Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-12
LOHis Napoleon RenaParte In IsSe and

Ihe following letter appears in the French pa
per, lie Ben Public, which guarantees the NJ
speciality Of the writer, and the authenticity Of
The facts. The letter IS dated tue 18Th Of Feb
iruary, 1861:
You are aware Of the active and Jealous part
which Prince Louis Napoleon Bonapsrte (now
Napoleon Ill took in the revolt Of the ROmag-
IA, against Pope Gregory XVI, in the years
lS3l-32. Healso forced his elder brother to Join
the ranks OF the revOlted B~omagnese; and, when
the iatigues of the campaign brought this brother
to an early grave ut Florli, the younger succeeded
to the pretended rights Of SeHatHs e~OHsvituS Of
1904.
After the defeat Of the insurgents, Louis Bo-
naparte became a fugitive in the Papal States,
and, being unable to enter either Tuscany or the
kingdom of Naples, he took refuge in the palace
OF a worthy bishop, and requested shelter, after
declaring whO-he was. The archbishop Of Spo-
leto, the name of his protector, received the pro-
scIibed man, who appeared very repentant, and.
after several days Of hospitality, the prelate
went to Rome to imploTe a free pass for the gull
" man then under the Episcopal roof. Gregory
refused q contest ensued between the entreaties
of the archbishop and tie reluctance Of the SOW
ereign pontiH.
At length the tears Of the prelate gained the
victory, and the passport was granted The
p~relate was afterwards Archbishop Of Imola,
and now Pope Plus TX. After thus leaving
Italy, through the generous aid Of a POntif whom
he had been cOnspiring to delhrOne, Louis
BOnarparte joined his mother in Switzerland.
In spite of the laws Of 1916, which forbade them
to enter France, they secretly cam 70 Paris.
Under assumed names, they were staying ct
the Hotel d. HOllandc. Louis Philippe was on
the throne, and the time was the end Of the
winter, 1882, and Casimir Perier was Prime
Minister. N. dIiOudetot aide-de-Camp Of Louis
Philippe, was well known to Queen Hortense.
She applied to him, and he NJ once FASTENED to
the hotel, where he found the ex-queen and her
son in great anxiety lest they should be dis
covered.
She was DESTROYS Of going to stay in the Py-
reness where she wished TO drink the waters, and
( besides wanted some assistance, as they were in
great distress. VI. d'HOndetot laid all before
Louis Philippe, who at once gave 3O,OOOf. for
the queen, and assured her Of his protection,
and moreover, invited the queen to pay him e
private visit at the Palais ROYAL She did so
alone, giving as excuse for the absence Of her
son that he was attacked with fever. The visit
ended by free permission TO reside in the Pyre-
nees, promises Of money, and most sympsthizing
marks Of interest in the queens welfare, both
from Louis Philippe and the two princesses of
Orleans. Nj. dHOndetot escorted her back to
her lodgings.
4kt AFAL ldF lu'lt hd5 n NlfFtlA1 OF 4tLLlls-
ters-0ne by one all the above facts were I'd
mitted as perfectly correct by the king himselfin
reply to the various surmises and questions Of
SOult and CaSimir PerisT. At the end of the
dialogue, the primo minister added: Now
your majesty, 1t is my turn to give q little infor-
nation. The queens son was not with her
when she came here ~ "NO," replied the king.
" he was ILL.," "Falsei At the very moment
his mother was with your majesty, he has him
self at 8 secret meeting, in a back street of the
rampant, at which meetingwerc Blauqui, Raspail,
throne your Majesty" Your proof" said the
king There it is" replied Prrier; "itis the
evidence given of the meeting by one Of the con
spiratOTs who has informed me Of il (Blanqui)
and he drew from his pocket the prOces-verbal
The king was silenced; but believed himself
bound in honor 10 what be had promised the
queen, who might be ignorant of the designs OF
her son, would not withdraw bis promise, aud ia
April, 1892, Perier acknowledged that Queen
Hortense and her son had passed through Paris
in violation o. the law of 1916, but that the gov
eminent, at the kings request, had allowed the
matter to drop. The house approved OF this
generous act.
Sixteen years later, in june, 1913, NJ. dc Hon
detot met Louis BOnaparte on board a packet
crossing from England aud France. After sev
eral times meeting each other on deck, and n.
De Hondetot not appearing 10 recognize Bona
partc, the latter addressed him; You DO not
remember me, monsieur p" Perfectly IT.
Piled the general. Then why did you n0t--r
" Sir" said de- Hondetot, DO yoa remember the
evening when ] had the honor 10 conduct yes1r
mother to Louis Philippe You excused Your
self as being ll-wherc were You that evening
| found out the next morning. Is there any
need for me to tell you why | no longer recoG.
nize or know yol"-and he turned his back On
the now Emperor Of the French.
These facts are all guaranteed, ana are repro
duced in the LJHirersst. Certainly pleasant
reading for his imperial majesty.