The New York herald., 1870-09-23
EUGENE UNDER DEFEAT.
Her Inquiries for Napoleon and Mac Nahon--
Last Days in Paris.


Her Inquiries for Napoleon and Mac Mahon--
Last Days in Paris.
[Paris Sept. 3-Night-Corresponden Of Irish
(Dublln) Tmes.l
On the Stock Exchange they could not believe
northeast Of the empire. and 1t will forever remain
o singular example Of the blindness OF mOneyed men,
or or ns @
on the Bourse OF Paris In government stock.
Later In the evening, believe. the Empress first
tent and with full authenticity, for 1t was late when
the announcement to the Projects signed by all the
Ministry previously knew 1t probably it was quite lite
natural that they should break It TO the Chamber
and the s The unhappy lady
man being could have contemplated. She was pale
as marble and was arrayed In that negligence OF
dress and personal adonment 50 sadly habitual to
her since this crisis has arisen. With hands casped
and eyes raised to heaven, her first words were:-
Madame, the Prince Imperial was at Maubeupe.
and must he quite safe In Bclaium."
int sranco m sue I'M nen repeated
Gently, "they will not, surely, insult or in treat
madame replied M. Chevreau, "lt is a ps,ace
prison OF gold and velvet, and anxious sympathy.
which ever await such prisoner as his Majesty.n
'sThe Marshal Is very badly wounded, please your
''Ahi fear me the gallant duke has sought death
and has found It."
"And De FaillyW
al think your Majesty must make up your mind for
the worst as regards General De Faliy there Is no
certainty but many reports say he killed on the
23th or the 3Gth.o
Such was the scene at the Tuileries DO not pre-.
veyoa, but from source certain learn that some.
thing very near the foregoing words were uttered.
How the Empress Made Her Escnps-Excitinr
Incidents.
A correspondent who signs "voyageur" writes to
the London telegraph OF the 9Th of September
/ have just returned from Paris, where had spe.
cal opportunities for observing the stirring events
OF Sunday, and give You what know to be the
Of the Nspoeon dynasty was Voted iD tss corUs
Legisatf about one O'Clock on Sunday afternoon
Attwo O'Clock N. Pietri-then Prefect Of Police
rushed breathlessy into the Empress apartments
at the Tuileries with the startling announcement
and warDing:-"TEe decheance has been declared
a. am now hastening to save my own % Then he
disappeared and with good reason too, for the rev.
oi1tionsry government would L. give something 70 be
alone with her old and trusy secretary and friend
Madame lie Breton, and with N. Ferdinand de Les.
But her high spirit made this most unpaiata6ie
counsel 1t was acowardice-,t'?e luchete-t0 desert
the palace. She would rather be treated as was
Marie AntOinette by the mob than seek safety In an
unworthy flight For time all persuasion was use
less; but at length her Maiesty's mood Gained some.
what, and she saw the utter useessness Of remain
Attended only BY the two COMPANIONS we have
named the Empress ned through the long gallery Of
the Louvre, but suddenly her course was stopped
short BY locked door. The little party could dis
tlncty hear the shouts Of the crowds who were In
vading the private gardens OF the Tuileries NJ dc
Lesseps, to gam time, proposed that he
should 60 out on the terrace ana get the
soldiers on guard to hold back the people
for q few minutes while In addition he would
delay the crowds by addressing them. The resort
to this expedient was not necessary. Madame le
Breton found the key, opened the door that had OBJ
structed her progress, and gave egress 10 her Ma
jesty-wh0 accompanied only by her tried friend,
issued into the street at the bottom Of the Louvre
There they hurrledy entered Q common Tdcre, not
without risk OF detection on the spot, for dimi-
nutive gdnstn de Parts, not more than twelve years
old, shouted "V0hd pInperdt'tce ~ Luckily no
one about heard or needed him, and the cab got
safely away with the two ladies.
They drove to NJ. de Lesseps' house, In the B0ule.
ward de Malesherber, where the Empress sat until
she was joined by M. de Metternich, who did what
he could to facilitate her departure to place OF
safety. Later In the evening the Empress stlll ac
cOmpanied by Madame le Breton, drove to the Garde
du Nord, escaped all detecton-thanks to the thick
veil which she wOre-and at seven O'Clock rolled
safe and unexpected away towards the Belgian fron-
tier.