The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-21
NAPOLEON'S LETTERS.
Princes II Uebts-Ma ximIian,s Position to-
EMPEROR.


The London Daily Telegraph prints extracts
from the Napoleon correspondence. One of the
letters seized by the Republican Government
relates to the expenditure of some members of
the Imperial family. 1t is from Prince Achille
Murat to the Emperor
Sire:-I hasten to inform your Majesty of my
return to Paris, whittier l have been forced to
come by the state of my affairs. [ will place
myself at the disposal of your Majesty, assuring
you that have nothing more at heart than to
prove to you my sincere desire to conform to
your wishes. After a stay of eight months in
Caucasia, l returned, Sire, for the purpose of
rejoining in Africa the new regiment in which,
at the request of my brother your Majesty has
deigned to place me, persuaded that the ar
raDgements made during nv absence would
enable me to resume my duties there, and to
efface, by my conduct, from the mind of your
Majesty the memory of my past faults. Un-
happily, Sire, there is scarcely any-if any
change in my sad position. Up to the present
the sums spent for me have scarcely been suffi-
cient to diminish the debts contracted sur
pdrOle--those in which the honor of my name is
at stake; SO that all the annoyances. all the
exposures with which ! was menaced before
my departure threaten me still. In Africa, as
in Paris, my presence will arouse the fury
dchGrnementl of nay creditors There / will be
pursued, trapped, arrested, exposed daily to in
cessant menacing demands of which malevo-
lence will not fail 70 get hold. Your Majesty is
too juEt to wish that under such circumstances l
should 60 and rejoin my regiment, in which all
the discredit with which / would be surrounded
would deprive me of the esteem of my compa-
Mons, and would render my remaining and
doing duty in the midst of them impossible.
dare not entreat your Majesty to be kind enough
to give me permission to submit to you In a few
words my real situation and the means of re-
lieving me from my difficulties, for the account
that has been given to you was greatly exagge-
rated, with what object know not. But en-
| treat you to believe and be persuaded that
value in the first place your affection, and that
| to obtain 1t am ready to do anything in my
Uar nj ianf nhnu
and subject, AcHILLE MURAT.
September 80, 1862
In the margin of this note, in Napoleons
handwriting, are the following words in pencil:
-"Refuse. The Emperor does not wish to mix
| himself up with these affairs" This act of Ma
| pOleon was not the result of caprice, for he
| appears to have duly considered the matter be-
fore deciding To the letter was affixed a note,
giving the total amount of sums given to Prince
| Achille Murat From July, 1864 to November,
! 1865, the sum reached was So, 207 frances. From
| other documents, which were by desire of the
Emperor made out at this time, it would appear
| the Imperial family was 1910 975 francs. The
! sums given from 1852, to Prince Lucen Murat
and his connections amount to 1859, 562 francs.
NAPOLEON AND MAMMALIAN.
Another letter refers to a very different sub
ject and will at this time possess melancholy
interest. 1t is from Macmillan, the unfortu-
nate Emperor of Mexico. In this letter we have
| traces of the chief points in the character and
| position OF LnaI lll-laIeu InoHarcn. his warm
| gratitude to Napoleon and respect for his wis
dom his earnest hopes for Mexico, his untirine
energy in reOrganizing the country, the reluc
tance with which his gentle nature adopts
measures of haTshness, even against undoubteC
criminals-all these things can be seen in thil
interesting document. And it has some word
which give us a picture, perfectly complete, o
one whose fate is still sadder than that of he
husband. The Emperor speaks of an intended
visit which he had given up; the matters, how
ever, which this Journey had reference to wer,
of great Importance, and could not be left il
the bands of an ordinary person. SO, the Em
peror being unable to go, the Empress under
took the responsible duty. A touching story
indeed, Is told in the sentence which announce
this fact And at what a time does this lette
appear! Macmillan murdered, his wife
maniac, Napoleon dethroned prisoner Coul
there be a more forcible. more touching com
mentary on the sad reverses to which huma
i greatness is subject?
With deep feelings Of gratitude and pleasur