New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-24
AN AMERICAN PRINCESS.
THE LATE PRINCESS MURATs CAREER,

THE LATE PRINCESS MURAT'S CAREER.
now MISS FRASER OF PHILADELPHIA, CAME TO
MARRY OSE OF THE BoNAPABrgs-THE FALLEN
FORTUNES OF THE FAMILY AT THE TIME-NA-
P0LEONIC SCANDALS.
IRON rHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUsEi
PARIS. March 1.-The late Princess Murat was
of the many links between the United States
of America and the Imperial Court Of France.
where she was allowed to rank as wife of prince
of the blood. She made a love match The year
she exchanged the name of Fraser for that of
Murat the fortunes of the Bonaparte family were
at a low ebb. Caroline, the widow of King
Joachim, the youngest sister of Napoleon, and the
mother-in-law of Miss Fraser, dying in poverty
at Trieste. Louis Napoleon was incoming adven-
turer. in debt and difficulties, and dependent for
nerve and susenance on the beautiful Mrs. Gordon.
whom at Ham he charged Louis Blanc 10 kiss for
HIM. Charlotte. the widow of Louis Charles, eldest
son of the King of Holland and QIecn Hortensc,
and the daughter of Joseph Bonaparte was follow
ing her scandalOus down-hll career in tho
Eternal City. She had been the Delilah Of
Leopold Robert, the painter, who died in
paroxysm of jealousy which she excited. The Pope
contemplated banishing her from the States of the
Church. Nine. Bonaparte Wyse was the para
mour of an Irish officer, Captain tombstone, in
garrett in the Rue de RIvoli, along with her two
daughtcrs-now Nine. Ratazzi and Nine. TURF.
Lucien's sons, Pierre and Antoine were flibusers
with no fixed home, and held in opprobrium
wherever they went. The one bright spot in the
darkened sky was the marriage az Florence OF
Jerome NapoleOn's daughter Mathide TO tho
Prince DemidOif. Mathilde, then a young woman
of superb beauty and brilliant accomplishments,
came with her wealthy and barbarous Russian hus-
band to Paris agtatc for her family and to open
Bonapartist salon to which Theirs promised to
bring his friends.
Whilst she was shining in Partisan society. and as
subject Of Gar Nicholas and cousin of his SOM
in-law defying the police of Louis Philippe to
expc her, Lucien Murat was trying TO exc out %
subsistence for himself and his young wife by
teaching French to American Quakers. She was an
estimable but not loveable woman. The Scot is tho
most respectable but the least amablc member OF
the Celtic family and there was much OF Scotland
in the mental complexion and the instincts of this
princess Of the blood that tO be. She wasimbucd
with the prose of the Quakers amongst whom she
lived. The Calcdonian rednesS had faded into
drab at Philadelphia. She was very prim and re-
served, and sharper woman about money never
lived. The rapacy of the Murat family. of which
after Prince Achilles death. she was the head,
pressed severely on the lazy Princess. Luccn pro-
flied by the favor which her daughter Anna en-
joyed at the Iuierics to make hauls and enrich her
married Mr. Garden. 1t is TO the honor,of the
Princess that she never abandoned the religions
principles of her youth when stupid Spanish SUPER
stition, which was incaTnatein the Empress, regned
at the Tuileries The American Princess brought
her children up to believe in a rational form OF
Christianity, bat was not able to induce her sons
to practise il. They are sad scampS. with tho
vices Of the different countries by which they arc
connected by blood and education, and few of tho
virtues. One of them having ontrun the constable
France, has gone to live on his wiicS relatives,
in Mengrea. Another serves a soldier ~ Algeria:
Their mother lived in communion with the Reformed
Church of France up to the eve of her decease. lt
was then decided that il would be of political utl-
ity to transfer her to the RomiSh fold, in order to
take her remains to st. Augustin's and have a mass,
attended by Bonapartsts. celebrated for her souls
repOse. Anna, her youngest daughter and at tho
present time Duchess de Mouchy to dsarm the jeal-
ousy of the Empress Eugene embraced the Catho-
lie religion. As n neOphyte she was instructed in
1t by the ill-starred Able Duguerry, who, at tho
Time catcchised the Prince Imperial, and pre-
pared him for the First Communion.
The American Princess and her sister Miss Fraser,
resided together after the break down Of the En-
pire. Their lodgings were near the town house OF
the Duchess de Mouchy. for whom the old ladies
overhauled the buffers and cooks accounts, loOked
If cr the nurses and governess, and saw that the
chef applied his SKI in the interests of economy.