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.sairs shou,ai take favorable turn and you be re-
called.
ErpERoR-When I consider the uncertainty
Iurking on the road to such an aim-when con-
alder the vast impediments TO be removed,
really feel but little ambition. / would rather
be independent would rather be as am now,
prisoner, and never step again on French soil
TIE TN. 81 SUCCESSION s!ss.s @>4-'. CIR
CoRnnsroSDrsr-Bus with regard to your
Majesty's interest as father vcS must be natu
rally DESTROYS Of bsessacathing your throne to your
promising son, and thus upholding the dynasty9
EApERoRi NAroLEoN-(again agitated)-No,
not even for him could Wish it. love him too
much to desire for him chances of such dread
uncertainty. If these@ cannot be avoided he
would be far happier in private life, without the
overwhelming RESP ropslbilities attaching to such
station-and thr A tooEn France. country which
can never iorq ct humiliation. Prussia ought
not 10 DC 70 severe. She ought to recollect
mat l aio we'd her to fight the Austrian
war; Du { could have prevented it.
Inc hH tory Of the situation previous to
1866 I'D since; also that of the occurrences
before & and after Sedan, an exposition of which
nave ordered to be written and published will
iuli ? explain tho relative merits of the two
p Evers.
RRcoLLEcTIoNs OF AMERICA.
CoaRssfoSDEsT-Your Majesty may depend
upon it that the publication will be read with
great interest by friends In the United States
Does your Majesty recollect any residents in
America?
EMRERoR-oh, / recolect well Mr.. Gordon
Bennett, editor of the, HERALD; also General
Webb, an editor, believe, while was in New
York. TIE latter has written me lately from
Brazil
CoRErsPok DRNp-I shall have the pleasure to
send your Majesty copy of the New YORK
HERALD containing an account of the interview
go kindly awarded me.
THE ARMIsTIoE QUESTION.
ENrEEoRr--Please do 80. How about an armis-
tice of tw enty-fve days? Have you heard of it {?
CORE spoSpENT-H is not officially confrmeds
presr me your Majesty is better informed on
such Important matters than anybody else.
Emu sERoF (fervently>- the news prove trus.
THE. EMpsRoR's CoRDIALIrY.
Anhoueh afservant had previously knocked at
the.doorand deposited on the table tray with a
n ynu
had pushed it aside and continued his remarks
without int errupton; nor did he show the
least uign ! of fatigue. Indeed he seemed
inclined to protract the conversation
hour an6l half by the clock on the mantelpiece
He spok at first in English, but after some Incl
dental illusion changed his language to German
both b eng as familiar to the Emperor as hi
mother tongue. Ofthe gentlemanly tournure, en-
gaging manner and sprightliness ofNapoleon vii
say no more. Contrary to all reports, he appear
youthful and vigorous. AS begged leave to bic
geodby, he rose from his chair and cordially
shook hands with me, as if parting from an old
acquaintance.
NJ. PIETRI.
Imet Pietri in the hall, arranging volumnous
documents in boxes marked ode lEmpereur."
Thanking him for his attentions and his effort to
procure for me this infinitely satisfactory inter-
view, was shown by number of footmen the
way to the grand staircase, which | descended.
Passing through the main portal rambled about
the garden, the PARK and the cascades at least
two hours digesting the extraordinary impression
produced by this interview with the most remark
able man of the age.