, 1870-11-10
General Bourbakt,s S1lss3ou to tho
Empress.

From The Independence Beige, Ok. II.
We have received from different sources &C
counts Of the LAST and mysterious incidents
connected With this intrigue, which, however
ls now dtsayowed by Overcome, especially the
Bonapartieta. These accounts. We have erer.
reason to believe, are exact. They contradict
those Which were transmitted from Lon1oE
the day before yesterday. 80 far rs regards The
Intervention Of an efnseatyv whose entry into
the entrenched camp At Metz had determined,
according to the first accounts, the departure
OF General Bourbaki. This e1nissary is not d
myth but who he is. What part he played in
tt,ts altar. whether he came from Wi1helms-
hohe. or vas simply Psusaian spy, still re-
maine enthrouded In mystery.
Certain it 10 THAI be presented himself tt
Marshal Eazaine. who soon after had nn inter.
view With Gepessl Dourha&i, in which he com.
manded bin TO make hts way to the eide oi
the Empress Regent in England. The General
having objected 10 the gravity Of such depar.
tuFe, when fighting WAS taking place every
day, and his troops would perceive him under.
elal gave him in writing the order, which he
had prevloualy addressed to him verbally.
This order VIA drawn up almost exactly il
these terms:
"Ihe Empress Regent having manifested 4 de
sire TO hare an Interview with General Bourbakl
this ctaeer is commanded to make his way to TIL
eide Of her M tea1J.''
The General, therefore, departed. Is on,
correspondent At London has told ns, in tht
character Of physician. He devoted twc
nousa 70 the troublesome task Of preparing
hinself, and it Was at Marshal BazAine's o01
house that be found the 'houzgeols drese
necessary for his Disguise.
The mysterious emissa1J accompanied him
TO Camden Place, where his arrival at first
produced very great surprise, followed by
even g1eater irritation Tha e1-Empress de-
clareo that che did not wish to hear 1nythinR
OF political character, and ~aa resolved tc
remain for the present With hor son ont al the
region or AL the lntriguea which Eere elee-
where being meditated.
The General, who believed himself to have
been sent for, and found himself not in the
least expected or desued, w1e very much
troubled Ut this reception To have Quilted
his post OF duty uselesalr, snd without ans
object. 3As dlecournGlpg. and he felt he could
not snEEiTe it. Controlling himself, however,
be came to the fetolusion Of laying his case
before Queen !lctoria, and demanding her a..
slst&Ece, N order to obtain from the King OF
Prussia the Necessary authority to return ia
Metz. The Queen did not hesitate, and few
days AfterHatd the General received letter
frern Lord Granville, Announcing to him that
Count DeBetnstorH bad been advieed BY IL
De HasnaIk that he might again crnse the
Furnished with this authority the General
returned to Lu1euburg and put himself in
communication with the headquarters Of
F11ncs Frederick Charles, requesting that,
since be held the letter Of the Minister OF
Queen Victoria. he might ee permitted to re-
tu1n into the place ~ha:k he kad very unwi1!-
ing}J quilted. 1t zrst he Was told to xait,
then there wae transmitted to him, instead oi
clear md pFeeiee answer, an invitation 10,
him to surrender himself to the headauArtere.
He insisssd upon having an ans ser, yes o. mo-
and being unable to obtain either tho one q
the other, after Whiting thea days be give u1
The attempt.
This explains hia e.,si7al at Brussels, AMI
me iact OF his haE1ag set ot.t this mornins
The delegation o: the provisional government
that he desireti to place, himself 1t the se1yic,
Of the national def1ace,
Ne add to this simp,e statement Of facts
.n3t upon taE asy upon which General Dou1
oak set cut from Metz-thati IL On the 24th o
septeIp.oeE-thc sad events which had take1
piaee in France after the 25th OF August wer
not. known there.