Wilmington journal., 1870-09-30


The JouAaSf this city state that ". ,Magne
formerly MIh5pter OF Finance writes privately,
that shortly bofOre the change of Government
lie paid. on Eeesipts, for million OF Chassepota.
and soo. .o@ me guA.a, "a. which were. never deIiv-
ed.s -2dseLs les a. 80 at .Is.iI -r..
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E.3tDihant tRssgIneh4 Sept. S, Cor. ofs4,A EefEl
Listen. fhg uhat can now gire's bu 1s.a
NapoledH ahayirg Written to the
King of Prussia tAe letter which you are
acquaintndzEtth, William replied ':Let
him come himself, otherwise he viii be
treated ikpA private soldier, although he
scarcely deserves it,
Napofeoff 4hen betoek himself ih the
manner reiated' to the farm at whicl.-fh
King had established his feadQuarturs. -.
ThS5calecAe haying axfived at the door Of
tue, house, theex=Emperor alightad, a1tin-
Suished bis cigafette9 and entered alone
into the loY chamber, where the King
In q GeneEal's uniform, with his helmet
on. was walking up and down In feFerish
state, his hands crossed behind hislback
The Prince and the great officers formed
a group III one Of the corners of the apart
ment. The ex,Emperor took his hat off
and saluted the King, using the German
language. William did not reply either
by word or gesture, but after u few more
PAGES came and placed himself, erect, stiff,
and terrible, in front of Napoleon, who re-
mained bareheaded, with his body slightly
inclined.
Sire" ho said, still in German, Il
came to repeat to yo1r Maj esty riUa r0ce
what ] had the honor of writing to you
yesterday evening"
sit is well, sir, replied the King, whose
color was considerably heightened, while
his voice had O whistling sound, owing to
the efforts he made to restrain himself
have decided that Spandan shall be
assigned to you for prison. mean resi-
dence. You will there wait for my further
orders"
"Sire," said Nopoleon.
''I have spoken, SIR" exclaimed the
King, striking his sabre on the dusty floor
of tho room.
" ,Au reUoi' done Monsieur, mon f'ere,"
said the Emperor, this time in FRENCH
He then saluted in the most courteous
manner the different personages, and left
the room as calm as if he had been presid-
ing at an opening of the Chambers.
When outside he took cigarette and
lighted it by the cigar of cuirassier in
white uniform, and was preparing to again
get into his carriage, when general officer
came from the King to beg him to pass
into neighboring court, where William,
who wished to have longer conversation,
would send for him. Napoleon said not a
word, but, escorted by two cuirassiers,
passed into court where there was small
wooden bench at the edge of little piece
of water On this bs quietly took his seat,
continuing to smoke, and only stopping at
intervals to look at the pool and the staff
officer, who, standing up, was watching all
his movements.
After waiting quarter of an hour the
ex-Emperor, III French. begged the officer
to order him glass of water. One Of the
cuirassiers brought it. He moistened his
lips with it, and then, looking at the con-
tents of the glass, smiled and said to the
officer, "Nero. when conquered. passed
his last hour near pond, from which he
drank. L am more fortunate than he."
Then, having swallowed all the water
and given back the glass, s'It is true" he |
added, ''that my reign never resembled
his" So saying, he resumed his smoking. |
After good half hour, a general officer |
came from the Prussian monarch to beg
him to enter a room where the King was
alone. They remained together for nearly
an hour and half, speaking in a very low
tone.
At the end of the interview the ex-Em-
peror got into post chaise with Prussian
arms in it, and took the route by Luxem-
bourg to Chassel, where he will proceed to
Spandan. This last is fortress which
protects Berlin on the northeast side. It
contains State prison of very gloomy
aspect.
Those who form the suite of the King
pretend that it is the intention of his Ma
jesty to leave Napoleon there to the end
of his days. A perpetual imprisonment,
the King is reported to have said, would
be the only just punishment for SO great
an offender. An officer on the Prussian
staff, who is going to Namar and Brussels
on a special mission, affirms that without
the Intervention of the Prince Royal and
that of Count Bismarck the King was de-
termined to have the Emperor shot, SO
great was his evaporation against him for
having caused the death of SO many brave
soldiers. The equipages, carriages and
the imperial servants were seized at Arlon
by the Belgian authorities; the various per-
sons belonging to him were liberated on
parole, with the recommendation to get rid
of their liveries, which they very readily
did. You can have no idea in Paris of the
evaporation that prevails against the En-
peror and his friends among the French
who throng here from the field of battle.
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