, 1870-04-09
ISABELLA AND THE POPE.

The Ex-Queensa Intention 10 Aoda-
cate in Favor Of Her Son-AAc HeKs
n Pnpal Blessing for the Young
Prince.
From .ht London 7Yu.<x.
The following Il TRANSLATION Of the Letter
Queen Inabel1a cent the Pope, by her son.
Irince Alfonso
60 pleasing for me to fulfil one Of The most
vehement desires Of my soul, and which hss
a1so beep 20 beneyolent1y coneurrcd inby your
Holiness. Ny con, the Prince Of Assu11a1,
goes to Rome to receive the PROMISED sac1a-
ment Of the Eucharist It the august
hands Of his ycne1sted father End Protector,
Heaven grant that the boy who under sueh
ausrices eutcss into puberty may inherit the
religious riety ever felt BY his n,oshcr. DOW
TINT ehe cannot ask from God Tor htn thas ne
der the title Of tho Marquis de- Covaklopga, in
| charge Of the Captain General the ConHae de
| Cheste. nlRays good Catholic and = loyal
| subject, who IL accompanied in his unsaio1l.
Is perrons alHo Of Ill confidence, By the Colade
dc He.edia Epinola, and General Don Jose de
Reina. With othera Of his very few oniin.sS
attendants. By Chcstc, uhom instruct for
| the purpote ynnr Holiness will no made to
underssAnd the REASONS which have inpeHtet1
myEelf and the King, my husband. from reat
| youT Holiness. We both cherish the hcro q
fulfilling them IL soon AZ cirrutnsta1oceA VII
| permit ia meanwhile my sorrowfut hea1t
which has suffered SO much, is au1ionb 70 ~
ceiye from your Holiness your ben<s1iction 70
the daughter Of the Church and your consola
: ton for tho Queen deth1oned. Not littl
! comfort WIS it for me, moet blessed Father
when received your first letter. 80 Hweot an
. compassionate. in which Your Holiness mani
fested to me that you directed your prasera
: rcstore me to the throne which belongs to m
l Of right. do not now aspire to preserve tha
|. | right to myself, recognized eyeu yet. III N
: misfortune, by the wisest sovereign Of II
!. earth, but to transmit it, A. I say. to al wh
i fitting occasion, 70 the Prince. ay. so1
= Hence my vehement desire he nhou]
| obtain his principal strength to exaciso
y y by becoming imbucd with the Huiy tssshoI
= = epi1is-the ou1y thing by which he viii 10 al
a with the true liberty. equality, aud ffatcsni
ID which are Indispensable to make al men Ia
T. NJ. For this reason. also, I have formed Il
z. proposition that ths Prince shall be cslucat
" " in such manner that il some day tic natl
W ,Mn neetlr him. and God wishes it. he may 50 Al
se perform his labor without exciting tho h.tr
II, | OF the oppoeition of any OF tho numeto
" | factions into which onr country il 1nfoTtnna
q q ly divided. for he will hsve learnt that
i. good Ring for Spain nlast not belong ~ =
5e Sas the 10 II knss .ne fae .he peope ea ' md
" The people for the Kings. aisy Oodr div
Justice not permit that by hia fault one drop
blood ehall be shed. nor the peace and tI1
'st- guilty Of our beloved compauiots be disturb
= = for one tingle day. Oh. that 30 muel BIZ
the hAd nut beeh shed 1or nis sootne1s Hinoeeh'
ehe was Of it. II during our c
IN var / Ind been found IN the state
reaeon OF which my infancy depri
me, would not have Wished to reign a
.s muchcoet- 1wial not now tlAt my boy ehe
mount throne erected upon tears and I
I've fortunes. do not desire the throne for
il lie is not raised to 1t s'y the legitimate b
AL and general low Of the people. May Goi
serve, for many Year,, the life Of your i
ane ness, 70 necessary today for the world:
permit nc very speedily to receive person
lne- your blessing. which l now hrk for my
for rny husband. and my children, With
ret. feyyuf with which am. Your Hnlint
nth most humble, most grateful, and most 10
daughter, IsABz
Get. rAAls, February 70, 1870.