The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-11-12
Escape of the Empress Eugenie..

The story of the escape of the Empress
from Paris has not a little romance about
it. A lady guest of Sir John Burgoyne,
whose yacht bore the Empress beyond the
limits of France, gives an English period
ical the true tale" Of the fight from
France.
The Empress was attended from the
Tuilerics into the streets by Prince Meter,
Mich, another gentleman, and Madame
Lebreton. The gentlemen left her and
Madame Lcbreton Just as the latter entered
,facre for fear they would be recognized
by the crowd. One of the latter did recog-
nize the Empress and ran after the .facre,
shaking his fist, but did not betray her tc
the mob. After they had proceeded lit
tie distance, the occupants of the .fdcre got
out and ran quickly down an alley to
another street, and entering another .facre,
drove to the house of friend, whom they
found to be absent. After calling at
another place, and finding no one at home,
the Empress drove to the only address she
dentist in the Rue dc la paix, warm
friend of her Majesty and the Emperor,
and all American. 1t is well known that
the many American residents in Paris, who
SO constantly received Inequalities at the
Tuileries, would have done anything to aid
the Imperial lady in her troubles but they
were well known by the French servants,
and her Majesty would have found it impos-
sible to escape as she did had they inter-
fcred. DR.. Evans ordered his carriage, and
drove with her Majesty as far out of Paris
as his horses would go they then hired
other horses and carriages. Only once,
and Tor a very short distance, her Majesty
went by train the rest of her journey was
performed in wretched, crowded carts, and
whatever she could obtain till she got to
Deauville. At the hotel she feigned illness,
and was, therefore, able to have little
food taken up to her room, while gentle
man went on board Sir John Burgoyne' S
yacht to enquire if he would help the illus
trious lady by giving her passage to
England.
Sir John and Lady Burgoync expressed
their willingness, and with the greatest
courtesy and good feeling, placed the
Gazelle at the Empress's disposal. Her
Majesty, DR.. Evans, and Madame Lebreton
embarked at midnight but as there was
no water, the yacht could not leave her
moorings by the quay till morning, and the
cries of 'Vive Ia Republque were con-
stantly heard. Her Majesty was always
brave and composed, but Madame Lebreton
was greatly troubled, and constantly in
quired if the yacht would soon be under
weigh. She was dreadfully ill, but her
Majesty slept calmly. The Empress had
been in ignorance of the state of affairs,
not having heard one word of the Emperor
or the army for three days. She sent for
General Trochu, and begged, in the event
of the mob getting excited and breaking
into the Tuilerics, for his valuable assist
ancc. Madame" replied Trochu, "Powr
entrer dams les Tuileries on passera parOlessus
mon corps" Trochu's memory, however,
was short, and so remarkably so that he
never sent the Empress word of any dis
turbance and but for Prince Metternich,
the illustrious lady who showered kindness
on all who came near her. would have met
with her end at the hands of an undisci-
plined mob
1t is a little curious, perhaps, that an
American should have aided the Empress
more in her escape than any other person,
and that principally to him and to an Eng
lishman she owes her escape with her life.
French subjects are truly ungrateful to
their fallen sovereigns