The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-22
THE IMPERIAL EXILE.

7he Emperor and his FamiIy-Eugenie 10th
TO Abdicate-Nnpoleon Phlekmatic and Re-
signed.
A Paris correspondent of the London III mes gives
some interesting particulars respecting the flight of
the imperial family
The members OF the Imperial Family were not all
equally happy In the manner OF their exit. Princess
Mathlde was arrested on Sunday afternoon at Puys,
near Dieppe, and her luggage amounting to no less
Prince Napoleon, whose return from Italy lately
mn sed w rsma has y his
Princess Clotilde nobody has seemed disposed to
molest She has always been exemplary in her con-
duct and bearing and has been respected accord
ingy. She left the Paais Royal at eight o'clock
yesterday morning, having previously sent for the
on duty, to whom she expressed her regret at
being obliged to quit Paris. She made gracious
ton, and shook them by the hand. or the de-
parture OF the Empress, all can at present posi-
yet given of it s correct that there great diff
hUS HiI sa IN dS getting ing her away wa from the Tueres
late hour on Sunday afternoon, and that petrl was
not in attendance upon her. Neither she in
mans clothes as it has been reported, and by many
believed. can tell you also that she had narrow
escape, for as she was driving away In hack cab
into which she got at distance from the Tuile
"There is the Empress" Fortunately no one was at
hand to hear, or the consequences might have been
dif agreeable. II the Empress had resigned her
power into the hands OF the Chamber when news
came of MacMahons disaster and the Emperor's
surrender, fully believe she would have been able
to go away as the Princess Clotilde did, without
coDcealment or molestation. She was not popular,
but neither can 1t be said she was particu-
palace with pardonable tenacity, after every hope
was gone and friendly violence had to be used at
last to get her away Sne could not make up her
mind to the reverse of fortune and to relinqush the
throne she fondly hoped would be her sons and her
grief and regret are likely to be great and lasting
Not SO with the Emperor. All the accounts here
received represent him as taking his downfall with
great philosophy. French railway conductor
passed through Verviers when the Emperor was
there, and was advised as he was going straight to
Paris to go and see him, and offer to take charge
OF any commissions for his former capital. He was
admitted, and found Napoleon In generals uniform,
the BeS coan c6azs "a DO hsV sag
at Paris?" he asked. The conductor explaided that
he had left it before the last great events occurred
The Emperor thanked him for his offer, said
he had no commissions gave him a tumber of
champagne, and dismissed him. The man de-
scrtbed him as seeming quite composed and cheer
fu, and In very good health. This reported phleg-
matte indifference under misfortune has not made
good impression here. The Government said the
Emperor chad been made prisoner In the struggle"
instead OF which he reached the Prussian headquar-
ters In an open carriage surrounded bS outriders,
and smoking cigarette. That eternal cigarette
exasperates the French Old familiars OF the En-
peror and OF Louis Napoleon the exile not in the
least surprised at his conduct which they look upon
as quite natural In q fatast, which they maintain
he has always been "He viii not be at all un-
happy" one OF them lately said: "he will enjoy life
again, and will console himself by the rejection
that he has had his dav and is even far better
OF than as the needy expatriated Prince in London
lodgings"
The Standard publishes the following
The accounts of the conduct and state Of the En-
press during the last few days of her husbands
reign most touching. She is described as having
neither ate nor slept, but working unremttingy
With the Ministers. Her constant cry was Ne s0nqeE
are also told that for days after the disaster of
Woerth, the Emperor sat silent and immovabe. He
is said to have fought on foot from five A. M. TIL
three p. M. on the fatal 1st September.