The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-29
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Thsyday nierniaG, January %, 1877.
Drapoloon's Three Warnings.

HE DAILY aDISPA lCn.
TAs.ssy nssr.sss, I...sry 20, Iss7:
Napoleons Three Warnings.
The es,sbrassd Fouchs Duke Of otrante, was
retained but shoEt tims it q well known. 70 ..e
service Of the Bourbons. aftsr their 70
the throne Of France. He retired 70 tne ". M
Ak. 10 Province. and there lived 10 smaSn' s -
upon the gains Of his long and busy csseel. Ou>
riitv sstrscted many visitors around TINS remark
able man, and be was habitualiy Iree IN m1o'
eating his "reminiscences OF tne stes' 9vcou MS
been his lot to witness On one occanon, tne com
psnv assembled in his saloon, heard from his lips
~ d.sress. Is Napoleon assumed the power
and authority of Q king, every thing about him,
even In the days of the consulate, began to wear
. court like appearance Aa the OLD monarcniai
reyivsls Of this kind the custom of attending mass
nrsxious to the hour Of audience was restored by
Bonaparse, and he himself was punctual In his
appearance at the Chapel Of st. Cloud on such
occasions. Nothing could be more mundane than
the mode Of performing these religious services -
The actresses OF the opera were the choirists and
great crowds Of busy laxative people were 10 the
habit of frequenting the gallery of the chapel
from the windows of which the First Consul and
Josephine could be seen, with their suites and
friends. The whole formed mere daily exhibi
ton Of the court to the people.
At one particular time the punctualty of Boz
naparte In bis attendance upon mass was rather
distress!ng to his wife The quick and jealous
Josephine had discovered that the eye of her hus.
band was too much directed to window in the
gallery, where there regularly appeared the form
and face Of young girl of uncommon beauty,
The auburn tresses, brilliant eyes, and graceful
figure of this parsonage, caused the more uness
ness to the Consuis wife, as the beautiful strsn-
GERS easces were bent not less often upon Bo
paparte than bis were upon her. WHO is tnat
young girl9" said Josephine, one day At the close
Il, frar
Consult observed her to drop billet just now
at his feet. He picked 1t up; saw him. No one
could tell Josephine who the object OF her notice
precisely was though there were some who de-
clared her to be an enigrant lately returned, ana
one who probably was DESTROYS of the Intervention
of the First Consul In favor of her family. With
such Ruesscs as this the COnsufs wife was obliged
to rest satisfied for the time.
After the audience of that same day had passed.
Bopaparte expressed q wish fer q drive In the
park, and accordingly went out, attended by his
WIFE, bis brother Joseph, Duroc, Cambaceres, and
Hortepss Beauharnois, wife Of Louis Bonaparte
The King of Prussia had just presented Napoleon
with a superb set of horses four in number, and
these were harnessed to an open chariot for the
party. The Consul took IL into his head to drive
10 person, and mounted into the coachmaus place.
The chariot set Off but just as 1t was turning into
the park it went crash against stone at the gate
and the First Consul was thrown to the ground
He attempted TO RISE but again fell PROSTATE in
stunned and insensibe condition. Meanwhile,
the horses sprang forward with the chariot, aud
were only stopped by Duroc, at the risk OF his
life, who threw himself out and seized the loose
reins. Josephine was taken out in a swooning
st tts.
The rest of the party speedily returned to the
FIRST Consul and carried him back 10 his apart
mepts On recovering his senses fully, the first
thing which he did was to put his hand into his
pocket and pull out the slip of paper dropped at
his feet In the chapel Leaning over his shoulder,
Josephine read upon it these words-"Do not
drive out in your carriage to day."
This can have no allusion to our late accident, y
was TO play the part of coachman to day, or that
shouli be awkward enough to drive against q
stone. Go, Duroc and examine the chariot"
Duroc obeyed. Soon after he returned very
gale, and took the First Consul aside. "Citzen
Consul" said be- chad you not driven against the
stone and stopped our drive we had all been lost
tsHow sof" was the reply. There was In the
carriage, concealed behind the back seat, bomb
"A real massive bomb-eharged with ragged pie
css of iron, and with slow match attached to it
kndledi Things being SO arranged, that in a quar-
ter of an hour should have been scattered
among the trees of the park at st. Cloud. There
must be treachery close at hand. Foucbe must be
told of this-Dubois must be warned" mot a
word to the ml' replied Bonaparte; "the know
ledge of one plot but engenders second LetJo-
sephine remain ignorant of the danger she has es-
capped. Hortense, Joseph, Cambaceres--tell none
Of them; aud let the government journals say not
word about my fall
The First Consul wss then silent for some time.
"Durce," said he, at length, you will come to
morrow to mass in the chapel, and examine with
attention young girl whom l shall poiut out to
you She will occupy the fourth window of The
gallery on the right follow her home or cause her
to be followed, and bring me intelligence of her
name, her abode and her circumstances. 1t will
be better to do this yourself. l would not have
tho police to interfere Have you taken care OF
the bomb, and removed tf Il have, Citizen
l. 'at0mo II r in no
Park" said Bonaparte The drive was resumed,
but on this occasion the coachman was allowed to
fulfil his own duties
On the morrow, the eyes of more than le per
son were turned to the window 10 the gallery But
the Jealous Josephine sought In vain fer the ele-
CANT figure of the young girl. She was not there
The impatient First Consul, with his confident Du.
roc, were greatly annoyed at her nor-appearance,
ani email was the attention paid by them to the
service that day. The girl was seen at mass no
more.
The summers Of Napoleon were chiefly spent at
Malmaison-the winters at St Cloud and the TuiI.
leriss, Winter had come on, and the First Consul
had been holding court in the great apartments of
the last of these palaces. 1t was the third month
well called ''nivose," and in the evening Bona.
parte entered his carriage to 60 to the opera, &C
companied by his aid de-camp Laurston, and Gen.
era.s L9npis and Bt rtbier The vehicle WA ahont
to start, when a female, wrapped in black man
tie, rushed out upon the Place Carousel made her
way into the middle of the guards about to accom-
pany Napoleon, and held forth paper to the lat
ter, crying, Citizen Consul Citizen Consul read
readf' Bonaparte saluted the petitioner. and
stretched out his hand for the missive "a pe,i
ton, Madam I" said he, inquiringly and then con-
tinued Fear nothing, 1 shall peruse it, and see
Justice done" Citizen Consult cried the woman,
imploringly joining her hands. What she would
have further said WAS lost. The coachman, who
It was afterwards saId was intoxicated, gave the
lash to his horses and they sprung off with the
speed of lightning. The First Consul, throwing
into his hat the paper he had received remarked
to his companions, Il could not well see her figure,
but think the poor woman is young"
The carriage dashed rapidly along. 1t was just
Issuing from the street Of st. Nicholas when q
frightful defamation was heard, minglng with and
followed by the crash Of broken windows and the
cries of the injured passers by. The Internal ma
chine had exploded Unipjured, the carriage of
the Consul and its inmates whirled with und,-
mnshed rapidly 10 the opera. Bonaparte en-.
tered his box with serene brow and unruffied de.
pertinent He saluted, as usual, the assembled
spectators, to whom the news of the explosion
came with all the speed which rumor exercises on
such occasions. All were stunned and supplied
Bonaparte only was perfectly calm He stood
with crossed arms listening atientively TO the ora
torio Of Haden which was executed on that even.
Ing Suddenly, however, he remembered the pa.
per put into his hands He took il out and read
the 70 iines: I'm the name OF Heaven, Citizen Con
sui. do not the OnerA tn-ntphf is 49,, a.