Smyrna times., 1880-03-10
NapOleOn'S American Dream.
Ho" JOSEPH HoNArAr:E FLED AND his Groyur,
STAYED.

iHe following deeply interesting account
never before gIyeH tu tho public. Of III.
escape Of King Joseph from France, and Lis
voyage 20 America, wgs communicated -
the author 10y Adolh Mauhard, Of San
l'aiaei, California. TIE SON Of Louis NI,il
hard, the devoted @c,etary ami most conf.
dental friend Of the ox-kiu.:
" lew hours hr,oYe gnlJtlbino on H.
French brig which was to take hiHJ 70 iLa
! Lnlted states, Joseph sprt MallIiard to .La
Emperor with a letter urging again his
brother 10 exchange places and make hi,
! escap" from France in ,loSopi,' ., vessel Rut
| Napoleon replied verbally To- t'.e i,ie-ser,,e,.
ir!I my brother that have we'll coa,il.
cred has offer, ana that ! cannot accer, !, .
It would s"rn like ily.na awav from
danger: besides J could lot leave bol,ipd
| mo 50 many brave officers, who hayo sac,;-
| need everything for nIe. lcll nv brother
that hope he VIII escape the crui,ers or
Ehgiand and arrive safely"
Joseph, on receiving this last answer.
sailed nnmdIats.r for America Had "a.
pol@oR accepted, he would praLab,y have
reached New York safely. "a, every precarI.
ti"n had been taken 10 avoid detect;ou
! IA" vessel selected Was Il small. common.
looking brig, the Elaas.' OF tive LIl,,Grsd
tons, loaded with q cargo Of bordeaux wine,
ior market. Sne WAS 4 fast sailcr;nI was
strongly built, and Was commanded Ly =
sAIlltul captain. Mcss-rvcy, a SwcdS bv
hflh. Although three times on the hi.h
seas, the hIE vas stonpsd and searched bv
l-nG!sn ilg&tes winch We're en the lookout
| LOT Napoleon. he passports and papers Of
the passengers ON board had been 50 care.
fully prepared under fictitious names that
they were not discovered. The captain Of
the brig did not even know who they were
until few days after Joseph had landed in
New York.
The newspapers having published an
account OF his succ2rsstul escape, ana .iven
the name Of the vessel, the poor captain
could hardly contain hiM>e.t and called at
once upon Louis Maitland who assured him
that II vas true, and meSented him in al!
iormality to King Joseph. : Bat why did
You not tel ne? said he, never would
have betrayed him. Maili&rl bad TO
explain to hlm that it was thought best to
concea! the real names and positions Of his
passengers, for fear thar lie might have
shown some hesitation or less assurance
when boarded By the English officers. Il
think you were right said the captain:
them come aboard you were right
Joseph was much amu,ed hy his demon
stration Of Bonapar,iam and sent him very
handsome present to show that he had
appreciated his treatment on board"
1t is we'll known that some wears prior to
the first abdication of Napoleon the contin-
cency Of his being forced to abandon
France and seek refuge in America sonlr.
times presented itself to lis mind. The
la Esquire Edward Robbins stated TO the
author that Louis Mailliard related to h:!.l
that once, when the Emperor was speaking
upon this subject in presence of Joseph and
some Of his officers, he unrolled a Riap Of
tho United States, and placing his finger
upon a spot in New Jersey, said in sub
stance eff | am ever forced to fly. to
America. shall settle somewhere between
Philadelphia ahI %.@ J. K, where ! can
receive the earliest iRte!lg gel &c FROM France
by ships arriving al either port This idea
probably governed the count in this loca
tien. 'iooitartS r oopgrt' Park.