New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-06
AaYertiseMlenta,
THE CAPrTvE EMPEROR,s RESI-
Nth f-sNHaf DENCE.

Cur CoVPesp0ndent at WtlhellDshohe-Na.
pelesn at the Castlc-His Suite-HOw
.rf They Amuse Themselves-They Love
'a.g Cassel--A Hundred Letters n Day for
the Ex-Empcror.
-aseg Prom Our Special Correspondent
CAssEL, September 12-The good people
Of Cassel display no animOsity toward the
Emperor Napoleon, and, indeed, why should
theyi His arrival has been quite godsend
for them, for his servants and retinue NUM-
her about 100 persons, and strangers are
likely to be attracted to the place in the
hope of seeing the distinguished prisoner.
All this is good for trade, and In fact some
Of the inhabitants believe King William Sc
lected WilhelmshOhe as the captive's resi-
dence in order to compensate Cassel for the
premature closing Of its industrial exhibit
lion. go o.
- As for the Emperor, he appears by no
means dissatisfied with his present quarters,
and he is far from being go broken III health
@ a. has been alleged in some quarters. He
il frequently to be seen Of q morning prom
enading up and down the walk in trent of
the castle, smoking as usual, and conversing
placidly with some of his generals. Occa-
eiOnally he takes q longer walk in the park,
and he is at liberty to go where he plcases,
within range of some dozen miles, without
fear of being interfered with by any of the
~
to he his keepers.
81 His rctinue are perfectly "jolly." They
laugh, talk, and smoke as cOmplacently as
though they were still at the Tuileries, and
ae though the EmperOr's mistortunes were
nothing but dream.
In the castle garden this morning met
an officer of the EmperOr's household, who,
judging by his uniform and demeanor. holds
. somewhat dignitied position. He had just
mazda a nsro rotfo o,1 uifI, rOlita how ba
asked me in German for q light. On my
answering him in French, he appeared
pleased, and immediately opened CONVEX
station.
This is delightful spot" said he.
ss. / aeeentetl, but added that l regretted
the event which had made him acquainted
with it.
Z "Ah, wellr' he rejoined, struggling his
shoulders 1.-THE Emperor was deceived: but
never mind. it is only slight misfortune. -
The sacrifice of so many thousands of
lives slight misfortune thought l; but
said nothing.
"There is no doubt" he continued, " that
We have met with some trifiing reverses,
but we shall make up for them"
"HOwf" l ventured to ask. "DO you
really think you can put together an army
which can offer any substantial resistance
- the Prussiansw
why mott" inquired the officer. "France
O.. has inexhaustibie resources. You do not
mean to say we are cOnquered!'
pointed him to the smoke which was
pouring out of the kitchen chimney.
''Surely," snid l, lyon are not waited upon
here as cOnquerors. How can you possibly
expect France to drive back the invading
hosts when the Emperor with an entire
: army has capitulated, and when another is
shut up in Metz!
"NO doubt" he admitted, 'we had i'll luck
ct Sedan, but you don't say word about
Phalsburg Bitsche and Strasburg, and tor
very good reason. Metz, too, is that taken ~
"Have you conquered there :" asked.
q, Mot exactly conquered, but the Germans
have not taken it,"
saw it was useless to discuss the military
point, so l turned to politics. ''What do
You say" asked, Ito the Republic %
Perfectly absurd y he replied. "Can any
man in his senses believe in the government
of N. Rochefort! There is no more u re-
public in France than there is here"
but the newspapers"
Zone must not believe everything the
newspapers say. They said Failly was
killed, but saw him speak to the Emperor
after the battle, and the Emperor turned
away his head, as well he might, for Fai!ly
acted as II he were on the side Of the Prus-
sians"
L
will ends Do you believe the Emperor will
ever return to Paris!"
"If we had not believed that we should
never have submitted. Prussia will restore
order, and take care that peace is concluded
with durable government If we give the
Germans Alsace and Lorraine, the smallest
return they can make will be the restoration
of the Emperor"
l assured him that Germany considered
the Emperor's downfall one of the most
gratifying results of the war; but the officer
shook bis head and, bidding me good morn
ing, walked back into the castle.
l may mention that q postOtfice and tele-
graph station have been opened at the cas-
tie, and the former at least is quite necess;,-
~, for more than hundred letters actually
came to the Emperor the very first day OF
his residence here. As a matter Of form
they are opened before being handed to the
Emperor, but they contain no secrets. Hall
Of them are letters from Germans, giving
him ga bit Of their mind" in other words,
they are outpourings of abuse; and the
other half are begging letters, for there is a
general impression that the Emperor has q
mint OF money" in the Bank of England.
According to the report of Al. N. Gradv