Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-07-18
TO RESCUE NAPOLEON
A Bold Plan That Was Matured
In This Country.
1T WAS A DARING SCHEME.
The Enterprise Was Known to the Ex-
lie of ST. Helena, but Just as the
Preparations Were About Complete
tho Fallen Emperor Died.

Even in ''the last phase" our coun-
with the captive of st. Helena, says
writer in the Magazine of History.
The English felt that any danger OF
rescue would originate upon the west
ern shore of the Atlantic.
Admiral Cockburn occupied the
neighboring island Of Ascension, ayow-
edly to prevent 1t falling into the hands
of Yankee raiders. The feeling in the
United States against England was at
that time quite bitter. Napoleon's
landing at st. Helena followed the bat
tie of New Orleans only about seven
months, and the downfall of the revo-
lutionary monasch aroused deep sym
pathy throughout the country.
But the actual grounds for believing
In the existence of a rescue party and
rescue plans in the United States rest
upon the movements of General Lalle-
mand and his associates. This officers
military record, from the revolutionary
days to Waterloo, had been distin-
guished by notable feats of daring.
His devotion to the emperor was
loyal and persistent; he had followed
him until his embarkatiOn from the
shores of France and had tried In vain
to accompany him to St Helena. He
was condemned TO death by the reac-
tiOnary tribunals of 1916. but had sue
ceeded in escaping and joining his
brother at Philadelphia.
At this time our country was literal
ly swarming with French military ref
ugees, many Of whom. like Lallemand,
We're under capital sentence for their
conduct toward the B0urbOns during
the hundred days.
The Lallemands proceeded ostensibly
70 unite a number Of these veterans
into a military colony witch they
called the Field Of Asylum.
Our government granted them 1O0,-
600 acres on the banks Of the Tombig-
bee, but as their own project required
their establishment near the sea they
sold the lands and with the proceeds
settled on the Trinity river. Fl Texas.
about fifteen miles from its mouth.
The second En- command WIS Baron
Rigaud whose kindly feelings toward
the ancient REGIME had been illustrated
by publicly stamping the cross Of ST.
Louis under his feet. Needless to say,
be was also under sentence Of death By
Louis XVilI's court martial.
But the best known OI an fhis de-
voted band was the famous pirate La
dfte who he'd begun lie as q Bor-
deaux blacksmith. had killed his love
rival in n duel. had become a noted
corsair. the terror o. tie Antlllean
seas. had been the effective ally u
General Jackson in repul sine the Brit
lab at New Orleans ana nd the time u
the French settlement 81 old guards
men "a DTS vicinity was established at
Galveston.
THIS narrative does not require q de-
tailed statement Of the anairs Of the
4OJ frenadiers. 0f the attacks of the
Ae1icots on their camp, VI their fnai
removal % New Orleans.
AL tle circumstances indicate tbaf n
was not the Intention ~ tle Lalle-
nands ~ found ap agricultural colony
but ~ unite about 100 old soldiers
fof il4e deiiFerance % the great prls-
ouer.
TIC location ~ fheir oamp was inost
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