Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-13
EAXIMILIAN.

TIE following Biographical sketch of the Emperor Of
Mexico, nov that he has sai.el for his new dOmnions,
viii not prove uninterestipg readers II is from
the pen Of The Paris correspondent of that QaandOna
respectable journal, the New York Journal of Com
MERGE:
The Arehduke is O good and intelligent look ng mar.
thirty two years old, II mis- axe not, and as you are
doubt aware, next brother to the Emperor Of Aus
ira His love OF travel and adventure aud dislike Of
the t anCs and pedAnry Of Austrian military lie, in
dCeed him TO choose the navy for his Profession, and
since the age OF sixteen lie has been much at sea- witt
ing all the coat Of the Mediterranean the French pro-
vnces in Africa, a. well Spain, Portugal Mexico and
Madeira. In 1854 when OILY twenty years CID, he
placed at III; hesd OF the Austrian marine, and
pursued his travels al Investigations with great avjd
~, ealing about the Archipelago and the coast Of Syria
Ia his flag ship, The SchwaTsenberg with squadron OF
seventeen vessels. lie then proceeded to visit Palts
tine and Jelusal m passed through Egyp,, embsrl
on lie REQ q, &c he investigated with great care
be did ais the rks then proceeding OF the SUI Ca
nal DE is sed 10 have GE ys Tested partially Tor
the Emperor Napoleon Ill aud il is reported of him
th {, when at THIS in December, 1852 the Telegraph
brought him tie of the restoa lou of the Emp r.
he Immediately invited the hole consular body to a
public entertainment, placed the French Consul his
right hand, snd proposed the health Of Napoleon the
TnId, before that sovereign had been recogn zed by
any of the powers OF Europe. Tn, Emperor is not q
to forget such an incident, d hence, perhap tl
prediction man Tested for his present protege The
Arehduke sas last i'll Paris in 1856, when he staid
fortnight, in very private manner, wth the Emperor
at 81. Coud. 10 1857 he in Ireland relurnii by
Belgium, when he saw, addressed, aud demanded in
marriage the Princess Marie Charlotte daughter If
King Leopold ali Of he Princess Louise of Orl san,,
daughter OF Louis Philippe. IL is q someshat strar 70
coincidence to the granddaughter Of King Lous
Philippe arrive az the Tueries the guest OF Bona
parte and to see the who deprived her family of
large portion OF their family property paronizng her
husband aud protesting to besow upon him an empire
such as it is
Soon after his marriage, the Arohduke was made
Governor General OF the Lombardo Venetian Kingdom.
in which high and difficult position be acquitted himself
10 such way TO make Cavour say that "he was the
most dangerous adversary Italian independence had
ever had 60 encounter" He made himself in fact 30
popular almost TO reconcile Lombardy and Venice
the Austrian yoke. Fortunately perhaps fer Itals
bis success only excited the narrow minded jealousy of
the Cabinet of Venice, aud he was removed from his
Government After the Italian war, the Duke was so
little satisfied with the state Of things at hons that he
absented himself very markedly aud went off to visit
Brazil and ether parts of the American continent I
do feel whether he scG foot 10 ths United
States But you will from what il above stated that
the Archduke is of travel aud exps rence in the
world, and mere tght-aced court bred SCION Of
house OF Hapsburg. He Is OF action and of lib
era sentiments and in this respect not uutted for the
rare task which Napoleon III has offered and which te
20 the surprise OF every one, has accepted