The New York herald., 1863-09-02

has engagements before she leaves for Madrid where sv
she way Adelna Patti was born and OF which fact ths
Queen OF SPAN proud that her lberan MAJESTY
bcea mainly Instrumental In making Basiar engage
her.
MRS. Boucicsuit ON the liverpool stage.
tkrom the Dublin Freeman. August 90
Mrs. bouclcauit appeared this week at the Prince II
wales tneatre. Liverpool In little irish piece entitled
Inc Duoin Boy" written by Mr.. Boucisaut. aud. the
richness OF Hherncism which gives such char tcrsc
nayor 20 his Mylcs oppaleen.n The things Andy
Blake the Dublin bow say are so raoy so unex
peced and so u or Irish fun that they carry of high
seed ana IN high favor pece which dramatically has
WIFE ts'e me merit ana very rough and conventions. plot
histrionc artist extracted gold from dross Mrs. Bouc
cau may be said 70 do So especially in the where
Andy reads the letter his father when diving
and where Mary confesses her shame The Transitions
from laughter TO grief and back again rresstibiy
touching and irresstiby funny The part throughout
like dne April day.
The Rcvoiutton i'm NADIA Sascar.
From the London Patriot, August Ill
We have letters from Tantauarvo the 9th or Sune
from tho island OF forn,ghs later date but their Ia
formation is not very reliable.
The acooants which the missionaries have given Of ths
causes and events Of the revolution confirmed i
every particular and within very few days OF the pro
cismation OF the new sovereign affairs had resumed their
former quetude. report that the King not
dead. but had escaped from those who attempted
TO strangle him, kept up an uneasness among
away, and all the Hovas appear to have quietly
acquiesced In the order OF things. The re-
port OF an attempted nsurrecon at the capital on the
4th OF June appears TO be wholly unlouDded the
story In Marsees paper OF the Of the
mister who signed the treaty with France ridiculous
cdndrd. The minister alluded To died q natural death
several months ago The Cape papers talk about the
dissatisfaction Of tho people having been brought
the place whore Queen Ranavoa was buried but thts
tale probably suggested BY the reservation Ia the
would no. DO allowed. There has been no Disturbance
there; and we are confident that this story, like the
others, viii prove to DO without any foundation.
Some doubts arc entertained-and reasonably
tertaned-as TO the course the new goveVROt may
take with regard TO the cessions to NJ amb5 ths
Queen is certainly dcsirous Of maintaining the most
friendly relations both with France and England Ths
French steamer carrying NJ Lambert back to MadA-
Emperor Napoleon, and scientific mission Who were
TO help him In his intended mining operations reached
Port LOUIS on the Both Of June. and there Inmoer.
first ho'rd OF the revolution He proceeded AZ
once TO Reunion but what stops he would Afterwards
take are only matters OF conjecture Tne Governor
OF Reunion had already despatched French ship0f-war
to Tamatlve but two OF her Maiestys steamers haA
probably reached that port about the tme and
now also learn that Engsh OF had been sent
there from the Cape The French armed transport Ia.
ccrne arrived at Tamaave on tho 4th OF June. There
Mr pakenppm should have eS the cans =, M Sms s
learn that he had done So and that he had down
Tamave on tho 9th Of juno intend ng 70 await nstrao
tons from home as "o the recognition nonrecognn
Of the new government"
The King or Dahomey.
The following letter has been received by the Duke e
Wellington from the celebrated lion hunter NJ Jules &C.
rard:-
MONSIEUR L Duc-Your grace is we'll aware that few
gain by being close, unless they OF m
teect and merit The King OF pah0mcy despite his cog
nomen, which signifies the External or the .inanite
fully ustes that rule TO which he Ia exception Ply
scally he is similar 20 tho other blacks OF his country
tall we'll built head like bulldog The most usual
preston OF mis- shat Of cunning and cruel
ty. His moral qualities in perfect keeping with his
physical conformation he is moro gracious than tho kings
who have preceded him. fanacl for old traditions an1
customs The traditions Of that microscopic court -
b1ncs) but especially induce them TO make presenta
II 10 the custom 70 excite the people with sangunary se
aces 50 AZ TO be able 70 carry OF The neghborog pops
also at the annual custom of human sacrifices.
have lust spent two days at Kama where the Kiss
was staying for the celebration Of the lesser ceremonies
On tho day OF was conducted the
market place. where twelve corpees exposed view
on separate Sites Six were hung up by tho fee hs six
others were upright like mon about to walk Those
whom saw close were horribly mutatod and not b.
beneath the soadod giving uomistaksbs evidence q
previous sacrifices and or the tortures which
them Our reception BY The King was brilliant. very cor
dial for myself 10 well for the French Consul but
were soon able 70 oonvince ourselves that this but
comedy always performed BY this poor paadn ses shs
10 the midst Of these spectaces which would be vidou-
ous they were not horrible, tho present King .
saw him on that day admiring. with tho dsish. q
child, the grotesque dances and ridicuAoaD
pfJDooD
and taen. Of a prsssut. amusemsas nsose No
formal music, which nearly dsSened U.S. delighted she
King. who seemed 70 Be 10 state Of ecstacy and lis,
Mesty invited TO witness procession q the RiagS
riches o. reaching the square Of the palace ree1 hnts
trance gate flooded by pool of blood two yards n
width md each side column OF rccenuy decapitassA
heads formed two immense chAplets n b true that
breast ], must be presumed that Il the of
ccton that he meant 10 imply BY this A.
CARDS The procession Of his wealth, s consisted Of few
old carriages, bath chairs carried by With figures
like poichinelio. Ono thousand carried each
bottle OF liquor on her bead brass bsen In the shsSs
OF ootbah 70 receive the blood Of tho human victims
90 the day Of the Kings banquet image tho vtr
gin various baskets full Of human skulls image oe
81 Lawrcncc a. large a. life, carried BY blacks nsa,y.
Al another festival the King commanded on foos hi
Amazons who manruvrcd with the precision Of flock e
ornamcnted by dead body aud the King and
went in the midst 6 pools OF blood and fragments o ha
man flesh n a. state Of pu.,eac.n IN THIS OCCASION be
by mad Dance In which the King part dancing vs
to drunken soldiers and musicians. Such are. n
Due, the man the government and the people whom
have hitherto hoped 10 turn nta path less contrary 70
tho laws Of humanity. | regret that Captain Burtoa
should have arrived a. Kama just at Tie moment Of ts
and Judge OF all these things am, le luc your moss
obedent servant. JULES GERARD
10 review of his army prepared for II froo
twelve thousand TO fourteen thousand strouG comrrng
Thousand Amazons. thousand or The boV
guard and two thousand arcbers.
Obituary.
EUGENE DkLACROIx, THE PANTuR.
From the Liverpool Post, August 10.
the che OF the Romantcist School ef Freoch Art For
dinand Victor Eugene De,acrox died early that morning.
The ceebratcd artist bad been III for about moaths
with chest disease and for long time hts life de-
sares q ne was 70 & ns sixty sixth year h.y,ns .sss
or, IN the then current slang, Florcal, An. vi.