New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
| CAMBETTA AND KING GEORGE

HIS OPPONENTS. -
trRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rhE Ik'DoNf"l !
PARIS. July 23.--Tho alarmlst articles aDous
Gambetta's alleged engagements 70 the Ming VI
Greece should bo taken with very many grams u
sot. Undoubtedly the President OF the Chamber Is
now the handspring Of French politics, ana 10
hoo boer troucht round to warm sup
port OF tho claims urged ut Berlin III la'oi
Of Creeoe. He has an antipathy to Russian eivlli-
zat1on, and his sympathies are with tho races %
classic stock Therefore, Turkey having fallen into
n state of visible decomposition, he would be Rad
to see a strong Grecsn State in existence. such a
nation. he thinks would be a barrier to Russian
ambition. But know that Gambetta is under no
pledge to King George which, if fulfilled, would
o,tanole France TO the delight of Bismarck, IN
DANGEROUS adventure. He assured his Majesty that
the moral influence OF France would, he believed
be found on the side of Greece, ana tDat
her Government would not hang back AZ there were
Joint action to enforce the behes.s OF the berIln
Conference by the Powers represented thcreat'
,sanbetta was the object of the most ilatterng al
tentions on tho part Of the King oil Greece
when that rising pOtentate was staying
at the Hotel Bristol. 10 these attentions
he was not insensIblc. King George is man OF
superior abilities and endowed with seductive
charms, He is closely related to the greatest reign
ing houses of Europe. and Gambetta Is TOO per-
sncuous not 10 feel that his friendly estimate of the
Republic and OF her leading men would clear
away many prejudices which are entertained
at Windsor Babelsberg and ut the Court of Russia.
The Republic is able to hold her own against no
matter what Holy Alliance. But 1t is better for her
that such alliances shOud~1ot be formed. and IL Is
well to have an Intermediary between her and the
great sovereigns Of Europe who lhayc the courage
20 tell right ont truths which cOurters wouldnever
dare TO utter. even though fully alive TO them.
Gambetta expressed TO me, on a recent occasion,
the personal sentiments which he entertained for
tho King Of Greece. As j had had the
privilege OF c0nyersng with KING George when
he was here could easily understand these senti-
ments. There was nothing of the fatuty OF
parrenu gratifed at royal patronage in Gambctta's
appreciation of the good qualities Of this monarch
THE FRENCH MISSION TO GfUECE.
Concerning the sending to Greece Of a mission
formed of six officers, and headed b. Colonel
ThOmassin, some persons take exception 10 Gam
bcttas view as expressed IN La R(publQpe FRANCHISE.
In their opinion this mission might too easily drag
France into q military adventure They reason
thus: Ii will be charged to explore the mountains
which bound the Greek frontier line. as
it was traced at the Berlin Conference.
Naturally the presence there of the French officers
Dd'1tpti0s
claim them as deiyerersj the Others will seek to
take their lives. German emissaries who
swarm at Coustautinople Will, we may feel
assured. take care that the French Off
GERS moot with a warn" reception. If they
are maltreated, or worse yet slaughtered,
what will be the immediate and inevitable conse-
quence? Can France avoid demanding rcparaton
of the Sultan and when it is refused-which 1t GER
tainly would be at the secret dictation Of other
great Powers-throwing her military weight on the
side Ct Greece at which Austria scOwls, For
much as King George Francis joseph wants to
ret possession Of the road to Constautinople, the
Republic should steer clear Of every thing which
might lead to war entanglements agree with the
aut-Republcan journals IN saying that there is no
analogy between the military missions to Japan and
China which are cited in the Gambettist organs
and the one which Colonel Thomassin is to head.
GENERAL BOURBAKI.
One of the meudacious statements current about
Greek affairs is that General Bourbaki has been
secretly dispatched TO Athens to confer with the
heads Of the Government and opposition. This lie
was suggested by the Greek origin OF the
General, who, it is commonly supposed, was
born and bred at MItylene. The truth
Is that Bourbaki ia less Greek than Yapereau,
in his Dictionary of Contemporaries, makes
him out As he PLAYED a questionable part in the
Metz affair aud fegned suicide after leading an
army corps TO destruction a sketch Of his family
history NAV be read with interest. This General
now, happily, unemployed and cut OF fayor-was
born at Madrid and is the son of Levantine father
and a Spanish mother. The elder Bourbakl was
man ofadyenturous and intriguing character. Lam
bri PachaV Mr. Henry Labouchcrcs enemy, claimed
kindred to his son and daughters and had his claim
allowed Bourbaki senior had been a camp fol-
Oh
roy before he went to settle at Madrid, where he
set up Il cafe of gallant character near
the Retro. His house became the theatre
Of the young Queen Isabellas adventures
Bazaine was one Of The BOurbaki set at that
period of his career when he served the policy Of
NJ GuizOt as Christina soldier. Prince Napoleon,
too belonged 80 it when he his cousins Ambas-
sador to Isabella Like the "PachaD of the Lambr-
Labouchere set. the BouTbakis had talent
for intrigue, and they aimed high. of
the cafe-keeper emigrated to France where as his
father had secrets of the Spanish royal family to
keep he was actively patrOnzed by Queen Christina.
He became, for the misfortune OF France, French
man by enstiDg in the Foreign Legion which Louis
Phippe's Government formed with the design of
putting down the Carlists in Spain. Bazaine was
the captain OF this band. The rise OF the Empire
helped BOuTbaki forward. Nine. de MOntiiO used
also to patronize his Cafe dc San Luiz.
and so did her daughter Eugene in the society of
Prince Napoleon, then counted admrer of the
Empress that was to be. The Countess dc Teba
was struck with the manner and appearance of the
Senorlta Maria BOurbaki, and when she determined
TO seek her fortune IN Paris induced the landlords
daughter to 90 there with her. Maria Bour-
baki was sort of companion and conidante.
She was the BRAN, and a very active one OF Mile
Montjo who later did not dare to throw her off but
married her, at the cost of a handsome dowry, to
NJ. Lebreton, and made her lady of honor in wait
ing. Mime. Lebreton helped her brother at Court.
She Is still the confidential lady of the Empress,
whom she accompanied in her fight from the Tuile
Tes and on whom on. LebretOn having spent the
dowry and only left debts behind him when he
dlcd she relies for sustenanoe i'll { Old age. The
other daughter of the cafe-koeper n wondrous
beauty, and made conquest of Senior Scades, now
the sub governor of the Bank of Spain.
THE OPPOSITION 10 OAMBRITA
The whole force of advanced Radicasm is united
against Gambetta. Clemeneeau and Rochefort are
n1rrneI IN d cnmnalrn anAinst him lint fhou hia-