, 1866-11-22
and s,4ss for RodoM, Democrat, including
TILE EMPRESS CARL0TTA.
Important Letter to Maximllian.
0Mctnl Account OF the Empress,
Insanity.

Important Letter to Masimllian.
official Account OF the Empress,
Insanity.
Translated from IayeS De Ameticar OF New
the Editor Of Ia " eSe2s e Ge2as GfissSs H.:
By rare accident have been permitted
to see the original Of IN important paper, |
from which was allowed to take the en-.
closed copy. It is letter addressed to
Velasquez de Leon, his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plcnipoteutiary at Rome, dated
at the Eternal City on the 18th inst.
You will find IN that letter very Important I
details of the disease which has affected late |
y Donna Caslotta, so-cas1ed Empress OF !
As much of this letter rs relates to Car /
lotta's insanity IL In the handwriting Of We
lasqucz' secretary. Such part Of it Us relates
to his personal affairs Is Of Don Joaanin's
would not trust even his own secretary with
such an important communication.
Don joaquin could not disguise his jcal-
ousy toward his colleagues, Don joaquin De-
II Rome the same position that he does.
The letter is as follows:
SIN: proceed to inform your Majesty of the
particulars OF the unfortunate and unexpected
We could tmai Tue many calamfdes to Mexico.
but 1t certainly never entered ons minds when re
Me1s aanirng ths eoa.sEe and aesois yaiot OF her
during the dangess and fatigue OF the bad rea1s to
Vera Cruz, In the zainy teason, IN the Midst of
great rego,iatrix, to demand nights iot Mexico
| and tho execution Of treaties. that she would b.
,,sG 1esslysa as to he:
much SeIoree p het !asjesty, nndouetetiiy hed
| showed eymptgns Of deraogrrn nj at Fuebla and
| AcplzinEo. The effects OF her reception II Paris
80 hs ss zaa u, to s1op soe LIE ss on
organ. aud ianeisa ncsssit surrounded by Sapo-
On account oYthe unexpected delay at Botzen
did not meet her Majesty At osti, whittier had
zone with bishop Ram.sez 10 meet her, because
Pon1i6cai Government also weps 70 meet her,,
Tclecraphic dispatches on the way informed me
bishcp and myself went to that port, wne.e we
Willie there vi iizi,sd TIC holy temple of 1.o-
Her Majesty. the Empress, arrived on tn !,
aud re 1ef1 % AZ especial train for lseai::s :
watefetation her Majesty sent ior ma TO come 10
her cur, where she was a!one with Mrs. del Ba.sio
sr a Of hon9 ard ased s iss slate aa., q M
well informed on a:sairs In Mexico AZ in Rouc,
t. a. ssSse na
peel I'M mental asi.aiion that subsequently Dc
On she A;ih her ala1e:ty rested in Rome, and th'
| next day we called With be. 10 ECO hte Holiness
same aay her Majesty 70 sspt
me ind my nicces 10 her table, aud tho same hon
Of was extended 10 the other members oF the mis-
ss9 sna ss hsF hasf se.s a so VIC were
in The morning. Just as We were ready TO star
she sas stopping, that the cockade Of her coach
uan's bal vas not in order, aud she tepFimande
5 III Ih &c a.cd os onf feeepon spd aeea
! knows is the custom With aoverclgn:, aud lastc
, t. presented her suite 10 kiss the foot and han
] Of the Holy. Father. and We retired ~ Dime
time. when her Majesty ordered Ar. Castillo
: manual aa told her % yont Msjssiy lad deeiaTs
. my plnce was always next to the PEestdept OF th
aSeysa
neiter Mfr nasb 1as nor iii % ali hsd See
9 4, and had it taken avn, ftom The table to soou
. On tie 18Th there was several incidents tn
% seemed etranoc to the uninitiated. Will mel
i Her Majesty sent for mo three u four tines au
{ bed. Is that could moi be done, she sent 10 .,
9 thoueht bat been poisoned the day before
her tob1e, although she did not saY So After r
eeivine tne dIpIemstie corps and other eu!ho.
J., ties, ler Majesty, the Empress went to visit I
chm, ,chea and mouuments ot K9me 10 comPau
q chamberlain Of sword and cloak. who was q
Z pointed to wait on her on that OCCASION
osGse Ss n3s;s ns 9pg a1 G ef .aS 'a 1t 1I
% ser be- Majesty 5 household: A 81. oeloeS got
u 10 the Vatican immed.ct<ly. WAS et the hot
tooE DC oqs Gos.a, sas r. 1;o' " aaq l. Is
- | morning 20 see her Majesty. met Cardinal
g lonclh much aillicted because her Majesty, 4
$ iii TIC Count del Yalc her lady Of the wardroh
18 and Dr. Bcnslayecke, WHO, she SAID, had pols on
g ber. had left the housc:
IS apparent cause, asked permission TO write to n
U8 tYea,n she said, .'you may write to- Eel4zIne
g nut have no confidence In anybody but his He
q We contylved that those persons should lea
05 the botel without scandal, and then went to I
se ca9dnai With on
II that they had lclt aceorlin: to her orders. $
paltook Of The Popc'a dinner. aud :santed to 81
mentioned; Int n1r noie camed her, and sac c.
sented 10 return to the hotel by ?. m. Or en-:
@ e sas &c soss4
eecret1y, as he Iterward acknowledged, to lo
her etaIesty In he-. chnn.ber in case Of a well
attack Noticing this shc went straight back
near he Tope's. She passcd the nieht On the i
91ae sh.s q 81 h a noa IL Is ss ssed
Dei Bsfrfo. The nexf Iay she amnacd ietself
". thc Vatican museum until. noon, aud lien
Mt snsnccted persons were there. They l
ret4rncd AMI hid taken other rooms,
IA to Ss near her Majesty, a. they "
fesp1nIip hsr phaith aca hcF M levels and raluas1es.
Holiness sent his physician, who liad meet
esIied % is Sy sr Ma;esly and her Ia aissfgs Own a p
siciau, and all pronounced her disease mono,
nm. while Der Majesty WIS IN The Vauean,
93i FIonders and Count BombsIic viii her Maies,
~ " ana he pone's consent The former was com
r. , apd es y te5 Il nsa yh ess
a8 ana scnt te1erram 10 our Minister In Delei
Ma s9a to hu.ry de Count Of F1antc.s IN case he
5iS AannG eane the t9tomfnG " da5 shn su
1suona ed %:host an9sa q
s ~ "a, ~ e S
q fp}ssdess and 6omhecs
is9 aEo nsT on pesty to Iramar M ert day On
s otnng ot 5as ssa sss sehs s or h Kin disch
M E.sn texe5a, Geefces %nten s1S e1se s,,i hs
~ but, q coursc, be oid not eten tnem, ~ spst
,9l1 her Iojes.5 g. nsaiIo, her e|s.trsa i,
Isl agresa upon me y .tnnt pS ~ ~ ci1,
~ tbe seitoeso @ on Der nerves. and to eiSc he su
y5 hs he e. ns4 ot as a,a
special 5an for Aaeona wh :; III a.9s Gown
n s.dy AnsGss !. or !hs enn1
,e3 Ferdefs thintine solitude best 70. her Ma;e
Oh The EmnfesE, had determined that ebc should
~ ~ takc ieaye Of any one.
- In respect to family decisions. and OF The E