The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-04
GEN. TRocHu's MEMOIRS.
rruth about His stormy Meeting with
Eugene.

OF the making of books there Ia no end
and also of the making of enemies,
saws q London correspondent of the New
York Press. Gen. Troohu's two vol
umes of memoirs forever set at rest sur
misses about his famous meeting with
Empress Eugene in August, 1870, juet
after he had become military governor OF
Paris and just as he was about to put
into operation the famous plan of de-
fense which bears his name. We now
learn for the first time that Eugenie be-
lieved him to be an agent of che Orlean
princes.
This Is an account of their interview,
which has been told to the interested
French public bsfore the memoirs are
off the press:
~ stated to the empress the object OF
my mission, placed before her the orders
given me and endeavored to make them
clearer by my explanation. Bat she did
not allow me to continue them to the
end. Standing up, her eyes flashing IRE,
in a state of nervous excitement which
flushed her checks, General, she ex-
claimed, looking me full III the face and
in tone which made her ironioal intent
only too plain, let me ask you your adj
vice. Do you not think that, in the ex-
tr eme peril in which we find ourselves,
1t would be 6xpedient to recall the Or
leans princes to Franoe? Surprised III
the highest degree, taken abnck and not
having the remotess recollection at such
| r,a<, Gyrf hot i, had n u q
regarded me as an Orleanist agent, did
not realize at first the insulting oharao-
| ter of suoh proposal and ! replied, with
co asiderabls naivete: Madame, fail to
see how the presence of the Orleans prin-
ces could simplify such complicated
situation The admiral, however, who
knew his sovereign we'll, had understood
her meaning before did. He felt that,
on reflection, would deeply feel this
ally pushed me almost into the empress
arms, exnlaiming: You are made to
understand each other. Madame, give
your fullest cont dence to Gen. Troohu
/ fancted the empress was treasured, bu,
she addressed me with great violence
Those who have advised the emperor to
adopt 1.-The course yon have mentioned
are enemies. The emperor must not re.
turn to Paris, and, as though speaking
u ucfS6ily uo WONl0 NV cneCl ouo oOWh
alive. The army of Chalons must make
it's junction with the army of Metz.
On my remRrking that after his
majesty's declarations my mission was
useless she replied: The emperor has
made you governor of P arts to organize
and conduct its defense. That mission
stands good. You will have to fulfill it.
'Before taking leave read to the en-
press the proclamation l had prepared.
At the very first Words In this time OF
danger the emperor, whom l precede by
few hours, has appointed me governor
Of Paris General, ; she exclaimed, the
name of the emperor must not be men.
toned in any reclamation. And as
insisted, pointing out that was bound
to make it known to the population OF
Paris from whom I hold my powers. she
said: moi No! Such an indication is
unnecessary, In the present state of ex-
citement, to allow it to stand would be
attended with serious mischief. More
over, as the emperor is not coming back
to Paris, you cannot say that you pre-
cede him by few hours"