New-York tribune., 1873-01-10
Switzerland, and Manual Of Artillery" which is
said to be work of considerable technical merit.

Either growing impatient of the changeless cur
rent Of circumstances, misled by the representa-
tons of his secret adherents in France, he deter
mined TO strike blow at the Orleans rule. His
means were limited, and the number OF his fellow
conspirators was small his chief reliance was on
ihe power of the Napoleonic name. Col. yau6rey of
the ath Artillery then stationed in Strasburg the
same regiment in which Napoleon first served at
Tonlon and which hailed him with such enthusiasm
ut Grenoble, in 1914, was his most devoted accom-
plice; and NJ Fialin, calling himself De Persgnyl
assisted in arranging the plot. On the SOth of
October. 1885, Louis Napoleon suddenly made his
appearance in Strasburg, presented TO part OF
the garrison by Col. Vaudrey who at the same time
announced TO the soldiers that a revolution bad
taken place in Paris, and was accepted by the 4th
Artillery and portion of some other regiments
Tho prompt action of Gen Voirol and Col Tallandier
anest ed the movement; the troops hesitated; IN
few minutes more the epaulets and decorations OF
IA .,Ould-be Emperor were torn from him. de was
q rs ed without delay, and forwarded TO Parls'
Toais Philippe felt too secure in his place to be vln-
dictive. and the culprit was dealt with very
lenicntly Within three weeks he was shipped TO
America without any conditions being attached to
his release and 5000 the gift of Louis Philippe in
his pocket.
He was first taken to Rio Janeiro, where the Vessel
DELAYED but a few days, and then sailed tor the
United States. He was handed at Norfolk in March,
1887. and thence made his way to New-York, where
he remained until some time in May HIS brief resi-
dence among us has left behind it only tradition
of A visit to Washington Irving at Sunnyside. and
lew Others of debts and quarrels with landlords
His uncle Joseph ex-K King OF Spain, had residence
near BordentOWn at that time, and he had other
relatives IN Baltimore but he seems te have had lit
tie if any, intercourse with them. The Strasburg
affair disparaged his intelligence and magniied the
pretension Of bis character his personal habits
were reckless ard not always respectable, and the
name Of "adventurer." thus doubly stamped upon
him. was no recommendation to what was then our
best society," What chances were lost to Bowling
green and Bleecker-stl
The news Of the serious illness of his mother re-
called him to Switzerland. He reached Arenenberg
shortly before her death which occurred on the Sd
of October In the following year his account of
the Strasburg affair was published by Lieut.. Laty
who had also been concerned in it. Louis Philippe
took oiense at the statements it contained and
demanded his extIadtion from the Swiss Govern
ment which, in spite OF Louis NapoleOns citizenship
would probably have been compelled to accede, had
heno relieved it from the embarrassment bymigrat-
ing to England. Here, in 1889, he published his
IdGes Napol6oniennes," which were widely circu-
lated They reiterated the assertion OF his keYer-
les Poltiques" that France could only be developed
by a Napoleonic ruler and assailed both the policy
Of the Orleans family and its right to the throne
Ii is not unlikely that this work contributed, in
some slight degree. to the popular dissatisfaction
which eliminated in the Revolution OF lo4s.
BOUIOGNE.
Although in 1910 the Orleanist rule was still firmly
established in France Louis Napoleon, yielding less
TO the mpatienco Of his small band of followers in
London. than blindly and recklessly trusting his
fortunes 70 chance, organized a new attempt. Ac-
companied by COunt Montholon lone of the COM
panions Of Napoleon ut st. Eelena) and about fifty
other, ne crossed the Channel in a small steamer,
and landed at Bouloeue. One of the properties
of tine expedition was tame eagle which-accord-
ing 10 the gossip of the day-had been trained TO
alisht on the Princes head, by the lure of piece
of raw bceisteak attached to his hat. The landing
was made the bluffs assembled and the garrison sum-
Inoned 10 acknowledge their legitimate commander,
but the eagle forgot his lesson and the soldiers had
not Vet learned theirs. The first alighted upon
post instead of the selected head, and the second
charged upon their rightful sovereign and his adj
herents. Plmgng into the sea in bis endeavor TO
regain the steamer LOuis Napoleon was dragged out
dripping and collapsed, and forwarded second
time TO Paris. This attempt even more disas-
trous than the first; for at Strasburg part OF the
garrison deceived by Col Vaudreyl had actually
declared for him whereas at Bonlogne not single
soldier appears 10 have done him reverence.
Louis Philippe II must be admitted acted with
great moderation. The life of the usurper who had
abused his first fOrheaIance was IN his power; but
he brought him to trial before the House Of Peers,
where he was defended by Beuyer, then the first
advocate in France, who acquiesced III the sentence
of perpetual Imprisonment. Nay, more: 1t was re-
ported and generally believed that the escape IN
1916 was accomplished with the knowledge and tacit
oonnivance of the French Government. Louis Napo-
lcon's imprisonment IN Hama small place near st.
Quentin, about half way between Paris and the
Belriau frontier-was voluntarily shared by DIR.
Copneau. a physician who had faith iii his destiny.
During the six years at Ham, however, the prisoner
was not idle he occupied himself chiefly with
poltjcal studies and wrote threeiworks-" Historic
Fragments" published in 1Stll. comparison be-
tween the fall of the Stuart dynasty IN England and
certain features of French history; an Analysis OF
the Supar Question GS42) in which he took ground
against specially favoring production in the French
colonies; and finally, an essay on the Extinction
Of Pauperism" which the most important OF all,
inasmuch as it indirectly favored the communlstic
theories which were then rapidly taking root among
fhe laboring classes of France. Toward the END OF
1s45 the ex- King Louis then i'll at Florence, made
an appeal TO the French Government for the release
Of the only son who bore his name, After long
consideration eappeal refused but the refusal
was followed in May, 1876 by the escape of Louis
Napoleon from Ham With Dr. Conneau's assist
ance. disguised as a workman, he walked out OF the
fortress carrying board upon his shoulder, easily
made bis way to the Belgian frontier and thence to
England
His long confinement and the evidence of literary
ability in his published works had, by this time,
partly removed the impression of folly and preten-
sion which the attempts at Strasburg and Boulogne