The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-11

rope the marriage contracted In America between hs
brother Jerome and the daughter Of tho President Of h
Bank Of baltimore was according 10 his view entirely
dpropor TONED 70 the actual order Of affairs This mar
rase says the author Of The Consulate and the En.
sigma"
The storm which had been gathering was no, long in
On the 22d Of February De aventose, an xii Madame
Letia deposited in the oce OF NJ Raguideau, notary
Of Paris, an act Of protestaton 1t set forth
1s ss sssS hs. nss
flea marriage which The Of the respondsni has
q NJ rssidsnes ss.! shs place i%ps, Tslspss
duty and snsaresssd the solemn laws that If the
facts the respondent with NOT hesitate contend for
present adIc.1s demand s ia aaaa
and entirely BY her that henceoh all
cannot institute before tne tribunals
keysr'nelssss in order tina. her Intentions may be
terrret her silence in q manner contrary her feel
her n Ss Sn % the af s and
sgsns maeTna dignity N ssS manner that the right.
srssed By her % t. whom es declares them
impossible TO them herself the respondent
her osn.sn. A,d been asked BY her
he law did not authorize her to declare. ''' 'ea'
Thai she protests sosmnly .s.ns any marriage CON
without her consent and in contempt Of the forms prescribed
come and IS soon As she shall
ounce its entire nudity.
Eight days afterwards, the 18th ventose year xiii de-
cree appeared, conceived in the following terms
In view Of the received by kaguidsau, notary OF Paris
e n rao % a &C. &C. c. e sw
Of Il 10Th Of septemb.p i7ss the articles SIXTY three one
SRs
drcd and seventy and hundred and eghyhree Of
Year Xii Of the Council state Considering that the
p"Sey rhS
chief magistrate to interfere in ali acts which the
affairs Of his family and 70 proven, or 70 rpress
that may wound his personal dignity and offend the majesty
Article ALI the officers Of the civil service Of the empire
ton Of The act Of celebration Of pretended marriage
foreign country
In nno, in The 3oth vcntose year xiii, new decree
issued which this time radically aunullcd the
fiupc celebrated in America.
Under these considerations the Emperor recalled the
decree Of the 1lth Venosc and the motives which in
duced ii, and adds
These precautions not having appeared TO saen TO
guard the dignity Of our crown asais all injury and 20 SO
being our subjects we have deemed Il imporau. Il he vel
declare revocable amer the nuly Of the said pre-
aendsa She Is WI as to prevent and render y all
for these rasons have ordained dccreed foows
and can meyer have civil effect All agreements CONCERN
ing the said pretended marriage also null and OF no effect
Art 1he children born and 70 be born from This said
entitled claim any parental rights founded that union.
Art All Ss ocsr na q The civil Of the empire are
ers the copy Of the act & celebration Of the said mar
The ministers every form OF worship prohibited
and forbidden 70 according The ceremonies Of
bless any union which might confirm it.
| While these acts were being promulgated in France
Jerome Bonaparte and his young wife left the United
States for France. In the month Of April they arrived
Lisbon On receiving this intelligence the Emperor wrote
the debarkaton of the wife of his brother lie wrote in
the same sense to the Minister Of Police. He says:
Monsieur Jerome has arrived ut Lisbon have given him
and T@rn Ny nenon he rns aside
m % OF @ ~ gg hs S o OF ma a 70
bordeaux, and that he BY
ssi iss Who Ss Se
Amerca sere You 10 call her Miss Patterson %Sich IS
NE ntle shai belongs t9 her You perceive how am IN.
and has TO Paris with him. will send her TO Anster
dam, where she viii embark on the first American vessel
And some days after the Emperor wrote to his bro
Their jerome as soon as he was informed Of his arrival
/ in Alexandria
Your union with Miss Paterson is null in the eyes of
,ca shall give her pension Of 90 QUOT on condition thai
bs reason Of The non existence Of Inc union inform her
yourself that have not been abie and that cannot
| change the nature OF things.
At the time similar instructions addressed
| 10 Iuccn concerning the marriage contracted with
1
regarded as mesaidnc in the eyes Of the head Of the
| imperial family.
| The following is the reply which Luclcn made to the
person who brought him the message from his brother
pursue VITO destroy the contract which has united us
changed into concubineto separate my daughters from
mother Tne have found IN 'hei, aeknow
pie proceedns And you think that after having diyled
That after having deprived them Of their and their po
In he nd fay0
which you say would enable my legmate children 70 live
emperor h ss sr S O. as
iniamy would immediate my son and nay daughter with my
Jerome was far from having the energy Of Lu
| Glen. he never dreamed for moment Of open re
istanos u the plainly expressed win of his brother
and inSsaer, Did ne hopc in appearing to submit to
gain time, and to appeasc hms This appears to have
been the result Of hs former letters which he wrote t.
Place at Lisbon, on the 5,h Of April. This was the
last occasion on which Madame Gonaparte saw her
husband. On separating from her he sent her letter
written in pencil which reads as follows
iens,. ss our way sGsS VIE. ra.
your husband The greatest misfortune that couie
seSd Gsi ssGsaS fa
eyeral things which adyss you not 70 weep
!, hahn Secondly take care neither receive pay
he Docior or William Thirdly sec ali that Is 10 be seen
becsuse aprears foo ih to leave country without scenl
6a, Sye YOU caty YOU "S' love you an" you 10"
second letter addressed TO Madame Bonaparte
amsterdam, under the pscudonym of Madame d'Albcrt
Il il dated
MApRip April IL, 1906.
Iauved here The LAY before Yesterday good and
beloved Eliza The Emperor aud all family at Milan
where have decided 10 bat win not be pro
on the s u S'y o. ' june under shall
" @y A. least % do that oa c.S S ss . issl that
viii put confidence in God. sad viii support
fortune II sibe not arranged. We shall pretty
LADY which viii draw to each other and being
geihcr shall he happy. ought to sfl the wishes
bro her he = Emperor, and has always been
tender ather Eu aftcrI shall have my duty,
Ing thing rproach myself WITH shall live II
bic, retired With my little family, matter Ia what corner
OF the world
Ad-u dear little wife, take yourself also
81 our .hid and your pretty little person do not cry, and
dream Thai miscarriage would hc great misfortune
You lore me, Eliza have all the confidence In the world
IN you; have MUCH ~ and shall be reunict
Yout loving husband j. BONAFARrE
In another iet,er written the 81 OF May 1895, We
read -
have igs, s1iyed e the ,oo Of Mount ccnis To NOR
Nou res str.d that between the 1T and the llh
j BOSArARTE
Tie Emperor, Notwithstanding, was DESTROYS os con
ff,4tp he ~ A. H.