Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-31
EUGENE IN DANGER.

The Empress and Prince Imperial of
France Cast into the Sco--.A Sailor,
their Companion, DrOUncd-Ndr-
rO,C Escape Of the ROy0i Party and
the Napoleon Dynasty.
[Barritz Get. a. Correspondence OF ths P.ll Mall
Gazette.
During their stay a: their favorite marine
residence, the Emperor and Empress of the
French have been almost daily making eX-
cursions in the neighborhoed sometimes by
water and sometimes by land. One day
they went to the grotto of Isturitz, another
day 10 the little watering place of Cambo,
in the Pyrenees, few miles from Bayonne:
and on another occasion up the River Nive
in boats, tugged by steamer Yesterday
the Emperor was busy; NM. Rouher and
Lavalette have been suddenly summoned
hither from Paris. and NJ Nigra, the Italian
Ambassador, had arrived on important
business, so the Empress and Prince I'm
perial with their suite, went out alone. A
trip To see some new embankments which
are being made TO check the inrOaGs of the
sea at ST. Jean de Luz (cloSc TO the Span
ish frontier) had been arranged.
The Empress drove her phIton with two
ponies To the new dock at Bisrritz, the
Prince Imperial and suite following in car
riageS, and there embarked in her b0U
mere $50 called. | suppose, from being af-
ter the model of the whaling boats in which
The Biarrots used in former times to pursue
the whale when they frequenied this coast }
La Niye. 1t is sort of cross between IN
Admirals gig and lIfebost In this she
was conveyed TO the steam yacht Chamois,
which Immediately stared for St. lean de
Luz. This WAS between two and three in
the afternoon. The day was rather dull
and overcast, with occasional heavy show
ers Of rain, and the white cres;s ofthe deep
green waves certainly promised i'll for the
pleasure of the voyage. As the after
noon wore on the weather became decided
ly stormy. A squall had come on, and the
huge breakers Of the Atlantic rolled in with
more than their usual vehcmcncc and noise.
The ChamoiS could get no nearer the shore
at 81. Jean de Luz than al Biar1itZ, and the
boats in which tie Empress and suite were
conveyed To land had 4 trying time Of il.
Every now xnd then they seemed 10 be lost
in the waves, and their situation became
very critical. just as the boat in which
were seated the Empress and Prince I'm
perial neared the shore huge roller struck
il br0adside and upset il. The whole lSr
~ were struggling in the sea With great
difficulty the Empress and Prince Impe
rial and their companions were saved, hut
one of tho sailors was drowned The I'm
pcrial party returned 10 BiarritZ by land
The affair has been husbed up IS much Il.
pOssible-why, il is difficult 10 compre
hend, unless the Emperor fears that il
mi lat he taken ~ smother sign that his evi
star il in the ascendant, and might suggest
speculaiionS Ms tO what would have beer
the consequences TO France and Europe
II the boat had been upscs only little fur
ther from land One effect may possibly
be TO complicate the Emperor embarrass
msnts in regard to Rome, for the Empress
is very likely to regard it as a warning
from Heaven against any Withdrawal e
I French support from the Papacy. The
above particulars Of the accident are. how
ever substantially correct. though all sorts
of stories are abroad, and il is very Difficult,
10 get at the exact truth. As far as | can
learn. the Empress ard Prince Imperial
have escaped with no immediate injury be-
yond the wetting and the shock Of the acci-
dent but. neither being very strong, it is
feared they may suffer from the subsequent
effects OF the Immersion.
l.Prcyious to This both the Empress and
her son were in very good health. The
latter has picked up strength wonderfully
at the seaside, although he has lost the TO
bust look he used TO have as = child-a
circumstance, however, quite natural at bis
age. The Emperor, too, Is much better
than he was a short time since. He hs.
not appeared in public since Sunday, when
with the Empress he joined in the promo
made at the Place Eugenie when the band
played IN The afternoon.
The Empress wore black silk dress
with cherry colored skirt, and velvet
hat of the style known, | am told, as that
of Marguerite de Valois.