin-
ence to be born, he considered that
the last great outrage upon his inner
tied rights had been committed and
he went more desperately than ever
into the sulks. When the baptism
was about to take place, he absented
himself from Paris, as he had done
when Queen Victoria was making her
visit there: but the Emperor sent a
peremptory summons which brought
him back, and he was compelled to
join the paradeandp perform his part, as
a prominent member of the imperial
family, at a ceremony which must
have been particularly CALLING to one
of his selfish and jealous disposition.
No sooner were the ceremonies and
fetes over, than Prince Napoleon set
off from neighboring seaport, got
on board the yacht ia Refine Hor-
tense,r and set off aon scientific ex-
pedition!' Having tried the political,
the military, the Industrial, and the
artistic lodges successively, his high
ness nowattempts thescientifc dodge.
At the last accounts he was on the
coast of England studying saience
with a party of jolly Frenchmen, over
Bordeaux and Burgundy, and occa-
sionally making a scientific landing at
a seaport and pursuing science down
a coal pit or through a manufacturing
After exploring the
coast of the British isles to the north,
in this scientific way, he was to pro-
ceed toIceland and thence to the coast
of Norway, inquiring, on the way, into
the best scientific mode ofextingaish.
ing Hecla or setting the Maelstrom on
Ere. Truly, Prince Napoleon is q
great savant, and the scientific world
will look with intense anxiety for the
official report OF all that was said, done
seen, eaten and drank on this, his
great scientific expedition to the
north