Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-08-14
Prince Napoleon and his Con.
pany.

Seldom has foreign vessel brought
to our shores such cargo of celebrities
as are now on board the yacht of Prince
Napoleon, off the foot of Morrison street,
Pier No. 4, North River. In the first
place there is Prince Napoleon himself
fat. fair, and we might add forty, but
that his robustness seems rather to be-
long to a man who has always lived we'll
and imperturbably without regard to
coups detat, or the fact of tho Patterson
Bonaparte trial. He is man who
would anywhere be called good looking,
about five feet eight in stature, with de-
cided Napoleonic features, wearing sum-
msr suit of linen and straw hat, like
any of our "bourgeois gentIhommes, "and
appearing decidedly popular. among
bis officers.
His Princess, Madame Clotilde, is a
very prepossessing lady, of Italia COM
plexion and features, of middle height and
most unassuming manners, who evident
ly has not suffered from sea voyage of
several weeks from Toulon. If we
should see the Princess in our streets We
should call her pretty little refugee
from some metropolitan boarding school.
Her figure is petite, very graceful and
clothed in the ordinary gray travelling
habit of the ladylike voyaguess.
The Princess first maid of honor, the
Business d. Abrantes. is quite young
apparently not over eighteen-very pref
ty, and similarly dressed.
Among the guests of the Prince we
notice two colonies of the Empire, N.
Ragon and NJ. Ferri Pisani, both of them
aids de camp. Also the former Cover
nor of the island of Guadaloupe, now a
commander in the French navy.
The last ofthe guests of Prince Jerome
is NJ. Maurice Sand, the son of the cele-
brated authorizes of Consuelo. a quiet,
courtly and handsome young man, who
speaks English remarkably well, and is
| like our brave restorer of the colors,
Stedmap, only elevated on rather longer
underpinning.
The commander Of the vessel is NJ.
Georgette de Buisson, handsome young
Frenchman appearantly of thirty, who
also speaks English well. The other
officers are Lieutenant Brecque, N. Bru-
net. and ensign and artillery officer of the
ship; Ensign Arago. nephew of the
great astronomer; Ensign de Ia Gueron-
nier-son o. the Senator newly appoint
| from the Partisan editorial ranks: NJ.
Grange, general manager or purser; Sur
geon Berenger, and Chief Engineer and
Nonnier.
The yacht is handsome vessel of six
hundred tons, painted black, with an en-
CINE oftwo hundred and fifty horse pow
err (French) me wing propeller.
The Princes coors are green. Accord
ingly, he has green morocco lounge In
his cabinet, a desk of the same material
and color bedchamber hung likewise,
aud similar disposition of tnts in his
mess room and in his officers cabins.
He is great admirer Of Egyptian an
tivuities-is the Prince. A fine bronze
statute of one of the most famous mum
mics of Belzoni is on shelf in his cabin
ct, and the ornaments about his drawers,
his bell-calls, his whole private toilette
Sesesetrain style.
As is natural. portraits of Napoleon 1.
are everywhere visible-busts, and re-
membranes of his battles. Among 9TH
er adornments of the princely apart
merits are two double barreled rifles,
magnifcently mounted, the jeweled
sword presented to him by the Bey of
Tunis, perfectly studded with diamonds
along its Hit and scabbard.
The Prince will remain here fortnight
at least, most of the time travelling with
the Princess aud suite through the inter-
Tor. He has now been several weeks
out from Toulon, visiting in the mean
time the whole Algerire coast and IN
terror, where he explored some remarka-
bic Roman ruins, Cadiz, the Azores, and
HalifaY