New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-30
PRINCE NAPOLEON 8ONAPARTE.

PRINCE NAPOLEON 8ONAPARTE.
In the ull we may with advantage turn TO
considc, a fact aud spectacle apart from the
War. The mind cannot rest long upon the raw
ages of the field; and il Is a beue6ccni For
tune which sends ms real Princes, beautiful
Summer sunsets, pleasant letters from Newport,
aud many genial reIefs from the horrid din.
The fact bespokcn is simply this: on Saturday
afternoon last past the Prince Napoleon Bona
partc, a cousin Of the distinguished Nephew Of
his Uncle, arrived at this port, accompanied BY
las wife. the Princess Clotbde, aud suite. He
enters The Bay OF New-York, passes IN n car
riogc through our principal street in the open
" daylight and spends several hours in one OF
" our great hotels, aud tho newspapers OF the
" following morning de- net contain tie slightest
" hint OF b. arrival, Notwithstanding Il was well
known that TIE Prince especially desired {, travel
in a private way and that il was bis prc-ar'
ranged purpose to escape pubic notice aud deui-
on.traions Of overy hind. will it be believed that
he caught this great city mapping, met 40 Bcolo
AT the Battery and rolled uP Broadway with %
much pcr.onal discomfort from the imperfect
paving of that unequaled thoroUghiare as the
common siNpennJ travellers in stages We do
not even hear that tue French guub0at Jerome
Nap,4cop, which brought the Prince Napoleon
Bopnparte over, was hauled TO outside the Bar
by one of our clippers How did the commander
of the gharp Yacht Rcbcccn, detailed for such
service, know that the j. Napoleon was not one
OF j. DaSjs's raksh-looking PriYatters
Boolcl The name was music to our ears. In
ease Of sudden Prince or potentate. we knew
that We were safe if only BoOle were by And
where was be on Saturday afternoon We have
had confidence egcr since the first announcement
that the Prince Napoleon might Wi, tie Bltcd
States, and that if he did il would be in pri-
yate capacity. that al the energies of that ePen.
did aluoncr OF our bounty t. the ustrous foreign.
er were be1t-we bad better say strained-to the
momentum. task before him, aud we have reposed
principally in a vision of orange colored kid gloyes
blue coats With brass buttons, and yellow trow-
scrs, the whole forming tent ,nsembte of taste
land beauty seldom equaled and never surpassed
not in these parts, at least. And yet, such is
the jealousy of national forms, it is possible
that the name of Boolc, sounding over distant
lands has awakened sentiments Of apprehension
instead of admiration, and that nl eminent char
acters proposing q visit 10 the United States,
instead Of apprising Boole Of their intention aud
rushle into his outstretched arms, have laid
plans to dodge him and upset al his arrange
mcnts. ii such be- the ease Of tue Prince Ma
pooon. how bitter to-day must be the feeling Of
~ - AZ. Trifu al fta nd
how deeply have the people OF New-Iork to de-
plore Lis neglect to furnish them with the oppor.
tunity Of layshing a few hundreds OF thousands
of dollars in truly Oriental fashion Perhaps
D. will now forswear all foreign powers, even
those that are travelling as private gentlemen.
The spectacle, If not quite so "sgnihcant'
Is brilliant episode of Summer that needs
lights TO relieve ts heavy shadows The Prince
of Wales borrowed his interest from the future,
and had 10 claim 10 attention beyond that
of a very sniab!e boy. There, was want
ing. too, from last Summers princcly vista
ton. that element which gives the final
charm to all earthly dispcnsations. Albert Ed
ward had for guardian solemn and somewhat
aged Duke; the Prince Napoleon is escorted BY
a young and charming Princess, onIy nineteen
years old" who has shared the amenities OF
that gracious Court over which the fair Eugene
presdes.
And lest the importance OF the prevailing Prince
should be moderated, let the people be for once
and all assured that if that chubby little Prince
Imperial, of whom they have probably seen card
photographs, should die (Which Heaven and Nichy
forbid D, the first cousin of tho Emperor would
be heir prcsumptNc to the crown of France.
Very lately just before this battle Summer there
was a great sensation in Paris. Something took
hold even OF the cafes and the bouloSards. Inc
gayest talked, the gravest talked the same thiiig
II was a speech OF this gentleman who rode up
Broadway on Saturday afternoon, and whose name
did not appear in tho newspaper next day. An
FRANCE that is liberal took hope from that Speech
and although the malicious did say that bril-
liant pamphleteer wrote il for him, the story
was no more believed than that other bit OF scan
dal about tie Princes Clothides domestic sui