Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-28
Atexamdria Oazette
An Interesting Sketch.

nine years, almost constantly involved 10 lrou
bic. Even 10 his own family Ee Vas looked
| upon coIdly, and Napoleon Ill. had aa little II
do with him as possible llewas tue thHd son
| of Lucen Bonaparte, who was brother OF thu
first NAPOLEON, and was born in Il Rlmo Septem'
ber II, 1915. When he was II years OF age,
in 1882, he came to this c9untry and paiu Il
visit 10 his uncle Joseph, the ex klogof Spa'n,
who was then living in Bordentown, n. j..
The civil war in Colombia enliced him thIth
er. and he served as volanteer under General
Santsnier, until the South American ReDubic
WAS IMPOVERISHED and dlsmembered by the ln-
ternecine struggle. Tac close OF the civil war
tound him with tho rank aud command OF
colonel. He then returOed to Rome, where ho
INDUCED in exercises the reports ot Whlch
shocked Pope Gregory XVI, who sent tlm sn
order to quit the States of the Church. he
refused to ebay the order, aud the Papa! Polioe
we're sent to his residence to eniorcs 1t. Inc
police surprised him, but be resisted them, and
did not suc,umb until he had Killed the leader
of tho party and wounded two OF his suo9fd''
| mates.
During the struggle ne was sev1rely wounded
bimselE He was taken to Fort Saint Angelo,
and confined there several months. Va bis
release he camo to this country again, but did
not stay here long. Dasrous of adventure.
| be went to L1ndoo, snd thence to the Isle oi
| Corfu, where he became involved in bloody
quarrel. Alone he maintained himself agalnS!
a party of PaIiksrcs, and killed or wounded
l several Of them. His presence near the Greek
| and Itaau coasts was feared 80 much that tho
| British Government requested him to leave
| Corfu. Having vaiply sought military ser7Ico
| ia the French and Egyptian armies. he went
| hack to L,ndop, where ho was when he heard
the news of the revolution cf February, lSij.
| Hurr,ing to Paris, he presented himself to
the officers of the new Government, recalled to
them tho memory of his father, who, ho
showed, had always had republican sympathios
and opinons, and obtained military app1ln,'
ment. He was soou elected member CT the
| National Assembly by CorsIcso constituoncy'
and, takiog his seat with the Lott, Yoted Tor
| the most extreme measures oil tue raoioal uem'
ocrats. lie was rc elected to the Assembly Dy
two constituencies. Whjilq qbseer 81 members Of
btJ hfs sifhtN By the violeuc, with which he as
serted his Republicansm. His own anger was
easily aroused. and by nothing so caSl'y as tho
| iutimaton that coup d'etat might DO cxpeoti;
ed on the part Of bis cous,o' the frssuent cl
| the Republic. c,,
| Tn 1919, after the dissolution Of the Assem-
bly. he went to Algeria, and was gwen COM
| mand suitable to the rank which had been
| conferred on him when he returned to Franco
from London. II vas found, however, that he
was not amenable to military discipline: Ills
temper passed all bouads, and he refused oitGn
to submit to the orders of his superlors. tic
took part 10 the preliminary proceedings OF tho
s;epe of Z,atcha, bu. before tho hoal assault
was made he returned to Fraucc without trouo:
ling himself to ask his supcrlors Tor leave cl
absence, For this treach OF discipline he was
dismissed from tho army by the MloISter OF
We whosa action was confirmed by the As
sembly. :.
Tho comments made upon his dismissal IA
tho newspapers of Par5 excited The anger Of
Pierre. aud be Goally challenged and fought o
A duel with one OF The journalists The result
I of the encounter was not disastrous to either
combataut Pierre was kept IN Ignorance OF
the intention of his cousin to execute the coup
d'etat, but after lis occurrence his N:fu'''osn
fcryor did not lead him to denouoco inc act;
He accepted a title from the ueW EnneTcr' atG
retired to 1riyatc life at DAuteulI. lio passed
his time principally ln huotlng, elther 10 tnt
forests of Ardenncs or OF Corsica, ana "as
yery seldom seen ut tho IulIleries, Wnere h'
was received with i'll grace Whcn nc d'u al
pear. uoo s.,
! NUMBER or year, LIS !"'7'sS'' W. ..
| called to the public by bis appearance az p'r
tioipaut, through tho columns OF tho Govern
mept sheet, L'Avcnir, ia q violent dlscu=Sl9n
md .rtaken By that jlucnal, with the Repubi
can naper Ii RaYauche. This word c1ntes
! seemed likely to end in duol between I'er!
and NJ, Tonnnsi the editor OF La h:Vanchc
when Psschal Grousset published IN the Mar
seillaise, of which be vas 40 editor, az artict
8 Jenonnoing Pierro as renegade Rcputlloa
and brutal Corsicau, and q. capable ol 81
crime. Pierre, uaddened by this attack, SEQ
: to Henri Rochetort. tho principal! editor u 10
Marseiliaise, challenge coucbcd IA the Nos
Insulting terma, and explaining that /: vas sen
to him because tho writer did not TIsh 10 uce
8 subordinate editor
Roohefort desired to accept the chaenge,an
had made arrangements TO sood his 1tlenaa
= Prince Pierre, when NJ. Grou+set, hcltlng cl 10
: challeoge, prevented hlG from accepting It, an
sent his own friends to Auteull to c1oteI WIZ
= Pierre respecting the terms on "ncn nes'lI
J, meeting should take place: Ihese lrlenas %et
II s";IIaise, MM. FonvislIc and Victor NOlr The
mat Pierre at Auteil, January 10. 1870. In
oircumstances Of their interview With MIN nav
neyer been clearly stated. l. is certain, hoi
avsr that Pierres temper orc, more escape
b;s c,ntrol. and that he opened fire 9po1 his ~
visitors vis With a revolver. Victor Mir was
z. stautIy killed. This act Prince Pierre nrons
pubIio anger aud .odiguatioD 49, :,
Meatinps were he ID to express sorrow ios u
1 desth of ihe Young Journalist, and o; Them d
= only his murderer, BIT the entire o. BoHspal a
family, was roundly del. ouneed. Inc rany1 Il
OF NJ. Noir was one oft- n,oss In nPGs.ne %e "
N ever took place in Paris. frlnGe t!sFio ~
Is arrested and was tried before oe algo @ So.'s
in Justice, at Tours, in March. 1871 Ee s sas
Quilted of the crime of murder in tne o6a n5s! g.
gree, but was condemned to pay L':oVo .Is:'
damages to the relatives of the your iousna
The latter, however, refused TO receive eag none
en- At the close of his trial. Pierre relrso 10
10 property, a. D. Epious, in Arden. DC remain
there until after the battle Of Sedan, Wnea a 1.
went to Belgium. In 1e63 Pierre msrsiedb 1i 80 =
- daughter of Partisan working man, wisa WI VIZ y
he had lived for number ofyesrs, ard oy W. VIZ
he had had two children. The Emperor lhtefie f
ar ed in the matter and declared the marriage nu
His rat act after the fall Of the empire WaS
care tor the leaitimston OF ms shi!aten ~ !,
OF IL Hav;no been compelled to sell his property
NJ NJ Eniou1, he took his family to England, a!
he n Bond street, London, in May, 1872, opened
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