Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-08
NO. 48.
From the N r. Herald. American Horses for the French Em- 

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 The steamship Vanderbilt, which sails for Havre at noon to-day, will take out pair of splendid bay horses, which have been ordered by no less a parsonage than Louis Napoleon, Emperor of France, who wishes to add few American horses to his already large and mag ni6cent imperial stud.
 Napoleon IS quite connoisseur in horses, and his ecuries contain some of the finest speci- mems in Europe, and cost the imperial treasury fabulous sum of money. The horses that go . out to day will vie with any that he has, in the particular use for which they are destined, which is to-draw the imperial carnage on. state occasions; and their having been boug ht at the Emperor's order is another evidence of the high estimate that is beginning to be placed on American horses in Europe. Within few years American trotters have been much sought after by English turfmen; but the Emperor Napoleon is the first to show any appreciation of our fine carriage horses, the more showy English ones having heretofore been deemed the most desirable ones for those purposes. The circumstances connected with the buy ing of these horses are little curious and goes ! to show the influence a woman in France may have in bringing horses as well as hoops into fashion, provided she is at court and has the ear of the Emperor The Marquis de Laval lette, Senator of France, and one of Louis Napoleon's conhdants, is married to pretty | young American lady, formerly Miss Uunder- | wood of the third ward of this city. On the 1 Emperor expressing a wish to buy new pair | of carriage horses, he consulted with De Laval lete, who, of course, at the instance of his wife, advised him to purchase pair from America, which he agreed to do and the fair Americas relatives were chosen as agents to purchase the animals, with instructions to spare no cost but procure the finest and of the purest breed. A notification to this effect sent to the senior member of the firm of Underwood & Co.,. in Boston, who, after some delay, purchased the horses in Rutland county, Vermont, and sent them on to his brother, the ex-alderman in this city, to be sent off in the first steamer that sailed for Havre. I he animals arrived by way of the boat from Troy few days since, were l put in assabe in New street, near Beaver, where they remained until yesterday afternoon, | when they were taken on board the Vauder- bit.
 Their temporary accommodations in New street were anything but imperial, and must have been immensely disgusting to animals with so regal destiny before them. For three days they had been compelled to consort with all manner Of vulgar beasts, who had all their lives been drawing milk wagons, coal carts, and some had been put to even 5aser uses. The place was cleanly enough, but would hardly compare with the splendid ecures of the Elm. perer.
 These animals are gedings of the pure Morgan breed, which has furnished so many fine horses to the American turf and road d- They are nearly seven years old and are with Tn fraction oi being sixteen hands high and have all the marks peculiar to the Morgan horse. They are of bright bay color, with white spot on the forehead, and, as usual with horses marked, the near hind hoof and DOT tiou of the tetlock including the pastern joint, also white. h appearance they are very stately animals, with small heads, and ears nicely set, thick arched neck, deep full chest, showing them to be long winded, clean limbs, with strong muscular developments. At pre- sent they are rather full in flesh but this adds to the appearance, and will make them more preseutable to le Grand Ecuyer de pEmpereue, to whose care they will be consigned within a month.
 An American groom, named J. Mcbride, will take charge ot them on the voyage, and until they arrive at St. Cloud, whither they are destined. he American purchasers, for req sons best know to themselves, and probably with desire to appear as diplomatic as pos slble, as belts the agents of an emperor, de- cline stating what they paid for these animals but they would probably bring 5000 at Bulls Head and more in Wall street, where every broker Is a great judge of horses. They are not fast horses, not being bred for the turf but have trotted their mile within three minutes, in harness.
 Ample accommodations have been provided for them on board the Vanderbilt Twenty days feed placed on board to provide against accident, and they will receive all the consd- eration their high destiny entities them to- We shall doubtless next hear of them in Paris, participating in some state display.