The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-25

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THE AaIERIC4N B0NAPARTEs.
The Imperial Family of France and
Its Connections in Baltimore.
The Louisville Courier-Journal has the fol
lowing:
The revolutionary movements Witch are now
going forward in France invest the Napoleonlc
dynasty with additional interest. Prince
Pierre Bonaparte, who has caused the pot to
boil so ferccly, is son of the great Empc-
ror's brother Lucien. who was consider
ed the abest of the family next after
Napoleon The present Emperor is regarded
by many as not q Bonaparte at all, but the
SON of Dutch admiral by Hortense Beall-
harnais, the daughter of Josephine. Louis
Bonaparte was forced by his brother to marry
Hortense. He was In love with another
woman, and withal dreamy sort OF person.
Those who believe in the operation OF prin-.
ciplc of poetic justice running the progress OF
history make mention Of the fact that the
grandson OF Josephine, and not OF Napoleon.
now rules in France as proof that the ''Whlrl-
irlg of time brings in his revenges." jose
phinc once said, "My progeny shall be s!l-
preme." But Josephine was mol tne only
woman who was il-lsed by the imperial Cor
sican. Nor was she the only one who cher
ished hopes of divine revenge through her
descendants. snd hereby hangs tale.
In 1903 Jerome Bonaparte, then in command
of French frigate, landed in New York. AS
the brother Of Napoleon Bonaparte, ne was
received with distinction, and was most nos
pitably entertained wherever ne went. Wnile
In Baltimore he met Miss Elizabeth Patterson.
the daughter Of wealthy merchant oil that
CITY, and married her on the 24th OF December
of the same year. Tie ceremony was perform
ed by Bishop Carroll, of the Catholic Diocese
of Baltimore, a brother of the distinguished
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. The marriage
contract was drawn up by Alexander Dallas,
afterwards Secretary OF the treasury, ana was
witnessed by the Mayor OF Baltimore anu
several other official personaSes. After re-
naming in the United States about year,
Jerome BonaDartc and his wife embarked Tor
France in an American ship.
In the meutime Napoleon, to whom the mar
riage of his brother gave great offence, had or
dered that the newly married pair should De
permitted to land at no port over when france Fran e
exercised authority. They, therefore, landed
at Lisbon, where Jerome left his Wife, dircct
jnsr her TO proceed to Amsterdam, and went 10
Paris with the hope Of prevailing upon Napo-
leon TO recognize his marriage, but this Napo-
leon refused to do, at the same time upbraid-
ing his brother for daring to marry without
his consent. On arriving at Amsterdam,
whittier she went In the american snip, Ma
dame Bonapartc was confronted with Napo-
Icons order forbidding her to land She then
sailed for England, where she took up her
residence at Camberwell, near London. Ana
here on the 7th of July, 1905, was born her
only child, jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, now
living in Baltimore.
Napoleon had determined that his brothers
I'm
and all efforts to induce him to recognize the
wife of Jerome were vain, and Jerome was at
last forced to yield to the wishes OF the Empc-
ror and marry the Princess Frederlca Catia-
rine, of Wnrtcmburg. Madame Bonaparte
met her husband but once afterward, and then
no word passed between them. IL was ~ Tue
gallery oil the Pitti Palace ut Florence, In Italy
The Princess was leaning on tile arm OF her
husband when the meeting took place. Jc-
rome started aside on recognizing Madame
Bonaparte, and a moment atterward WINS
pered to the Princess, THAT lady Is my for
mer wife" He Immediately left the gallery,
and the next morning quilted Florence.
Although Napoleon declared the marriage OF
Jerome and Miss Patterson null and VOID, ne
could never induce tile Pope to so declare 1t;
and q few years ago, when the question rs TO
the rank to which the Bonapartes al Baltimore
were entitled as princes Of the Imperial house
hold was up for decision, the protest oil the
Pope against the decree OF Napoleon was
brought forward.
Soon after the birth of her son Madame 30
nanartc returned to Baltimore, where she has
principally resided ever since, in the enjoy
ment of q large fortune. She was about clgll-
teen wears of are when she first met Jerome
Bonapartc, and is now about eighty-five. She
was always q great admircr OF Napoleon, IN
suitc of the cruel manner In which lie treated
her. 1t is said that she believes that her grand
son will yet be Emperor OF France.
Madame BOnaparte's son, Jerome Napoleon,
now in his sixty-iilth year. has lived In Baltl-
more since his boyhood. He was educated at
Harvard College, where he graduated In lS2G:
He afterwards studied law, but never practlceu
at the bar. When quite young man he mar
ried very wealthy lady, Miss Susan Mary Will
liams, originally Of Roxbury, Mass, ana las
since devoted his time to the management OF
his large estate and to agricultural pursuits.
made him one of the wcalthcst men IN Baltl-
more. He visited his father several times IN
Europe, and tor many years received from MIN
n larre allowance He is on good terms with
Louis Napoleon, and has once visited the
French Court, accompanied by one OF his sons,
upou an invitation from the Emperor. During
the reign of Louis Philippe he was permit
ted to remain in Paris for short time, but
was required to assume his mothers name OF
Patterson.
MIR. Bonaparte has two children, Jerome Ma
poleon, who was born In Baltimore in 1882,
and Charles Joseph, born in 1852. The flrst
named graduated ut West Point at tile age OF
twenty, and after remaining short time 10
the United States army. resigned his commls-
sion and entered that of France as q sub-lleu-
tenant. He was with the French and EnSlsh
allies in the Crimea, and received decoration
from the Sultan of Turkey for his gallant con-
duct Mt the siege of SrbaStopol.
Mr.. Bonaparte Is said to bear strong per-
sonal resemblance to his uncle, the first Napo-
leon. If the validity of his fathers marriage
with Miss Patterson were recognized by the
Court of France, it would give him and his
children precedence over his half-brothers anu
their sister, the Princess Mathilde. the children
of Jerome by his second wife. Efforts 10 Sc
cure such recognition have been made on per
hans more than one occasion, but they failed.
though how far they fell short Of success has
never been known to the public. Jerome him.
self. who died at q venerable old age year or
two amo bitterly opposed all such efforts 10
obtain precedence for the Baltimore Bona
parties and would acknowledge them only by
the name of Patterson.
The scrimmage now going on in Paris Is pc
culiar. The American Bonapartes are kepnO-
licans, and so are the agitators in the corps
Legisatif 1t may afford some OF them an op-
portlnty, and Patterson may Yet OCCUPY lhe
Tuilerics as Prince President just as Louis, a
Bcauharnais, occupied the palace III lS+9 Al
ali events the story is worth rctellng as more
or less apropos of transpiring events IN France,
in which the Bonapartcs. their nast, present
ond fi,turo hear sIlch close relation. Jerome