Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-12

May Freedom and Peace,
In all nations increase,
Tin the reign Of the Tyrant forever shall cease,
And the realms OF the earh and the isles OF the sea-
shall blossom and smila like this land of the frees
Richmond, jan, 1883. A. II EVERETT.
FOKslaN INTELLIGENCE.
The ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE
EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
The Arabia briggs full details respecting the at
tempted assassination Of Louis Napoleon, which will
b. read with Interest," The following is from the Paris
Drofts
Tho bombs we're Of cast iron, oblong, and In the
form Of pesr aud in the widest part from four to
fv. inchss In diameter. The shock of one Of the
c.rs Of which each had several on bare substance
necessarily caused an explosion. The bombs were
loaded with detonsting RunpOwder. The hrstthrown
AZ the carriage of the Emperor was just after the We
Licl. entered the Rue Lepoletier; II did not touch
the Emperor, not even the vehicle, but it wounded
about twenty persons. On this the coschnan whip.
bed up his horses. but almost Immediately second
5onb burst, and of the horses, being struck by
!hrss presctiles, fell to the ground. third bomb
threw with more precision, tell beneath the carriage
SELF and burst With tremendous force smsshing part
of 10 pieces. The splinters of this bomb wounded
'ns second horse, which expired some hours after
II. coaohmsn. named Ledoux, was wounded 10 the
had. The only person in the carriage with the Em
p-ror and Empress was General hogue', and he' as
ALREADY sfated, received slight injury. The escape
Of their Majssties was quite miraculous.
The Emperor received slight cut on the side Of
Enc noss by piece Of glas, from the carriage win
COW. Another piece Of glass struck the Empress at
tho corner of the left eye but left no trace. Super
iendent H.bert. Of the police. who opened the door
Of the Emperor carriage at the moment of the third
explosion. was dangerously wounded. The carriage
.sf was yesterday taken into the courtyard OF the
Tuillsrs. and was visited by great numbers Of per.
Al nd nd from oG ha
bad the appearance Of being blown to pieces. The
Able Msane. chaplain of the ship Of the linesthe
Cn. who was 10 the vicinity OF the Opera at the mo-
in-nt Of the attempt. manifested great zeal and de-
voisdnese, aaeisting in removing the wounded, adj
dressing to them words of consolation, and giving
shsoufiou to the dying. He did not leave the scene
OF fhs disaster until after every one OF the injured
Rad been taken care Of. At IL o'clock at night. n
Bilnut miui.ter Of the interior; NJ Roger. minister Of
( ,s,ic.l n. Pietri preeot Of poce NJ Chalk d'Es-
:-apge, procureur general; n. de Cordouep. procu
r,nr.impersl: n Treilhard, examining magistrate,
cad n. Eussse assistant TO the prefecture OF police,
se.smbsd at the preft c'ure OF police, and com
m.nc-d an investigation which lasted all night, The
ult OF this investigation was The discovery that no
Frenehmap was concerned in the atrooious crime
Int thar Il was the work OF Italians.
Monsieur Trsilhard was all yesterday engaged IN eI
aiming witnesses. and has Intercepted Pierri. IL
has besn ascsrained that in the course Of the evening
OF the attempt wounded called at the druggist
shop 10 the Rue Lepeeri-r, and after having had his
wounds dressed left without saying anything OF who
y. vas. short time after another man entered the
rhoo In great agitation. and asked the shopmen If they
could tell him anything Of bis master, who had been
wounded; and he gave q description Of hs master Z
prrsop, which corresponded with that OF the man
who bad just lsit tbs shop. He was asked the name
al ks matter but he then became troubled and re-
fuss to tell It. He then threatened with arrest
upon which he was attacked with a nervous trembling
and tainted On recovering, he was pressed to tell
Tho name Of his MASTER and at ast declared that was
Oh ~ In fha rnnr nIn0
)rspf vas arrested 10 his lodgings in the Rue Mouba
hor. h. confessed that he threw one of the bombs.
Two other Italians. who had false names and paes
BORIS we're also arrested in the night On the persons
arrested or at their lodgings Important: sums of money
or S-corities seized, as were sso pognards re-
vnlvers aud bomb smiisr TO that seized on Pierri
I, l. believed that the investigation into the affair will
IL promptly terminated, and that the trial will take
plsSe In The session Of the Court Of Ass1es of the first
fortnight OF February. Part of the Rue Lepellstier
was yesterday morning strewed with sand TO prevent
ibs blood With which it was covered from being SEEN
TIE ARRESTS.
The Psris correspondent of the Times, writing on
the 18th, saya
Beveral arrests have been made since yesterday
.ae number 10 not however, exactly known. SIEVE
.A taken up on suspicion. and, on examination,
when nothing whatever 10 found against Them are get
AZ liberty. The number must vary each day. 1t is,
however certain. that four Of the chiefs 10 custo
dy. These are Pierri, the Roman Colonel, already
aevken Of, Orsik. who was taken in the Rue Mont.
nabor yesterday morning; Gomez, and another who
calls himself da Silva, but whoee real name is Rudio.
They have all been examined by the Judge de In.
n'ruction Tho proceedings are necessarily kept secret
but from what has tranepred, IL would appear that
P-rri. apparently the most important at first denied
al completely with the assassns. His previous his
tnry wss however, already in the hands of the autho.
ytt,~s. The oumber of times hs had committed We.
rtoua Grimes Of more less magnitude was related
10 him, when, finding that the police were no stran-
L.. L. f.n 81
hn a,sured-of his crime. The others are said To
have nxde disclosures which would implicate per-
unns ont OF France. Tae man Gomez, though bear
ing Spanish name,is an Italian, iadeed, are all
who stand 40 leaders in the affair.
OF the fact of no French name figuring in the lat
Tho papers naturally speak with much sasfaoii0u 1t
81 not easily distinguish, under circumstances lk.
The present what s real from what il exaggerated but
ono cannot pass In silence all the reports in circula.
f!on. Among them 10 one that aome weeks since
half finished model of the projscts employed Thur..
day night, in possession Of the French authori
ties. who were informed that experiments made
somewhere In England, and that the force was 50
a'rong 90 10 uproot tree. The "Sfoniteur mentions
that sincs the month Of June last the government
ceived information from Jersey Of the fabrication of
Eliminating pr?ectiles Of power hitherto unknown d,
aad intended to be thrown under the Emperor's
sisge, when contact with the ground would be follow
I'd BY thsr explosion and the destruction of the car
r,axe. It also speaks Of Pierri's recent departure
ram England 10 order TO Garry out plot against the
hi- Of the Emperor. He is described as violent,
wicked and very determined man. who had fad his
country account of various murders, and that bs
IRE leaving England he had several interviews with
the French refugees 10 London 1t 10 this Pierr who
vas arrested by 81. Herbert, chief of tho police
the Opera, on Thursday night and few minutes only
hsore the arrival Of the Empsror's carriage. full
T'ast'og grenade revolver and poinard, we're
found on BILE person
THE WOUNDED
According to the Moniteur. the number of wound.
ed At present ascerained is lU2 thus divided: AZ ci.
>iianA ~ Lancers OF the Imperial Guard III Of the
Imperial Guard Of Paris, .S police agent. of diffsr.n
IL j-sti-s. Ot the II men Of tho Lancers ssysn ~
c-,vsd serious wounds; the fve others are only
9 ;:huiy irj1rsd. OF the II Of the Muucipa Guard
,,ne ia wounded mortaly. four seriously, and ,ir
slightly. Three Of the fo0tmen who were behind ,l.
carriage of their Majesties were struck by several
~ cii!es, their injuries, tbosgh serious do not in
tpi-- any uueasipess The Enperors coachman.
slightly wounded, displayed much presence of mind.
Or The civilians sevtrnl are wounded seriously. One
:hem died ON rsschiug the Hospital de la Ribos.
si-e. little GIRL II years OF age, had her knee cut
open.
The persons belonging TO the prefecture of police
G.e exceedingly numerous, and among them com.
inasary. divisional inspector, and police 10 agents
have received serious wounds. Twenty horses be-
longing 10 the Lanc-rs were struck. Two were killed
on Tho spot, and i've are MORALLY wounded. 1t has
BEEN Ascsrfainad that upwards of thirty pro]ecfil
etGuck tho Imperial carriage General Rogust suffer.
f!"n his wound Of yesterday, but better last
night. Lsnst the commissary Of police also severely
Eve deaths had taken place. One Of them, a ser.
e-sn-devile died during the night. few hours at.
Ter b was wounded. Both yesterday and to-day