Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-09
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Correspondence the New York Post.
Rio DE JAHEtRo, Sept, "a. 1864.
The recent arrival of two Princes at Rit
de JaneirO is more than an ordinary even
in South America, when we take int
consideration the object in view, which il
no less than to demand in marriage the
only two native Princesses of European
origin on the American continent.
Within this century a number of repre-
sentattves of royal and duoal houses from
Europe have Sisitsd Brazil either by taste
or by compplsiou. Prince Maximillan
Neuwied, In lslb-1S, travelled as q natu.
ralist and explorer through the virgin
forests of Brazil, and gave to, the world
the rich experience Of his researches. -
Jerome, the father of P4ince Napoleon
after the fall of Napoleon l., sojonrned fol-
many days at Brazil In 1887 the present
Emperor of the French bsnished by Louis
Philippe, visited the capital ofthis South
ern Empire, and froIh the bay of Rio de
Janeiro wrote to his mother one of the
most touching letters that figure in the
life of the 9ueen Hortense. In 1904
Prince Adaibert of Prussia. in company
with Count Oriola and N. Won .Bismark,
roamed through the wild woods of the
Parahiba de Sui, visited the coast cities,
and finally terminated his Brazilian voy-
age by exploring the Xingu, one of the
large affluents of the Amazon. The
Princes travels were published both in
England and Germany, and were the first
writings ofa foreigner which made known
to the world the uncommon natural Abili.
ties aud the great requirements of the
present Emperor Of Brazil, who at that
time was scarcely sixteen.
a ROYAL ALLIANCE.
The Prince de JoinVille was the next
visitor whom Don Pedro II. entertained.
The Prince then commanded the French
frigate La Belle Poule; he, however, soon
returned in another capacity, that of a Wis
itor, and in ls43 bore away from Brazil as
his bride, Donna Francisco, the sister OF
the Emperor. From that union came the
second Duke de Penthievre, (who gradua-
ned at the United States Naval Academy
under the name of Pierrie d'OrleausO and
the. wife of the Duke de Chartres.
The next that arrived on the shores of
South America; was that great traveller
and modest man, the late Prince Paul of
Wertember-thst prince who Is said to be
the original, t'the true and only Jacobs" !" in
the anecdota related of so many distin-
guished foreigners in the United States, to
wit, that q stage driver at country village
in Pennsylyania asked him if he (the
Prince +fwas5 the man what's going on in
this stage;v aud received an affirmative;
replied !: uWell, I'm the gentleman what's
going 10 drive you. - In i l9b9 the present
Emperor Of Mexico travelled along the
coast Of Brazil, landing at the chief Cities
II was supposed that his visit had some
connection with afuture marriage between
the imperial Princess of Brazil and his
youuger brother, the Archduke Louis Vic
tor of-Austria, but future events have con-
tradicted the s1pposition. Soon after the
then Archduke Maximillian had left, Prince,
Alfred of England, returning from Austria
lia, enjoyed the hospitality of the Brazil
ian Emperor atfhe palace of st. Christie
pher. But some three weeks ago came
Two fine fresh looking yonng fellows of
nineteen and twenty two, asking the hands
of their Imperial highnesses, the equally
fresh and fair Princesses Donna Isabella,
heir to the throne OF Brazil, and Donna
Leopoldlna, the younger daughter of Don
Pedro u, J..
But who are these youths Ito whom is
applicable the reflection OF the old Noko-
mis- the arrow. maker) who come with
bright feathers, though not with reed flute
in hand, traVsrsing, our beautiful noun
tain-engirdled Rio de Jauerio, and making
sign to our pretty princesses, lead them
to the brink of matrimOny-one of them to
remain in her ever -tropio land-the other
"for this stranger leaves US all2" The
| n etk. O.fv A IN
de SAKE. Coburg Gotha, Duke de SAKE, are
both grandsons of Louis Philippe, and
are both veil educated, sensible, good.
looking gentlemen. In, two or three pri'
vate interviews, aud in seeing them many
times in public, have been struck by
their intelligence, modesty, and by that
rare negative quality, an entire absence OF
affectation, The Count d'IGu, it was an.
nonnced officially this morning, is to be
welded on the 18th of October, to Donna
Isabella, the future Empress of Brazil
Donna Leopoidinas is to be the future
spouse of the Duke de SAKE, but her mar
tiage is. to be deferred, probably on ac-
Gonut Of the fnal exchange of papers be-
tween the Imperial and Ducal families.
but let me be little more explicit in
regard to these future. bridegrooms and
brides. The Count d'Eu, (who, in carte
de VLsite, which he presented TO me, mod.
eStiy signed himself CASTOR d'orleaus,) is
the eldest son of the Duke de Nemours,
the second son of Louis Philippe. The
/ Count WAS born at the palace of Esuilly,
near Paris, on the 2sth of April, 1872
His. Imotherlis, the Princess Nietoire OF
SAKE. Cobarg Gotha. He was. a little boy
Of six years Of age when he was forced from
France With the fortunes of the Orleans
family, and resided in. England nntil he
/ was seventeen. His education may be said
TO be Anglo French: he Was admitted
into the Spanish army, and distinguished
himself in the war in Morocco Indeed,
solAdmfrabIy did the young Count com