Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-24
Hsa1imiuAn, ,hs rev Empsror ot Mexico.

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correspondent of the New York Journal OF n
merce writing from Paris under the date Of March H.
gives the annexed sketch Of ATetdadS Maximilan
Emperor Of Mexico:
The Arehduks is . good and Intelligent locking msn
hi Y Two years old, il 1 mistake not and you are
no d ubt ware, next brother the Emperor Of Aus.
tia. HIS 1--we CT travel and adventure, and dislike Of
the Stiffness aEd pedzDtry Of Austrian Ei ary Lfs in
cused him choose The navy for his rofe ssi0n a-d
eugs he age u sixteen lie has been much sea vst-
iEg all Tho coast of the Mediterranean, the French
provinces Of Area wei as spain, Portugal Mexico
ana MADEIRA.
In 1854 when cnIy twenty-five years old he placed
g. The hssd Of the Austrian mGTHe and pursusd his
travels And Investigations with vidiy ssidHg about the
Archipelago and the eOsAt O syria bis flagship, tire
SchgEzsnbuFg, with squadron OF seventeen vsases.
He tben proceeded 10 WHIT Palestine Jernsas, pass
ed through Egypt into the Red sea which he nvesi-
gated with great eaTe no did sEo lie work hen pro
ceedng Of the susz Canal. De is said 70 have always
maEestsG partiAiity Tor tue emperor Napoleon Ia
and reported OF him hat wnen ST Tree, Ia Dseem
ber 1882 tne tgsgrEl brought him the news Of the
restoration OF The empiFe hs immediately invited the
vrhos consular body public entsrtnsmsHt plaesd
tbs French CoHsu hs right hand snd proposed the
heaGk OF Napoleon Ill 5eiTe that sovereign had been
recognised by any powers Of Europe.
The Emperor is not man 70 forget such al iaeidant
and hence psfha the predictions manifested for his
present prossgs. The ATchduke was last in Paris Ia
1856 he stayed fortnight 10 very priYEte man
usr with this Emperor St cloud In 1857 he IN
EDgiald returning by Belgium; when he sEsv, admired
and demanded in marriage ne Pfneess Louise q Or
I
orange coincidence u the grand daughter Of hng
Louis Phi yps ht the Tularies tee guest OF
Bouapsrte and to the who deprived her family
of srge portion Of their fsiy property paronizng
her hukbsnd, and processing 10 best01 upon bm an en-
/ pre- such as It is.
Soon alter his marriage the Arehduke made gov.
ernor-9snsral uf the Lomb ardo Venetian Kingdom. IN
which high and difficult position he Ecqaittsd himse
iu such way make Cavour say taAt be was the
most dangerous adversary HAHN Independence had
ever had 10 encounter He made himself In fact 90
popuar as almost reeonci Lansbsfdy snd Venice 70
ne Austrian yoke. Fortunately perh ps fer ltaly his
success ouy excited the minded Jealousy Of the
| caoine Of Venice snd he was removed from his Gov
eminent
AfJer the italian war, the Duke 20 little Satisfied
with the state OF thi home that be sbasntsd him
self very markedly, aad went on to visit Brsz sn'
other paris Of the American eCnIiHeut l do not fee
sure whether he ever ret in the United States Bu
you will see from what IS above stated, that the Arch
duke s q man of travel and experience in the world
snd no mere ghtsced court bred scion Of the house
1 HsBsburg. He is man Of Eeto and liberal ssnt
ments sGd ia this respect net unified for the rare la
which Napoleon Ill mas offered and which be- 20 tn
surprise Of every one, has accepted.