The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-11
THE ANTWERP PLOT.
Full List Of the Leading Members Of Henry
the FiftRS Conspiracy.
How Chambord Lives and Receives His Friends
at the Hotel st. Autoine-His Answer to tho
Speech OF Count Monti-Hostile
Popular Demonstr atoms


Whether the negotiations which are gollg Oh
here VIII prove shameful failure las they are most
likely tO), or lead TO some sort OF success, at all
events they VIII make chapter OF political history
OF contemporary France, and 1t win perhaps, be as
well at to collect the materials for 1t as rar as
this can be done at present. will, therefore. take
the liberty OF simply giving you the main facts OF
these transactions, leaving 1t to you to draw any
conclusion you like. 1t will be all the more con.
venient for me, as l am utterly unable to make
anything out OF what see ana hear. Very dis.
tlngushed people arrive, depart talk argue, attend
mass and consult the clergy. without apparently
any one knowing exactly what they wan,. There
are about dozen English correspondents here;
perhaps they Will discover what 1t Is all about and
send you wOrd to help You IN the Interpretation OF
the facts which intend putting before you, much
IN the fashion OF registrar.
ARRIVAL Or CHAMBORD.
After having left his residence, near Vienna, the
Count de Chambord arrived safely at Maines,
where resides the celebrated Archbishop OF Manes
without whose benedlclon and advice the Count
never undertakes any important step. lie spent
with the Preate couple OF hours. and, departing,
arrived just safely Antwerp where he took hts
abole at the Hotel st. Antoine, situated In the Place
Verte or Green square, as you would call 1t. The
first thing communicated TO Europe ana America
by Reuters Office was that the Belgian government
intended to request the Count not TO conduct his
conspiracy on the neutral soil Of Belgium. But
that news was, Of course, quite false. The King OF
the Belgiams, being son OF one OF Louis Phippe's
daughters, and consequently q cousin OF the Orleans
Princes 1t Is only in his interests to support every
attempt at re.estabishing royalty In France.
whether 1t be with or without the assistance OF the
eldest branch OF the Bourbons.
COUNT DE CHAMBORD AND HIS FRIENDS.
The Count took, therefore, quite unmolested his
apartment, composed OF six rooms. From the
next day he began to 60 every morning to the
Cathedral and to receive MS visitors from halpast
twelve to two p. NJ. He takes his meals with Count
Chevignier, Marquis dc Blacas and Count de Montl
General Charette was also constantly at the hotel
long as he remained in Antwerp. Among the other
persons of note who arrived in the town to pay
more or less frequent visits TO Henri v. are-Count
Carayon Lat0ur, Duke de Montm0rency Baron de
M0ntesson, Marquis de Wlttfause, Marquis de
Parlz, viscount de Maussabre, Count and Countess
Aymer de 10 ChaceDre, Countess de Cnoiseul,
Countess dc Montaigu, Count and countess DIAL
bigny, ylscouDt de Polk, Marquis de Jany Doultre.
mont Marquis de Breteull, Count GOnIsdec de
Traissan Marquis Callet de rertre, Count de Nete-
MleTes Marquis T@In De Rerner vlscoln n Eugene
Caen, Count Paul de la Poresterlc, Marquis de st.
beaumont, Count de MOustier- Merlilviiles, Mar.
gus de Llaneoqrt, Duke de la RocheloacauIt
d'Orval, Count de Belinaye, viscOunt de Benaye,
Marquis de Cnasseval, Marquis de Guicheneux,
Fresnoye, &C., &c besides an endless number OF Of
clergy and OF gentlemen VINO have neither titles
any e Il sner Sy y Us VINO
plimepts to him whom they consider to be the
sole liatlmase King Of France severa! representa-
tives oil the Belgian government have paid their
visits W the Count OF Champord, ana among them
| can he named Count Wander. Stralen de P0nthoz.
Palace Marshal Of the KING OF the Begians; Lleute.
Of The Province, and NJ. dc Cornet. Gniel Commits.
| THE OPPOSITE PARTIES.
THIS last gent.eman's visit seems to be most APP
demonstrations which have already been made by
liberals IN front OF the Counts residences; and,
agents which N. TIMERS has sent over from Frabce.
Perhaps M. COrnet has been able to settle. during
his lnIerview, with the Count what are the most
efficient means for preventing young students snug.
ing the 'harselllaise" under MS window or TO pre-.
| clude the French detectives from taking down In
their pOcketUO0ks the names oil the French subjects
who are most buslly engaged IN negotiating with
the Pretender Al all events the approaches OF the
hotel are carefully watched by the police, who far
from QUE ting TO ChamDord's coIispirlng IN the
Ing 10 It. Now, as those VINO sing the ''Malsealse''
and who shout IA Jas ChansUOrdl all belong to the
Try to bring forward many Of their people tncy
can VINO. al 0f them, OF course. CRYING "It0e
presence Of Cnameors Will ONE Of these days be-
| motive Tor q pleasant little row.
THE EXCITEMENT
has, however, already gone farther than tile Streets
for nj. de Ere brought forward to-day IN the Cham.
Der OF Representatives, az BRUSSELS, motion tLat
since France was o country friendly to Belgium,
some measures should be taken 10 prevent any pre-.
tender conspirlng on Belgian soil to disturb tine
| Tranquility Of France. M. de Ere blamed, besides.
the Belgian iunclonaries Tor their having evlnced
| sympathy to the Count. to whom they PAID visits
| manner in which the government behaved itself to
other persons OF political Importance, like Victor
Hugo. for instance. But the Minister for Foreign
Affairs answered "France was the ally OF Bel.
| gum, aud Belgium Will never forget that. The
GUM GUM government showed no sign Of sympathy with
| the Prince aud sent no 1unctlolary to him. Every
thing which occurred at Antwerp was i mere cour-
lister Of State and the matter then dropped produc-
ing no other practical result than telegraphic des
Ties Of Antwerp to ABSTAIN from visiting the Pre-.
tender. 1t Will also, probably, prevent the King OF
Belgium from paying visit 10 the Hotel ST. Antoine,
| which he intended to do tomorrow. But the Count
OF Flanders, the brother Of the King mas already
| seen the Count twice, both times uaco0ntt0 and ON
| b0tn occasions Tor several hours.
MORE LEGITIMSTS.
Tonight few more Iegitni3S arrived here, and
| among them were Duke de la Premouille, Duke de
| Roman anu the Archbishop Dupanloup. Prince dc
Joinville and Duke de- NemouIs arg the only repre-.
| whole number Of Frenchmen arrived here within
the last few days 1t Is estimated al about four thou
Sand five hundred persons, and the best profit OF
TINS whole affair Will certainty be made by the hotel
and lodging house Keepers OF Antwerp.
UP TO THE PRESENT TINE
nothing has been arranged as regards the main
point OF the negotiations except that the Count gave
the manifesto which NM. Brun, BardgnOn,
Cnarette and Ernould submitted to him. they seem
to have suggested that on their return TO Versailles
the Count Of Paris would start for Antwerp, and he
was expected hero yesterday. Instead or that
telegram arrived, In which the Count excused him.
self Tor not being able to attend. This threw u
great deal Of cold water between The legltmsts and
the Orleansts here. Nevertheless the customary
Official reception took place up till two Y. NJ, ana
subsequently the more Intimate friends were re.
celved,
THE CHEF TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
being the probable attitude Of the army. Count
Montl and La kocnefoucault assured the Preiender
that the generals Will strictly follow the inspra.
ton or the Assembly aud that the army Is al
ready sufficiently restored In discipline 10 OBEY its
generals Without any hesitation. But Henry V.
himself, as well as some OF those present. did not
seem TO believe these assurances; aud later IN the
evening Henry v. SAID to an old Belgian statesman
and q friend OF his, at private interview SIT Is