The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-21
PRINCE NAPOLEoN,s DEA TN.
Oncial Dispatches that Confirm the Reports
that the Zuius have siaiu Hin.

LONDON June 2O.-The report OF the death
Of Prince Napoleon Is confirmed by official
dispatches received to- day. Whom tho news
was first made public 1t WAS generally believed
that II was a canard. 1t appears by tho official
account that q reconnaissance was proposed on
the LIST OF June. and Lieut.. Carey OF tho Ninety
eighth Regiment. with six men and one friendly
Zulu. were selected as the reconnoitrnR party
Tho Prince wished to go also. and was urged
not to do so. but he lauRhingly insisted on being
one Of tho party They left the camp at Keletz
Mountain. and. when about seven miles away,
halted and dismounted. The horses were tied
and unsaddled. The Prince had just given an
order to remount, when q volley was fred from
an ambush In the long grass. Not a single
Zulu mad been seen up to that time. and their
presence was not suspected. Whom the party
heard the shots they ran for shelter under
cover. II is known that the Prince did not
mount after the attack. but he evidently tried to
do 80. His horse was very restive. and he
therefore, ran on foot Probably tho Zuus
overlook him. or approached near enough to
him struck however. but when the body wns
a5sS1Voffd asnt ,s1, ne hnedSt bsdny day ro was Sy
trying to escape Lieut.. Carey. with four Of
the six men. returned to tho camp and reported
the probable death Of tho Prince. and n strong
force was sent out the next day to recover the
body: 1t was found. evidently where ho had
first fallen among the long grass. and in about
the place whore the attack was made. There
were no bullet wounds, but there we're seven.
teen wounds made by the assegai or spears in
the front Of the body. The clothing had been
removed. but chain and locket around the
neck were left. The body lay upon the back
and near u lay the bodies OF two Troopers who
had been killed. in IN" same manner.
This official report reached the House OF Com
mons about o'clock this morning. The re-
ports had already been received there. and had
caused the greatest excitement in the lobbies OF
Parliament House. The official despatch was
rsad by Col. Stanley. Secretary OF State for War.
and Lord Sydney who In an old friend OF the
imperial family. at once went 10 Chselhurst TO
break the news TO Eugenie. He informed her
as gently rs possible, and. after a cry Of agony.
In Paris the news caused the most intense
excitement ~ Indeed the report ,was first be-
Informed OF the calamity. Expressed great grief.
and said that the hand OF God had evidently
taken away the last hope oi the restoration. Of
the NapnleOnic regime in France. Prince Je-
rome. who. under other conditions. would now
naturally come TO the front IA leader
OF the Imperialist party, has rendered him
self so thoroughly disliked that he has no
npprecabe following. and could only pose
himself rs tho representative OF republican
principles with the shadow OF the empire be-
hind him. Republican crrlcs while regretting
the calamity, feel relief Prince Jerome is very
Giles In the paper controlled by him fourteen
years ago, and particularly to the following
=. II the son OF Napoleon III. we're to die.
Prince Nnpol-on would never seek to restore
tho emptre Tor his own benefit
third empire. which might aim at the restora.
tion Of Prince Napoleon, or his nephew. would
probably end in the 81. Martins Canal. It
would bo the end OF the country. Moreover
We had never doubled that France even IL di-
retly consulted would energetcAlly ~ pronounce
In favor Of the republican form the most COM
patble with the very principle OF universal
An informal meeting OF the principal mem
bers Of the Imperialist party was held. at which
NJ. Rouher was present. and the suggestion
was made and received with considerable ap-
proval that all Immediate propAgandas for the
RESTORATION OF the empire should be suspended
but that care should be taken TO keep alive the
Imperialist sentiment until the elder son OF
Prince jerome should arrive at his mAiori-
". when. II affairs march rightly, an attempt
frnS rrIuc-, vne son OF frince Jerome py his
Victor Emanuel Of Italy. was born In 1862. and
h-ars the name OF Napoleon Victor jerome
Frederick. He Ia n boy Of no little promise and
has in his veins tho blood Of the Princes OF Sa-
Yoy and OF Napoleon. II IL thought by the I'm
periasts that in him may be found the Prince
who will serve as the ngurehead not only OF
the restoration OF tho Empire. but for the
restoration 10 France OF her cRptured provinces.
The London journals express great sorrow at
the death of the Prince. but In commenting
upon i,s political bearings. say that II must GER
tHinly be regarded rs the end OF Imperialism in
France. and especially since Prince Jerome is q
democrat. and very distastofu to the entire
Bonapartist party. A Paris despatch says thHt
Prince NAPOLEON had designated ~ his succes-
sor the eldest son OF Prince Jerome. Paul de
CassagnAc's journal. lie Pays. appeared In
mourning to day.
A Paris despatch OF this evening says: EI-
Empress Eugenie has summoned all the Bona
partist leaders at once to ChiselhursL She re-
ceived to-day telegram OF confidence from
Col. Jerome Bonaparte. who is in Newport II. /.