The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-13
FRANCE.

| meet of thai perpexity IL not likely TO Affect the
course of the revolution IN It's present stage
FRANCE.
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The News from Spain and Fear of RevoIu.
fien-Efiect Of the Democratic Agitation in
Paris-NnpOle0n's Imperialism Balancing
tho Chances-NIinisterial Trips to Binrritz-
Royalist DeserfiOn and IsabelIa's Grief
La Lanterne binary Atten.
ton To the Herald.
PARIS, Sept. 90, 1868.
The ''cosas de EspaIa," or ''things' OF Spain,
have taken such firm hold OF the public mind that
they are the general subject OF conversation and,
may say, OF division In conversation for the fear OF
revolution Ia great and the apprehension caused
by insurrection intense that the timorous are
blinded to the justice OF the democratic cause on the
other side Of the Pyrenees. Things indeed, the
Spanish affairs until the late determined conduct
of the heads Of the insurecon impressed them the
stamp Of grand and bold ugge for the sovereignty
OF the nation This latter is IN point OF fact the OBJ
ect for which Generals Prim Serrano and Dulce are
striving, not for any particular Bourbon, not for q
Montpensier, nor for any specified ruler. WHAT the
coalition wants ia the aDdicaton of tyrants for
nation 0. Independent iuntas in all the provinces
which win defend and respect authority until the
meeting OF the Cortes, when complete liberty OF
shall be establlshe d, all Of which indispensable
for the requirement Of the sincere and loyal exer-
else Of national sovereignty However justilable be
the efforts made In Spain for the annihilation of the
present state OF cosas" the and cold with
drawal OF some Of the principal organs in France
prove how much the open avowa Of thirst for free
dom Is dreaded.
The news given by the Mon,teur OF yesterday was
the first open statement of real facts through official
organs. It says General Prim is supposed to be on
board one OF the frigates; when the commander Of
the royal troops was summoned by him to surren-
der they formally refused and serious collision Ia
anticipated
Now, as your dispatches will have informed you,
Prim s really in Spain and he has not ceased to act
In perfect accordance with the united generals OF
Oadiz. however much we have been led Into uncer-
Havas agency. give dispatches repIete with double
meaning From their telegram OF yesterday the
pubic 1na ~. Geners prm nad met WITH
had published one manifesto, they another, and .
session had occurred between them. This struck all
anything Of the kind had taken place the generals
would scarcely haye LETT the feet under Prlm and
frigates at Carthasena. Would the papers favorable
TO the revolution hope much from his presence Mt
the port OF Barcelona or the hostile papers fear his
extempore; It had been proeiaished, combined and
prepared in advance; consequently his associates
hour he did arrive. received him very WELL
1t s such a well known fact that the French ma
lies ready to rune up at every passing rumor, that
the following cOnlnsu,.tQtte has appeared from the
Others the stecie Opinion. Figaro and the Gdulois,
inform that her Majesty the Empress has had private
interviews at Barritz with the Queen OF spain II Is
absolutely false; the Queen has not left St. Sebas
tlan and the Empress has not left Biarrtz."
This nat contradiction IL intended to convince that
the Empress Is not exercising an undue influence
the mind Of the Emperor in favor OF Isabella. At
all events, II Isabella has not left St. Sebastian more
is the pity for the Emperor has advised her to move,
and on last Tuesday, when the weather most In.
clement, three Of the Empress ladies' accompanied
by the Duke ,Ss Of Gxe q re to nS
with Queen Isabella that day and did not return TIL
the evening.
the ministers from their different holiday stations to
Biarritz ana back again. Mr.. De Ia Valette In partic
ular has had private interviews repeatedly, after
which he has been to the State Minister'S. Mr..
Rouher, with important communications; after these
altopetber these sthin9s are spelling good deal Of
pleasure the frontiers. Report still says that the
Emperor intends leaving his present station very
rather pointed retreat aud II he feared what the
sea breezes are tanning from spain.
II Is almost ridiculous to look Al the list OF arrivals
from the PENINSULA Bayonne ID their first halt, and
grandees do not stop TIL they get there but OF oil
conspicuous. On leaving his Queen at Lequetio he
assured her and oil her adherents there that he was
bound straight for Madrid, where he would place
himself at the head ONO one exactly knows who;
but when he reached the northern Spanish line he
turned or TO Biarritz after having teegraphed his
resignation. The bitterness which Isabella expert
ences whenever she Is informed OF the falling OF Of
any OF her generals Is said to be expressed by her
The Duke And Duchess Of Montpenser had not
left Lisbon up to the ed ins and Is not true that
| the outbursts at Catalogue could not take place
because he refused TO 60 TO Madrid 10 contribute
funds to the insurgents. A heartess BON mot has
been attributed TO the Emperor which ! heard
warmly refuted IN an oGlcial circle yesterday even
/ though n before
for Its death. IL was said that when first Isabella
inquired Of the Emperor where she was to 20 during
| the eruption In her Kingdom her Majesty, being
| affected with skin disease was advised by Napo
leon Ill to try Barregesa locality famous for the
The Lanterne continues to be published every
Saturday at some paceor other beyond the limits OF
empire Which are 9yeTenPed oy on the FOL
surveillance. II II not read much, because 1t IL dim.
cult to obtain copy; but when copy can be got
| hos given rice to q duel between Henri Rochefort
the unconquerable pampheeter aud Alr. Baroche
Jr. the son Of the present Minister or Justice TIL:
DC Gand. % The frontiers Of Holland, Mr.
Baroche being wounded. The papers have eithel
nored il; but have read the seventeenth number
the provinces produced letter in the papers, ad
dressed to Mr.. Baroche, saying ne was unfortunat,
enough to own the name o. R9cneiort stigma II
in consequence wished to adopt another, being OF
honest man, and further proposed that all the Roche
forts in the empire Of France should unchrster
themselves In order to prevent the disastrous con
fusion which would ensne II they were 70 be treated
| a. the original Rochefort ought to be. This extra
ordinary man OF course excited remark from Henri
Rochefort In the seventeenth number, and he added
that II Mr.. Batoche were TO grant lis 1.-THE proies
sor's) request Mr.. Baroche might as well change hi,
! own name too, for IL had been compromised quite
suilciently by his son In certain financial questions
which q few years ago were sadly intricate. Mr.
Beroche Jr., extremely annoyed that old souvenir,
| should have been thus stirred up, challenged Mr
Rochefort and thus the duel took rise, and thus Il n
| that week seldom passes by without record o
pistol shot or sword thrust In my contributions Il
your valuable paper.
Never before was the HERALD tho subject OF ~
much Inquiry; never has 40 much attention beer
paid To- II by authorities here.