, 1866-07-14
MAXIMILIAN'S HEIR.
The Son or Madame Alice Ifurbtde.

The Son or Madame Alice Iturbtde.
From the Washington sta11
There Is no American man nor woman who
would not bail with pleasure news Of the en-
forced departure Of Na1fmillan from Mexico,
TO which consumDatIon events seem slowly
but surely tending. But their qualification
would be as nothing in comparison With the
Joy which such intelligence would convey to
one American lady. as she might then hope
child, from which she IS now cruelty separat-
Cd. We refer to Madame Alice lturbldc,
lfoEneFly Miss Green, Of Rosedale, near
Georgetown, in this District, now wife of the
lineal successor to the throne Of Mcxico,)
whose son was adopted % BY Maximillan
few months since, the child being then about
two and a half years old.
As the facts ii regard to this matter have
not been generally understood In this coun-
try, and hare been the subject of much lsno-
rant, and more or less inteu tional mIsrepre-
sentation. We propose to briefly review some
of the attending circumstances In this extra
ordinary case.
The child Was already great faVorlte with
many Of the oldest and best tamjlies-the
loyalists-of Mexico. Ma1imilfan was not.
heir, would, he conceived, be powerful
element IN strengthening his waning cause,
and would enable him to form u native party
friendly to his interests. Whether the fdea
originated with Afaximilian or Napoleon is
not known, but it was promptly acted On,
Extraordinary means were used to get tue
parents consent to part With the child. The
father steadiastly persisted ir his opposition
to The scheme throughout, bnt the mother,
overcome By the promise Of Il brilliant future
for her SOP, urged by her husbands brother
{Augustin llurbIde,) md others Of the famly,
be taken with or without her consent, and
never dreaming TINT the adoption Of the in
FAINT BY the Emperor would ieud 10 her i'm.
mediate separation from it, reluctantly
signed document giving her consent.
She thought her child would have moth
er's care; Of least unit! 1t vas old enough to
be sent to Europe to be educated, Imagine
her consternation and grief on receiving, the
day alter her son was taken to the palace, an
iulfmatIon from. official sources that the air
OF Mexico Eas unwholcsome for the Iturbide
family, and that speedy trip TO Europe
might be beneficial to them. The banishcd
family at once prepared to comply with the
Imperial mandate, and hurrledly packing up
such necessary articles as could be conye-
nicniiY transported, started Without delay
for the sea coast, the mother almost frantic.
At Puebla her grief became uncomfortable,
and, determined to make an effort to recover
her child, she at once returned to the city Of
Mexico and appealed to the Emperor to allow
her either to take her son, or to live with him
at the palace The only answer she received
was a perempto.y order to leave the country.
Almost heart broken, she came 10 tue
United States, and appealed to the authori-
ties here, but, In consequence Of her written
consent to the Emperor's adoption of the
child, no action could be takeu- Resolved to
| leave no stone untnrned to accomplish the
| one object she had In view, she proceeded at
once to Paris to appeal to the French En-
and has had from Louis Napoleon partial
promises from time to time. which hare en-.