, 1866-10-28
THE INSANE EMPRESS.
Car1otta's Career in Mexico and
Europe.

Carfotta's Career in Mexico and !
Europe.
What Led to Her r1nsanlfS-Lnre.t Par
t5culars About Her Cond1tlon-The
Unfortunate Lady Mt Miramar.
Correspondence Of the n. 7. World
rA,ls, October IL
To-day, in the chateau OF Mi1amar, at
Trieste, which she quilted to be Queen
three years ago. amidst the dipping Of colors
aud the discharge Of cannon, Charlotte lies
8 rayirg uIaniac. This day, last week, her
reason departed In the City Of Rome. which
she visited at the termination as at the CON.
mencemcnt Of her hriet reign, TO appeasc
the waywarl lu,pulE1ons aud Interests Of the
Puntftf Of her Church.
The vanity Of eudaen dominion and her
traditions OF superstition have wrecked her
blessing she could not live happy In con-
science, and BY whose control she LOST her
crown and hcr hopes.
It Is bis last triumph. The red shirts of
Garibaldi arc at his gates. Avaant! the last
This Queen, now woman, takes higher place
10 history by her fall than by her promotion.
Her very Weakness sewers her from rebukc.
HCr illness Is now the most particular and
tendur theme In Europe. There Is no wife or
mother who does not make part with her.
enARLoTTE's TR1r TO MEXICO.
When the Empress Charlotte, three years
ago, departed from St, tazaife to Vera Cruz,
she took with her thousand rich aud gratc-
ful presents, and the remembrance Of much
applause. From 6lmp1e arclduchess, MIS-
tfess Of little household and remote
chateau, she found herself called to 3 throne,
the traditions of which reached fa7 Into tho
mytAo!oglc time, which lay in the golden
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oceans, and Of which al, men promised great
Developments. Its riches we're said 10 be
enormous F; Its people full Of watlikc fu-
stincts, yet sp7nns from two superb races
that hieh nret crossed the sea, and that
II, the Castilian and the Aztec It wa5 the
shortest distance between the great sYmpa-
thctic decps, the natural roadway and
enfrt'et OF the globe, and the power orer 1t
tsems, t. ,gfsEsst e Sy r5ght 9mnion over
Of the West, with lts fairer than Greek Or
indtan archipelagocs, and their Heterogeneous
folks, capable Of ull glorious coheslol.
The manner Of these sfmple-minded pco-
PC. on TIC ship going out, vas that Of chit-
cal presents, tleir wedding reception, aud
TIE house. keeping they wcre to divide. The
little Emperor Ind been honorary Admtsal
In bis brothers service, and he looked wisely
ct 51a m51nrli9spIkes ard rope sp!icinEs. talked of
rtncs to be very iuanily good sort Of pei
son, able perhaps to sail the flagship Of q
squadron Of nautiluscs.
The Empress, who speaks English excel
!sntly, read Plescott's History Of the E1re-
dit3on Of Cortes, aud Uumh0ldt's obaetya-
embroldery and d disigent attention to
the Spanish language. She had .
taste ior diplomatic coquctry aud metaohys-
ics, and begulled several members OF her
| household into arguments, moro Of less
shrewa. As to her dcvolions, thcy were ma
nerous. The prtcsts and conssssors cele.
brated mass on tho ship for tho three Sun,
days ahd Ave holy days they were IN route,
HE little Empress psostratinc herself huu-
tly; and Of crucitx the Pope Ind given
and often saying she valued It more than Tic
cro~n she mas to wear. In this Difference 10
the formal and essential tnattl rs of her faith
she Was alwsys seconded BY Ma1imIllan, WHO
had got htulsclf, hy bis wsfr's enthusiasm,
to beliere that be VAS sort Of Evangelist
and crusader; they prayed considerably,
read aud wrote very much, and went to dfs
sec1lus, repatrtug and cahsnet-makiug.
| IN MEXICO.
The early days In Mexico, nndcr It's Empe
TOR auu Empress were pleasant enough, They
~rrc crowned With great JOY The place waa
beautiful. The Pr3estly party, 1t any rate,
WAS prolific Of homage. Enough tEnc-scsr:
I
nitions IN quantity came, except from tic
great Kcpubllc, that fought out Its essential
tray, asking no aid nor forward 10 pay com
glimeute from those With whom 1t meant ops
day to deal Victory. Ia small show, fol
lowed, over the scattering bands ot the re-
publtcans. But directly q change, great It
encouragement, fell over the Imperial coun
scls. "hc patience Of the wild horaeu2en o
the President tired cut the too sansulne IN
vadc5s. They wese eSeFy day, according tt
their ghosts rose up anew. The army thai
| was TO drive them into the sea proved 70
.. fractory subjects. Its marshais were MOI
slow IN nauner, II In tone, to remind tht
Of an empire and meant 70 divide lis dIrec
. lion. The money sa1scd abroad on loans ant
I obtslned; bohiholders and lenders Cited .o
shook the new Emperes,s sleep md wers rs
/ tected in the sympathizins inqulsi,iyenes
i ac1oss the SEA Is II 10 make them doubt tha
his support Was ialr and generous as II ha,
r seemed: Then, at the last, the priesta IN.
i ca1dlnals drew back their smiles and showc
the palms ofayarice In the faces Of distrus,
e | So, With m n1my that WIS not his, peopt
o that would not bo his, . phesthood tha
/ was nobody's but Its own, this lste Arct
i crowned renorse.
E Then the two eontendin3 giants droppe
4 | their hands, and ehoFcd mora colossal aa
+ conqnering than ever. The uar.hAls grt1
!, insofent; the rebellion became splendi
s belliEerent, asking nor giving qusIte
a Money ceased to come from abroad. Th
h new Empeeur's credit was dishouored. Il
!. became q less worshEpper and more MOI
Is arch, and he sequest1ated the chatte3s
I the church. ThcJ retorted with menace au
). 10 poverty IN his wife. She reigned In h
It wifely lore alone, and Ill the loyalty be r
as ceiycd came IN her heaEtful eyes. stIickt
st In this short dream, her prayers greE mo
y freauenti bEt now she prayed1 Eish n. doao CUB
.n arce lay looked hlackly at her. So she 81
p at latt: II will go a1one over the oeea
G | or With some lew FetalneFs. to ask help +
Ct you from the Emperor, and for boil Of us
ID forgiveness from the greatest Priest"
Iis The Emperor answered land In this spe:
ae from information we'll derived}. mo! L
a. ever becomes Necessary for you to quit, th
as I, also, shall retire"
on TbcI u1ade Arrangements to give up t
i. long a. 1t lies in the West, under the shadt
II. Of IN orderly and colossal freedom. B
nd Marshal Bazaine said:
a "Io .kts enterprise you g.ve 3onssen I
.te honor Of Ioy matter IL In II 3ou saalI NOT 70
te troops are aine. xtll bold yoa prisoner
rs Four ralaee. - coftes held ihe Aoztexums. !
ne stall stay. ihoush sou nerd not RnVe1n-"
w uoxEwARD PH1S1oAs.
no The lung and now DANGEROUS jouTr
sIr across the Cordillaras to Vera Cruz ?
nd made It gnTe the fugitive Chataotte a1ar.
Iye She took common passage upon pael
,er steamship, paying her fare and that Of
Tas friend; and al the way her sleep was hrot
So' and he, daylight hncIes distressed. She &
hr enemies in the crew, spies IN the passenge
be cortaIrs in every nearing sau. Nov she
or to her prayers, making long sopplicatfoi
bis now she rallied at me ot1eess WIN naaa
law Indignant Lace Inc Gu1 went out o1
im- she WAS N lrHsctote, nAspao4'esa, otoAeu
~ man. conscious OF disErsce before, dsEr
md behind, the loss Of riches, the possible
-. nuncixtiou Of the Pope. In the midst Of
.s'' passage the Papcl gin. her blessed cruel
s.ns was lost or stolen. Then she cried that {
JOS was turned against her and her husha1
house. The rest of The trip-ntne days
the passed without sleep, almost without Il