Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-04
Curious story.


Some of our journalists contend that the
present EN- peror of the French is a Mr.. Bowen
of Boston, who Was companion Of Lrw.
NAPOLEON while he was IN this rOuntrI NJ
poleon died suddenly 10 b we IS presence a,
New York-was buried secretly; Bowen PIE.
suming upon bis personal resemblance 10 the
prince, and his kno ~letge If France ari the
French language Obtained 10y long residence
there in youth, assumed u be the prince sic
tied Europe as such; was completely success.
full 10 his imposition, and now site upon the
throne of France. If this be 20, It apVelr.
that Mr. Bowen Is not without a rIva! 10 u..
"clUsin," who says the man on the throne !.
no BJnapart, at least. We qurte the iy.-
lowing from letter to an English paper,
written in Paris:
"The suspension Of the Presse, in cor,a.
uuence of Peyrat'5 article on the refusal Il
CIrnot and GJudchaux to take the oath be-
fore entering the chamber, has had the usuai
consequences Of measures OF the sort--It has
not corrected the evil it was intended 10 pun
ish, but merely let Us iuto the secret macbln.
atoms of those who are acting behind the
scenes. By the revelations thus acquired,
come acquainted with things Of which We
had otherwise never dreamt. The position
of Prince Napoleon becomes thoroughly Dc
fined by the disclosures now made; and We
learn as truth, what we bad long suspected,
that he has become the centre OF wide
spread conspiracy, and that it Is now con
sidered high time to nip his rising info.
ence 10 the bud lie has never bowed 10
BACON; he has openly refused to accept
aiEte or authority Of any kind; he ~W nat
league himself with the government VI Lou
is Napoleon: he laughs t. scnrn the Treteu-
slons of his cousin, which he declares found
cd on a mistake, for that LOUIS Napoleon
Is no Bonsparte at all; that he alone l. oC
that race 50 beloved b. the French ua,Iu
shat it consents tU be ridden by man
who assumes the name, and stops not even
60 question the right he has to bear it.
Behold the coming man. says Prince Napc.
leon, 20 whomsOever chooses 10 listen, ! an
the only Bonaparte-the man you have che
sen holds my place--but only t!I the tine
has come for me 70 claim IT These sent.
meuts, so often ard confidently expressed.
have at last found an echo amongst certain
party, which is asserting itself with lncrea,.
ing energy. Ii is now ascertained, beyond
all doubt. that the Pres4e had Just teen
bought by Prince Napoleon, and that Guar
din had arrived TO take the covert manage.
ment of its politics The CONSERVATION wa'
great, as you may imagine, IN the adverse
camp, bur fortunately human nature u o.
stranger there and Is quoted ut rs curreut
value. L. was deemed BEST u use prU9mra
ton 10 this case. and NJ. Pcyrat, being rec0,-
nlsed as not the best temper in the world.
was induced u write "A cutting article, Which
he did, and no mistake And sC--0ur we have
seen the result. The party, however, moth.
ing daunted, although arrested IN ~ pr
gress for awhile, occupies the vacant tine In
going about from salon to salon, chanting tne
praises Of the fallen, and pulling down tbs
preteusiOas of the exalted, and IN laying deep
schemes for acquiring the Ncritc t'r the iur.
therance OF their base purposes: and their al
versarIes are meanwhile entirely absorbed IN
trying 10 prevent til, cOnsummaton OF Their
wishes En- attendant, Prince Napoleon IS
making all for ready his dGppr ure u the cas',
where he is to visit the Ddnuban Province,
not with any view, as be says, OF becoming
the sovereign of such petty Kingdom, As his
cousin would love to behold him, but simply
TO accuston the natives of that part Of the
world I, the name Of Napoleon These are
his very words, uttered by him - an eA-nln-
ister, who, like himself, is, for the Present
en- retraite, and, like himself, looks forward
with impatience to the moment when that
retrdite shall be st an end. Something Is
evidently in preparation; and, 50 well aware
is the court OF the existence Of some premed-
itated demonstration, that rumOr Is IN cT.
culation that, for the first time tor sixty flour
years, the Occupations, usual on the new
year, will not be received in Paris, but wi.
have to repair to St. Cloud, as both the EN-
peror and empress have agreed TO remain
there until the eud of January, being offend.
ed beyond MEASURE, with the ParIsians.'